
Mornings with Simi
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Should social media platforms be held accountable for its users' actions?
bonusShould social media platforms be held accountable for its users' actions? Guest: Dr. Timothy Koskie, Postdoctoral Researcher at the School of Media and Communications at the University of Sydney Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
View From Victoria: BC United folds and wants members to back BC Conservatives
bonusView From Victoria: BC United folds and wants members to back BC Conservatives 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
Why do dreams affect how we feel when we wake up?
bonusWhy do dreams affect how we feel when we wake up? Guest: Dr. Dean Burnett, Neuroscientist and Author of “Emotional Ignorance” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Full Show: Cracking unsolved cases, Keeping doctors in BC & Drug vending machines a no go for conservatives
Seg 1: How forensic science cracked an unsolvable case Guest: Dr. Jay Silverstein, Senior Lecturer in Chemistry and Forensic Science at Nottingham Trent University Seg 2: View From Victoria: Conservatives are exposing the consequences We get a local look at the top political stories with the help of Vancouver Sun columnist Vaughn Palmer. Seg 3: New Taliban laws prohibit women from speaking in public Guest: Heather Barr, Associate Director of the Women's Rights Division at Human Rights Watch Seg 4: How a wrongful death lawsuit exposed the pitfalls of terms & conditions Guest: Dr. Stergios Aidinlis, Assistant Professor in AI Law at Durham Law School Seg 5: Should BC build temporary shelters for asylum seekers? Guest: Trish Mandewo, President of the Union of British Columbia Municipalities Seg 6: Why our treatment of internationally trained physicians is exacerbating the healthcare crisis Guest: Elliot Goodell Ugalde, PhD Student in Political Science at Queen's University Seg 7: Should BC dispense drug supplies from vending machines? Guest: John Rustad, Leader of the Conservative Party of BC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Should BC dispense drug supplies from vending machines?
bonusShould BC dispense drug supplies from vending machines? Guest: John Rustad, Leader of the Conservative Party of BC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Why our treatment of internationally trained physicians is exacerbating the healthcare crisis
bonusWhy our treatment of internationally trained physicians is exacerbating the healthcare crisis Guest: Elliot Goodell Ugalde, PhD Student in Political Science at Queen's University Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Should BC build temporary shelters for asylum seekers?
bonusShould BC build temporary shelters for asylum seekers? Guest: Trish Mandewo, President of the Union of British Columbia Municipalities Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
How a wrongful death lawsuit exposed the pitfalls of terms & conditions
bonusHow a wrongful death lawsuit exposed the pitfalls of terms & conditions Guest: Dr. Stergios Aidinlis, Assistant Professor in AI Law at Durham Law School Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
New Taliban laws prohibit women from speaking in public
bonusNew ‘dystopian’ Taliban laws prohibit women from speaking in public Guest: Heather Barr, Associate Director of the Women's Rights Division at Human Rights Watch Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
View From Victoria: Conservatives are exposing the consequences
bonusView From Victoria: Conservatives are exposing the consequences 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 forensic science cracked an unsolvable case
bonusHow forensic science cracked an unsolvable case Guest: Dr. Jay Silverstein, Senior Lecturer in Chemistry and Forensic Science at Nottingham Trent University Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Full Show: Cracking codes, Misleading financial statements in BC & Training and retaining BC teachers
Seg 1: How to crack a 500-year-old cipher? Guest: Dr. Lisa Faygin Davis, Executive Director of the Medieval Academy of America Seg 2: View From Victoria: Skytrain costs not the Federal Government's problem We get a local look at the top political stories with the help of Vancouver Sun columnist Vaughn Palmer. Seg 3: Why have less than 1% of immigrants learned a trade? Guest: Kiernan Green, Data Reporter for The Hub Seg 4: Are the province’s financial statements misleading? Guest: Moshe Lander, Senior Lecturer at the Department of Economics at Concordia University Seg 5: Can BC train and retain more certified teachers? Guest: Rachna Singh, BC’s Minister of Education and Child Care Seg 6: How BC violated its own privacy laws during the Wet’suwet’en conflict Guest: Amanda Follett Hosgood, Northern BC Reporter for The Tyee Seg 7: Why is NASA’s Starliner crew stuck in space until 2025? Guest: Christian Davenport, Covers NASA and The Space Industry for The Washington Post and Author of "The Space Barons: Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and the Quest to Colonize the Cosmos" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Why is NASA’s Starliner crew stuck in space until 2025?
bonusWhy is NASA’s Starliner crew stuck in space until 2025? Guest: Christian Davenport, Covers NASA and The Space Industry for The Washington Post and Author of "The Space Barons: Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and the Quest to Colonize the Cosmos" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
How BC violated its own privacy laws during the Wet’suwet’en conflict
bonusHow BC violated its own privacy laws during the Wet’suwet’en conflict Guest: Amanda Follett Hosgood, Northern BC Reporter for The Tyee Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Can BC train and retain more certified teachers?
bonusCan BC train and retain more certified teachers? Guest: Rachna Singh, BC’s Minister of Education and Child Care Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Are the province’s financial statements misleading?
bonusAre the province’s financial statements misleading? Guest: Moshe Lander, Senior Lecturer at the Department of Economics at Concordia University Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Why have less than 1% of immigrants learned a trade?
bonusWhy have less than 1% of immigrants learned a trade? Guest: Kiernan Green, Data Reporter for The Hub Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
View From Victoria: Skytrain costs not the Federal Government's problem
bonusView From Victoria: Skytrain costs not the Federal Government's problem 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 to crack a 500-year-old cipher?
bonusHow to crack a 500-year-old cipher? Guest: Dr. Lisa Faygin Davis, Executive Director of the Medieval Academy of America Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Full Show: Love potion for frogs, Plans to save sockeye salmon & BC Hydro filling up at Site C
Seg 1: Why did researchers make a love potion for frogs? Guest: Vance Trudeau, University of Ottawa Research Chair in Neuroendocrinology Seg 2: View From Victoria: BC Hydro says Fill’er Up! We get a local look at the top political stories with the help of Vancouver Sun columnist Vaughn Palmer. Seg 3: First Nation and the Federal Government hatch plans to save sockeye salmon Guest: Adam Silverstein, regional manager of hatchery reform and modernization with the Department of Fisheries & Oceans (DFO) Seg 4: Monday Morning Quarterbacks for Aug 26, 2024 Guest: Rick Campbell, Head Coach of the BC Lions Seg 5: What to expect from the Liberal Cabinet retreat Guest: Mackenzie Gray, Reporter with Global National Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
What to expect from the Liberal Cabinet Retreat
bonusLiberal Cabinet Retreat Guest: Mackenzie Gray, Reporter with Global National Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Monday Morning Quarterbacks for Aug 26, 2024
bonusMonday Morning Quarterbacks for Aug 26, 2024 Guest: Rick Campbell, Head Coach of the BC Lions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
First Nation and the Federal government hatch plans to save sockeye Salmon
bonusFirst Nation and the Federal government hatch plans to save sockeye Salmon Guest: Adam Silverstein, regional manager of hatchery reform and modernization with the Department of Fisheries & Oceans (DFO) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
View From Victoria: BC Hydro says Fill’er Up!
bonusView From Victoria: BC Hydro says Fill’er 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
Why did researchers make a love potion for frogs?
bonusWhy did researchers make a love potion for frogs? Guest: Vance Trudeau, University of Ottawa Research Chair in Neuroendocrinology Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Full Show: Protecting workers from violence, Life expectancy drops in BC's First Nations community & Does metabolism affect aging
Seg 1: Can lucid dreaming help you in the real world? Guest: Michael Raduga, Founder and CEO of REMspace Inc. Seg 2: View From Victoria: We get a local look at the top political stories with the help of Vancouver Sun columnist Vaughn Palmer. Seg 3: Why did First Nations life expectancy drop in BC? Guest: Dr. Nel Wieman, Chief Medical Health Officer at the First Nations Health Authority Seg 4: The Weekly Cecchini Check-in for Aug 23, 2024 Guest: Reggie Cecchini, Washington Correspondent for Global News Seg 5: Does our metabolism impact how we age? Guest: Dr. Melanie McReynolds, Assistant Professor of Biochemistry, Penn State Seg 6: What will it take to protect workers from increasing violence? Guest: Clint Mahlman, President and COO of London Drugs and Founder and Chair of the Save our Streets Coalition Seg 7: Kickin’ it with the Caps for Aug 23, 2024 Guest: Vanni Sartini, Coach of the Vancouver Whitecaps Seg 8: Inside the mission to find Fred Lee Guest: Jack Gin, Director of “Finding Fred Lee” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Inside the mission to find Fred Lee
bonusInside the mission to find Fred Lee Guest: Jack Gin, Director of “Finding Fred Lee” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Kickin’ it with the Caps for Aug 23, 2024
bonusKickin’ it with the Caps for Aug 23, 2024 Guest: Vanni Sartini, Coach of the Vancouver Whitecaps Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
What will it take to protect workers from increasing violence?
bonusWhat will it take to protect workers from increasing violence? Guest: Clint Mahlman, President and COO of London Drugs and Founder and Chair of the Save our Streets Coalition Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Does our metabolism impact how we age?
bonusDoes our metabolism impact how we age? Guest: Dr. Melanie McReynolds, Assistant Professor of Biochemistry, Penn State Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Weekly Cecchini Check-in for Aug 23, 2024
bonusThe Weekly Cecchini Check-in for Aug 23, 2024 Guest: Reggie Cecchini, Washington Correspondent for Global News Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
View From Victoria: Eby breaks the bank with $5Billion deficit
bonusView From Victoria: 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
Why did First Nations life expectancy drop in BC?
bonusWhy did First Nations life expectancy drop in BC? Guest: Dr. Nel Wieman, Chief Medical Health Officer at the First Nations Health Authority Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Can lucid dreaming help you in the real world?
bonusCan lucid dreaming help you in the real world? Guest: Michael Raduga, Founder and CEO of REMspace Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Full Show: Two major life changes, Funding private schools with public money & Home ownership optimism?
Seg 1: What are the two ages your body has a ‘mid-life crisis’? Guest: Dr. Michael Snyder, Director, Center for Genomics and Personalized Medicine at Stanford University Seg 2: View From Victoria: More ER closures haunt the NDP We get a local look at the top political stories with the help of Vancouver Sun columnist Vaughn Palmer. Seg 3: A new method to understand the sex of whales Guest: Dr. Chloe Robinson, Director of the Ocean Wise Whales Initiative. Seg 4: Federal government awarding contracts to non-indigenous businesses Guest: Patti Sonntag, Investigative Journalist for Global News Seg 5: Canada’s biggest railway is locking out workers Guest: John Corey, President of the Freight Management Association of Canada Seg 6: How much money goes into funding private schools in the province? Guest: Michael Zwaagstra, Co-Author of the Study with The Fraser Institute Seg 7: Home Ownership as investment, despite affordability challenges. Guest: Adil Dinani, Founder, Dinani Group of Real Estate Advisors Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Home Ownership as investment, despite affordability challenges.
bonusHome Ownership as investment, despite affordability challenges. Guest: Adil Dinani, Founder, Dinani Group of Real Estate Advisors Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
How much money goes into funding private schools in the province?
bonusHow much money goes into funding private schools in the province? Guest: Michael Zwaagstra, Co-Author of the Study with The Fraser Institute Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Canada’s biggest railway is locking out workers
bonusCanada’s biggest railway is locking out workers Guest: John Corey, President of the Freight Management Association of Canada Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Federal government awarding contracts to non-indigenous businesses
bonusFederal government awarding contracts to non-indigenous businesses Guest: Patti Sonntag, Investigative Journalist for Global News Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
A new method to understand the sex of whales
bonusA new method to understand the sex of whales Guest: Dr. Chloe Robinson, Director of the Ocean Wise Whales Initiative. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
View From Victoria: More ER closures haunt the NDP
bonusView From Victoria: More ER closures haunt the NDP 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 are the two ages your body has a ‘mid-life crisis’?
bonusWhat are the two ages your body has a ‘mid-life crisis’? Guest: Dr. Michael Snyder, Director, Center for Genomics and Personalized Medicine at Stanford University Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Full Show: BC's LNG industry and health, Not using surnames in missing persons cases & How a rail strike could impact the supply chain
Seg 1: View From Victoria: We get a local look at the top political stories with the help of Vancouver Sun columnist Vaughn Palmer. Seg 2: How much money can LNG Fracking bring to the BC Economy? Guest: Teresa Waddington, VP Corporate Relations LNG Canada Seg 3: Is brain activity still present in non-responsive patients Guest: Nicholas Schiff, Professor of Neurology and Neuroscience at Weill Cornell Medical College Seg 4: Why surnames won’t be used for missing persons Guest: Michael Harvey, BC's Information and Privacy Commissioner. Seg 5: How the Rail Strike Could Impact our Supply Chain Guest: Chris Carter, Vice President, National Institute of Supply Chain Leaders BC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Making Cents of the Markets for Aug 21, 2024
bonusTime 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
How the Rail Strike Could Impact our Supply Chain
bonusHow the Rail Strike Could Impact our Supply Chain Guest: Chris Carter, Vice President, National Institute of Supply Chain Leaders BC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Why surnames won’t be used for missing persons
bonusWhy surnames won’t be used for missing persons Guest: Michael Harvey, BC's Information and Privacy Commissioner. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Is brain activity still present in non-responsive patients
bonusIs brain activity still present in non-responsive patients Guest: Nicholas Schiff, Professor of Neurology and Neuroscience at Weill Cornell Medical College Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
How much money can LNG Fracking bring to the BC Economy?
bonusHow much money can LNG Fracking bring to the BC Economy? Guest: Teresa Waddington, VP Corporate Relations LNG Canada Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
View From Victoria: for Aug 21, 2024
bonusView From Victoria: 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
Full Show: Modifying apples for future sustainability, It's World Mosquito Day! & Why does milk cost more in BC?
Seg 1: Should we be genetically modifying fruit to survive rising temperatures ? Guest: Awais Khan, Professor of Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology at Cornell University. Seg 2: View From Victoria: We get a local look at the top political stories with the help of Vancouver Sun columnist Vaughn Palmer. Seg 3: What makes the moon a blue supermoon? Guest: Paul Delaney, Director of the York University Observatory Seg 4: Celebrating ‘World Mosquito Day’...but why? Guest: Gabriel Sylvestre, Operations Leader at World Mosquito Program - Brazil Seg 5: The why and how BC quietly pushed up the cost of milk. Guest: Andrew Macleod, Legislative Bureau Chief, The Tyee Seg 6: What is the impact of heat and wildfire smoke on Okanagan apples? Guest: Tom Davison, Owner, Davison Orchards in Vernon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices