The Jerry Agar Show

It’s time for Party for Two! Today, Jerry is at the party table with Will Stewart, Senior Vice President at Enterprise Canada, to break down the top stories of the day.
Jerry then discusses the production of A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical with Nick Fradiani, who plays a young Neil Diamond about stepping into the role and bringing the story to the stage.
Next, Jerry looks into housing‑and‑finance stories with Ron Butler, Principal at Butler Mortgage. A condo developer is now letting buyers put units on layaway for $1,000 a month and Canadian consumer insolvencies have reached their highest quarterly volume since 2009.
The hour wraps with new polling showing Canadians are split on MPs who cross the floor.

Jerry opens the show reacting to a new report showing Canada Post’s latest bailout pushes total financial aid to $2.72B since 2025.
Jerry then turns to two major tech‑security stories with NEWSTALK 1010 tech expert Carmi Levy: AI systems used by Ontario doctors are hallucinating, and a deal has been reached with hackers after several Canadian universities were hit by a major security breach.
Next, Jerry looks at new data from Statistics Canada showing more millennials are living with their parents as adults than boomers did at the same age. He speaks with Hannah Alper, a Toronto‑based journalist, about the trend.
How do you frame conversations about money with kids?

It’s time for Party for Two! Today, Jerry is joined by Karen Stintz, former Toronto City Councillor, former TTC Chair, and political commentator, to break down the top stories of the day.
Jerry then asks: Why do men pay more for car insurance in Ontario?
Next, it’s Telescopic Tuesday, as NEWSTALK 1010 Science Expert Dan Riskin brings the top science stories of the week.
A new survey reveals that half of single Canadians don’t believe dating is financially worth it.

Jerry opens the show by asking: Should we elect judges? He reacts to a case where a judge gave a lenient sentence to help a trucker avoid deportation after a fatal Ontario crash.
With the census due today, Jerry brings Robert Turner on‑air to walk through the process and completes his own census live on-air.
Jerry then turns to Bill 107, the Stop Harmful Gambling Advertising Act, and speaks with Steve Joordens, psychology professor at the University of Toronto Scarborough. They talk about the psychological impact of gambling ads.
Boys are falling behind in school, and some experts say the gap starts as early as kindergarten. Jerry breaks down the research and the implications and takes listener calls.

On today's Party for Two, Jerry is at the party table with Brian Lilley, political columnist with the Toronto Sun, to break down the top stories of the day.
Next, Jerry turns to Tech Topics with Francis Syms, Associate Dean of Information and Communications Technology at Humber Polytechnic, to explore the top tech topics of the day.
Can ChatGPT be charged in a murder? Jerry speaks with Gavin Tighe, senior partner at Gardiner Roberts LLP and chair of the firm’s Litigation and Dispute Resolution Group, to unpack the legal implications of this.
Liberal MP Nathaniel Erskine‑Smith has lost his nomination battle for an upcoming Ontario provincial byelection. Jerry speaks with CTV political commentator, Scott Reid, about this.