Full Show: Legislating better passwords, Shutting down your social media to keep your job & Park Board approves booze on the beach
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Show Notes
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
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