The Jerry Agar Show
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The Jerry Agar Show is the most opinionated show you will find on the planet. Jerry tackles all subjects with a no-nonsense approach that will keep you engaged and entertained.
Episodes
Party for Two - Rising hate - Gen Z not saving for homes - Touchdowns and Fumbles
Jan 09, 2026Robyn Urback is at the party table on Party for Two to talk about the top stories of the day. Caryma Sa’d weighs in on Toronto Police Chief Myron Demkiw saying they need more resources to stem rising hate in the city. Gen Z is skipping saving for a down payment and instead splurging on travel, Hannah Alper joins Jerry to talk about why this might be. Plus - it’s Friday which means Bob Reid is here for this week’s edition of Touchdowns and Fumbles!
Duration: 00:39:09Taxes - Online voting - Crown Royal - Lying on a resume
Jan 09, 2026Jerry opens the show with commentary on tax fairness. Woodstock's mayor says online voting would be more inclusive for residents and would raise voter turnout. Jerry takes your calls on this. Jerry speaks with Barry Sawyer, the National President of the United Food and Commercial Workers about what Doug Ford’s attacks on Crown Royal could mean for Canadian jobs. Plus - have you lied on a resume?
Duration: 00:36:59Party for Two - Toronto budget 2026 - Blacklock's report - Legroom on airplanes
Jan 08, 2026Karen Stintz joins Jerry at the party table for today's Party for Two. Jerry and Brian Lilley discuss the unveiling of the 2026 Toronto budget today. The Blacklock's Report with Tom Korski! A vide captured the lack of legroom in some WestJet Flights, Jerry gets your thoughts.
Duration: 00:40:05Toronto budget 2026 - AI health gadgets - Snowbirds - Ottawa Senators want new arena
Jan 08, 2026Jerry opens the show with commentary on the proposed 2026 Toronto budget. Carmi Levy weighs in on privacy concerns with AI health gadgets. Jerry talks about Canadian snowbirds travelling to Florida and those who want out of Florida. CFRA's Bill Carroll and Jerry talk about the Ottawa Senators asking for help from the government to build a new arena.
Duration: 00:41:44Party for Two - Salary transparency - FIFA World Cup - Canada needs tax cuts
Jan 07, 2026It's Wednesday which means Mike Kakuk joins Jerry at the party table for Party for Two. The death of the salary guessing game? Ontario requires job postings to advertise job pay ranges. Jerry follows up on a conversation with a caller yesterday regarding the FIFA world cup. Plus - Franco Terrazzano from the Canadian Taxpayers Federation talks with Jerry about the tax cuts Canada needs this year.
Duration: 00:39:39Property tax hike - Chronic lateness- Paying for plasma - Crown Royal in Ontario
Jan 07, 2026Jerry opens the show with commentary on what Toronto's new property tax might be this year. YRP released 911 audio of someone upset about the speed of snowplows because he would be late for work. The solution is better time management. A for-profit company has been approved to pay for plasma donations. Plus - Doug Ford wants to remove Crown Royal from the LCBO.
Duration: 00:40:13Party for 2, Traffic Tzar and Swiftonomics
Jan 06, 2026Dave Tafford, Chief Executive Producer at Story Studio Network and Host of On the Ledge your Ontario politics podcast, joins Jerry on Party for 2, we get your thoughts on the new Traffic Tzar, and do you believe the hype of Swiftonomics?
Duration: 00:39:06Blue Bins, Classroom Civility and Illegal Aliens
Jan 06, 2026Jerry kicks off the show with a look at the new Blue Bin program, and takes your calls on if it’s too early to pull the plug on Circular Materials. Quebec is trying to bring back ‘civility’ to the classroom. And Jerry discusses his latest article on illegal immigration and crime.
Duration: 00:39:08Hour 2- Party for Two - McDonald's class-action lawsuit - Stolen food - The cost of a wedding.
Jan 05, 2026Sabrina Nanji joins Jerry at the party table on Party for Two where they talk about the top stories of the day. McDonald's is facing a class-action suit which claims the McRib doesn't have any rib meat. Jerry speaks with Tony Chapman about this. Someone stole $800 in butter and a bar in Etobicoke is facing a loss of its liquor licence after selling stolen alcohol. Mark Mendelson speaks with Jerry about stolen food and organized crime. Plus - how much does it cost to get married.
Duration: 00:40:44Hour 1 Venezuela - Online age-verification - Toronto Police Association check-in - Ontario's math emergency
Jan 05, 2026Jerry is back! He opens his show in conversation with Christian Leuprecht from the Royal Military College and Queen's University about the latest from Venezuela and what this means for Canada. Is stricter online age-verification coming to Canada? Francis Syms weighs in on this and other top tech topics. Clayton Campbell joins Jerry for his monthly check-in to talk about recent topics in policing in the city. Plus - Ontario has a math emergency.
Duration: 00:39:31A movie about British comedian John Bishop - Chevy Chase documentary review - What recipes can help with inflammation - News You May Have Missed
Jan 02, 2026GUESTS:
Will Arnett, actor
R.H.N, Julie Daniluk, author of Meals that Heal Inflammation
Duration: 00:37:56Highest Profile Court Cases in 2025 - The Friend Machine - The Marionette - AI Being Used By Canadian Security Agencies
Jan 02, 2026GUESTS:
Nick Cake, criminal defence lawyer
Victoria Hetherington, author
Terry Fallis, author
Michel Juneau-Katsuya, former Senior Manager for CSIS
Duration: 00:37:57Cross Canada Listening Tour - Fast and the Furious explained in one book - Weekly Movie Review
Jan 02, 2026GUESTS:
Paul Jenkinson, man behind the You Are Not Alone, I Will Listen Cross Canada Journey
Barry Hertz, Film and Deputy Arts Editor for The Globe and Mail
Duration: 00:38:01Richard Crouse Hour 3: Hockey Canada unveils it's Olympic roster. Learn about what recipes can help you deal with inflammation.
