The Jerry Agar Show

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.

Jerry opens the show by talking about Artemis II as it prepares for its moon‑orbit mission today. Jerry admits he’s underwhelmed because we are only passing the moon, but should he be excited? He speaks with Jesse Rogerson, astrophysicist and assistant professor at York University, about why this mission matters.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford is heading to Texas to talk trade and tariffs. Jerry asks former Toronto mayor John Tory whether these trade talks are meaningful.
Jerry then turns to dynamic pricing, as Old Navy experiments with real‑time price changes. He speaks with Francis Syms, Associate Dean of Information and Communications Technology at Humber Polytechnic, about how dynamic pricing works and whether consumers should brace for more of it.
Then, a look at the TTC’s financial challenges with higher costs and fewer riders than in 2019. Staff warn that even winning riders back won’t fix the system’s structural problems. Jerry speaks with Karen Stintz, political commentator and former TTC chair.

It’s time for Party for Two! Jerry and Will Stewart look into the top stories of the day.
Former traffic officer, Sean Shapiro, joins Jerry to answer traffic questions, including the moment he once ticketed a pedestrian for failing to obey a traffic signal.
Then it’s Telescopic Tuesday, as Science Expert Dan Riskin brings the top science stories of the week.
Jerry takes your calls: What tests do you use to determine if someone is marriage material?