
Montreal Now with Aaron Rand Podcast
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Mennie: McGill and Concordia students embarrass local transit “experts” and Quebec is (justifiably) furious.
JAMES MENNIE, Montreal Gazette

‘It’s completely impossible’: Montreal man with motorized scooter says Montreal's new REM is inaccessible
JULIEN GASCON-SAMSON, Montreal man who uses a motorized scooter, says REM is inaccessible

Quebec seeking to implement cell phone ban in elementary and high school classrooms
KELLY GREIG, CTV News Montreal Reporter

Mennie: Feeling safer after those Highway Code amendments? Me neither
JAMES MENNIE, Montreal Gazette

This Quebecer is the first Canadian to win the North Pole Marathon
PATRICK CHARLEBOIS, Quebec Marathon runner becomes first to win the North Pole Marathon

Residents of an NDG apartment building are alleging their new landlord wants them out
DR. MYRNA LASHLEY, Associate Professor in the department of Psychiatry at McGill University

How concerning is long COVID? How long does it last?
DR CHRISTOPHER LABOS, Cardiologist with a degree in epidemiology who can be heard at 8:10 on Sunday mornings on CJAD 800 on Weekends with Ken

Mennie: New survey confirms Québecers’ deeply held love affair with fossil fuel development
JAMES MENNIE, Montreal Gazette

Are self-driving cars the way of the future?
TRISHA THADANI, Technology Reporter at the Washington Post

S2 Ep 26Former Prime Minister Brian Mulroney pays tribute, ChatGPT & your health, Trump is indicted in Georgia, & letting someone else plan your next vacation.
BRIAN MULRONEY, Former Prime Minister of Canada DR. ESLI - OSMANLIU, Emergency physician at the Montreal Children's Hospital and scientist at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Center AMBER PHILIPPS, Politics Reporter with the Washington Post ROSHNI AGARWAL, Co-founder of The Vacation Hunt

Mennie: Quebec’s education system is a mess. Time for more bureaucracy?
JAMES MENNIE, Montreal Gazette

Education minister Bernard Drainville says there will be a lot of unqualified teachers in classrooms at the start of the school year
MICHAEL COHEN, Manager of Marketing and Communications at the EMSB, The Suburban columnist and City Councillor for Côte Saint-Luc

Montreal Chief of Police addresses new realities, recruitment tactics, community outreach
FADY DAGHER, Montreal’s police chief

Researchers warn you not to turn to ChatGPT for your health
DR. ESLI OSMANLIU, Emergency physician at the Montreal Children's Hospital and scientist at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Center

Mennie: $644 million to create 345 jobs? (Those EVs better sell like hotcakes)
JAMES MENNIE, Montreal Gazette

Mayor of Montreal addresses construction, water infrastructure, housing crisis and more
VALERIE PLANTE, Mayor of Montreal

'There needs to be less cars': Quebec Energy Minister says carbon neutrality is crucial
PIERRE FITZGIBBON, Quebec Minister of Economy, Innovation and Energy

Mennie: Fitzgibbon and Legault play good cop bad cop with Quebec’s addiction to gasoline.
JAMES MENNIE, Montreal Gazette

'This is a lose-lose for everybody’: Analyzing the impact of Meta's news block
ALFRED HERMIDA, Journalism professor at the University of British Columbia &GUEST: CHRISTOPHER CURTIS, Co-founder of The Rover (therover.ca)

This company will plan your next trip but the destination will be a surprise
ROSHNI AGARWAL, Co-founder of The Vacation Hunt

When it comes to Montreal restaurants, is smaller better?
J.P. KARWACKI, Montreal Gazette Columnist & LESLEY CHESTERMAN, Former Fine-dining critic with the Montreal Gazette

Trump is indicted in Georgia on charges of racketeering. What happens next?
AMBER PHILIPPS, Politics Reporter with the Washington Post

Mennie: Brian Mulroney’s legacy is historic. But would he have succeeded in an age of social media?
JAMES MENNIE, Montreal Gazette

Brian Mulroney pays tribute to former senator and chief of staff Hugh Segal
BRIAN MULRONEY, Former Prime Minister of Canada

Mennie: New poll suggests Canadians aren’t impressed with makeovers or selfies.
JAMES MENNIE, Montreal Gazette

Is there a glimpse of hope for Metro Media?
JEAN-HUGUES ROY, Journalism professor at UQAM's École des médias

‘We’re really lucky’: A Longueuil man shares his harrowing story of narrowly escaping the deadly fires in Lahaina, Hawaii
MARCO CARPINTEYRO, Longueuil man survived fires in Lahaina

S2 Ep 25Paying tribute to the late Robbie Robertson, Canada’s productivity problem, posting pictures of your children on social media, & your travel guide book may have been put together by A.I
JOHN EINARSON, one of North America’s foremost music historians RENAUD BROSSARD, Senior Director of Communications at MEI EMMANUELLE PARENT, co-founder of Le C.I.E.L. (Centre for Online Emotional Intelligence) CATHERINE TABAK, Senior Program Manager of Cybertip.ca SETH KUGEL, Travel Columnist with the New York Times, Author: Rediscovering Travel: A Guide for the Globally Curious

Most of us aren’t worried about Covid anymore, but should we be?
DR. MATTHEW OUGHTON, Microbiologist and infectious disease specialist at the Jewish General Hospital

Mennie: What if Canada’s biggest crisis isn’t housing or inflation but greed?
JAMES MENNIE, Montreal Gazette

Business Brief with Amanda Lang: Does Canada have a cultural problem when it comes to being anti-business?
AMANDA LANG, Host of Taking Stock which airs Friday evening at 6:00 on BNN Bloomberg and on the iHeart radio network

Montreal patrollers raising awareness on what should not be flushed
MARGAUX DUBÉ, Environmental Project Manager at Regroupement des Éco-quartiers

Quebec Liberals are urging the government not to appeal Bill 40 ruling
MARWAH RIZQY, Quebec Liberal MNA &GREG KELLEY, Liberal MNA for Jacques Cartier and Official Opposition Critic for Relations with English-Speaking Quebecers

‘It will be music you’ll listen to 50 years from now’: Paying tribute to the late Robbie Robertson of The Band
JOHN EINARSON, one of North America’s foremost music historians

Mennie: Will Quebec nuke its way to prosperity?
JAMES MENNIE, Montreal Gazette

If you bought a travel guidebook lately, chances are it could have been put together by A.I.
SETH KUGEL, Travel Columnist with the New York Times, Author: Rediscovering Travel: A Guide for the Globally Curious

Canada’s got a serious productivity problem
RENAUD BROSSARD, Senior Director of Communications at MEI

Everything you need to know about the new COVID variant spreading in Quebec
DR MITCH SHULMAN, CJAD 800 Health Expert

Mennie: The Liberals finally chime in on Bill 40.
JAMES MENNIE, Montreal Gazette

A Montreal man’s electric wheelchair extension was stolen
UMAR SHEZAD, Montreal man with polio uses wheelchair to get around 24/7, an I.T. professional with the CIUSSS and has a second child on the way

‘The numbers are going up’: Advocates are still waiting for homeless population data
JAMES HUGHES, CEO of Old Brewery Mission

Why are more Quebec family doctors leaving the public health system?
OLIVIER JACQUES, Assistant professor in the department of health management at Université de Montréal

Guns N’ Roses is at Parc Jean Drapeau: Looking back at the anniversary of riots at the Big O 31 years ago
MARK LEPAGE, Former Music Critic with the Montreal Gazette, Press Officer at United Nations

Mennie: At Montreal city hall, radar love is more than a song
JAMES MENNIE, Montreal Gazette

Why you should think twice before posting pictures of your children on social media
EMMANUELLE PARENT, co-founder of Le C.I.E.L. (Centre for Online Emotional Intelligence) & CATHERINE TABAK, Senior Program Manager of Cybertip.ca

The hunt for Nessie is on: Biggest search for Loch Ness Monster in 50 years
PAUL NIXON, General Manager of the Loch Ness Centre

Commercial real estate prices are soaring on Montreal’s Wellington Street
STERLING DOWNEY, City councilor for Verdun

Mennie: Did Trudeau just pull off a salmon-toned troll?
JAMES MENNIE, Montreal Gazette

Does Montreal need new rules to ensure safety on bike paths?
JOSH FREED, Montreal Gazette Columnist & STEPHANE BOYER, Mayor of Laval

S1 Ep 24Justin Trudeau and Sophie Gregoire's separation, Passengers left stranded on Montreal's new REM line, staying fit while on vacation, & the 4-day work week.
EVAN SOLOMAN, special correspondent for CTV News, Publisher of GZERO Media and a member of Eurasia Group’s Management Committee JILL BARKER, Fitness Columnist with the Montreal Gazette CHARLOTTE LOCKHART - Business advocate, investor and philanthropist, CEO of the 4 Day Week Global AYESHA KHAN, works in Client Services at Sensai Labs, one of the Canadian companies that have switched to a 4-day work week MICHEL-ANDRÉ GRÉGOIRE, REM Passenger left stranded