Truth and Reconciliation Day is an opportunity to listen and learn. The Faculty of Native Studies at the University of Alberta has created an incredible 12-lesson course that explores the histories and contemporary perspectives of Indigenous peoples living in Canada. Today, we’re going to give you a snapshot of this course, and play some of the lessons here on the radio. Right now, we’re going to explore key concepts of case law associated with Aboriginal rights to land and resources. And, we’ll hear about on-going threats to Indigenous lands and how these threats and challenges are being addressed. Take a listen…

Truth and Reconciliation Day is an opportunity to listen and learn. The Faculty of Native Studies at the University of Alberta has created an incredible 12-lesson course that explores the histories and contemporary perspectives of Indigenous peoples living in Canada. Today, we’re going to give you a snapshot of this course, and play some of the lessons here on the radio. For decades in this country, the Residential School system ripped children from their families and local education systems. This pulled kids away from the educational traditions of Indigenous communities. Over the next few minutes, we’ll learn how relationships are critical in Aboriginal teaching and learning settings. Take a listen…

Truth and Reconciliation Day is an opportunity to listen and learn. The Faculty of Native Studies at the University of Alberta has created an incredible 12-lesson course that explores the histories and contemporary perspectives of Indigenous peoples living in Canada. Today, we’re going to give you a snapshot of this course, and play some of the lessons here on the radio. Right now, we’ll learn about some key Indigenous political structures and the impacts of colonialism on these structures. Let’s take a listen…

Truth and Reconciliation Day is an opportunity to listen and learn. The Faculty of Native Studies at the University of Alberta has created an incredible 12-lesson course that explores the histories and contemporary perspectives of Indigenous peoples living in Canada. Today, we’re going to give you a snapshot of this course, and play some of the lessons here on the radio. Right now, we’re going to explore Indigenous people’s relation to the land. This lesson connects Indigenous worldviews and traditional ecological knowledge and traces the historical impacts of settlement. Take a listen…

Truth and Reconciliation Day is an opportunity to listen and learn. The Faculty of Native Studies at the University of Alberta has created an incredible 12-lesson course that explores the histories and contemporary perspectives of Indigenous peoples living in Canada. Today, we’re going to give you a snapshot of this course, and play some of the lessons here on the radio. Right now, we’re going to dive into Indigenous legal traditions. This lesson explores the stark difference between Common Law and the way justice should be handed under various Indigenous cultures. Take a listen…

Matthias Oppenlaender, Chair of the Grape Growers of Ontario, AND owner of Huebel Grapes Estates talks about the ‘Catastrophic’ damage that has Niagara grape growers considering their future.  

Alan chats with Michael Barclay, author of Hearts on Fire: Six Years That Changed Canadian Music 2000-2005.

Alan speaks with Dr. Bernhard Clemm von Hohenberg, a computational social scientist at the University of Amsterdam and lead researcher of the study.

Brain surgery found to be effective in treating alcohol use disorder -Dr. Nir Lipsman, the study’s principal investigator, Neurosurgeon and director of the Harquail Centre for Neuromodulation at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre talks to Alan about this.  

Alan speaks with Dr. Karl Moore, professor of strategy and organization at the Desautels Faculty of Management at McGill University. 

Alan speaks with Dr. Louis Kwantes, president of the Canadian Veterinary Medical Association.

Alan speaks with our political panelists, Dr. Lori Turnbull, Associate Professor of Political Science and Director of the School of Public Administration at Dalhousie University and Alex Boutilier, Senior National Politics Reporter for Global News.

Alan speaks with Dr. Anna Barford, Canada shipping campaigner with Stand.Earth.

Alan speaks with Christopher Alexander, President of RE/MAX Canada.

Alan speaks with Dr. Blair Feltmate, head of the Intact Centre on Climate Adaptation at the University of Waterloo.

Alan speaks with Marcus Kolga, Director of DisinfoWatch and a Senior Fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute

Alan speaks with Michael Zwaagstra is a public high school teacher and a senior fellow with the Fraser Institute

Alan speaks with Colin D’Mello, Global News Queen’s Park Bureau Chief.

Alan speaks with David Zuby, executive vice president and Chief Research Officer,  Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.

Alan speaks with Dr. Ashley Nunes is a research fellow at Harvard Law School.

Alan speaks with David Macdonald, a senior economist with the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives.

Alan speaks with Patrick Brown, Mayor of Brampton.

Alan chats with Giacomo Negro, a sociology professor at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia & study co-author.

Alan speaks with Sir Brian Hoskins, Visiting professor and Chair of the Grantham Institute for Climate Change and the Environment at Imperial College London.

Richard Zussman, Reporter with Global News BC talks about Ripudaman Singh Malik, the man acquitted in Air India bombing, shot dead in B.C

Mike Stubbs, Afternoon host at 980 CFPL, and voice of The London Knights talks about Hockey Canada  alleged sexual assault case and a culture of violence in the game.

Alan speaks with Dr. Richard Leblanc, a professor of governance, law and ethics at York University.

Alan speaks with Dr. Lori Turnbull, Associate Professor of Political Science and Director of the School of Public Administration at Dalhousie University.Alan & Dr. Turnbull also discuss Rogers offering a 5-day refund for the massive network outage and Canadian premiers calling on the federal government for more health care funding.

Alan speaks with Monette Pasher, Interim President of the Canadian Airports Council.

Alan speaks with Dr. Mac Ross, Assistant Professor of Kinesiology at Western University, who studies human rights & sports.

Alan speaks with Jim Lisser, executive director of Drinks Ontario.

Alan speaks with Christos Shiamptanis, Associate Professor of Economics at Wilfrid Laurier University

Alan speaks with Martin Barstow, Professor of Astrophysics and Space Science, University of Leicester.

Alan speaks with Dr. Kasey Creswell, an associate professor of psychology at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Alan speaks with Alexandra Posadzki, Telecom reporter for the Globe and Mail.

Alan speaks with Jason Disano, Research director of the Canadian Hub for Applied and Social Research at the University of Saskatchewan.

Alan speaks with Jagmeet Singh, leader of the federal New Democratic Party.

Alan speaks with Vass Bednar, executive director of McMaster University’s master of public policy in digital society program.

Alan speaks with Moshe Lander, an economist with Concordia University.

Guest host Pay Chen chats with Michelle Jaelin, registered dietitian and nutrition blogger at NutritionArtist

Guest host Pay Chen speaks with tech expert Adam Oldfield.

Guest host Pay Chen speaks with Mischka Crichton, Toronto Caribbean Carnival Festival Manager.

Guest host Pay Chen speaks with Karen Fricker, freelance theatre critic for The Star and an associate professor of Dramatic Arts at Brock University.

Guest host Pay Chen speaks with John Gradek, Faculty Lecturer of Supply Chain, Logistics, Operations and Integrated Aviation Management at McGill University.

Guest host Pay Chen speaks with Karen Chapple, Professor and Director of School of Cities.

Guest host Pay Chen speaks with Barbara Cartwright, CEO of Humane Canada.

Guest host Jeff McArthur speaks with Dr. Rick Swartz, Clinician-researcher at the University of Toronto and stroke neurologist at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre.

Guest host Jeff McArthur speaks with Dr. Abdu Sharkawy, assistant professor of medicine at the University of Toronto and infectious diseases physician with University Health Network

Guest host Jeff McArthur speaks with Gabor Lukacs, President and Founder of Air Passenger Rights.

Guest host Jeff McArthur speaks with Jennifer Brown, the owner of La Petite École, a French-immersion preschool in Toronto.

Guest host Jeff McArthur speaks with  Duncan Dee, Former Chief Operating Officer. of Air Canada 

Alan speaks with Alex Boutilier, Senior National Politics Reporter for Global News.

Alan chats with Megan Evans, president of the Alberta Native Bee Council.

Alan speaks with Brendon Bernard, a senior economist at the global job website Indeed.

Alan speaks with Dr. Steve Flindall, emergency room physician in York Region.

Alan speaks with Global News BC reporter Richard Zussman.

Alan speaks with Stacie Oliver, high school English teacher in London, Ontario.

Alan chats with Phil Gibson, Executive Vice President and Managing Director, Personal Insurance for Aviva Canada.

Alan speaks with freelance investigative journalist Justin Ling.

Guest host Kelly Cutrara speaks with Dr. Lori Turnbull, Associate Professor of Political Science and Director of the School of Public Administration at Dalhousie University.

Albert Stortchak, Chair, Broadview Danforth BIA talks about keeping Café TO patios open to benefit restaurants, cafes and pubs in the area who are still trying to make up for losses during Covid lockdowns.  

Steven Farber, associate professor of human geography at University of Toronto Scarborough talks about how a long commute may make you feel.  

John Lusink, President of Right at Home Realty talks about a survey that says more than half of Ontarians believe they may be priced out of their own city.

Alan speaks with Dr. Lori Turnbull, Associate Professor of Political Science and Director of the School of Public Administration at Dalhousie University.

Alan chats with Leanne Mathewson, Coupon and money saver expert, about ways you can save at the grocery store.

Alan speaks with Kevin King, national president of the Union of National Employees.

Alan speaks with Dr. Karen Chapple, director of the School of Cities at the University of Toronto and a professor in the Department of Geography and Planning

Alan speaks with Dr. Sylvain Charlebois, professor in food distribution and policy, and senior director of the AgriFood Analytics Lab at Dalhousie University.

Alan speaks with  Cody Groat, Assistant Professor in the Department of History and Indigenous Studies at Western University. Professor Groat is Mohawk and a band member of Six Nations of the Grand River.

Alan speaks with Dr. Andrea Charron, Associate Professor and Director of the Centre for Defence and Security Studies at the  University of Manitoba 

Alan speaks with Lauren Tonelli of the Ontario Federation Of Anglers and Hunters. Lauren leads the OFAH's wild pigs program.

Alan speaks with Manuel Arango, director of health policy and advocacy at the Heart and Stroke Foundation.

Alan speaks with Scott Knox, founding president of PrideAM, an organization working to ensure LGBTQ people are more visible at marketing agencies.

Wendy Gillis/Toronto Star Crime Reporter talks about how employees tell review that harassment and discrimination 'occur regularly' within Toronto police.

Elizabeth Brandeis, midwife and former president of The Association of Ontario Midwives ( AOM ) talks about the Ontario court upholds pay equity ruling for midwives.

Wayne Berger, CEO of Americas, International Workplace Group talks about 2 in 5 remote workers worried about being called back to the office 

Tamica Sears, HR Consultant, Executive Coach, and Author of  "How to tell if your an A**hole boss" talks about exposing bad bosses.

Jessica Davis, President, Insight Threat Intelligence and Former Security Analyst formerly with CSIS talks about the Cullen Report

John Turley-Ewart - Risk management consultant specializing in Capital Markets with extensive experience on Bay and Wall Streets talks about stock declines that signal a bear market; here’s what that means.

Jamie Savage, founder of The Leadership Agency, a recruitment company in Toronto talks about Ontario lifting mask mandates and employers once again facing the reality that some employees are still not comfortable with returning to the workplace. 

Simmer Anand, senior Indigenous Relations professional based out of Toronto, and  has worked at Queen’s Park and within the energy sector. He talks about how Sidhu Moose Wala made him proud as a turban-wearing Sikh.

Ben Myers, President, Bullpen Research & Consulting Inc., who crunches the data for rentals.ca talks about rents in cities near Toronto are soaring , with some seeing hikes as high as 54 per cent. Here's where tenants face the most sticker shock.

David Macdonald, Senior Economist, The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives talks about Wall Street enters bear territory as inflation shock rattles global markets.

Alan speaks with Jerry Levitan is a Toronto lawyer and artist. He was the Ontario Liberal candidate for Davenport.

Alan speaks with Dr. Sandra Danilovic, Assistant Professor of Game Design and Development in the Faculty of Human and Social Sciences, Wilfrid Laurier University.

Alan speaks with Dr. Matthew Lebo, Professor and Department Chair of Political Science at Western University.

Alan speaks with Dr. Lori Turnbull, Associate Professor of Political Science and Director of the School of Public Administration at Dalhousie University andAlex Boutilier, Senior National Politics Reporter for Global News.

Alan chats with  Elliott Silverstein, director of government relations, insurance, CAA Club Group.

Alan speaks with Jason Logan, editor of SCOREGolf Magazine.

Alan speaks with Robert Kokonis, president and managing director at aviation consulting firm AirTrav Inc.

Alan chats with Edgar Dworsky, a consumer advocate and former assistant attorney general in Massachusetts who has documented shrinkflation on his website Consumer World

Alan speaks with Colin D’Mello, Global News Queen’s Park Bureau Chief.

Alan speaks with Tim Powers, Former Conservative strategist and chairman of consulting firm Summa Strategies

Alan speaks with Christopher Kirkland, Lecturer in Politics at York St John University in England.

Alan speaks with John Milloy, former Liberal MPP and cabinet minister, is the director of the Centre for Public Ethics at Martin Luther University College.

Alan speaks with Pam Hrick, executive director and general counsel at Women's Legal Education and Action Fund.

Alan speaks with Dr. Lisa Belanger, CEO and founder of ConsciousWorks, a consulting firm that supports leaders and teams in maximizing their mental capacity and performance.

Alan speaks with David O’Brien, Director of mental health at Yorktown Family Services, who also leads ETA Toronto.

Alan speaks with Bryan Gast, vice-president of Investigative Services at Équité Association, a not-for-profit focused on reducing and preventing insurance fraud and crime.

Alan speaks with Alex Boutilier, Senior National Politics Reporter for Global News.

Alan chats with Emily Rondel, President of the Toronto Ornithological Club.

Alan speaks with Dr. David Moscrop, Political Scientist, Author of ‘Too Dumb for Democracy?'

Alan speaks with Dr. Laura Stephenson, Professor of Political Science at Western University.

Alan speaks with Dr. Lori Turnbull, Associate Professor of Political Science and Director of the School of Public Administration at Dalhousie University and Alex Boutilier, Senior National Politics Reporter for Global News.

Alan speaks with Mandi Gray, a gender justice expert and researcher with the University of Calgary, with expertise in defamation lawsuits against people who reported sexual violence.

Alan speaks with Tim Abray, PhD candidate and teaching fellow at Queen’s University, who’s just finishing his doctoral dissertation on the effects of negative advertising

Alan chats with Ben Myers, President of Bullpen Research and Consulting.

Alan speaks with Richard Zussman, Reporter with Global News BC.

Alan speaks with Raktim Mitra, an associate professor at Toronto Metropolitan University's school of urban and regional planning.

Alan speaks with Jeffrey Dvorkin, Lecturer on Media Ethics and Former Director of the Journalism Program at the University of Toronto’s Scarborough campus.

Alan speaks with Dr. Ryan Norris, ecologist and associate professor at the University of Guelph.

Alan speaks with  Dr. Kjeti Ask, an associate professor at McMaster’s faculty of health who spearheaded the YouTube channel back in 2014.

Alan chats with Mike von Massow, an associate professor in the Department of Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics at the University of Guelph

Alan speaks with Monette Pasher, interim president of the Canadian Airports Council and the executive director of the Atlantic Canada Airports Association.

Alan speaks with Dr. Jooyoung Lee, Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Toronto, researching and writing about gun violence and true crime

Alan chats with Adrian Lee, is an editor in The Globe and Mail’s opinion section and the host of The Globe’s future of cities podcast, City Space.

Alan speaks with Dr. Nicholas Ogden, senior research scientist at the Public Health Agency of Canada microbiology lab.

Alan speaks with Dr. Peter Graefe, Associate Professor of Political Science at McMaster University.

Alan speaks with Toronto-based lawyer and activist Caryma Sa'd.

Alan speaks with Dr. Lori Turnbull, Associate Professor of Political Science and Director of the School of Public Administration at Dalhousie University.

Alan speaks with Jagmeet Singh, Leader of the New Democratic Party.

Alan speaks with Dr. Michael Kempa, an associate professor of criminology at the University of Ottawa.

Alan speaks with Dr. Jillian Peterson, Associate Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Hamline University in Minnesota.

Alan speaks with Rick Peterson, Co-founder of Centre Ice Conservatives.

Alan chats with Joanna Eyquem, Managing Director of the Intact Centre on Climate Adaptation at the University of Waterloo.

Alan speaks with Dr. Ron Avi Astor, a professor of social welfare and an expert in school shootings at UCLA’s Luskin School of Public Affairs.

Alan speaks with Vincent Rigby, co-author of the report, who until a few months ago served as the national security adviser to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

Alan speaks with Vass Bednar, executive director of McMaster University’s master of public policy in digital society program and an adjunct professor of political science.

Alan chats with Peter Blush, expert forager and founder of Puck’s Plenty Foraging, in Stratford, Ontario.

Alan chats with Dr. Dennis Pilon, an associate professor of political science at York University.

Alan speaks with Alice McCool, an independent Journalist on her latest in VICE.

Alan speaks with Dr. David Skillicorn, professor at the School of Computing at Queen’s University.

Alan speaks with Dr. Lori Turnbull, Associate Professor of Political Science and Director of the School of Public Administration at Dalhousie University and Alex Boutilier, Senior National Politics Reporter for Global News.

Alan speaks with Mike Schreiner, Leader of the Ontario Green Party.

Alan speaks with Dr. Dirk Matten, Associate Dean of Research and Professor of Sustainability at the Schulich School of Business at York University.

Alan chats with Shannon Tebb, Boutique Matchmaker and Dating Expert, Founder of Shanny in the City.

Alan speaks with Global News Anchor & Producer Tracy Tong. You can read Tracy's piece on Global News

Alan speaks with David Lyon, former director of the Surveillance Studies Centre at Queen’s University in Kingston and author of “Beyond Big Data Surveillance: Freedom and Fairness" report.

Alan speaks with Dr. Robert Hanner, a professor of integrative biology at the University of Guelph.

Alan speaks with Nathan Tidridge, vice-president of the Institute for the Study of the Crown in Canada. Nathan is a high school teacher of history, civics and Indigenous studies in Waterdown, Ontario.

Alan speaks with Elamin Abdelmahmoud, Author of ‘ Son of Elsewhere: A Memoir in Pieces’.

Alan speaks with Ron Dalton, Co-president of Innocence Canada.

Alan speaks with Dr. Rebecca Helm, an assistant professor at the University of North Carolina-Asheville and co-author of the study.

Alan speaks with Jarrett Vaughan, a professor at the University of British Columbia’s Sauder School of Business who studies blockchains and cryptocurrencies.

Alan speaks with Dave Flowers, president of District 140 at the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers.

Alan chats with Lyle Jones, Co-Founder of Pedal Pub Toronto.

Alan speaks with Dr. Lori Turnbull, Associate Professor of Political Science and Director of the School of Public Administration at Dalhousie University and Alex Boutilier, Senior National Politics Reporter for Global News.

Alan speaks with Britt Wray, author of Generation Dread: Finding Purpose in an Age of Climate Crisis.

Alan chats with Myron Genyk, CEO of Evermore Capital, about how Canadians can get creative with their savings.

Matt Elliott, Toronto Star Contributing Columnist talks about Booze-free pedal pubs and $300 fines for wine in the park: Toronto’s idea of summer fun.

Alan speaks with Virginie Abat-Roy,y, Researcher and PhD candidate at the University of Ottawa in inclusion studies.

Alan speaks with Dr. Tamara Small, Political science professor at the University of Guelph.

Alan speaks with Annie Kidder, Executive Director of People for Education.

Alan speaks with Gord Miller, Ontario’s former environment commissioner, an independent watchdog position eliminated by the Ford government.

Alan speaks with Steven Del Duca, Leader of the Ontario Liberal Party.

Alan speaks with Toronto Star Columnist Shawn Micallef.

Alan speaks with Dr. Lori Turnbull, Associate Professor of Political Science and Director of the School of Public Administration at Dalhousie University and Alex Boutilier, Senior National Politics Reporter for Global News.

Alan speaks with Dr. Kelly Gordon, a political scientist at McGill University and co-author of The Changing Voice of the Anti-Abortion Movement.

Alan speaks with Dr. Jennifer Quaid, a civil law professor and vice-dean of research at the University of Ottawa.

Alan speaks with Caroline Lee, Senior Researcher at the Canadian Climate Institute and one of the report’s authors.

Alan speaks with Josie Sabatino, Senior Consultant with Summa Strategies.

Alan speaks with Dr. Matthew Lebo, professor of Political Science at Western University, specializing in American domestic relations.

Alan speaks with Timothy Caulfield, Canada Research Chair in health law and policy, based at the University of Alberta, who specializes in misinformation.

Alan chats with Robert Danisch, Professor with the Department of Communication Arts at the University of Waterloo.

Alan speaks with Michael Spratt, Lawyer and Partner with AGP LLP.

Alan chats with Dr. Michael Armstrong, Associate professor of operations research at Brock University who researches the industry.

Alan speaks with Steven Del Duca, Leader of the Ontario Liberal Party.

Alan chats with Dr. Sylvain Charlebois, professor in food distribution and policy, and senior director of the AgriFood Analytics Lab at Dalhousie University.

Alan speaks with John Fraser, MPP for Ottawa South and the Ontario Liberal’s Health Critic.

Alan speaks with Dr. Lori Turnbull, Associate Professor of Political Science and Director of the School of Public Administration at Dalhousie University.

Alan speaks with Larysa Savrasykh, a Ukrainian woman who moved to Canada 5 years go. Larysa managed to get her parents out of war-torn Ukraine, but they couldn't stand being away from their home while it was under threat.

Alan speaks with Dr. Mike Moffatt, Assistant Professor of Economics at Western University and senior director of the Smart Prosperity Institute.

Alan chats with Mark Schatzker, Toronto-based writer-in-residence at the Modern Diet Research Center and author of The End of Craving.

Alan speaks with Dr. Greig Mordue, associate professor and the ArcelorMittal Dofasco chair in advanced manufacturing policy in the faculty of engineering at McMaster University.

Alan speaks with Dr. Bruce Newbold, Professor in the School of Earth, Environment and Society at McMaster and a member of the McMaster Institute for Research on Aging.

Alan speaks with Colin D’Mello, Global News Queen’s Park Bureau Chief.

Alan speaks with Anabel Quan-Haase, Professor with the Faculty of Information and Media Studies and Sociology at Western University.

Alan speaks with Paul Kelly, research and apiary manager at the University of Guelph Honey Bee Research Centre.

Alan speaks with Dr. Ambarish Chandra, associate professor of economics at the Rotman School of Management.

Alan speaks with Elisabeth Zerofsky, a contributing writer for the New York Times, about France's far-right movement.

Alan speaks with Andrew Tumilty, senior consultant with Enterprise Canada who has worked on strategic communications for local Liberal candidates and central party campaigns.

Alan speaks with Dr. Vivien Brown, family doctor and chair of the HPV Immunization Task Force.

ALAN CARTER talks with Ben Johnson, beer writer based in London, Ontario about... Canada’s crowded craft beer industry is tapped out. What brewers say must happen to stay afloat.

ALAN CARTER talks with Kristen Pennington, Employment lawyer and Partner at McMillan LLP about Ontario court ruling shows zero tolerance in sexual harassment case.

Nicholas Murphy, Western University post-doctoral fellow and project lead talks about Western researchers urge legislation to end organ donation anonymity.

Alan speaks with Dr. Lori Turnbull, Associate Professor of Political Science and Director of the School of Public Administration at Dalhousie University and Alex Boutilier, Senior National Politics Reporter for Global News.

Alan speaks with Dr. Catherine Ellis, Associate Professor in the department of history at Ryerson University.

Alan speaks with Jon Shell, Managing director of the non-profit organization Social Capital Partners, about employee ownership trusts.

Alan speaks with Nicole Regimbal, a fourth-year University of Toronto undergraduate student finishing a double major in ecology and evolutionary biology and environmental ethics.

Alan speaks with Anna Merlan, Senior Staff Writer at VICE, about a conspiracy theory that claims COVID is linked to snake venom.

Alan speaks with Dr. Deb Sen, an economics professor at Ryerson University who specializes in industrial organization, about sky-high concert ticket prices.

Alan speaks with Russell Hutchings, a sales representative with iPro Realty.

Alan speaks with Joseph Neuberger, Criminal defence lawyer and Partner, Neuberger and Partners.

Alan speaks with Janet Candido, HR expert and Founder & Principal of Candido Consulting Group.

Alan speaks with Bianca Wylie, co-founder of Digital Public, about why Canada needs to shut down its COVID-19 alert app.

Alan speaks with Alex Boutilier, Senior National Politics Reporter for Global News.

Alan speaks with Dr. Brett Caraway, Professor of Media Economics at the University of Toronto and the Program Director for the Digital Enterprise Management program.

Alan speaks with Stewart Lamont, managing director of Tangier Lobster Company, a live Lobster exporter in Nova Scotia.

Alan speaks with real estate lawyer Bob Aaron.

Alan speaks with Dr. Jim Stanford, Director of the Centre for Future Work. 

Alan speaks with Dr. Maala Bhatt, ER physician, associate professor of paediatrics at the University of Ottawa and lead author of the study.

Alan speaks with Mark Fisher, the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board trustee who started the motion.

Alan speaks with Michael Gardiner, Political Strategist and President of Strategies 360.

Alan speaks with Geoff Zochodne, Journalist reporting on sports betting for Covers

Alan speaks with John Gradek, a professor with McGill University’s aviation management program whose following the case.

Alan speaks with Dr. Sohal Goyal, lead physician at the Mississauga Medical Arts — COVID, Cold and Flu Care Clinic.

Alan speaks with Dr. Anne Ellis, a professor in the department of medicine at Queen’s University whose research focuses on the impacts of allergenic disease.

Alan speaks with Dr. Shana MacDonald, associate professor of communications at the University of Waterloo.

Alan speaks with Alex Boutilier, Global News Senior National Politics Reporter.

Alan speaks with Kevin Page, a former parliamentary budget officer and now President and CEO of the Institute of Fiscal Studies and Democracy at the University of Ottawa.

Alan speaks with Rob Longley, Post Media Journalist covering the Toronto Blue Jays.

Alan speaks with Dr. Lori Turnbull, Associate Professor of Political Science and Director of the School of Public Administration at Dalhousie University.

Alan speaks with John Fraser, MPP for Ottawa South and the Ontario Liberal’s Health Critic.

Alan speaks with Goldy Hyder, President and CEO of the Business Council of Canada.

Alan speaks with Dr. Debra Thompson, Political Science Professor and Canada Research Chair in Racial Inequality in Democratic Societies at McGill University.

Guest host Arlene Bynon speaks with Dr. Tricia Williams, director of research, evaluation and knowledge mobilization at Ryerson University's Future Skills Centre.

Guest host Arlene Bynon speaks with Dr. Katharine Smart, President of the Canadian Medical Association.

Guest host Arlene Bynon speaks with Dr. Shayan Sharif, an immunologist at the Ontario Veterinary College

Guest host Arlene Bynon speaks with  Dr. Lisa Salamon-Switzman, ER and Family Physician.

Guest host Arlene Bynon speaks with Ryan Leaman, Co-founder of Broken Rail Brewing in St. Mary’s, Ontario.

Guest host Arlene Bynon speaks with Dr. Anton Oleinik, Professor of Sociology at Memorial University in Newfoundland.

Guest host Arlene Bynon speaks with Dr. Ed Kucharski, chief medical officer at Casey House.

Guest host Arlene Bynon speaks with Alan Kearns, founder and managing partner at Career Joy, a human resources services firm.

Guest host Arlene Bynon speaks with Dr. Michael Hildebrand, neuroscientist and a principal investigator at Carleton University.

Guest host Arlene Bynon speaks with Dan McTeague, President of Canadians for Affordable Energy.

Guest host Arlene Bynon speaks with Brian Camden, owner of Hardened Structures in Virginia.

Guest host Mark Carcasole speaks with Mike Schreiner, Leader of Ontario Green Party.

Guest host Mark Carcasole speaks with Dr. Whitney Lackenbauer, Canada research chair in the study of the Canadian North at Trent University.

Guest host Mark Carcasole speaks with Brandi Morin, Cree, Iroquois and French Journalist who’s currently in Rome.

Guest host Mark Carcasole speaks with Dr. Luisa Sotomayor, an associate professor in the faculty of environmental and urban change at York University.

Guest host Mark Carcasole speaks with David Shipley, Cyber security expert and CEO of Beauceron Security.

Guest host Mark Carcasole speaks with  Patrick Blessing, co-owner of the Pie Commission. 

Guest host Mark Carcasole speaks with Randy Robinson, Ontario director at the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, about how the federal carbon tax isn't the culprit behind high gas prices.

Guest host Mark Carcasole speaks with Jarrett Vaughan, a professor at the University of British Columbia’s Sauder School of Business who studies blockchains and cryptocurrencies.

Guest host Mark Carcasole speaks with Tanisha Kishan, a chartered insurance professional at rates comparison site Rates.ca

Guest host Mark Carcasole speaks with Dr. Sylvain Charlebois, professor of food distribution and policy, and senior director of the Agri-Food Analytics Lab at Dalhousie University.

Guest host Mark Carcasole speaks with James Turk, director of Ryerson University's Centre for Free Expression.

Guest host Mark Carcasole speaks with Global News Journalist Ashleigh Stewart.

Guest host Mark Carcasole speaks with Russell Alexander, Lawyer and founder of Collaborative Family Lawyers.

Guest host Mark Carcasole speaks with Ben Myers, President of Bullpen Research and Consulting and author of the report.

Guest host Mark Carcasole speaks with Susan McArthur, Co-founder and executive chair of Lock Docs Inc. and chair of the panel.

Guest host Mark Carcasole speaks with Abacus Data CEO David Coletto.

Guest host Mark Carcasole speaks with Jagmeet Singh, Leader of the New Democratic Party.

Guest host Mark Carcasole speaks with Caryma Sa’d, Lawyer who has been actively following the anti-vax and Freedom Convoy movement.

Alan speaks with Dr. João Velloso, Associate Professor of Law at the University of Ottawa, who examined the anthropological and sociological aspects of the convoy protest.

Alan speaks with Dr. Lori Turnbull, Associate Professor of Political Science and Director of the School of Public Administration at Dalhousie University and Alex Boutilier, Senior National Politics Reporter for Global News.

Alan chats with Hannah Gold, a recruitment consultant with staffing firm TDS Personnel about hybrid work models.

Alan speaks with Kimon de Greef, Freelance Journalist based in South Africa on his latest in the New Yorker.

Alan chats with political commentator and NDP strategist Tom Parkin.

Alan speaks with Bruce Anderson, Chairman of Abacus Data

Alan speaks with Dr. Lydia Miljan, Professor of Political Science at the University of Windsor, and a Senior Fellow of the Fraser Institute.

Alan speaks with  Dr. Christian Leuprecht, security expert and Professor at the Royal Military College and Queen’s University.

Alan chats with Barry Prentice, a professor in the department of supply chain management at the University of Manitoba's Asper School of Business.

Alan speaks with Shira Lurie, assistant professor of U.S. history at Saint Mary’s University, about why she believes we're suffering from a pandemic of individualism. 

Alan speaks with Dr. Marnie Wedlake, Registered Psychotherapist and Assistant Professor at Western University, about Ontario lifting the mask mandate and why you might be hesitant to go maskless. 

Alan speaks with Dr. Barbara Perry, director of Ontario Tech University’s Centre on Hate, Bias and Extremism.

Alan speaks with Vass Bednar, Executive Director of the Master of Public Policy in Digital Society Program and Adjunct Professor of Political Science at McMaster University, about why a provincial competition law is needed to address the power of gig-work platforms.

Alan speaks with David Sweanor, an adjunct professor at the University of Ottawa and longtime legal counsel for anti-smoking groups.

Alan chats with TDSB Chair Alexander Brown about Ontario rejecting the board's request for more time in lifting mask rules.

Alan speaks with  Oliver Barnes, Health and Science Reporter with the Financial Times based in London, England.

Alan speaks with Dr. Lori Turnbull, Associate Professor of Political Science and Director of the School of Public Administration at Dalhousie University and Alex Boutilier, Senior National Politics Reporter for Global News, about the CPC leadership race.

Alan chats with Michael Beaudette, Ottawa International Airport’s Vice-President for Security, Emergency Management and Customer Transportation.

Alan speaks with Dr. Kerry Bowman, Bioethicist with the University of Toronto, about people's attitudes towards the lifting of the mask mandate in Ontario.

Alan speaks with Brendan Sweeney, Managing Director of Trillium Network for Advanced Manufacturing,

Alan speaks with Dr. Daniel Béland, Professor of Political Science and Director of the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada.

Alan speaks with Steve Paikin, Host of The Agenda on TVO, about the CPC leadership race.

Alan speaks with Dr. Stacie Pettyjohn, Senior Fellow and Director of the Defence Program at the Centre for a New American Security.

Alan chats with Benjamin Frick, a graduate student in the Integrative Conservation and Sustainability program at the University of Georgia and study co-author, about Jorō spiders.

Alan speaks with Dr. Lisa Salamon-Switzman, family and ER physician with Scarborough Health Network.

Alan speaks with Alok Mukherjee, former Toronto Police board chair. Alok is chairing the expert panel that's reviewing all the Thunder Bay police board's policies and procedures.

Alan speaks with Alex Boutilier, Senior National Politics Reporter for Global, about Patrick Brown jumping into the CPC leadership race.

Alan chats with Kristine Tomczyk, nurse practitioner within the Children’s Exercise and Nutrition Clinic at McMaster Children's Hospital, about how time change affects us physically.

Alan speaks with Barbara Sahakian, Professor of Clinical Neuropsychology, University of Cambridge, about doomscrolling and how it impacts your health.

Alan speaks with Dr. Carmen Celestini, who is a post-doctoral fellow with the Disinformation Project at Simon Fraser University.

Alan speaks with Dr. Douglas Schuler, Associate Professor of Business and Public Policy, Jones Graduate School of Business at Rice University, about companies pulling their businesses out of Russia.

Alan speaks with Dr. Lori Turnbull, Associate Professor of Political Science and Director of the School of Public Administration at Dalhousie University.

Alan chats with Justin Burton, Conservative Blogger at Future CP Leaders, about the CPC leadership race.

Alan speaks with Sohaib Shahid, director of economic innovation at the Conference Board of Canada, about how soaring gas prices poses an economic threat.

Alan speaks with Dr. Anna Banerji, associate professor of paediatrics and infectious disease at the University of Toronto's Dalla Lana School of Public Health, about whether or not we're ready to lift mask mandates in Ontario.

Alan speaks with Valerie Oosterveld is the associate director of Western University’s Centre for Transitional Justice and Post-Conflict Reconstruction, about Russia's no-show at the UN court hearings.

Alan speaks with Rebecca Katzman, senior director of campus affairs with StandWithUs Canada, about a bold new campaign that aims to fight antisemitism in Toronto.

Alan speaks with Leanne Sullivan, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Henderson Brewing in Toronto.

Alan chats with Dr. Scott Bainbridge, Veterinarian and co-owner of Dundas West Animal Hospital.

Alan speaks with Alan Cross, Musicologist, Host of The Ongoing History of New Music, about music-related stories from Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Sabrina Nanji,Queens Park Observer talks about Ontario Deputy Premier Christine Elliott confirms she won't seek re-election.

Alan Carter talks with Sarnia Mayor Mike Bradley talks about Canadian mayors call land border COVID testing "absurd" in letter to PM

Alan Carter talks with Dr Victoria Arbour, Curator of Paleontology at the Royal BC Museum, RE: They Want to Break T. Rex Into 3 Species. Paleontologists Aren't Pleased

Mike Schreiner, Ontario Greens Leader talks about Ontario Greens launch province's first-ever standalone mental health platform.

Alan Carter talks with Hilary Young, Law professor at the University of New Brunswick talks about Anti-SLAPP's unintended consequences.

Alan Carter talks with Barry Stein, the president of Colorectal Cancer Canada and a survivor of colorectal cancer himself ABOUT  Colorectal cancer: 9,000 preventable deaths per year

Alan Carter talks with Andrew Russel, national online investigative journalist with Global News about the following: Over $154M tied to detained Chinese-Canadian oligarch invested in GTA real estate.

Corey Mintz, food reporter talks about vax passports and what restaurants will do next.

Alan Carter talks with Laura Paris, Family Lawyer, Associate Lawyer at Shulman & Partners LLP about an Ontario judge ruling a mother doesn't have to vaccinate children against COVID-19.

Alan speaks with Toronto Star Reporter Wendy Gillis about the rise and fall of former Ottawa Police Chief Peter Sloly.

Alan speaks with Alexandra Posadzki, Globe and Mail Telecom Reporter, about Bell, Rogers, Shaw and Telus removing a Russian state-funded television channel from their lineup.

Alan speaks with Deena Ladd, Executive Director of Workers’ Action Centre, about the Ford government announcing new legislation that would establish employment standards for gig workers, including a $15-minimum wage and regular pay days.

Alan Carter talks with Joel Willett is the CEO of Sayres Defense , U.S. defense contractor. He is a former CIA officer and served on the national Security at the White House during the Obama administration about war in Ukraine.

Alan Carter talks with Borys Wrzenewskyj, former Member of Parliament for Etobicoke Centre, owner of Future Bakery and M-C Dairy and respected community leader, and a successful businessman who has a lifetime of contributions to the Ukrainian community about the Russia invasion info Ukraine.

Alan Carter talks with Flavio Volpe, President, Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association about online threats, harassment and hate over the truck protest convoy.

Alan Carter talks with Dr Kashif Pirzada, emergency physician in Toronto about concerns over lifting the mask mandate for school age children in Ontario.

Alan Carter talks with Abby Deshman, Director of the Criminal Justice Program at The Canadian Civil Liberties Association with reaction to vote in the house regarding the Emergencies Act.

Alan Carter talks with Stephen Beckta, owner of the Beckta Group, which operates Beckta, Play food and wine and Gezellig restaurants, IN OTTAWA about downtown Ottawa starting to reopen as the trucker convoy has left the area.

Alan chats with Dr. Jim Turk, Director of the Centre for Free Expression at Ryerson University, about why Stratford was 'crowned' the most secretive municipality in Canada for 2021.

Alan speaks with Dr. Barbara Perry, Director of the Centre on Hate, Bias and Extremism at Ontario Tech University, about extremist group Diagolon.

Alan speaks with Dr. Kathy Brock, Professor and Program Director with the School of Policy Studies at Queen’s University, about using the Emergencies Act to freeze convoy supporters' funds - and if these powers go too far.

Dr. Marcelo Cypel, surgical director of the Ajmera Transplant Centre at Toronto’s University Health Network talks about a Canadian study that discovers a way to make ‘universal’ organs for all transplant recipients.

Monette Pasher, Interim President, Canadian Airports Council talks about the CAC responding to the government announcement on easing travel restrictions.

Richard Zussman, Global BC Reporter talks about BC bucking the trend, and keeping vaccine passports.

Alex Boultier, Senior national online journalist at Global News, talks about the Federal Emergencies Act allows for the regulation or prohibition of travel to, from or within any specified area. This means that anyone coming to Ottawa for the purpose of joining the ongoing demonstration is breaking the law.

Catherine McDonald, GLOBAL NEWS talks about student killed in Toronto school.

Cindy Stern of Bistro on Avenue talks about restaurants, bars and gyms can stop asking for vaccine passports on March 1 — but some say they still will continue to ask.

Alan Carter talks with Sylvain Charlebois, director of the agri-food analytics lab at Dalhousie University and a professor in food distribution and policy at Dalhousie University about the quality of produce and rising cost of perishable goods due to the ongoing and growing truck protests?

Alan Carter talks with Monette Pasher, Canadian Airports Council interim president and spokesperson about Canada’s airports support travel and tourism industry call to remove obstacles to international flights, including testing and advisories.

Alan speaks with Collingwood Mayor Brian Saunderson about the unexpected population growth his town has seen over the last couple of years.

Alan speaks with Dr. Erica Pimentel, a professor at the Smith School of Business at Queen’s University who has focused her academic research on cryptocurrency, bitcoin and NFTs, about how the trucker protests and cryptocurrency mentality go hand-in-hand.

Alan chats with Tanya Short, director and chief executive of independent game studio, Kitfox Games, about Microsoft's mega-deal and what implications that has for smaller video game makers.

Alan chats with Michael Haan, director of the Statistics Canada Research Data Centre at Western University about the 2021 census - and how Toronto lost thousands of people to other parts of Canada.

Alan speaks with Jessica Davis, President, Insight Threat Intelligence and Former Security Analyst, about the Convoy Protests and how Canadian intelligence agencies never saw this coming.

Alan speaks with Dr. Noel Gibney, professor emeritus in the department of critical care medicine at the University of Alberta, about his concerns with Premier Kenney lifting COVID restrictions in Alberta.

Alan speaks with Richard Vanderlubbe, president of Hamilton-based Tripcentral.ca, about calls for restriction rollbacks as demand for travel inceases.

Alan chats with Toronto Star Movie Critic Peter Howell about the 2022 Oscar nominations.

Alan speaks with Andrew Cohen, journalist, professor at Carleton University and author of Two Days in June: John F. Kennedy and the 48 Hours That Made History,  about how the Convoy Protests is the October Crisis revisited. 

Alan chats with Tim Powers, chairman of Summa Strategies, about Pierre Poilievre announcing he's in the race for the Conservative leadership.

Alan speaks with Alison Herman, Staff Writer covering TV for The Ringer, about 'Pam & Tommy'.

Alan speaks with Dr. Stephanie Carvin, Associate Professor of International Relations at Carleton University and Former National Security Analyst, about the freedom protests, Ottawa's response and concerns with foreign funds.

Alan speaks with Greg Lyle, President and Founder, Innovative Research Group, about how protesters are alienating potential supporters.

Alan speaks with Eric Kennedy, Assistant Professor of Disaster and Emergency Management at York University, about the failure of policing in Ottawa during the convoy protests.

Alan speaks with Dr. Mac Ross, Assistant Professor of Kinesiology at Western University, about how Olympic athletes' freedom of speech is silenced by the International Olympic Committee.

Alan speaks with Dr. Carl Erik Fisher, addiction physician and author of The Urge: Our History of Addiction, about his new book and why our language around addiction needs to change.

Alan speaks with Dr. Amy Proal, a microbiologist at the PolyBio Research Foundation in California, about research into long COVID.

Alan speaks with Alex Boutilier, Global News Senior National Politics Reporter, about the Conservative Party giving Erin O'Toole the boot - and what's to come for the CPC.

Alan chats with Patrick Neary, an exercise physiologist and professor in the faculty of kinesiology and health studies at the University of Regina, about using cannabis to prevent concussions.

Alan speaks with infectious diseases physician Dr. Sumon Chakrabarti about EU countries easing COVID restrictions - and whether Canada is ready to follow.

Alan speaks with Dr. Eric Kaufmann, a Canadian professor of politics at the University of London and author of the book, White Shift: Populism, Immigration and the Future of White Majority, about the convoy protests and the shift in Canadian politics.

Alan speaks with Dr. Julia Carroll, Dermatologist at Compass Dermatology in Toronto, about sun safety and how you can get involved in the 7Summits Challenge.

Alan speaks with Jamie Ellerton, Strategist and Principal of Conaptus, about the future of the Conservative Party of Canada - and whether or not Erin O'Toole will continue to lead the party.

Alan Carter talks with Jennifer Cheong, regional director of Ontario, Orangetheory Fitness about Monday bringing some much-needed relief for business owners.  

Alan Carter talks with Marc-Anthony Sinagoga,Toronto Comedian and Founder of FunnyMan Inc. about a parody video of Doug Ford shoveling snow.

Alan speaks with Flavio Volpe, head of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers Association, about the first all-Canadian electric vehicle. 

Alan speaks with Dr. Barbara Perry, Professor and Director of the Centre on Hate, Bias and Extremism at Ontario Tech University, about Freedom Convoy 2022.

Alan speaks with Mike Moffatt, senior director with the Smart Prosperity Institute and study co-author, about how a broken forecasting system has resulted in a housing shortage in the GTAH.

Alan speaks with Alan Cross, Musicologist, Host of The Ongoing History of New Music, about Neil Young threatening to pull his music from streaming giant Spotify if they continue to allow vaccine misinformation on their platform.

Alan speaks with Dr. Samantha Wells, Senior Director at CAMH’s Institute for Mental Health Policy Research, about Canadians' mental well-being as COVID-19 drags on.

Alan chats with Global News Senior Business Correspondent Anne Gaviola about how social media influences investing behaviours.

Alan Carter talks with Jamie Mauraucher, health reporter, Digital Broadcast Journalist, Global News about a majority of Canadians support more COVID-19 restrictions for unvaccinated: poll

Alan Carter talks with Bradly G. Wouters, Senior Scientist, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Executive Vice-President, Science and Research University Health Network about Omicron sub-variant BA.2 ‘under investigation  

Alan speaks with Hayley Thompson, project manager, Toronto's Drug Checking Service, about the importance of drug checking in harm-reduction services.

Alan speaks with Dr. Doug Fraser, one of the founders of London-based Neurolytix, about how a new test can detect biomarkers in the blood and determine whether or not someone has suffered from a concussion.

Alan chats with Olivia Howell, Founder of Fresh Starts Registry, about how divorce should be celebrated and how a registry can help people put their life back together. 

Alan speaks with Michael Graydon CEO of Food, Health & Consumer Products of Canada, about the factors contributing to the increase in food prices.

Alan speaks with Fran Bell, General Manager and Co-owner, The Lakeview Restaurant, about restaurants given the go-ahead to reopen at 50% capacity on January 31st.

Alan speaks with Dr. Robert Fowler, a senior scientist at Sunnybrook and co-author of the study, about how Remdesivir can help COVID-19 patient outcomes.

Alan chats with Richard Lyall, president of the Residential Construction Council of Ontario, about fears of a mass exodus from the skilled trades.

Alan speaks with Dr. Matthew Light, associate professor of criminology and European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies, University of Toronto, about Canada's role in aiding Ukraine ahead of Russia's likely invasion.

Alan speaks with Jessica Mudry, Chair of the School of Professional Communication and director of the Healthcare User Experience Lab at Ryerson University, about how inconsistent COVID-19 messaging has been detrimental in our fight against the virus.

Alan speaks with Global News Reporter Ashleigh Stewart about how a group of Canadian doctors are not only spreading misinformation, but undermining our collective fight against COVID-19.

Alan speaks with Dr. Mike McKay, executive director of the University of Windsor’s Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research, about what wastewater data tells us about Omicron.

Alan speaks with Karen Littlewood, the president of the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation, about school boards hiring uncertified emergency staff as schools reopen.

Alan Carter talks with Angelyn Francis, Toronto Star, Equity and Inequality Reporter about how to successfully take a social media detox.

Alan Carter talks with Dr. Aisha Khatib, MD, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Family & Community Medicine, University of Toronto, Clinical Director of Travel Medicine, Medcan Canada, American Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene about delivering a baby ‘Miracle’ on a plane.

Alan speaks with Mike Millian, President of the Private Motor Truck Council of Canada, about Ottawa going ahead with vaccine mandate for cross-border truckers after issuing a reversal in 'error'.

Alan chats with Toronto Star movie critic Peter Howell for a look ahead to the Oscars - and what films you should watch beforehand. 

Alan speaks with Dr. Amy Hurford, mathematics professor at Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador, about how Omicron is making COVID-19 tracking difficult.

Alan speaks with Dr. Ripudaman Minhas, a pediatrician at St. Michael’s Hospital, about why Peel Region is seeing below-average child vaccination rates.

Alan speaks with Dr. Sandra Black, Professor of Medicine in the division of Neurology at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, U of Toronto working in the field of dementia for over 30 years.

Alan speaks with Dr. Natasha Tusikov, an assistant professor of Criminology at York University and author of Chokepoints: Global Private Regulation on the Internet, about why Canada needs to pass substantive legislation that reins in the powerful tech giants behind the world of social media.

Alan speaks with Mike Millian, President of the Private Motor Truck Council of Canada, about how the vaccine mandate for essential workers at land border crossings will affect our day-to-day lives.

Alan chats with freelance journalist Luke Winkie about his latest in Slate about the daily word game Wordle. 

Alan chats with  Dr. Gregory Tasian, pediatric urologist at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, lead author of the study, about the impact of climate change on our health - and specifically, the rise in kidney stones.

Alan speaks with Pedro Antunes, Chief Economist with Conference Board of Canada, about Omicron's economic impact.

Alan Carter talks with Councillor Brad Bradford, represents Ward 19 Beaches—East York about city of Toronto golf courses and access to green spaces

Alan Carter talks with Dr Peter Juni, Scientific Director of Ontario COVID-19 Science Advisory Table about what kind of masks we should be wearing, as well as ICU numbers and Omicron.

Alan chats with former commercial airline pilot Louis-Eric Mongrain, about flight protocols and why the pilot and crew chose not to divert the flight once the party broke out.

Alan speaks with Aurel Braun, Professor of international relations and political science at the University of Toronto and an associate of the Davis Centre at Harvard University, about the unrest in Kazakhstan. 

Alan speaks with Dr. Joe Young, Professor in the School of Public Affairs at American University, about the Capitol Riots - and the risk of more political violence with the deepening divisions in the U.S.

Alan speaks with Dr. Michael Haddad, Chief of Staff at Bluewater Health In Sarnia, about their concerning ICU situation - and the importance of hunkering down during this wave.

Alan speaks with Roy MacSkimming, author of the novels Laurier in Love and Macdonald, about Canada's experience with an 'insurrection' and how it parallels last year's riots on the U.S. Capitol.

Alan chats with Colin Espie, professor of sleep medicine at the University of Oxford, about why COVID-19 (and other stressors) are keeping you up at night.

Alan speaks with Dr. Sylvain Charlebois, professor in food distribution and policy, and senior director of the AgriFood Analytics Lab at Dalhousie University, about the Canada/U.S. dairy dispute - and who actually came out on top.

Alan chats with Steve Joordens, Professor of psychology at University Toronto-Scarborough, about addressing anxieties with the return of virtual learning.

Alan speaks with Stephen Maher, Contributing editor at Maclean’s, about where most COVID-19 misinformation stems from.

Alan speaks with Anne-Marie Longpre, secondary school teacher, head of the English department at Marc Garneau Collegiate, about the Ford government moving schools to virtual learning.

Alan chats with Dr. Mark Rasenick, a distinguished professor of physiology and psychiatry at the University of Illinois Chicago College of Medicine and lead author of the study, about a biomarker for depression.

Alan chats with Dr. John Holden, Assistant Professor in the department of management, researching sports law at Oklahoma State University, about how sports cards could be a way to get students more engaged in math curriculum. 

Alan speaks with Dr. John Granton, a critical care physician and interim medical director of Health Services at University Health Network, about new isolation rules for health-care workers that balances theoretical COVID risk vs. the safety of patients.

Alan speaks with  Natasha Ferguson, CEO of Toronto-based construction company Ethelfox Construct, about the hurdles women in construction face - starting with gear that fits.

Alan chats with Martin Barstow, Professor of Astrophysics and Space Science, University of Leicester, about the James Webb telescope - and how it can uncover the universe's best-kept secrets.

Alan speaks with Dr. Janine Hubbard, Pediatric and adolescent Psychologist based in St. john’s Newfoundland, about addressing anxiety over the holidays - and how we might benefit from a 'worry box'. 

Alan Carter talks to Mike Colle, Councillor Ward 8, Eglinton about Toronto city council calling for provincial task force on vehicle thefts.

Peter Howell is the movie critic for the Toronto Star talks about Spiderman breaking box office records.  Are superhero movies cinema?

Bryant Vernon, Chief Claims Officer, Aviva Canada talks about Video games. The gamer kids are all right — online video games teach skills useful in work and life.

Alan Carter talks with Dr. Allison McGeer, Canadian infectious disease specialist in the Sinai Health System, a Professor at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health and a Senior Clinician Scientist at the Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute. The latest data on omicron. How long until we know the severity of omicron? What if we are ALL vaxxed, all have rapid tested, Can we gather more than 10 indoors?

Alan speaks with Dr. Samantha Wells, Senior Director at CAMH’s Institute for Mental Health Policy Research, about how family members can be affected when a loved one has a substance use challenge.

Alan chats with Marty Firestone, Travel Insurance Broker with Travel Secure, about confusing travel advisories - and whether or not COVID-related insurance is guaranteed for Canadians traveling abroad.

Alan speaks with Dr. Lori Turnbull, Associate Professor of Political Science and Director of the School of Public Administration at Dalhousie University, about a number of federal issues, including PM Trudeau's new mandate letters for his cabinet.

Alan speaks with David Shipley, Cyber security expert and CEO of Beauceron Security, about a new concerning website that uses AI to 'remove' clothing from non-nude photos, creating nonconsensual pornographic deepfakes.

Alan speaks with Dr. Ioana Lupu, Associate Professor of Management Control at the Essec Business School, about 'optimal busyness'. 

Alan speaks with Cathy Abraham, president of the Ontario Public School Boards’ Association, about the potential of having to pivot to online learning following the winter break.

Alan chats with  Dr. Lisa Cohen, Associate Professor of Organizational Behaviour and director of equity diversity and inclusion at Desautels Faculty of Management at McGill University, about the impact of delaying return-to-work plans.

Alan chats with Tim Requarth, Lecturer in Science and Writing at NYU and a contributing writer at Slate, about Americans attitude towards COVID-19 response.

Alan gets nostalgic with Toronto Star reporter Christine Dobby about childhood Christmases.

Alan speaks with Dakoda Trithara, PhD candidate in the department of political science at the University of Calgary, about how online video games being used by political parties.

Alan chats with James Rilett, Vice-President, Central Canada for Restaurants Canada, about restaurants getting a break on liquor prices - and the impact Omicron has had on holiday reservations.

Alan speaks with Dr. Andrew Morris, Infectious diseases physician, about expanding COVID booster shot capacity & hunkering down to curb the spread of Omicron.

Alan chats with Jeffrey Orridge, CEO of TVO, about being one year into his tenure as CEO and the educational-network's role in Ontario’s Education system.

Alan speaks with Catherine McDonald, Global News Toronto Crime Reporter, about the new information in the unsolved murder of Honey and Barry Sherman.

Alan speaks with Dr. Adam Kassam, a Toronto physiatrist and president of the Ontario Medical Association, about what to expect with year 3 of the pandemic.

Alan speaks with  Alejandro de la Garza, Reporter for TIME in New York City, about why Elon Musk is TIME's person of the year.

Alan chats with Joanna Kyriazis, senior policy adviser at Clean Energy Canada, about what Ontario's auto strategy is missing when it comes to encouraging domestic sales of EVs.

Alan speaks with Dr. Bradly Wouters, executive vice-president of science and research at the University Health Network in Toronto, about speeding up Ontario's rollout of COVID booster shots.

Alan chats with Debbie Zimmerman, CEO of the Grape Growers of Ontario, about the challenges Ontario grape growers and winemakers are facing this holiday season.

Alan speaks with Deena Ladd, Executive Director of the Workers’ Action Centre, about why the Ontario’s Workforce Recovery Advisory Committee report is a let-down for gig workers.

Alan speaks with Robyn Urback, Columnist for the Globe and Mail, about why Premier Ford's daughter Krista Haynes is now fair game in media coverage after her appearance at The Christian Fight for Freedom event.  

Alan chats with Dr. Michael Chaiton, Independent scientist at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Director of Research at the Ontario Tobacco Research Unit and Associate Professor with the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, about New Zealand's plan to ban young people from buying cigarettes.

Alan speaks with Tracy Johnson, Director of health system analytics at the Canadian Institute for Health Information, about COVID-19's impact on surgical procedures.

Alan speaks with Dr. Rohinton Medhora, chair of Ontario Workforce Recovery Advisory Committee, about the report that calls on the province to develop a worker benefits plan not tied to employers.

Alan speaks with Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change and MP for Laurier—Sainte-Marie, Quebec, about Canada's climate change plan.

Alan speaks with Kyro Maseh, Pharmacist and Owner of Lawlor Pharmacy in Toronto’s East End, about why it's time to make COVID rapid tests accessible to Ontarians.

Alan chats with Dr. Alec Couros, professor of educational technology and media at the University of Regina, about Instagram's 'Take a Break' feature.

Alan speaks with Dr. Alexander Lanoszka, Assistant Professor of International Relations at the University of Waterloo.

Alan chats with Alex Boutilier, National Politics Reporter for Global News about Canada’s electronic spy agency conducting cyber operations against foreign hackers to “impose a cost” for the growing levels of cybercrime.

Alan speaks with Dr. Fiona Smaill, McMaster professor of pathology and molecular medicine, who is leading the clinical trial of inhaled coronavirus vaccines.

Alan chats with Dr. Lesley Fellows, a professor of neurology and neurosurgery at McGill University, about how social experiences impacts brain health.

Alan speaks with Dr. Jordan Fairbairn, Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology at King’s University College at Western University in London about femicide - and the media's role in covering it.

Alan speaks with Glenn McGillivray, managing director of the Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction and an adjunct professor of disaster and emergency management at York University, about why Canada needs to get ahead of the next natural disaster.

Alan speaks with Danny Caine, owner of The Raven Book Store in Kansas and Author of, How to Resist Amazon and Why.

Alan speaks with Raptors Superfan Nav Bhatia about actor Kal Penn starring and producing a Hollywood movie about him.    

Alan speaks with Dr. Kristopher  Wells, Associate Professor and Canada Research Chair for the Public Understanding of Sexual and Gender Minority Youth at MacEwan University in Edmonton, about the significance of banning conversion therapy in Canada.

Alan chats with Andrew D’Amours, Co-founder of FlyTrippers, about how Omicron might disrupt your travel plans.

Alan chats with  Michael Farrell, former director of Cornell University's Uihlein Forest, a maple syrup research and extension field station in Lake Placid, N.Y. and now Co-Founder and CEO of New Leaf Tree Syrups, about tapping into maple syrup strategic reserves.

Alan speaks with Mary Birdsell, Executive Director, Justice for Children and Youth, about the court challenge. 

Alan chats with Danielle Husar, Striker with Field Hockey Canada’s Junior Women’s National Team, about being stuck in South Africa as Omicron travel bans are in effect.

Alan speaks with Mohammed Hashim, executive director of the Canadian Race Relations Foundation, about new research that found Canadians want government action on online hatred and discrimination. 

Alan speaks with Dr. Leigh Vanderloo, Exercise Scientist with ParticipAction, about why Canadian adults scored a big fat 'F' in this year's report.

Alan chats with Alex Boyd, Reporter with The Star’s Calgary Bureau, who made it back to Canada just as Omicron travel bans hit.

Alan Carter talks with Adam Oldfield, Global News Radio 640 tech expert, President of FPM3.com about Twitter CEO, Jack Dorsey stepping down

Francesco Ventura, researcher at the University of Lisbon and co-author of the study which suggests albatrosses - some of the world's most loyal creatures - are "divorcing" more.

Melissa Lantsman,  Conservative MP for Thornhill and Conservative Shadow Minister for Transport talks about the Speech from the Throne and the Liberal’s Fall economic update.

Alan Carter talks with Paul Meyer, adjunct professor of international studies at Simon Fraser University and a fellow of the Outer Space Institute about 1967 Outer Space Treaty and earlier this week, astronauts onboard the International Space Station rushed to seek shelter from a cloud of orbital debris - space junk - created by the testing of anti-satellite (ASAT) capabilities by Russia.

Alan Carter talks with Ryan McNeil, assistant professor of medicine and director of harm-reduction research at Yale University about the Opioid Crisis, and the rise of Benzo Dope

Alan speaks with Stephen Laskowski, president of the Canadian Trucking Alliance.

Alan chats with James Rilett, Vice President of Central Canada for Restaurants Canada, about the need to end QR code menus in restaurants.

Alan speaks with Dr. Zebulon Vance Miletsky, historian and an Associate Professor of Africana Studies at Stony Brook University in New York.

Alan speaks with Dr. Leslie Buckley, Chief of the addictions at CAMH, about the toll alcohol convenience has on our health.

Alan speaks with Carissima Mathen, professor of constitutional and criminal law at the University of Ottawa. Author of, Courts Without Cases: The Law and Politics of Advisory Opinions about the indispensable role of defence lawyers in our justice system.

Alan speaks with Dr. Anna Banerji, Pediatric infectious diseases specialist and Associate Professor with the University of Toronto’s faculty of Medicine and the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, about the anticipated approval of Pfizer's COVID vaccine for children 5-11 years old.

Alan with Andrew Holland, National Media Relations Director for the Nature Conservancy of Canada, about wild boars on the loose in Pickering.

Alan speaks with Dr. Carmen Celestini, a professor at the University of Waterloo and a fellow working with The Disinformation Project at Simon Fraser University, about the need for TikTok to curb the spread of hoaxes and conspiracy theories on the app.

Alan speaks with Kate Harrison, Vice-Chair of Summa Strategies, about CPC leader Erin O'Toole giving Sen. Batters the boot from caucus after launching leadership review petition.

Alan speaks with Julian Savulescu, Director of the Oxford Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics at the University of Oxford, about the ethics behind 'selective' lockdowns.

Alan speaks with Dr. Brent Ward, co-director of the Centre for Natural Hazards Research at Simon Fraser University, about the severe rainfall & flooding in B.C. - and how we can expect more of extreme weather events.

Alan chats with Dr. Stephanie Chouinard, Associate Professor of Political Science at Royal Military College of Canada, about Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole facing a new challenge in his bid to hold onto the party leadership.

Alan speaks with Dr. Julia Orkin, Pediatrician with Sick Kids Hospital, Medical Director of their vaccine hotline about what's behind the lower vaccination rate in kids born in 2009.  

Alan speaks with Ahmar Khan, National Online Journalist for Global News, about how foreign-trained doctors living in Canada remain sidelined due to credentialing and licensing policies.

Alan speaks with Zeynab Ziaie, Toronto-based immigration lawyer, about a new software system used by Canadian immigration officials that's led to an uptick in study permit refusals. 

Guest host Mark Carcasole speaks with Ahmed Al-Rawi, assistant professor at the School of Communication at Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, B.C, who focuses on disinformation, about the Plant a Tree campaign - and 'clicktivism'.

Guest host Mark Carcasole chats with Demar Grant, Co-creator of the Album Mode podcast, about Travis Scott's 'Astroworld' and why it got so out of hand. You can read Demar's piece in the Globe & Mail

Guest host Mark Carcasole chats with Dr. James Danckert, Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience at University of Waterloo and co-author of the book Out of my skull: The psychology of boredom, about our fascination with 'slow TV'.

Guest host Mark Carcasole speaks with John Sterman, a professor of system dynamics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, about why our purchases might not be as 'green' as we think.

Guest host Mark Carcasole speaks with Dr. Michelle Cohen, Rural-based family physician, about the increase of online hate directed at physicians.

Guest host Mark Carcasole chats with Andrew D’Amours, co-founder of the travel information website, Flytrippers, about free COVID tests for Canadians returning home from the U.S.

Guest host Mark Carcasole speaks with Nick Booth, CEO of True Patriot Love Foundation.

Guest host Mark Carcasole speaks with Jason To, High school mathematics teacher and Coordinator of Secondary Mathematics and Academic Pathways in the Toronto District School Board, about destreaming - and why more work needs to be done.

Guest host Mark Carcasole speaks with Dr. Brooke Struck, Research Director at The Decision Lab, about a new report that provides insight financial planners can use to better engage with millennials. 

Guest host Mark Carcasole chats with Luc Houle, Toronto-based designer & Creator of Johnny Footwear, about sustainable footwear.

Guest host Mark Carcasole speaks with Dr. Monika Dutt, Family physician and medical officer of health for the central and western parts of Newfoundland and Labrador, about the need for a national physician licence. 

Guest host Mark Carcasole speaks with  Dr. Chris Bruckert, Criminology professor at the University of Ottawa and co-author of the report, ‘In Harms Way: the epidemic of violence against education support workers in Ontario’.    

Guest host Mark Carcasole speaks with Drew Dilkens, the mayor of Windsor, Ontario, about the need to end pricey PCR COVID tests for fully vaccinated travellers at the Canada-U.S. land border.

Guest host Mark Carcasole speaks with Suzanne Duncan, vice president of philanthropy at the Canadian Women’s Foundation, about the viral hand signal that the CWF brought to life.

Guest host Mark Carcasole chats with personal finance expert Rubina Ahmed-Haq about cross-border shopping - and if shopping deals are worth the trip.

Guest host Mark Carcasole speaks with  John Percy, president of Destination Niagara U.S.A, about the reopening of the Canada-U.S. border - and what that means for the local economy. 

Alan speaks with Jessica Davis, President & Principal Consultant at Insight Threat Intelligence, former CSIS analyst, about how disruptive the COVID-19 pandemic has been to Canada's National Security.

Alan speaks with Dr. Mark McIntyre, Pharmacotherapy specialist and adjunct lecturer with the Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy at the University of Toronto, about Merck's antiviral pill that will be used to treat COVID-19 patients.

Alan speaks with Dr. Naheed Dosani, a palliative care physician and health equity lead at Kensington Health in Toronto, about the Ford government's decision to not mandate COVID-19 vaccinations for hospital workers.

Alan chats with Tech Expert Adam Oldfield about Facebook shutting down its facial-recognition system and why Apple is halting iPad production.

Alan speaks with Dr. Courtney Howard, an emergency room physician in Yellowknife and past president of the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment, about the need to create a greener health-care system.

Alan speaks with Aengus Bridgman, director of the Canadian Election Misinformation Project, about the Elections Canada survey that found a number of Canadians have a 'conspiracy mindset'.

Alan chats with Craig Pickthorne, Communications Coordinator for the Ontario Living Wage Network, about Premier Ford's announmcent of boosting minimum wage to $15 per hour - and whether or not that amount goes far enough.

Alan chats with Richard Powers, Associate Professor and National Academic Director at the Rotman School of Management, about what to expect from Ed Rogers day in court.

Alan speaks with Dr. Andrea Gonzalez, Associate Professor and Canada Research Chair in Family Health and Preventive Interventions at McMaster University, about COVID-19's impact on families well-being.

Alan chats with Craig Silverman, Reporter for Pro Publica, about Mark Zuckerberg's 'Meta'.

Alan speaks with Dr. Jeffrey Pernica, Head of Infectious Diseases in the department of pediatrics at McMaster University and McMaster Children’s Hospital, about concerns with indoor sports - even for those fully vaccinated.

Alan chats with Erin Benjamin, President & CEO of the Canadian Live Music Association, about concert venues returning to full capacity - and what that means for upcoming shows.

Alan speaks with Ontario Green Party leader Mike Schreiner about his party's roadmap to net-zero to tackle climate emergency.

Alan speaks with Michael Spratt, Criminal lawyer and Partner at Abergel Goldstein and Partners, 

Alan chats with Clay Charters, President and CEO of the Santa Claus Parade, about Ontario lifting capacity limits for organized outdoor events - and if this change will impact the Toronto's Santa Claus Parade.

Alan speaks with Lori Spadorcia, vice-president of public affairs and partnerships at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, about Canada's first mental health and addictions ministry - and what's needed to make it work.

Alan speaks with Dr. Kate Allan,  post-doctoral fellow at the Centre for Vaccine-Preventable Diseases at the University of Toronto, about how to help vaccine-hesitant parents get their kids vaccinated.

Alan speaks with Sheera Frenkel, New York Times Tech Reporter and Co-Author of ‘An Ugly Truth - Inside Facebook’s Battle for Domination’, about the Facebook Papers.

Alan chats with Sabina Vohra-Miller, Founder of Unambiguous Science and Doctor of Public Health student, about safe practices for trick-or-treating this Halloween.

Alan speaks with Dr. Barry Pakes, Program Director of Public Health and Preventive Medicine at the University of Toronto, about Ontario lifting capacity restrictions in bars & gyms, as well as experts predicting more cases of the flu this season.

Alan chats with Lior Samfiru, Employment Lawyer and Co-Founding Partner at Samfiru Tumarkin LLP, about Ontario proposing banning non-compete clauses & right-to-disconnect laws.

Alan speaks with Christine Dobby, Business Reporter with the Toronto Star, about the latest on the Rogers family boardroom feud.

Alan speaks with Dr. David Brennan, professor, Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work at the University of Toronto, about Netflix employees walking out earlier this week after their streaming giants handling of Dave Chapelle's anti-transgender comments.

Alan speaks with Dr. Dimitry Anastakis, a professor at the Rotman School of Management and expert on Canadian business, about the latest developments in the Rogers family feud. 

Alan speaks with Jennifer Gerdts, Executive Director of Food Allergy Canada, about the rise of food allergies around the world.

Alan chats with David Ian Gray, Founder of DIG 360 Consulting, about consumer shortages ahead of Christmas shopping season.

Alan speaks with tech expert Adam Oldfield about Facebook's plans to rebrand and rename itself to better reflect its focus on building the metaverse.

Alan chats with Akil Augustine, Host and producer for NBA TV Canada, about the Raptors return to Toronto.

Alan chats with Kim Richardson, President of the Truck Training Schools Association of Ontario, about the new legislation - is it welcomed and will it be enforceable? 

Alan chats with Patty Coates, president of the Ontario Federation of Labour, about the Ford government pitching themselves as the party for workers.

Alan speaks with Claudio Ruiz, Executive Director of the Immigrants Working Centre, about Premier Ford's remarks on immigrants hoping to live in Ontario.

Alan speaks with Dr. Sandra Wheatley, a social psychologist with a special interest in families and parenting, about why 'Squid Game' might encourage children to turn a blind eye to violence.

Alan chats with Jamie Savage, CEO and founder of Toronto-based recruitment company The Leadership Agency, about the idea of a 4-day work week & how it's working for her business.

Alan speaks with Deena Ladd, Executive Director of the Workers’ Action Centre, about the Ford government's proposed legislation that would license temporary agencies, recruiters to crack down on worker exploitation. 

Alan speaks with Toronto-based journalist Luc Rinaldi about The Church of God (Restoration) and Pastor Henry Hildebrandt - and why his anti-vax & distrust of government gospel is spreading.    

Alan chats with Therese DeGrace, worked in restaurants for 30-years, about what caused her and others to leave the industry.

Alan speaks with  Rocco Rossi, President and CEO of the Ontario Chamber of Commerce, about Ontario's vaccine certificate QR codes.

Alan speaks with writer Bee Quammie about how James Bond creator Sir Ian Fleming romanticized Jamaica - and disregarded the realities of those living and working there.

Alan chats with Rory Johnston, founder of the Commodity Context newsletter, managing director at Price Street, about why your home heating bill will likely go up this winter.

Alan speaks with Mark Bourrie, a lawyer based in Ottawa, about anti-SLAPP legislation & the case of a Woodbridge company that was ordered to pay thousands in damages for trying to "bully" a client who wrote negative online reviews.    

Alan chats with Scott Stinson, National Sports Columnist for Post Media, 

Alan speaks with Dr. Nili Kaplan-Myrth, a family physician based in Ottawa, about needing the province to prioritize family medicine in the roll out of flu shots.

Alan speaks with Larry Isaacs, owner of the Firkin Group of Pubs, about the Ford government increasing capacity limits for sports & concert venues but not restaurants.

Alan Carter talks with Carolyn Fern, Ont Coalition for better child care about the following: Has the pandemic really changed Doug Ford? A decent child-care deal would be a start in proving it.

Alan Carter talks with Dr. Jason Fischer, division head of the SickKids emergency department who talks about Toronto hospitals report surge in sick kids as some pediatricians still won't see them in person.

Lesley Keyter, The Travel Lady, and travel expert talks about vaccination rules for travel and how it impacts travelers and the tourism industry in Canada.

Dr Atul Khullar, Medical Director, Northern Alberta Sleep Clinic, Senior Consultant. Medsleep, Associate clinical professor, University of Alberta talks about a study that says Toronto is among the worst sleepers in the world.

Dr Derek MacDonald, Waterloo based optometrist, PAST PRESIDENT Ontario Association of Optometrists talks about optometrist rally today. Optometrists, optometry students, patients, and MPPs from across Ontario will come together at Toronto’s Queen’s Park to safely protest the Ford government’s inaction for ensuring a sustainable eye care system for children, seniors, and adults impacted by eye diseases like diabetes.

Alan Carter talks with Dr Sumon Chakrabarti, infectious diseases specialist in Mississauga, TrilliumHealth Partners about Risk of getting COVID-19 from grocery store surfaces is low, University of Guelph study finds | Globalnews.ca

Alan speaks with Dr. William Reichman, president and chief executive officer of Baycrest Health Sciences, about how Canadians can prevent dementia.  

Alan chats with Dr. Brett Caraway, Professor of Media Economics at the University of Toronto and the Program Director for the Digital Enterprise Management program, about the cause behind Facebook's global outage.

Alan speaks with Dr. Iris Gorfinkel, family physician and vaccine researcher, about the increase in medical exemptions.

Alan speaks with Sean Van Koughnett, associate vice president and dean of students at McMaster University, about the 'fake' McMaster homecoming event that got out of control on Saturday.

Alan chats with Ontario Green Party Leader Mike Schreiner about the PC government's throne speech - and what was missing from it.

Alan chats with Sabrina Nanji, Reporter with Queen’s Park Observer, about the unofficial start to the provincial election campaign.

Alan chats with  Glenn Gaesser, professor of Exercise Physiology in the College of Health Solutions at Arizona State University, about why exercise is more important than weight loss for a longer life.

Alan speaks with Patrick Penfield, a professor of practice in supply chain management and director of executive education Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University, about why you should get a head start on your Christmas shopping.

Alan chats with John Mascarin is a lawyer and Partner in the Municipal and Land Use Planning Group at Aird & Berlis LLP, about Toronto losing it's bid at the Supreme Court of Canada to overturn Premier Ford's cut to city council.

Alan speaks with Sarah Clarke, child protection lawyer, member of the legal team with the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society

Alan speaks with Katherine Takpannie, Inuk photographer based in Ottawa, winner of the 2020 New Generation photography award from the National Gallery of Canada about what National Day for Truth & Reconciliation means to her. You can check out Katherine's photography at The Peel Art Gallery, Museum and Archives 

Alan speaks with Dr. Dionne Aleman, Associate Professor of Industrial Engineering at the University of Toronto, about the risk of rising COVID cases in children.

Alan speaks with Dr. Leslie Buckley, Chief of the addictions at CAMH, about the need for decriminalization to combat Canada's opioid crisis.

Alan chats with Dr. David Skillicorn, professor at the School of Computing at Queen’s University, about his concerns with Huawei's possible involvement with Canada's 5G infrastructure.

Alan speaks with Cody Groat, Assistant Professor in the Department of History and the Indigenous Studies Program at Western University. Cody is Kanyen'kehaka (Mohawk) and a band member of Six Nations of the Grand River. His father is a survivor of the Sixties Scoop, and his grandparents, were survivors of the Mohawk Institute Residential School. 

Alan chats with Jamie Ellerton, Principal at strategic and public relations firm Conaptus Limited, about the Green Party's future.

Alan speaks with Dr. Christian Leuprecht, Professor at the Royal Military College and Queen’s University, and senior fellow at the Macdonald Laurier Institute. And a member of the board of directors of the German Institute for Defence and Strategic Studies and lectures regularly at the Staff College of the German Bundeswehr about a post-Merkel Germany.

Alan chats with Dr. Stephanie Carvin, Former National Security Analyst, Associate Professor of International Relations at Carleton University. Author of, Stand on Guard: Reassessing Threats to Canada's National Security, about China releasing the two Michaels.

Alan speaks with Margaret McCuaig-Johnston, a former senior government official who worked on China issues and now Senior Fellow at the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Ottawa, about the return of the two Michaels - and Canada's relationship with China moving forward.

Dr Doris Grinspun, RNAO's Chief Executive Officer and Dianne Martin, CEO Registered Practical Nurses Association of Ontario talk about the nursing shortage in Quebec and Ontario The Quebec government has announced it will provide nurses with financial bonuses of up to $18,000 as part of its emergency plan to fix the staffing crisis in the province's health-care network. 

Alan Carter speaks with Ian Williams, author of DISORIENTATION: Being Black in the World, Scotiabank Giller Prize-winner

Alan Carter speaks with Alise Mills Senior Associate with Sussex Strategy Group and Conservative strategist about the federal election results and future for Erin O'Toole.    

Alan Carter speaks with Stéphanie Chouinard, Associate Professor of Political Science at Royal Military College about the post election results and the future of Conservatism in Canada?

Alan speaks with Dr. Stephanie Carvin, Former National Security Analyst and Associate Professor of International Relations  at Carleton University, about AUKUS - and whether or not Canada was left out of the deal.

Alan speaks with Dr. Barbara Perry, Professor and director of the Centre on Hate, Bias and Extremism at Ontario Tech University, about extremism in the PPC.

Alan speaks with Alex Boyd, Alberta-based national reporter for the Toronto Star, about Alberta implementing a proof-of-vaccination program as the province's COVID situation overwhelms ICUs.

Alan speaks with Timothy Caulfield Zoom, Canada Research Chair in Health Law & Policy, Professor at the University of Alberta, about how poor public health policies resulted in Alberta's health emergency.    

Alan chats with Steve Paikin, Host of The Agenda on TVO, about why he believes the Aurora­–Oak Ridges–Richmond Hill riding is the one to watch this federal election. You can read Steve's piece on TVO

Alan speaks with Dr. Scott MacDonald, physician lead at Providence Crosstown Clinic in Vancouver, British Columbia, about tackling opioid addiction by prescribing medical grade heroin.

Alan speaks with Chris Aylward, national president of the Public Service Alliance of Canada, about why unions aren't buying Conservative leader Erin O'Toole's 'worker-friendly' pitch.

Alan speaks with Joel Bakan, professor in the Peter Allard School of Law at the University of British Columbia, about federal leaders promising to criminalize protests - and whether or not they'd be challenged in court.

Alan chats with David Shipley, cyber security expert and CEO of Beauceron Security, about a new report from Citizen Lab that found an Israeli spyware company had infected Apple products.

Alan chats with Richard Zussman, Reporter with Global BC, about BC's vaccine passport program.

Alan speaks with Reg Niganobe, Ground Council Chief of Anishinabek Nation, about the province's decision to not make Sept 30 - National Day for Truth & Reconciliation - a statutory holiday.

Alan speaks with Dr. Darryl Li, anthropologist at the University of Chicago and author of The Universal Enemy: Jihad, Empire, and the Challenge of Solidarity, about how 9/11 changed the world.

Alan speaks with Kimmy Chedel who lost her 39-year old husband Frank on September 11, 2001. Kimmy shares her family's story and how they continue to honour Frank's legacy, 20 years after his death. Learn more about Team Frank Africa  

Alan speaks with Amanda Connolly, Political Reporter for Global News, about what Canadians can expect from the English-language leaders' debate.

Alan chats with Alan Cross, Musicologist & Host of The Ongoing History of New Music, about #UnpluggedTogether, an online event to help fuel conversations on mental health and the healing power of music.

Alan speaks with John Fraser, Liberal health critic, MPP for Ottawa South, about his concerns with Norfolk-Haldimand's interim Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Matt Strauss.

Alan chats with David Clement, North America Affairs Manager for Consumer Choice Centre, about Canada's backwards regulations around selling cannabis-infused beverages.

Alan chats with Camellia Wong, communications director at Future Majority, a non-partisan not-for-profit that mobilizes young Canadians to vote, about how scrapping on-campus voting hurts democracy.

Alan speaks with child & adolescent psychologist Dr. Janine Hubbard about transitioning your kids from virtual to in-person learning.     

Alan speaks with Kristal Chopp, Mayor of Norfolk County, about her regions acting Medical Officer of Health - and why the Liberals are asking the province to veto the appointment.

Alan speaks with Vox Pop Labs' Clifton Van Der Linden about federal election seat projections and polling. 

McDonald Laurier Institute Senior Fellow Linda Nazareth joins Alan to discuss renegotiations and new opportunities in the labour market.  

HK Strategies Edward Leung speaks with Alan about the effect of Tik Tok on Canada's federal election. 

Ontario Liberal leader Steven Del Duca joins Alan to discuss the delay on vaccine passports. 

Alan Carter talks to Mustafa Farooq, Chief Executive Officer, National Council of Canadian Muslims about hate-motivated incidents and islamophobia.   

Alan Carter talks to Laryssa Waler, formerExecutive Director for Premier Doug Ford about Trudeau saying he won't back down after protesters hurl death threats, racist and sexist slurs. 

Alan Carter talks to Éric Blais, President of Headspace Marketing in Toronto about social media marketing and the fall federal election.

Alan Carter talks to Helen Long, CEO of Dying With Dignity, an advocacy group. Why is social conscience a campaign issue?

Alan speaks with Globe and Mail education reporter Caroline Alphonso about the TDSB's plan for back-to-school.

Alan speaks with former Minister of Immigration Chris Alexander about the latest updates on what is happening in Afghanistan. 

Alan speaks with IPSOS' Darrell Bricker on the details of an upcoming federal election. 

Alan discusses the federal government's announcement that vaccine passports for international travel are coming with travel expert Marty Firestone. 

Alan speaks with law professor Gerard Kennedy on whether we are able to invoke the notwithstanding clause around vaccine mandates. 

Alan speaks with Rotman's William Mitchell about Michael Spavor and Canada-China relations. 

Alan speaks with Scientific Director of Ontario's covid-19 Science Advisory Table Dr. Peter Juni about his stance that we are in a fourth wave. 

Alan speaks with Ontario Green Party leader Mike Shreiner about a new UN report on climate change. 

Alan speaks with the Canadian Federation of Independent Business' Ryan Mallough about whether vaccines should be mandatory. 

Alan speaks with American Jason Row and Canadian Kara Harris on their reunion after the Canadian border opened to Americans. 

Alan speaks with CEO of the Ontario Restaurant, Hotel and Motel Association Tony Elenis about what the Canadian border opening for Americans means for business in Ontario. 

Alan discusses the legacy of Bill Davis with Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown. 

Alan speaks with Provident Communications Inc.'s Wojtek Dabrowski about why people are changing careers more than ever before. 

Alan speaks with Global reporter Catherine McDonald about the man who allegedly dragged his dog in his car. 

Alan speaks with bioethicist Dr. Kerry Bowman about whether schools and healthcare workers should have mandatory covid vaccinations. 

Guest host Arlene Bynon is joined by parenting and technology expert Mohit Rajhans to discuss why screen time for kids is not always such a bad thing and how you can bond with your child. 

Alan speaks with Global News Radio reporter Dave Woodard about the Blue Jays' first day back. 

Alan speaks with Calgary ER physician Dr. Joe Vipond about what is happening with covid in Alberta. 

Alan speaks with CAA's Raymond Chan about a CAA poll in which half of Ontarians admit to driving dangerously. 

Alan speaks with Global's health reporter Jamie Maraucher about Hamilton's battle with opioid addiction. 

More and more businesses are supporting only the unvaccinated. Toronto Star reporter Edward Keenan speaks with Alan about what is happening in the US. 

Alan speaks with sports expert and CEO of Jam Sports Kristi Herold about the double standard in uniforms between men and women's volleyball. 

Alan speaks with St. Michael's hospital's Daniel Werb about the opioid epidemic. 

Alan speaks with Laila Paszti about her recent experience in a boating accident in which pfd's saved her life. 

Peter Trueman was Global's original news anchor in 1974. Alan speaks with Global's Susan Hay on his legacy and how much he will be missed. 

Guest host Arlene Bynon speaks with Green Party Leader Annamie Paul. 

People are quitting jobs changing careers. Alan speaks with career expert Kathryn Meisner about why this is happening and what it means for the economy. 

Alan speaks with the lead researcher of the Northern Tornadoes Project Gregory Kopp about last night's tornado in Barrie. 

Alan speaks with Sussex Strategy's Alise Mills about whether the premiers will be a factor in the federal election. 

Alan speaks with Global News reporter Mark Carcasole about concert cancellations in Canada and what the fall looks like due to impacts on border closures. 

Alan speaks with Environmental Journalist Andrew Reeves about the four species of invasive Asian carp in Ontario. 

Alan speaks with The Toronto Star's Wendy Gillis about police chiefs asking for more disciplinary powers. 

Alan speaks with bioethicist Maxwell Smith about whether vaccine passports are needed in Ontario. 

Alan speaks with Judy Anderson, a retired Canadian professor, about her upcoming trip to space on Virgin Galactic. 

Alan speaks with Ivey Business School's Mano Majumdar about his quest to petition to change the Ontario provincial flag to make it more inclusive. 

Alan speaks with Global National's Health Reporter Jamie Maraucher about whether we should be mixing vaccine doses. 

Alan speaks with gender, race and sports expert Sabrina Razack about racism in sport and why England fans reacted the way they did towards Black Brits. 

Global News Radio reporter Dave Woodard joins Alan with the latest from Detective Constable Jeffery Northrup's funeral service. 

Alan speaks with the Retail Council of Canada's Diane Brisebois about staffing issues that may be coming up in the Canadian economy post-pandemic. 

Alan speaks with travel expert Winston Sih about why people are choosing more and more alcohol-free vacations post-pandemic.