A Little More Conversation with Ben O’Hara-Byrne: Recent Episodes
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Every weeknight, you can count on A Little More Conversation with Ben O’Hara-Byrne to feature compelling stories, diverse viewpoints, thoughtful questions and frank conversations on topics that matter to all Canadians.
A Little More Conversation provides a forum to explore issues that unite and divide Canadians, fostering a better understanding of what matters and why. From politics to public health, diplomacy to discrimination, affordability to artificial intelligence, and the environment to entertainment, the show will deliver a fresh approach to current affairs from a genuinely Canadian perspective.
Who is Ben O’Hara-Byrne?
Currently the host of A Little More Conversation with Ben O’Hara-Byrne, Ben has more than 20 years broadcast journalism experience.
He started in radio in Quebec City in 1998 before working for Global News in Montreal and Global News in Toronto. He moved to Global National’s Ottawa/Parliamentary Bureau in 2005 and served as the network’s Asia Correspondent based in Beijing from 2009 to 2011. He’s also worked as a network bureau chief in Beijing and London, U.K., and an evening news anchor in Victoria, B.C.
He has reported from across Canada and from several countries including Afghanistan, North Korea, China, Libya, Egypt, South Africa, Ukraine, and Russia.
A Little More Conversation with Ben O’Hara-Byrne also airs weekdays on Corus radio stations across the country:
980 CKNW in Vancouver: 7pm-10pm PT
630 CHED in Edmonton/770 CHQR in Calgary: 8pm-10pm MT
680 CJOB in Winnipeg: 9pm-12am CT
640 Toronto/900 CHML in Hamilton/980 CFPL in London: 10pm-1am ET
What should you know about the new Moderna COVID-19 vaccine approved by Health Canada for fall? Guest: Dr. Fahad Razak, an internist at St Michael’s Hospital (Unity Health Toronto), and Canada Research Chair in Healthcare Data and Analytics at the University of Toronto
A mother discusses her young son’s health scare due to the E. coli outbreak in Calgary Guest: Sarah MacDonald, mother of daycare E.Coli victim
Why was a Vancouver triple stabbing suspect out of a psychiatric hospital on a day pass? Guest: Michael T. Mulligan, defence lawyer, barrister & solicitor, Mulligan Defence Lawyers
True Crime: The Long Island Serial Killer case Guest: Robert Kolker, journalist and author of Lost Girls
The difficulty of making a cave rescue Guest: Christian Stenner, Alberta Provincial Coordinator, Alberta/BC Cave Rescue Service
How did new furniture quality get so bad? Guest: CoCo Ree Lemery, a furniture designer who has worked for brands such as Pottery Barn and West Elm, and is currently a visiting professor of furniture design at Purdue University.
What it was like in Morocco during the earthquake? Guest: John Norman, mayor of Bonavista, Newfoundland and in Marrakech
How does earthquake search and rescue work? Guest: Dr. Joe Barbera, Co-Director, George Washington University (GWU) Institute for Crisis, Disaster, and Risk Management
PM plane woes and CPC convention wrap-up Guest: David Akin, Chief Political Correspondent, Global News
Prison Break - how do prison escapes successfully occur? Guest: Ian Acheson, former head of security at Wandsworth Prison, senior advisor of the Counter Extremism Project
What is ‘skimpflation’ and how does it affect what you eat? Guest: Pascal Theriault, agricultural economist, McGill University
Quake challenges in Morocco and building more quake-resistant structures Guest: Katsu Goda, Associate Professor & Canada Research Chair in Multi-Hazard Risk Assessment, Western University
The rare ”Super Blue Moon” illuminates the world Guest: Kelly Lepo, an Education and Outreach Scientist at the Office of Public Outreach at the Space Telescope Science Institute
Journo Corner: Why many Canadians don’t believe the future is bright, the paper straw fallacy, and more Guest: Tristin Hopper, columnist and reporter, National Post
Is Canada sitting on the largest housing bubble of all time? Guest: Phillip Colmar, Managing Partner and Global Strategist at MRB Partners.
A B.C. study gave 50 homeless people $7,500 each. Here's what they spent it on Guest: Jiaying Zhao, associate professor of psychology, University of British Columbia
Pierce LePage becomes 1st Canadian to win decathlon gold at worlds Guest: Pierce LePage, Team Canada decathlete, world champion
Why do we go so crazy for pumpkin spice in the Fall? Guest: Catherine Franssen, a neuroscience professor at Longwood University
12 more charges laid against Ontario man accused of aiding suicides Guest: Dr. Tyler Hickey, Assistant Professor, Department of Laboratory Medicine & Pathobiology, University of Toronto and forensic pathologist, Ontario Forensic Pathology Service
Poor mental health, violence among threats to children in Canada Guest: Sara Austin, founder and CEO of Children First Canada
BC confirms first Canadian case of new COVID-19 Omicron variant Guest: Dr. Horacio Bach, a researcher at the Immunity and Infection Research Centre and a clinical assistant professor in the Faculty of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases at the University of British Columbia
Can the Conservatives translate a surge in the polls to electoral success? Guest: Ken Boessenkool, founding partner, Meredith Boessenkool Policy Advisors
Soccer Canada is a mess ahead of the 2026 World Cup Guest: Alan McDougall, Professor of History, University of Guelph, author of "Contested Fields: A Global History of Modern Football"
Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin buried at a St. Petersburg cemetery Guest: Anders Aslund, economist, former economic advisor to Russia, later Ukraine, author of Russia's Crony Capitalism: The Path from Market Economy to Kleptocracy
How scientists recreated a famous Pink Floyd song from brain waves Guest: Ludovic Bellier, a computational research scientist at UC Berkeley
Has a year of natural disasters shown a need for a federal emergency management agency like FEMA? Guest: Jean Slick, the program head and a professor in the Disaster and Emergency Management graduate programs, Royal Roads University
What is behind a troubling summer for air traffic control operations? Guest: Duncan Dee, former Chief Operating Officer of Air Canada
The legacy of The Price is Right - after the passing of Bob Barker Guest: Adam Nedeff, author and game show historian; Bob Boden, veteran game show producer
The fight over plans to rename Toronto’s Dundas Street Guest: Jennifer Dundas, former Crown Prosecuto
Hang on Little Tomato - catching up with Pink Martini Guest: China Forbes, lead singer, Pink Martini
One week since Yellowknife evacuation - government response Guest: Shane Thompson, Minister of Environment and Climate Change and Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs, Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories
One week since Yellowknife evacuation - criticism of response Guest: Robert Hawkins, former MLA in the N.W.T. legislature
One week since Yellowknife evacuation - evacuee Guest: Robyn Scott, teacher, artist and Yellowknife evacuee
One week since Yellowknife evacuation - staying behind Guest: Scott Yuill, Yellowknife resident
A tissue issue - Kleenex blows off Canada Guest: Bruce Winder, retail analyst and author of RETAIL Before, During & After COVID-19
The skinny on Ozempic Guest: Dr. Ali Zentner, an internal medicine, diabetes and obesity specialist with Revolution Medical Clinic
China keeps group tour restrictions on Canada Guest: Beth Potter, President and CEO, Tourism Industry Association of Canada
Is China heading for an economic crisis? Guest: David Dollar, senior fellow, Brookings Institute and former U.S. Treasury economic and financial emissary to China
Frustration in the Shuswap region due to wildfires and wildfire response Guest: Jay Simpson, area director for the North Shuswap, Columbia Shuswap Regional District
The mood of Ukrainian Canadians on Ukraine’s Independence Day Guest: Ihor Michalchyshyn, CEO & Executive Director, Ukrainian Canadian Congress
Donald Trump surrenders in Georgia; Reaction to the Republican debate Guest: Kevin Wagner, professor of political science, Florida Atlantic University
Godfather of european DJs now calls Canada home Guest: Ben Liebrand, producer and DJ
Adult homesickness: common and not much talked about Guest: Miranda van Tilburg, associate professor, department of medicine, University of North Carolina
Loch Ness monster enthusiasts gear up for biggest search in 50 years Guest: Paul Nixon, General Manager, Loch Ness Centre
Are record levels of international students further straining Canada's housing supply? Guest: Steve Pomeroy, Focus Consulting Inc; Industry Professor, McMaster University, Canadian Housing Evidence Collaborative (CHEC) and Senior Research Fellow, Carleton University, Centre for Urban Research and Education (CURE)
Journo Corner: Local radio station on the frontlines of the NWT wildfire emergency Guest: Emily Blake, assistant editor, Cabin Radio
ndia becomes the fourth country ever to land a spacecraft on the moon Guest: Sarah Gallagher, director for the institute for earth and space exploration at Western University, former Science Advisor to the Canadian Space Agency
How new laws governing space exploration will work Guest; Mike Gold, Executive Vice President for Civil Space and External Affairs at Redwire, former Associate Administrator for Space Policy and Partnerships at NASA and is now
Wagner Group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin reportedly onboard a plane crash and presumed dead - how could this impact stability in Russia? Guest: Brian Taylor, Professor of Political Science and Director of the Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs, Maxwell School, Syracuse University, author of “The Code of Putinism”
Are we what we wear? Exploring the psychology of fashion Guest: Carolyn Mair, cognitive psychologist, author of The Psychology of Fashion
Wildfires: Lost homes Guest: Heather MacKay, West Kelowna woman who lost her home
Wildfires: A woman’s house saved by a solo firefighter with a garden hose Guest: Marnie Endersby, fire evacuee out of West Kelowna
Wildfires: Insurance questions Guest: Craig Stewart, VP of Climate Change and Federal Issues, Insurance Bureau of Canada
Wildfires: Volunteer effort Guest: Navjit Khun Khun, Khalsa Aid Canada
Majority of Canadians believe climate change is making wildfires worse, Liberal party gathering slumping in the polls Guest: Shachi Kurl, President, Angus Reid Institute
Should Canada look to ban gambling ads? Guest: Bruce Kidd, professor emeritus of sports policy at the University of Toronto, and a former Canadian Olympian
Me, you and your smartphone: The story of the modern love triangle Guest: Paula Cocozza, staff writer at The Guardian and author of Speak to Me; A Love Triangle With A Difference
How to cope with smartphones intruding on your relationship Guest: Alyson Jones, Registered Clinical Counsellor, Clinical Director at Alyson Jones & Associates
Wildfire Latest: Alberta stormchaser was in Kelowna for her wedding Guest: Brittany Filion, stormchaser, Team Dominator CA
Wildfire latest: How fire crews are making inroads in Kelowna Guest: Jason Brolund, West Kelowna Fire Chief
Wildfires latest: Fire Behaviour: Guest: Cordy Tymstra, Consultant, Whitebark and Sage Wildfire Science and Management, Former Wildfire Science Coordinator, Alberta Wildfire Management Branch
More adult kids are living with their parents: How do you navigate that complex relationship Guest: Laurence Steinberg, professor of psychology and neuroscience, Temple University, author of You and Your Adult Child
Canadian country star Tenille Townes on her summer/fall tour and opening for Shania Twain Guest: Tenille Towns, musician
Latest from Yellowknife Guest: Rebecca Alty, Mayor of Yellowknife
Kelowna latest Guest: Richard Zussman, Global News reporter
Kelowna latest Guest: Angus Dunlop, evacuated from West Kelowna last night, he has been living in the West Kelowna area for around 20 years, this was his third time to get fully
Kelowna fire challenges Guest: Kyle Brittain, freelance videojournalist and former wildland firefighter
Kelowna latest Guest: Steve Francis, a resident of Rose Valley in West Kelowna, fled from his home along with his wife Alana, a Great Dane and three rescue pets Thursday night and sought safety at an emergency centre set up in the city on the other side of Lake Okanagan
Kelowna latest Guest: Tanis Reed, Kelowna evacuee; left at 11:30 from Quail Ridge and she is now staying at her son’s place in Black Mountain, a fairly safe area for now
Yellowknife is evacuating as N.W.T. fire nears Guest: Jayme Doll, Global News reporter
How NWT fires and evacuations lean on lessons learned from past fires Guest: Michael Mehta, Professor, Department of Environment, Culture, and Society; Thompson Rivers University
Killer mushrooms: The deadly mystery gripping Australia Guest: Andy MacKinnon, past-president of the South Vancouver Island Mycological Society (SVIMS), and a speaker and field trip leader for various mushroom festivals in B.C.
A Nova Scotia woman saving money for Canadians at the grocery store through TikTok Guest: Alex MacLaren, Nova Scotia mom and TikTok influencer
Why online puzzles help seniors with their memory Guest: Fiona McNab, lecturer, department of Psychology, University of York
A woman speaks out after a painful procedure at a Brampton hospital Guest: Terri-Ann Perras, Canadian blogger and stay-at-home mom
Hospital mistakes - and the lack of transparency around them in Canada Guest: Dr. Rob Robson, patient safety expert, principal advisor at Healthcare System Safety and Accountability
How to tackle rental affordability in Canada Guest: Tim Richter, President and CEO, Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness
Journo Corner: Afghanistan two years after the fall of Kabul Guest: Zahra Nader, Afghan-Canadian Journalist, editor-in-chief of the Zan Times, and Ph.D. student at York University
An evacuation order in Yellowknife, in effect due to wildfires Guest: Donna-Lynn Baskin, Yellowknife resident
“The Fittest Man on Earth” is an athlete from Montreal Guest: Jeffrey Adler, Canadian CrossFit athlete, won "Fittest on Earth" at the 2023 CrossFit Games.
The mayor of Yellowknife on the wildfires in the Northwest Territories Guest: Rebecca Alty, mayor of Yellowknife
How can Canadian democracy better protect itself? Guest: Rob Goodman, associate professor, politics and administration, Toronto Metropolitan University and author of Not Here: Why American Democracy Is Eroding and How Canada Can Protect Itself
True Crime: A murder victim’s writings leads to a search for her killer Guest: Eliza Robertson, author of I Got a Name: The Murder of Krystal Senyk
How to properly return to work after a vacation Guest: Anna Dearmon Kornick, time management coach, host of the It's About Time podcast
Saucing over a $16,000 winning bid for a donair costume in Alberta Guest: Adil Asim, President, PrimeTime Franchise Corporation (PrimeTime Donair)
A Canadian couple’s harrowing tale of escaping the flames in Lahaina Guest: Dr. Jessie Watkins, Canadian tourist who fled the Maui wildfires
Volunteers banding together for the relief effort in Maui Guest: Carl Ladd, vice president, Mercy Chefs Global
20th anniversary of the great northeastern blackout Guest: David Robitaille, Senior Director of Market Operations, Independent Electricity System Operator of Ontario
Is it time for Canada to develop a national power grid? Guest: Kristen van de Biezenbos, Professor of Law, California Western School of Law
Macleans Interviews: What could Canada look like in the year 2060? Guest: Anne Shibata Casselman, author and science journalist
Guest Host Syd Smith talks about:
The “gamble” of sports betting - ads, addiction and assessing the gambling industry Guest: Michael Naraine, Associate Professor, Department of Sport Management, Brock University
Alberta no longer calling? Calgary sees major rise in cost of living due to influx of new residents Guest: Adam Toy, online journalist, Global Calgary
Dancing our way to happiness with Gurdeep Pandher Guest: Gurdeep Pandher, a Yukon-based educator and Bhangra dancer
Does Canada have enough infrastructure to support the transition to more EVs on the road? Guest: Brian Kingston, President and CEO, Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers' Association
Guest Host Syd Smith talks about:
How can Canada better prepare for natural hazards? Guest: Julie Wright, Co-investigator, Partners for Action research team, former Director of Partners for Action and a City Councillor with the City of Waterloo.
The scene in Maui - after devastating wildfires Guest: Katie O’Connor, former Calgarian living in Maui (in Kihei)
The scene in Maui - after devastating wildfires Guest: Jack Dugan, Chief Operating Officer, Pacific Media Group, director of news products including Maui Now
Self-checkouts vs cashiers - how do you prefer your retail experience? Guest: Craig Patterson, founder and publisher of Retail Insider
Where has our etiquette gone in the movie theatre? Guest: Lisa Grotts, etiquette expert
A robot that can breathe, walk and sweat - to help study how our bodies respond to extreme heat Guest: Jenni Vanos, associate professor in the School of Sustainability, Arizona State University
This weekend’s Perseid meteor shower - is it worth staying awake late to see it? Guest: Denis Vida, a postdoctoral associate at Western University and project lead of the Global Meteor Network
Should we be worried about the new Covid-19 variant? Where are we at with Covid-19 going into the Fall? Guest: Jason Tetro, microbiologist, Host of the Super Awesome Science Show, Author of “The Germ Code” and “The Germ Files”
Guest Host Syd Smith dicusses:
The new reality for drivers: Average costs of a new car “through the roof” Guest: Jodi Lai, Editor-in-Chief, AutoTrader
Journo Corner: How costs for the Trans Mountain pipeline have ballooned Guest: Kam Razavi, climate change journalist, Global News
Should kids in hockey refrain from bodychecking until age 15? Guest: Dr. Kristian Goulet, a pediatrician and assistant professor, faculty of medicine, University of Ottawa
Do you need a financial planner? What you should know before seeking money advice Guest: Jason Heath, managing director of Objective Financial Partners
A new study finds just 4,000 daily steps could be enough movement to lower your risk of death Guest: Amanda Paluch, an epidemiologist and kinesiologist at the University of Massachusetts Amherst
The legacy of Robbie Robertson, guitarist and songwriter behind The Band Guest: Tyrell William Lisson, host and writer of the podcast “The Band: A History”
Guest Host Syd Smith discusses:
A look into Canadian housing with the newest minister in charge Guest: Sean Fraser, minister of housing, infrastructure and communities
What can the federal government do better for housing in Canada? Guest: Carolyn Whitzman, Housing Policy Researcher, Expert Advisor, Housing Assessment Resource Tools and Adjunct Professor, University of Ottawa
A disturbing new trend: Remote workers spied on by companies? Guest: Joe Masoodi, senior policy analyst at the Dais, a public policy and leadership institute at Toronto Metropolitan University
Why do new popular songs seem to sound the same? Guest: Eric Alper, Publicist and Music Commentator
What is a room-temperature superconductor - and how could it lead to massive technological breakthroughs? Guest: Alannah Hallas, a principal investigator at the Stewart Blusson Quantum Matter Institute, University of British Columbia
The craze for outdoor activities and trips to Canada’s parks Guest: Kelsey Campbell, executive producer, A Little More Conversation
