The Jim Richards Show

On The Draft – Writer, broadcaster, musician, photographer Bill King and Entertainment/Media Lawyer David Steinberg draft their picks of Best Rock Anthems.

Former OPP Commissioner and CTV Legal Analyst Chris Lewis follows up on the unveiling bail reforms bill today.

Could you survive on the snacks/food in your car?

Is a ‘cooling off’ period for resale homes really a good idea? We talk to real estate lawyer Bob Aaron.

TSN’s Matt Cauz joins the show with a few takeaways from the Leafs press conference yesterday.

WestJet pilots issue strike notice. To tell you more, ALPA Canada president and also a WestJet Pilot Tim Perry

Food Court – Lawsuits against food companies. Jeff Hershberg, a criminal defense lawyer, joins Jim Richards to help decide the case.

Jim talks about some of the anti-lgbtq sentiments south of the border including that of a Florida teacher who defends screening Disney movie with gay character.

Doug Ford renews promise to allow beer, wine sales in Ontario convenience stores and our panelists Brayden Akers and Caryma Sa’d discuss whether this should be a priority for the province… and other news stories from the day.

Criminal Lawyer Kim Schofield joins the show to talk a little about the Justice minister unveiling a bail bill targeting repeat violent offenders with reverse onus reforms.

Surprise Segment

The news stories that didn’t make the show, on Slow News Day with producer Tony

Marc Saltzman - Host of TechTalk heard nationwide on the iheart talk radio network, Five Biggest Tech Fails

On MENTell Health, 3 Guys Discussing Therapy - Ward Anderson is an award-winning producer, screenwriter, animator and voice actor & Producer Extraordinaire Tony Tedesco 

Richard Shimooka is a Military Expert and Senior Fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute and he discusses Trudeau’s message to potential leadership candidates at Grit policy convention.

Former RCMP officers call on Ontario to get to the bottom of $372M in suspicious casino transactions. Retired RCMP Money Laundering specialist joins the show to talk about this.

Sean Silcoff -  Co-wrote Losing the Signal, The Untold Story Behind the Extraordinary Rise and Spectacular Fall of BlackBerry. We discuss the book, the movie and the company.

Has the downtown Toronto lunch rush returned? Jim talks about how downtown is not what it used to be.

On The Rundown, Mike Kakuk and Laura Babcock discuss 'concerning' results of school violence at ETFO, and more of the day’s big stories.

Gabor Lukacs – AirPassengerRights.ca, will be testifying at Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications. He explains why on The Deep Dive.

Richard Crouse - host of POP Life on CTV, and our favourite movie critic, has three previews for us and NEWSTALK Tonight with try to guess how Richard rated them! 

The Toronto Maple Leafs Have Leafed Like They've Never Leafed Before

Jim offers thoughts about the Oklahoma governor who wages war on PBS station after claiming it is indoctrinating children with LGBTQ content. Later on the rundown Andrew Pinsent and Dan Laxer join to talk about the big stories of the day including the magic mushroom dispensary opening illegally today. Cineplex CEO is excited because Q1 losses have narrowed. We ask Richard Crouse if movie theatres are back?

A special edition of the draft. The producers picks some of their favourite songs about mothers.

The good news stories of the week. Did they give you the feels?

TV Critic Amber Dowling joins the show to tell us what cool stuff is streaming on your online services this week.