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July 17, 2025 A new report says thousands go from jail to being homeless every year
Deb breaks down the stats with the team behind the report

Plus – Would you tell your kid to get in to politics today?

GUESTS: Safiyah Husein - Director of Policy at John Howard Society of Ontario

Brad Bradford - Councillor for Ward 19, Beaches–East York

Scott Reid - CTV Political Commentator and advisor to a number of Prime Ministers, premiers and political leaders
38 min
July 16, 2025 John Tory responds to Olivia Chow’s comments about snow cleanup
The Mayor has some tough comments ahead of today’s meeting

Plus – A man wanted for attempted murder was previously charged in a notorious 2012 killing

GUESTS: John Tory - former mayor of Toronto

Mark Mendelson - Newstalk 1010 Crime Expert

David Peterson - former Premier of Ontario
39 min
July 16, 2025 Is this overreach? Toronto caps the number of bedrooms allowed in multiplexes
Plus – Where does Pierre Poilievre go from here?

GUESTS: Brian Lilley - Toronto Sun columnist

Tim Powers - Chairman of Summa Strategies and Managing Director of Abacus Data

Amanda Galbraith - co-founder and partner at reputation management company Oyster Group and host of Free For All Fridays
38 min
July 15, 2025 What do you think of Pierre Poilievre’s stance on immigration?
Breaking down Deb’s chat with the Conservative leader earlier in the show.

Plus – Should the province put a stop to a restaurant opening in Kensington Market?

GUEST: Serena Purdy - Petition author and co-chair of Friends of Kensington Market
37 min
July 15, 2025 Should the city be paying for AC units for seniors?
Deb takes your calls.

Plus – Inside the world of drone drops over prisons

GUESTS: Peter Edwards - staff reporter at the Toronto Star

Hendrik Brakel - Senior Director of Policy and Government Affairs - Canadian Association for Business Economics
39 min
July 14, 2025 Could John Tory shake up the Toronto election race?
Deb assembles a panel of former Toronto councillors to weigh in.

Plus – Poilievre weighs in on Carney’s blind trust.

GUESTS: Denzil Minan Wong - Former Deputy Mayor of Toronto

Christin Carmichael Greb - represented Ward 16 Eglinton—Lawrence on Toronto City Council from 2014 to 2018

Scott Reid - CTV political commentator

38 min
July 14, 2025 Do you have time blindness?
If you can never show up on time, this segment might be for you.

Plus – Are you still working from home?

GUESTS: Dr. Mitch Shulman - Newstalk 1010 Chief Medical Analyst

Richard Shimooka - Military Expert and Senior Fellow at the Macdonald Laurier Institute
40 min
July 11, 2025 Why do people love Superman so much?

GUESTS: Scott Reid

Matt Cauz – TSN 1050
37 min
July 11, 2025 Jim looks at a new debate where boomers say they don’t think they’re old.
Plus – Why the birth-rate crisis is really bad right now.

GUESTS: Hendrik Brakel - Senior Director of Policy and Government Affairs - Canadian Association for Business Economics

Marc Novicoff - assistant editor at The Atlantic
39 min
July 10, 2025 Did Jim cross a line by running his leaf blower at this hour?
Was it too late or fine? Jim takes your calls.

Plus – What’s it like to run a divorce registry?

GUEST: Olivia Howell - co-founder of Fresh Starts, a divorce registry based in New York
37 min

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Jim Richards provides everything you need to know on your way home, making the brutal GTA commute seem shorter. Jim brings a unique perspective to the day’s events to keep you informed and…