Montreal Now with Aaron Rand Podcast
Arts & Culture Podcasts
Aaron Rand gets Montrealers through the end their work day with the latest news and compelling conversation. The show includes analysis from former NDP leader Tom Mulcair and The Montreal Gazette’s James Mennie. Also expect a laugh or a challenge with the Empire Gold News Quiz!
Location:
United States
Genres:
Arts & Culture Podcasts
Description:
Aaron Rand gets Montrealers through the end their work day with the latest news and compelling conversation. The show includes analysis from former NDP leader Tom Mulcair and The Montreal Gazette’s James Mennie. Also expect a laugh or a challenge with the Empire Gold News Quiz!
Language:
English
Episodes
Mennie: Will Carney actually suspend the online news act?
8/6/2025
Political commentator James Mennie is a reporter, columnist and editor at the Montreal Gazette. He can be heard weekdays at 4:05 p.m. on Montreal Now with Aaron Rand.
Duration:00:08:35
How can parents master the art of letting go of their kids?
8/6/2025
Katherine Martinko, Author of Childhood Unplugged: Practical Advice to Get Kids Off Screens and Find Balance and columnist for the Globe and Mail
Duration:00:07:34
How should you prepare in anticipation of a flight attendant’s strike?
8/6/2025
Gabor Lukacs, Canadian air passenger rights advocate & Jennifer Weatherhead, travel expert with travelandstyle.ca and Next Destination
Duration:00:10:58
Instagram filters and Photoshop may have insidious effects on our social interactions
8/6/2025
Sarah McCrackin, postdoctoral researcher at the Laboratory for Attention and Social Cognition at McGill University
Duration:00:07:21
Class action lawsuit surrounding student insurance gets approved
8/6/2025
Joey Zukran, class-action attorney with LPC Avocats specialising in consumer’s rights
Duration:00:09:53
Mennie: Canada works to increase trade with Mexico — and makes sure Trump knows it’s happening.
8/5/2025
Political commentator James Mennie is a reporter, columnist and editor at the Montreal Gazette. He can be heard weekdays at 4:05 p.m. on Montreal Now with Aaron Rand.
Duration:00:09:42
Why are bitcoin robberies so prevalent… and so violent?
8/5/2025
David Décary-Hétu, Professor at the Université de Montréal’s School of Criminology
Duration:00:07:21
The Right Chemistry: Debunking TikTok beauty hacks
8/5/2025
Dr. Joe Schwarcz, Host of the Dr. Joe Show, Sundays at 3 PM on CJAD 800 & director of the McGill Office for Science & Society
Duration:00:08:55
Mennie: They’re canaries in a coal mine (even though they’re Quebec medical professionals).
8/4/2025
Political commentator James Mennie is a reporter, columnist and editor at the Montreal Gazette. He can be heard weekdays at 4:05 p.m. on Montreal Now with Aaron Rand.
Duration:00:08:41
Pickleball in Montreal continues to be all the rage
8/4/2025
Hamed Pazaj, Co-Founder of MTL Pickleball
Duration:00:11:51
One resident says rats are still a plague in Montreal - despite city promising to do more
8/4/2025
James Klein, resident of Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame -de-Grâce grappling with rat problem
Duration:00:06:50
Mennie: Will TACO Trump strike again?
8/1/2025
Political commentator James Mennie is a reporter, columnist and editor at the Montreal Gazette. He can be heard weekdays at 4:05 p.m. on Montreal Now with Aaron Rand.
Duration:00:11:21
The owner of local swine celebrity Timmy the pig gets notice to get rid of the pig
8/1/2025
Sandra Propetto, Owner of Timmy the Pig
Duration:00:05:53
Mennie: Carney’s Palestine announcement is a cynically symbolic gesture — but the blowback it has already provoked is quite real.
7/31/2025
Political commentator James Mennie is a reporter, columnist and editor at the Montreal Gazette. He can be heard weekdays at 4:05 p.m. on Montreal Now with Aaron Rand.
Duration:00:10:16
Tech Corner: Drones will be ‘first responders’ to 911 police calls
7/31/2025
Tech analyst and journalist Carmi Levy can be heard regularly on Montreal Now with Aaron Rand as well as CTV News.
Duration:00:08:14
Quebec doctor launches podcast to address burnout among health care workers
7/31/2025
Steven Palanchuck, specialist in internal medicine and creator of rge Healing Until We Break podcast
Duration:00:09:39
Mennie: Trade is one thing - but has Trump become a factor in all political decisions in this country?
7/30/2025
Political commentator James Mennie is a reporter, columnist and editor at the Montreal Gazette. He can be heard weekdays at 4:05 p.m. on Montreal Now with Aaron Rand.
Duration:00:08:59
13,000 complaints have been sent regarding to the City of Montreal’s proposed noise regulation bylaw
7/30/2025
Max Honigmann, Event producer and spokesperson for MTL 24/24
Duration:00:05:49
Air circulation is key to reducing cardiac workload in seniors
7/30/2025
Daniel Gagnon, a researcher at the ÉPIC Centre of the Montreal Heart Institute and associate professor of kinesiology at the University of Montreal
Duration:00:08:34
Are you guilty of “lifestyle creep”? Here are some tips for you
7/30/2025
Hans Friedrich, Financial Advisor at Sun Life and Managing Partner of Evolv Financial Solutions
Duration:00:07:18