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Kickin' It with the Whitecaps for Sep 06, 2024

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Kickin It with the Whitecaps Guest: Vanni Sartini, Coach of the Vancouver Whitecaps Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 6, 20243 min

Should there be an audit into BC United’s finances?

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Should there be an audit into BC United’s finances? Guest: Ernie Klassen, White Rock City Councillor and Former B.C. United Candidate for Surrey South Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 6, 20249 min

Should schools get rid of peanut bans?

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Should schools get rid of peanut bans? Guest: Dr. Moshe Ben-Shoshan, Assistant Professor of Allergy and Clinical Immunology at McGill University and an Allergy and Immunology Specialist at Montreal’s Children’s Hospital Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 6, 20247 min

The Weekly Cecchini Check-in for Sep 06, 2024

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The Weekly Cecchini Check-in for Sep 06, 2024 Guest: Reggie Cecchini, Washington Correspondent for Global News Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 6, 20248 min

View From Victoria: An election with high profile Independent candidates

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View From Victoria: An election with high profile Independent candidates 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

Sep 6, 202413 min

Have we solved the Amelia Earhart mystery?

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Have we solved the Amelia Earhart mystery? Guest: Richard Gillespie, Executive Director of The International Group for Historic Aircraft Recovery Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 6, 202410 min

Full Show: Is Nuclear energy the way forward for BC?, How to plan for random acts of violence & Restricting name change for criminals

Seg 1: Why do parrots talk? Guest: Dr. Irene Pepperberg, Adjunct Research Professor in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences at Boston University Seg 2: Scotts Thoughts: How do you get a job these days? Guest: Scott Shantz, CKNW Contributor Seg 3: View From Victoria: Speculation about a Federal and Provincial election year We get a local look at the top political stories with the help of Vancouver Sun columnist Vaughn Palmer. Seg 4: Why nuclear energy is not the answer Guest: Dr. M.V. Ramana, Professor and Simons Chair in Disarmament, Global and Human Security at UBC and Author of “Nuclear Is Not The Solution” Seg 5: Why does it feel like every labour union is striking? Guest: Simon Black, Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Labour Studies at Brock University Seg 6: How is Vancouver planning to prevent future random violent attacks? Guest: Ken Sim, Mayor of Vancouver Seg 7: Why did the NDP end its deal with the Liberals? Guest: Peter Julian, NDP House Leader Seg 8: Will restricting criminals from changing their names keep BC safe? Guest: Adrian Dix, BC’s Minister of Health Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 5, 20241h 11m

Will restricting criminals from changing their names keep BC safe?

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Will restricting criminals from changing their names keep BC safe? Guest: Adrian Dix, BC’s Minister of Health Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 5, 20249 min

Why did the NDP end its deal with the Liberals?

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Why did the NDP end its deal with the Liberals? Guest: Peter Julian, NDP House Leader Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 5, 20249 min

How is Vancouver planning to prevent future random violent attacks?

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How is Vancouver planning to prevent future random violent attacks? Guest: Ken Sim, Mayor of Vancouver Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 5, 20249 min

Why does it feel like every labour union is striking?

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Why does it feel like every labour union is striking? Guest: Simon Black, Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Labour Studies at Brock University Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 5, 20247 min

Why nuclear energy is not the answer

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Why nuclear energy is not the answer Guest: Dr. M.V. Ramana, Professor and Simons Chair in Disarmament, Global and Human Security at UBC and Author of “Nuclear Is Not The Solution” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 5, 20248 min

View From Victoria: Speculation about a Federal and Provincial election year

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View From Victoria: Speculation about a Federal and Provincial election year 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

Sep 5, 202414 min

Scotts Thoughts: How do you get a job these days?

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Scotts Thoughts: How do you get a job these days? Guest: Scott Shantz, CKNW Contributor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 5, 20245 min

Why do parrots talk?

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Why do parrots talk? Guest: Dr. Irene Pepperberg, Adjunct Research Professor in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences at Boston University Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 5, 20249 min

Full Show: AI impacting student learning, Getting left behind by BC United & Are nurses being silenced?

Seg 1: How one investigator is debunking the UFO sighting boom Guest: Mick West, UFO Investigator and Founder of the Skeptical Investigation Site, Metabunk Seg 2: Scotts Thoughts: Are you okay to dine alone? Guest: Scott Shantz, CKNW Contributor Seg 3: View From Victoria: Experienced BC United candidates go Conservative We get a local look at the top political stories with the help of Vancouver Sun columnist Vaughn Palmer. Seg 4: How does AI impact student learning? Guest: Dr. Hamsa Bastani, Associate Professor of Operations, Information, and Decisions at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania Seg 5: What is Surveillance Pricing? Guest: Oren Bar-Gill, Harvard professor of Law and Economics Seg 6: Why some BC United candidates are being left behind by the party Guest: Dr. Claudine Storness-Bliss, Former BC United candidate for Surrey-Cloverdale Seg 7: How nurses are silenced from revealing the hazards in BC healthcare Guest: Fran Yanor, Reporter for Northern Beat Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 4, 20241h 2m

Making Cents of the Markets for Sep 04, 2024

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Making Cents of the Markets 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

Sep 4, 202410 min

How nurses are silenced from revealing the hazards in BC healthcare

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How nurses are silenced from revealing the hazards in BC healthcare Guest: Fran Yanor, Reporter for Northern Beat Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 4, 20249 min

Why some BC United candidates are being left behind by the party

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Why some BC United candidates are being left behind by the party Guest: Dr. Claudine Storness-Bliss, Former BC United candidate for Surrey-Cloverdale Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 4, 202410 min

Is surveillance pricing good for consumers?

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Is surveillance pricing good for consumers? Guest: Oren Bar-Gill, Harvard professor of Law and Economics Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 4, 20247 min

How does AI impact student learning?

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How does AI impact student learning? Guest: Dr. Hamsa Bastani, Associate Professor of Operations, Information, and Decisions at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 4, 20248 min

View From Victoria: Experienced BC United candidates go Conservative

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View From Victoria: Experienced BC United candidates go Conservative 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

Sep 4, 202413 min

Scotts Thoughts: Are you willing to dine alone?

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Scotts Thoughts: Are you willing to dine alone? Guest: Scott Shantz, CKNW Contributor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 4, 20246 min

How one investigator is debunking the UFO sighting boom

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How one investigator is debunking the UFO sighting boom Guest: Mick West, UFO Investigator and Founder of the Skeptical Investigation Site, Metabunk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 4, 20248 min

Full Show: Back-to-School (without the cellphones), Impacts of international student caps & How Daydreaming could be beneficial

Seg 1: Can daydreaming be productive? Guest: Dr. Stegan Van der Stigchel, Professor of Cognitive Psychology at Utrecht University and the Author of “Concentration: Staying Focused in Times of Distraction” Seg 2: Scotts Thoughts: Let Kids be Kids! Or don’t says one kindergarten teacher Guest: Scott Shantz, CKNW Contributor Seg 3: View From Victoria: The Conservative line-up! We get a local look at the top political stories with the help of Vancouver Sun columnist Vaughn Palmer. Seg 4: How would a cyberattack impact Canada’s agriculture sector? Guest: David Shipley, CEO of Beauceron Security Seg 5: How will new Temporary Foreign Worker Regulations affect employers? Guest: Christopher Worswick, Economics Professor at Carleton University Seg 6: How funding cuts are leaving Surrey’s unhoused population in limbo Guest: Jack O’Halloran, CEO of Surrey Urban Mission Seg 7: How are international student caps impacting universities? Guest: Gabriel Miller, President and CEO of Universities Canada Seg 8: How will BC’s cellphone bans impact students’ mental health? Guest: Jeff Hancock, Founding Director of the Stanford Social Media Lab and Author of the National Association of Science’s Report on Social Media, Adolescence, and Well-Being Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 4, 20241h 9m

How will BC’s cellphone bans impact students’ mental health?

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How will BC’s cellphone bans impact students’ mental health? Guest: Jeff Hancock, Founding Director of the Stanford Social Media Lab and Author of the National Association of Science’s Report on Social Media, Adolescence, and Well-Being Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 3, 202410 min

How are international student caps impacting universities?

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How are international student caps impacting universities? Guest: Gabriel Miller, President and CEO of Universities Canada Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 3, 20249 min

How funding cuts are leaving Surrey’s unhoused population in limbo

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How funding cuts are leaving Surrey’s unhoused population in limbo Guest: Jack O’Halloran, CEO of Surrey Urban Mission Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 3, 20248 min

How will new Temporary Foreign Worker Regulations affect employers?

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How will new Temporary Foreign Worker Regulations affect employers? Guest: Christopher Worswick, Economics Professor at Carleton University Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 3, 20248 min

How would a cyberattack impact Canada’s agriculture sector?

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How would a cyberattack impact Canada’s agriculture sector? Guest: David Shipley, CEO of Beauceron Security Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 3, 20246 min

View From Victoria: The Conservative line-up!

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View From Victoria: The Conservative line-up! 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

Sep 3, 202414 min

Scotts Thoughts: Let Kids be Kids! Or don’t says one kindergarten teacher

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Scotts Thoughts: Let Kids be Kids! Or don’t says one kindergarten teacher Guest: Scott Shantz, CKNW Contributor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 3, 20247 min

Can daydreaming be productive?

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Can daydreaming be productive? Guest: Dr. Stegan Van der Stigchel, Professor of Cognitive Psychology at Utrecht University and the Author of “Concentration: Staying Focused in Times of Distraction” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 3, 20248 min

Full Show: Could a new party be seen in BC Politics?, the rise of Conservatism in Canada & Reducing Opioid deaths

Seg 1: The history of Laurentien Pencil Crayons Guest: Craig Baird, Host of the Podcast “Canada History Ehx” Seg 2: Scotts Thoughts: Celebrity Sightings and how to behave Have you ever mistaken a celebrity for another celebrity? Guest: Scott Shantz, CKNW Contributor Seg 3: View From Victoria: Waiting for the final line up of candidates We get a local look at the top political stories with the help of Vancouver Sun columnist Vaughn Palmer. Seg 4: How did Alberta decrease its opioid-related deaths by 55%? Guest: Dr. Monty Ghosh, Addictions Medicine Physician and Assistant Professor at the University of Alberta and the University of Calgary Seg 5: What led to the rise of conservatism in Canada? Guest: Scott Shantz, CKNW Contributor Seg 6: Why are BC United candidates hesitant to join the Conservatives? Guest: Sean Flynn, Langford–Highlands Candidate for BC United Seg 7: Monday Morning Quarterbacks for Sep 2, 2024 Guest: Rick Campbell, Head Coach of the BC Lions Seg 8: Is BC on the brink of seeing a brand-new political party? Guest: Mike Bernier, MLA for Peace River South Seg 9: Should Canada mandate consecutive sentences for serial killers? Guest: Brandon Trask, Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Law at the University of Manitoba Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 2, 20241h 13m

Should Canada mandate consecutive sentences for serial killers?

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Should Canada mandate consecutive sentences for serial killers? Guest: Brandon Trask, Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Law at the University of Manitoba Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 2, 20248 min

Is BC on the brink of seeing a brand-new political party?

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Is BC on the brink of seeing a brand-new political party? Guest: Mike Bernier, MLA for Peace River South Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 2, 20249 min

Monday Morning Quarterbacks for Sep 2, 2024

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Monday Morning Quarterbacks for Sep 2, 2024 Guest: Rick Campbell, Head Coach of the BC Lions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 2, 20243 min

Why are BC United candidates hesitant to join the Conservatives?

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Why are BC United candidates hesitant to join the Conservatives? Guest: Sean Flynn, Langford–Highlands Candidate for BC United Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 2, 202410 min

What led to the rise of conservatism in Canada?

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What led to the rise of conservatism in Canada? Guest: Scott Shantz, CKNW Contributor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 2, 20245 min

How did Alberta decrease its opioid-related deaths by 55%?

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How did Alberta decrease its opioid-related deaths by 55%? Guest: Dr. Monty Ghosh, Addictions Medicine Physician and Assistant Professor at the University of Alberta and the University of Calgary Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 2, 202410 min

View From Victoria: Waiting for the final line up of candidates

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View From Victoria: Waiting for the final line up of candidates 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

Sep 2, 202412 min

Scotts Thoughts: Celebrity Sightings and how to behave

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Scotts Thoughts: Celebrity Sightings and how to behave Guest: Scott Shantz, CKNW Contributor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 2, 20247 min

The history of Laurentien Pencil Crayons

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The history of Laurentien Pencil Crayons Guest: Craig Baird, Host of the Podcast “Canada History Ehx” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 2, 20249 min

Full Show: The words that kids say, Lowering the voting age in Canada & The Conservative wave in BC

Seg 1: Why are Gen Alphas saying things like 'skibidi' and 'gyatt'? Guest: Dr. Valerie Fridland, Professor of Linguistics at the University of Nevada and Author of Like, Literally, Dude Seg 2: View From Victoria: The Fallout continues from BC United suspended campaign We get a local look at the top political stories with the help of Vancouver Sun columnist Vaughn Palmer. Seg 3: Who started the controversial Poilievre bot campaign? Guest: Aengus Bridgman, Director of the Media Ecosystem Observatory and Contributor to the Report Seg 4: Will Canada lower the voting age to 16? Guest: Valere Gaspard, Research Fellow at the Leadership and Democracy Lab at Western University Seg 5: What’s driving the surge in support for the BC Conservatives? Guest: Allie Blades, Campaign Strategist for Mash Strategy Seg 6: Kickin’ it with the Whitecaps for Aug 30, 2024 Guest: Vanni Sartini, Coach of the Vancouver Whitecaps Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 30, 202450 min

Kickin’ it with the Whitecaps for Aug 30, 2024

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Kickin’ it with the Whitecaps for Aug 30, 2024 Guest: Vanni Sartini, Coach of the Vancouver Whitecaps Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 30, 20242 min

What’s driving the surge in support for the BC Conservatives?

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What’s driving the surge in support for the BC Conservatives? Guest: Allie Blades, Campaign Strategist for Mash Strategy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 30, 20248 min

Will Canada lower the voting age to 16?

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Will Canada lower the voting age to 16? Guest: Valere Gaspard, Research Fellow at the Leadership and Democracy Lab at Western University Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 30, 20247 min

Who started the controversial Poilievre bot campaign?

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Who started the controversial Poilievre bot campaign? Guest: Aengus Bridgman, Director of the Media Ecosystem Observatory and Contributor to the Report Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 30, 20248 min

View From Victoria: The Fallout continues from BC United suspended campaign

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View From Victoria: The Fallout continues from BC United suspended campaign 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

Aug 30, 202413 min

Why are Gen Alphas saying things like 'skibidi' and 'gyatt'?

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Why are Gen Alphas saying things like 'skibidi' and 'gyatt'? Guest: Dr. Valerie Fridland, Professor of Linguistics at the University of Nevada and Author of Like, Literally, Dude Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 30, 202410 min