Mornings with Simi

Seg 1: Did Humans once have tails? How did we lose them? Tails are a widespread feature in the animal kingdom, with nearly every vertebrate class possessing them so did humans once have tails? Guest: Dr. Bo Xia, Geneticist and researcher at the Broad institute of Harvard and MIT. Seg 2: Can you tell a chef how to prepare your meal? Dietary restrictions are increasing in Canada but does that mean t...

A Handful of Richmond auto service shops are offering free etching of partial VIN numbers onto catalytic converters in order to help aid in the increasing theft of the converters. Guest: Corporal Dennis Hwang, Richmond RCMP Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Some municipalities in BC are resisting provincial legislation restricting short-term rental with Prince George city council unanimously voting to request opting out of the Short-Term Rental Accommodations Act Guest: Kyle Sampson, Prince George City councillor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator categorizes individuals into 16 personality types based on four dimensions…but are they accurate? Guest: Dr. Spencer Greenberg, Mathematician and Entrepreneur in Social Science Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Winter warming is a significant indicator of climate change, leading to a phenomenon known as "warming winter syndrome." Guest: Richard B Rood, Professor Emeritus of Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering at the University of Michigan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The budget says that $3 billion are available in unallocated contingency funding over each of the next three years. 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

Dietary restrictions are increasing in Canada but does that mean that restaurants need to cater to everyone's specific intolerances? Guest: Scott Shantz, CKNW Contributor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tails are a widespread feature in the animal kingdom, with nearly every vertebrate class possessing them so did humans once have tails? Guest: Dr. Bo Xia, Geneticist and researcher at the Broad institute of Harvard and MIT. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Seg 1: How do our brains interpret music? Music perception involves how our minds and brains process music. When we listen to music, our senses interpret various elements like pitch, timbre, loudness, and timing. Guest: Dr Marcus Pearce, Leader of the Music Cognition Lab at Queen Mary University of London and Honorary Professor of Neuroscience at Aarhus University Seg 2: Wendy's back-tracks and ar...

Today is CKNW’s Pink Shirt Day Guest: Sara Dubois Phillips, Executive Director of the CKNW Kids’ Fund Guest: Carolyn Tuckwell, President & CEO at Boys and Girls Clubs of South Coast BC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The widely accepted narrative surrounding the invention of the hamburger at Louis’ Lunch in 1900 has recently been challenged, with evidence suggesting that hamburgers were served in various locations across the United States in the 1890s. Guest: Erik Ofgang, Freeland Contributor at The Washington Post and Co-Author of “The Good Vices: From Beer to Sex, the Surprising Truth About What's Actually G...

As things get more and more expensive, it seems that more of us are getting help from the bank of mom and Dad.  And even though you’re dealing with family, it is not risk free. Guest: Sara McCullough, Certified Financial Planner Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

B.C. Conservative MLA John Rustad is pledging to eliminate the use of portable classrooms in Surrey, expressing concern that some students may never attend an actual school due to the reliance on portables. Guest: Liz Anne Foster, First Vice-President of the Surrey Teachers’ Association Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How important is Pink Shirt Day to the work of the Kids Fund? What is the demand like these days for the Kids Fund? Guest: Lara Dauphinee, CKNW Kids Fund Board Chair Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What angers drivers the most on the roads? Guest: Dan Arnold, Chief Strategy Officer at Pollara Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The verdict in the murder trial of Karl Jordan Jr. and Ronald Washington, charged with the killing of hip-hop icon Jam Master Jay (Jason Mizell) in 2002, is a pivotal moment in a case that has captivated the public's attention for years. Guest: David Thigpen, Director of Undergraduate Programs at the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism and Author of “Jam Master Jay: The Heart of Hip-Hop” Lea...

Turns out hosting the world cup will cost us more than we were told and who would have expected it, Other than pretty much everyone.  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

Wendy's back-tracks and are you a bad driver? Guest: Scott Shantz, Contributor for Mornings with Simi Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Music perception involves how our minds and brains process music. When we listen to music, our senses interpret various elements like pitch, timbre, loudness, and timing. Guest: Dr. Marcus Pearce, Leader of the Music Cognition Lab at Queen Mary University of London and Honorary Professor of Neuroscience at Aarhus University Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Seg 1: What happened to Tim Horton’s Ford Pantera? Aside from hockey and coffee, Tim Horton had a lifelong passion for fast cars.  Speculations about what happened to Horton’s Pantera after his deadly crash led many to assume the car was immediately crushed. But they were wrong. Guest: Edward Brown, Writer and Author based in Toronto Seg 2: Wendy’s is testing out surge pricing. Wendy’s is looking...

Accurate timekeeping is not just a technical detail but a fundamental necessity for critical systems that depend on precise timing to function, especially in technologies like GPS. Guest: Dr. Demetrios Matsakis, Chief Consultant for the Clock-Making Company, Masterclock, and Former Chief Scientist for the United States Naval Observatory's Time Services Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megap...

Will the Online Harms bill improve national safety? Guest: Arif Virani, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: AJ Naddell, Chief Product Officer, Aware Biometrics Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Dr. Camisha Sibblis, Assistant Professor of Sociology and Criminology and Director of the Black Studies Institute at the University of Windsor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The $10 a day Childcare promise was one of the NDP’s biggest promises and made the difference in winning urban, suburban areas in the 2017 election. But approaching the eighth anniversary the goal is still falling short. 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