The Jerry Agar Show
Party for Two | Cancer Screening | Floor‑Crossers | Farewell to Wiarton Willie
Mike Kakuk from AM800 is at the party table for Party for Two to talk about the top stories of the day. The Canadian Cancer Society urges lowering the colorectal cancer screening age to 45, as cases rise among people under 50. Jerry talks to Dr. Mitch Shulman. NDP MP Lori Idlout crosses the floo…
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Slum Landlord Crackdown | Billy Bishop Jets | T‑Shirt Fight | Uber Women‑Only Option
Jerry opens the show with Olivia Chow’s promise of a “slumlord” crackdown, he argues that the City of Toronto is actually the worst landlord of them all. Doug Ford says Ontario will expropriate Billy Bishop Airport to bring jets in. Jerry explains why he thinks this is the right move. Daniel Tate…
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Party for Two | Telescopic Tuesday | OpenAI Lawsuit Panel
Vass Bednar joins Jerry at the party table to talk about the top stories of the day on Party for Two. Dan Riskin is here for this week's edition of Telescopic Tuesday, looking into the top science stories this week. The family of a Tumbler Ridge shooting victim is suing OpenAI. Lawyer, Gavin Tighe,…
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U.S. Consulate Shooting | Jets at Billy Bishop | Ask a Former Traffic Cop | Iran War & Grocery Prices
The U.S. Consulate in downtown Toronto was hit by gunfire this morning. Jerry speaks with Phil Gurski, former senior strategic analyst at CSIS about what we know so far. Bringing jets to Billy Bishop Airport? Jerry speaks to John Tory Jr about what this would mean for Toronto's waterfront and air …
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Party for Two | Oil Price Spike | Synagogue Shootings
Dave Trafford joins Jerry at the party table on today's Party for Two to talk about the top stories of the day. Carleton University professor, Ian Lee, weighs in on the conflict in Iran and its economic implications. NEWSTALK 1010 Crime Expert, Mark Mendelson, weighs in on the police promise of a p…
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Leave People Alone | Gun Buyback | Synagogue Attacks | Canadian Retail
Jerry opens the show with a story from his weekend where he refused to talk to someone on the TTC, and why people need to learn to leave strangers alone. Jerry weighs in on the federal gun buyback program, and how it has gone from bad to worse. Toronto Sun reporter, Joe Warmington, joins the show t…
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Party for Two – Pro‑Ayatollah Rally – Pet Prescriptions – Touchdowns & Fumbles
Hour two of the Jerry Agar show starts off with Party for Two, as Jerry and Jim Richards talk about the top stories of the day. Toronto police say they’ll be watching this weekend’s pro‑ayatollah rally. Joe Warmington from the Toronto Sun joins Jerry to talk about the rally. Ontario pharmacies ar…
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Same Old – TTC Safety – Election Polling – Drinking Less
Jerry opens the show feeling like today's stories are the same old news on repeat. So he’s turning to something more fun: your favourite movie remakes. Then Jerry discusses Brad Bradford's calls for police at every TTC station and platform‑edge doors across the system. . New polling shows why Con…
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Party for Two | Hockey Coverage | Blacklock's Report | United Airlines Headphone Rule
Barb DiGiulio sits at the Party for Two table with Jerry to dig into the top stories of the day. Jerry weighs in on an article from the CBC which took issue with comments made on Hockey Night in Canada. Tom Korski brings the latest stories from Ottawa in this week’s Blacklock's Report. Jerry re…
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Smoking Comeback | Burger Wars | Carney should channel Chretien? | TDSB Survey Backlash
Jerry opens the show by talking about how smoking is suddenly making a comeback in pop culture. Branding expert Tony Chapman talks about the video of the McDonalds CEO eating a burger, which was mocked for his tiny bite, and prompted responses from other chains. Jake Fuss from the Fraser Institu…
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