On the Saturday October 24, 2026 edition of The Richard Crouse Show we'll meet Carol Off. She spent years asking the country its hardest questions as the host of CBC’s As It Happens. As a reporter she covered free trade, war zones, and the long, unfinished business of Canadian identity. In her new book, True Patriot Love, she turns those decades of reporting inward and asks what it actually means to love this country without illusion.

Then, we’ll meet producer-director and sickle cell advocate Gabriel Badejo. After years of keeping his own story private, a series of painful encounters with the healthcare system pushed him to turn the camera on himself. His first feature documentary, The Sickling, follows his life with the disease and his stem-cell transplant, while also looking at the larger gaps in care, belief, and visibility that people with sickle cell still face.

<p>On the Saturday October 24, 2026 edition of The Richard Crouse Show we'll meet Carol Off. She spent years asking the country its hardest questions as the host of CBC&rsquo;s As It Happens. As a reporter she covered free trade, war zones, and the long, unfinished business of Canadian identity. In her new book, True Patriot Love, she turns those decades of reporting inward and asks what it actually means to love this country without illusion.</p>
<p>Then, we&rsquo;ll meet producer-director and sickle cell advocate Gabriel Badejo. After years of keeping his own story private, a series of painful encounters with the healthcare system pushed him to turn the camera on himself. His first feature documentary, The Sickling, follows his life with the disease and his stem-cell transplant, while also looking at the larger gaps in care, belief, and visibility that people with sickle cell still face.</p>

Every week THE RICHARD CROUSE SHOW features in depth conversations with the actors, writers and movers-and-shakers who are not only part of pop culture but helping create the pop culture we enjoy. Recent guests include Fresh Off the Boat star Randall Park, comedian Greg Proops, Toy Story 4 star Tony Hale, Muppet master Brian Henson, Emily Mortimer, Woman Enough: How a Boy Became a Woman and Changed the World of Sport author Kristen Worley, superstar English novelist Ian McEwan, best-selling Black Leopard, Red Wolf author Marlon James and many others.

The Richard Crouse Show Podcast

Every week THE RICHARD CROUSE SHOW features in depth conversations with the actors, writers and movers-and-shakers who create the pop culture we enjoy. Recently Fresh Off the Boat's Randall Park talked about working as a barista while starring on a TV show. Best-selling Black Leopard, Red Wolf author Marlon James described why Miles Davis is an integral part of his writing process and  Woman Enough: How a Boy Became a Woman and Changed the World of Sport author Kristen Worley detailed how she blazed a trail for gender diversity in sport. Join Richard and his guests for relaxed,  revealing and in-depth conversations.