COVID Era - THE NEXT NORMAL with Dave Trafford

Should he turn himself in? Plus – Do women really prefer dad bods? GUESTS: Jon Woodward - Correspondent with the W5 Investigative Unit Jeff Marek - Host of The Sheet

The President says he knows where Iran’s supreme leader is hiding. Plus – The latest from the G7: will Canada have good results?GUESTS: Christian Leuprecht - professor at Queen's University and Royal Military College Catherine Fortin-LeFaivre - Senior Vice President, International Policy and Global Partnerships of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce

We take your calls on all things uncomfortable, but not against the law Plus – Pierre Poilievre will face a leadership review GUEST: Tim Powers - Chairman of Summa Strategies and Managing Director of Abacus Data

Is it always worth it to get the extended warranty? Plus – What is a harmless conspiracy theory you believe? GUESTS: Sean Foley - Middle East Expert at Middle Tennessee State University Monte McGregor - Barrister & Solicitor - Rusonik, O’Connor, Robbins, Ross & Angelini LL

Are you team environment or team pragmatism? Plus – How is the political gender gap impacting the dating world? GUESTS: Emily Alfred - a senior campaigner at the Toronto Environmental Alliance Kim Wright - Principal and founder of Wright Strategies

How about ‘working hard or hardly working?’ We take your calls. Plus – A mom says her son had a life-threatening allergic reaction and had to wait 20 minutes for an ambulance GUEST: Patricia Kosseim - Ontario’s privacy commissioner Amanda Dale - mother of the boy who had the allergic reaction

What does a former Public Safety minister think about this move?Plus – The latest in the Canada Post battle GUESTS: Stockwell Day - former Public Safety MinisterJim Gallant - one of the negotiators with CUPW

Deb Hutton is in for Jim all this week. Deb talks with the beloved author about the scamPlus – Ontario unveils its new energy plan GUESTS: Anwar Knight - award winning broadcasterGreta Podleski - Canadian cookbook authorStephen Lecce - Ontario Energy Minister

Deb talks data and public debate with an analyst Plus – Is there something you have to do every day or your whole day is ruined? GUESTS: Karen Littlewood - President of OSSTF David Coletto - founder, Chair, and CEO of Abacus Data

Deb talks with the head of the organization about the announcement Plus – Why are women being told to drink no more than 6 glasses of wine a year? GUESTS: Kojo Modeste - executive director of Pride Toronto Rebecca Madrid - a CUPE local president (CUPE 1813) Brandon Purcell - Advocacy Manager of Prevention at the Canadian Cancer Society

How often are you making orders on UberEats? Plus - Are jobs better when you can just be done with them at the end of the day? GUEST: Monte McGregor - Barrister & Solicitor - Rusonik, O’Connor, Robbins, Ross & Angelini LLP

Deb Hutton is in for Jim all week. What do we need to do to stop this? Plus – Have you been on the other end of a long 9-1-1 delay? GUESTS: Dr. Daniel Rosenfield - ER doctor at SickKids David McGuinty - Defence Minister

Deb looks back on the 1995 victory of Mike Harris and chats with the former premier Plus – Do you really need a wedding ‘content creator’? GUEST: Mike Harris – former premier of Ontario

Deb chats with Toronto’s former mayor about his thoughts on where things are going. Plus – How often do you wash your car? GUESTS: John Tory - former Toronto mayor Martha Hall Findlay - director of the University of Calgary’s School of Public Policy

Also, What coffee brand is vanishing from Canadian grocery shelves? Where are the biggest price hikes happening? GUEST: Mike Von Massow - OAC Chair in Food System Leadership and Professor in Food Agriculture and Resource Economics at the University of Guelph.Ontario NDP Leader Marit Stiles

Jim talks with a doctor about what he’s seeing in the ER Plus – Are you afraid of driving with your partner? GUEST: Dr. Mitch Shulman – Newstalk 1010 Chief Medical Analyst

What does a cybersecurity expert think of this? Plus – The Ontario Legislature wraps for the next 137 days GUESTS: Ritesh Kotak - cybersecurity expert Siobhan Morris - CTV Toronto Queen’s Park Bureau Reporter

Jim wonders if this might be a turning point. Plus – Marit Stiles asks the Premier to “grow a pair”. But what about growing pears? GUESTS: Dr. Isaac Bogoch - infectious disease expert Amanda Galbraith - co-founder and partner at reputation management company Oyster Group and host of Free For All Fridays

Jim talks to political leaders from the province as a landmark bill is voted through GUESTS: Marit Stiles – leader of the Ontario NDP Mike Schreiner – leader of the Ontario Green Party

We take your calls as an American trans woman files asylum claim here in Canada Plus – Why meteorologists in the States say it’s getting harder to do their jobs because of Trump cuts GUESTS: Mark Robinson - storm chaser Robert Benzie - Toronto Star Queen’s Park Bureau Chief Dave Mitchell - Senior Director of Operations - of YAAACE - Youth Association for Academics, Athletics, and Character Education

Jim takes your calls about what the right approach is. Plus – Making sense of the Liberals new border security bill GUESTS: Max Chaudhry - Immigration Lawyer at Chaudry Law Jessie Rodger - Executive Director - Anova: A Future Without Violence

What does our marketing expert think about this shift? Plus – What gives you ‘grammar rage’? GUEST: Tony Chapman - Marketing expert, host of the podcast Chatter That Matters

Jim weighs in on a judge’s response to policing in Peel Plus – Does Bono have a point when it comes to who is giving foreign aid? GUESTS: Christian Leuprecht - national security expert and professor at the Royal Military College of Canada and Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario Carmi Levy - tech expert

Jim weighs in on something going on near him. Plus – the latest on Canada Post negotiations GUESTS: Siobhan Morris - CTV Toronto Queen’s Park Bureau Reporter Ryan Manucha - Research Fellow at the CD Howe Institute and Author of Booze, Cigarettes, and Constitutional Dust-Ups: Canada’s Quest for Interprovincial Trade Jim Gallant - one of the negotiators with CUPW

Jim wonders if we shouldn’t be afraid to confront strangers’ children in public Plus – what is the weirdest job you ever had? GUEST: Gary Sands - senior vice-president of the Canadian Federation of Independent Grocers Russell Rowland - Started out as a fortune cookie writer before going on to become a successful novelist and radio host

Jim can’t believe some of these new social media trends Plus – Has Mark Carney lived up to expectations? GUESTS: Moshe Lander - Economics professor at Concordia University Justin Ling - independent investigative journalist based in Montreal and a contributing columnist for the Star

Jim talks with a former School Resource Officer about the changes Plus – Should Ontario MPPs be getting a raise? GUEST: Mark Baxter - President of the Police Association of Ontario

Jim can’t stop thinking about what he saw this morning Plus – A former Ontario premier has some thoughts about today’s education announcement GUESTS: Kathleen Wynne - former Ontario premier Avery Haines - Host and Managing Editor at W5

Why you definitely fell for this rage-bait video Plus – Will Canada join the ‘Golden Dome’? GUESTS: Richard Shimooka - , Military Expert and Senior Fellow at the Macdonald Laurier Foundation Carmi Levy - tech expert

Is this new viral image of standing seats a lot of hot air? Plus – Why there might finally be crying in baseball GUEST: John Gradek - Faculty Lecturer of Operations and Integrated Aviation Management at McGill

Our callers let Jim know what they think Plus – Did you move back in with your parents?GUEST: Christina Blizzard - Queen's Park Columnist at the Toronto Sun and covered the royals for Britain's The Guardian

How programs like ChatGPT are completely remaking the world of essay writing Plus – Why did an Air Canada pilot go on a rant over the intercom during a flight? GUESTS: Tim Perry - the president of the Air Line Pilots Association Tim Powers - Chairman of Summa Strategies and Managing Director of Abacus Data Bob Richardson - NEWSTALK 1010 contributor and public affairs consultant Mohit Rajans - Technology writer at Behind the Techlines

Jim wants to know why you don’t have your driver’s license yet! Plus – Why are restaurant owners still doing free trial shifts? GUESTS: Ron Butler - Principal Broker at Butler Mortgage Inc.

What would you do if someone took your seat at the theatre?Plus – Why is it to hard to find baskets at the grocery store these days?GUESTS: Bruce Winder - Retail Analyst & Author

Hear his side of the story in his chat with Jim Plus – Where do the Leafs go from here?GUESTS: Rob Worsoff - Canadian-born producer based in Los Angeles Bruce Arthur – Toronto Star columnist

Why he thinks this might be the most difficult topic in talk radio Plus – Why an Ontario man was hospitalized after taking a baked good from a stranger GUEST: Moshe Lander - Economics professor at Concordia University

City Council passes bubble zone bylaw Jim gets your reaction after a full day of debate in Toronto Plus – Should vet fees be regulated? GUESTS: Natalie Johnson - CTV Toronto City Hall reporter Matt Cauz – TSN 1050 Host

The Leafs president leaves the organization Plus – Are you Team Happy or Team Grumpy? GUESTS: Chris Lewis - CTV Public Safety Analyst and former commissioner of the OPP Brian Rudy - Partner at Moriyama Teshima Architects Victoria Matiash - host of the podcast Pucks in Seven, and Newstalk 1010 news anchor

Jim talks with W5’s correspondent about a shocking new documentary Plus – Is informing police officers about what is going on at a protest a big deal?GUEST: Avery Haines - Host and Managing Editor at W5

Well-done steak? Slurping soup? Jim has pet peeves. Plus – What counts as ‘low level discrimination’?GUEST: Brian Karem - an American journalist and author working as the White House, Host of podcast… “Just Ask The Question!”

Jim hears your calls about being impacted by drunk driving Plus – More analysis on the Leafs latest playoff failure GUESTS: Steve Sullivan - CEO of MADD Canada Gord Stellick - Canadian Sports Broadcaster Dani and Irv Di Gusto – Leaf ‘anti-fans’

Jim breaks down this weekend’s playoffs debacle GUESTS: Moshe Lander - Economics professor at Concordia University Jeff Marek - host of The Sheet Elizabeth Holmes - Director of Health Policy at the Canadian Cancer Society

GUESTS:Boris Bytensky - Newstalk 1010 Legal Analyst, Criminal lawyer with crimlawcanada.com and President of the Criminal Lawyers AssociationMarvin Ryder - associate professor at the Degroote school of business at McMaster UniversityGord Stellick - Canadian sports broadcaster Steve Ryan - CP24 Crime Specialist and former homicide detective

GUEST:Jeff Marek - host of The Sheet

Jim gets to the bottom of some strange new numbers Plus – Can anyone solve the problem of the Leafs?GUESTS: Steve Pomeroy - industry professor at McMaster University's Canadian Housing Evidence Collaborative Matt Cauz – TSN 1050 host

How does she think Jim’s been doing filling in? Plus – What’s your ‘my wife made me come in’ hospital story?GUESTS: Deb Hutton - former advisor to two premiers and host 2-4pm here at Newstalk 1010 Dr. Mitch Shulman – Newstalk 1010 Chief Medical Analyst

Jim talks with one of the members of the band about the revival of “Lay It On The Line” Plus – Can the Leafs get the job done? GUESTS: Mike Levine - bassist and keyboardist for Triumph Mike Von Massow - OAC Chair in Food System Leadership and Professor in Food Agriculture and Resource Economics at the University of Guelph Jeff Marek - host of The Sheet

Is the TTC actually going to do this? Plus – Why we probably won’t see red and blue walls next election GUESTS: Ryan Manucha - Research Fellow at the CD Howe Institute and Author of Booze, Cigarettes, and Constitutional Dust-Ups: Canada’s Quest for Interprovincial Trade Brenden Sommerhalder - president of MQO Research Siobhan Morris - CTV Toronto Queen’s Park Bureau Reporter

Does being on the Sunshine List mean you’re rich? What kind of salary do you need? Plus – Our Chief Political Correspondent speaks with the Prime Minister GUESTS: Greg Wyshynski – ESPN David Adams - President and CEO of Global Automakers of Canada

Jim gets some surprising answers from our callers. Plus – Why Jim thinks renaming Dundas Station is dumb. GUESTS: Monte McGregor - Barrister & Solicitor - Rusonik, O’Connor, Robbins, Ross & Angelini LLP Colton Praill - CTV National News Parliamentary Bureau Reporter

Our political experts read the tea leaves and predict who will be in the new Prime Minister’s cabinet.How do their picks line up? GUESTS: Bob Richardson - NEWSTALK 1010 contributor and public affairs consultant Scott Reid - CTV Political Analyst and former advisor to a Prime MinisterGord Stellick - Canadian sports broadcaster Carmi Levy – tech expert