Mornings with Simi

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

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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why researchers are reinvestigating the murder of Giacomo Matteotti Guest: Dr. Andrea Pisauro, Psychology Lecturer at the University of Plymouth Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Seg 1: How do we know anything for certain? Scientific knowledge is highly reliable due to its self-correcting nature but some groups, like anti-evolutionists, climate denialists, and anti-vaxxers, challenge well-established scientific facts without empirical evidence. Guest: Kevin McCain, professor of philosophy, University of alabama Seg 2: Scotts Thoughts: World password day! When was the last time you updated your password? Today is world password day and there are ways to protect your information better. Guest: Guest: Scott Shantz, CKNW Contributor Seg 3: View From Victoria: Request for restrictions on open drug use The Province has released a letter of request to Ottawa that was sent last week asking for more restrictions on open drug use. Guest: Vaughn Palmer, Vancouver Sun Columnist Seg 4: Real Estate is not always a good investment Investors caught up with real estate development projects say these types of investment projects need better regulation to protect investors. Guest: Bethany Lindsay, Reporter, Investigative Journalism Foundation Seg 5: Facebook facing a Class Action Lawsuit by Canadians Facebook users in B.C. and three other provinces are part of a $51-million class-action settlement due to alleged privacy breaches by the social-media giant. Guest: Aimee Morisson, Assistant professor, dept of language and literature, University of waterloo Seg 6: How did Loblaw’s became the face of high food prices? There is global interest in the "Loblaw phenomenon," despite Galen Weston's absence from public view, social media is filled with criticism toward Loblaw, though its stock remains strong. Guest: Grant Packard, program director at the Shulich school of business, York University 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: Barry Delay, Sports Anchor for Global News Seg 8: Is our policy on drugs failing? Retired Justice Thomas Gove has written an op-ed saying we are failing those with substance use addictions by not providing them with enough treatment options. Guest: Thomas Gove, Retired Justice Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Retired Justice Thomas Gove has written an op-ed saying we are failing those with substance use addictions by not providing them with enough treatment options. Guest: Thomas Gove, Retired Justice 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

There is global interest in the "Loblaw phenomenon," despite Galen Weston's absence from public view, social media is filled with criticism toward Loblaw, though its stock remains strong. Guest: Grant Packard, program director at the Shulich school of business, York University Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Facebook users in B.C. and three other provinces are part of a $51-million class-action settlement due to alleged privacy breaches by the social-media giant. Guest: Aimee Morisson, Assistant professor, Department of language and literature, University of waterloo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Investors caught up with real estate development projects say these types of investment projects need better regulation to protect investors. Guest: Bethany Lindsay, Reporter, Investigative Journalism Foundation Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Province has released a letter of request to Ottawa that was sent last week asking for more restrictions on open drug use. Guest: Vaughn Palmer, Vancouver Sun Columnist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When was the last time you updated your password? Today is world password day and there are ways to protect your information better. Guest: Guest: Scott Shantz, CKNW Contributor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Scientific knowledge is highly reliable due to its self-correcting nature but some groups, like anti-evolutionists, climate denialists, and anti-vaxxers, challenge well-established scientific facts without empirical evidence. Guest: Kevin McCain, professor of philosophy, University of alabama Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Seg 1: Books galore for Mothers Day If your mom is a reader we have the top books to help you fill the gift box for Mothers Day Guest: Amanda Gauthier, Director of Print Experience at Indigo Seg 2: Scotts Thoughts: Have you ever had your bike stolen? A VPD initiative has received provincial government funding to expand its bike database across BC Guest: Guest: Scott Shantz, CKNW Contributor Seg 3: View From Victoria: The cost of FIFA is going up! Hosting FIFA will cost more than what we were told back when they were selling it to the public and while the cost has doubled but even then they are likely to change Guest: Vaughn Palmer, Vancouver Sun Columnist Seg 4: Police crackdown on protests at Columbia University Police moved in on encampments at Columbia University as protests over the war in Gaza took a violent turn. Guest: Reggie Cecchini, Global News Washington Correspondent Seg 5: Are processed foods being unfairly labeled? We’re all trying to eat healthier, but what if some of what we thought about our diet could actually be wrong? Guest: Dr. Gunther Kuhle, a Food and nutrition Scientist at the university of Reading Seg 6: Is it clear how much the FIFA world cup will cost? BC's hosting of the 2026 FIFA World Cup could cost over half a billion dollars which is double the initial estimates. Guest: Royce Chwin, President and CEO, Destination Vancouver 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: Why one child families are the new normal Birthrates have been declining in Canada, with only-child families becoming more common as Statistics Canada reports that in 2021, 45% of families had one child. Guest: Lauren Sandler, Author of One and only: The Freedom of having an only child, and the joy of being one 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

Birthrates have been declining in Canada, with only-child families becoming more common as Statistics Canada reports that in 2021, 45% of families had one child. Guest: Lauren Sandler, Author of One and only: The Freedom of having an only child, and the joy of being one 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

BC's hosting of the 2026 FIFA World Cup could cost over half a billion dollars which is double the initial estimates. Guest: Royce Chwin, President and CEO, Destination Vancouver Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We’re all trying to eat healthier, but what if some of what we thought about our diet could actually be wrong? Guest: Dr. Gunther Kuhle, a Food and nutrition Scientist at the university of Reading Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Police moved in on encampments at Columbia University as protests over the war in Gaza continue. Guest: Reggie Cecchini, Global News Washington Correspondent Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hosting FIFA will cost more than what we were told back when they were selling it to the public and while the cost has doubled but even then they are likely to change Guest: Vaughn Palmer, Vancouver Sun Columnist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A VPD initiative has received provincial government funding to expand its bike database across BC Guest: Guest: Scott Shantz, CKNW Contributor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If your mom is a reader we have the top books to help you fill the gift box for Mothers Day Guest: Amanda Gauthier, Director of Print Experience at Indigo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Seg 1: If you think you are extroverted or introverted, you might be neither If you describe yourself as an introvert or an extrovert, you might not be seeing the whole picture of your personality Guest: Scott Barry Kaufman, psychologist, speaker and author. Seg 2: Scotts Thoughts: Can you cheer for any other Canadian team? Boston Pizza is taking a lot of heat after an ad campaign proposing Canadians just cheer for Everyone. Guest: Guest: Scott Shantz, CKNW Contributor Seg 3: View From Victoria: Will drugs be “re-criminalized” in BC? The fallout continues from the government's move against open drug use and trying to play nice with both sides of the decriminalization issue. Guest: Vaughn Palmer, Vancouver Sun Columnist Seg 4: Could Loblaws be facing greater boycotts and protests? The country is seeing the cost of groceries going up and protests and boycotts are being proposed as a way to show frustrations towards large grocery companies Guest: Monica LaBarge, Marketing professor, consumer researcher Seg 5: University Protests are growing in the US Protests at Universities are growing as students express their viewpoints on the war in Gaza Guest: David Farber, american historian and distinguished professor at University of Kansas Seg 6: Fire Season is upon us The BC Wildfire season is already underway as fires are already burning in some locations across the province. Guest: Justin Perry, BCIT Fire management 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: London Drugs continues to deal with cyber attack London Drugs is closed for the third day due to a cybersecurity incident. Guest: Jon Ferguson, GM of cybersecurity at CIRA, the Canadian internet registration authority, and a cybersecurity expert Seg 9: More and more stores are ditching self checkout. Over the past eight months, Walmart has removed all its self-checkout machines at six U.S. locations. Several other big box chains have also ditched self-checkout machines in certain stores over theft. Guest: Adrian Beck, Professor Emeritus, Department of Criminology, Leicester University Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Over the past eight months, Walmart has removed all its self-checkout machines at six U.S. locations. Several other big box chains have also ditched self-checkout machines in certain stores over theft. Guest: Adrian Beck, Professor Emeritus, Department of Criminology, Leicester University Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

London Drugs is closed for the third day due to a cybersecurity incident. Guest: Jon Ferguson, GM of cybersecurity at CIRA, the Canadian internet registration authority, and a cybersecurity expert 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 New Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The BC Wildfire season is already underway as fires are already burning in some locations across the province. Guest: Justin Perry, BCIT Fire management Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Protests at Universities are growing as students express their viewpoints on the war in Gaza Guest: David Farber, american historian and distinguished professor at University of Kansas Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The country is seeing the cost of groceries going up and protests and boycotts are being proposed as a way to show frustrations towards large grocery companies Guest: Monica LaBarge, Marketing professor, consumer researcher Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The fallout continues from the government's move against open drug use and trying to play nice with both sides of the decriminalization issue. Guest: Vaughn Palmer, Vancouver Sun Columnist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Boston Pizza is taking a lot of heat after an ad campaign proposing Canadians just cheer for Everyone. Guest: Guest: Scott Shantz, CKNW Contributor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If you describe yourself as an introvert or an extrovert, you might not be seeing the whole picture of your personality Guest: Scott Barry Kaufman, psychologist, speaker and author. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is NASA preparing for interstellar travel? How is this even possible?! Guest: Dr. Patrick Johnson - Associate Teaching Professor in the Department of Physics at Georgetown University and Author of “The Physics Of Star Wars” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Seg 1: Can you come back from the dead? Guest: Dr. Joe Schwarcz - Director of McGill University's Office for Science and Society and Author of "Superfoods, Silkworms and Spandex" Seg 2: SCOTT’S THOUGHTS: How great are the canucks??? Guest: Scott Shantz Contributor for Mornings with Simi Seg 3: The Vancouver Sun's Vaughn Palmer is here with his take on the day's headlines. Guest: Vaughn Palmer - Vancouver Sun Columnist Seg 4: Vancouver School board trustee Victoria Jung is proposing a new motion that would see the restriction of cell phones in classrooms. Guest: Victoria Jung - Chair of the Vancouver School Board Seg 5: How will recriminalization affect nurses and hospitals? Guest: Adriane Gear - president of the BC Nurses Union Seg 6: Breaking down last night's INCREDIBLE comeback by the Vancouver Canucks. Guest: Barry Deley - Sports Anchor and Reporter at Global BC Seg 7: London Drugs was hacked…. What now? Guest: Charles Finlay - Founding executive Director, Rogers cyber Security Calayst, Toronto Metropolitan University. Seg 7: The Orca is free! Guest: Dr. Martin Haulena - Executive Director, Vancouver Aquarium Marine Mammal Rescue and staff veterinarian Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices