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Human smugglers in Canada are advertising on social media Guest: Erin Corcoran, Executive Director, Keough School of Global Affairs, University of Notre Dame Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Can you make lungs out of stem cells? Guest: Dr. Laura Niklason, Professor at Yale University in Anesthesia and Biomedical Engineering Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

View From Victoria: Trump does the switcheroo on tariffs Guest: Rob Shaw, Political Correspondent for CHEK News Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How a 1743 study may have inspired modern day scurvy treatment Guest: Dr. Max Cooper, Senior Lecturer in Primary Care and Public Health at Brighton and Sussex Medical School Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Could Karina Gould be the next Prime Minister? Guest: Karina Gould, Canadian Politician Why the food bank doesn’t want your cans Guest: David Long, CEO of the Greater Vancouver Food Bank Big Banks pull out of Climate Change agreement Guest: Keith Stewart, Senior Energy Strategist with Green Peace Canada Joe Biden pardons ahead of Trump Inauguration Guest: Reggie Cecchini, Global News Washington Correspondent What to expect from Trump’s inauguration? Guest: Brian Bow, Chair of the Department of Political Science, Dalhousie University What will happen with US Tik Tok? Guest: Michael Geist, Canada Research Chair in Internet and E-Commerce Law at the University of Ottawa Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What will happen with US Tik Tok? Guest: Micheal Geist, Canada Research Chair in Internet and E-Commerce Law at the University of Ottawa Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What to expect from Trump’s inauguration? Guest: Brian Bow, Chair of the Department of Political Science, Dalhousie University Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Could Karina Gould be the next Prime Minister? Guest: Karina Gould, Canadian Politician Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe Biden pardons Fauci and others ahead of Trump Inauguration Guest: Reggie Cecchini, Global News Washington Correspondent Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why the food bank doesn’t want your cans Guest: David Long, CEO of the Greater Vancouver Food Bank Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

View From Victoria: Canadian Tariffs and Short term rentals Guest: Rob Shaw, Political Correspondant with CHEK News Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Big Banks pull out of Climate Change agreement Guest: Keith Stewart, Senior Energy Strategist with GreenPeace Canada Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How the human mind can leap through time Guest: Jeremy Manning, Associate Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences at Dartmouth University How is BC preparing for the softwood lumber battle? Guest: Ravi Parmar, BC’s Minister of Forests How are wildfires investigated? Guest: Bob Duval, Northeast Regional Director and Fire Investigator at the National Fire Protection Association Weekly Cecchini Check-In for Jan 17th, 2025 Guest: Reggie Cecchini, Washington Correspondent for Global News Can the Liberals recover before the next federal election? Guest: Tyler Pronyk, Vice-President of Strategy and Operations at Coast Communications and Public Affairs and Director-at-Large on the B.C. Board of the Liberal Party of Canada Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How is BC preparing for the softwood lumber battle? Guest: Ravi Parmar, BC’s Minister of Forests Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How are wildfires investigated? Guest: Bob Duval, Northeast Regional Director and Fire Investigator at the National Fire Protection Association Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Can the Liberals recover before the next federal election? Guest: Tyler Pronyk, Vice-President of Strategy and Operations at Coast Communications and Public Affairs and Director-at-Large on the B.C. Board of the Liberal Party of Canada Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Weekly Cecchini Check-In for Jan 17th, 2025 Guest: Reggie Cecchini, Washington Correspondent for Global News Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

View From Victoria: Grimm news around Tariff impact on BC Guest: Vaughn Palmer, The Vancouver Sun Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How the human mind can leap through time Guest: Jeremy Manning, Associate Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences at Dartmouth University Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How does sleep deprivation impact our thoughts? Guest: Dr. Scott Cairney, Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of York in England Why did the FDA ban No.3 red dye? Guest: Dr. Jerold Mande, Adjunct Professor of Nutrition at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Why are more people falling in love with AI? Guest: Marianne Brandon, clinical psychologist, sex therapist, author and futurist How realistic is the Israel-Hamas ceasefire? Guest: Dr. Jeffrey Byrne, Associate Professor of History at the University of British Columbia and Author of “Mecca of Revolution: Algeria, Decolonization, and the Third World Order” Should SFU have ended its football program? Guest: Mark Bailey, President of the SFU Football Alumni Society How Canadian lumber industry will deal with Trump Tariffs Guest: Russ Taylor, President of Russ Taylor Global – Wood Business & Market Consulting Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Should SFU have ended its football program? Guest: Mark Bailey, President of the SFU Football Alumni Society Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How realistic is the Israel-Hamas ceasefire? Guest: Dr. Jeffrey Byrne, Associate Professor of History at the University of British Columbia and Author of “Mecca of Revolution: Algeria, Decolonization, and the Third World Order” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How Canadian lumber industry will deal with Trump Tariffs Guest: Russ Taylor, President of Russ Taylor Global – Wood Business & Market Consulting Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why are more people falling in love with AI? Guest: Marianne Brandon, clinical psychologist, sex therapist, author and futurist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why did the FDA ban No.3 red dye? Guest: Dr. Jerold Mande, Adjunct Professor of Nutrition at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

View From Victoria: A proportional response to Trump Tariffs Guest: Vaughn Palmer, The Vancouver Sun Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Are Gen Z useless around the house? Guest: Scott Shantz, CKNW Contributor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How does sleep deprivation impact our thoughts? Guest: Dr. Scott Cairney, Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of York in England Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is congestion pricing worth it? Guest: Dr. Yohan Freemark, Principal Research Associate in the Housing and Communities Division at the Urban Institute Should Canada change its approach to long-term care? Guest: Dr. Samir Sinha, Director of Health Policy Research at the National Institute on Ageing How demons once helped solve everyone’s problems Guest: Jonny Thomson, Philosopher and Writer for Big Think Why is body dysmorphia growing among men? Guest: Dr. Jonathan Hoffman, Licensed Psychologist and Chief Clinical Officer and Founder of the Neurobehavioral Institute What can we expect from Trudeau’s meeting with the Premiers? Guest: David Akin, Chief Political Correspondent for Global News What’s it like for inmates battling the LA wildfires? Guest: Anthony Pedro, Former Inmate Firefighter at the California Correctional Center Fire Department and Founder of the Future Fire Academy 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

What’s it like for inmates battling the LA wildfires? Guest: Anthony Pedro, Former Inmate Firefighter at the California Correctional Center Fire Department and Founder of the Future Fire Academy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What can we expect from Trudeau’s meeting with the Premiers? Guest: David Akin, Chief Political Correspondent for Global News Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is congestion pricing worth it? Guest: Dr. Yohan Freemark, Principal Research Associate in the Housing and Communities Division at the Urban Institute Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why is body dysmorphia growing among men? Guest: Dr. Jonathan Hoffman, Licensed Psychologist and Chief Clinical Officer and Founder of the Neurobehavioral Institute Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Should Canada change its approach to long-term care? Guest: Dr. Samir Sinha, Director of Health Policy Research at the National Institute on Ageing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

View From Victoria: Growth and Prosperity is the message Guest: Vaughn Palmer, The Vancouver Sun Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Who were the most influential musical artists? Guest: Scott Shantz, CKNW Contributor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How demons once helped solve everyone’s problems Guest: Jonny Thomson, Philosopher and Writer for Big Think Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why is it hard to differentiate fact from fiction Guest: Timothy Caulfield, Professor in the Faculty of Law and the School of Public Health at the University of Alberta and Author of the “The Certainty of Illusion” Will there be a mosquito surge in 2025? Guest: Dirk Lewis, Biologist and Part Owner of Morrow BioScience How can you boost your motivation this January? Guest: Amanda Gauthier, Director of Books at Indigo Why are cucumbers so expensive? Guest: Mike von Massow, Associate Professor of Food Economics at the University of Guelph Should there be more cold plunges in Vancouver? Guest: Lisa Dominato, ABC Vancouver City Councillor The unknown people affected by the LA Wildfires Guest: Tabitha Snavely, Actress, like many in LA, who also has 2 other jobs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why is it hard to differentiate fact from fiction Guest: Timothy Caulfield, Professor in the Faculty of Law and the School of Public Health at the University of Alberta and Author of the “The Certainty of Illusion” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The people affected by the LA Wildfires Guest: Tabitha Snavely, Actress, like many in LA, who also has 2 other jobs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Should there be more cold plunges and saunas in Vancouver? Guest: Lisa Dominato, ABC Vancouver City Councillor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why are cucumbers so expensive? Guest: Mike von Massow, Associate Professor of Food Economics at the University of Guelph Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Will there be a mosquito surge in 2025? Guest: Dirk Lewis, Biologist and Part Owner of Morrow BioScience Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

View From Victoria: Bad feelings over the tariff showdown We get a local look at the top political stories with the help of Vancouver Sun columnist Vaughn Palmer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How can you boost your motivation this January? Guest: Amanda Gauthier, Director of Books at Indigo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the ground in LA Guest: Annemarie Wiley, Lives in LA Why our kids need to learn Cursive Guest: Kathleen arnold, associate professor, Dept of Psychology, Radford University What are suppressed memories, and how can they help heal PTSD? Guest: Deepu Murty, Principle investigator, Adaptive Memory Lab, University of Oregon Department of Psychology Does Canada need new leaders, or new parties? Guest: Dominic Cardy, Leader of the Canada future party What’s the latest in the search for a new Liberal party leader? Guest: Mackenzie Gray, Global National Reporter How has climate change contributed to the LA Fires? Guest: Adam Rose, Research Professor in the University of Southern California and Senior Research Fellow of USC’s Center for Risk and Economic Analysis of Threats and Emergencies Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How has climate change contributed to the LA Fires? Guest: Adam Rose, Research Professor in the University of Southern California and Senior Research Fellow of USC’s Center for Risk and Economic Analysis of Threats and Emergencies Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What’s the latest in the search for a new Liberal party leader? Guest: Mackenzie Gray, Global National Reporter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What are suppressed memories, and how can they help heal PTSD? Guest: Deepu Murty, Principle investigator, Adaptive Memory Lab, University of Oregon Department of Psychology Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices