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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

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 except

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 a

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 generatio

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-bu