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How viable is Canada’s new border security plan?

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Guest: Dr. Benjamin Muller, Professor in Social Justice and Peace Studies and Coordinator of Migration and Border Studies at King’s University College Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 18, 202410 min

How to teach your kids Christmas etiquette

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Guest: Dr. Dona Matthews, Developmental Psychologist and Author of “Imperfect Parenting” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 18, 20246 min

Is Canada’s healthcare workforce slowing down?

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Guest: Laura Salter, Program Lead of the Health Workforce Information at the Canadian Institute for Health Information Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 18, 20248 min

View From Victoria: The NDP grows the deficit

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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

Dec 18, 202414 min

What are ghost guns?

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Guest: Dr. Yannick Veilleux-Lepage, Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science and Economics at the Royal Military College of Canada Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 18, 202413 min

Full Show: Living on Mars, Robot Butlers & How Charlie Brown Christmas almost didn't happen

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Dec 17, 202442 min

Why ‘A Charlie Brown Christmas’ almost didn’t air

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Guest: Stephen Lind, Associate Professor of Clinical Business Communication at the University of Southern California Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 17, 20249 min

Should Justin Trudeau step down?

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Guest: Peter Julian, NDP House Leader Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 17, 20247 min

How Vancouver is leading the way in AI

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Guest: Angelica Lim, Assistant Professor in Computing Science at Simon Fraser University Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 17, 20246 min

What is next for Justin Trudeau?

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Guest: Mackenzie Gray, Senior Correspondent for Global News National Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 17, 20249 min

View From Victoria: Premiers speak about Trudeau cabinet woes

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We get a local look at the top political stories with the help of Rob Shaw, Political Correspondent for CHEK News. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 17, 202414 min

Could humans actually colonize Mars?

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Guest: Sam McKee, Associate Tutor and PhD Candidate in Philosophy of Science at the Manchester Metropolitan University Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 17, 202410 min

Full Show: Black Market Butter, Canada Post strike ending & Deputy PM resigns

-Is there a black market for groceries? Guest: Sylvain Charlebois, Head of the Agri-Foods Analytics Lab at Dalhousie University -What were the impacts of the Canada Post strike? Guest: Ian Lee, Associate Professor of Management at Carleton University’s Sprott School of Business -Chrystia Freeland resigns as Deputy Prime Minister Guest: Mackenzie Gray, Senior Correspondent for Global News National -What can we expect from the Cloverdale-Langley City byelection? Guest: Hamish Telford, Associate Professor of Political Science at University of the Fraser Valley -The secret reason why the USA beat the USSR to the Moon Guest: Dr. Ethan Siegel, Theoretical Astrophysicist and Science Communicator -Why scientists are warning against a ‘second tree of life’ Guest: Carl Zimmer, Science News Writer at The New York Times Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 16, 202452 min

What were the impacts of the Canada Post strike?

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Guest: Ian Lee, Associate Professor of Management at Carleton University’s Sprott School of Business Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 16, 20249 min

What can we expect from the Cloverdale-Langley City byelection?

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Guest: Hamish Telford, Associate Professor of Political Science at University of the Fraser Valley Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 16, 20248 min

Is there a black market for groceries?

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Guest: Sylvain Charlebois, Head of the Agri-Foods Analytics Lab at Dalhousie University Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 16, 20249 min

Chrystia Freeland resigns as Deputy Prime Minister

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Guest: Mackenzie Gray, Senior Correspondent for Global News National Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 16, 20247 min

Why scientists are warning against a ‘second tree of life’

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Guest: Carl Zimmer, Science News Writer at The New York Times Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 16, 20247 min

View From Victoria: Canadian Premiers Unite against Trump

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We get a local look at the top political stories with the help of Rob Shaw, Political Correspondent for CHEK News. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 16, 202413 min

The secret reason why the USA beat the USSR to the Moon

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Guest: Dr. Ethan Siegel, Theoretical Astrophysicist and Science Communicator Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 16, 202411 min

Full Show: Mining barriers in BC, The next bird-flu pandemic & Russia's political influence in Canada

Why red tape is not to blame for mining barriers in BC Guest: Rosemary Collard, Associate Professor of Geography at Simon Fraser University Could bird flu become a human pandemic? Guest: Dr. James Paulson, Chair of Chemistry in the Department of Molecular Medicine at Scripps Research Inside the Russian political influence campaign in Canada Guest: Jen St. Denis, Reporter with The Tyee The Weekly Cecchini Check-In for Dec 13, 2024 Guest: Reggie Cecchini, Washington Correspondent for Global News Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 13, 202439 min

Inside the Russian political influence campaign in Canada

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Guest: Jen St. Denis, Reporter with The Tyee Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 13, 202410 min

Could bird flu become a human pandemic?

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Guest: Dr. James Paulson, Chair of Chemistry in the Department of Molecular Medicine at Scripps Research Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 13, 202412 min

Why red tape is not to blame for mining barriers in BC

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Guest: Rosemary Collard, Associate Professor of Geography at Simon Fraser University Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 13, 20247 min

The Weekly Cecchini Check-In for Dec 13, 2024

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Guest: Reggie Cecchini, Washington Correspondent for Global News Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 13, 20248 min

View From Victoria: BC responds to tariff threat

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We get a local look at the top political stories with the help of Rob Shaw, Political Correspondent for CHEK News. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 13, 202414 min

Full Show: Students can't read, The best books of 2024 & Overlooked homicides in BC

Why can’t elite college students read books? Guest: Rose Horowitch, Assistant Editor at The Atlantic What are the best books for the holidays? Guest: Amanda Gauthier, Director of Books at Indigo Why are homicides being classified as accidental deaths in BC? Guest: Geoff Meggs, Politician, Communications Expert, and Contributor for The Tyee Why are teachers quitting their jobs in BC? Guest: Carolyn Broady, President of the BC School Trustees Association What’s going to happen to the East Van Cross? Guest: Mike Klassen, ABC Vancouver City Councillor Should the GST holiday be permanent? Guest: Jagmeet Singh, Leader of the NDP Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 12, 202450 min

Should the GST holiday be permanent?

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Guest: Jagmeet Singh, Leader of the NDP Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 12, 20246 min

Why are homicides being classified as accidental deaths in BC?

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Guest: Geoff Meggs, Politician, Communications Expert, and Contributor for The Tyee Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 12, 20249 min

What’s going to happen to the East Van Cross?

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Guest: Mike Klassen, ABC Vancouver City Councillor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 12, 20249 min

Why are teachers quitting their jobs in BC?

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Guest: Carolyn Broady, President of the BC School Trustees Association Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 12, 20247 min

Why can’t elite college students read books?

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Guest: Rose Horowitch, Assistant Editor at The Atlantic Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 12, 20248 min

View From Victoria: What's up with BC's film and TV industry?

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We get a local look at the top political stories with the help of Rob Shaw, Political Correspondent for CHEK News. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 12, 202413 min

What are the best books for the holidays?

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Guest: Amanda Gauthier, Director of Books at Indigo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 12, 20248 min

Full Show: Navigating existence, The Vancouver budget & Peace in Syria

How do we navigate existence? Guest: Brian Greene, Professor of Physics and Mathematics at Columbia University and Author of “Until the End of Time” How did Vancouver draft its budget? Guest: Ken Sim, Mayor of Vancouver Why the fall of Bashar al-Assad is unlikely to lead to peace in Syria Guest: Dr. James Horncastle, Assistant Professor and Edward and Emily McWhinney Professor in International Relations at Simon Fraser University Can AI help humans deal with grief and loss? Guest: Ian Brown, Writer for the Globe and Mail What happened to Small Business BC? Guest: Diana Gibson, BC’s Minister of Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 11, 202446 min

Making Cents of the Markets for Dec 11, 2024

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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 GUEST: Richard Pass, CEO of Ronald McDonald House Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 11, 20248 min

What happened to Small Business BC?

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Guest: Diana Gibson, BC’s Minister of Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 11, 20249 min

How did Vancouver draft its budget?

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Guest: Ken Sim, Mayor of Vancouver Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 11, 202411 min

Can AI help humans deal with grief and loss?

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Guest: Ian Brown, Writer for the Globe and Mail Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 11, 20248 min

Why the fall of Bashar al-Assad is unlikely to lead to peace in Syria

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Guest: Dr. James Horncastle, Assistant Professor and Edward and Emily McWhinney Professor in International Relations at Simon Fraser University Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 11, 20248 min

View From Victoria: Is there really a hiring freeze?

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We get a local look at the top political stories with the help of Rob Shaw, Political Correspondent for CHEK News. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 11, 202414 min

How do we navigate existence?

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Guest: Brian Greene, Professor of Physics and Mathematics at Columbia University and Author of “Until the End of Time” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 11, 20247 min

Full Show: Money Laundering lawyers, Energy demands in BC & Heinz secret tomatoes

Should we monitor lawyers for money laundering? Guest: Zak Vescera, Reporter for the Investigative Journalism Foundation Will new wind projects improve BC’s energy demand? Guest: Adrian Dix, Minister of Energy and Climate Solutions How a Canadian research facility developed a top secret tomato Guest: Kelsie MacLellan, Tomato Breeder for the Heinz The shocking cost of raising children Guest: Chantal Barganza, Writer and Editor in Toronto Why is Cancer care so expensive in Canada Guest: Dr. Jennifer Gillis, Co-Lead of the Report and Director of Surveillance at the Canadian Cancer Society Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 10, 202447 min

How a Canadian research facility developed a top secret tomato

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Guest: Kelsie MacLellan, Tomato Breeder for the Heinz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 10, 202410 min

Should we monitor lawyers for money laundering?

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Guest: Zak Vescera, Reporter for the Investigative Journalism Foundation Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 10, 202410 min

Will new wind projects improve BC’s energy demand?

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Guest: Adrian Dix, Minister of Energy and Climate Solutions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 10, 20249 min

Why is Cancer care so expensive in Canada

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Guest: Dr. Jennifer Gillis, Co-Lead of the Report and Director of Surveillance at the Canadian Cancer Society Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 10, 20246 min

The shocking cost of raising children

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Guest: Chantal Barganza, Writer and Editor in Toronto Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 10, 20249 min

View From Victoria: Rustad picks a side

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We get a local look at the top political stories with the help of Rob Shaw, Political Correspondent for CHEK News Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 10, 202415 min

Full Show: Freedom in Syria, The history of Charlie Charplin & The BC Bird Trail

How do Syrians feel about the fall of Assad? Guest: Laila Khdir, Syrian Canadian and the Afternoon Producer at 880 CHED Why was Charlie Chaplin so controversial? Guest: Scott Eyman, Author of “Charlie Chaplin Vs. America: When Art, Sex, And Politics Collided” Should you visit a BC Bird Trail? Guest: Nancy Small, CEO of Tourism Richmond Is Canada’s new Arctic foreign policy enough to boost security? Guest: Andrew Latham, Professor of International Relations Specializing in the Politics of International Conflict and Security at Macalester University Are teachers falling behind when it comes to AI learning? Guest: Nhon Ma, CEO of Numerade—The Leading AI-powered STEM Learning Platform What can we expect from the Conservative non-confidence vote? Guest: Mackenzie Gray, Senior Correspondent for Global News National Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 9, 202455 min