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Ken Sim slams BC for stalling on Park Board overhaul Guest: Ken Sim, Mayor of Vancouver Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Should Surrey hire a municipal healthcare administrator? Guest: Linda Annis, Surrey First City Councillor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There are 2 types of happiness, which one are you? Guest: Emorie Beck, Prof of Psychology at UC Davis Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why did India launch missiles at Pakistan? Guest: Michael Kugelman, Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

View From Victoria: The Premier speaks out and walks back Guest: Vaughn Palmer, The Vancouver Sun Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How to make the perfect Cacio e pepe, according to science Guest: Dr. Ivan Di Terlizzi, Postdoctoral Researcher at the Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems and Lead Author of the Study Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Should BC hospitals implement weapon detection systems? Guest: Adriane Gear, President of the BC Nurses’ Union Calls grow for an inquest into the deaths of 3 Indigenous women Guest: Grand Chief Stewart Phillip, President of the Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs Why do people have different tastes in music? Guest: Dr. Jane Kuehne, Associate Professor of Music Education at Auburn University What can we expect from Carney’s meeting with Trump? Guest: Dr. John Kirton, Professor of Political Science at the University of Toronto Why do so many people struggle with procrastination? Guest: Fuschia Sirois, Psychologist at the University of Durham UK and author of Procrastination: What It Is, Why It's a Problem, and What You Can Do About It How will BC Ferries’ new policies impact Islanders? Guest: Leonard Krog, Mayor of Nanaimo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How will BC Ferries’ new policies impact Islanders? Guest: Leonard Krog, Mayor of Nanaimo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Calls grow for an inquest into the deaths of 3 Indigenous women Guest: Grand Chief Stewart Phillip, President of the Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Should BC hospitals implement weapon detection systems? Guest: Adriane Gear, President of the BC Nurses’ Union Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What can we expect from Carney’s meeting with Trump? Guest: Dr. John Kirton, Professor of Political Science at the University of Toronto Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why do so many people struggle with procrastination? Guest: Fuschia Sirois, Psychologist at the University of Durham UK and author of Procrastination: What It Is, Why It's a Problem, and What You Can Do About It Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

View From Vitoria: Calls and proposals for Energy in BC Guest: Vaughn Palmer, The Vancouver Sun Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why do people have different tastes in music? Guest: Dr. Jane Kuehne, Associate Professor of Music Education at Auburn University Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Will new legislation speed up hospital and school projects? How should Canada tackle its rising crime rates? How do whale songs obey the rules of basic human language? Why Canadian researchers are drilling for 20,000 year old ice. Why do so many Canadians Believe Misinformation affected our election? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

B.C. Infrastructure Minister Bowinn Ma has introduced the Infrastructure Projects Act, which aims to accelerate approvals for key infrastructure projects like schools and hospitals. The legislation would allow for a streamlined environmental assessment process for provincially significant projects, while maintaining high environmental standards. Guest: Bowinn Ma - Minister of Infrastructure Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Do you think people understand the justice system? What does Crown Counsel do? “Everything" apparently. We’re discussing how when every other ministry such as Health, MCFD, fails, problems show up at Crown Counsel's door. Guest: Jennifer Johnston - Vice President of the BC Crown Counsel Association Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

To address Canada’s rising violent crime—up 50% over the past decade—Prime Minister Mark Carney and the federal Liberals are urged to adopt a public health approach to violence prevention. This includes appointing a dedicated federal minister and deputy minister focused solely on preventing violent crime. Guest: Jeffrey Bradley - Ph.D. Candidate in Legal Studies at Carleton University Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Steve Mossop - Executive Vice President, Leger Western Canada Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A team of Canadian and Danish scientists are drilling deep into the Müller Ice Cap on Axel Heiberg Island in the Canadian Arctic to extract an ice core containing up to 20,000 years of climate history. This ambitious project, led by glaciologist Dorthe Dahl-Jensen and supported by a $10-million Canadian research chair, aims to uncover data about past climate conditions, including volcanic eruptions and ocean activity, which can help predict future environmental changes. Guest: Dr. Dorthe Dahl-Jensen - Canada Excellence Research Chair in Arctic Ice, Freshwater-Marine Coupling and Climate Change in the Centre for Earth Observation Science at the University of Manitoba Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Whales and humans might be worlds apart, but when it comes to how we structure our sounds, we’re surprisingly alike. In a new study, psychologist Inbal Arnon and her team found that humpback whale songs follow a core rule of human language known as Zipf’s law—a statistical pattern that predicts how often we use certain words. Guest: Professor Inbal Arnon - Linguist and Developmental Psycholinguist in the Department of Psychology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How to make the perfect pour-over coffee, according to physics! Physicist Arnold Mathijssen studied how fluid dynamics can optimize pour-over coffee. The history of Expo 86! Expo 86 was a defining moment for Vancouver, drawing 22 million visitors and transforming the city’s global image. What does it take to win the Championship Seagull Screeching Contest? After suffering a personal loss, Danish woman Anna Brynald embraced joy and absurdity by entering — and winning — the 2025 European Championship Gull Screeching contest in Belgium. How to fight environmental decline in your backyard! Time to focus on the soil and less on the plants Go electric with all of your garden tools. Add bird feeders in the summer. Bring back the flowers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After suffering a personal loss, Danish woman Anna Brynald embraced joy and absurdity by entering — and winning — the 2025 European Championship Gull Screeching contest in Belgium. Dressed in feathers and yellow lipstick, she squawked her way to gold among 60 participants from 14 countries, who mimicked gulls in sound and performance. Guest: Anna Bryland - Winner of the 2025 European Championship Gull Screeching Contest Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What can we expect from the Case of the Prosecution? Guest: Jennifer Johnston - Vice President of the BC Crown Counsel Association Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Expo 86 was a defining moment for Vancouver, drawing 22 million visitors and transforming the city’s global image. Guest: Craig Baird - Host of the Podcast “Canada History Ehx” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Time to focus on the soil and less on the plants Soil stores carbon, and the trees and plants in our gardens take this carbon from the air and through their roots, they store carbon in the ground. Healthy soil full of micro- organisms keeps the carbon in the ground. Cornell university reference - 1 lb of synthetic fertilizer releases 4-5 lbs of CO2 Go electric with all of your garden tools. A gas powered lawn mower releases the same emissions as driving 800 km Check your indoor battery tools to see if they also have outdoor garden tools New technology in this area makes the batteries recyclable Add bird feeders in the summer. Our local native songbirds are in decline due to Loss of habitat and food sources Summer feeding has shown to increase local nesting and allows parent birds to more easily care for young Bring back the flowers Too much of our landscaping has been focussed on evergreens, ornamental grasses and flowers that don’t support local pollinator communities Whether in a container or in the garden - add a section of mixed seeds suited for local pollinators Plant densely - living mulch. Guest: Carson Arthur - Celebrity Landscaping and Gardening Expert Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Physicist Arnold Mathijssen studied how fluid dynamics can optimize pour-over coffee. Their research, published in Physics of Fluids, found that pouring hot water from a higher height, slowly and steadily, improves coffee extraction, enhancing flavor without needing more beans. This kitchen-based science reflects broader physical phenomena and is part of Mathijssen’s ongoing passion for “kitchen physics,” which he began exploring during the pandemic and continues to study through a growing body of research. Guest: Dr. Arnold Mathijssen - Assistant Professor in the Department of Physics & Astronomy at the University of Pennsylvania Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What are mental health teams, and how do they operate? Guest: Jonny Morris, CEO of the Canadian Mental Health Association of BC What two parties losing official party status will mean for Canadian politics? Guest: Hamish Telford, Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of the Fraser Valley How the Filipino culinary community is helping Lapu Lapu victims Guest: Maj Yee, Owner of Goldilocks Bake Shop How does consciousness work in the brain? Guest: Dr. Christof Koch, Meritorious Investigator at the Allen Institute The new reason why people aren’t getting married Guest: Benny Goldman, professor of economics and public policy, cornell University Should BC mandate involuntary mental health care? Guest: Dr. Julian Somers, Distinguished Professor of Health Sciences at Simon Fraser University Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How the Filipino culinary community is helping Lapu Lapu victims Guest: Maj Yee, Owner of Goldilocks Bake Shop Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What are mental health teams, and how do they operate? Guest: Jonny Morris, CEO of the Canadian Mental Health Association of BC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Should BC mandate involuntary mental health care? Guest: Dr. Julian Somers, Distinguished Professor of Health Sciences at Simon Fraser University Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The new reason why people aren’t getting married Guest: Benny Goldman, professor of economics and public policy, Cornell University Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What losing official party status will mean for Canadian politics? Guest: Hamish Telford, Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of the Fraser Valley Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

View From Victoria: Dealing with Mental Illness and Involuntary Care Guest: Vaughn Palmer, Vancouver Sun Columnist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How does consciousness work in the brain? Guest: Dr. Christof Koch, Meritorious Investigator at the Allen Institute Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The challenges ahead for Prime Minister Mark Carney as the Liberals win another minority government. What's next for Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre after he lost his own riding? How the NDP lost official party status and its leader. Plus, the hopes the Liberals can reset relations with the Prairies. Click here for more Global National: ⁠https://link.chtbl.com/gndf Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is BC working to prevent future mental health tragedies? Guest: Josie Osborne, BC’s Minister of Health Why are there 91 candidates running in Carleton? Guest: Blake Hamilton, Member of the Longest Ballot Committee and Independent Candidate for Carleton The science of magic Guest: Dr. Gustav Kuhn, Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of Plymouth and Director of the MAGIC Lab Are new downtowns better than old downtowns? Guest: Uytae Lee, Owner and Operator of ‘About Here’ on Youtube Report on Workplace Fatalities Guest: Sean Tucker, Part Time Professor of Occupational Health and Safety at the University of Regina, Sessional Lecturer in the Occupational and Environmental Hygiene Program at UBC, and Co-Author of the Report Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Making Cents of the Markets for Apr 30, 2025 Time for Making Cents of the Markets with Lori Pinkowski. Lori Pinkowski is a Senior Portfolio Manager at Canaccord Genuity. You can contact The Pinkowski Wealth Management team directly at 604-695-LORI or visit their website at Pinkowski.ca Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is BC working to prevent future mental health tragedies? Guest: Josie Osborne, BC’s Minister of Health Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Are workplace fatalities rising in BC? Guest: Sean Tucker, Part Time Professor of Occupational Health and Safety at the University of Regina, Sessional Lecturer in the Occupational and Environmental Hygiene Program at UBC, and Co-Author of the Report Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Are new downtowns better than old downtowns? Guest: Uytae Lee, Owner and Operator of ‘About Here’ on Youtube Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why are there 91 candidates running in Carleton? Guest: Blake Hamilton, Member of the Longest Ballot Committee and Independent Candidate for Carleton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

View From Victoria: A difficult time for important questions and answers Guest: Vaughn Palmer, Vancouver Sun Columnist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Simple skills that might not exist in the future Guest: Scott Shantz, CKNW Contributor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The science of magic Guest: Dr. Gustav Kuhn, Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of Plymouth and Director of the MAGIC Lab Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How did the Federal Election unfold Guest: Dr. Julie Simmons, Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Guelph How did the election shape up for Independent candidates? Guest: Mike de Jong, Independent for Abbotsford–South Langley What chain of events led to the death of a first-year UVic student? Guest: Lori Culbert, Reporter for the Vancouver Sun Party Leaders wrap up the evening with Speeches Audio: Liberal, Conservative and NDP Leaders Was this REALLY the most important election of our lifetime? Guest: Lydia Milja, Professor of Political Science at the University of Windsor Look back at how election night unfolded Guest: Mackenzie Gray, Senior Correspondent for Global News Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What happened to Sidney McIntyre-Starko? Guest: Lori Culbert, Reporter for the Vancouver Sun Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Look back at how election night unfolded Guest: Mackenzie Gray, Senior Correspondent for Global News Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How did the election shape up for Independent candidates? Guest: Mike de Jong, Independent for Abbotsford–South Langley Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Was this REALLY the most important election of our lifetime? Guest: Lydia Milja, Professor of Political Science at the University of Windsor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices