The Jim Richards Show

- Trump taunts Trudeau by calling him 'governor' of 'a great state'. Should we really be taking the bait here? 
- Canada Post strike on day 26 as union sends new proposals - Jim Gallant - CUPW Negotiator 
- The Internet’s Obsession With Luigi Mangione Signals a Major Shift. Jim speaks to Joe Walsh - Host of "Social Contract with Joe Walsh." Former Republican Candidate for President. Former Congressman
- A Guy Tried to Hold in a Sneeze While Driving and Tore a Hole in His Throat. Dr Mitch gives a second opinion

- Are all those new safety features in cars making people worse drivers?
- Did they catch the guy who killed a CEO in New York? Jim speaks to Mark Mendelson - Newstalk 1010 Crime Expert and former homicide detective
- Has your position on Canada Post changed during the strike? 

- Jim Richards gets results in regards to a story last week on a sign at a subway
- Vanmala Subramaniam - Globe and Mail workplace and labour Reporter, gives an update on the Canada Post strike
- What are the people who are still on Twitter doing and why are they sticking around? Jim asks Carmi Levy - tech expert
- Are you going to tip less if your server is standing by looking at you as you enter in info on the card machine? 

- Dr. Adam King - Assistant Professor - Labour Studies Program - University of Manitoba, on the latest in the Canada Post strike
- Do we really expect this gun ban to do anything? 
- Gavin Tighe - senior partner with Gardiner Roberts LLP  
- Budget Booster Contest winner!

- When can you start saying Merry Christmas?
- Do people REALLY have no sympathy for the CEO who was killed in New York?
- Moshe Lander - senior lecturer in economics at Concordia University, joins Jim to answer the burning question; Are we in a recession right now? Or a vibecession?
- What are carguments you get in to?  

- Diana Chan McNally - frontline community worker and educator in Toronto, reacts to the news Premier Ford says municipalities will be given 'enhanced tools' to respond to encampments 
- Karl Moore - professor at the McGill University Desautels Faculty of Management, on Is there any way around Air Canada's new no-carry-on baggage rules? 
- Jim bravely defends the baggage checker?

- Restaurant allegedly tells employees they have to speak English only when in front of customers. Is this allowed? We speak with Sunira Chaudhri - employment lawyer and take your calls
- Manhunt for UnitedHealthcare CEO shooter stretches into second day. Mark Mendelson - Newstalk 1010 Crime Expert and former homicide detective, joins Jim to explain how the investigation would be progresssing
- Jewish doctors consider fleeing Canada amid rising rates of antisemitism in their profession. Jim speaks with Dr. Ayelet Kuper- chair of the Jewish Medical Association of Ontario

- Toronto considers capping ride-share driver licences — again 
- Zoe Dodd - member of Toronto Overdose Prevention Society, on safe consumption sites
- Non-alcoholic beer sales in Ontario up 69 per cent in 2024: LCBO. Jim feels less alone
- Chrissy Newton - host of the show Alien Encounters: Fact or Fiction

- Air Canada's cheapest tickets on some routes will no longer include carry-on baggage. Jim is joined by Gabor Lukacs - Air Passenger Rights Advocate
 - What does Jim need to know about winter tires? Lorraine Summerfeld, columnist at driving.ca , has answers
- TTC deploys plainclothes inspectors to fight fare evasion: ‘We have to let people know we’re serious’. Jim interviews Stuart Green - TTC Spokesperson, and takes your calls

- Do these recent ads from the Government of Ontario feel like we’re spending all this money to tell us the government is great
- Jeff Gray - Queen’s Park Reporter at the Globe and Mail, joins Jim to break down the Ontario place renovation story highlighted in the Auditor-General's report
- Are we already acting like the “51st State”?