Mornings with Simi

-Why are kids these days so rude  Guest: Natalie Spadafora, faculty of social sciences, Child and youth studies, Brock University -Why are people obsessed with living longer? Guest: Venki Ramakrishan, structural biologist at Cambridge University, author, and nobel prize winner! -BRI is the new BMI, but is it better? Guest: Sanjeev Sockalingham, Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Toronto...

Time for Making Cents of the Markets with Lori Pinkowski.  Lori Pinkowski is a Senior Portfolio Manager at Canaccord Genuity. You can contact The Pinkowski Wealth Management team directly at 604-695-LORI or visit their website at Pinkowski.ca Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Ravi Kahlon, minister of Housing, AND Adrian Dix, Minister of Health Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Sanjeev Sockalingham, Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Toronto and Vice President, Education at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Natalie Spadafora, faculty of social sciences, Child and youth studies, Brock University Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Moshe Lander, Sports Economist and Senior Lecturer at Concordia University Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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

Guest: Scott Shantz, CKNW Contributor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Venki Ramakrishan, structural biologist at Cambridge University, author, and nobel prize winner! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

-Is absentee ownership to blame for rundown houses around Vancouver? Guest: Ashley Vaughn, Neighbour who alerted authorities. -Are we close to being able to teleport? Guest: Thomas Jennewein, associate professor, institute for Quantum Computing, Waterloo -What should we be reading this month? Guest: Amanda Gauthier, Director of books at indigo -Do Animals have the ability to get drunk? Guest: Matt...

Who needs a quick $1,000?  It’s what the NDP promised if they got elected.  The grocery rebate would cost the province $1.8Billion but still up in the air on how the money will be delivered. 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

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

-The history of hot dogs Guest: Dr. Bruce Kraig, Professor Emeritus in History at Roosevelt University and Author of “Man Bites Dog: Hot Dog Culture in America” -Do crime novels help with critical thinking? Guest: Sally Harris, Distinguished Lecturer in English at the University of Tennessee -Has U.S. interest in Canadian immigration risen post-Trump? Guest: Ryan Rosenberg, Canadian Immigration La...

Making Homes Affordable in Vancouver Guest: Mike Klassen, Vancouver City Councillor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

-How are gangs tied to BC’s drug super lab? Guest: Kim Bolan, Crime Reporter for the Vancouver Sun -How is Elections BC investigating the missing ballot counts? Guest: Anton Boegman, Chief Electoral Officer of BC -Ken Sim breaks silence on hate-fuelled attacks Guest: Ken Sim, Mayor of Vancouver -The Weekly Cecchini Check-in for Nov 8, 2024 Guest: Reggie Cecchini, Washington Correspondent for Globa...

While we wait for the results of the judicial recount, there will be a bit of a shake up in the premier’s office. 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 does vaping affect your lungs? Guest: Dr. Ajitha Thanabalasuriar, Assistant Professor in the Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics at McGill University -What are the strange blobs washing ashore in NewFoundland? Guest: Dr. Hilary Corlett, Marine Microplastics Specialist at Memorial University -Will Paul Bernardo get parole? Guest: Mary Campbell, Lawyer and Former Director General of Cor...

From the David Eby government to the David Eby government will be a leisurely approach and transition to starting his next term with the Cabinet being sworn in on Nov. 18, a month after the election. 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 tiny vest-wearing rats are sniffing out wildlife traffickers Guest: Dr. Kate Webb, Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Duke University Medical Center -Can Canadian honeybees monitor pollution? Guest: Dr. Tony Walker, Professor in the School for Resource and Environmental Studies at Dalhousie University -How will the US election results impact Canada?...

Time for Making Cents of the Markets with Lori Pinkowski.  Lori Pinkowski is a Senior Portfolio Manager at Canaccord Genuity. You can contact The Pinkowski Wealth Management team directly at 604-695-LORI or visit their website at Pinkowski.ca Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The chief electoral officer in BC is blaming human error, weather and overwork for the discrepancies in the vote count. But those mistakes have enormous significance in the closest election in B.C. history. 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 there be an independent review into Elections BC? Guest: John Rustad, Leader of the BC Conservatives -Why did Metro Vancouver increase taxes by 9.9%? Guest: Mike Hurley, Chair of Metro Vancouver -How the occult gave birth to modern science Guest: Dr. Violet Moller, Author of Inside the Stargazer’s Palace -Scott’s Thoughts: The best shows of the 21st century Guest: Scott Shantz, CKNW Contri...

Elections BC has uncovered a ballot box with 861 votes that was not counted in the recent provincial election, along with other minor errors, including 14 unreported votes in the closely contested Surrey-Guildford riding. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A major embarrassment for Elections BC after a box of uncounted ballots was found after the recount.  The box was found in a Prince George riding but the number of ballots won't affect the outcome.  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

In 1936, economist John Maynard Keynes discovered Isaac Newton’s unpublished notes, revealing Newton’s secret pursuits in alchemy and his interest in encrypted messages in the Bible. Dr. Violet Moller talks us through how the occult gave birth to modern science and why the two seemingly opposite fields are possibly more related than you might think. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphon...