Episodios

  • Brian Crombie Radio Hour - Epi 1211 - Housing Crisis, and Vision Crisis in the GTA, and Canada with Richard Lyall

    Brian Crombie Radio Hour - Epi 1211 - Housing Crisis, and Vision Crisis in the GTA, and Canada with Richard Lyall
    Aug 26 2024
    Brian interviews Richard Lyall. Richard, President of RESCON, the Residential Construction Council of Ontario, is a prolific writer, speaker and commentator on what has and is going wrong. He feels that red tape, approval delays, unneeded zoning and political interference are some of the causes of our housing situation. He calls for change, and quick, or he worries our housing crisis will become much worse. Richard Lyall talks about what he sees as our housing and vision crisis in the GTA and Canada today.
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    51 m
  • Brian Crombie Radio Hour - Epi 1210 - Men's Fashion and Style with Eric Sana

    Brian Crombie Radio Hour - Epi 1210 - Men's Fashion and Style with Eric Sana
    Aug 23 2024
    Brian interviews Eric Sana. Eric is founder and owner of Eric Sana Fashion. Hailing from Bosnia Herzegovina, Eric graced Canadian soil in 1987. With a legal background fused with an unwavering passion for fashion and textiles, he embarked on a transformative design odyssey. Eric's journey commenced by unraveling the intricacies of textures and fabrics, challenging the conventions of conventional design. For over 27 years, Eric and his masterful team have curated modern menswear. Yet, Eric's intention is to let the designs shine, not himself. He believes the brand mirrors his very essence. Eric contends that our attire weaves an unbreakable bond between our identity and our perception of the world. Eric Sana talks about men’s fashion and style.
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    51 m
  • Brian Crombie Radio Hour - Epi 1209 - Iran and the WLF National Revolution with Shiva Rahbaran

    Brian Crombie Radio Hour - Epi 1209 - Iran and the WLF National Revolution with Shiva Rahbaran
    Aug 22 2024
    Brian interviews Shiva Rahbaran. Shiva is a writer and culture researcher based in London, UK. She has written extensively on post-revolutionary literature and cinema in Iran. Her first work of fiction "My Name Is Innocence" is about three sisters caught in the throes of the Islamic Revolution, and will be published by Humanitas next year. She talks about Iran and the WLF National Revolution which was triggered by the death of Mahsa Jina Amini, a young Iranian-Kurdish girl, at the hands of the morality police for not having worn her hijab properly. But it was part of a much greater anti-regime social movement going on in Iran since the very beginning of the Islamic Republic.
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    50 m
  • Brian Crombie Radio Hour - Epi 1208 - Housing Crisis in Canada with Casey Edge

    Brian Crombie Radio Hour - Epi 1208 - Housing Crisis in Canada with Casey Edge
    Aug 21 2024
    Brian interviews Casey Edge. Casey is Executive Director of the Victoria Residential Builders Association. He discusses the current housing crisis in Canada, highlighting how city development fees, housing taxes, zoning issues, red tape, and regulations are preventing us from building the cities we need to accommodate our population and create the communities we want to live in.
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    51 m
  • Brian Crombie Radio Hour - Epi 1207 - The "Missing Middle" Housing Solution with Patrick Risk

    Brian Crombie Radio Hour - Epi 1207 - The "Missing Middle" Housing Solution with Patrick Risk
    Aug 20 2024
    Brian interviews Patrick Risk. Patrick is a Salt Lake City urban planer and land developer. He talks about the “Missing Middle” housing solution and what he sees as city zoning issues that don’t allow us to build the cities we want to live in.
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    50 m
  • Brian Crombie Radio Hour - Epi 1206 - Our Broken Transit Funding Model with David Cooper

    Brian Crombie Radio Hour - Epi 1206 - Our Broken Transit Funding Model with David Cooper
    Aug 19 2024
    Brian interviews David Cooper. David is the founder and principal of Leading Mobility, a transportation planning firm that offers strategic and planning support for public transit, infrastructure delivery, stakeholder support, and government relations projects and initiatives. David's distinctive experience as the only urban planner in Canada who has practiced in the public sector in Vancouver, Calgary and Toronto provide clients unique perspectives on how to successfully shepherd politically sensitive projects through large municipal and regional governments. Through his work David has been integral in all stages of planning, procurement, delivery, and commissioning for multiple rapid transit projects. David talks about our broken Transit Funding model.
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    51 m
  • Brian Crombie Radio Hour - Epi 1205 - Rent Control, and Landlord-Tennant Issues with Kayla Andrade

    Brian Crombie Radio Hour - Epi 1205 - Rent Control, and Landlord-Tennant Issues with Kayla Andrade
    Aug 19 2024
    Brian interviews Kayla Andrade. Kayla is the founder of Ontario Landlords Watch, a grassroots advocacy organization that supports landlords, tenants, and taxpayers by addressing challenges and legislation in the rental housing market. With a focus on tangible results, she has successfully guided local and provincial landlords through various issues and policies, gaining recognition for her motivation and advocacy skills. A dedicated advocate, landlord consultant, and ambassador for Landlord Credit Bureau and FrontLobby she talks tonight about rent controls and landlord-tenant issues.
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    46 m
  • Brian Crombie Radio Hour - Epi 1204 - The Story of an Afghanistan Refugee

    Brian Crombie Radio Hour - Epi 1204 - The Story of an Afghanistan Refugee
    Aug 15 2024
    Brian interviews Caleesis Telesh. Caleesis talks about coming to Canada as a refugee from Afghanistan escaping from the Taliban, not speaking English, uneducated for five years as she went through refugee camps in four countries, but then going to ESL, high school, university and finally law school, articling and becoming a lawyer. Her background and struggles are beyond belief. But her resilience and determination are even more incredible. This woman's story will inspire many who have come to Canada as immigrants.
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    55 m