Guest host Chelsea Bird discusses:
Should the Canadian government help control grocery prices? Guest: Vass Bednar, the founder of Regs to Riches, a senior fellow at CIGI, and the executive director of McMaster University’s master of public policy in digital society program
The impact of Taylor Swift’s six concerts in Toronto on the Canadian economy Guest: Daniel Tsai, technology law professor at the University of Toronto. He is a lawyer, management consultant, educator, columnist, and the author of two books: Law, Technology and Culture and the Business of Social Media and Entertainment
Why homes often feel warmer than the thermostat suggests Guest: Jonathan Bean, Associate Professor of Architecture, Sustainable Built Environments and Marketing, University of Arizona
What is the political impact of Justin Trudeau and Sophie Grégoire Trudeau’s separation? Guest: Lori Williams, professor of political science, Mount Royal University
Guest host Chelsea Bird discusses:
Should police and family members be able to send drug users into involuntary treatment? Guest: Euan Thomson, harm reduction advocate, Each + Every
How the Hollywood strike impacts Canadian actors and the Canadian film industry Guest: Julian De Zotti, Canadian actor and producer
How safe is our cannabis in Canada? Guest: Ken Weisbrod, a licensed pharmacist
What challenges have wineries faced with more wildfires in Canada? Guest: Miles Prodan, president and CEO, Wine Growers British Columbia
A hospital chaplain on processing grief and human connection Guest: J.S. Park, hospital chaplain, Tampa General Hospital, author of The Voices We Carry
Guest Host Chelsea Bird discusses:
Justin Trudeau and Sophie Gregoire Trudeau announce separation Guest: Joanna Siedel, Clinical Director and Founder, Toronto Family Therapy & Mediation
Journo Corner: Meta blocks news in Canada Guest: Alfred Hermida, Professor, School of Journalism, Writing, and Media, University of British Columbia, co-founder of The Conversation Canada
How Barbie helped a woman’s healing from breast cancer Guest: Michelle Butterfield, Senior National Online Journalist, Global News
The newest indictment against Donald Trump - how strong are the charges against him, and could he still campaign for president? Guest: Stefanie Lindquist, Foundation Professor of Law and Political Science, Arizona State University
What was it like attending a Taylor Swift concert in Seattle? Guest: Talia Miller, technical producer and Swiftie Correspondent, A Little More Conversation
Guest host Chelsea Bird discusses:
Canada becomes the 1st country to have individual cigarette warnings - but is it enough to help curb smoking? Guest: Rob Cunningham, a senior policy analyst at the Canadian Cancer Society
How feasible is space colonization? Guest: Kate Howells, Public Education Specialist for The Planetary Society
As more parents shift to working from home - what have we learned and what kind of support do parents still need? Guest: Tonya Abari, a Nashville-based writer, editor and mother of two
Is the promise for middle-class house ownership in Canada broken? Guest: Michelle Cyca, contributing editor, Macleans Magazine, and Indigenous-led conservation editor, The Narwhal
The Taliban is closing Teacher Training Centres across Afghanistan - its impact on Afghan women Guest: Lauryn Oates, Executive Director, Canadian Women for Women in Afghanistan (CW4WA)
Do we still need to experiment on caged lab animals for scientific breakthroughs? Guest: Garet Lahvis, a former associate professor and the graduate program director of behavioral neuroscience at Oregon Health and Science University
Guest host Chelsea Bird discusses:
The summer of strikes - what is causing an uptick of labour action in Canada? Guest: Charles Smith, president of the Canadian Association for Work and Labour Studies and associate professor of political science at St. Thomas More College, University of Saskatchewan
After a U.S. senator questions Canada, do we need to re-think our defense spending? Guest: Rob Huebert, associate professor, Department of Political Science, University of Calgary and senior fellow, Macdonald-Laurier Institute
Is “global boiling” here to stay as extreme heat is felt around the world? What does this mean for Canada? Guest: John Nielsen-Gammon, Texas A&M climatology professor and Texas state climatologist
How seriously should we take alien spacecraft recovery claims in the US? Guest: David Shorter, Professor, World Arts and Cultures, UCLA
A Calgary medical clinic charging fees for faster doctor access sparks outcry over two-tiered healthcare systems in Canada Guest: Lorian Hardcastle, University of Calgary associate professor in the Faculty of Law and the Cumming School of Medicine
The dangerously popular and confusing Borax challenge Guest: Nathan Kilah, Senior Lecturer in Chemistry, University of Tasmania
Why is the standard of living falling for Canadians and what can be done about it? Guest: Walid Hejazi, Associate Professor of Economic Analysis and Policy at the Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto
RCMP falls far short of recruitment targets right across the country Guest: Curt Griffiths, Professor and Coordinator, Police Studies Program, School of Criminology, Simon Fraser University
Marking 70 years since the end of the fighting in the “forgotten war” Guest: Tim Cook, Chief Historian and Director of Research, Canadian War Museum
The magnificence of the bluefin tuna Guest: Karen Pinchin, author of Kings of Their Own Ocean: Tuna, Obsession and the Future of Our Seas
Making the case for the four-day work week Guest: Joe O’Connor, Work Time Reduction Center of Excellence
Montreal Airbnb scam quadruples rents; replaces long-term tenants with ghost hotels Guest: Zachary Kamel, freelance journalist and contributor to Ricochet Media
Working to raise awareness about Canada’s role in the Korean War Guest: Guy Black, military historian
Canada and the Manhattan Project Guest: Ron Verzuh, historian and author
Paper Trails: A life in stories from acclaimed journalist Roy MacGregor Guest: Roy MacGregor, journalist and author of Paper Trails
A game of political musical chairs - 30 portfolio changes in Justin Trudeau’s cabinet shuffle Guest: Richard Johnston, Professor Emeritus of Political Science and former Canada Research Chair in Public Opinion, Elections and Representation, University of British Columbia
Journo Corner: Cabinet shuffle and more Guest: Nick Taylor-Vaisey, journalist, Politico
The world expected more of Canada: British Medical Journal calls on Ottawa to launch national inquiry into COVID-19 response Guest: Dr. Tania Bubela, Professor & Dean, Faculty of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University and co-author of a British Medical Journal report on Canada’s COVID-19 response
Canada become first G20 country announce phasing of out 'inefficient' fossil fuel subsidies Guest: David Victor, chair, Peter Cowhey Center for Global Transformation in Innovation and Public Policy, University of California at San Diego, co-author of Fixing the Climate
Time is on his side: Mick Jagger turns 80 Guest: John Einarson, Musicologist and Rock Historian, author of multiple music biographies
Who’s in, who’s out and who’s moving in the biggest cabinet shuffle of the Trudeau era Guest: Tim Powers, Chairman of Summa Strategies
What goes on behind the scenes of a major cabinet shuffle Guest: Jeni Armstrong, Instructor, Clayton H. Riddell Graduate Program in Political Management
As home prices soar, Habitat for Humanity helps higher-income Canadians buy properties Guest: Julia Deans, President, Habitat for Humanity
An active underwater volcano teems with life off Vancouver Island Guest: Cherisse Du Preez, Head of Deep-Sea Ecology Program, Marine Spatial Ecology and Analysis Division, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Institute of Ocean Sciences and Adjunct Professor, Biology Department, University of Victoria
A world built on trash: How garbage creates an environmental and human catastrophe Guest: Oliver Franklin-Wallis, features editor at British GQ and author of Wasteland: The Dirty Truth About What We Throw Away, Where it Goes, and Why It Matters
A retired RCMP officer charged in an alleged Chinese foreign interference case Guest: Stephanie Carvin, associate professor, Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, Carleton University
A former Toronto principal bullied over accusations of racism dies from suicide Guest: Greg Brady, host of Toronto Today, 640 Toronto
Floods in Nova Scotia - a mayor of a hard-hit municipality speaks to the damage, and rebuilding to come Guest: Carolyn Bolivar-Getson, Mayor, Municipality of the District of Lunenburg
Amsterdam bans cruise ships, should Canadian cities do the same? Guest: Ross Klein, author of Paradise Lost at Sea and Cruise Ship Blues
X marks the spot as Twitter rebrands Guest: Allan Adamson, co-founder, Metaforce and author of Seeing the How
Playing drums with some of the most legendary names in rock Guest: Brian Tichy, drummer, The Dead Daisies
Move to attract tech workers from the U.S. to Canada is an instant success Guest: Benjamin Bergen, president, Council of Canadian Innovators
The saucy details of the donair costume taking Alberta by storm Guest: Catherine Griwkowsky, Alberta Legislature reporter for AB Today
Remembering the incomparable Tony Bennett Guest: David Evanier, author, All the Things You Are: The Life of Tony Bennett
Ocean temperatures appear to be rising much quicker than anticipated - how does that impact the world today? Guest: Jacquie De La Cour, Operations Manager, NOAA Coral Reef Watch and Senior Faculty Specialist, Cooperative Institute for Satellite Earth System Studies, University of Maryland
How extreme weather and peer pressure could tilt the fight against climate change Guest: Robert H. Frank, professor, Cornell University and author of The Economic Naturalist, Success & Luck and Under the Influence
40th anniversary of the Gimli Glider: A first-hand account of one of the most dramatic events in Canadian aviation history Guest: Bob Pearson, Gimli Glider pilot and Pearl Dion, Gimli Glider passenger
Review finds transfer of notorious killer Paul Bernardo to a medium-security prison was done by the book, do the rules need changing? Guest: Rodney Stafford, father of Tori Stafford a young murder victim in 2009
Food banks are on the frontlines of Canada’s affordability crisis Guest: David Long, CEO, Greater Vancouver Food Bank
Megastars are making megabucks on concert tours this summer, what’s driving the huge demand. Guest: Mara Klaunig, Senior Analyst, Camoin Associates
Talia’s T-Swift Seattle Adventure Guest: Talia Miller, Supreme Swiftie/Swiftie Correspondent, and technical producer, A Little More Conversation
The B.C. port strike is withdrawn, for now - how has the federal government handled the situation? Guest: Lisa Raitt, Managing Director and Vice Chair, Global Investment Banking at CIBC Capital Markets, former deputy leader of the Conservative Party, former minister of labour
Should you be friends with your co-workers? Guest: Stephen Friedman, Adjunct Professor of Organizational Studies, Schulich School of Business, York University
50-years after his death, Bruce Lee’s legacy is larger than ever Guest: Wilson Tang, member of the Chinatown Storytelling Committee and creative advisor, Vancouver Chinatown Foundation.
Journo Corner: Eve of “Barbenheimer”, is the blockbuster really back? Guest: Walter Chaw, film writer and movie critic
She didn’t publish her first novel until her mid 40’s, now Irish author Liz Nugent is back with her fifth bestseller in a decade. Guest: Liz Nugent, author of Strange Sally Diamond
Looking back at successes and challenges at the helm of the CMA Guest: Dr. Alika Lafontaine, outgoing president, Canadian Medical Association
Extreme weather; the world swelters in record-breaking heat Guest: Kristie Ebi, professor of environmental and occupational health at the University of Washington
2026 host bows out: Is it curtains for the Commonwealth Games? Guest: Cheri Bradish. Director, Future of Sport Lab and Sport Initiative at Toronto Metropolitan University
The B.C. port strike is back on - union rejects tentative deal Guest: Mark Thompson, labour relations professor, University of British Columbia
End of America’s oldest craft brewery and why are beer sales going flat? Guest: Dave Infante, contributing editor and columnist for VinePair and editor and publisher of the Fingers Newsletter:
He's been obsessed with John Deere tractors since he was a kid. Now he's opening his own museum Guest: Dave McEachren, retired farmer and John Deere collector
Two Canadian firefighters die fighting wildfires in under a week - reviewing firefighter training and safety Guest: Bruce Blackwell, owner, B.A. Blackwell & Associates Ltd.
How is Canada handling the immigration process for Ukrainians entering the country? Guest: Joel Sandaluk, immigration lawyer, Mamann, Sandaluk & Kingwell LLP
Russia quits grain deal critical to global food supply. What happens now? Guest: Bob Rae, Canada’s Ambassador to the United Nations.
Governor-General feels the heat over Iceland trip expenses Guest: Barbara Massamore, professor, department of History, University of the Fraser valley and VP and Fellow with the Institute for the Study of the Crown in Canada
A weekend of injury and insult - Why do we still lack selfie-awareness? Guest: Anabel Quan-Haase, a professor in the faculty of information and media studies as well as the department of sociology at Western University
CREA downgrades sales forecast as interest rates weigh on buyers Guest: Shaun Cathcart, Director and Senior Economist, Housing Data and Market Analysis, Canadian Real Estate Association
Would you share houses with a family you don’t know? A unique way some are buying real estate Guest: Noam Dolgin, realtor, and Elizabeth Wilcox, mother of two
One year of the James Webb Telescope, what has it shown us? Guest: Robert Smith, professor of history in the department of history, classics, and religion, University of Alberta
Former Manson Family member Leslie Van Houten freed - was that the right decision? Guest: Jeffrey Melnick, professor of American studies at the University of Massachusetts, Boston and author of Creepy Crawling: Charles Manson and the Many Lives of America's Most Infamous Family
Why protestors continue to blockade a Winnipeg-area landfill Guest: Melissa Robinson, cousin of Morgan Harris
Suspect arrested in shooting death of Toronto mother was out on bail Guest: Ian McCuaig, criminal defense lawyer, McCuaig Law
A tentative deal reached to end the B.C. port strike - what did we learn? Guest: Peter Hall, Professor, Urban Studies and Geography, Simon Fraser University
EV inventory is beginning to pile up and how a small Japanese truck is a big seller in North America Guest: Jay Kana, automotive and travel writer
The view from Kyiv on the outcome of the NATO summit Guest: Michael Bociurkiw, global affairs analyst and senior fellow at the Atlantic Council
Reviving and promoting Indigenous languages Guest: Jeannette Armstrong, Associate Professor and Canada Research Chair in Okanagan Indigenous Knowledge and Philosophy, UBC’s Okanagan campus
The world record for…most toothbrushes owned? Guest: Kelly Hardy, toothbrush collector
How the B.C. port strike is impacting Canadian businesses Guest: Will Routley, owner, Functional Beverage Group
Journo Corner: Fallout from NATO, military spending, and more Guest: David Pugliese, military affairs reporter, Ottawa Citizen
Backlash builds as Japan prepares to release wastewater from Fukushima nuclear plant Guest: Jay Cullen, professor, department of oceanography, University of Victoria
Canada getting no 'tangible benefit' from membership in Asian infrastructure bank: former executive Guest: Bob Pickard, former Director of Communications, Asia Infrastructure Investment Bank
Landlords, tenants, and the housing crisis that isn’t Guest: Ricardo Tranjan, senior researcher, Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives and author of The Tenant Class
Around the world in 8 'amazing' years — a B.C. man's journey without a plane, train or automobile Guest: Markus Pukonen, filmmaker, routesofchange.org
A Toronto landlord sues AirBnB and the city of Toronto for allowing approval of a stranger to rent her condo out to others Guest: Allison Rasquinha, condo owner
Is an emoji enough to make a contract binding? A Saskatchewan judge puts both “thumbs up” Guest: Elizabeth Kirley, a law professor at York University's Osgoode Hall Law School
True Crime: A new collection of Canadian true crime stories Guest: Catherine Fogarty, author, Someone You Know: An Unforgettable Collection of Canadian True Crime Stories
Why is it so tough to cancel an online subscription or service Guest: Dominique Kelly, Doctoral Candidate, Information and Media Studies, Western University, Western University
Extreme Weather and high heat Guest: Anthony Farnell, chief meteorologist, Global News Why strategies to cope with higher temperatures aren’t keeping pace with global warming Guest: Jennifer Baumbusch, professor, School of Nursing, UBC Gap between Canada’s rich and poor increasing at record speed Guest: Jim Davies, professor emeritus, department of economics, Western University Interest rate latest.. BoC decision on Wednesday Guest: Ron Butler, mortgage broker at Butler Mortgage How you can help prevent the spread of invasive species this summer Guest: Patricia McAllister, National Manager, Horticulture and Grains Section at Canadian Food Inspection Agency and Diana Mooij, Program Specialist for Canadian Food Inspection Agency Trans-Canada highway road trip Guest: Mark Richardson, automotive journalist, author of Canada’s Road: A Journey on the Trans-Canada Highway from St. John’s to Victoria
The RCMP raids a neo-nazi terror group in Quebec Guest: Peter Smith, investigative reporter, Canadian Anti-Hate Network
NATO summit preview Guest: David Bercuson, director of the Centre for Military, Security and Strategic
Why do we develop allergies later in life? Guest: Dr. Angeliki Barlas, allergist and clinical immunologist
Is Meta’s just launched Threads really the “Twitter-killer”? Guest: Carmi Levy, journalist and tech analyst
How T&T grew to become a Canadian grocery success story Guest: Tina Lee, CEO, T&T Supermarket
The race to map the ocean floor and why it matters Guest: Laura Trethewey, author of The Deepest Map: The High-Stakes Race to Chart the World’s Oceans
Office vacancy rates rising to highest levels ever in Canada Guest: Susan Thompson, Associate Director, Research, Colliers
Is it time to get rid of the often misunderstood best before dates on food? Guest: Mike von Massow, OAC chair in food system leadership and a food economics professor at the University of Guelph
New survey shows 25% of Britons have never boiled an egg: Are basic cooking skills a bit of a dying art? Guest: Jonathan Kinney, Culinary Instructor and Co-Owner, Northwest Culinary Academy of Vancouver
150 restaurants past and present that shaped Canada and the way we eat Guest: Gabby Peyton, food & travel writer and author of Where We Ate: A Field Guide to Canada’s Restaurants, Past and Present
World’s first fully electric flying car approved to begin test runs in U.S. Guest: Jim Dukhovny, CEO, Alef Aeronautics
Myths we believe and mistakes we make when it comes to sunscreen Guest: Dr. Lisa Kellett, dermatologist, owner of DLK on Avenue
How did forensic genealogy help crack a 1975 cold case near Ottawa? Guest: Margaret Press, co-founder, DNA Doe Project
Journo Corner: Lac-Mégantic 10 years later: Covering the tragedy Guest: Mike Armstrong, Quebec Correspondent, Global National
Lac-Mégantic 10 years later: What has changed and what hasn’t? Guest: Kathy Fox, Chair, Transportation Safety Board
Lac-Mégantic 10 years later: Could it happen again? Guest: Bruce Campbell, Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change, York University, author of The Lac-Megantic Rail Disaster: Public Betrayal, Justice Denied
AirBnB trends in Canada Guest: Bram Gallagher, senior economist, AirDNA
Summer swimming safety tips Guest: Stephanie Bakalar, a lifeguard and spokesperson, Lifesaving Society Ontario
Why diet drinks probably won’t give you cancer: Dispelling the angst over Aspartame Guest: Gideon Meyerowitz-Katz, epidemiologist, author of Health Nerd science blog
Cutting through the political rhetoric surrounding the most effective ways to tackle the opioid crisis Guest: Paxton Bach, clinical assistant professor, department of medicine, University of British Columbia and addiction physician at St. Paul’s Hospital Vancouver
‘Off the charts’: Earth’s vital signs are going haywire Guest: Michael Wehner, senior scientist, applied math and computational research division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
What impact could Vancouver’s port strike have on the Canadian economy? Guest: Werner Antweiler, Associate Professor, Sauder School of Business; Strategy and Business Economics Division, UBC
Can Hollywood’s abusive culture really change? One author’s proposal to ‘Burn It Down’ Guest: Maureen Ryan, contributing editor at Vanity Fair and author of Burn it Down: Power, Complicity, and a call for change in Hollywood
Canada Day Cities Tour: Halifax Guest: Clare Tidby, VP Marketing, Discover Halifax
Canada Day Cities Tour: St. John’s Guest: Paul Bugge, Acting CEO, Destination St. John’s
Canada Day Cities Tour: Quebec City Guest: Patrick Lemaire, Destination Quebec City
Canada Day Cities Tour: Ottawa Guest: Catherine Callary, Vice President, Destination Development, Ottawa Tourism
Canada Day Cities Tour: Thunder Bay Guest: Paul Pepe, Manager, Tourism Thunder Bay
Canada Day Cities Tour: Gimli, MB Guest: Allan Sulyma, Tourism Coordinator, Rural Municipality of Gimli
Canada Day Cities Tour: Calgary Guest: CIndy Ady, CEO, Tourism Calgary
Canada Day Cities: Kelowna Guest: Lisanne Ballantyne, CEO, Tourism Kelowna
Canada Day Cities: Victoria Guest: Astrid Chang, Executive Director, Corporate Communications and Community Relations, Destination Greater Victoria
Remembering the incomparable Sue Johanson Guest: Jane Johanson, Sue’s daughter and Lisa Rideout, documentary filmmaker and director of Sex with Sue
Waterloo Police call a knife attack at the University of Waterloo a hate-motivated incident Guest: Enakshi Dua, professor, School of Gender, Sexuality and Women's Studies. York University
The Village of Lytton struggles to rise from the ashes two years after a devastating wildfire Guest: Denise O’Connor, Mayor of the Village of Lytton
New research shows many Canadians couldn’t pass the citizenship test Guest: Craig Baird, historian, host of the Canadian History EHX podcast
Indiana Jones is back in Dial of Destiny, is it one adventure too many? Guest: Barry Hertz, Deputy Arts Editor and Film Editor, The Globe and Mail.
Time runs out on a winning $70 million Lotto Max ticket Guest: Tony Bitonti, OLG spokesperson
The race to map the ocean floor and why it matters Guest: Laura Trethewey, author of The Deepest Map: The High-Stakes Race to Chart the World’s Oceans
Profiling the world’s most prolific art thief Guest: Michael Finkel, author, The Art Thief
Journo Corner: Nepo baby politicians, Canadians fail the citizenship test, and more Guest: Tristin Hopper, columnist and reporter, National Post
BC gets rid of letter Grades for K-9 and gets a failing mark from many Guest: Victor Brar, professor in the Faculty of Education at University of British Columbia, and elementary school teacher
Pickleball’s huge popularity produces an unfortunate impact: injuries Guest: Dana D’Abreo, owner, ProActive Pilates
New report claims not enough competition in Canada’s grocery industry Guest: Stuart Smyth, Agri-Food Innovation & Sustainability Enhancement Chair, associate professor, University of Saskatchewan
Olivia Chow’s victory in Toronto - are we seeing more diverse political representation in Canada? Guest: Chi Nguyen, executive director, Equal Voice
What does the potential merger of Postmedia/Toronto Star mean for Canadian news media? Guest: Marc Edge, media columnist for Canadian Dimension, author of The Postmedia Effect
PTSD Awareness Day Guest: Andy Cook, ambassador, Wounded Warriors Canada, Steve Topham, partnerships director, Wounded Warriors Canada
The Imposters Guest: Tom Rachman, writer and author of several novels including The Imperfectionists and The Imposters
A BC teen’s animation software finds a place in Hollywood Guest: Kiegan Simard, animator
Olivia Chow is Toronto’s next mayor, what does that mean for the city? Guest: Jason Chapman, executive producer, 640 Toronto
What happened in Russia and what next? Guest: Ian Garner, Russia media watcher and author of Z Generation: Into the Heart of Russia’s Fascist Youth
Canadian legends Loverboy back on tour this summer with Foreigner Guest: Mike Reno, lead singer, Loverboy
The dangers lurking behind a boom in extreme tourism Guest: Dan Richards, CEO, The Global Rescue Companies
The small Ontario Lake at the center of a major geological debate Guest: Francine McCarthy, professor of earth sciences, Brock University
Does the fine match the crime for Canada Bread in their price-fixing scandal? Guest: Jennifer Quaid, an associate professor and vice-dean of research in the civil law section of the University of Ottawa’s Faculty of Law
How does Bill C-18 affect your Facebook and Instagram feed? Guest: Michael Geist, Canada Research Chair in Internet and E-commerce Law at the University of Ottawa, Faculty of Law
Why are we turning away from the plight of migrants in the mediterranean? Guest: Tima Kurdi, co-founder of Kurdi Foundation,author of The Boy on The Beach
Is Russia on the brink of a major crisis? Guest: Alexander Lanoszka, Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science Balsillie School of International Affairs, University of Waterloo
The “bizarre” and unusual ways our brain works Guest: Marc Dingman, neuroscientist and author of “Bizarre: The Most Peculiar Cases of Human Behavior and What They Tell Us about How the Brain Works”
Reaction from the vigil for victims of the highway crash in Manitoba Guest: Richard Cloutier, co-host of The News on 680 CJOB in Winnipeg
The search for the Titanic submersible ends in tragedy - what’s next? Guest: Stefan B. Williams, Professor, Australian Centre for Field Robotics, University of Sydney
