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Why isn’t BC tracking who’s using unwitnessed safe supply drugs? Guest: Josie Osborne, BC’s Minister of Health Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Importance of King Charles’ throne speech Guest: Bradley Miller, Associate Professor in the Department of History at the University of British Columbia Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is banning books in school a slippery slope? Guest: Michael Rebell, Professor at Columbia and the Director of the center for educational equity Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is a warming world fueling the rise of deadly fungi? Guest: Dr. Norman van Rhijn, Climate Change and Infectious Diseases Researcher at the University of Manchester and Study Author Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How police in India are trying to read people’s minds Guest: Jonathan Moens, Independent Journalist and Contributor to Science.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

View From Victoria: Why keep on with Bill 15 Guest: Vaughn Palmer, Vancouver Sun Columnist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Metro Vancouver responds to the damning Deloitte report Guest: Mike Hurley, Board Chair of Metro Vancouver What if you followed the Bible as literally as possible for a year? Guest: AJ Jacobs, Journalist, Lecturer, and Author of “The Year of Living Biblically: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as Possible” Meet the VPD’s new Chief Constable Guest: Steve Rai, Chief Constable o...

Case for the Prosecution: How do trials work? Guest: Jennifer Johnston, Vice President of the BC Crown Counsel Association Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Metro Vancouver responds to the damning Deloitte report Guest: Mike Hurley, Board Chair of Metro Vancouver Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Monday Morning Quarterback for May 26, 2025 Guest: Buck Pierce, Coach of the BC Lions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Meet the VPD’s new Chief Constable Guest: Steve Rai, Chief Constable of the Vancouver Police Department Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The damaging effects of AI on your reputation Guest: Jessica Reif, PHD Student at Duke University and Author of the Study Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Does Canada need to improve its intergovernmental relations? Guest: Jennifer Wallner, Associate Professor in the School of Political Studies at the University of Ottawa Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

View From Victoria: Creating lasting prosperity in BC Guest: Vaughn Palmer, Vancouver Sun Columnist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Do people still enjoy garage sales? Guest: Scott Shantz, CKNW Contributor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What if you followed the Bible as literally as possible for a year? Guest: AJ Jacobs, Journalist, Lecturer, and Author of “The Year of Living Biblically: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as Possible” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Seg 1: Why are US customs agents stopping more north-bound travellers Seg 2: What’s the latest on the disappearance of two Nova Scotia kids? Seg 3: What makes some people so susceptible to gaslighting? Seg 4: How new genetic tools can help treat brain diseases Seg 5: What’s the secret to faster knee and hip surgeries? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lily Sullivan, 6, and Jack Sullivan, 4, have been missing since the morning of May 2, 2025, from their home on Gairloch Road in Lansdowne Station, Pictou County, Nova Scotia. They were last seen playing in the yard around 10 a.m. Their disappearance was reported after their mother and stepfather, Daniel Martell, realized they were gone. Guest: Laura Jones - Atlantic Reporter for the Globe and Mail...

Mary Lou Steward, the mayor of Blaine, Washington, expressed concern over the recent outbound inspections by U.S. Customs and Border Protection at the Canada-U.S. border, calling them uncommon. She said officials told her there’s reason to believe more fentanyl is entering the U.S. from Canada than data suggests, prompting the added inspections. Guest: Mary Lou Steward - Mayor of Blaine Learn more...

In a major scientific breakthrough, researchers from 29 institutions across North America—led by the Allen Institute—have developed over 1,000 new genetic tools called enhancer AAV vectors to precisely target specific brain cells. Guest: Dr. Bosiljka Tasic - Director of Molecular Genetics at the Allen Institute for Brain Science Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Weekly Cecchini Check-In: Harvard lawsuit Biden's cancer diagnosis Trump's call with Putin Plus lots more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A new study published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal suggests that long wait times for hip and knee replacement surgeries in Canada — affecting about one in three patients — could be significantly reduced by implementing a centralized, team-based referral system instead of turning to private clinics. Guest: Dr. David Urbich - Study Author and Head of the Department of Surgery at Women...

Gaslighting isn’t just a lie – it’s a deliberate form of psychological manipulation that distorts someone’s reality, often slowly and subtly, until they begin to doubt their own thoughts, memories, and perceptions. Guest: Dr. Eamonn Walsh - Neuroscientist at King’s College London Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

1. Why can’t police shut down meth and fentanyl superlabs? 2. The Fraser River in British Columbia is expected to see a record-breaking pink salmon run this year, with around 27 million fish returning—nearly double the previous count. 3. Why we shouldn’t rely on GPS! 4. Two Israeli embassy staffers, Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Lynn Milgrim, were shot and killed by a lone gunman outside the Capital...

Alex Hutchinson’s book reflects on his decision to avoid using GPS navigation, despite its convenience, in favour of engaging more actively with their surroundings. This choice is spurred by concerns that relying too much on turn-by-turn directions weakens the brain’s hippocampus, which is responsible for spatial memory and cognitive mapping. Guest: Alex Hutchinson - Author of “The Explorer’s Gene...