Mornings with Simi

Sperm whales, known for their deep ocean habitat and significant brain size, communicate through sophisticated vocalizations that might be more akin to human language than previously recognized. Guest: Dr. Shane Gero, Biology Lead of Project CETI, Scientist in Residence at Carleton University, and Founder of the Dominica Sperm Whale Project Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s Playoff Hockey! We get the latest on the Vancouver Canucks as they make their way towards hopefully hoisting the Stanley Cup! Guest: Barry Delay, Sports Anchor for Global News Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Surrey School Board recently passed a budget for what trustee Terry Allen described as one of the toughest budget cycles in years. Guest: Terry Allen, Surrey School Board Trustee Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Coming off a win in Calgary the team is going to LA to play and has 3 road games before returning home. Guest: Vanni Sartini, Coach of the Vancouver Whitecaps Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

George Washington University finally called police on Gaza protesters and Biden’s comments that Israel may lose military support is a huge deal. Guest: Reggie Cecchini, Washington Correspondent for Global News Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Are BC voters really going to have to revisit that bitter, contentious issue of abortion? Guest: Vaughn Palmer, Vancouver Sun Columnist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Despite numerous attempts to theoretically define and categorize humour, most believe it’s inherently subjective nature. Guest: Dr. Jonathan Silvertown, Professor of Evolutionary Ecology at the University of Edinburgh and the Author of “The Comedy of Error: Why Evolution Made Us Laugh” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Seg 1: Was Russia behind the Havana Syndrome phenomenon? Congress made another attempt yesterday to understand a succession of brain injuries and hearing loss incidents suffered by US and Canadian diplomats in several nations, a mystery phenomenon that has come to be known as Havana syndrome. Guest: Michael Isikoff, Award-Winning Washington Investigative Journalist and Host of Conspiracyland’s “The Strange Story of Havana Syndrome” Seg 2: Scotts Thoughts: The Canucks are Gonna Win the Cup! Scott Shantz is high off the big come from behind win the Canucks pulled off against the Edmonton Oilers in game 1 of their playoff series. Guest: Scott Shantz, CKNW Contributor Seg 3: View From Victoria: ICBC will return some of your money It’s been announced that ICBC will be freezing its insurance rates, for now, and giving some motorists a rebate!. Giving us back our own money. Guest: Vaughn Palmer, Vancouver Sun Columnist Seg 4: Why we don't need to save the honeybees The concern for honeybees has permeated various facets of society, including governmental bodies, influential figures, businesses, and citizens. But do bees actually need saving? Guest: Ellen Cushing, Staff Writer at The Atlantic Seg 5: Canadian Rapper has beef with Kendrick Lamar Scott wants to teach the people about the Drake / Kendrick Lamar beef, and why it doesn’t matter and hip hop music needs to get back to the basics. Guest: Scott Shantz, CKNW Contributor Seg 6: Could gift card incentives help curb stimulant addictions? With public drug use being re-criminalized in BC, the government is now tasked with finding another way to curb the province’s illicit drug overdose crisis. Guest: Dr. Gabriela Khazanov, Research Psychologist at the Philadelphia Veterans Affairs Medical Center Seg 7: CKNW Playoff Report: It’s Playoff Hockey! We get the latest on the Vancouver Canucks as they make their way towards hopefully hoisting the Stanley Cup! Guest: Jay Janower, Sports Anchor for Global News Guest: Barry Delay, Sports Anchor for Global News Seg 8: How will BC recriminalize public illicit drug use? On Tuesday, public drug use once again became illegal in British Columbia as the federal government approved the province's request to reduce its drug decriminalization pilot. Guest: Jennifer Whiteside, BC’s Minister of Mental Health and Addictions Seg 9: Why are drivers getting ICBC rebates? B.C. Premier David Eby says ICBC customers will be receiving a $110 rebate. Additionally, basic rates will remain unchanged until March 31, 2026, making it six years in a row with no increase. Guest: David Eby, Premier of British Columbia Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Premier David Eby says ICBC customers will be receiving a $110 rebate. Additionally, basic rates will remain unchanged until March 31, 2026, making it six years in a row with no increase. Guest: David Eby, Premier of British Columbia Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On Tuesday, public drug use once again became illegal in British Columbia as the federal government approved the province's request to reduce its drug decriminalization pilot. Guest: Jennifer Whiteside, BC’s Minister of Mental Health and Addictions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s Playoff Hockey! We get the latest on the Vancouver Canucks as they make their way towards hopefully hoisting the Stanley Cup! Guest: Barry Delay, Sports Anchor for Global News Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With public drug use being re-criminalized in BC, the government is now tasked with finding another way to curb the province’s illicit drug overdose crisis. Guest: Dr. Gabriela Khazanov, Research Psychologist at the Philadelphia Veterans Affairs Medical Center Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Scott wants to teach the people about the Drake / Kendrick Lamar beef, and why it doesn’t matter and hip hop music needs to get back to the basics. Guest: Scott Shantz, CKNW Contributor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The concern for honeybees has permeated various facets of society, including governmental bodies, influential figures, businesses, and citizens. But do bees actually need saving? Guest: Ellen Cushing, Staff Writer at The Atlantic Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s been announced that ICBC will be freezing its insurance rates, for now, and giving some motorists a rebate!. Giving us back our own money. Guest: Vaughn Palmer, Vancouver Sun Columnist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Scott Shantz is high off the big come from behind win the Canucks pulled off against the Edmonton Oilers in game 1 of their playoff series. Guest: Scott Shantz, CKNW Contributor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Congress made another attempt yesterday to understand a succession of brain injuries and hearing loss incidents suffered by US and Canadian diplomats in several nations, a mystery phenomenon that has come to be known as Havana syndrome. Guest: Michael Isikoff, Award-Winning Washington Investigative Journalist and Host of Conspiracyland’s “The Strange Story of Havana Syndrome” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Seg 1: Why do we have superstitions? Superstition, ingrained in human culture for centuries, manifests in various forms and practices, from avoiding the number 13 to carrying lucky charms. Guest: Dr. Neil Dagnall, Reader in Applied Cognitive Psychology at Manchester Metropolitan University Seg 2: Scotts Thoughts: Scott makes a prediction As a longtime Canucks fan Scott makes his prediction on the first game of the Oilers/Canucks series. Guest: Scott Shantz, CKNW Contributor Seg 3: View From Victoria: The new LNG facility in Kitimat Vaughn gets a tour of the new LNG facility in Kitimat, one of the province's large energy projects. Even after all the protests and debate over large scale energy projects the province can still get stuff done. Guest: Vaughn Palmer, Vancouver Sun Columnist Seg 4: Are there too many oxidants in the kitchen? Researchers at UBC have detected singlet oxygen, what’s known as an oxidant, in home cooking indoors, for the first time. Why is this so significant? Oxidants can be beneficial but can also cause stress on human lungs, contributing to the development of cancer, diabetes and heart disease. Guest: Dr. Nadine Borduas, Assistant Professor at UBC in the Department of Chemistry Seg 5: Why are divorce rates dropping across Canada? Divorce rates in Canada are dropping but it's not because people are choosing to stick it out in their marriage. Guest: Steven Benmor, Divorce Lawyer and expert Seg 6: What happened with the London Drugs cyberattack? London Drugs stores in Western Canada, all 79 of which were closed due to a cyberattack over a week ago, were reopened yesterday. Currently, core services have been restored in 40 stores, but new pharmacy prescriptions are still unavailable. Guest: Clint Mahlman, President and Chief Operating Officer of London Drugs Seg 7: CKNW Playoff Report: It’s Playoff Hockey! We get the latest on the Vancouver Canucks as they make their way towards hopefully hoisting the Stanley Cup! Guest: Jay Janower, Sports Anchor for Global News Seg 8: What can we expect from Vancouver’s public playoff viewings? Mayor Ken Sim has announced that Vancouver will host public playoff viewings at locations around the city. Guest: Mike Klassen, Vancouver City Councillor 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

Mayor Ken Sim has announced that Vancouver will host public playoff viewings at locations around the city. Guest: Mike Klassen, Vancouver City Councillor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s Playoff Hockey! We get the latest on the Vancouver Canucks as they make their way towards hopefully hoisting the Stanley Cup! Guest: Jay Janower, Sports Anchor for Global News Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

London Drugs stores in Western Canada, all 79 of which were closed due to a cyberattack over a week ago, were reopened. Guest: Clint Mahlman, President and Chief Operating Officer of London Drugs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Divorce rates in Canada are dropping but it's not because people are choosing to stick it out in their marriage. Guest: Steven Benmor, Divorce Lawyer and expert Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Researchers at UBC have detected singlet oxygen, what’s known as an oxidant, in home cooking indoors, for the first time. Why is this so significant? Oxidants can be beneficial but can also cause stress on human lungs, contributing to the development of cancer, diabetes and heart disease. Guest: Dr. Nadine Borduas, Assistant Professor at UBC in the Department of Chemistry Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Vaughn gets a tour of the new LNG facility in Kitimat, one of the provinces large energy projects. Even after all the protests and debate over large scale energy projects the province can still get stuff done. Guest: Vaughn Palmer, Vancouver Sun Columnist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As a longtime Canucks fan Scott makes his prediction on the first game of the Oilers/Canucks series. Guest: Scott Shantz, CKNW Contributor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Superstition, ingrained in human culture for centuries, manifests in various forms and practices, from avoiding the number 13 to carrying lucky charms. Guest: Dr. Neil Dagnall, Reader in Applied Cognitive Psychology at Manchester Metropolitan University Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Seg 1: What causes hangxiety? If Dry January seeped into quasi-sober February, followed by full-fledged drinking, a symptom of your hangover might be anxiety. The phenomenon is common enough to have its own hashtag, #hangxiety, on social media. Guest: Dr. David Nutt, Professor of Neuropsychopharmacology at Imperial College London and Author of “Drink? The New Science of Alcohol and Your Health” Seg 2: Scotts Thoughts: Will liquor stores lose out to non-alcoholic options Liquor stores might start to worry about the sober-curious movement and all the options available as they start to see a dip in sales as consumers move away from alcohol. Guest: Scott Shantz, CKNW Contributor Seg 3: View From Victoria: The NDP are taking polls The NDP are using public money for polling in Surrey regarding the move to Surrey Policing Services. Guest: Vaughn Palmer, Vancouver Sun Columnist Seg 4: Shut down your social media to keep your job A new report has found that many employers would consider firing employees for inappropriate social media posts and write rules into contracts when hiring. Guest: Lisa Bragg, Former Journalist, Speaker, Author, and self promotion advocate. Seg 5: Park Board approves drinking at beaches program The Vancouver Park Board has approved the Alcohol on Beaches re-pilot program which allows legal consumption of alcohol at seven beaches. Guest: Tom Digby, Vancouver Park Board Commissioner for the Vancouver Greens Seg 6: CKNW Playoff Report: It’s Playoff Hockey! We get the latest on the Vancouver Canucks as they make their way towards hopefully hoisting the Stanley Cup! Guest: Jay Janower, Sports Anchor for Global News Seg 7: CyberSecurity and passwords / Law in the UK The UK has implemented a new law banning generic passwords on new smart devices. How will that work? Guest: Carmi Levy, Leading Technology Journalist, Analyst, and Digital Marketer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The UK has implemented a new law banning generic passwords on new smart devices. How will that work? Guest: Carmi Levy, Leading Technology Journalist, Analyst, and Digital Marketer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s Playoff Hockey! We get the latest on the Vancouver Canucks as they make their way towards hopefully hoisting the Stanley Cup! Guest: Jay Janower, Sports Anchor for Global News Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Vancouver Park Board has approved the Alcohol on Beaches re-pilot program which allows legal consumption of alcohol at seven beaches. Guest: Tom Digby, Vancouver Park Board Commissioner for the Vancouver Greens Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A new report has found that many employers would consider firing employees for inappropriate social media posts and write rules into contracts when hiring. Guest: Lisa Bragg, Former Journalist, Speaker, Author, and self promotion advocate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The NDP are using public money for polling in Surrey regarding the move to Surrey Policing Services. Guest: Vaughn Palmer, Vancouver Sun Columnist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Liquor stores might start to worry about the sober-curious movement and all the options available as they start to see a dip in sales as consumers move away from alcohol. Guest: Scott Shantz, CKNW Contributor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If Dry January seeped into quasi-sober February, followed by full-fledged drinking, a symptom of your hangover might be anxiety. The phenomenon is common enough to have its own hashtag, #hangxiety, on social media. Guest: Dr. David Nutt, Professor of Neuropsychopharmacology at Imperial College London and Author of “Drink? The New Science of Alcohol and Your Health” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Seg 1: Local woman and her connection to WWII Joan Bamford was a British officer in the Women's Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF), and she is best known for her extraordinary efforts in organizing the evacuation of over 2,000 refugees from Java to India in 1946. Guest: Craig Baird, Host of the Podcast “Canada History Ehx” Seg 2: Scotts Thoughts: A resume Hack you need to know about Do you have trouble writing a resume? We have a hack that might help you make a better resume to get you a new better job. Guest: Scott Shantz, CKNW Contributor Seg 3: View From Victoria: BC Conservatives are catching up Latest numbers are in from Elections BC and the BC Conservatives are catching up with fundraising donations and funds. Guest: Vaughn Palmer, Vancouver Sun Columnist Seg 4: Is there a correlation between nutrition and criminal behaviour? While the so-called "Twinkie defence" may be considered a dubious legal strategy from the 1970’s, it inadvertently highlighted a potential indirect link between diet and criminal behaviour, which researchers are still studying today. Guest: Ross Pomeroy, Senior Editor of RealClearScience.com Seg 5: New Airbnb Regulations kicked in May 1st New airbnb regulations are officially in place in BC, but will they actually make a difference in rental and housing stock? Guest: Orion Rodgers, President of the BC Property Rights Association. Seg 6: CKNW Playoff Report: It’s Playoff Hockey! We get the latest on the Vancouver Canucks as they make their way towards hopefully hoisting the Stanley Cup! Guest: Jay Janower, Sports Anchor for Global News Guest: Barry Delay, Sports Anchor for Global News Seg 7: How many cases of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls go unsolved? The National Inquiry into MMIWG released its final report in June 2019, identifying systemic issues that were driving the crisis. The report made 231 Calls for Justice, but only a few of them have been fully implemented in the almost five years since its release. Guest: Dr. Sasha Reid, Law Student and Founder of the Missing and Murdered DataBase (Most Comprehensive Database in the World) Seg 8: Why do we like music? A study out of Simon Fraser University explores how the brains of older adults process music, even when it's not necessarily to their taste. Guest: Dr. Sarah Faber, Postdoctoral Researcher with Simon Fraser University’s Institute For Neuroscience And Neurotechnology Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A study out of Simon Fraser University explores how the brains of older adults process music, even when it's not necessarily to their taste. Guest: Dr. Sarah Faber, Postdoctoral Researcher with Simon Fraser University’s Institute For Neuroscience And Neurotechnology Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The National Inquiry into MMIWG released its final report in June 2019, identifying systemic issues that were driving the crisis. The report made 231 Calls for Justice, but only a few of them have been fully implemented in the almost five years since its release. Guest: Dr. Sasha Reid, Law Student and Founder of the Missing and Murdered DataBase (Most Comprehensive Database in the World) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s Playoff Hockey! We get the latest on the Vancouver Canucks as they make their way towards hopefully hoisting the Stanley Cup! Guest: Jay Janower, Sports Anchor for Global News Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New airbnb regulations are officially in place in BC, but will they actually make a difference in rental and housing stock? Guest: Orion Rodgers, President of the BC Property Rights Association. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

While the so-called "Twinkie defence" may be considered a dubious legal strategy from the 1970’s, it inadvertently highlighted a potential indirect link between diet and criminal behaviour, which researchers are still studying today. Guest: Ross Pomeroy, Senior Editor of RealClearScience.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Latest numbers are in from Elections BC and the BC Conservatives are catching up with fundraising donations and funds. Guest: Vaughn Palmer, Vancouver Sun Columnist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Do you have trouble writing a resume? We have a hack that might help you make a better resume to get you a new better job. Guest: Scott Shantz, CKNW Contributor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joan Bamford was a British officer in the Women's Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF), and she is best known for her extraordinary efforts in organizing the evacuation of over 2,000 refugees from Java to India in 1946. Guest: Craig Baird, Host of the Podcast “Canada History Ehx” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Seg 1: Why researchers are reinvestigating the murder of Giacomo Matteotti Guest: Dr. Andrea Pisauro, Psychology Lecturer at the University of Plymouth Seg 2: View From Victoria: Changes urgently needed in BC’s decriminalization experiment The Premier is speaking on decriminalization saying the province has responded promptly to Ottawa's request for more information and says change is needed urgently. Guest: Vaughn Palmer, Vancouver Sun Columnist Seg 3: The Weekly Cecchini Check-in President Joe Biden emphasized the importance of maintaining order during student protests on U.S. college campuses regarding the war in Gaza, stating that while dissent is crucial for democracy, it must not lead to disorder. Guest: Reggie Cecchini, Washington Correspondent for Global News Seg 4: Kickin It With The Caps: This weekend marks a BIG milestone for the Vancouver Whitecaps! Guest: Vanni Sartini, Coach of the Vancouver Whitecaps Seg 5: Should BC improve how it handles cases of police violence? Ron MacDonald, the Civilian Director of the IIO, has voiced concerns over the low rate of prosecutions against police officers involved in violent incidents. Guest: Ron MacDonald, Chief Civilian Director of the Independent Investigations Office of British Columbia Seg 6: CKNW Playoff Report: It’s Playoff Hockey! We get the latest on the Vancouver Canucks as they make their way towards hopefully hoisting the Stanley Cup! Guest: Barry Delay, Sports Anchor for Global News Seg 7: What’s it like living with arthritis? What is it like for a patient who is living with arthritis? What are the main challenges that you face because of your arthritis? Guest: Karam Roberts, Arthritis Patient Guest: Carleen Pauliuk, Director of the Arthritis Society of Canada Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What is it like for a patient who is living with arthritis? What are the main challenges that you face because of your arthritis? Guest: Karam Roberts, Arthritis Patient Guest: Carleen Pauliuk, Director of the Arthritis Society of Canada Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s Playoff Hockey! We get the latest on the Vancouver Canucks as they make their way towards hopefully hoisting the Stanley Cup! Guest: Barry Delay, Sports Anchor for Global News Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Civilian Director of the IIO has voiced concerns over the low rate of prosecutions against police officers involved in violent incidents. Guest: Ron MacDonald, Chief Civilian Director of the Independent Investigations Office of British Columbia Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This weekend marks a BIG milestone for the Vancouver Whitecaps! Guest: Vanni Sartini, Coach of the Vancouver Whitecaps Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

President Joe Biden emphasized the importance of maintaining order during student protests on U.S. college campuses regarding the war in Gaza, stating that while dissent is crucial for democracy, it must not lead to disorder. Guest: Reggie Cecchini, Washington Correspondent for Global News Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices