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Check out the Richard Crouse Show on NewsTalk 1010 for September 29, 2018! This week Richard welcomes comedians Greg Proops and Tony Hinchcliffe.

Check out the Richard Crouse Show on NewsTalk 1010 for September 15, 2018! This week Richard welcomes music biographers Nicholas Jennings and Michael Barclay! Their latest books on Gordon Lightfoot and The Tragically Hip, respectively, are must reads for music lovers.

Comedian Greg Proops on why he loves podcasting. See him at JFL42 in Toronto this weekend! Tonight at 7 pm at the Royal Theatre, Friday night at midnight at Second City, Saturday at 8:45 pm at the Royal and Sunday at 8 at Yuk Yuks!

Comedian Greg Proops on what he talks about on his podcast. See him at JFL42 in Toronto this weekend! Tonight at 7 pm at the Royal Theatre, Friday night at midnight at Second City, Saturday at 8:45 pm at the Royal and Sunday at 8 at Yuk Yuks!

Comedian Greg Proops on what made him laugh as a youngster. See him at JFL42 in Toronto this weekend! Tonight at 7 pm at the Royal Theatre, Friday night at midnight at Second City, Saturday at 8:45 pm at the Royal and Sunday at 8 at Yuk Yuks!

This week on The Richard Crouse Show: You know her from twitter--@annetdonahue--and Flare calls her “the internet’s best friend,” but my guest Anne T. Donahue has also written for MTV, Cosmopolitan, the Guardian, the Globe and Mail, Refinery29, Sportsnet, Nylon, and Paper Magazine… her latest project is a book, Nobody Cares, a collection of essays about, as the press release says, “work, failure, friendship and the messy business of being alive in your twenties and thirties.”

Check out the Richard Crouse Show on NewsTalk 1010 for September 8, 2018! This week Richard welcomes “Beirut Hellfire Society” author Rawi Hage.

Check out the Richard Crouse Show on NewsTalk 1010 for August 25, 2018! This week Richard welcomes photographer Denis O’Regan is David Bowie’s official tour photographer and creator, in collaboration with Bowie, of Ricochet: David Bowie 1983.

On this week's The Richard Crouse Show, Richard sits down with Brian Henson, son of Jim Henson and the director of ‘Happytime Murders.’ They discuss the R-rated movie, the miscreant puppets who star in it and if there was a line they wouldn’t cross.

Check out the Richard Crouse Show on NewsTalk 1010 for August 18, 2018! This week Richard welcomes actor Eric Roberts, star of the new thriller “Never Saw it Coming.” Roberts talks about the new film, working with Shelley Winters, Bob Fosse and more!

Check out the Richard Crouse Show on NewsTalk 1010 for August 11, 2018! This week Richard welcomes comedian, author and former “Saturday Night Live” star Darrell Hammond and Danai Gurrira, co-star of “Black Panther.”

Check out the Richard Crouse Show on NewsTalk 1010 for July 28, 2018! This week Richard welcomes singer, song writer, activist and author Bif Naked! From her website: Bif Naked is an International Recording Artist, Poet, Writer, Troublemaker, Nice Girl, Dishwasher, MartialArtist, Ballerina, StraightEdger, TreeHugger, Bare-Knuckle Fighter, Canadian Citizen and Middle Daughter.

Check out the Richard Crouse Show on NewsTalk 1010 for July 28, 2018! This week Richard welcomes "the most interesting man in the world," actor and Astral Tequila spokesperson Jonathan Goldsmith! How interesting is he? He talks about taking Judy Garland on a date and getting shot by John Wayne!

Check out the Richard Crouse Show on NewsTalk 1010 for July 21, 2018! This week Richard welcomes Lauren Greenfield, director of the documentary “Generation Wealth,” Bo Burnham, director of the wonderful new film “Eighth Grade,” comedian Darcy Michael and “Swap Club 2” author Lauren Wise.

Check out the Richard Crouse Show on NewsTalk 1010 for July 14, 2018! This week Richard welcomes the best selling author Linwood Barclay. We talk about his latest book, “A Noise Downstairs” and how he found his way from newspaper columnist to chart topping writer of thrillers.

Check out the Richard Crouse Show on NewsTalk 1010 for June 30, 2018! This week Richard welcomes "A Quiet Place" director John Krasinski, "Ant-Man and the Wasp" star Hannah John-Kamen and legendary photographer Mick Rock.

Check out the Richard Crouse Show on NewsTalk 1010 for June 30, 2018! This week Richard welcomes Jay Bennett, producer of the “Darken,” a new sci-fi, horror hybrid film from director Audrey Cummings and Ruth Goodwin of Entrances and Exits: A Spontaneous Farce.

Check out the Richard Crouse Show on NewsTalk 1010 for June 16, 2018! This week Richard welcomes Sook-Yin Lee, writer, director of “Octavio is Dead!” Some info on the film: A mysterious, sensual tale, Octavio Is Dead! follows Tyler (Sarah Gadon) on an adventure that will define her life. Escaping her overbearing mother (Rosanna Arquette), Tyler enters the rich and strange world of her deceased father, Octavio (Raoul Trujillo), a father she never knew. Sexual identity, the occult, and the ability to distinguish fantasy from reality confront her along her journey.

Check out the Richard Crouse Show on NewsTalk 1010 for June 16, 2018! This week Richard welcomes Brad Bird, director of “The Incredibles 2,” Domee Shi, the first female director of a Pixar short, Travis Smith, author of “Superhero Ethics” and Jeremy Piven, "Entourage" actor-turned-stand-up-comedian.

This week on The Richard Crouse Show best selling author and scientist Dr. Joe Schwarcz. He joins us to debunk some popular misconceptions about science and talk about his new book, "A Feast of Science." . Are there fish genes in tomatoes? Can snail-slime cream and bone broth really make your wrinkles disappear? What’s the problem with sugar, resistant starch, hops in beer, microbeads, and “secret” cancer cures? Are “natural” products the key to good health? And what is “fake news” all about? Listen in as Dr. Joe answers these questions and more.

Mick Rock, legendary photographer, "The Man Who Shot the Seventies," drops by the Richard Crouse Show. His bio: Legendary rock photographer Mick Rock is often referred to as ‘The Man Who Shot the Seventies’, for his iconic images of Syd Barrett, David Bowie, Lou Reed, Iggy Pop, Queen, The Ramones, Blondie, Rocky Horror Picture Show, etc. London born, he has resided in New York for over 35 years. He has shot over 100 album covers. Rock was instrumental in creating many key rock ‘n’ roll images, such as album covers for Syd Barrett’s Madcap Laughs, Lou Reed’s Transformer and Coney Island Baby, Iggy and The Stooges’ Raw Power, Queen’s Queen II (recreated for their classic music video ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’) and Sheer Heart Attack, The Ramones End of the Century and Joan Jett’s I Love Rock ‘n’ Roll, among many others. He was the chief photographer on the films The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Hedwig and the Angry Inch and Shortbus. He recently shot special stills for the new TV version of Rocky Horror, featuring the transgender actress Laverne Cox as Frank n Furter. He also produced and directed the seminal music videos for Bowie: ‘John, I’m Only Dancing’, ‘Jean Genie’, ‘Space Oddity’, and ‘Life On Mars’. A classic quote from Mick in the London Times, who dubbed him ‘the music world’s top snapper’: “I’ve never felt like a voyeur, although I’ve certainly done plenty of looking! I work from the inside out. Like a cook I gather all the ingredients and keep mixing and stirring and tasting until the kind of effluvia starts to rise, then I’m off to the races. It’s an addictive kind of a feeling that I need a regular shot of otherwise I don’t feel right…” See an exhibition of his work at the LISS GALLERY in Toronto, 112 Cumberland St - 416-787-9872.

Check out the Richard Crouse Show on NewsTalk 1010 for May 26, 2018! This week Richard takes a look at “Solo: A Star Wars Story,” with special guests star Paul Bettany, vice president of marketing for LucasFilm in Canada Greg Mason, ILM special effects guru Greg Kegel and more!

Check out the Richard Crouse Show on NewsTalk 1010 for May 19, 2018! This week Richard welcomes Michael Melski, director of psycho drama “The Child Remains.” From Richard’s review of “The Child Remains:” The story of the Butterbox Babies resides in one of the darkest chapters of Canadian history. From 1928 to 1945 a home for unwed mothers on the South Shore of Nova Scotia sold and otherwise disposed of babies, allegedly burying the unwanted tots in “butter boxes” or wooden crates from the local grocery. The dastardly goings-on at the Ideal Maternity Home lie at the heart of a spooky new film from East Coast filmmaker Michael Melski.

Check out the Richard Crouse Show on NewsTalk 1010 for May 12, 2018! This week Richard welcomes Sarah Rotella, director and producer for Nobody Famous, Maya Gallus, Director of The Heat and comedian Kyle Bottom.

Check out the Richard Crouse Show on NewsTalk 1010 for May 4, 2018! This week Richard welcomes Norwegian director Håvard Bustnes to discuss his film “Golden Dawn Girls.” Info on “Golden Dawn Girls” from HotDocs.ca: “When the key male leaders of Greece’s far-right political party, Golden Dawn, are imprisoned for organized criminal activity, the task of leadership falls on the shoulders of a daughter, a wife and a mother. Together this fiercely poised and unsettling trio are entrusted with the leadership of the party and continuation of its ultranationalist, far-right political agenda, which has been described as neo-Nazi, fascist and anti-globalist, although the group rejects these labels. As the party prepares for the upcoming elections, director Håvard Bustnes gains access to their secret chambers and meetings and the women aggressively attempt to control the filming, as if expecting Bustnes to become their personal propagandist. But when the women call “cut,” he leaves the camera rolling and we gain exceptional insight into the dark side of this political party, revealing an ever-widening gulf between facts and political image-making.” – Heather Haynes

Check out the Richard Crouse Show on NewsTalk 1010 for April 21, 2018! This week Richard welcomes “The Accountant Of Auschwitz” director Matthew Shoychet and producer Ricki Gurwitz, “United We Fan” director Michael Sparaga and Scott Reid, CTV’s political analyst and “Avengers: Infinity War” fan.

Check out the Richard Crouse Show on NewsTalk 1010 for April 21, 2018! This week Richard welcomes guests from A Swingers Weekend, co-writer and director Jon E. Cohen and co-writer and producer Nicola Sammeroff and star Jonas Chernick! This is a lively one as the panel chimes in on the effectiveness of sex robots, Dwayne Johnson and more!

Check out the Richard Crouse Show on NewsTalk 1010 for April 14, 2018! This week Richard welcomes guests, from the web series Chateau Laurier, director/producer James Stewart and co-writer Emily Weedon and Trista Suke, director Foxy .

Check out the Richard Crouse Show on NewsTalk 1010 for March 31, 2018! This week Richard welcomes Tom Rachman, author of the bestselling “The Italian Teacher.” Some info: Tom Rachman is the author of four works of fiction: his bestselling debut, The Imperfectionists (2010), which was translated into 25 languages; the critically acclaimed follow-up, The Rise & Fall of Great Powers (2014); a satirical audiobook-in-stories Basket of Deplorables (2017); and an upcoming novel set in the art world, The Italian Teacher (March 2018). Born in London and raised in Vancouver, Tom studied cinema at the University of Toronto and journalism at Columbia University in New York. He worked at The Associated Press as a foreign-news editor in Manhattan headquarters, then became a correspondent in Rome. He also reported from India, Sri Lanka, Japan, South Korea, Egypt, Turkey and elsewhere. To write fiction, he left the AP and moved to Paris, supporting himself as an editor at the International Herald Tribune. His writing has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal and newyorker.com, among other publications. He lives in London.

Check out the Richard Crouse Show on NewsTalk 1010 for March 31, 2018! This week Richard welcomes Alan Hollinghurst, author of the bestselling “The Sparsholt Affair.” From www.penguinrandomhouse.com: “From the winner of the Man Booker Prize, a masterly novel that spans seven transformative decades as it plumbs the complex relationships of a remarkable family. “In 1940, David Sparsholt arrives at Oxford to study engineering, though his sights are set on joining the Royal Air Force. Handsome, athletic, charismatic, he is unaware of his powerful effect on others—especially on Evert Dax, the lonely and romantic son of a celebrated novelist who is destined to become a writer himself. With the world at war, and the Blitz raging in London, Oxford exists at a strange remove: a place of fleeting beauty, of secret liaisons under the cover of blackouts. A friendship develops between David and Evert that will influence their lives for decades to come.”Alan Hollinghurst’s sweeping new novel evokes across three generations the intimate relationships of a group of friends brought together by art, literature, and love. We witness shifts in taste and morality through a series of vividly rendered episodes: a Sparsholt holiday in Cornwall; eccentric gatherings at the Dax family home; the adventures of David’s son Johnny, a painter in 1970s London. Richly observed, emotionally charged, this dazzling novel of fathers and sons, of family and legacy, explores the social and sexual revolutions of the past century, even as it takes us straight to the heart of our current age.”

Check out the Richard Crouse Show on NewsTalk 1010 for March 24, 2018! This week Richard welcomes award winning comedian and writer Stacey McGunnigle, actor Anthony Lemke and "Punk Rock" actor Ruth Goodwin.

Check out the Richard Crouse Show on NewsTalk 1010 for March 17, 2018! This week Richard welcomes Fan Expo HQ Vice President Andrew Moyes, Tanner Zipchen and one of Toronto Comic Con’s cosplay guests, Violet Love.

Check out the Richard Crouse Show on NewsTalk 1010 for March 10, 2018! This week Richard welcomes The Opera Queen, Catherine Kustanczy, Julie Eng, magicienne, ED of Magicana and host of The Science of Magic and CSA nominee for best original screenplay Adam Garnet Jones.

Check out the Richard Crouse Show on NewsTalk 1010 for March 3, 2018! This week Richard welcomes Kevin Frank, artistic director of the Second City Training Centre, Second City director and performer Carly Heffernan and Media Whore author Daniel Shehori.

Check out the Richard Crouse Show on NewsTalk 1010 for February 24, 2018! This week Richard welcomes director, producer and writer Ingrid Veninger who talks about her new film Porcupine Lake.

A long weekend treat for you! Check out the Richard Crouse Show on NewsTalk 1010 for February 17, 2018! This week Richard welcomes comedian Ali Hassan, actor Christy Bruce and comedian and actor Paul Bates! They wonder if anyone really likes holding hands and discuss if Facebook should have a dislike button and more! reposted without the annoying metronome sound!

A long weekend treat for you! Check out the Richard Crouse Show on NewsTalk 1010 for February 17, 2018! This week Richard welcomes comedian Ali Hassan, actor Christy Bruce and comedian and actor Paul Bates! They wonder if anyone really likes holding hands and discuss if Facebook should have a dislike button and more!

Check out the Richard Crouse Show on NewsTalk 1010 for February 10, 2018! This week Richard welcomes A. C. Peterson, who plays Bernie in “Dark Harvest,” “My Piece Of The City” subject Kate Fenton, Clare McConnell from Second City National Touring Company and the “Star Trek Discovery” series.

Check out the Richard Crouse Show on NewsTalk 1010 for January 27, 2018! This week Richard welcomes the cast of “Jerusalem,” Kim Coates, Nicholas Campbell and Philip Riccio. From the Streetcar Crowsnest website: The theatre experience of 2018. Award-winning Canadian screen icon Kim Coates (FX’s Sons of Anarchy) returns to the stage after almost thirty years—teaming up with two of Toronto’s leading theatre companies to present the national premiere of Jez Butterworth’s explosive masterwork. A pied piper tale for the Tarantino generation, Jerusalem is the story of aging daredevil Johnny “Rooster” Byron, purveyor of drugs, alcohol, mythic tales and sanctuary to the troubled teens of Wiltshire county. Come squat with Rooster deep in the heart of Byron wood, as he rails against the community council bent on eradicating him, bulldozing the land, and putting up condos. A bold new exploration of one of the most lauded plays of the past twenty years, described by Ben Brantley of The New York Times as “a great frame-busting play that thinks big — transcendently big — in ways contemporary drama seldom dares”.

Check out the Richard Crouse Show on NewsTalk 1010 for January 27, 2018! This week Richard welcomes “Badsville” director April Mullen, Sharon Lewis, writer/director of the new film “Brown Girl Begins” and Craig Lauzon, who talks about “The Drawer Boy” as part of the 50th Anniversary of Theater Passe Muraille.

Welcome to the House of Crouse. In this episode actor Geoff Stults talks about the fib he told to land the role of a Green Beret in "12 Strong" while "Forever My Girl" star Jessica Rothe gushes about her favourite movie... and no, it's not the one we were supposed to be talking about! It's fun stuff so c'mon in and sit a spell.

Check out the Richard Crouse Show on NewsTalk 1010 for January 20, 2018! This week Richard welcomes certified tea sommelier Jennifer Commins from Pluck Tea, actor Connor Thompson and Be Ready for the Lightening author Grace O’Connell.

Check out the Richard Crouse Show on NewsTalk 1010 for January 6, 2018! This week Richard welcomes Carson Pinch from Toronto Sketch Comedy Festival 2018, “Off the Cuff” comedian Jeff Leeson and show regular and comedian Simon Rakoff!

Welcome to the House of Crouse. On the first all new, all singing and dancing show of 2018 "American Wolf: A True Story of Survival and Obsession in the West" author Nate Blakeslee stops by to tell the fascinating story of one wolf pack, led by alpha female, O-Six. It's a fascinating look at wildlife in America's west that isn't simply about the wolves but politics as well. It's good stuff so c'mon in and sit a spell.

Welcome to the House of Crouse. As we start another year we're taking one more week to remember the good stuff about 2017. Christopher Nolan stopped by the HoC to talk empathy, his epic war film "Dunkirk" and what movies inspired him to make movies. Ethan Hawke came by to talk "Maudie," the biopic of Nova Scotian painted Maud Lewis and why he feels he never had his big break. It'll give you something to think about in the New Year so c'mon in and sit a spell.

Welcome to the House of Crouse. We wanted to repay you for being such great houseguests so we put together a special show with two of out favourite people from the past year. Hollywood legend Ann Margret talks about the accident that almost ended her career while Gilbert Gottfried talks about why he wouldn't want his kids to follow in his footsteps. It's good stuff so c'mon in and sit a spell.

Welcome to the House of Crouse. Today singer, painter and author Tom Wilson stops by to chat about his memoir "Beautiful Scars: Steeltown Secrets, Mohawk Skywalkers." You know his music from bands like Junkhouse, Blackie and the Rodeo Kings and Lee Harvey Osmond, now find out his fascinating life story. It's good stuff, so c'mon in and sit a spell.

If you haven’t seen Star Wars The Force Awakens yet, SPOILER ALERT, Luke turned his back on everything and went to hang out with Porgs on a deserted island after his nephew slaughtered all of his new Jedi. This weekend fans will flock to theatres to find out what happens next in the Skywalker Saga. Who is Rey, what’s the deal with Snoke – why are Chewie and the Porg Screaming in the trailer all will be revealed in the most anticipated movie release of the year. In this hour we'll hear from some Sci-Fi and fantasy experts – my pals from Innerspace on the Space channel – a long time Star Wars fan who debunks the myth that Star Wars fans are all nerdy basement dwellers and we start with the man responsible for HYPING up Canadians about ALL of the Star Wars movies coming to a theatre near you.

The Richard Crouse Show for Saturday December 9, 2017. This week Richard welcomes Larry Weinstein, director of “Dreaming of a Jewish Christmas,” John Mitchell, director of “Waiting for Ishtar” and Susan Coyne, screenwriter of “The Man Who Invented Christmas.”

Welcome to the House of Crouse. ”Atonement” director Joe Wright’s new film is a spirited—and funnier than you’d imagine—retelling of the machinations behind World War II’s Operation Dynamo. In a tour de force performance, “Darkest Hours” stars Gary Oldman as Winston Churchill in a movie that would make a great double bill with Christopher Nolan’s “Dunkirk.” Wright swings by the CrouseCast to talk about the movie and active resistance against bigotry and totalitarianism. Then "In the Cage" award winning Kevin Hardcastle author offers up why you should always back up your MacBook and more! It's good stuff, so c'mon in and sit a spell.