Podcast appearances and mentions of Mark Saunders

Greg Brady and the panel of: Stephanie Smyth, Toronto—St. Paul MPP, Brad Bradford, Toronto city councillor for Beaches - East York, Mark Saunders, former Toronto police chief, Discuss: 1.Justin Trudeau & Katy Perry Dog Day Afternoon: Date or not a date? 2.UK to recognize Palestinian state unless Israel meets conditions. 3.Union blames City for 2 recent heat-related indoor pool closures in Toronto. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg Brady and the panel of: Stephanie Smyth, Toronto—St. Paul MPP, Brad Bradford, Toronto city councillor for Beaches - East York, Mark Saunders, former Toronto police chief, Discuss: 1.Justin Trudeau & Katy Perry Dog Day Afternoon: Date or not a date? 2.UK to recognize Palestinian state unless Israel meets conditions. 3.Union blames City for 2 recent heat-related indoor pool closures in Toronto. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of The Cordial Catholic, I'm joined by Mark Saunders, who has an incredible "reversion" story to tell. Raised in a devout Catholic household Mark explains why he initially left the Catholic Church – despite working as an altar server and even discerning the priesthood at one point! – and how his success as a musician led to a life of sin, depravity, and eventually found him seeking out Jesus once again – and finding him in an anti-Catholic, Evangelical church. From there, Mark's story gets even more fascinating as he begins to work as a pastor, serving his Church and even publicly discrediting his Catholic upbringing until, much to his surprise, he began to be drawn back, once again, to the Church of his childhood. Mark's story is incredible and Mark is a wonderful guest: open, honest, and absolutely on fire for Christ and His Church.To connect with Mark you can check out his YouTube channel, his TikTok account, and connect with him via e-mail at markjpsaunders@yahoo.co.uk.Send your feedback to cordialcatholic@gmail.com. Sign up for our newsletter for my reflections on  episodes, behind-the-scenes content, and exclusive contests.To watch this and other episodes please visit (and subscribe to!) our YouTube channel.Please consider financially supporting this show! For more information visit the Patreon page.  All patrons receive access to exclusive content and if you can give $5/mo or more you'll also be entered into monthly draws for fantastic books hand-picked by me.If you'd like to give a one-time donation to The Cordial Catholic, you can visit the PayPal page.Thank you to those already supporting the show!Theme Music: "Splendor (Intro)" by Former Ruins. Learn more at formerruins.com or listen on Spotify, Apple Music,Become a supporter of Former Ruins on Bandcamp Today! A very special thanks to our Patreon co-producers who make this show possible: Amanda, Elli and Tom, Fr. Larry, Gina, Heather, James, Jorg, Michelle, Noah, Robert, Shelby, Susanne and Victor, and William.Beyond The BeaconJoin Bishop Kevin Sweeney for inspired interviews with Christians living out their faith!Listen on: Apple Podcasts SpotifySupport the showFind and follow The Cordial Catholic on social media:Instagram: @cordialcatholicTwitter: @cordialcatholicYouTube: /thecordialcatholicFacebook: The Cordial CatholicTikTok: @cordialcatholic

Greg Brady and the panel of: Stephanie Smyth, Toronto—St. Paul MPP, Brad Bradford, Toronto city councillor for Beaches - East York, Mark Saunders, former Toronto police chief, Discuss: 1.This number is new this morning - $1.1B for housing migrants waiting for asylum/refugee claims. 2.Home invasion crime ring responsible for ‘traumatic' thefts disbanded: This is the second big bust in the span of a week, how come Peel is so successful at this and Toronto not so much? Is it even a success when they will be out on bail and half of the stolen property is still missing? 3.Olivia Chow vows action for East York tenants living in ‘unacceptable' conditions: What remedial actions should be taken? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg Brady and the panel of: Stephanie Smyth, Toronto—St. Paul MPP, Brad Bradford, Toronto city councillor for Beaches - East York, Mark Saunders, former Toronto police chief, Discuss: 1.This number is new this morning - $1.1B for housing migrants waiting for asylum/refugee claims. 2.Home invasion crime ring responsible for ‘traumatic' thefts disbanded: This is the second big bust in the span of a week, how come Peel is so successful at this and Toronto not so much? Is it even a success when they will be out on bail and half of the stolen property is still missing? 3.Olivia Chow vows action for East York tenants living in ‘unacceptable' conditions: What remedial actions should be taken? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg is joined by Stephanie Smyth, Toronto—St. Paul MPP, Brad Bradford, Toronto city councillor for Beaches - East York, and Mark Saunders, former Toronto police chief, to talk about Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown under police protection due to threats made against him and his family, a noisy protest at city hall, and more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg is joined by Stephanie Smyth, Toronto—St. Paul MPP, Brad Bradford, Toronto city councillor for Beaches - East York, and Mark Saunders, former Toronto police chief, to talk about Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown under police protection due to threats made against him and his family, a noisy protest at city hall, and more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest host Brad Smith and the panel of: Brad Bradford, Toronto city councillor for Beaches - East York Mark Saunders, former Toronto police chief, mayoral candidate Discuss: 1.RCMP charges military members with trying to create 'anti-government militia' and seize land: Does this plot prove Canada's top terror threat is home-grown, anti-government extremists, not foreign jihadists? 2. As Toronto teen lay dying, witness says the West Park Healthcare Centre ignored cries for help: Teen was shot, but died while the person who called 9-1-1 waited 6 mins and 43 seconds before the call was answered, how do we stop this pattern? Should a publicly funded healthcare centre be allowed to keep its doors shut to a bleeding teen because it “isn't an ER”? Do health-care staff have a moral (or legal) duty to give first aid outside the building? 3.Trump shrugs off questions over Epstein memo, calling them ‘a desecration': The Justice Department now says it won't release any more Epstein files, do you think there's more than meets the eye here? Case closed or a cover up? When Trump and Elon broke up one of the first things Elon did was say Trump was on the client list, but now there is no list? 4.Toronto police says it's reviewing this year's AFROFEST after arrests made and safety concerts raised: Two years in a row, third times the charm? What will it take to get it right next time? Police said they expected around 22,000 people but more than 30,000 showed up, what was the actual cap on people allowed to attend the event? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest host Brad Smith and the panel of: Brad Bradford, Toronto city councillor for Beaches - East York Mark Saunders, former Toronto police chief, mayoral candidate Discuss: 1.RCMP charges military members with trying to create 'anti-government militia' and seize land: Does this plot prove Canada's top terror threat is home-grown, anti-government extremists, not foreign jihadists? 2. As Toronto teen lay dying, witness says the West Park Healthcare Centre ignored cries for help: Teen was shot, but died while the person who called 9-1-1 waited 6 mins and 43 seconds before the call was answered, how do we stop this pattern? Should a publicly funded healthcare centre be allowed to keep its doors shut to a bleeding teen because it “isn't an ER”? Do health-care staff have a moral (or legal) duty to give first aid outside the building? 3.Trump shrugs off questions over Epstein memo, calling them ‘a desecration': The Justice Department now says it won't release any more Epstein files, do you think there's more than meets the eye here? Case closed or a cover up? When Trump and Elon broke up one of the first things Elon did was say Trump was on the client list, but now there is no list? 4.Toronto police says it's reviewing this year's AFROFEST after arrests made and safety concerts raised: Two years in a row, third times the charm? What will it take to get it right next time? Police said they expected around 22,000 people but more than 30,000 showed up, what was the actual cap on people allowed to attend the event? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg Brady is joined by Brad Bradford, Toronto city councillor for Beaches - East York and Mark Saunders, former Toronto police chief and mayoral candidate to talk about Canada Day, Rogers Stadium, and more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg Brady is joined by Brad Bradford, Toronto city councillor for Beaches - East York and Mark Saunders, former Toronto police chief and mayoral candidate to talk about Canada Day, Rogers Stadium, and more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg Brady and the panel of: Stephanie Smyth, Toronto—St. Paul MPP Brad Bradford, Toronto city councillor for Beaches - East York Mark Saunders, former Toronto police chief, mayoral candidate Discuss: 1.Chow calls for review of heat relief strategy as advocates demand city restore cooling centres: What is the role of municipal and provincial governments during extreme heat? Schools have snow days in the winter, should they also have heat days? Do we need a Chief Heat Officer? 2.New Ontario Place renderings show above-ground, waterfront parking garage: Ford says the garage could pull in $60 million a year. Do you buy it? 3.City Councillor Anthony Perruzza moves motion to press pause on speed cameras: If someone goes just a little over the limit, should they still get a ticket? Would better signs, road paint, or speed bumps work better than cameras? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg Brady and the panel of: Stephanie Smyth, Toronto—St. Paul MPP Brad Bradford, Toronto city councillor for Beaches - East York Mark Saunders, former Toronto police chief, mayoral candidate Discuss: 1.Chow calls for review of heat relief strategy as advocates demand city restore cooling centres: What is the role of municipal and provincial governments during extreme heat? Schools have snow days in the winter, should they also have heat days? Do we need a Chief Heat Officer? 2.New Ontario Place renderings show above-ground, waterfront parking garage: Ford says the garage could pull in $60 million a year. Do you buy it? 3.City Councillor Anthony Perruzza moves motion to press pause on speed cameras: If someone goes just a little over the limit, should they still get a ticket? Would better signs, road paint, or speed bumps work better than cameras? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg Brady and the panel of: Stephanie Smyth, Toronto—St. Paul MPP Brad Bradford, Toronto city councillor for Beaches - East York Mark Saunders, former Toronto police chief, mayoral candidate Discuss: Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg Brady and the panel of: Stephanie Smyth, Toronto—St. Paul MPP Brad Bradford, Toronto city councillor for Beaches - East York Mark Saunders, former Toronto police chief, mayoral candidate Discuss: Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg Brady and the panel of: Stephanie Smyth, Toronto—St. Paul MPP Brad Bradford, Toronto city councillor for Beaches - East York Mark Saunders, former Toronto police chief, mayoral candidate Discuss: 1. Can't take eyes off what's happening in LA - and there was tons of protests in several other North American cities - are Canadian cities immune to this? Feels like the aggressiveness of immigration enforcement won't ever be THIS heated? Agree/disagree? 2. Alberta/Sask putting US booze back on shelves - Ontario's had the ban on for well over 3 months now - does the Ford government keep it going? 3. 911 response time…..how can the city do better…..some of this is retainment/recruitment - and starting wage is $71K - listed on the website, also - province has 50/50 funding responsibility - might be something for Steph as MPP to push Ford government on Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg Brady and the panel of: Stephanie Smyth, Toronto—St. Paul MPP Brad Bradford, Toronto city councillor for Beaches - East York Mark Saunders, former Toronto police chief, mayoral candidate Discuss: 1. Can't take eyes off what's happening in LA - and there was tons of protests in several other North American cities - are Canadian cities immune to this? Feels like the aggressiveness of immigration enforcement won't ever be THIS heated? Agree/disagree? 2. Alberta/Sask putting US booze back on shelves - Ontario's had the ban on for well over 3 months now - does the Ford government keep it going? 3. 911 response time…..how can the city do better…..some of this is retainment/recruitment - and starting wage is $71K - listed on the website, also - province has 50/50 funding responsibility - might be something for Steph as MPP to push Ford government on Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg Brady and the panel of: Stephanie Smyth, Toronto—St. Paul MPP Brad Bradford, Toronto city councillor for Beaches - East York Mark Saunders, former Toronto police chief, mayoral candidate Discuss: 1.Federal bill includes new security powers to tighten border, immigration system: Is this reasonable reform or an attempt to appease Trump? Won't this disproportionately affect vulnerable individuals who may not have adequate legal representation or understanding of the system? Does allowing border agents to open and search Canadians' mail without a warrant set a dangerous precedent for government surveillance in the name of security? 2.Doug Ford on the Eglinton Crosstown LRT's September opening: ‘Thank God', Will it be open for public by September? 3.Less than half of Toronto residents approve of Mayor Olivia Chow's performance: How would you rate the mayor's performance? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg Brady and the panel of: Stephanie Smyth, Toronto—St. Paul MPP Brad Bradford, Toronto city councillor for Beaches - East York Mark Saunders, former Toronto police chief, mayoral candidate Discuss: 1.Federal bill includes new security powers to tighten border, immigration system: Is this reasonable reform or an attempt to appease Trump? Won't this disproportionately affect vulnerable individuals who may not have adequate legal representation or understanding of the system? Does allowing border agents to open and search Canadians' mail without a warrant set a dangerous precedent for government surveillance in the name of security? 2.Doug Ford on the Eglinton Crosstown LRT's September opening: ‘Thank God', Will it be open for public by September? 3.Less than half of Toronto residents approve of Mayor Olivia Chow's performance: How would you rate the mayor's performance? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week's episode of Catholic ReCon, testimonies from reverts and converts, guest Mark Saunders shares his INCREDIBLE return to the Catholic faith. ---Raised Catholic and once dreaming of the priesthood, Mark Saunders' life took a dramatic turn—boxing instead of Mass, nightlife over worship, and a spiral into addiction. At 20, he became a pop star in the UK, charting across Europe. But behind the fame, he was broken.

Greg Brady and the panel of: Stephanie Smyth, Toronto—St. Paul MPP Brad Bradford, Toronto city councillor for Beaches - East York Mark Saunders, former Toronto police chief, mayoral candidate Discuss: 1- 20 meter bubble zones around faith-based and cultural institutions; meaningful or meaningless? 2-World Cup funding for the city. We're here again - and the threat is there from Mayor Chow of taking it out on the residents in a property tax hike. 3-Speed cameras - the Ford government has concerns that there are too many and municipalities are using them as a revenue tool…more than a deterrent for speeding in areas where speeding is a concern. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg Brady and the panel of: Stephanie Smyth, Toronto—St. Paul MPP Brad Bradford, Toronto city councillor for Beaches - East York Mark Saunders, former Toronto police chief, mayoral candidate Discuss: 1- 20 meter bubble zones around faith-based and cultural institutions; meaningful or meaningless? 2-World Cup funding for the city. We're here again - and the threat is there from Mayor Chow of taking it out on the residents in a property tax hike. 3-Speed cameras - the Ford government has concerns that there are too many and municipalities are using them as a revenue tool…more than a deterrent for speeding in areas where speeding is a concern. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Toronto—St. Paul MPP Stephanie Smyth, Toronto city councillor Brad Bradford, and Mark Saunders, former Toronto police chief, mayoral candidate join Greg to talk about the Prime Minister's new cabinet, the city's coyote problem, and more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Toronto—St. Paul MPP Stephanie Smyth, Toronto city councillor Brad Bradford, and Mark Saunders, former Toronto police chief, mayoral candidate join Greg to talk about the Prime Minister's new cabinet, the city's coyote problem, and more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

No Soap Radio - Fibber McGee & Molly: The 6th Anniversary Show (1941) Our 8th NO SOAP RADIO production created in July, 2024.  As always we're presenting this show exactly as written in 1941 for historical accuracy.  We don't condone every attitude expressed in the show.  You might recognize the voice of the actor playing Fibber.  It's none other than Larry Groebe of Project Audion fame.   This show was produced, directed and edited by Paul Kovit.  Paul also managed to decipher the four part hamonies of The Kings Men.  He then was able to recreate their song, “Let's Get Away From It All” using singers who were scattered throughout the U.S. We hope you like the results. CAST:  Annette Bochenek as Mrs. Uppington  Zach Dillinger as Harlow Wilcox  Zach Eastman as The Old Timer  Victoria Gordon as The Little Girl  Larry Groebe as Fibber McGee  Anne O'Sullivan as Molly  Paul Patterson as The Oculist  Tony Semczuk as Throckmorton Gildersleeve & Wallace Wimple  Paul Kovit, Tony Semczuk, Mark Saunders, Alexander Rynerson as The Kings Men

Stephanie Smyth Toronto—St. Paul MPP, Brad Bradford Toronto city councillor for Beaches - East York , and Mark Saunders former Toronto police chief and mayoral candidate join Greg to talk about Prime Minister Carney's meeting with President Trump, Conservatives choosing Andrew Scheer as interim Opposition leader, and more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stephanie Smyth Toronto—St. Paul MPP, Brad Bradford Toronto city councillor for Beaches - East York , and Mark Saunders former Toronto police chief and mayoral candidate join Greg to talk about Prime Minister Carney's meeting with President Trump, Conservatives choosing Andrew Scheer as interim Opposition leader, and more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg Brady and the panel of: Brad Bradford, Toronto city councillor for Beaches - East York, Mark Saunders, former Toronto police chief, mayoral candidate Discuss: 1. City councillor Michael Thompson warns of more violence coming in response to the Piper's Arms mass shooting Friday night - who do we need to hear from.....isn't this good, that this is out there - but is the area and the residents - are they being informed and warned accordingly? 2. The Toronto Police podcast we spoke about yesterday on the show has been deleted...but a ton of questions and concerns about policing and that this was deemed OK in the first place. We have a secular society - and you can have beliefs of ANY sort....but in police uniforms, Mark - you can speak to this with considerable authority - you can't be being seen as having a bias of any sort - and you sure can't broadcast it. 3. Doug Ford - headed to Washington Thursday - we're all hopeful - we really are, that the whiplash effect of tariffs can be altered....what's your hope for what could happen? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg Brady and the panel of: Brad Bradford, Toronto city councillor for Beaches - East York, Mark Saunders, former Toronto police chief, mayoral candidate Discuss: 1 - Trump says he is 'just getting started' in speech to US Congress 2 - Happy to see Trudeau take a tough stance against Trump? Worried that using the word "dumb" will just make it harder to reach fair agreement with a personality like Trump? 3 - Is this going too far? The American flag embodies all of our American neighbours, not just one man as Barrie mayor orders Stars and Stripes removed from city properties 4 - Toronto's mayor announces plan to hire more staffing to improve 911 response times Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg Brady and the panel of: Brad Bradford, Toronto city councillor for Beaches - East York, Mark Saunders, former Toronto police chief, mayoral candidate Kim Wright, Founder and Principal of Wright Strategies  Discuss: 1. Mark Carney is going to win the leadership, and win it handily - BUT.....is this a bump because it's an internal contest? And where's the fight in Chrystia Freeland? 2. Impressed by the Chow about-face? I get it's late - but she'd be crushed more for not making a turn - and WHY do we think she's making it?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg Brady and the panel of: Brad Bradford, Toronto city councillor for Beaches - East York, Mark Saunders, former Toronto police chief, mayoral candidate Kim Wright, Founder and Principal of Wright Strategies  Discuss: 1. Councillor Josh Matlow audio clips urging the city to do better with snow removal and wondering whether the strategy to deal with snow is simply waiting for Spring. 2. High-speed rail announcement - skeptical it happens? There is the demand, but public $ is hard to come by right now Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg Brady and the panel of: Brad Bradford, Toronto city councillor for Beaches - East York, Mark Saunders, former Toronto police chief, mayoral candidate Discuss: 1. Is the feeling that renters are being pitted against homeowners?  Was there anything in this budget really addressing homelessness? 2. What's the proper response from the federal government?  It just doesn't feel terribly organized.   3. Is this now an epidemic? Do we need to retrain drivers? Is the problem the drivers, the pedestrians, or simply too much congestion? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg Brady and the panel of: Ariella Kimmel, executive director of a new advocacy group called A Better City (ABC) Toronto Brad Bradford, Toronto city councillor for Beaches - East York, Mark Saunders, former Toronto police chief, mayoral candidate Discuss: 1 - NEC Director Kevin Hassett: This is not a trade war, this is a drug war 2 - Doug Ford downplays hot mic comments saying he was pleased Trump won 3 - Trump says USA will take Gaza over - what's the expected fallout from this? 4 - Coyotes in the city is getting worse, what does the city do now? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

NO SOAP RADIO: The Jack Benny Program, "No One Remembers Jack's Birthday" Our 4th NO SOAP RADIO production was created in February, 2023 and premiered at the 3rd annual Jack Benny Convention. This is a recreation of the 1955 Lucky Strike Program starring Jack Benny - "No One Remembers Jack's Birthday". We chose this particular program to spotlight one of our actors, Victoria Gordon. Victoria's grandfather, Al Gordon, was one of the writers on this show. Al was part of Jack Benny's writing staff for many years and also had a very successful career writing for many TV sitcoms and variety shows throughout the 1960's, 1970's and 1980's. This show was produced, directed and edited by Paul Kovit. If you'd like to see a video version of this show checkout our website: https://nosoapradioplayers.com/ While there you can access our other productions as well as info about our group. And if you like our videos feel free to hit the subscribe button on YouTube so you can be alerted as soon as we release another production. CAST: Jack West as Jack Benny Ian Oberg as Don Wilson Victoria Gordon as Pauline, Lois, and the Ticket Taker Paul Kovit as Danny Brecker Zach Dillinger as Charlie Bagby Laura Mirksy as Dennis Day's mother Annette Bochenek as Mary Livingstone and The Lucky Strike singer Tony Semczuk as Mel, Polly the Parrot, and The Theater Manager Paul Patterson as Rochester Zach Eastman as the speaking Dennis Day Robert Creighton as the singing Dennis Day Marco Bautista, Martin O'Reilly, and Leonardo Civitano as The Beavers Patricia Benjamin-Doyle as the Western Union Operator and Opera Singer Adrienne Jones, Margo Hennebach, and Mark Saunders as the Birthday Singers

Greg Brady and the panel of: Stephanie Smyth, broadcaster,  Smyth Media Group, Cockadoodle News, Brad Bradford, Toronto city councillor for Beaches - East York, Mark Saunders, former Toronto police chief, mayoral candidate Discuss: 1 - City wants more autonomy to govern itself and wants the province to butt out. Is this what's best for Torontonians? 2 - Is this early provincial election for the people of Ontario, or for Doug? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg Brady and the panel of: Brad Bradford, Toronto city councillor for Beaches - East York, Mark Saunders, former Toronto police chief, mayoral candidate Discuss: 1 - 30,000 City of Toronto workers could soon go on strike 2 - Internal PC memo signals Ontario premier will likely call early election. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg Brady and the panel of: Stephanie Smyth, broadcaster, Smyth Media Group, Brad Bradford, Toronto city councillor for Beaches - East York, Mark Saunders, former Toronto police chief, mayoral candidate Discuss: 1. Provincial election - the Premier HAS a mandate. If he loses seats, it's closer to an election loss than anything else, isn't it? 2. We've clearly lost homeowners and people who pay the bills consistently - is the fear the budget and all else that comes with living in Toronto going to hollow things out.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg Brady and the panel of: Stephanie Smyth, broadcaster, Smyth Media Group, Brad Bradford, Toronto city councillor for Beaches - East York, Mark Saunders, former Toronto police chief, mayoral candidate Discuss: 1- Trudeau says 'not a snowball's chance in hell' Canada will join US 2- TTC 2025 budget calls for increased service, no fare hikes and 6.5% more money from the city Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg Brady and the panel of: Stephanie Smyth, broadcaster, Smyth Media Group, Brad Bradford, Toronto city councillor for Beaches - East York, Mark Saunders, former Toronto police chief, mayoral candidate Discuss: 1 -Trudeau needs to announce that he will resign as PM effective January 6 2 - Who would be the top candidate to replace Trudeau? 3 - This tie-up at King/Spadina where the wires for streetcars were dragged down.....we're not experts but should it take this long..... 4 - It's pretty clear the Ford Government is struggling to build houses....are they taking enough blame for it? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg Brady and the panel of: Stephanie Smyth, broadcaster, Smyth Media Group, Brad Bradford, Toronto city councillor for Beaches - East York, Mark Saunders, former Toronto police chief, mayoral candidate Discuss: 1. TTC Uber/Ride Share issue - Chow changes her mind/backs down 2. Trudeau/Freeland - wind blowing, is it yet another bad look for Trudeau if he doesn't stick w/ Freeland until the end... 3. Ford government's supervised consumption site law violates charter, Toronto group claims in lawsuit Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg Brady and the panel of: Stephanie Smyth, broadcaster, Smyth Media Group, Brad Bradford, Toronto city councillor for Beaches - East York, Mark Saunders, former Toronto police chief, mayoral candidate Discuss: 1 -Bombshell AG report says Ontario Place redevelopment ‘not fair, transparent or accountable' 2- Justin Trudeau's ‘carbon tax' is ‘wrong,' says Ontario Liberal Leader Bonnie Crombie at Party dinner Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg Brady and the panel of: Stephanie Smyth, broadcaster, Smyth Media Group, Brad Bradford, Toronto city councillor for Beaches - East York, Mark Saunders, former Toronto police chief, mayoral candidate Discuss: 1 - OPP is investigating a man shooting at multiple cars across the 401 yesterday in Mississauga. Isn't it well past time our government and the ministry of transportation were better equipped with more efficient camera systems across the major highways so we can easily identify criminals or even who is at fault in automobile accidents? What's stopping that from happening already? 2 - Premier Doug Ford is calling on the prime minister to take a threat from Donald Trump on tariffs seriously, but he says he is also planning action of his own (Alberta Premier Danielle Smith had similar comments). Can you see a scenario where many Canadian Premiers just go around Trudeau and by-pass him and make their own deals with Trump and the U.S?  3 - WHY is city council still trying to figure out why they can't vote on the World Cup coming? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg Brady and the panel of: Stephanie Smyth, broadcaster, Smyth Media Group, Brad Bradford, Toronto city councillor for Beaches - East York, Mark Saunders, former Toronto police chief, mayoral candidate Discuss: 1. Cost of daycare HAS to factor into decisions about either having kids or living in Toronto 2. Canada Post strike - coming towards a week - no end in sight. The passport angle is stressful - does the federal government step in....it feels like governments cave on this stuff.....BUT....they didn't...and that's why there's a strike 3. What's city's responsibility to fund these festivals and engagements...they've let some die and others live Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg Brady and the panel of: Brad Bradford, Toronto city councillor for Beaches - East York, Mark Saunders, former Toronto police chief, mayoral candidate Discuss: 1. 23 arrested, 16 firearms seized after gunfight at Toronto recording studio Do you feel less safe in the city? 2. Toronto police board approves 'unprecedented' 5-year hiring plan for force 3. Panel's expectations for how the Swift show goes... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg Brady and the panel of: Stephanie Smyth, broadcaster, Smyth Media Group, Brad Bradford, Toronto city councillor for Beaches - East York, Mark Saunders, former Toronto police chief, mayoral candidate Discuss: Donald Trump Elected as the 47th President of the United States Of America Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg Brady and the panel of: Stephanie Smyth, broadcaster, Smyth Media Group, Brad Bradford, Toronto city councillor for Beaches - East York, Mark Saunders, former Toronto police chief, mayoral candidate Discuss: 1-Biden may have handed Trump a big assist with his ‘garbage' gaffe 2 - Ontarians to get $200 rebate cheque next year, Ford announces 3 - TTC e-bike ban put on pause over equity concerns Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg Brady and the panel of: Brad Bradford, Toronto city councillor for Beaches - East York Mark Saunders, former Toronto police chief, mayoral candidate Taylor Deasley, Senior Consultant, Strategic Communications & Issues Management, Enterprise Canada Discuss: 1. Should bike lanes be the domain of municipalities? 2.  Will a new leader at this point help the Liberal party's chances in the next election? 3.  Premier Doug Ford thinks Taylor Swift should stick to music rather than politics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A man dies and must decide whether to accept the finality of his death or choose to be reborn and give it another go. Was his one life enough or should he roll the dice and try again?The cast includes Kim Hlavac and Dennis Gersten. Kim Hlavac directs.Mark Saunders is the playwright. Based in Portland, Oregon, he is a prolific writer of short plays. His full-length works include All's Not Okay at the I'm O.K. Corral, Honest Graft, and The Chinese Question. He has also been a gag cartoonist, with over 500 cartoons published.Founded by playwright and filmmaker Bernadette Armstrong, Open-Door Playhouse is a Theater Podcast- like the radio dramas of the 1940s and 1950s. The Playhouse launched on September 15, 2020. At the time, Open-Door Playhouse provided Playwrights, Actors and Directors a creative outlet during the shutdown. Since its inception. Open-Door Playhouse has presented Short and One-Act plays from Playwrights across the country and internationally. In 2021 Open-Door Playhouse received a Communicator Award for Content for the Play Custody and in 2023 the play What's Prison Like was nominated for a Webby Award in the Crime & Justice Category.Plays are produced by Bernadette Armstrong, Sound Engineer is David Peters, sound effects are provided by Audio Jungle, and music from Karaoke Version. All plays are recorded at The Oak House Studio in Altadena, CA. There's no paywall at the Open-Door Playhouse site, so you could listen to everything for free. Open-Door Playhouse is a 501c3 non-profit organization, and if you would like to support performances of works by new and emerging playwrights, your donation will be gratefully accepted. Your tax-deductible donations help keep our plays on the Podcast Stage. We strive to bring our listeners thoughtful and surprising one-act plays and ten-minute shorts that showcase insightful and new perspectives of the world we share with others. To listen or to donate (or both), go to  https://opendoorplayhouse.orgSupport the Show.Support the Show.

CJ Vogel and Gerry Hamilton break down the latest in Texas football recruiting news including 4-star EDGE Smith Orogbo locking in an official visit, spring game visitors and more on this week's Recruiting Breakdown!Thank you to the sponsor of the Recruiting Breakdown, Mark Saunders! If you need insurance, give Allstate agent Mark Saunders a call at 512-218-8571!

CJ Vogel and Gerry Hamilton break down the latest in Texas football recruiting news including 4-star EDGE Smith Orogbo locking in an official visit, spring game visitors and more on this week's Recruiting Breakdown! Thank you to the sponsor of the Recruiting Breakdown, Mark Saunders! If you need insurance, give Allstate agent Mark Saunders a call at 512-218-8571! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices