The Jerry Agar Show

On today's Party for Two, Jerry is joined by Dave Trafford, Chief Executive Producer at Story Studio Network and host of the On the Ledge podcast, to break down the top stories of the day.
Toronto has given AI the green light to help ease traffic woes. Will it work?
Astrophysicist Jesse Rogerson joins Jerry to talk about the Artemis II space mission, complete with plumbing issues and problems with Microsoft Outlook.
Jerry shares the story of a Waterloo student's interactive map to help guide students away from aggressive Canadian Geese on campus.

Jerry opens the show by talking about rising oil and gas prices, especially as Amazon, Air Canada, and WestJet add new fuel surcharges.
Jerry then turns to the story of Polymarket, the prediction‑market platform banned in Ontario, despite flyers being handed out outside a Blue Jays game. He speaks with Andreas Park, Professor of Finance at the University of Toronto.
Toronto Police Association President Clayton Campbell is here for the monthly check-in with Jerry, covering the latest policing stories in the city.
Is failing good for kids? Have you ever let your kid fail at something even though you wanted to help them succeed?

On today's Party for Two, Jerry and Barb DiGiulio break down the top stories of the day.
Jerry then speaks with Michael Aitken, co‑founder and owner of El Mariachi Tacos and Churros, about his column on how temporary foreign worker restrictions are hurting his business.
Next, it’s The Blacklocks Report, with Tom Korski, Managing Editor at Blacklocks.ca, bringing the latest federal news from Ottawa.
A Canadian activist’s ship collided with a krill trawler near Antarctica. Jerry shares his thoughts and takes your calls on this issue.

Jerry opens the show by talking about stepping up and doing what you have to do to get your foot in the door and succeed in life.
He then turns to the story of a truck driver charged for attending a Teams video conference while driving, and asks listeners: What’s the craziest thing you’ve seen other drivers do on the road?
Next, what happened to chocolate? Hershey even says it will return all Reese’s products to their classic recipe over complaints of companies using less quality ingredients. Jerry speaks with Michael von Massow, University of Guelph food economist, about why companies cut ingredients and how consumers notice the difference.
Stellantis is apparently eyeing the Brampton assembly plant for Chinese EV production, a potential deal that has drawn criticism from both the premier and the union.

It’s time for Party for Two! Jerry and today’s guest, Randi Rahamim, Managing Director at Teneo, break down the top stories of the day, including, a stolen KitKat tracker!
Jerry then looks at new polling showing that global gas and oil price hikes are squeezing Canadian households. He speaks with John Wright, veteran pollster and CEO of Canada Pulse Insights, about how widespread the financial pressure has become.
Next, Jerry explores a potential rule change that could bring more food trucks, vendors, and buskers to Toronto’s streets.
Jerry circles back to the launch of Artemis II, this time with Paul Delaney, professor emeritus in Physics and Astronomy at York University, who also tries to convince Jerry that this is something exciting.