Full Show: BC Wildfire updates, Getting Canadian news back on Social Media sites & Exploding ripple rock
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Show Notes
Seg 1: The broader context of mediumship introduces a multifaceted puzzle, involving the discernment of genuine mediums amidst a sea of fraudulent ones.
Guest: Dr. Steve Taylor, Senior Lecturer in Psychology at Leeds Beckett University
Seg 2: View From Victoria:
Residents have resorted to stealing water pumps as things in the north shuswap and the fight up there continues. We get a local look at the top political stories with the help of Rob Shaw, Political Correspondent for CHEK News.
Seg 3: While most Canadians prioritize getting everything their child needs for the classroom, sleep is often overlooked as the ultimate study tool for school success.
Guest: Margaret Eaton, National CEO, Canadian Mental Health Association
Seg 4: A group of students from Kelowna have created an app to help evacuees who are fleeing from wildfires.
Guest: Samir Aliyev, Founder of ReliefHunt
Seg 5: Pascale St-Onge is urging Meta to lift its ban on Canadian news content on Facebook and Instagram due to concerns about jeopardizing public safety during ongoing wildfires in BC and the NWT. She’s criticizing Meta for prioritizing its interests over public safety and requested the company to reverse the ban.
Guest: Jeff Jarvis, Professor of Journalism at the City University of New York and Director of the Tow-Knight Center for Entrepreneurial Journalism
Seg 6: Residents in British Columbia's Shuswap region are working to protect their homes from wildfires, but there has been a problem of essential firefighting equipment being seized by locals.
Guest: Elissa Carpenter, Reporter for Global News Calgary
Seg 7: Seymour Narrows is a treacherous passage connecting the Strait of Georgia with Johnstone Strait and Vancouver Island's northern coast. This used to be the home of the underwater mountain, Ripple Rock, whose shallow peaks caused hazardous tidal currents and numerous shipwrecks, prompting calls for its removal as early as 1931.
Guest: Vince Shuley, Freelance Journalist who specializes in large, non-violent explosions
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