Jan 01, 2026Guest: Matt Cauz, TSN 1050 Host & Co-Host: 'macko & Cauz'
Guest: Angela Champ, Human Resources Executive, author and speaker
Duration: 00:36:59Richard Crouse Hour 2: How walking faster is good for you. Great Canadians we lost this year: Ken Dryden and Marc Garneau.
Jan 01, 2026Guest: Julie Richardson, a professor in the school of Rehabilitation Science at McMaster University
Guest: Chris Bailey author of Intentional.
Duration: 00:35:38Richard Crouse Hour 1: Did you know that Benjamin Franklin tried to annex Canada? Guest: Madelaine Drohan, author of the book: He Did Not Conquer: Benjamin Franklin's Failure to Annex Canada. Guest: Jay Pitter author of Black Public Joy.
Jan 01, 2026Guest: Madelaine Drohan, author of the book: He Did Not Conquer: Benjamin Franklin's Failure to Annex Canada. Guest: Jay Pitter author of Black Public Joy.
Our Prime Minister has gone British and people are not happy.
Duration: 00:38:10
The high cost of touring, the best wines to toast the new year, how to deal with hangovers and what goes into conserving the 355-year-old Hudson's Bay Charter
Dec 31, 2025GUESTS:
Nick Crewen, Toronto-based writer, editor, content-and-solution provider and voice artist
Christopher Waters, wine writer for the Globe and Mail
Dr. Mitch Shulman, CTV Chief Medical Correspondent
Susan Krashinsky Robertson, Globe and Mail retailing reporter
Duration: 00:38:13Looking back on the year in films and forward to 2026, the importance of the history of Canada's Prime Ministers, and news you may have missed
Dec 31, 2025GUEST:
Chris Bumbray, Editor-in-Chief of JoBlo.com, and Film Critic with CTV News Channel
J.D.M. Stewart author of The Prime Ministers
Duration: 00:34:54In The Air Tonight and New Year Celebrations, Carmi Levy talks tech topics, and Canada's Top General says we are ready for war
Dec 31, 2025GUESTS:
CTV Tech analyst, Carmi Levy
CTV News Military Analyst Ret. Maj General David Fraser
Duration: 00:37:32Hour 3: The city of Toronto has a traffic czar…what does that mean? Paul Jenkinson went on a cross-Canada listening tour and news you may have been missed.
Dec 30, 2025What are the best wines to toast the New Year? We talked about the best wines for the new year…what about the best cocktails and how important is 2026 for our relationship with the U.S?
Dec 30, 2025What do your teens need to know about their finances next year? Some loyalty reward programs are changing next year…here is what you need to know and ByteDance sells TikTok to U.S Investors .
Dec 30, 2025Removing Price Tags - The Roadhammers - News you may have missed
Dec 29, 2025Richard talks to Vass Bednar about shops removing price tags and if it's a good idea, he also has a chat with the Roadhammers. Richard also breaks down News you may have missed!
Duration: 00:37:24Looking back at the Country's Federal Politics this year - PM Goes British - Is Ai the best way to break up with someone?
Dec 29, 2025Richard takes a look back at Canada's Federal politics in 2025, our Prime Minister has gone British and people are not happy about it and is AI the best way to break up with someone? Richard talks to Jen Kirsch.
Duration: 00:38:22What is Bells Palsy, Grocery code of conduct - Christmas dreams
Dec 29, 2025On the Richard Crouse show, Richard talks to Dr.Mitch Shulman on what Bell's Palsy is. He sit down with Oriane Couchoux to discuss Christmas dreams coming true and Richard finds out your grocery code of conduct for 2026.
Duration: 00:37:19Holiday Hijinks, Relationship Stress & Canada’s Fragile Borders
Dec 24, 2025John Tory welcomes Mike Kakuk on Party For 2 and they played a round of Hallmark or Headline, riffing on real and fictional Christmas‑themed stories—from Edmund Fitzgerald artifacts to Windsor’s SantaCon—before shifting into audience calls about wild holiday party disasters. The hour wrapped with relationship expert Jen Kirsch talking about navigating holiday romance stress, followed by criminologist Kelly Sundberg on the vulnerability of Canada’s border‑agency IT systems.
Duration: 00:38:51Christmas Eve, Housing Help, and Tech Shifts in Toronto
Dec 24, 2025John Tory, filling in for Jerry Agar, focused heavily on rising antisemitism in Toronto, as expressed by community leaders about safety concerns and the push for an anti‑Semitism task force. He also covered social and tech issues, including a Toronto hospital’s new rent‑support initiative, the growing shift toward automated customer service, and holiday fire‑safety concerns around lithium‑ion batteries.
Duration: 00:41:25Party for Two - Alberta separatism - Teachers college - What’s happening with the Maple Leafs?
Dec 23, 2025John Tory hosts the Jerry Agar show and is joined for Party for Two by Will Stewart, the Senior Vice President of Enterprise Canada. A proposed referendum question about separation from Canada is approved by Elections Alberta. Ontario could shorten teachers college and lengthen practicums. Plus - What’s going on with the Maple Leafs? Terry Koshan from the Toronto Sun weighs in.
Duration: 00:41:59Policing in the city - Doug Ford as Prime Minister? - TTC ridership down
Dec 23, 2025John Tory hosts the Jerry Agar show and opens the show in conversation with Clayton Campbell from the Toronto Police Association. Will Doug Ford ever be Prime Minister? Plus - TTC ridership declined year-over-year in 2025.
Duration: 00:41:18Party for Two - Tax the rich? - Flu cases rising - Food pricing
Dec 22, 2025John Tory hosts the Jerry Agar show and begins the second hour with Party for Two with Tim Hudak. Is taxing the rich the answer to lowering debt? Plus, cases of the flu are rising, have you noticed? Then, Mike Von Massow, a professor in Food Agriculture and Resource Economics weighs in on food pricing.
Duration: 00:43:08Jews feel unsafe - Holiday spending - Doctor shortage
Dec 22, 2025John Tory hosts the Jerry Agar show today! He opens the first hour of the show with commentary on how Jews in Toronto feel unsafe in the city. How do you approach holiday spending? Plus, Canada needs a plan to address the doctor shortage in Canada.
Duration: 00:42:22Party for Two - Welland incident update - Inflation impacting your Christmas? - Top political stories of the year
Dec 19, 2025Deb Hutton hosts the Jerry Agar show and it joined at the party table by Barb DiGiulio for Party for Two. Niagara Police Media Relations Officer, Constable Richard Hingley, gives an update on the latest in the ongoing investigation in Welland. Have rising prices impacted your Christmas plans? Plus - a recap of the top political stories of the year.
Duration: 00:39:23Selling blood plasma - Minister of Education - Buying for your pet at Christmas
Dec 19, 2025Deb Hutton hosts the Jerry Agar show and opens with her thoughts on people selling blood plasma. Paul Calandra, the Minister of Education, weighs in on the new kindergarten curriculum. Plus, how much do you spend on your pet at Christmas?
Duration: 00:34:29Party for Two - What did you break as a kid? - Blacklock's Report - Antisemitism task force
Dec 18, 2025Deb Hutton hosts the Jerry Agar show. Dave Trafford joins the party table on Party for Two. What did you break as a kid that you never lived down? It's Thursday! Tom Korski is here for the Blacklock's Report. Plus - Toronto city councillors call for an antisemitism task force. Councillor James Pasternak has a conversation with Deb.
Duration: 00:42:21Recycling changes - We need more development - E-scooters
Dec 18, 2025Deb Hutton hosts the Jerry Agar show. She opened the show with a conversation about the upcoming recycling program changes with Allen Langdon, the CEO of Circular Materials. We need more density and development in the city. Toronto City Councillor Jon Burnside spoke with Deb about e-scooters in the city.
Duration: 00:39:09Party for Two - Cooling rooms by-law - Floor crossing - Productivity in the public service
Dec 17, 2025Karen Stints joins Jerry at the party table for today's Party for Two. Toronto city council adopts a bylaw mandating cooling rooms in apartment buildings. Tristin Hopper talks about his column on floor crossers. Plus, Lisa Raitt discusses a new report which states that the federal government should measure productivity in the public service.
Duration: 00:37:26Tiny Homes - Crime - Bike Share Toronto - Lighter sentence to stay in Canada
Dec 17, 2025Jerry opens the show by talking about Ryan Donais of Tiny Tiny Homes finding a new place for his new home models. Mark Mendelson joins Jerry to talk about crime stories including the man who said he had been carjacked after a fatal hit and run in Vaughan. Thousands of e-bikes and smart docks are set to roll out in Bike Share Toronto's new 5-year plan. Plus, a man who was caught with child porn was given a lighter sentence to let him stay in Canada.
Duration: 00:38:19Party for Two - Protests in the city - Young people are broke and stressed - Surging food prices
Dec 16, 2025Vass Bednar joins Jerry at the party table on today's Party for Two. Caryma Sa'd talks to Jerry about protests in the city. Preet Banerjee speaks with Jerry about why young people are stressed out and broke. Brian Lilley talks about how surging food prices highlight cost-of-living concerns.
Duration: 00:38:06Contractor overbilled city - AI - Iceberg Homes - Niagara Falls tourism boost
Dec 16, 2025Toronto city councillors consider a maximum ban for a contractor that overbilled the city. Francis Syms talks about Disney teaming up with OpenAI to let fans create content, and AI being used to scan thousands of murder case documents in the Barry and Honey Sherman case. Toronto city staff want to limit 'iceberg homes'. The president of RESCON, Richard Lyall, weighs in on this. Doug Ford eyes more casinos and a theme park to boost Niagara tourism.
Duration: 00:38:12Party for Two - Finch LRT outrun - Traffic camera pilot axed - Right-turn-only challenge
Dec 15, 2025Sabrina Nanji joins Jerry at the party table for Party for Two. A Toronto man outruns the Finch LRT by 18 minutes. Toronto axes the traffic camera pilot to fight gridlock. And a follow up on the right-turn-only challenge.
Duration: 00:38:32Sound more like Jerry - Upscale homes for low income families - Stealing groceries - Seizing e-bikes and e-scooters
Dec 15, 2025Jerry opens the show with commentary on why people need to start sounding more like him. Should vacant upscale homes in north Toronto be used to house low-income families? A GTA paralegal is offering pro-bono services to first-time offenders arrested for stealing groceries. Toronto police could get more power to seize e-bikes and e-scooters. Jon Burnside talks with Jerry about this.
Duration: 00:36:57Party for Two - Commercial trucking in Caledon - Break from Legislature - Touchdowns and Fumbles
Dec 12, 2025Jim Richards is at the party table today for Party for Two. Amanda Corbett from The Caledon Community Road Safety Advocacy Group shares the group's concerns about commercial trucks in Caledon. What's coming up this weekend on the new Greg Carrasco Show on Newstalk 1010? Then, Jerry asks Deb Hutton, "what do politicians do on a break from the Legislature?" Plus - Touchdowns and Fumbles with Bob Reid!
Duration: 00:38:39Canadian Healthcare - How to make Toronto a better place to live - Conservative MP crosses the floor
Dec 12, 2025Jerry has a conversation with Glenn Beck, who offered to pay for a surgery to save a Canadian woman with a chronically painful condition. Jerry shares some great ideas to make Toronto a better place to live. Plus - another Conservative MP crosses the floor to the Liberals.
Duration: 00:38:41Party for Two - IKEA Monkey - Blacklock's Report - NHL and the Winter Olympics
Dec 11, 2025Ryan Knight joins Jerry at the party table on Party for Two. An update on the IKEA monkey, Darwin, 13 years later, with Daina Liepa from Story Book Farm Primate Sanctuary joins the Jerry Agar show. The Blacklock's Report with Tom Korski. Plus - NHL players are not going to the Winter Olympics over safety concerns? Victoria Matiash, host on the NHL Network, shares her thoughts on this with Jerry.
Duration: 00:38:57Public Transit Safety - Energy drinks and children - Government report AI generated
Dec 11, 2025Jerry opens the show with commentary on perception versus reality when it comes to safety on public transit. A 10-year-old suffered a seizure after consuming energy drinks, Dr. Mitch weighs in on this. The NDP says that an Ontario report on intimate partner violence was partly AI-generated. Jerry talks to tech expert Carmi Levy about this. A potpourri of stories by Jerry including - military reserves to focus on emergency relief, charging EVs for free, and selling stockpiled US alcohol for charity.
Duration: 00:39:04Party for Two - Paramount looks to buy Warner Brothers - Time machine - Santa
Dec 10, 2025Mike Kakuk is at the party table for Party for Two. University of Toronto professor, Brett Caraway, explains Netflix and Paramount's bids for Warner Brothers. An Edmonton-area man is looking for buyers of his time machine. Santa Claus is real.
Duration: 00:38:10DEI - Four Day Workweek - Gen Z - Google Shares Your Messages?
Dec 10, 2025Jerry opens the show with commentary on DEI in the federal government. A four day workweek? Freelance journalist, Jared Lindzon, talks to Jerry about his upcoming book, 'Do More in Four, Why It's Time for a Shorter Workweek.' Hannah Alper is here to talk about Gen Z's news consumption habits. Plus - Google will share all your text messages with your employer.
Duration: 00:39:00Party for Two - Holiday burnout - Telescopic Tuesday - Return to office
Dec 09, 2025Will Stewart joins Jerry at the party table for Party for Two. Dr. Christine Korol, a psychologist and professor at UBC talks about holiday burnout. Dan Riskin is here with the top weekly science stories! Plus. Federal public servants will have different levels of return to office rules.
Duration: 00:38:12Being on time - Downtown traffic blitz - Making plans with others - Overcrowded jails
Dec 09, 2025Jerry opens the show by talking about the importance of being on time. Toronto police have towed over 400 vehicles and issued nearly 900 tickets in a downtown traffic blitz. Ontario jails are going to hit an overcrowding record .
Duration: 00:37:11Party for Two - Finch LRT - Postage - Foreign Trained Doctors
Dec 08, 2025Karen Stintz joins Jerry at the party table for Party for Two. The Finch LRT opened this weekend, should transit have priority in transit lights? Ottawa's budget bill proposes to end free postage for people who are blind. Plus - Ottawa announces new immigration measures for foreign-trained doctors.
Duration: 00:38:39Bad Drivers - Air Transat - DocMaps - Immigration
Dec 08, 2025Jerry opens the show with commentary on bad drivers and driving pet peeves. Air Transat starts halting flights after pilots issue a 72-hour strike notice. A Mississauga man created a system to find doctors. Sanveer Dhanju, talks to Jerry about the DocMaps system. Trump's latest anti-immigration policies might drive more migrant to Canada, should they come here?
Duration: 00:38:57Party for Two - Housing - Sports memorabilia - Touchdowns and Fumbles
Dec 05, 2025Jim Richards joins Jerry at the party table for Party for Two. Ron Butler from Butler Mortgage speaks with Jerry about how development charges might be adding costs to home prices. George Springer's ALCS game 7 home run ball is up for auction. Dobie Maxwell speaks to Jerry about sports memorabilia. Plus - Touchdowns and Fumbles with Bob Reid.
Duration: 00:39:15Government spending - Car insurance - Waymo in Toronto - Toy or experience gifts?
Dec 05, 2025Jerry opens the show with commentary about government spending, tax increases, and project priorities. Some Canadians pay thousands to avoid claiming a car accident on their insurance. Waymo has sights set on Toronto, is this a good idea? Plus - do you give your kids toys or experiences as gifts?
Duration: 00:36:25Party for Two - How Do You Manage Your Holiday Plans - Blacklock's
Dec 04, 2025Brian Lilley is at today's party table. Jerry discusses how he manages his holiday plans, Tom Korski is back for his weekly Blacklocks Report, and if you bring up these nine topics in a conversation, then you have below average social skills… according to a report.
Duration: 00:39:29Olivia Chow - Heritage Buildings - Docmaps
Dec 04, 2025Jerry shares his thoughts on Olivia Chow's food program and if it really helps people out. He also discusses heritage buildings. Kelly Sungberg joins to talk about Canadian border agency wanting international flyers with stopovers in Canada to skip customs, and Carmi Levy talks about the creation of an AI website Docmaps to help people find family doctors.
Duration: 00:38:49Party For Two - CRA - Luxury Home Taxes - Christmas Windows
Dec 03, 2025Robyn Urback joins Jerry for Party For Two. Jerry talks to Franco Terrazzano about the CRA both filing and collecting your taxes. James Pasternak joins Jerry to discuss Mayor Chow's luxury home tax hike and Tony Chapman discusses the return of Christmas windows.
GUESTS:
Robyn Urback - Columnist with the Globe and Mail
Franco Terrazzano - Federal Director of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation
Councillor James Pasternak - York Centre\
Tony Chapman, Branding and Marketing expert and host of the podcast Chatter That Matters
Duration: 00:37:40Smart Speed Bumps - Young People Committing Murder - City Hall Bylaws
Dec 03, 2025Jerry opens the show talking about Sweden and Mexico's interesting new traffic-calming devices, talks to former Toronto homicide detective Mark Mendelson about the rise in young people charged with murder, and talks about City Hall's inconsistent application of bylaws.
GUESTS:
Karin Wiklund - Marketing Manager at Edeva AB, which is the inventor, manufacturer and supplier of Actibump.
Lars Henriksson, former Honorary Consul General for Sweden
Sean Shapiro - the former TikTok Traffic Cop
Benjamin Wolfe - Professor of Psychology at the University of Toronto
Mark Mendelson - Fo...
Duration: 00:36:01Party for Two - Bike Lanes - Telescopic Tuesday - FIFA Brand Police
Dec 02, 2025Dave Trafford joins Jerry at the party table for today's Party for Two. Toronto proposes over 20kms of new bike lanes and bypass the provincial veto. Jerry speaks with Daniel Kligerman from Esri Canada about this proposal. It's Telescopic Tuesday! Dan Riskin is here with the top science stories of the week. Plus - the World Cup contract turns Toronto bylaw staff into the FIFA brand police.
GUESTS:
Dave Trafford - Chief Executive Producer at Story Studio Network and Host of On the Ledge your Ontario politics podcast (broadcast Saturday mornings at 10 on NT1010)
Algoma Steel Layoffs - TTC and Libraries - Traffic Questions - Secret Purchases
Dec 02, 2025Jerry opens the show by talking about Algoma Steel's layoff of 1000 workers. Jerry talks about TTC fares, and public library usage in Toronto. Your questions were answered by the former Tik Tok Traffic Cop, Sean Shapiro. Plus - what's the biggest purchase that you or your spouse made that your partner or you only found out about later?
GUEST:
Sean Shapiro - The former Tik Tok Traffic Cop
Duration: 00:38:27Party for Two - the NDP - Housing Report Card - Cyclist steals bike back
Dec 01, 2025Tristin Hopper is at the party table for Party for Two. Jerry comments on Avi Lewis' comments at the NDP leadership debate. RESCON president, Richard Lyall, talks to Jerry about the report card on housing.
GUESTS:
Tristin Hopper - National Post columnist
Richard Lyall - President of RESCON (the Residential Construction Council of Ontario)
Duration: 00:38:00Dentalcare - Canadians and Alcohol - Toronto Police Association - Learning less with AI
Dec 01, 2025Jerry opens the show with commentary on dental care in Canada being 50% over budget. Then, are people drinking less alcohol in Canada? Jerry's monthly check-in with the Toronto Police Association president, Clayton Campbell. Francis Syms talks to Jerry about how ChatGPT might help you find information faster, but you won't learn as much.
GUESTS:
Clayton Campbell - President of the Toronto Police Association
Francis Syms - Associate Dean of Information and Communications Technology at Humber Polytechnic
Duration: 00:38:05Party for Two - Pro-athletes at bars - Black Friday - Touchdowns and Fumbles
Nov 28, 2025Karen Gordon joins Deb Hutton at the party table for Party for Two, where they talk about pro athletes going out drinking after a game, and Deb gets your feedback on this issue. It’s Black Friday! Are you Black Friday shopping today? Plus - Touchdowns and Fumbles with Bob Reid!
GUESTS:
Karen Gordon of Gordon Strategies
Bob Reid, Principal at Broadway Strategy & Communications
Duration: 00:40:40Traffic Signs - Stellantis Contract - Politics of a Pipeline - Does your dog sleep in your bed?
Nov 28, 2025Deb Hutton hosts the Jerry Agar show. She gets into the debate surrounding the traffic signs the Ford government is using for school zones. Deb weighs in on the Blacklock’s Report which found that Minister Joly did not read the Stellantis contract. A panel of political experts, Erin Morrison, Karen Stintz, and Dan Moulton weigh in on the politics of an oil pipeline. Plus - do you let your dog sleep in your bed?
GUESTS:
Erin Morrison - Vice President of Texture Communications
Karen Stintz - political commentator and vice president of finance and...
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Nov 27, 2025Karen Stintz joins party table for today's Party for Two. Tony Chapman weighs in on Black Friday coming to Canada, when it used to be mainly an American thing. The Blacklock's Report with Tom Korski looks into the top stories from Parliament Hill.
