Mornings with Simi

Does learning braille improve cognitive development? Guest: Lisha Yochimowitz, Manager of Paths to Literacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s no secret that people in Canada want affordable housing, but people in Canada have already made a tonne of money off booming real estate values, and these people don’t want to lose any of what they’ve already gained. Guest: Peter Wells, Doctoral Candidate the University of Oxford Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Are there limitations to free speech?  Guest: Clarisse Parron, Instructor of Philosophy and President of the Philosophy Graduate Students’ Association at Dalhousie University Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

View From Victoria: What are the BC government's goals and challenges with back to school? Guest: Rob Shaw, Political Correspondent for CHEK News Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

High school senior pranks have evolved from harmless fun to destructive acts, causing significant damage and legal consequences. Guest: Scott Shantz, Contributor for Mornings with Simi Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How literature captures the inner-psyche of psychopathy. Guest: Scotty Hendricks, Contributing Writer for Big Think Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Seg 1: Physicists have questioned whether the time we experience truly exists. While classical physics treated time as absolute and universal, Einstein's theory of relativity revealed that time is relative and intertwined with space in a four-dimensional "space-time" block. Guest: Dr. Sean Carroll, Homewood Professor of Natural Philosophy at Johns Hopkins University Seg 2: The Pentagon has launche...

What happened to the atomic bomb that crashed in Northern BC? The incident, known as Broken Arrow No. 1, remains shrouded in secrecy even after 70 years. Guest: Amanda Follett Hosgood, Reporter in Northern BC for The Tyee Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Could giving homeless people large sums of money reduce homelessness? Guest: Rowan Burdge, Provincial Director of the BC Poverty Reduction Coalition Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Monday Morning Quarterbacks A 34-25 win in Montreal, how resilient was it for the team to make plays and come back? Guest: Rick Campbell, Head Coach of the BC Lions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As the new school year begins, many children may face sleep deprivation, impacting their performance and well-being. Guest: Lindsay Wye-Palmer, Certified Child Sleep Consultant, Behavioural Specialist, and Owner of A-B-Sleep Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What is happening at Burning Man? Heavy rains have trapped people in the desert with little food or water. Guest: Scott Shantz, Contributor for Mornings with Simi Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How have Unions evolved since the establishment of Labour Day? Influenced by American labour movements, the Canadian labour organizations advocated for this holiday to become statutory, successfully achieving this in 1894. Guest: Dr. Stephen Tufts, Professor of Labour Geography at York University Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

View From Victoria: The Eby government promised $18m to save 100 jobs at a mill in Crofton in January and, instead, almost all those jobs have been lost anyway. Guest: Rob Shaw, Political Correspondent for CHEK News Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Pentagon has launched a new website called the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office to provide easy access to declassified videos of Unidentified Aerial Phenomena and allow government and military personnel to report their sightings. Guest: Scott Shantz, Contributor for Mornings with Simi Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Physicists have questioned whether the time we experience truly exists. While classical physics treated time as absolute and universal, Einstein's theory of relativity revealed that time is relative and intertwined with space in a four-dimensional "space-time" block. Guest: Dr. Sean Carroll, Homewood Professor of Natural Philosophy at Johns Hopkins University Learn more about your ad choices. Visi...

Seg 1: Streaming costs are rising, and the trend seems to be sticking around. Experts predict that consumers will be facing higher subscription prices Guest: Vincent Georgie, assistant professor of marketing at the University of Windsor's Odette School of Business and executive director of the Windsor International Film Festival. Seg 2: View From Victoria: The letter that Premier David Eby sent to...

Earlier this week, the BC Government shared that the province has spent more than half a billion ($585-million) on fire suppression for this year’s wildfire season. Guest: Dr. Jennie Moore, Director of Sustainability, BCIT Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Funding challenges in Surrey school district are raising concerns about staffing and programs. Guest: Gary Tymoschuk, Vice-Chair of the Surrey Board of Education Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Contributor Scott Shantz speaks with Aidan Wright, Adjunct Professor, Department of Psychology at University of Pittsburgh about what narcissism is and how we can deal with narcissists.  Guest: Aidan Wright, Adjunct Professor, Department of Psychology at Pittsburgh University Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Weekly Cecchini Check in: With Hurricane Idalia tearing up the US this week, questions are being raised about FEMA and how much relief funds are available to citizens. Guest: Reggie Cecchini, Washington Correspondent for Global News Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

View From Victoria: The letter that Premier David Eby sent to the Bank of Canada governor is both Extraordinary in some ways, and hypocritical in others. We get a local look at the top political stories with the help of Rob Shaw, Political Correspondent for CHEK News. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Streaming costs are rising, and the trend seems to be sticking around. Experts predict that consumers will be facing higher subscription prices Guest: Vincent Georgie, assistant professor of marketing at the University of Windsor's Odette School of Business and executive director of the Windsor International Film Festival. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Seg 1: Chinese e-commerce giant Shein has joined forces with Forever 21 for a dynamic partnership. Guest: Natascha Radclyffe-Thomas, Professor of Marketing and Sustainable Business | British School of Fashion, GCU London Seg 2: View From Victoria: We get a local look at the top political stories with the help of Rob Shaw, Political Correspondent for CHEK News. Seg 3: In light of recent legal devel...

Recently, Victoria Police Chief, Const. Del Manak, shared an incident where a driver flicked a lit cigarette onto a grass median, resulting in a $575 ticket. Guest: Const. Del Manak, Victoria Police Chief Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices