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View From Victoria: 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

Seg 1: Should we be genetically modifying fruit to survive rising temperatures ? Guest: Awais Khan, Professor of Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology at Cornell University. Seg 2: View From Victoria: We get a local look at the top political stories with the help of Vancouver Sun columnist Vaughn Palmer. Seg 3: What makes the moon a blue supermoon? Guest: Paul Delaney, Director of the York Uni...

What is the impact of heat and wildfire smoke on Okanagan apples? Guest: Tom Davison, Owner, Davison Orchards in Vernon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The why and how BC quietly pushed up the cost of milk. Guest: Andrew Macleod, Legislative Bureau Chief, The Tyee Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Celebrating ‘World Mosquito Day’...but why? Guest: Gabriel Sylvestre, Operations Leader at World Mosquito Program - Brazil Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What makes the moon a blue supermoon? Guest: Paul Delaney, Director of the York University Observatory Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

View From Victoria: Is there a disturbance in the NDP family? 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

Should we be genetically modifying fruit to survive rising temperatures ? Guest: Awais Khan, Professor of Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology at Cornell University. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Seg 1: Do dinosaurs still exist? Around 66 million years ago, a massive asteroid struck Earth, leading to one of the most devastating extinction events in the planet’s history. Guest: Dr. Hans Sues, Senior Research Geologist and Curator of Fossil Vertebrates in the Department of Paleobiology at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History Seg 2: View From Victoria: The Good News Bad News cyc...

As the temperature starts to cool, what is the best way to keep your garden looking great and prepare it for the winter? Guest: Brian Minter, Minter Country Garden Store in Chilliwack Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The B.C. government has initiated a legal action through a civil forfeiture lawsuit aimed at seizing more than $150,000 from a group of individuals alleged to be drug traffickers operating in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. Guest: Kim Bolan, Crime Reporter for the Vancouver Sun Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It was a 20-11 loss to Winnipeg that extended the Lions losing streak to four games.  Nathan Rourke owned his mistakes in the loss and apologized to fans/teammates. Guest: Rick Campbell, Head Coach of the BC Lions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The recent revelation that the cost of the Surrey-to-Langley SkyTrain extension has increased by 50% highlights a broader trend of cost overruns in large infrastructure projects across Canada. A new analysis warns that Canada’s major cities are facing significant financial challenges in maintaining their public transit systems. Guest: David Cooper, Principal at Leading Mobility Learn more about yo...

Did you know the bananas we eat today aren’t the same as the ones people enjoyed a few generations ago? These days, most of us eat Cavendish bananas, but up until the 1950s, the go-to banana was the Gros Michel. Guest: Dr. Li-Jun Ma, Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at UMass Amherst Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Vice President Kamala Harris has gained significant voter enthusiasm as she heads into the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Chicago, which runs from Monday through Thursday. Guest: Reggie Cecchini, Washington Correspondent for Global News Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The BC Conservatives are doing the back and forth between good news and bad news. 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

Around 66 million years ago, a massive asteroid struck Earth, leading to one of the most devastating extinction events in the planet’s history. Guest: Dr. Hans Sues, Senior Research Geologist and Curator of Fossil Vertebrates in the Department of Paleobiology at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Seg 1: The conspiracies surrounding New Brunswick’s mystery illness The clash between science and politics in New Brunswick has broader implications, as the link between environmental factors and neurological disorders continues to be a growing concern. Guest: Greg Donahue, Writer Based In New York who Covers Crime, Corruption, and Politics Seg 2: View From Victoria: Rustad joins Jordan Peterson C...

The 2024 PNE features a blend of new and traditional attractions, with the Thundervolt, an electric launch coaster from Italy, as its latest highlight. Guest: Shelley Frost, President and Chief Executive Officer of the PNE Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The focus is on training and collecting their strength in order to start the end of the season stretch strong. Guest: Vanni Sartini, Coach of the Vancouver Whitecaps Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

BC’s agriculture sector has been dealt a lot of blows recently, and it doesn’t seem like any of the services the province is offering is enough to help. Guest: Dr. Lenore Newman, Director of the Food and Agriculture Institute at the University of the Fraser Valley Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

North Korea plans to reopen the northern city of Samjiyon to foreign tourists in December 2024, marking the first such reopening since the country closed its borders at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020. Guest: Simon Cockerell, General Manager of Koryo Tours Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kamala Harris is holding a rally in North Carolina and could finally unveil her economic policy Guest: Reggie Cecchini, Washington Correspondent for Global News Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Conservative leader John Rustad goes on Jordan Peterson's podcast in what some are calling a risky move. Guest: Rob Shaw, Political Correspondent for CHEK News Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The clash between science and politics in New Brunswick has broader implications, as the link between environmental factors and neurological disorders continues to be a growing concern. Guest: Greg Donahue, Writer Based In New York who Covers Crime, Corruption, and Politics Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices