The Jim Richards Show

Toronto-based Comedian Natalie Norman and David dig deep about how comedians use the stage to work through their insecurities. We also cover her nephew's upcoming appearance in an Adam Sandler movie. Her show We Will Date You is currently playing the Hamilton Fringe Festival.

Last Friday, a ferry service between P.E.I. and Nova Scotia saw more than 200 passengers and staff forced to evacuate due to a fire. We speak to Adele McNeill in Nova Scotia who was aboard at the time.

Kehkashan Basu, founder and president of the Green Hope Foundation, on being one of the grantees of the Trebek Initiative and how she's working toward empowering the next generation of changemakers who illuminate and protect Canadian and Indigenous land, wildlife, water, culture and history.

The show Anthropic Traces opens July 27th in Toronto. It's a large-scale production fusing contemporary music, circus, dance, theatre, mask, and multimedia. We speak to Rebecca Leonard, the show's co-director and co-creator, and Ilana Waniuk the show's co-artistic director, co-music director and violinist.

Some news stories from around the world before we go to your calls

What do you miss from your childhood?

A game with producer Tony called Rockstar, Race Horse or New York Times Best Seller.

Producer Ben joins in on the show to talk about his childhood.

Last Friday, a ferry service between P.E.I. and Nova Scotia saw more than 200 passengers and staff forced to evacuate due to a fire. We speak to Adele McNeill in Nova Scotia who was aboard at the time.

Kehkashan Basu, founder and president of the Green Hope Foundation, on being one of the grantees of the Trebek Initiative and how she's working toward empowering the next generation of changemakers who illuminate and protect Canadian and Indigenous land, wildlife, water, culture and history.

The show Anthropic Traces opens July 27th in Toronto. It's a large-scale production fusing contemporary music, circus, dance, theatre, mask, and multimedia. We speak to Rebecca Leonard, the show's co-director and co-creator, and Ilana Waniuk the show's co-artistic director, co-music director and violinist.

Some news stories from around the world before we go to your calls

What do you miss from your childhood?

A game with producer Tony called Rockstar, Race Horse or New York Times Best Seller.

Producer Ben joins in on the show to talk about his childhood.

"Serious Sundays" with Foreign correspondent Tony Five live from London, England

"Serious Sundays" with Foreign correspondent Tony Five live from London, England

Tonight it's sexting etiquitte, underrated sex positions, adressing the stigma associated with ED treatment, and more on Sex Ed. with Samantha Bitty

Samantha Bitty is a sexual health and consent educator, speaker, certified Emotional Intelligence coach and social change entrepreneur.

Tonight it's sexting etiquitte, underrated sex positions, adressing the stigma associated with ED treatment, and more on Sex Ed. with Samantha Bitty

Samantha Bitty is a sexual health and consent educator, speaker, certified Emotional Intelligence coach and social change entrepreneur.

The Call in Topic for tonight: 

You've got to be good at something. What are you an expert in? Silly or serious: calling all ornithologists, dancers, writers, proctologists... even expert shoelace tiers! What is your expertise?

Later we switch it up and ask You can make one thing free forever, what is it?