Mornings with Simi

Carleton University literary scholar Micheline White's discovery of King Henry VIII's doodles in a prayer book sheds light on the inner turmoil of the infamous monarch. Guest: Dr. Micheline White, Associate Professor in the College of the Humanities and the Department of English at Carleton University Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Seg 1: Archaeologists have identified an 8,000-year-old settlement of stilt houses along the Albanian shore of Lake Ohrid, making it the oldest lakeside village in Europe known to date. Guest: Dr. Albert Hafner, Professor of Archaeology at the University of Bern Seg 2: View From Victoria: The NDP are scrambling to explain why they broke an election promise on widening highway one. We get a local look at the top political stories with the help of Vancouver Sun columnist Vaughn Palmer. Seg 3: In order to steal a car these days, thieves have to also be hackers and up to date on all the technology that it takes to operate vehicles these days. Guest: Doug Jacobsen, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Iowa State University Seg 4: Experts are criticizing B.C. for charging low rates for water extraction and not monitoring the amount of water being taken. Guest: Deborah Curran, Professor and Executive Director of the Environmental Law Centre at the University of Victoria Seg 5: Why do we rationalize unethical behaviour? Kelly Richmond Pope, a forensic accountant, discusses how people often engage in unethical behaviour when they believe they won't face consequences. Guest: Dr. Kelly Richmond Pope, Dr. Barry Jay Epstein Endowed Professor of Forensic Accounting at DePaul University Seg 6: Does the Criminal Severity Index accurately reflect Canada's crime rates? It is designed to measure change in the overall seriousness of crime from one year to the next. Guest: Dr. Martin Andresen, Professor of Criminology at Simon Fraser University Seg 7: The BC Aviation Museum fills with volunteers from diverse backgrounds each Thursday morning to restore a Second World War-era Avro Lancaster FM 104 bomber. Guest: Steve Nichol, President of the B.C. Aviation Museum and Former Canadian Air Force and Commercial Pilot Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The BC Aviation Museum fills with volunteers from diverse backgrounds each Thursday morning to restore a Second World War-era Avro Lancaster FM 104 bomber. Guest: Steve Nichol, President of the B.C. Aviation Museum and Former Canadian Air Force and Commercial Pilot Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Does the Criminal Severity Index accurately reflect Canada's crime rates? It is designed to measure change in the overall seriousness of crime from one year to the next. Guest: Dr. Martin Andresen, Professor of Criminology at Simon Fraser University Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why do we rationalize unethical behaviour? Kelly Richmond Pope, a forensic accountant, discusses how people often engage in unethical behaviour when they believe they won't face consequences. Guest: Dr. Kelly Richmond Pope, Dr. Barry Jay Epstein Endowed Professor of Forensic Accounting at DePaul University Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Experts are criticizing B.C. for charging low rates for water extraction and not monitoring the amount of water being taken. Guest: Deborah Curran, Professor and Executive Director of the Environmental Law Centre at the University of Victoria Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In order to steal a car these days, thieves have to also be hackers and up to date on all the technology that it takes to operate vehicles these days. Guest: CKNW Contributor Scott Shantz with Doug Jacobsen, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Iowa State University Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

View From Victoria: The NDP are scrambling to explain why they broke an election promise on widening highway one. 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

Archaeologists have identified an 8,000-year-old settlement of stilt houses along the Albanian shore of Lake Ohrid, making it the oldest lakeside village in Europe known to date. Guest: Dr. Albert Hafner, Professor of Archaeology at the University of Bern Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Seg 1: Ice cream flavours in historical Britain were diverse. Agnes Marshall, a 19th-century ice cream authority, published cookbooks with unique flavours like elaborately moulded spinach à la crème and deviled ices. Guest: Dr. Lindsay Middleton, Food Historian and Knowledge Exchange Associate at the University of Glasgow Seg 2: ABC is considering cutting some tenants rights, in hopes that Landlords will consider renting out more units long term. The hope is that this will decrease short term rentals and increase rental supply. Guest: Scott Shantz, Contributor for Mornings with Simi Seg 3: View From Victoria: BC Hydro is signaling the end of free charges for EVs. The rates will be going up for public charging stations. We get a local look at the top political stories with the help of Vancouver Sun columnist Vaughn Palmer. Seg 4: What caused the sudden ignition of Lahaina’s deadly wildfire, and what can we do to prevent similar situations from happening in the future? Guest: Ze'ev Gedalof, Associate Professor of Geography, Environment and Geomatics at the University of Guelph Seg 5: Things are starting to change as electric vehicles become more popular and people are charging. Well the price on that charge will be going up. Guest: CKNW Contributor Scott Shantz Seg 6: Despite grass tinting being a thing for 8 years, it has suddenly risen dramatically in popularity, partially driven by a viral TikTok video and increasing water restrictions. Guest: Nicole Lundy, CEO of LawnLift Canada Seg 7: Monday Morning Quarterbacks with Coach Rick Campbell It was a 37-9 win over Calgary with Vernon Adams Jr. having a solid return with 322 passing yards and four touchdowns. Guest: Rick Campbell, Head Coach of the BC Lions Seg 8: 1-bedroom apartments have surpassed the $3000 mark in Vancouver which is a 16% spike from last year. Is it due to a competitive market and a lack of quantity or do homeowners have space to rent out, but won’t? Guest: David Hutchinson, Realtor and Owner of David Hutchinson Personal Real Estate Corporation Seg 9: Vancouver has been facing a shortage of hotel rooms for over 15 years, impacting the local economy and tourism industry. Despite various political councils adopting policies to address the shortage, the city's hotel inventory has decreased significantly over time. Guest: Sarah Kirby-Yung, ABC Vancouver City Councillor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Vancouver has been facing a shortage of hotel rooms for over 15 years, impacting the local economy and tourism industry. Despite various political councils adopting policies to address the shortage, the city's hotel inventory has decreased significantly over time. Guest: Sarah Kirby-Yung, ABC Vancouver City Councillor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

1-bedroom apartments have surpassed the $3000 mark in Vancouver which is a 16% spike from last year. Is it due to a competitive market and a lack of quantity or do homeowners have space to rent out, but won’t? Guest: David Hutchinson, Realtor and Owner of David Hutchinson Personal Real Estate Corporation Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Monday Morning Quarterbacks with Coach Rick Campbell It was a 37-9 win over Calgary with Vernon Adams Jr. having a solid return with 322 passing yards and four touchdowns. Guest: Rick Campbell, Head Coach of the BC Lions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Despite grass tinting being a thing for 8 years, it has suddenly risen dramatically in popularity, partially driven by a viral TikTok video and increasing water restrictions. Guest: Nicole Lundy, CEO of LawnLift Canada Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Things are starting to change as electric vehicles become more popular and people are charging. Well the price on that charge will be going up. Guest: CKNW Contributor Scott Shantz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What caused the sudden ignition of Lahaina’s deadly wildfire, and what can we do to prevent similar situations from happening in the future? Guest: Ze'ev Gedalof, Associate Professor of Geography, Environment and Geomatics at the University of Guelph Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

View From Victoria: BC Hydro is signaling the end of free charges for EVs. The rates will be going up for public charging stations. 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

ABC is considering cutting some tenants rights, in hopes that Landlords will consider renting out more units long term. The hope is that this will decrease short term rentals and increase rental supply. Guest: Scott Shantz, Contributor for Mornings with Simi Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ice cream flavours in historical Britain were diverse. Agnes Marshall, a 19th-century ice cream authority, published cookbooks with unique flavours like elaborately moulded spinach à la crème and deviled ices. Guest: Dr. Lindsay Middleton, Food Historian and Knowledge Exchange Associate at the University of Glasgow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Seg 1: Women were part of pirate history, alongside feared, revered, and loathed male counterparts. Guest: Laura Duncombe, Author of “Pirate Women: The Princesses, Prostitutes, and Privateers Who Ruled the Seven Seas” Seg 2: View From Victoria: Dr. Bonnie Henry weighs in on a public inquiry into the pandemic experience. We get a local look at the top political stories with the help of Vancouver Sun columnist Vaughn Palmer. Seg 3: The Weekly Cecchini Check-in: The Hawaii death toll is increasing as wildfires continue across the Island. Guest: Reggie Cecchini, Washington Correspondent for Global News Seg 4: Traditional ship repairs have always faced delays and disruptions due to the need for spare parts and repairs. But researchers at the University of New Brunswick are working on a solution. Guest: Dr. Mohsen Mohammadi, Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of New Brunswick and Canada Research Chair in Marine Additive Manufacturing Seg 5: The Chilliwack Ugliest Lawn Contest is a unique and engaging city-wide competition designed to promote water conservation while embracing the concept of having the "ugliest" lawn. Guest: Ken Popove, Mayor of Chilliwack Seg 6: Following Leagues Cup, where the team went undefeated in regulation play - a win and two shootout defeats (to two of top four teams in Concacaf), Whitecaps will have the weekend without a game to prepare for San Jose at BC Place on Sunday, August 20. Guest: Vanni Sartini, Coach of the Vancouver Whitecaps Seg 7: Our guest was operating his business out of his home, which was burnt to the ground during the fire. As of now, he no longer has a business. All he has is the clothes on his back, his dog, and his car. Guest: Cole Millington, Lahaina Local (and Owner of Honolua Hot Sauce) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our guest was operating his business out of his home, which was burnt to the ground during the fire. As of now, he no longer has a business. All he has is the clothes on his back, his dog, and his car. Guest: Cole Millington, Lahaina Local (and Owner of Honolua Hot Sauce) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kickin' it with the Whitecaps Following Leagues Cup, where the team went undefeated in regulation play, Whitecaps will have the weekend without a game to prepare for San Jose at BC Place on Sunday, August 20. Guest: Vanni Sartini, Coach of the Vancouver Whitecaps Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Chilliwack Ugliest Lawn Contest is a unique and engaging city-wide competition designed to promote water conservation while embracing the concept of having the "ugliest" lawn. Guest: Ken Popove, Mayor of Chilliwack Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Traditional ship repairs have always faced delays and disruptions due to the need for spare parts and repairs. But researchers at the University of New Brunswick are working on a solution. Guest: Dr. Mohsen Mohammadi, Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of New Brunswick and Canada Research Chair in Marine Additive Manufacturing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Weekly Cecchini Check-in: The Hawaii death toll is increasing as wildfires continue across the Island. Guest: Reggie Cecchini, Washington Correspondent for Global News Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

View From Victoria: Dr. Bonnie Henry weighs in on a public inquiry into the pandemic experience. 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

Women were part of pirate history, alongside feared, revered, and loathed male counterparts. Guest: Laura Duncombe, Author of “Pirate Women: The Princesses, Prostitutes, and Privateers Who Ruled the Seven Seas” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Seg 1: A massive search for the legendary Loch Ness Monster is being organized by the Loch Ness Centre in the village of Drumnadrochit, Scotland, in partnership with a research team named Loch Ness Exploration. Guest: Dr. Charles Paxton, Research Fellow at the University of St Andrew’s Centre for Research into Ecological & Environmental Modelling Seg 2: View From Victoria: The West Coast of Vancouver Island has been cut off again. We get a local look at the top political stories with the help of Vancouver Sun columnist Vaughn Palmer. Seg 3: Should the federal government embrace its leadership role in addressing the affordable housing supply, instead of shifting responsibility to other levels of government. Guest: Dr. Carolyn Whitzman, Housing Researcher and Adjunct Professor in the Department of Geography, Environment and Geomatics at the University of Ottawa Seg 4: The provincial government of BC has announced a partnership to create a localized HCV treatment and elimination roadmap, allocating $105,000 for the project. Guest: Dr. Brian Conway, Medical Director and Specialist of Infectious Diseases at the Vancouver Infectious Disease Centre Seg 5: How one day of wildfire fighting parallels racing the Tour de France Guest: Dr. Brent Ruby, Research Professor for the School of Integrative Physiology and Athletic Training at the University of Montana Seg 6: State officials are coordinating with local hotels and airlines to evacuate tourists from Hawaii. Guest: Claire Newell, President/Founder Travel Best Bets Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

State officials are coordinating with local hotels and airlines to evacuate tourists from Hawaii. Guest: Claire Newell, President/Founder Travel Best Bets Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How one day of wildfire fighting parallels racing the Tour de France Guest: Dr. Brent Ruby, Research Professor for the School of Integrative Physiology and Athletic Training at the University of Montana Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The provincial government of BC has announced a partnership to create a localized HCV treatment and elimination roadmap, allocating $105,000 for the project. Guest: Dr. Brian Conway, Medical Director and Specialist of Infectious Diseases at the Vancouver Infectious Disease Centre Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Should the federal government embrace its leadership role in addressing the affordable housing supply, instead of shifting responsibility to other levels of government. Guest: Dr. Carolyn Whitzman, Housing Researcher and Adjunct Professor in the Department of Geography, Environment and Geomatics at the University of Ottawa Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

View From Victoria: The West Coast of Vancouver Island has been cut off again. 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

A massive search for the legendary Loch Ness Monster is being organized by the Loch Ness Centre in the village of Drumnadrochit, Scotland, in partnership with a research team named Loch Ness Exploration. Guest: Dr. Charles Paxton, Research Fellow at the University of St Andrew’s Centre for Research into Ecological & Environmental Modelling Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Seg 1: Why do people from different eras and places believe in declining morality among their peers, when, in fact, nothing has changed? Guest: Dr. Adam Mastroianni, Experimental Psychologist and Author of the “Experimental History” Newsletter Seg 2: View From Victoria: Nanaimo’s Mayor and former NDP MLA Leonard Krog is calling his city a third world country in terms of cardiac care. We get a local look at the top political stories with the help of Vancouver Sun columnist Vaughn Palmer. Seg 3: British Columbia is facing severe drought conditions this summer, leading the province to take action against unlicensed water users, including farmers, who are losing access to groundwater. Guest: CKNW Contributor Scott Shantz and Sonia Furstenau, Leader of the BC Green Party Seg 4: Why the housing market requires kids to build their credit early Guest: Stacy Yanchuk Oleksy, CEO of Credit Counseling Canada Seg 5: Will replacing letter grades with proficiency scales will just create more confusion in BC’s education system. Guest: Nathan Rickey, Doctoral Candidate in the Department of Education at Queen’s University Seg 6: Making Cents of the Market: 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

Making Cents of the Market: 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 replacing letter grades with proficiency scales will just create more confusion in BC’s education system. Guest: Nathan Rickey, Doctoral Candidate in the Department of Education at Queen’s University Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why the housing market requires kids to build their credit early Guest: Stacy Yanchuk Oleksy, CEO of Credit Counseling Canada Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

British Columbia is facing severe drought conditions this summer, leading the province to take action against unlicensed water users, including farmers, who are losing access to groundwater. Guest: CKNW Contributor Scott Shantz and Sonia Furstenau, Leader of the BC Green Party Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

View From Victoria: Nanaimo’s Mayor and former NDP MLA Leonard Krog is calling his city a third world country in terms of cardiac care. 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 people from different eras and places believe in declining morality among their peers, when, in fact, nothing has changed? Guest: Dr. Adam Mastroianni, Experimental Psychologist and Author of the “Experimental History” Newsletter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Seg 1: A Successful Psychopathy Scale is being developed to assess “positive” psychopathic traits in the general population to challenge the negative stereotypes associated with psychopathy. Guest: Dr. Louise Wallace, Doctoral Researcher at Nottingham Trent University and Lecturer in Forensic Psychology at Derby University Seg 2: Have you ever lost your job for something very minor? Guest: Scott Shantz, Contributor for Mornings with Simi Seg 3: View From Victoria: We get an update on the missing middle housing plan that Victoria was the first to adopt. But it's not going well in Victoria with No takeup so far. We get a local look at the top political stories with the help of Vancouver Sun columnist Vaughn Palmer. Seg 4: There’s been a 400% increase in requests for dental records to identify deceased individuals in Ontario since 2022. This is part of a broader effort to enhance investigative procedures and streamline victim identification. Guest: Dr. Joe Adserias-Garriga, Forensic Anthropologist and Forensic Odontologist at Mercyhurst University Seg 5: Are we seeing the return of the corporate retreat? With more businesses doing all their work online, companies are looking to re-engage their employees. Guest: Danielle Riddle, Corporate Travel Expert, Founder and CEO of Inspired Travel. Seg 6: Going inside the reasons that a tick bite can cause a red meat allergy in some people. Guest: Dr. Miriam Hanna, Associate Clinical Professor in Pediatrics at McMaster University and Pediatrics Chair of the Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology Seg 7: Why is there a disproportionate amount of online child sexual exploitation cases in BC, and how do these situations need to be addressed and subsequently prevented? Guest: Dr. Kaitlynn Mendes, Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology at Western University and Canada Research Chair in Inequality and Gender Seg 8: Most navigation apps provide the fastest and most eco-friendly routes, but what if they could suggest the safest route to minimize crash risks as well? Guest: Tarek Ghoul, Graduate Student at the University of British Columbia Specializing in Transportation Safety and Lead Researcher for the Study Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Most navigation apps provide the fastest and most eco-friendly routes, but what if they could suggest the safest route to minimize crash risks as well? Guest: Tarek Ghoul, Graduate Student at the University of British Columbia Specializing in Transportation Safety and Lead Researcher for the Study Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why is there a disproportionate amount of online child sexual exploitation cases in BC, and how do these situations need to be addressed and subsequently prevented? Guest: Dr. Kaitlynn Mendes, Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology at Western University and Canada Research Chair in Inequality and Gender Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Going inside the reasons that a tick bite can cause a red meat allergy in some people. Guest: Dr. Miriam Hanna, Associate Clinical Professor in Pediatrics at McMaster University and Pediatrics Chair of the Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Are we seeing the return of the corporate retreat? With more businesses doing all their work online, companies are looking to re-engage their employees. Guest: Danielle Riddle, Corporate Travel Expert, Founder and CEO of Inspired Travel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There’s been a 400% increase in requests for dental records to identify deceased individuals in Ontario since 2022. This is part of a broader effort to enhance investigative procedures and streamline victim identification. Guest: Dr. Joe Adserias-Garriga, Forensic Anthropologist and Forensic Odontologist at Mercyhurst University Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

View From Victoria: We get an update on the missing middle housing plan that Victoria was the first to adopt. But it's not going well in Victoria with No takeup so far. 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

Have you ever lost your job for something very minor? Guest: Scott Shantz, Contributor for Mornings with Simi Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A Successful Psychopathy Scale is being developed to assess “positive” psychopathic traits in the general population to challenge the negative stereotypes associated with psychopathy. Guest: Dr. Louise Wallace, Doctoral Researcher at Nottingham Trent University and Lecturer in Forensic Psychology at Derby University Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices