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Welcome In!
This is the home for our SSN daily flagship podcast - NOW & NEXT.
Join Story Studio Network's Chief Executive Producer Dave Trafford Monday to Thursday, highlighting news stories of the day that are most likely to affect you and your family, you and your business, you and your future.
PLUS: We include a featured interview with newsmakers and analysts on the big stories of the week.
Follow Dave on Twitter, Facebook and IG @davetrafford
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Welcome In! This is the home for our SSN daily flagship podcast - NOW & NEXT. Join Story Studio Network's Chief Executive Producer Dave Trafford Monday to Thursday, highlighting news stories of the day that are most likely to affect you and your family, you and your business, you and your future. PLUS: We include a featured interview with newsmakers and analysts on the big stories of the week. Follow Dave on Twitter, Facebook and IG @davetrafford
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English
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Episodes
The US records 59 mass shootings in January, 2023. And the day ain't over.
1/31/2023
Today on NOW and NEXT:
Ritesh Kotak - Tech and Cybersecurity Strategist talks us through GPT-Chat - the AI app that can write well enough to pass a university MBA exam!!
But first:
The US has recorded 59 mass shootings so far in 2023. 59 shootings in 31 days. 105 people have been killed. 229 have been wounded.
It's OBIT WEEK! Yesterday we remembered for Mississauga Mayor, Hazel McCallion. Today, it's Hockey Legend Bobby Hull and 70's sitcom star Cindy Williams.
And the Ontario Liberals...
Duration:00:44:32
Farewell to Hazel McCallion
1/30/2023
Today on Now and Next:
We go indepth on the state of US politics including Donald Trumps prospects of landing the GOP Presidential nomoination AND are we making too much fun of classified/top secret files being mishandled?
David Schultz, professor of Political Science and Constitutional Law at Hamline University joins us.
But first:
various locations in MississaugaThe Ontario Liberal Party is in complete chaos. 39 party insiders are calling on Mike Schreiner to give up his gig as leader...
Duration:00:36:25
Now and Next EXTRA - WELCOME TO THE FOREST
1/27/2023
Welcome to Now and Next EXTRA. From time to time we will offer a BONUS episode in the feed. In this show, we are featuring the first episode of a new Story Studio Network podcast series - Canadian Forestry Can Save the World!
Erin and Dave Trafford host the series and explore the idea that the forestry sector has a critical role to play in helping us cope with the climate crisis.
Duration:00:28:57
You thought 2022 sucked! They've just reset the DOOMSDAY Clock!
1/26/2023
Today on Now and Next:
The reputation of the Bank of Canada will be undermined if the public believes that it’s pounding away with a hammer that is not needed and causing much hardship in the process.News today from Canadian PressAND, we feature a wide ranging discussion about the gender wage gap and the cultural perceptions that make it a tough nut to crack. We sit down with Eleanor Beaton from SafiMedia.
Duration:00:43:08
US and Germany agree to send tanks to Ukraine
1/25/2023
Today on Now and Next:
Some more than promising news on the cancer research front. But are we doing enough to prepare women for a breast cancer diagnosis? We talk to Breast Cancer Canada CEO, Kimberly Carson.
But first:
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Duration:00:35:49
Will Mississauga be part of Peel Region four years from now?
1/24/2023
Today on NOW and NEXT:
Mississauga Mayor Bonnie Crombie says municipalities can't foot the bill for the province's housing plan if developers aren't paying for new infrastructure. And will Mississauga be part of Peel Region four years from now?
But first:
Apple says there are 13 security issues with your iPhone.
Duration:00:38:55
There have been 33 mass shootings in the US in the past 23 days
1/23/2023
We're back!
Today, on NOW and NEXT:
Jacinda Ardern may need more ongoing protection than any PM is NZ's historyWhat do Bill Maher, Trevor Noah, Arsenio Hall, and Jon Stewart all have in common? runaway Razzie nomination leader this year!AND,
A sit down with the Mayor of all Torontonians, John Tory.
We dig into the future of the city and I meand the FUTURE. What will Canada's largest urban centre look like in the 22nd century? We need to start planning now.
Duration:00:37:02
Only 6 more sleeps until Christmas!
12/19/2022
I know we said we were pausing Now and Next until the New Year, but today is something of an anniversary for us at SSN.
As we noted last week, we're wrapping up our first full calendar year with the Story Studio Network team. And today marks one year since I gave it my full-time, undivided attention. It was December 19th, 2021 when I wrapped up my tenure as host of the Newstalk 1010 Weekend Morning Show.
It was a wonderful ride, so I thought I'd share the memory. Today's episode features...
Duration:00:43:38
[FRIDAY BONUS] Fun for the whole family at Mont-Tremblant
12/16/2022
This week on Head for the Hills, Glenn Crouter and Dave Trafford are joined by Félix Burke, pro mountain biker and public relations for Mont-Tremblant Ski Resort. They chat about how this ski season is shaping up, and what both skiers and non-skiers alike can enjoy at eastern North America's #1 ski resort.
Head for the Hills is sponsored by our friends at ewool. Check out their offerings at ewool.com
Duration:00:20:15
Bring on 2023!
12/12/2022
Today, Erin and Dave wrap up Story Studio Network's first full calendar year!
This is our final instalment of Now and Next for 2022. We're spending the next week putting a bow on our production plans for 2023. And we're excited to tell you all about it!
The Story Studio Network team is getting set to launch new shows in the New Year - some familiar voices, some who are brand new to our podcast universe.
Thanks for LISTENING and SHARING the show.
Now & Next Cast and Crew
Associate...
Duration:00:31:50
[FRIDAY BONUS] Head for the Hills with Glenn Crouter and Dave Trafford
12/9/2022
Head for the Hills is back!
As ski season returns, Glenn Crouter and Dave Trafford welcome it in with open arms (and mitts), then chat with Robert Huter (GM/owner of Mount St. Louis Moonstone ski resort) about surviving through the pandemic, and what's in store for this season and the future.
Head for the Hills is sponsored by our friends at ewool. Check out their offerings at ewool.com
Duration:00:17:39
Exploring the "experience" of chronic pain
12/8/2022
Today on Now and Next, we meet Tom Hoppe. Tom is a Canadian military veteran and host of The Most Painful Podcast. It's produced by Story Studio Network for the Chronic Pain Centre of Excellence at MacMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario.
The CPCoE team was established to conduct research and help improve the well-being of Canadian Armed Forces Veterans, and their families, suffering from chronic pain.
Tom will tell you the "pain point" often happens when a vet leaves the military and...
Duration:00:27:46
Cyber threats are a daily occurrence. Are you protected?
12/7/2022
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Today on Now and Next, we sit down one on one with Jeff Musson, Executive Director of Coding for Veterans. Hundreds of Canadian military veterans are transitioning to a civilian career with some exceptional job prospects after completing the coding program offered by Coding for Veterans and the University of Ottawa.
Jeff says it's not all that surprising to see military vets gravitating to cyber security.
These are subjects covered in Jeff's podcast series - 1 Click 2 Cyber...
Duration:00:24:41
Neil Hetherington's Wish for Christmas: A national guaranteed income program
12/6/2022
Today on Now and Next: A one on one sit down with Neil Hetherington, CEO at Daily Bread Food Bank in Toronto. Pressures on food banks are increasing. Food insecurity is a clear and present danger for a growing number of Canadians who suffered through the pandemic and now face historic rates of inflation.
They are being forced to live in poverty.
Neil says the first step towards stemming that tide is to stabilize incomes.
Visit dailybread.ca
Wanna join Dave for coffee on the...
Duration:00:39:24
Engineering with Nature: A critical tool in the fight against climate change
12/5/2022
Today on Now and Next, we sit down one on one with Sarah Thorne from Decision Partners. Sarah hosts and co-produces the EWN podcast. Engineering with Nature is a U.S. Army Corp of Engineers initiative that started in 2010 focused on developing nature-based solutions to mitigate, if not reverse, the effects of severe climate conditions.
In fact, nature-based solutions are a key element in the Biden White House's plan to tackle the climate crisis.
Listen to the EWN Podcast here:
Apple...
Duration:00:31:55
Ontario’s Auditor General loves making headlines
12/1/2022
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Erin lost power in Eastern Passage so it’s Dave and Becky today. They share moving day stories (just how do you get a box spring out of an apartment, anyways?) and look at Ontario’s AG report (why is she sending people into casinos to gamble?). And when will we start considering dentist visits as part of health care?
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Duration:00:39:03
The corporate culture of silence continues at Corus
11/30/2022
The corporate culture of silence that enabled and emboldened John Derringer continues at Corus now that an external investigation into his behaviour and the workplace environment has been completed.
Corus claiming personnel matters are private affairs.
The Toronto morning radio host lost his job at Q107 three months ago facing allegations of being abusive to other staff members, particularly women who worked on his show.
Women came forward claiming Corus executives paid them more money to...
Duration:00:31:31
What could we do with $33B? That's the cost of poverty in Ontario.
11/29/2022
Dave and Erin share their insight on why newsrooms seem to be behind when it comes to talking about news stories of the day.
We dip into the latest report from Feed Ontario and the numbers aren't good. More than half a million Ontarians used a food bank between April 2021 and March 2022. Food bank visits topped 4.3 million during that period of time in Ontario - a 42% increase over the last three years.
Check out the report https://feedontario.ca/research/hunger-report-2021/
Feed...
Duration:00:36:25
Doug Ford's Ontario housing plan will cost municipalities billions
11/28/2022
Ottawa Police have no excuse to not be ready for Freedom Convoy 2.0; Convoy organizers are already planning a reunion on February 17-21 in Ottawa.How will police prepare?
Ontario’s “More Homes Built Faster Act” going to cost municipalities billions of dollars over the next ten years. Is it doomed to failure?i
And TSN’s James Duthie is in damage control following a ‘slip’ during the World Cup coverage.
Duration:00:27:29
144 injured 43 Killed in mass shootings since Nov. 1 in the US. Happy Thanksgiving.
11/24/2022
Today, American Thanksgiving, Dave and Erin take a closer look at gun violence and mass shootings in the United States, and talk about how people comparing Canada’s gun culture to America’s are making a big mistake.
Now & Next Cast and Crew
Associate Producer - Becky Coles
Production Manager - Jaime Nickerson
Audio Editors - Mike Treutler and Drew Garner
Sonic Logo Designer and Creative Branding - Greg MacDonald
Executive Producers - Erin and Dave Trafford
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Duration:00:29:17