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
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Episodes
Melançon: Every Montrealer should be asking themselves THIS question when they go to the polls
10/16/2025
Raphaël Melançon, a political analyst for CJAD 800 and CTV Montreal and a columnist for the Montreal Gazette. He is also the president and founder of Trafalgar Strategies
Duration:00:12:27
Mennie: Mark Carney — the unexpected (and unconstitutional?) crime buster.
10/16/2025
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:00:11:47
Tech Corner: Instagram says it’s safeguarding teens by limiting them to PG-13 content
10/16/2025
Tech analyst and journalist Carmi Levy can be heard regularly on Montreal Now with Aaron Rand as well as CTV News.
Duration:00:11:22
Could AI become your new dating coach?
10/16/2025
Adam Cohen-Aslatei, CEO of AI matchmaking app Three Day Rule
Duration:00:09:11
Quebec man fined $5,000 for using AI improperly while defending himself in court
10/15/2025
Ari Goldkind, criminal lawyer and legal expert
Duration:00:09:02
Reid: Stellantis is not going to back down & it’s thanks to Donald Trump’s White House
10/15/2025
Scott Reid, CTV Political Analyst and former advisor to Prime Minister Paul Martin
Duration:00:10:41
Mennie: Montreal election... and the nastiness has begun
10/15/2025
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:00:11:42
Legal Corner: You are not eligible for EI benefits if you quit... or are you?
10/15/2025
CJAD 800 legal contributor Chris Dimakos is a lawyer and managing partner at Dimakos Law Group. He can be heard regularly on Montreal Now with Aaron Rand.
Duration:00:08:28
Quebec manufacturers denounce Chinese steel being used in Quebec’s largest wind farm
10/15/2025
Julie White, CEO of Manufacturers and Exporters of Quebec
Duration:00:08:50
What will be the impact of Lane Hutson’s $70 million deal on the Habs?
10/14/2025
Eric Macramalla, Sport Legal Analyst at TSN
Duration:00:10:48
Husny: I don’t believe Canada makes a deal with China
10/14/2025
Rudy Husny, former advisor in the Harper government and political analyst
Duration:00:09:24
Mennie: Projet Montreal announces transit platform and man do I have questions.
10/14/2025
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:00:11:42
The Right Chemistry: What are the benefits from blue spirulina?
10/14/2025
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:00:09:25
Could AI be used by professors to facilitate learning for students?
10/14/2025
Ann-Louise Davidson, Director of Concordia University's Innovation Lab and is the Innovation Strategic Advisor for the Faculty of Arts and Science
Duration:00:07:26
The CAQ’s proposed constitution could hinder public organizations from challenging laws.
10/13/2025
Joe Ortona, Chair of the English Montreal School Board and President of the Quebec English School Board Association.
Duration:00:10:37
Political Corner: There has to be elections in Israel within the next year.
10/13/2025
Political analyst David Heurtel is a counsel at Fasken with experience in Government and Public Relations, Environment, Climate Change and Immigration. He can be heard regularly on Montreal Now with Aaron Rand.
Duration:00:10:19
Mennie: Will a car-free Old Montreal clinch the election for Rabouin?
10/13/2025
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:00:10:09
MONTREAL NOW PODCAST: Botox and fillers are gaining popularity - but do people know the risks? A Retracted study about apple cider vinegar, working notice in lieu of severance, Apple’s ‘Find My’ leads cops to cache of thousands of smuggled iPhones, & looking back on Valerie Plante’s eight years as mayor
10/10/2025
Roni Munk, Cosmetic dermatologist at Dermapure
Dr. Joe Schwarcz, Host of the Dr. Joe Show, Sundays at 3 PM on CJAD 800 & director of the McGill Office for Science & Society
Chris Dimakos, CJAD 800 Legal Contributor
Carmi Levy, CTV’s Tech analyst
Valerie Plante, Montreal mayor with Projet Montreal
Duration:00:46:47
Ageism in the workplace starts at 45 years old, according to a new study
10/10/2025
Souleima El-Achkar, Senior economist with the Institut du Quebec and co-author of the study
Duration:00:09:39
Ensemble Montréal pledges to revive abandoned Empress Theatre if elected
10/10/2025
Stephanie Valenzuela, candidate for mayor of Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce with Ensemble Montréal
Duration:00:07:46