Duration: 00:38:32Canada's climate goals - Keeping Criminals Behind Bars Act - Illegal for politicians to lie
Nov 27, 2025Jerry opens the show with commentary on the federal government's climate goals. The provincial government introduces legislation to help keep dangerous and repeat offenders off the street. Jerry talks to Solicitor General, Michael Kerzner, about this.
Duration: 00:37:56Party for Two - Dressing up on planes - Medical wait lists - Animal custody in a breakup
Nov 26, 2025Mike Kakuk joins Jerry at the party table on today's Party for Two. US Transportation Secretary, Sean Duffy, urges passengers to dress better on airplanes - how do you dress? Colin Craig, the President of SecondStreet.Org speaks with Jerry about how many Canadians have died while on a medical wait list. Plus - who gets the animal in a breakup?
Duration: 00:39:05Majority government - Traffic - Stolen lotto win - Basketball nets not allowed
Nov 26, 2025Jerry talks about the city of Toronto's traffic woes. A man claimed to be the sole winner of a $1M group lottery ticket, is now charged with stealing after it was revealed it was a group ticket. Plus - the city of Toronto orders resident, Tony Cacciatore, to remove a basketball net from his property.
Duration: 00:39:45Party for Two - Infrastructure expropriation - Telescopic Tuesday - Ford tells protestors to get a job
Nov 25, 2025Will Stewart joins Jerry at the party table for today's Party for Two. The MEI warns that special expropriation rules for VIA's High Speed Rail project can erode property protections. Jerry speaks with Renaud Brossard from the MEI. Telescopic Tuesday with Dan Riskin looks into the top science stories this week! Plus - Ford tells protestors to 'go find a job.'
Duration: 00:38:21Bill 60 - New justice bill - Bots stealing your settlement money? - Canada Post stamp prices
Nov 25, 2025Jerry opens the show by talking about why he thinks Bill 60 is a good thing. Plus, Ontario plans to require bail cash up front in new justice bill. Francis Syms weighs in on bots trying to steal your bread settlement money. Canada Post will likely raise the cost of stamps in 2026, is this a bad idea?
Duration: 00:38:01Party for Two - Hiring Tips - Woman Gets Hotel Reservation Cancelled Then Reoffered to Her For Four Times More
Nov 24, 2025Alica Vianga joins Jerry at the party table for today's Party for Two. Hiring tips Netflix uses during interviews. A woman has a 4k hotel reservation canceled by booking.com., then offered to her again for 17k, and Jerry has his thoughts on a sticker he saw from a manual driver over the weekend.
Duration: 00:39:12Carney Changing Tune?- Living at Home Due to High Costs - Rent Control
Nov 24, 2025Jerry talks about Mark Carney on how he planned to deal with Donald Trump before getting elected as Prime Minister, and how he is dealing with Trump now. Jerry discusses grown adults tending to live at more due to high rent costs and asks do parents ask children to pay rent the older they get? Carmi Levy joins Jerry to answer why AI is poised to be Santa's little helper this holiday season. Finally, Jerry reacts to Marit Stiles appearance on MITM about rent control.
Duration: 00:40:13Party for Two - Sports Gambling Ads - Dellen Millard moved to medium security - Touchdowns and Fumbles
Nov 21, 2025Jim Richards joins Jerry at the party table for today's Party for Two. Should sports gambling ads in Canada be reined in? Dellen Millard, who murdered Tim Bosma and Laura Babcock, is moved to a medium security prison. Plus - Touchdowns and Fumbles with Bob Reid!
Duration: 00:39:07Disorderly Behaviour in Cities - Criminalize Promotion of Terrorism - Firing Bad Politicians?
Nov 21, 2025Jerry talks about Robyn Urback's column in the Globe and Mail about normalized disorderly behaviour in Toronto. Robyn joins Jerry in conversation to talk about this. A private member's bill aims to criminalize the promotion of terror and propose adding stricter rules for asylum claimants. Plus - do Canadians deserve the power to fire bad politicians?
Duration: 00:38:21Party for Two - Colin Mochrie - Blacklock’s Report - Bread price fixing settlement
Nov 20, 2025Sabrina Nanji joins Jerry at the party table for Party for Two to talk about the top provincial political stories. Colin Mochrie joins Jerry to promote his and Brad Sherwood’s show, Asking for Trouble, in Kitchener on November 25. The Blacklock’s Report with Tom Korski. Plus - the deadline for the Loblaw bread price-fixing settlement is close, are you joining?
Duration: 00:38:56Toronto’s streetcars are some of the slowest - Licences for e-bikes & e-scooters - Woman found NCR for killing mom with car is driving again
Nov 20, 2025Jerry opens the show with commentary on how Toronto’s streetcars are not the most time efficient. Bryan Passifiume joins the show in reply of comments made yesterday on Party for Two,
Toronto is looking at licences for e-bikes and e-scooters, will this make a difference?
Plus - an Ontario woman found NCR for killing mom with a car is behind the wheel again.
Party for Two - Gen Z can't write? - Auto Insurance - Christmas Spending
Nov 19, 2025Bob Richardson joins Jerry at the party table on Party for Two. Hannah Alper, a freelance writer and deputy editor of the Gazette in London, weighs in on how Gen Z cannot write with pen and paper. Auto insurance premiums in Ontario are ridiculously high. Plus - are you shifting your spending this Christmas?
Duration: 00:39:15O Canada at City Hall - Justice System - Fighter Jets - Holding Impaired Drivers Accountable
Nov 19, 2025Jerry opens the show by talking about the man who was told to stop playing O Canada at City Hall. Then, he weighs in on how murderer Shawn Lamb's parole shows what's wrong with the justice system.
Brian Lilley from the Toronto Sun talks about why he thinks it is wrong to consider replacing F-35s with Saab jets.
Plus - New provincial measures would require impaired drivers to pay ongoing child support if they kill a child's parent or guardian.
Duration: 00:38:23Party for Two - Telescopic Tuesday - Are Canadians Bad Tippers
Nov 18, 2025Tim Hudak is at the party table today for Party for Two, Telescopic Tuesday with Dan Riskin, looking deeper in the world of science. Uber drivers, and are Canadians bad tippers?
Duration: 00:38:50Young Street - Doug Ford Wants to Make Sex Offenders Registry Public - Toronto Cop Penalized for Taking Photographs of Domestic Violence Victim’s ‘Intimate’ Pictures
Nov 18, 2025Jerry expresses his frustration with Young Street going to one lane, he also speaks on Doug Ford wanting to make sex offenders registry public, and Mark Mendelson chats with Jerry about a cop who was penalized for taking photographs of a domestic violence victim’s ‘intimate’ pictures.
Duration: 00:39:24Party for Two - Throwing Your Dogs Poop in Someone Else’s Garbage - Ontario man alleges ChatGPT drove him to Psychosis
Nov 17, 2025Karen Stintz is at the party table today for Party for Two, do you throw your dogs poop in other people's garbage? What is Aphantasia? Senior Scientist Brian Levine explains. Finally, an Ontario man alleges ChatGPT drove him to psychosis… Tech expert, Carmi Levy goes into detail with Jerry Agar.
Duration: 00:41:49Groundhog Day - Buying illegal drugs online in Canada Through Facebook Ad - The Hunt for Toronto's next great Idea
Nov 17, 2025Jerry feels he's talking about the same things on the radio… almost like its groundhog day. Sunira Chaudhri joins to talk about ‘profound unfairness’ result with The Supreme Court of Canada declining to take on Toronto man's legal battle. Gavin Tighe chats with Jerry about the ability to buy illegal drugs online…. And Jerry is looking to see what is Toronto's next great idea.
Duration: 00:38:59Party for Two - Remote Robotic treatment - Touchdowns and Fumbles
Nov 14, 2025Jim Richards is at the party table today for Party for Two, Sheila Dunn of the Protect our Ravines Initiative discusses how beaches residents are concerned over the impact of the proposed condo on Glen Stewart Ravine. Dr. Mitch Shulman on remote robotic treatment of strokes, and Bob Reid, Principal at Broadway Strategy & Communications is in for his weekly touchdowns and fumbles segment!
Duration: 00:38:47Having something to look forward to - The idea of replacing the bar exam - Chow asks province to cover costs previously paid for by speed camera fines
Nov 14, 2025Jerry talks about things he's looking forward to and wants to know what you're looking forward to? Sunira Chaudhri joins Jerry to talk about Law Society of Ontario considering replacing the bar exam with a skill based course and Jerry disagrees with Oliva Chow asking the province to cover costs that were previously paid for by speed camera fines
Duration: 00:38:35Party for Two - Blacklocks - Will Toronto see the Northern Lights Tonight?
Nov 13, 2025Will Stewart is at the party table today for Party for Two. Tom Korski joins Jerry for his weekly Blacklocks report, Melissa Lantsman - Deputy Leader of the Conservative Party on the Finance Minister's comments on Moore in the Morning earlier today, and Astronomer, Jesse Rogerson discusses the likelihood of Toronto being able to see the Aurora Borealis tonight.
Duration: 00:39:35Olivia Chow Slams Bill 60 - Toronto Police Charged - Client not allowed to put Israel on passport
Nov 13, 2025Jerry talks about Olivia Chow slamming Ontario's Bill 60 for making it 'easier' to evict tenants, Tim Hudak - Former leader of the Ontario Conservatives now a Partner with Counsel Public Affairs, one of Canada’s leading public affairs agencies joins to talk about Pierre Poilievre saying he plans to continue leading the party as he has been. Tik Tok former Traffic Cop Sean Shapiro on Toronto police officer charged with dangerous driving in high-speed pursuit of stolen vehicle, and a client not allowed to put Israel on their passport, Litigation Lawyer, Neil Oberman joins the Jerry Agar show.
Duration: 00:39:16Party For Two - Québec Doctors Heading To Ontario - Bring Back Corner Stores? - People Don't Feel Safe
Nov 12, 2025Barb DiGiulio joins Jerry to discuss the topics of the day. Dr. Mitch Shulman joins us to discuss Québec doctors leaving for Ontario in the wake of Bill 2. Should we be bringing back corner stores? and a study shows people don't feel safe in their neighbourhood.
Duration: 00:40:06Housing Prices - Land and Slavery Acknowledgments - CFL Rule Changes
Nov 12, 2025What were housing prices like in 1955? Are Land and Slavery Acknowledgments inappropriate for Remembrance Day? We speak with 12 year CFL veteran Sandy Annunziata about the upcoming CFL rule changes.
Duration: 00:38:57Party for Two - Is the workplace broken? - Telescopic Tuesday - Palestinian flag at city hall
Nov 11, 2025Bob Richardson is at the party table today for Party for Two. Most Canadian workers feel they give more than they get in the workplace, and think the deal is broken. Dan Riskin is here for Telescopic Tuesday and shares top science stories of the week. Plus - Toronto city hall agrees to fly a Palestinian flag for the first time.
Duration: 00:39:10Remembrance Day - Pipelines and bad LCBO management - Ask a former traffic cop
Nov 11, 2025Jerry talks about Remembrance Day and shares poems and stories of veterans. Brian Lilley from the Toronto Sun joins the show to talk about how Prime Minister Carney is putting politics over pipeline projects, and how LCBO profits are dropping because of bad management practices. Your traffic questions answered by the former Tik Tok Traffic Cop, Sean Shapiro.
Duration: 00:42:24Party for Two - Undercover cop secured murder confession - Sports betting - NDP bill threatens to jail Canadians for speech.
Nov 10, 2025Vass Bednar is at the party table for today's Party for Two. Mark Mendelson weighs in on an undercover cop who secured a murder confession. MLB pitchers have been charged with taking bribes to rig pitches for bettors. Bruce Kidd, a retired U of T professor and chair of the Campaign to Ban Ads for Gambling, weighs in on this. Plus - an NDP bill threatens to jail Canadians for speech. Jerry speaks with Tristin Hopper.
Duration: 00:39:20Poppy ban in N.S. courtrooms - Canada loses measles elimination status - Toronto Police Association check-in - Benefits of having a pet
Nov 10, 2025Jerry opens the show with commentary on the Nova Scotia Supreme Court banning poppies in some courtrooms. Canada loses measles elimination status. Monthly check-in with Toronto Police Association president, Clayton Campbell. Plus -most Canadian seniors recognize the benefits of having a pet but less than half have one.
Duration: 00:38:10Party for Two with Jim Richards - Citizenship and criminal records - Shelters and refugees in Toronto - Touchdowns and Fumbles
Nov 07, 2025Jim Richards joins Jerry at the party table for today’s Party for Two. Bryan Passifiume talks to Jerry about how there is no data on citizenships being impacted by criminal records and how the number of non-Canadian federal inmates is rising. Ottawa’s funding cuts will force refugee claimants out of shelters and onto city streets, warns the city’s ombudsman. Touchdowns and Fumbles with Bob Reid! This week we get your opinions on the federal budget.
Duration: 00:39:00Jerry loves talk radio - Housing - MP’s crossing the floor - Prince Harry and the Dodgers hat
Nov 07, 2025Jerry opens the show with commentary on why he loves talk radio. The Ontario housing projections plummet again which doesn’t look good for the 1.5 million home goal. Carolyn Whitzman from the University of Toronto weighs in. Lisa Raitt joins Jerry in a conversation about the Conservative MPs that have crossed the floor and resigned. Christina Blizzard and Jerry discuss Prince Harry’s apology for wearing a Dodgers hat.
Duration: 00:38:06Party for Two - Floor crossing MP's - Blacklock's Report - Hope
Nov 06, 2025Will Stewart is at the party table with Jerry for Party for Two. Jerry discusses floor crossing MPs. The Blacklock's Report with Tom Korski. Plus - Jerry talks about hope.
Duration: 00:39:50Meat Alternatives - Protest - Good looks get you jobs? - Poppies
Nov 06, 2025Jerry opens the show with commentary on meat alternatives and sunflowers possibly becoming the future of 'vegan meat.' Multiple people have been arrested after demonstrators forced their way into a downtown building. Will good looks alone get you a job? Plus - Jerry's thoughts on poppies.
Duration: 00:40:19Party for Two - Federal budget - Young people in the military - Federal budget
Nov 05, 2025Karen Stintz joins Jerry at the party table on Party for Two. Conservative MP, Melissa Lantsman weighs in on the federal budget. Tasha Kheiriddin talks about young people joining the Canadian military. Plus - what are your thoughts on the federal budget?
Duration: 00:41:12Federal budget - Location sharing - Tariffs - Messing up at work
Nov 05, 2025Jerry opens the show with his thoughts on the federal budget that was released yesterday. Hannah Alper talks to Jerry about Gen Z's habit of sharing their location with others. How are the tariffs impacting Americans? Plus - Have you ever messed up at work and never lived it down?
Duration: 00:38:17Taxpayer money - Federal Budget - Door-to-door sales
Nov 04, 2025Jerry opens the show with commentary on how taxpayer money is spent. Brian Lilley and Amanda Galbraith weigh in on the federal budget set to come out later today. Plus - when people come to your door trying to sell you things, what do you do?
Duration: 00:39:08Party for Two - AI chatbots - Telescopic Tuesday - Toronto sports fan curse?
Nov 04, 2025Dave Trafford is at the party table for Party for Two. Looking into the dangers of AI chatbots with Francis Syms. Dan Riskin shares the top science stories on Telescopic Tuesday. Plus - Buffalo Bills fan writes an anonymous letter to Toronto sports fans - 'Stop rooting for us.' Tim Hudak weighs in.
Duration: 00:39:44Blue Jays - Toronto transit - Cost of living - Food banks
Nov 03, 2025Jerry opens the show with commentary on the Blue Jays' World Series loss this weekend. Plus, both the TTC and Metrolinx face criticism for not extending transit service for Game 7, which went into extra innings. Pollster John Wright weighs in on new polling numbers from Canada Pulse Insights which found that GTA residents struggle with the cost of living. Jerry talks about food banks and why you shouldn't judge people who use them based on what you see them wearing or driving.
Duration: 00:40:12