Mornings with Simi

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

Were we wrong about Megalodon’s all along? Guest: Dr. Philip Sternes, Shark Biologist and First Author of the Study 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

View From Victoria: Understanding the guidelines of involuntary care Guest: Vaughn Palmer, Vancouver Sun Columnist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why was the US added to the human rights watchlist? Guest: Ana Maria, Americas Researcher for the CIVICUS Monitor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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

Does social media amplify delusional disorders? Guest: Dr. Bernard Crespi, Professor of Evolution, Genetics & Human Health, and Canada Research Chair in Evolutionary Genetics and Psychology at Simon Fraser University How is the steel industry bracing for Trump’s tariffs? Guest: Catherine Cobden, President & CEO of the Canadian Steel Producers Association Can US nurses improve BC’s healthcare crisis? Guest: Adriane Gear, President of the BC Nurses Union How do we stop parents from sending their sick children to school? Guest: Dr. Allan Grill, Chief of Family Medicine at Oak Valley Health’s Markham Stouffville Hospital Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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

Can US nurses improve BC’s healthcare crisis? Guest: Adriane Gear, President of the BC Nurses Union Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Does social media amplify delusional disorders? Guest: Dr. Bernard Crespi, Professor of Evolution, Genetics & Human Health, and Canada Research Chair in Evolutionary Genetics and Psychology at Simon Fraser University Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How do we stop parents from sending their sick children to school? Guest: Dr. Allan Grill, Chief of Family Medicine at Oak Valley Health’s Markham Stouffville Hospital Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How is the steel industry bracing for Trump’s tariffs? Guest: Catherine Cobden, President & CEO of the Canadian Steel Producers Association Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

View From Victoria: for Mar 12, 2025 Guest: Vaughn Palmer, The Vancouver Sun Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How can we save BC farmers? Guest: Gagan Singh, Local Farming Advocate and Organizer of the Save BC Farmers Town Hall The rise and fall of the Hudson’s Bay empire Guest: Stephen Brown, Author of “The Company: The Rise and Fall of the Hudson's Bay Empire” Which books can help you spring forward in time? Guest: Brandon Forsyth, Category Manager of Print Experience at Indigo What Trump didn’t mention about Canada’s dairy tariffs Guest: Al Mussell, Senior Research Fellow at the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute and Research Lead at Agri-Food Economic Systems Do we really understand our dog’s emotions? Guest: Holly Molinaro, PhD Candidate with the Canine Science Collaboratory in the Department of Psychology at Arizona State University Should Canada ban X? Guest: Adam Owen, Contributor to the Toronto Star and a Senior Consultant at Navigator Ltd. How is YVR improving its services? Guest: Mike McNaney, Chief External Affairs Officer at Vancouver Airport Authority Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The rise and fall of the Hudson’s Bay empire Guest: Stephen Brown, Author of “The Company: The Rise and Fall of the Hudson's Bay Empire” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How can we save BC farmers? Guest: Gagan Singh, Local Farming Advocate and Organizer of the Save BC Farmers Town Hall Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How is YVR improving its services? Guest: Mike McNaney, Chief External Affairs Officer at Vancouver Airport Authority Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

View From Victoria: Mar 11, 2025 Guest: Vaughn Palmer, The Vancouver Sun Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Do we really understand our dog’s emotions? Guest: Holly Molinaro, PhD Candidate with the Canine Science Collaboratory in the Department of Psychology at Arizona State University Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What Trump didn’t mention about Canada’s dairy tariffs Guest: Al Mussell, Senior Research Fellow at the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute and Research Lead at Agri-Food Economic Systems Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Should Canada ban X? Guest: Adam Owen, Contributor to the Toronto Star and a Senior Consultant at Navigator Ltd. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Which books can help you spring forward in time? Guest: Brandon Forsyth, Category Manager of Print Experience at Indigo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Did Canada actually steal the American auto industry? Guest: Dr. Dimitry Anastakis, Professor and LR Wilson/RJ Currie Chair in Canadian Business History in the Dept. of History and Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto Why are people buying so many seeds right now? Guest: Loki Wallace, Operations Manager of BC Eco Seed Co-Op Why is ex-Olympian Ryan Wedding on the FBI’s Top 10 Most Wanted list? Guest: Calvi Leon, Reporter for the Toronto Star Who’s Reported Extensively on the Case Is it safe to track your family with location services on apps? Guest: Louise Barkhuus, visiting professor at Rutgers University and professor at the IT University of Copenhagen What can we expect from Carney's leadership? 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

Why are people buying so many seeds right now? Guest: Loki Wallace, Operations Manager of BC Eco Seed Co-Op Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What can we expect from Carney's leadership? 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

Why is ex-Olympian Ryan Wedding on the FBI’s Top 10 Most Wanted list? Guest: Calvi Leon, Reporter for the Toronto Star Who’s Reported Extensively on the Case Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is it cool to track your family members? Guest: Louise Barkhuus, visiting professor at Rutgers University and professor at the IT University of Copenhagen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Did Canada actually steal the American auto industry? Guest: Dr. Dimitry Anastakis, Professor and LR Wilson/RJ Currie Chair in Canadian Business History in the Dept. of History and Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

View From Victoria: What is going on with the BC Conservative Party? Guest: Vaughn Palmer, The Vancouver Sun Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stop complaining about the time change! Guest: Scott Shantz, CKNW Contributor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How is our economic uncertainty impacting BC’s job force? Guest: Diana Gibson, Minister of Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation Inside the scientific quest to reverse human aging Guest: Gretchen Reynolds, Health Columnist Focusing on Exercise Science and Fitness for The Washington Post The psychology behind Trump’s actions Guest: Stanley Renshon, Professor of Political Science at the City University of New York Graduate Center and Author of “The Real Psychology of the Trump Presidency” Why has life expectancy plateaued in Western countries? Guest: Nick Steel, Clinical Professor in Public Health at the University of East Anglia and Lead Author of the Study How Canada helped land the first successful private lunar mission Guest: Jean-François Hamel, Vice-President for Space Systems at NGC Aerospace Kickin it with the Caps for Mar 07, 2025 Guest: Jesper Sørensen, Head Coach of the Vancouver Whitecaps Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The psychology behind Trump’s actions Guest: Stanley Renshon, Professor of Political Science at the City University of New York Graduate Center and Author of “The Real Psychology of the Trump Presidency” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kickin' it with the Caps for Mar 07, 2025 Guest: Jesper Sørensen, Head Coach of the Vancouver Whitecaps Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How Canada helped land the first successful private lunar mission Guest: Jean-François Hamel, Vice-President for Space Systems at NGC Aerospace Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why has life expectancy plateaued in Western countries? Guest: Nick Steel, Clinical Professor in Public Health at the University of East Anglia and Lead Author of the Study Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How is our economic uncertainty impacting BC’s job force? Guest: Diana Gibson, Minister of Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

View From Victoria: Tariffs keep BC government on their toes Guest: Vaughn Palmer, The Vancouver sun Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Inside the scientific quest to reverse human aging Guest: Gretchen Reynolds, Health Columnist Focusing on Exercise Science and Fitness for The Washington Post Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What obstacles does the 'Buy Canadian' movement face? Guest: Melise Panetta, Marketing Lecturer at Laurier University’s Lazaridis School of Business & Economics Supporting Local: BC whiskey alternatives to US imports Guest: Chris Reid, Brand Experience Manager at Shelter Point Distillery Did someone really make a deadly laser-powered ray gun in 1924? Guest: John Broich, Associate Professor of History at Case Western Reserve University and Contributor to Popular Mechanics Should you sell your Tesla? Guest: Karl Brauer, Executive Analyst at iseecars.ca and Automotive Columnist at Forbes Why First Nations are a key part of trade diversification Guest: Chief Terry Teegee, Regional Chief of the British Columbia Assembly of First Nations How did BC draft its 2025 budget? Guest: Brenda Bailey, BC’s Minister of Finance Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Supporting Local: BC whiskey alternatives to US imports Guest: Chris Reid, Brand Experience Manager at Shelter Point Distillery Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How did BC draft its 2025 budget? Guest: Brenda Bailey, BC’s Minister of Finance Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why First Nations are a key part of trade diversification Guest: Chief Terry Teegee, Regional Chief of the British Columbia Assembly of First Nations Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Should you sell your Tesla? Guest: Karl Brauer, Executive Analyst at iseecars.ca and Automotive Columnist at Forbes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What obstacles does the 'Buy Canadian' movement face? Guest: Melise Panetta, Marketing Lecturer at Laurier University’s Lazaridis School of Business & Economics Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

View From Victoria: Breaking down the Budget Guest: Vaughn Palmer, The Vancouver Sun Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How to appear busy when you are not Guest: Scott Shantz, CKNW Contributor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Did someone really make a deadly laser-powered ray gun in 1924? Guest: John Broich, Associate Professor of History at Case Western Reserve University and Contributor to Popular Mechanics Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The frustration of both Canadians and Americans as U.S. President Donald Trump officially launches his trade war; and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's tough words for Trump. The fears among auto, steel, and aluminum companies. How Canadians are uniting as they fight the tariffs. Plus, how Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is trying to salvage his relationship with Trump after that infamous Oval Office shouting match. Listen to more episodes of Global National with Dawna Friesen here: https://link.chtbl.com/gndf Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices