Mornings with Simi

Black comedy, also known as dark humour, is challenging to define precisely but is characterized by its ability to find humour in topics that are typically considered serious or off-limits. Guest: Tim Brinkhof, Reporter for Big Think Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Seg 1: The true story of the most singular Prison Break ever recorded. A clandestine wartime operation that involves no tunneling, no weapons and no violence of any kind. Guest: Margalit Fox, Author of The Confidence Men: How Two Prisoners of War Engineered the Most Remarkable Escape in History Seg 2: More and more people are using various versions of electric bikes and scooters to get around, which is a good thing, but it’s also not without its share of problems. Guest: Scott Shantz, Contributor for Mornings with Simi Seg 3: View From Victoria: Premier David Eby is in Winnipeg for a meeting of the Premiers and a big topic will be the Port Strike which he should be more worried about considering the latest job numbers in BC. The Vancouver Sun's Vaughn Palmer is here with his take on the day's headlines. Guest: Vaughn Palmer, Vancouver Sun Columnist Seg 4: Is the ‘Bro Code’ perpetuating toxic masculinity? Guest: CKNW Contributor Scott Shantz with Alex Manley, Author of The New Masculinity, A Roadmap for a 21st Century definition of Manhood Seg 5: How DOGtor Burke changed the face of supportive healthcare Guest: Carey McBeth, Founder and Executive Director of Hero Dawgs Pet Therapy Society Seg 6: The Northern Tornadoes Project in Canada was founded to improve tornado detection, prediction, and understanding of extreme atmospheric events to protect people and property. Guest: Dr. Connell Miller, Wind Impacts Engineer for the Northern Tornadoes Project at Western University Seg 7: What’s the goal of the Surrey Police Union’s “Dear Brenda” campaign? Guest: Sgt. Darin Sheppard, Director of the Surrey Police Union Seg 8: Is Ken Sim making Vancouver fun again? A video from the Khatsahlano Street Party in Vancouver has gained attention on social media. Guest: Ken Sim, Mayor of Vancouver Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is Ken Sim making Vancouver fun again? A video from the Khatsahlano Street Party in Vancouver has gained attention on social media. Guest: Ken Sim, Mayor of Vancouver Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What’s the goal of the Surrey Police Union’s “Dear Brenda” campaign? Guest: Sgt. Darin Sheppard, Director of the Surrey Police Union Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Northern Tornadoes Project in Canada was founded to improve tornado detection, prediction, and understanding of extreme atmospheric events to protect people and property. Guest: Dr. Connell Miller, Wind Impacts Engineer for the Northern Tornadoes Project at Western University Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How DOGtor Burke changed the face of supportive healthcare Guest: Carey McBeth, Founder and Executive Director of Hero Dawgs Pet Therapy Society Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is the ‘Bro Code’ perpetuating toxic masculinity? Guest: CKNW Contributor Scott Shantz with Alex Manley, Author of The New Masculinity, A Roadmap for a 21st Century definition of Manhood Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

View From Victoria: Premier David Eby is in Winnipeg for a meeting of the Premiers and a big topic will be the Port Strike which he should be more worried about considering the latest job numbers in BC. The Vancouver Sun's Vaughn Palmer is here with his take on the day's headlines. Guest: Vaughn Palmer, Vancouver Sun Columnist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

More and more people are using various versions of electric bikes and scooters to get around, which is a good thing, but it’s also not without its share of problems. Guest: Scott Shantz, Contributor for Mornings with Simi Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The true story of the most singular Prison Break ever recorded. A clandestine wartime operation that involves no tunneling, no weapons and no violence of any kind. Guest: Margalit Fox, Author of The Confidence Men: How Two Prisoners of War Engineered the Most Remarkable Escape in History Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Seg 1: The United Nations' International Telecommunication Union organized the world's first news conference featuring nine AI-enabled humanoid robots. Guest: Dr. Nir Eisikovits, Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Applied Ethics Center at the University of Boston Seg 2: Tom Cruise has now been playing Ethan hunt for 27 YEARS! And he’s not done, MI8 is set to come out in less than a year from now, June 28 2024. Guest: Scott Shantz, Contributor for Mornings with Simi Seg 3: View From Victoria: The Vancouver Sun's Vaughn Palmer is here with his take on the day's headlines. Guest: Vaughn Palmer, Vancouver Sun Columnist Seg 4: What role will Canada play in the NATO Summit? Guest: David Akin, Global National Chief Political Correspondent Seg 5: Can we all learn to sleep better? With sleep affecting every organ in the body should people focus more of their time on sleep? Guest: CKNW Contributor Scott Shantz with Dr. Raj Dasgupta, Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep specialist. He is quadruple board certified in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine. Dr. Raj is an active clinical researcher. Seg 6: The eligibility threshold has been raised for the BC Climate Tax. Guest: Katrine Conroy, BC’s Minister of Finance Seg 7: Monday Morning Quarterbacks with Coach Rick Campbell It was a 35-19 win over Montreal as Vernon Adams Jr. bounces back going 20/25 for 283 yards and a touchdown pass. Guest: Rick Campbell, Head Coach of the BC Lions Seg 8: Dr. Troy Grennan is co-leading a clinical trial in Vancouver looking to determine if the antibiotic doxycycline can prevent bacterial STIs. Guest: Dr. Troy Grennan, Physician Lead for the Provincial HIV/STI Program at the BC Centre for Disease Control and Clinical Assistant Professor of Infectious Diseases at the University of British Columbia Seg 9: Misinformation about library content has increased on social media, leading to an increase in book ban movements. Guest: Richard Beaudry, ​​Program Coordinator of the Teacher Librarian Program at the University of British Columbia Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Misinformation about library content has increased on social media, leading to an increase in book ban movements. Guest: Richard Beaudry, ​​Program Coordinator of the Teacher Librarian Program at the University of British Columbia Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Troy Grennan is co-leading a clinical trial in Vancouver looking to determine if the antibiotic doxycycline can prevent bacterial STIs. Guest: Dr. Troy Grennan, Physician Lead for the Provincial HIV/STI Program at the BC Centre for Disease Control and Clinical Assistant Professor of Infectious Diseases at the University of British Columbia Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Monday Morning Quarterbacks with Coach Rick Campbell It was a 35-19 win over Montreal as Vernon Adams Jr. bounces back going 20/25 for 283 yards and a touchdown pass. Guest: Rick Campbell, Head Coach of the BC Lions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The eligibility threshold has been raised for the BC Climate Tax. Guest: Katrine Conroy, BC’s Minister of Finance Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Can we all learn to sleep better? With sleep affecting every organ in the body should people focus more of their time on sleep? Guest: CKNW Contributor Scott Shantz with Dr. Raj Dasgupta, Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep specialist. He is quadruple board certified in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine. Dr. Raj is an active clinical researcher. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What role will Canada play in the NATO Summit? Guest: David Akin, Global National Chief Political Correspondent Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

View From Victoria: The Vancouver Sun's Vaughn Palmer is here with his take on the day's headlines. Guest: Vaughn Palmer, Vancouver Sun Columnist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tom Cruise has now been playing Ethan hunt for 27 YEARS! And he’s not done, MI8 is set to come out in less than a year from now, june 28 2024. Guest: Scott Shantz, Contributor for Mornings with Simi Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices