Richard Crouse

ENTERTAINMENT IS BROKEN: You Can Finally Sleep in Your Favourite TV Show

Why do we travel just to stand where a movie scene was filmed?

This week on Entertainment Is Broken, Sarah Hanlon and I explore the booming $73 Billion world of film and TV tourism — from Twin Peaks and Ghostbusters to Hollywood landmarks and Ontario’s suddenly famous Heated Rivalry cottage. They unpack the nostalgia, escapism, and surprising economics behind visiting fictional worlds in real life… and ask whether renting a famous filming location is pure fan magic or brilliant marketing.

Because sometimes the real destination isn’t the place — it’s the story.

Watch: https://www.youtube.com/@EntertainmentIsBroken

Listen: https://pod.link/1855097197

03.01.2026

Richard Sez

IHEARTRADIO: MUSICIAN AND ADVOCATE D.O. GIBSON + AUTHOR ANN MCDOUGALL

On the Saturday March 7, 2026 edition of The Richard Crouse Show we’ll meet hip-hop artist, motivational speaker, author, and community advocate D.O. Gibson. He set a Guinness World Record for the longest freestyle rap. It’s wild. 8 hours and 45 minutes in 2003 at a Toronto car show, he tours internationally, and has sold tens of thousands of CDs independently, hitting #1 on U.S. college hip-hop radio charts. He runs his own label and does youth-focused work like his “Stay Driven” school tours, illustrated children’s books (e.g., “The Story of How Young Duane Gibson”). He’s also been recognized as a Top Outstanding Black Canadian and received awards for his impact.

His latest single “Learned from the Greatest” is streaming everywhere, and the key tagline from his promo is: “I learned from the greatest — now it’s my turn to pass it on.” The song leans into themes of legacy, mentorship, influence, and paying it forward—fitting for an artist who’s been in the game for decades and now focuses on inspiring the next generation.

Then, we get to know writer, actor, and graphic designer Ann McDougall. Her book A Ghost in the Room – provides a very Canadian history of ghosts and the paranormal by combining intriguing stories from individual museums with her own personal research into how believers, practitioners, and charlatans alike all engage with the spirit world today. She made it her mission to explore as many supernatural activities as possible first-hand!

She researches Toronto’s Mackenzie House, the site of a well-documented ghost, the hoax that is nevertheless known to this day as “Canada’s most haunted house,” the first Canadian radio broadcast of a séance in 1936 and travels to a Niagara Falls Casino to see a celebrity TV medium who claims to speak to “the other side” live on stage among many other stories.

Listen to the whole thing HERE!

Here’s some info on The Richard Crouse Show!

Each week on the nationally syndicated Richard Crouse Show, Canada’s most recognized movie critic brings together some of the most interesting and opinionated people from the movies, television and music to put a fresh spin on news from the world of lifestyle and pop-culture. Tune into this show to hear in-depth interviews with actors and directors, to find out what’s going on behind the scenes of your favourite shows and movies and get a new take on current trends. Recent guests include Chris Pratt, Elvis Costello, Baz Luhrmann, Martin Freeman, David Cronenberg, Mayim Bialik, The Kids in the Hall and many more!

All iHeartRadio Canada stations are available across Canada via live stream on iHeartRadio.caand the iHeartRadio Canada app. iHeartRadio Canada stations are also connected through Alexa, Siri, and Google Home smart speakers.

Listeners across Canada can also listen in via audio live stream on iHeartRadio.ca and the iHeartRadio Canada app.

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03.01.2026

NewsTalk 1010

CTV NEWS AT 11:30: MORE MOVIES AND TV SHOWS TO STREAM THIS WEEKEND!

I appear on “CTV News at 11:30” with anchor Andria Case to talk about the weekend’s best shows and movies including the Netflix docuseries “Reality Check: Inside America’s Next Top Model,” the music doc “:Paul McCartney: Man on the Run” and the zombie flick “This is Not a Test.”

Watch the whole thing HERE! (Starts at 14:23)

03.01.2026

Film Review

IHEARTRADIO: MUSICIAN ELYSE AERYN + SCHOOL HOUSE’S JOEL RYAN

On the Saturday February 28, 2026 edition of The Richard Crouse Show we’ll meet Elyse Aeryn, a roots-rock singer-songwriter from Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. She spent nearly a decade in the pulp and paper industry—then, in her late 20s, walked away to chase the music that’s always burned inside her.

Her roots-rock sound fuses Stevie Nicks-inspired soul, with some Alanis, and memorable melodies. Her 2023 debut Joy State of Mind put her on the map with nominations and awards, and now, after overcoming a devastating motorcycle crash in 2025, she’s back. Her sophomore album Everybody Loves You… is10 tracks of bold, emotionally resonant rock that features radio-toppers like ‘Unstoppable.’

Then, Joel Ryan from the indie band School House. After moving in together in 2021, three best friends, Mitchell Jackson, David Campbell and my guest Joel Ryan, discovered their new home was a century-old schoolhouse – inspiring the name of their band School House, and giving them a dedicated space to create.

Since then, the group has rapidly gained attention, opening for Canadian music icon Alan Doyle, being named Group of the Year at the 2024 Ottawa Music Awards, and having their debut release awarded Album of the Year by Faces Magazine. The band then secured a coveted spot in the 2024 Mariposa Folk Festival lineup by winning the Artist Showcase – where they were celebrated as “fan favourites” by the festival. In 2025, they further cemented their place as one of Canada’s most exciting acts by winning the Boots and Hearts emerging artist showcase.

Listen to the whole thing HERE!

Here’s some info on The Richard Crouse Show!

Each week on the nationally syndicated Richard Crouse Show, Canada’s most recognized movie critic brings together some of the most interesting and opinionated people from the movies, television and music to put a fresh spin on news from the world of lifestyle and pop-culture. Tune into this show to hear in-depth interviews with actors and directors, to find out what’s going on behind the scenes of your favourite shows and movies and get a new take on current trends. Recent guests include Chris Pratt, Elvis Costello, Baz Luhrmann, Martin Freeman, David Cronenberg, Mayim Bialik, The Kids in the Hall and many more!

All iHeartRadio Canada stations are available across Canada via live stream on iHeartRadio.caand the iHeartRadio Canada app. iHeartRadio Canada stations are also connected through Alexa, Siri, and Google Home smart speakers.

Listeners across Canada can also listen in via audio live stream on iHeartRadio.ca and the iHeartRadio Canada app.

Listen to the show live here:

C-FAX 1070 in Victoria

SAT 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM

SUN 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM

CJAD in Montreal

SAT 8 PM to 9:00 PM

CFRA in Ottawa

SAT 8 PM to 9:00 PM

NEWSTALK 610 CKTB in St. Catharines

Sat 8:00 PM to 9:00 PM

NEWSTALK 1010 in Toronto

SAT 8 PM to 9:00 PM

NEWSTALK 1290 CJBK

SAT 8 PM to 9:00 PM

AM 1150 in Kelowna

SAT 11 PM to Midnight

BNN BLOOMBERG RADIO 1410

03.01.2026

NewsTalk 1010

CTV NEWS AT 6: RICHARD ON MOVIES AND TV SHOWS TO STREAM THIS WEEKEND!

I appear on “CTV News at 11:30” with anchor Andria Case to talk about the return of Ghostface in “Scream 7,” the erotic thriller “56 Days” and the pirate action movie “The Bluff.”

Watch the whole thing HERE! (Starts at 37:46)

03.01.2026

Film Review Uncategorized

CTV NEWS TORONTO AT FIVE WITH ZURAIDAH ALMAN: RICHARD ON WHAT TO WATCH!

I join “CTV News Toronto at Five” with anchor Zuraidah Alman to talk about new movies in theatres including the return of Ghostface in “Scream 7,” the music doc “Paul McCartneyt: Man on the Run,” the northern noir of “In Cold Light” and the zombie flick “This is Not a Test.”

Watch the whole thing HERE! (Starts at 14:21)

02.27.2026

Uncategorized

NEWSTALK 1010 WITH JIM RICHARDS: COMMEMORATING STOMPIN’ TOM CONNORS!!

I sit with Jim Richards on NewsTalk 1010 to go over some of the week’s biggest entertainment stories and movies playing in theatres. We talk about the effort to bring a Stompion’ Tom statue to his old stompin’ grounds of St. John, New Brunswick, Taylor Sheridan’s new novel “How to Not Die in Prison,” some extreme methods directors use to get performances from actors and I review “Paul McCartney: Man on the Run.”

Listen to the whole thing HERE!

02.27.2026

Film Review

CP24 BREAKFAST: WHAT’S NEW IN MOVIE THEATRES AND ON STREAMING!

I join “CP24 Breakfast” host Nick Dixon to talk about the return of Ghostface in “Scream 7,” the music doc “Paul McCartneyt: Man on the Run” and the Paramount+ docuseries “Wild Boys: Strangers in Town.”

Watch the whole thing HERE!

02.27.2026

Film Review

CFRA IN OTTAWA: THE BILL CARROLL MORNING SHOW MOVIE REVIEWS!

I sit in on the CFRA Ottawa morning show with host Bill Carroll to talk about the new movies coming to theatres including the return of Sidney Prescott in “Scream 7,” the northern noir of “In Cold Light,” the zombie flick “This is Not a Test” and the music doc “Paul McCartney: Man on the Run.”

Listen to the whole thing HERE!

02.27.2026

Film Review