Episodes
How a solar storm may spread the Northern Lights across Canada (1:27) Guest: Ian Cohen, deputy chief scientist for Space Exploration at Johns Hopkins University's Applied Physics Lab Don’t be afraid to ask: How to re-awaken our curiosity to learn in life (14:19)  Guest: Jeff Wetzler, co-CEO of Transcend and author of Ask: Tap Into the Hidden Wisdom of People Around You for Unexpected Breakthroughs In Leadership and Life What do moms have on their minds heading into Mother’s Day 2024?...
Published 05/11/24
“We really don’t know why London Drugs was targeted” London Drugs President on the cyberattack that brought its operations to a halt for days (1:28) Guest: Clint Mahlman, President and CEO, London Drugs Journo Corner: TD Bank caught in money-laundering scheme - will it lead to billions in fines and executive changes? (15:49) Guest: Tim Kiladze, financial reporter and columnist, The Globe and Mail Journo Corner: The life and legacy of Rex Murphy (27:01) Guest: Carson Jerema, comment editor,...
Published 05/10/24
Sailing the world is a dream for some - a British executive on how it made her childhood a nightmare (1:45) Guest: Suzanne Heywood, author of Wavewalker: A Memoir of Breaking Free National Nursing Week - we check in with how nurses in Canada are coping four years since the 2020 pandemic (32:26) Guest: Lisa McKendrick-Calder, associate professor of nursing, MacEwan University Canadian kids get a 'D+' for physical activity (49:34) Guest: Barbara Fenesi, assistant professor with the Faculty of...
Published 05/09/24
How will the Drake mansion shooting be investigated? (2:03) Guest: David Perry, CEO of Investigative Solutions Network Inc, private investigator & former Toronto police detective Stormy Daniels takes the stand (16:01) Guest: Alex Woodward, senior US reporter, UK Independent True Crime: Why these women are building a database of 12,000 missing, murdered people in Canada (32:54) Guest: Sasha Reid, Developmental Psychologist and Law Student at the University of Calgary Fans get ready for...
Published 05/08/24
Canadian sprinter Ben Johnson on why he deserves a chance to clear his name (1:25) Guest: Ben Johnson, former Canadian sprinter, and Olympian The meteoric rise and inevitable fall of Justin Trudeau (16:46) Guest: Paul Wells, journalist and author of Trudeau on the Ropes   Nijjar arrests diplomatic fallout (34:48) Guest: Michael Kugelman, Director, South Asia Institute, Wilson Centre Winnipeg man admits to killing four women, argues he's not criminally responsible (55:55) Guest: Brandon...
Published 05/07/24
RCMP arrests alleged hitmen accused of killing B.C. Sikh leader Guest: Stewart Bell, National Investigative Journalist, Global News Foreign interference a ‘stain’ on Canada’s electoral process Guest: Sam Cooper, investigative journalist, The Bureau How intense student protests may hurt Joe Biden’s election chances, and Donald Trump’s TIME magazine interview Guest: Larry Jacobs, director of the Center for the Study of Politics and Governance in the Hubert H. Humphrey School, University of...
Published 05/04/24
Canadian sportscasting legend Rod Black’s greatest call of them all: His son’s Tyler’s MLB debut in Milwaukee (1:45) Guest: Rod Black, Canadian sports broadcaster Wacko or a work in progress? Scrutiny of B.C. drug decriminalization pilot program intensifies (16:17) Guest: Deputy Chief Fiona Wilson, Vancouver Police Department, President, BC Association of Chiefs of Police What’s next for the Edmonton Oilers in round two of the playoffs? (33:28) Guest: Reid Wilkins, Host of Inside Sports and...
Published 05/03/24
Charlottetown police capture Toronto man at top of national most-wanted fugitive list (1:46) Guest: Charmaine Flowers, mother of victim Sharmar Powell-Flowers One year after his death, a look back at Gordon Lightfoot’s lasting legacy (15:22) Guest: Ron Sexsmith, singer and songwriter Winnipeg Jets season ends after four straight Colorado Avalanche wins (32:49) Guest: Paul Edmonds, Play-by-play voice of the Winnipeg Jets on 680 CJOB, and Mitchell Clinton, Colour analyst for the Winnipeg Jets...
Published 05/02/24
Pierre Poilievre kicked out of Question Period (1:43) Guest: Dale Smith, freelance journalist in the Parliamentary Press Gallery, author of The Unbroken Machine The straight story on posture (16:05)  Guest: Beth Linker, University of Pennsylvania, author, Slouch: Posture Panic in Modern America Deeply unhappy’ grocery shoppers plan to boycott Loblaw-owned stores in May (32:38) Guest: Monica LaBarge, an assistant professor at Queen’s University studying food access and consumer...
Published 05/01/24
Why are student protests booming around North America, including at McGill University in Montreal? (1:31) Guest: Robert Cohen, a professor of history and social studies in NYU's Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development Remember Me As Human - the daughter of Eagles’ guitarist Joe Walsh on navigating a world of fame (17:01) Guest: Lucy Walsh, actress and singer, daughter of Eagles' guitarist Joe Walsh The Oilers and the Jets find themselves on opposite playoff paths...
Published 04/30/24
April 26, 2024: Guest host Syd Smith in for Ben O-Hara-Byrne B.C. Orca calf finds its way out of lagoon to freedom (0:00) Guest: Paul Cottrell, the Pacific marine mammal coordinator with Fisheries and Oceans Canada Donald Trump’s hush money trial, and his immunity argument with the Supreme Court (19:18) Guest: Raymond Brescia, the Associate Dean for Research & Intellectual Life at Albany Law School in New York State, author of “Lawyer Nation: The Past, Present, and Future of the...
Published 04/27/24
April 25, 2024: Guest host Syd Smith in for Ben O-Hara-Byrne Honda investing $15 billion to build four new EV plants in Canada (0:00) Guest: Sam Fiorani, Vice President, Global Vehicle Forecasting, AutoForecast Solutions LLC U.S. TikTok’s future in jeopardy - will Canada follow suit in banning the app? What does this mean for creators? (10:47) Guest: Karim Bardeesy, Co-Director DemocracyXChange, Excecutive Director, the Dais at Toronto Metropolitan University Oilers head to LA for game...
Published 04/26/24
April 24, 2024: Guest host Syd Smith in for Ben O'Hara-Byrne Honda enters EV industry in Canada (0:00) Guest: Flavio Volpe, president of the Automotive Manufacturers Association of Canada Canadian EV sales rising, but is interest dropping? (14:28) Guest: Huw Williams, national spokesperson, Canadian Automobile Dealers Association Jets look to bounce back in game three against the Colorado Avalanche (31:51) Guest: Paul Edmonds, Play-by-play voice of the Winnipeg Jets on 680 CJOB The ticket...
Published 04/25/24
Why the medical community opposes the Liberal’s capital gains hike (1:40) Guest: Dr. Kathleen Ross, president, Canadian Medical Association  The Federal Housing Minister on Canada’s ambitious plan to tackle the housing crisis (15:02) Guest: Sean Fraser, Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities of Canada How the Oilers won game one against the LA Kings (32:28) Guest: Cam Moon, regular season play-by-play voice, Edmonton Oilers on 630 CHED and Oilers Plus Analyst How NASA repaired...
Published 04/24/24
Umar Zameer acquitted of murder in Toronto police officer’s death, should he have been charged in the first place? (1:54) Guest: Monte MacGregor, criminal lawyer and partner at Rusonik, O’Connor, Robbins, Ross & Angelini Fear and frustration as Canada’s Jewish community gets set to mark Passover (16:55) Guest: Michael Levitt, President/CEO, Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center Canada ‘A colossal failure’: Advisor resigns in protest of Trudeau government’s disability benefit (33:46) Guest:...
Published 04/23/24
U.S. Election roundup: Jury is in place for the Trump trial and a rare bipartisan moment in Congress (1:48) Guest: Alex Woodward, senior U.S. reporter, The Independent 25 Years After Columbine: Why the Massacre Was a Turning Point for America (16:31) Guest: Beverly Kingston, director, Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence, University of Colorado Boulder Swift Justice: Taylor Swift-themed law course debuts in Canada (33:40) Guest: Mohamed Khimji, an associate dean of academic...
Published 04/20/24
An accountant explains what the capital gains changes mean for you (1:54) Guest: John Oakey, Vice President of Taxation, Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada,  With Passover set to begin, families of Gaza hostages try to stay optimistic (17:01)  Guest: Maya Roman, family member of current and former hostages  The search for Canada’s greatest song (32:12) Guest: Craig Baird, host of the podcast Canadian History Ehx 'Celebrity' seal back on Victoria-area beach after fourth relocation...
Published 04/19/24
One year later, arrests made in $24M gold and cash heist at Pearson (1:43) Guest: Bruce Pitt-Payne, Retired RCMP Major Crime Investigator and Consultant A Toronto daughter's alleged plot to have her parents murdered subject of new Netflix documentary (16:00) Guest: Jeremy Grimaldi, executive producer, What Jennifer Did GC Strategies partner and ArriveCan contractor admonished by MPs as RCMP search home (32:14) Guest: Taylor Bachrach, NDP MP, Skeena—Bulkley Valley, NDP Transport Critic A...
Published 04/18/24
Federal budget reaction - What effects will this budget have on Canada and does the balance sheet make sense? (1:24) Guest: Don Drummond, the Stauffer-Dunning Fellow at Queen’s University, former chief economist at Toronto-Dominion Bank Federal budget reaction - After recent housing announcements, how much can we expect them to cost? (16:29) Guest: Kevin Lee, CEO, Canadian Home Builders' Association Federal budget reaction - Ottawa plans to hike taxes on the rich (28:10) Guest: Goldy Hyder,...
Published 04/17/24
Sleepy Don: Donald Trump dozes off as his historic criminal trial gets underway in New York City (1:47) Guest: Tim Bakken, Professor of Law at the US Military Academy, West Point, author of The Plea of Innocence: Restoring Truth to the American Justice System” Why Canadians are leery of big spending promises from the Trudeau government in the upcoming federal budget (15:53) Guest: Shachi Kurl, president, Angus Reid Institute Parkinson Awareness Month (31:40) Guest: Larry Gifford, president...
Published 04/16/24
The PM calls his new housing plan the most comprehensive in Canadian history, will it deliver results? (1:39) Guest: Mike Moffatt, the Founding Director of the PLACE Centre and an Assistant Professor in the Business, Economics, and Public Policy area group at Ivey Business School, Western University Ongoing supply shortages to see housing prices rise across Canada (10:23) Guest: Karen Yolevski, Chief Operating Officer, Royal LePage Real Estate Services What does Justin Trudeau think about...
Published 04/13/24
O.J. Simpson dead at age 76 (1:45) Guest: David Goldstein, investigative reporter with KCBS-KCAL Los Angeles who covered the O.J. Simpson murder trial in the mid 90s Sum 41’s final tour and album takes fans to heaven and hell (16:50) Guest: Deryck Whibley, lead vocalist, Sum 41 How did coverage of O.J. Simpson’s murder trial change the media landscape forever? (33:14) Guest: Jere Hester, founding director of the NYCity News Service at the City University of New York Graduate School of...
Published 04/12/24
Civil War might be the year’s most explosive movie. Alex Garland thinks it’s just reporting (1:46) Guest: Alex Garland, writer/director, Civil War PM takes the stand in foreign interference inquiry (15:05) Guest: Michael Kempa, associate professor of criminology, University of Ottawa U.S. braces for cicadas by the trillions: what’s behind this very rare cicada-geddon (34:10) Guest: John Cooley, cicada expert, associate professor-in-residence of ecology & evolutionary biology, University...
Published 04/11/24
Whitehorse Star ceasing publication after 124 years (1:15) Guest: Jim Butler, editor, Whitehorse Star   What you need to know about avian flu outbreaks in U.S. dairy cows (15:14) Guest: Scott Weese, Professor, Ontario Veterinary College, Director, Centre for Public Health and Zoonoses, University of Guelph A Little More True Crime: The unsolved 1991 disappearance of 4-year old Victoria boy Michael Dunahee (30:47) Guest: Valerie Green, author, Vanished: The Michael Dunahee Story RBC...
Published 04/10/24