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How is the federal election shaping up? Guest: David Akin, Chief Political Correspondent for Global News Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Did human consciousness arise from a bunch of stoned apes? Guest: Stav Dimitropoulos, Journalist and Features Writer for Popular Mechanics Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What do narwhals do with their tusks? Guest: Greg O’Corry-Crowe, Research Professor of Wildlife Evolution and Behaviour at Florida Atlantic University The Weekly Cecchini Check-In for Mar 21, 2025 Guest: Reggie Cecchini, Washington Correspondent for Global News Should Canada join Europe's defence industry? Guest: Dr. Christian Leuprecht, Professor at the Royal Military College and Queen’s University, Senior Fellow at the Macdonald Laurier Institute, and Author of “Security. Cooperation. Governance.” Why is BC ending its secondary suite incentive program? Guest: Ravi Kahlon, BC’s Minister of Housing Kickin’ It with the Caps for Mar 21, 2025 Guest: Jesper Sørensen, Head Coach of the Vancouver Whitecaps Why is bird flu everywhere and nowhere all at once? Guest: Christopher Cox, Features Editor at New York Magazine Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why is bird flu everywhere and nowhere all at once? Guest: Christopher Cox, Features Editor at New York Magazine Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kickin’ It with the Caps for Mar 21, 2025 Guest: Jesper Sørensen, Head Coach of the Vancouver Whitecaps Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why is BC ending its secondary suite incentive program? Guest: Ravi Kahlon, BC’s Minister of Housing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Should Canada join Europe's defence industry? Guest: Dr. Christian Leuprecht, Professor at the Royal Military College and Queen’s University, Senior Fellow at the Macdonald Laurier Institute, and Author of “Security. Cooperation. Governance.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Weekly Cecchini Check-In for Mar 21, 2025 Guest: Reggie Cecchini, Washington Correspondent for Global News Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

View From Victoria: BC Small communities not happy Guest: Vaughn Palmer, Vancouver Sun Columnist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What do narwhals do with their tusks? Guest: Greg O’Corry-Crowe, Research Professor of Wildlife Evolution and Behaviour at Florida Atlantic University Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why do songs get stuck in your head? Guest: Dr. Freya Bailes, Associate Professor in Music Psychology at the University of Leeds Does China’s execution of four Canadians signal a bigger threat? Guest: Michel Juneau-Katsuya, Former Chief of Asia-Pacific at CSIS and Author of “Nest of Spies” Why airline pilots feel pushed to hide their mental illness Guest: Dr. Helen Ouyang, E.R. Doctor and Contributing Writer for The New York Times The impact of Pierre Poilievre blocking media from his election campaign Guest: Jeffrey Dvorkin, Senior Fellow at the University of Toronto's Massey College What can we expect from the federal snap election? Guest: Mackenzie Gray, Senior Correspondent for Global News National What we learned, and didn’t, from the newly released JFK files Guest: Philip Shenon, Former Veteran Investigative Journalist for The New York Times and Author of “A Cruel and Shocking Act: The Secret History of the Kennedy Assassination” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What we learned, and didn’t, from the newly released JFK files Guest: Philip Shenon, Former Veteran Investigative Journalist for The New York Times and Author of “A Cruel and Shocking Act: The Secret History of the Kennedy Assassination” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What can we expect from the federal snap election? Guest: Mackenzie Gray, Senior Correspondent for Global News National Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The impact of Pierre Poilievre blocking media from his election campaign Guest: Jeffrey Dvorkin, Senior Fellow at the University of Toronto's Massey College Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why airline pilots feel pushed to hide their mental illness Guest: Dr. Helen Ouyang, E.R. Doctor and Contributing Writer for The New York Times Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Does China’s execution of four Canadians signal a bigger threat? Guest: Michel Juneau-Katsuya, Former Chief of Asia-Pacific at CSIS and Author of “Nest of Spies” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

