Mornings with Simi

Can your neighbourhood determine your life expectancy? Guest: Dr. Michael Wolfson, Former Assistant Chief Statistician at Statistics Canada and Adjunct Professor at the University of Ottawa’s Centre for Health Law, Policy and Ethics Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What's the deal with Flair Airlines selling flights for a dollar? Guest: Ian Lee, Associate Professor of Management at Carleton University’s Sprott School of Business Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Should social media platforms be held accountable for its users' actions? Guest: Dr. Timothy Koskie, Postdoctoral Researcher at the School of Media and Communications at the University of Sydney Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

View From Victoria: BC United folds and wants members to back BC Conservatives 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 dreams affect how we feel when we wake up? Guest: Dr. Dean Burnett, Neuroscientist and Author of “Emotional Ignorance” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Seg 1: How forensic science cracked an unsolvable case Guest: Dr. Jay Silverstein, Senior Lecturer in Chemistry and Forensic Science at Nottingham Trent University Seg 2: View From Victoria: Conservatives are exposing the consequences We get a local look at the top political stories with the help of Vancouver Sun columnist Vaughn Palmer. Seg 3: New Taliban laws prohibit women from speaking in publ...

Should BC dispense drug supplies from vending machines? Guest: John Rustad, Leader of the Conservative Party of BC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why our treatment of internationally trained physicians is exacerbating the healthcare crisis Guest: Elliot Goodell Ugalde, PhD Student in Political Science at Queen's University Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Should BC build temporary shelters for asylum seekers? Guest: Trish Mandewo, President of the Union of British Columbia Municipalities Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How a wrongful death lawsuit exposed the pitfalls of terms & conditions Guest: Dr. Stergios Aidinlis, Assistant Professor in AI Law at Durham Law School Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New ‘dystopian’ Taliban laws prohibit women from speaking in public Guest: Heather Barr, Associate Director of the Women's Rights Division at Human Rights Watch Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

View From Victoria: Conservatives are exposing the consequences 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

How forensic science cracked an unsolvable case Guest: Dr. Jay Silverstein, Senior Lecturer in Chemistry and Forensic Science at Nottingham Trent University Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Seg 1: How to crack a 500-year-old cipher? Guest: Dr. Lisa Faygin Davis, Executive Director of the Medieval Academy of America Seg 2: View From Victoria: Skytrain costs not the Federal Government's problem We get a local look at the top political stories with the help of Vancouver Sun columnist Vaughn Palmer. Seg 3: Why have less than 1% of immigrants learned a trade? Guest: Kiernan Green, Data Re...

Why is NASA’s Starliner crew stuck in space until 2025? Guest: Christian Davenport, Covers NASA and The Space Industry for The Washington Post and Author of "The Space Barons: Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and the Quest to Colonize the Cosmos" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How BC violated its own privacy laws during the Wet’suwet’en conflict Guest: Amanda Follett Hosgood, Northern BC Reporter for The Tyee Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Can BC train and retain more certified teachers? Guest: Rachna Singh, BC’s Minister of Education and Child Care Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Are the province’s financial statements misleading? Guest: Moshe Lander, Senior Lecturer at the Department of Economics at Concordia University Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why have less than 1% of immigrants learned a trade? Guest: Kiernan Green, Data Reporter for The Hub Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

View From Victoria: Skytrain costs not the Federal Government's problem 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

How to crack a 500-year-old cipher? Guest: Dr. Lisa Faygin Davis, Executive Director of the Medieval Academy of America Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Seg 1: Why did researchers make a love potion for frogs? Guest: Vance Trudeau, University of Ottawa Research Chair in Neuroendocrinology Seg 2: View From Victoria: BC Hydro says Fill’er Up! We get a local look at the top political stories with the help of Vancouver Sun columnist Vaughn Palmer. Seg 3: First Nation and the Federal Government hatch plans to save sockeye salmon Guest: Adam Silverstein...

Liberal Cabinet Retreat Guest: Mackenzie Gray, Reporter with Global National Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Monday Morning Quarterbacks for Aug 26, 2024 Guest: Rick Campbell, Head Coach of the BC Lions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

First Nation and the Federal government hatch plans to save sockeye Salmon Guest: Adam Silverstein, regional manager of hatchery reform and modernization with the Department of Fisheries & Oceans (DFO) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices