The Weekend Morning Show with Dave Trafford
Hosted by Dave Trafford.
Highlights
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Does having famous parents give you an advantage?
Guest:
Sarah Laing - Contributing writer at The Kit -
December 18 - Does A Lack In Micronutrients Contribute To Angry Rhetoric?
GUEST: Dr. Bonnie Kaplan (Professor Emerita, Cumming School of Medicine at the University of Calgary & co-author of ‘The Better Brain’) https://theconversation.com/junk-food-and-the-brain-how-modern-diets-lacking-in-micronutrients-may-contribute-to-angry-rhetoric-170863 https://thebetterbrainbook.com/ -
December 18 - Mayor Tory on New Provincial Restrictions to Fight Omicron Spread
GUEST: Toronto Mayor John Tory -
December 18 - Should The NHL Go To The Beijing Winter Olympics?
GUEST: Rod Black (Sports analyst) -
December 18 - "Housing is both a human right and a profitable asset, and that’s the problem"
GUEST: Brian Doucet (Canada Research Chair in Urban Change & Social Inclusion, University of Waterloo) https://theconversation.com/housing-is-both-a-human-right-and-a-profitable-asset-and-thats-the-problem-172846 -
December 18 - The Daily Bread Food Bank Holiday Public Sort
GUEST: Neil Hetherington (CEO, Daily Bread Food Bank) https://www.dailybread.ca/ -
December 18 - Waves Of Hearts Campaign: United In Song! In Support & Appreciation of Healthcare Heroes
GUEST: Geraldine Ronan (Actor, Producer, Script Consultant, Director in Film, Television & Theatre) https://www.wavesofhearts.com/ -
December 12 - Building A 'Rest Ethic' As Strong As Your Work One
GUEST: Mark Henick (Mental health advocate) https://www.fastcompany.com/90515476/how-to-build-a-rest-ethic-that-is-as-strong-as-your-work-one?partner=rss&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=rss+fastcompany&utm_content=rss&fbclid=IwAR2zdK-EVoJrKJSKntqXe2rdoJLzBe6KzluMY_2lyhcIkg1rR439sPpRN98 -
December 12 - US Politics: Biden Speaks With Putin Over Russia v. Ukraine
GUEST: David Schultz (Political Science Professor, Hamline University) -
December 12 - Chantal Kreviazuk On Her New Album 'Get To You', The Struggles of The Music Business, and The Return to Live Shows
GUEST: Chantal Kreviazuk (Musician, singer, songwriter, composer) Chantal Kreviauk performs TONIGHT (Sunday Dec 12th) at the El Mocambo at 7:30pm. -
December 11 - Scrutinizing Ontario's Housing Affordability Task Force
GUEST: Mike Schreiner (Leader, Green Party of Ontario) -
December 11 - Toronto's 'Cultural Districts': Who Determines The Culture?
GUEST: Dave Hardy (President of Hardy Stevenson & Associates Limited, Executive Director of the Institute for New Suburbanism) -
December 5 - 'The Beatles: Get Back': How Great Was It Really?
GUESTS: Eric Alper (Publicist & music commentator) Darryl Sterdan (Music critic) -
December 5 - Humber College Music Student Joins PRS Guitars 'Class of 2022 Pulse Artists'
GUEST: Kiana Persad (Musician & singer-songwriter) https://www.kianamusic.ca/music-1 https://prsguitars.com/artists/story/introducing_the_class_of_2022 -
December 5 - The Alzheimer Society's Quest for Kindness
GUEST: Cathy Barrick (CEO, Alzheimer Society of Ontario) The Alzheimer Society is launching the Quest for Kindness —a month-long fundraising event that runs January 1-29/22 and challenges individual participants and teams to make at least 30 kind-nections by completing a series of acts of kindness to help make the community a kinder place for those living with dementia. AND - January happens to be Alzheimer Awareness Month! The Quest for Kindness goal is to fight the stigma surrounding Alzheimer’s disease and dementia and fundraise to help raise $1 million to support crucial Alzheimer Society education, counselling, and social recreation programs for the 250,000 people living with dementia in Ontario. -
December 5 - 'Dizzy Gives Back' To The Parkdale Community Food Bank
GUEST: Chris Murie (Owner, The Dizzy Gastro Sports Pub) Fundraiser info: https://www.facebook.com/TheDizzySportsPub/ https://thedizzy.ca/ -
December 4 - The Rise In Eating Disorders Through The Pandemic
GUEST: Dr. Ayisha Kurji (Assistant Professor, Pediatrics, University of Saskatchewan) https://theconversation.com/eating-disorders-have-increased-during-covid-19-heres-how-to-recognize-them-and-how-to-help-171455 -
December 4 - How Worried Should We Be About Omicron?
GUEST: Dr. Mitch Shulman (Newstalk 1010 & Bell Media medical correspondent) -
December 4 - Santa Claus Joins Newstalk 1010
Santa Claus himself joins Dave to talk to your kids, and find out what they want for Christmas! -
December 4 - Omicron Coverage & The State Of News Reporting
Dave raises issue with news coverage of the Omicron variant, on what news outlets choose to focus & not focus their attention, and whether or not they're even asking all the right questions. -
December 4 - Lost Taxes: Can Addressing The Underground Economy Spur Economic Recovery?
GUEST: Rocco Rossi (President & CEO, Ontario Chamber of Commerce) -
November 28 - Bill King Shares His Third Volume Of "Talk! Conversations In All Keys"
GUEST: Bill King (Musician, composer, arranger, producer, festival director, radio host, author) -
November 28 - Is It Time To Give Up "Management" In The Workplace?
GUEST: David Weitzner (Assistant professor of Administrative Studies, York University) https://theconversation.com/management-is-so-passe-its-co-creation-that-workers-are-demanding-171574 -
November 28 - "Fear of travelling: Canadians need to put travel risk into perspective"
GUEST: Kelley McClinchey (Teaching Faculty, Geography and Environmental Studies, Wilfrid Laurier University) https://theconversation.com/fear-of-travelling-canadians-need-to-put-travel-risk-into-perspective-171193 -
November 27 - eQuo: An Alternative Community Helping "Small" Businesses Grow
GUESTS: Chris Carder (Executive Director of Innovation & Entrepreneurship, Schulich School of Business at York University) Rocco Rossi (CEO, Ontario Chamber of Commerce) https://equoshift.com/ -
November 27 - "Robots can be companions, caregivers, collaborators — and social influencers"
GUEST: Shane Saunderson (Ph.D. Candidate in Robotics, University of Toronto) https://theconversation.com/robots-can-be-companions-caregivers-collaborators-and-social-influencers-172215 -
November 21 - How Can Workplaces Help Promote Exercise?
GUEST: Aviroop Biswas (Associate scientist at Institute for Work & Health, Assistant professor at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto) https://theconversation.com/workplaces-can-help-promote-exercise-but-job-conditions-remain-a-major-hurdle-170921 -
November 22 - Can 'Virtual Care' Keep Patients Out Of The Hospital?
GUEST: Emily Seto (Associate professor, Dalla Lana School of Public Health’s Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (IHPME)... Member of the Centre for Global e-Health Innovation & the Techna Institute, both based at the University Health Network) https://www.utoronto.ca/news/smarter-way-u-t-researcher-says-virtual-care-will-keep-patients-out-hospital -
November 21 - 'Who’s Hungry 2021' Report: Torontonians Visiting Food Bank More Than Ever Before
GUEST: Neil Hetherington (CEO, Daily Bread Food Bank) https://www.dailybread.ca/research-and-advocacy/whos-hungry-report-2020/ -
November 21 - Meagan’s HUG Presents: 'The 2021 Gingerbread House Decorating Contest'
GUEST: Denise Bebenek (Founder of Meagan’s HUG charity) TO PARTICIPATE: https://www.meaganshug.com/
