The Jerry Agar Show

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Dec 13, 2021 • 38min

How to spot a killer in any modern movie.

We were told things would be different so why are police budgets still expanding?...How to spot the killer in any movie that involves a smart phone...Tech expert Carmi Levy is here to talk about an automated driving system (what could go wrong?)  And what could have been solved by a simple apology?
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Dec 13, 2021 • 38min

Would you trust a non-doctor to run hospitals?

Mark Towhey is filling in for Jerry today.  How do we rebuild our health-care system once the pandemic ends?  Dr Mitch Shulman weighs in...Nigeria plans a reciprocal flight ban. Mark says, "Good for them!"  And how a 2009 law is leaving some children stateless.
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Dec 13, 2021 • 38min

How many times will we victimize our seniors?

Mark Towhey is filling in for Jerry Agar today.  He wonders if anyone has asked seniors and their families what THEY want?...If you're a victim of sexual assault in the military does an apology from the PM ix everything?...Science expert Dan Riskin weighs in on living forever and we ask you: would you want to live forever?
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Dec 10, 2021 • 38min

Whatever happened to throwing people from the train?

People won't get off the streetcar at the end of the line. Why can't we just give them the boot?...Has the glass separating your kids from Santa ruined the whole thing?...New Zealand's new plan to end smoking. Why not?  And it's another installment of Touchdowns and Fumbles with communications expert Bob Reid.
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Dec 10, 2021 • 38min

Do you do the zipper correctly?

How will the GTA's housing crisis factor into next year's elections? We ask Todd C Slater...Should Jussie Smollett get jail time or is career suicide enough?...When did air travel lose all sense of being civilized?  And do you zipper merge correctly?
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Dec 10, 2021 • 38min

Anything that even comes close to a lockdown is NOT the solution.  Try harder.

Premier Ford will meet with cabinet to figure out what to do about growing Covid19 cases. We think they need to try harder than suggest another lockdown...The AG report shows Canada's quarantine system is flawed. Anybody surprised?  And does anyone know what freedom of religion mean?
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Dec 9, 2021 • 39min

Are you proud of yourself for using a fake vaccine certificate?

What's the harm in screening for cancer early?...Laurentian University doesn't want to share financial records. Time to let them fail?...What a lawyer from Kotak Law says you need to think about when using a fake vaccine certificate. And we take your calls, are you one of those people with a fake document?
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Dec 9, 2021 • 38min

What do we do with roadside tributes?

London (Ontario) seems to have a water waste problem...Can we have sympathy for a family but still agree that roadside memorials can't stay?...Brian Lilley from the Toronto Sun joins Jerry to talk about the latest with rapid tests.  And a lesson on the term 'the banality of evil.'
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Dec 9, 2021 • 38min

Is knowledge you can't use valuable in and of itself?

Jerry wonders allowed about random knowledge he has amassed over time...Yet again transit gets delayed because people don't like the route...Homeowners upset after an armoured vehicle wrecked their backyard. What former commissioner of the OPP Chris Lewis thinks should happen next.  And Ontario considers new rule for gig workers to provide them with benefits.
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Dec 8, 2021 • 38min

Suicide pod. What could go wrong?

Switzerland approves use of 3D printed suicide pod.  What could go wrong?...Protecting Prince Harry costs us cash. Can we bill the Queen?...Judge rules that campaign advertising limits are OK.  And Toronto is introducing cultural districts. So who's making decisions on that?

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