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Full Show: A book detective's journey to the truth, The public attitude toward divorce & Are you tapping your way to big bills

Full Show: A book detective's journey to the truth, The public attitude toward divorce & Are you tapping your way to big bills

Mornings with Simi

August 7, 20231h 12m

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Show Notes

Seg 1: How Vanessa Braganza investigated, and subsequently proved, that an invaluable piece of literature, which was considered to be “the world's most famous forgery,” was actually an authentic first copy.

Guest: Vanessa Braganza, Book Detective and Doctoral Candidate in Renaissance Literature at Harvard University

Seg 2: View From Victoria: BC Ferries are smooth sailing

BC Ferries went all in for a busy holiday weekend and so far so good. We get a local look at the top political stories with the help of Vancouver Sun columnist Vaughn Palmer.

Seg 3: Public attitudes toward divorce have evolved over time and whether Trudeau will face political consequences from announcing his separation is yet to be seen.

Guest: Dr. Roderick Phillips, Professor of History and Editor of the Journal of Family History at Carleton University

Seg 4: Does the Canadian Labour Code need to be amended so it allows for public inquiries into unionized strikes?

Guest: Peter Hall, Professor of Urban Studies at Simon Fraser University

Seg 5: What can we expect from Gordon Ramsay's Metro Vancouver debut?

Guest: Gavin Whiteley, Chief Marketing Officer for Great Canadian Entertainment

Seg 6: Monday Morning Quarterbacks with Rick Campbell

There is a chance Vernon Adams Jr. Makes his return from knee injury

Guest: Rick Campbell, Head Coach of the BC Lions

Seg 7: BC Ferries' B.C. Day long weekend operations have been smooth and relatively uneventful so far. This weekend traditionally marks the busiest travel period of the year for BC Ferries.

Guest: Nicholas Jimenez, President and CEO of BC Ferries

Seg 8: Does contactless payments, or tapping,make us lose control over our spending and spending recall?

Guest: Dr. Preet Banerjee, Columnist for The Globe and Mail and Behavioural Finance Researcher

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