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Welcome In! This is NOW and NEXT : What’s happening NOW and how does that inform what’s happening NEXT? Veteran journalist and “Recovering News Director”, Dave Trafford hosts and produces this weekly news commentary podcast. It offers made-in-Canada, independent, unique analysis of the current stories and issues affecting your family, your business, your health, and your pocketbook. Based in Toronto, NOW and NEXT offers insights on local, provincial, national and international issues. Regular contributors include our bi-weekly RoundTable with the Now and Next C.A.S.T (Comms and Strategy Team!) Lindsay Broadhead brings her comms experience and insights base on her time leading teams in the private and public sectors. Bob Reid applies his earned experience as a major market journalist and a Senior Advisor to the Premier of Ontario to his analysis of the communications "Touchdowns and Fumbles". Anne Marie Aikins is a "media relations maven", a sought after pundit and speaker, and a strategic comms adviser specializing in public transit in Ontario. NOW: You’re up to date. NEXT : Subscribe to the podcast!
Unknown Host hosts NOW and NEXT, a commentary show with 416 episodes published.
Much has been written and said about Lloyd Robertson since we heard the news of his passing on August 4, 2026. He's renowned as the Most Trusted voice in Canadian jounalism, making his mark as the anchor or both the CBC
What happens when you step away from the noise, the deadlines and the relentless pursuit of “what’s next” long enough to ask what actually matters? Dave Trafford sits down with Rocco Rossi to explore Finding Grace , Ross
Toronto is preparing to host one of the biggest sporting events in the world, but are Canadians buying into the vision? This week on Now and Next, Dave Trafford is joined by the C.A.S.T. (Communications and Strategy Team
Is the Toronto Police Service facing a Trust Crisis. Can you separate Danielle Smith - the Federalist from Danielle Smith the Sovereigntist? Doug Ford’s “gravy plane.” is still a THING. And somehow… flip phones and Pizza
What should school look like in an age of AI, anxiety, disengagement, and rapid social change? In this episode of NOW and NEXT, Dave Trafford speaks with educator and author Dr. Cinde Lock about redesigning education for
Dave Trafford is back with a new episode of Now and Next, joined by Bob Reid, Anne Marie Aikins, and Lindsay Broadhead for a sharp, insightful breakdown of the biggest political and communications stories shaping Canada
As Artemis II captures global attention, this episode of Now and Next takes a step back to revisit the moment that started it all—Apollo 11. Host Dave Trafford weaves together archival audio, historical context, and pers
This week on Moore in the Morning on NEWSTALK 1010, Tim Hudak, Tamara Cherry and I were at the Roundtable talking about: More food trucks, vendors and buskers could flood Toronto’s streets amid potential rule changePoili
This week on Now and Next, Dave Trafford and the comms and strategy team break down the stories shaping Canada’s political and media landscape. Guests: Bob Reid - Broadway Strategy & Communications Lindsay Broadhead - Br
Always fun to join Jim Richards on Newstalk 1010 in Toronto. We closed the week out riffing on the provincial budget from the Ford government. Big on spending. Short on plans. You can watch OR listen to this episode on o
It's another RADIO DAYS edition of Now and NEXT: I sat in with Gene Valaitis on 610 CKTB! And it was a jam packed session: At least $50 million in depostis went unredeemed in Ontario in 2024. I'm betting that number will
In this edition of RADIO DAYS on Now and Next: I joined Jerry Agar on Newstalk 1010 for his PARTY FOR TWO! The Ontario legislature gets back to business for the first time in more than three months and will sit for 32 da
AI is no longer theoretical—it’s here, embedded in everything from healthcare to global conflict. In this episode of Now and Next, Dave Trafford is joined by the C.A.S.T. ( C omms A nd S trategy T eam) Bob Reid at Broadw
This week on Moore in the Morning: An OPP report ‘exonerating’ Toronto cops of perjury in the Umar Zameer murder case. Round One on March 18th turned into a vivid exchange of takes on the matter. In the end, the exonerat
This week on the RADIO DAYS edition of NOW and NEXT: Newstalk 1010's Jim Richards and I wonder aloud what Premier Doug Ford has to hide. He's announced his intention to gut Ontario's Freedom of Information Act - excludin
The world feels increasingly unpredictable — but how did we get here, and what might come next? In this episode of Now and Next , host Dave Trafford speaks with futurist Richard Worzel about the forces reshaping global p
The air campaign involving Iran has entered its second week—but what are the actual military objectives, and are they achievable? In this episode of Now and Next, host Dave Trafford speaks with r etired RCAF Major Genera
Canadian politics is shifting—and so is the tone of its key players. In this episode of Now and Next, Dave Trafford is joined by our C.A.S.T. ( C omms A nd S trategy T eam) Bob Reid, Lindsay Broadhead, and Anne-Marie Aik
Former Toronto mayor John Tory says he won’t return to politics — and that decision reshapes the conversation about Toronto’s next mayor. In this Radio Days edition of Now and Next, Dave Trafford joins the Moore in the M
What happens when a Toronto Police staff sergeant — who also happens to be the Premier’s son-in-law — faces 15 disciplinary charges? In this episode of Now and Next, Dave Trafford sits down with Village Media journalist
Anne Marie Aikins
C.A.S.T. (Communications and Strategy Team)
8 appearances on this show
Stephen Lewis
Richard Manuel Biographer · Stephen R Lewis Attorneys at Law
1 appearance on this show
Tim Hudak
former leader of the Ontario Conservatives · OREA
1 appearance on this show
Scott Clancy
retired RCAF Major General, former Director of Operations at NORAD · Royal Canadian Air Force
2 appearances on this show
David Schultz
professor of political science · Rhize Manufacturing Data Hub
1 appearance on this show
John Wright
Retired Administrative Assistant to the General President · Bradford Institute for Health Research and Wolfson Centre for Applied Health Research
1 appearance on this show
Jason Wilson
Podcast Producer, Spiritual Dream Coach and CEO · Cave of Adullam Transformational Academy
1 appearance on this show
Lindsay Broadhead
C.A.S.T. (Communications and Strategy Team)
5 appearances on this show
Bob Reid
C.A.S.T. (Comms And Strategy Team)
5 appearances on this show
Anne Marie Aikens
AMA Communications
1 appearance on this show
Gene Valaitis
610 CKTB Niagara’s News Talk
4 appearances on this show
Jerry Agar
Newstalk 1010
2 appearances on this show
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