View From Victoria: A Federal Election & Secondary suites in BC Guest: Vaughn Palmer, Vancouver Sun Columnist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why do songs get stuck in your head? Guest: Dr. Freya Bailes, Associate Professor in Music Psychology at the University of Leeds Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How did Iguanas cross the Pacific Ocean Guest: Dr. Ethan Gyllenhall,an evolutionary biologist at Texas Tech University in Lubbock Public disorder ahead of the World Cup Guest: Dave Kershaw, Owner of Cabana Nightclub Tesla kicked out of the Vancouver International Auto Show Guest: Eric Nicholls,Vancouver Auto Show Executive Director Developing new military radar systems in the Arctic Guest: Dr. Aaron Hoffman, Political Science at SFU Violent attacks against Healthcare workers a problem in BC Guest: Victoria Treacy, nurse in Port Moody The push for below market rental units in B.C highrises Guest: Tom Davidoff, associate professor in the Real Estate and Strategy and Business Economics groups at the Sauder School of Business, UBC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Making Cents of the Markets for Mar 19, 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

The push for below market rental units in B.C highrises Guest: Tom Davidoff, associate professor in the Real Estate and Strategy and Business Economics groups at the Sauder School of Business, UBC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Violent attacks against Healthcare workers a problem in BC Guest: Victoria Treacy, Nurse Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Developing new military radar systems in the Arctic Guest: Dr. Aaron Hoffman, Political Science at SFU Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tesla kicked out of the Vancouver International Auto Show Guest: Eric Nicholl, Vancouver Auto Show Executive Director Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

View From Victoria: Healthcare violence & The Power of the Premier Guest: Vaughn Palmer, Vancouver Sun Columnist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Public disorder ahead of the World Cup Guest: Dave Kershaw, Owner of Cabana Nightclub Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How did Iguanas cross the Pacific Ocean Guest: Dr. Ethan Gyllenhall,an evolutionary biologist at Texas Tech University in Lubbock Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ditching American made cars! Guest: Sonduren Fanarredha, TikTok auto industry expert Cars with Sonduren on TikTok Nearly 1 million likes on TikTok The ethics of retaliating against Trump tariffs! Guest: Dr. Peter Dietsch, professor in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Victoria The genetics of a fat dog Guest: Eleanor Raffan, a veterinary surgeon and geneticist at the University of Cambridge The Wilson Center becomes the latest victim in Trump’s DOGE purge Guest: Dr. Laura Dawson, Canada-U.S. trade expert who once led the institute How some Americans are helping Canadians Guest: Amra Durakovic, a spokesperson for Flight Centre Travel Group Canada Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ditching American made cars! Guest: Sonduren Fanarredha, TikTok auto industry expert Cars with Sonduren on TikTok Nearly 1 million likes on TikTok Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The ethics of retaliating against Trump tariffs! Guest: Dr. Peter Dietsch, professor in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Victoria Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How some Americans are helping Canadians Guest: Amra Durakovic, a spokesperson for Flight Centre Travel Group Canada Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Wilson Center becomes the latest victim in Trump’s DOGE purge Guest: Dr. Laura Dawson, Canada-U.S. trade expert who once led the institute Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

View From Victoria: Closing ER's and Hiking Hydro rates Guest: Vaughn Palmer, The Vancouver Sun Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The genetics of a fat dog Guest: Eleanor Raffan, a veterinary surgeon and geneticist at the University of Cambridge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How did a man survive for 100 days with a titanium heart? Guest: Dr. David Wood - Director and head of cardiology at Vancouver General Hospital (VGH) How are restaurants tricking you into spending more money? Guest: Jason Buhle, Associate Professor of the Practice of Psychology, University of Southern California What’s ahead for Prime Minister Mark Carney? Guest: Lori Turnbull, Professor, Faculty of Management, Dalhousie University Is the luck of the Irish a real thing? Guest: Jeffrey Rosenthal, Professor of Statistics at the University of Toronto and author of Struck By Lightning: The Curious World of Probabilities What is going to happen to BC’s Hudson’s Bay stores? Guest: Mary Rowe, president and CEO at the Canadian Urban Institute New Standardized housing designs are meaningless without changes Guest: Bryn Davidson, Co-Owner and Design Lead: Lanefab Design / Build Protecting Trade in Canada Guest: Allison Gifford, Vice President, Policy and Public Affairs, Clear Strategy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How did a man survive for 100 days with a titanium heart? Guest: Dr. David Wood - Director and head of cardiology at Vancouver General Hospital (VGH) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How can Canada protect it's international trade? Guest: Allison Gifford, Vice President, Policy and Public Affairs, Clear Strategy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How are restaurants tricking you into spending more money? Guest: Jason Buhle, Associate Professor of the Practice of Psychology, University of Southern California Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What’s ahead for Prime Minister Mark Carney? Guest: Lori Turnbull, Professor, Faculty of Management, Dalhousie University Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New Standardized housing designs are meaningless without changes Guest: Bryn Davidson, Co-Owner and Design Lead: Lanefab Design / Build Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

View From Victoria: Carbon taxes, cruise ships & Alaskan retaliation Guest: Vaughn Palmer, The Vancouver Sun Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What is going to happen to BC’s Hudson’s Bay stores? Guest: Mary Rowe, president and CEO at the Canadian Urban Institute Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is the luck of the Irish a real thing? Guest: Jeffrey Rosenthal, Professor of Statistics at the University of Toronto and and author of Struck By Lightning: The Curious World of Probabilities Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How will BC keep up with fluctuating tariffs? Guest: Niki Sharma, Attorney General of BC Weekly Cecchini Check-In for Mar 14, 2025 Guest: Reggie Cecchini, Washington Correspondent for Global News How have Dallas Brodie’s comments impacted Indigenous communities? Guest: Colette Trudeau, CEO of Métis Nation British Columbia Guest: Kimberly Murray, National Indigenous Scholar in Indigenous Law at Queen’s University and Former Independent Special Interlocutor Guest: Wade Grant, Member of the Musqueam Indian Band and former Indigenous Advisor to Premier Christy Clark Kickin’ it with the Caps for Mar 14, 2025 Guest: Axel Schuster, CEO & Sporting Director of the Vancouver Whitecaps Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How will BC keep up with fluctuating tariffs? Guest: Niki Sharma, Attorney General of BC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

View From Victoria: What is Bill 7? Guest: Vaughn Palmer, The Vancouver Sun Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kickin’ it with the Caps for Mar 14, 2025 Guest: Axel Schuster, CEO & Sporting Director of the Vancouver Whitecaps Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How have Dallas Brodie’s comments impacted Indigenous communities? Guest: Colette Trudeau, CEO of Métis Nation British Columbia Guest: Kimberly Murray, National Indigenous Scholar in Indigenous Law at Queen’s University and Former Independent Special Interlocutor Guest: Wade Grant, Member of the Musqueam Indian Band and former Indigenous Advisor to Premier Christy Clark Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Weekly Cecchini Check-In for Mar 14, 2025 Guest: Reggie Cecchini, Washington Correspondent for Global News Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Should BC improve its involuntary care treatment? Guest: Elenore Sturko, Conservative MLA for South Surrey Why was the US added to the human rights watch list? Guest: Ana Maria, Americas Researcher for the CIVICUS Monitor Were we wrong about Megalodon’s all along? Guest: Dr. Philip Sternes, Shark Biologist and First Author of the Study Doctors are worried about the growing loneliness epidemic Guest: Dr Robert Coplan, Department of Psychology, Carleton University Guest: Laura Eramain, Associate Professor and Graduate Coordinator Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology, Dalhousie University Why are researchers repatriating shrunken heads? Guest: Kata Karáth, Freelance Journalist and Documentary Filmmaker based in Ecuador Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices