Mornings with Simi

What are Indigo’s best books of the year? Guest: Brandon Forsynth, Senior Category Manager of Print Experience at Indigo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is the Federal Liberal Party united or divided? Guest: Mackenzie Gray, Senior Correspondent for Global News National Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How did social media impact the provincial election? Guest: Aengus Bridgman, Director of the Media Ecosystem Observatory Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What is ‘pink cocaine’? Guest: Dr. Joseph Palamar, Associate Professor in the Department of Population Health at NYU Langone who Specializes in Party Drugs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why isn’t Parliament investigating Canada Soccer’s drone scandal? Guest: Niki Ashton, MP for Churchill—Keewatinook Aski in Manitoba Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

View From Victoria: What are the demands of the BC Greens? 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

Can asparagus predict the future? Guest: Jemima Packington, The World’s First and Only Asparamancer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What sparked our fascination with ghostly photographs? Guest: Andrea Kaston Tange, Professor of English at Macalester College View From Victoria: The history of close call elections We get a local look at the top political stories with the help of Vancouver Sun columnist Vaughn Palmer Why is Canada's foreign policy so tepid? Guest: Dr. Adam Chapnick, Professor of Defence Studies at the Royal Military College of Canada How researchers decoded plant-to-fungi communication Guest: Dr. Shelley Lumba, Assistant Professor in the Department of Cell & Systems Biology at the University of Toronto Should faith-based groups use their land for housing? Guest: Rebecca Bligh, Vancouver City Councillor Will Liberal MPs pressure Trudeau to step down? Guest: David Akin, Chief Political Correspondent for Global News National Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Making Cents of the Markets for Oct 23, 2024 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

Will Liberal MPs pressure Trudeau to step down? Guest: David Akin, Chief Political Correspondent for Global News National Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Should faith-based groups use their land for housing? Guest: Rebecca Bligh, Vancouver City Councillor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How researchers decoded plant-to-fungi communication Guest: Dr. Shelley Lumba, Assistant Professor in the Department of Cell & Systems Biology at the University of Toronto Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why is Canada's foreign policy so tepid? Guest: Dr. Adam Chapnick, Professor of Defence Studies at the Royal Military College of Canada Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

View From Victoria: The History of close call elections 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

What sparked our fascination with ghostly photographs? Guest: Andrea Kaston Tange, Professor of English at Macalester College Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How did snake oil become a symbol of deception? Guest: Nate Pedersen, Award-Winning Writer, Historian, and Co-Author of “QUACKERY: A Brief History of the Worst Ways to Cure Everything” View From Victoria: The division of politics are on the fringe We get a local look at the top political stories with the help of Vancouver Sun columnist Vaughn Palmer How politically divided is British Columbia? Guest: Dr. Philip Resnick, Professor Emeritus of Political Science at the University of British Columbia Did we evolve to love carbs? Guest: Dr. Omer Gokcumen, Expert in Evolutionary Anthropology at the University at Buffalo Should the VPD have access to Vancouver’s traffic cameras? Guest: Peter Meiszner, Vancouver City Councillor How local drug ‘super labs’ are spreading fentanyl across the country Guest: Kim Bolan, Crime Reporter for the Vancouver Sun What led to the killing of the BC man acquitted in the 1985 Air India bombing? Guest: Nancy Macdonald, National Reporter for The Globe and Mail Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What led to the killing of the BC man acquitted in the 1985 Air India bombing? Guest: Nancy Macdonald, National Reporter for The Globe and Mail Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How local drug ‘super labs’ are spreading fentanyl across the country Guest: Kim Bolan, Crime Reporter for the Vancouver Sun Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Should the VPD have access to Vancouver’s traffic cameras? Guest: Peter Meiszner, Vancouver City Councillor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Did we evolve to love carbs? Guest: Dr. Omer Gokcumen, Expert in Evolutionary Anthropology at the University at Buffalo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How politically divided is British Columbia? Guest: Dr. Philip Resnick, Professor Emeritus of Political Science at the University of British Columbia Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

View From Victoria: The division of politics are on the fringe 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 did snake oil become a symbol of deception? Guest: Nate Pedersen, Award-Winning Writer, Historian, and Co-Author of “QUACKERY: A Brief History of the Worst Ways to Cure Everything” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why do we love getting scared? Guest: Dr. Sarah Kollat, Teaching Professor of Psychology at Penn State University Looking back on the latest Atmospheric River Guest: Mark Madryga, Global News Chief Meteorologist View From Victoria: Still no winner in BC's weekend election We get a local look at the top political stories with the help of Vancouver Sun columnist Vaughn Palmer How effective is methadone? Guest: Dr. Paxton Bach, Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine at UBC and Co-Medical Director at the BC Centre on Substance Use What does bullying do to the brain? Guest: Dr. Michael Connaughton, Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Royal College of Surgeons Ireland and Lead Author of the Study How extensive are the Bishnoi gang’s operations in BC? Guest: Kash Heed, Richmond City Councillor and Former Solicitor General of British Columbia Monday Morning Quarterbacks for Oct 21, 2024 Guest: Rick Campbell, Head Coach of the BC Lions What will the next government look like? Guest: Hamish Telford, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of the Fraser Valley Why did North Vancouver declare a state of local emergency? Guest: Mike Little, Mayor of the District of North Vancouver Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why did North Vancouver declare a state of local emergency? Guest: Mike Little, Mayor of the District of North Vancouver Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What will the next government look like? Guest: Hamish Telford, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of the Fraser Valley Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Monday Morning Quarterbacks for Oct 21, 2024 Guest: Rick Campbell, Head Coach of the BC Lions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How extensive are the Bishnoi gang’s operations in BC? Guest: Kash Heed, Richmond City Councillor and Former Solicitor General of British Columbia Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What does bullying do to the brain? Guest: Dr. Michael Connaughton, Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Royal College of Surgeons Ireland and Lead Author of the Study Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How effective is methadone? Guest: Dr. Paxton Bach, Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine at UBC and Co-Medical Director at the BC Centre on Substance Use Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

View From Victoria: Still no winner in BC's weekend election 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

Looking back on the latest Atmospheric River Guest: Mark Madryga, Global News Chief Meteorologist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why do we love getting scared? Guest: Dr. Sarah Kollat, Teaching Professor of Psychology at Penn State University Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

-Can daily cannabis use alter your DNA? Guest: Marta Di Forti, Clinical Reader in Psychosis Research at King’s College London -View From Victoria: We get a local look at the top political stories with the help of Vancouver Sun columnist Vaughn Palmer -What could the Greens offer BC? Guest: Sonia Furstenau, Leader of the BC Green Party -Can your demographic determine whether you’ll be harmed at a hospital? Guest: Dana Riley, Program Lead of Population Health at the Canadian Institute for Health Information -What could the Conservatives offer BC? Guest: John Rustad, Leader of the BC Conservatives -Kickin’ it with the Caps for Oct 18, 2024 Guest: Vanni Sartini, Coach of the Vancouver Whitecaps -What could the NDP offer BC? Guest: David Eby, Leader of the BC NDP Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What could the NDP offer BC? Guest: David Eby, Leader of the BC NDP Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kickin’ it with the Caps for Oct 18, 2024 Guest: Vanni Sartini, Coach of the Vancouver Whitecaps Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What could the Conservatives offer BC? Guest: John Rustad, Leader of the BC Conservatives Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Can your demographic determine whether you’ll be harmed at a hospital? Guest: Dana Riley, Program Lead of Population Health at the Canadian Institute for Health Information Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What could the Greens offer BC? Guest: Sonia Furstenau, Leader of the BC Green Party Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

View From Victoria: The last day for candidates to catch your vote 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

Can daily cannabis use alter your DNA? Guest: Marta Di Forti, Clinical Reader in Psychosis Research at King’s College London Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

-What is the psychology of keeping secrets? Guest: Michael Slepian, Associate Professor at Columbia Business School and Author of “The Secret Life of Secrets” -Scott’s Thoughts: Guest: Scott Shantz, CKNW Contributor -View From Victoria: We get a local look at the top political stories with the help of Vancouver Sun columnist Vaughn Palmer -Can you reduce the risk of autism-like behaviors before birth? Guest: Josh Alampi, PhD student in the Faculty of Health Sciences at Simon Fraser University -Scott Guest: -Why is BC’s orca population declining? Guest: Dr. Andrew Trites, Director of the Marine Mammal Research Unit at the University of British Columbia -Who should be the MLA for Surrey-Serpentine River? Guest: Baltej Singh Dhillon, BC NDP Candidate for Surrey-Serpentine River Guest: Linda Hepner, BC Conservative Candidate for Surrey-Serpentine River -What can BC expect from The Big One? Guest: Brett Gilley, Associate Professor of Teaching in the Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences at the University of British Columbia Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What can BC expect from The Big One? Guest: Brett Gilley, Associate Professor of Teaching in the Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences at the University of British Columbia Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Who should be the MLA for Surrey-Serpentine River? Guest: Baltej Singh Dhillon, BC NDP Candidate for Surrey-Serpentine River Guest: Linda Hepner, BC Conservative Candidate for Surrey-Serpentine River Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why is BC’s orca population declining? Guest: Dr. Andrew Trites, Director of the Marine Mammal Research Unit at the University of British Columbia Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How do young people view elections? Guest: Scott Shantz, CKNW Contributor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Can you reduce the risk of autism-like behaviors before birth? Guest: Josh Alampi, PhD student in the Faculty of Health Sciences at Simon Fraser University Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

View From Victoria: Where are the leaders spending the final days before election? 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

Scott’s Thoughts: Why are you calling me? Guest: Scott Shantz, CKNW Contributor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What is the psychology of keeping secrets? Guest: Michael Slepian, Associate Professor at Columbia Business School and Author of “The Secret Life of Secrets” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices