The Jim Richards Show

David Cooper is hosting the Showgram this week!

David and producer Tony do a quiz to find out if their relationship is on the rocks. 

Producer Lydia joins the Show and tells David that he seems like the Linger.

Showgram foreign correspondent is on the Showgram and talks about the Monarchy in light of news about Barbados.

David Cooper hosting the Late Showgram this week!

David starts the night with a monologue of some of the day's interesting news stories.

The call in topic is "The Linger" - People who outstay their welcome. Friends, family, strangers. Whether it was a date, a dinner party, house guest, whatever. Or have you ever been the person who outstayed their welcome.

Jim set's up an intervention for Producer Tony who seemingly has been acting a little melancholy and instead of doing something so personal, privately, Jim does it live on the radio by inviting friends David Cooper and George Stroumboulophoulos. Jim and David argue amongst themselves while George tries to help Tony with the sads. 

A conservative MP in the UK, Nick Fletcher argues that casting women in TV and film roles previously given to men, such as in Doctor Who or the James Bond franchise, risks leading young males into crime because the only cultural role models left for them are criminals. Jim has some thoughts.

The Food Professor, Sylvain Charlebois is Senior Director, Agri-Food Analytics Lab, Dalhousie University joins the Late Showgram to discuss food prices on the rise and what you can do to save some money at the grocery store.

A Late Showgram favourite; Jesting The News where we invite a few comedians on to discuss some of the week's funny or weird news stories. Jim is joined by Dave Martin and Bobby Knauff and they're looking for a missing Emu.

It is American Thanksgiving Day; and we invite our favourite Republican, broadcaster and former political representative Joe Walsh to talk a bit about what Thanksgiving means to him as well as some views on some high profile court decisions.

The Showgram has some amazing listeners, and we always welcome those night workers that are listening in... we take a few calls tonight, including one from a tow truck driver. Let's learn a little about him. 

Big Ray out of Etobicoke calls in with a heartfelt story from 21 years ago, and what then host Jim Richards of the Richmond Hill Richards did for him and his wife.

Chapman's Ice Cream is incentivizing employees who have got their COVID Vaccine by giving them $1 raise per hour. There has been some backlash including some callers to the show.

A documentary about the Beatles begins airing on Disney Plus this week. The Beatles: Get Back is reviewed by Alexis Petridis in the Guardian and he was not kind. We wanted someone with an English accent to read it for us, so we invited the Showgram's foreign correspondent Tony Five to help.