Parliament is done for the summer, a bruising session for the Liberals Guest: David Akin, Chief Political Correspondent, Global News
Catching up with the band 54-40 Guest: Dave Genn, lead guitarist, 54-40
A Canadian businessman’s tale of chronic corruption in Ukraine Guest: Grand Chief Ronald M. Derrickson, Owner and President of RMD Group, author of Ukrainian Scorpions: A Tale of Larceny and Greed
Time running out on the search for the missing submersible Guest: Mark Norman, Canada's former vice chief of defence staff
How a family run grocery store became a Canadian success story Guest: Tina Lee, CEO, T&T Supermarket
National Indigenous People’s Day: The importance of Indigenous literature Guest: Michelle Good, author, Truth Telling: Seven Conversations about Indigenous
National Indigenous People’s Day: Journo Corner Guest: Brandi Morin, human rights journalist, author of Our Voice of Fire: A Memoir of a Warrior Rising
How wildfire disinformation spread on social media and who is behind it Guest: Allison Fisher. climate and energy program director, Media Matters
The myth of moral decline, why we believe it and how that is exploited Guest: Adam Mastroianni, experimental psychologist and author of the science blog Experimental History
What is it like to be inside the submersible missing in the Atlantic Ocean? Guest: Ron Toigo, B.C. businessman
The window to address housing affordability is closing fast Guest: Bob Dugan, chief economist, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
Famine and desperation grows in North Korea Guest: Sokeel Park, South Korea Country Director, Liberty in North Korea
After gold at the Tokyo Olympics, Team Canada gears up for the FIFA Women’s World Cup Guest: Quinn, midfielder, Canada’s national women’s soccer team
Which creature was the first to take a nap? Guest: Michael Abrams, postdoctoral researcher, University of California, Berkeley
A submersible with five people onboard goes missing on its journey to find Titanic Guest: Don Muth, Senior Technical Advisor, International Submarine Engineering Ltd. in Port Coquitlam
Manitoba tragedy shows the danger of intersections on Canada’s highways, how can they be made safer? Guest: Raheem Dilgir, TranSafe Consulting Ltd and past president, Canadian Association of Road Safety Professionals
Why Ottawa must find the right balance between immigration and housing Guest: David Frum, columnist, The Atlantic
Byelection update / Liberals and SNC-Lavalin RCMP investigation Guest: Daniel Béland, Professor, Political Science, McGill University
New Brunswick cabinet minister resigns and condemns N.B. premier's LGBTQ policy change Guest: Dorothy Shephard, MLA for Saint John - Lancaster and former minister of social development
An update from the aftermath of the collision near Carberry, Manitoba Guest: Richard Cloutier, co-host of The News on 680 CJOB in Winnipeg
Canada’s population hits 40 million Guest: Kate Choi, Associate Professor in Sociology, Director of the Centre for Research on Social Inequality, Western University
Is there enough housing for Canada’s increasing population? Guest: Matti Siemiatycki, Professor of Geography and Planning and Director of the Infrastructure Institute at the University of Toronto
A dry spring frustrating Alberta farmers Guest: Stephen Vandervalk, a fourth-generation farmer in southern Alberta and the vice president of the Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association
In this age of constant stimulation, discover the art of doing nothing Guest: Jeff Warren, science writer and founder of the “Do Nothing Project”
Exploring the bond between fathers and sons ahead of Father’s Day Guest: Yonah Budd, life coach and host of At Your Best
Fifteen people dead after a tragic collision outside Carberry, Manitoba Guest: Skylar Peters, Multimedia Journalist, 680 CJOB in Winnipeg
The mayor of Dauphin discusses how the Carberry tragedy has impacted his community Guest: David Bosiak, mayor of Dauphin, Manitoba
How the Humboldt tragedy could give insight into a collision investigation in Manitoba Guest: Alex Crizzle, Associate Professor, Director of the Driving Simulation Laboratory (DSL), Director, Biostatistics and Epidemiology Programs, University of Saskatchewan
The roots of LGQBT panic in Canada Guest: Grant Lafleche, investigative journalist, Hamilton Spectator
A spin on new age health conspiracy theories from an ex-cult member Guest: Matthew Remski, co-author of Conspirituality: How New Age Conspiracy Theories Became a Health Threat
We’re not okay in the post-Covid world Guest: Dr. Elaine Chin, founder, Executive Health Clinic and author of We Are Not Ok: The Pandemic and its Consequences
Artists across Canada pay tribute to Jean-Paul Riopelle Guest: Juan Ramirez and Laura Beth McDonald, artists
Is Volkswagen’s new battery plant even worth it to Canada? Guest: Jerome Gessaroli, a senior fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, and leads “The Sound Economic Policy Project” at the British Columbia Institute of Technology
Why we aren’t we winning the war on dirty money and what can be done about it Guest: Nicholas Gilmour, co-author of The War on Dirty Money
Opposition calls for Marco Mendocino to resign over Paul Bernardo’s move to a medium-security prison Guest: Mary Campbell, a lawyer who retired from her role as director-general of the corrections and criminal justice directorate in the Public Safety Department in 2013
Journo Corner: The demise of Insta Pot and other tech stories Guest: David Reevely, Ottawa correspondent, The Logic
Canada to use satellites to track wildfires Guest: Mark de Jong, forest fire research scientist, Great Lakes Forestry Centre
One of the last Tamagotchi clubs in the world going strong in Toronto Guest: Twoey Gray, founder, Toronto Tamagotchi Club
Ottawa Senators fetch record for NHL franchise sale of nearly $1B Guest: Moshe Lander, Senior Lecturer of Economics at Concordia University
The long road to an NBA championship for Kitchener’s Jamal Murray included a stop at famous Canadian sitcom motel Guest: Jesse Tipping, President of the Athlete Institute and Pretty River Sports & Entertainment
True Crime: Marking the anniversary of the Air India bombing Guest: Susheel Gupta, lawyer, son of Air India victim and longtime victim advocate
Donald Trump pleads not guilty in classified documents case - does he still have a chance to win the Republican nomination? Guest: Paul Quirk, Phil Lind Chair in U.S. Politics and Representation, professor of political science, University of British Columbia
Why Canadians are suspicious of TikTok Guest: Simon Ross, VP of Strategy & Insights, Horizon Media Canada
Four kids survive 40 days in the Colombian jungle after plane crash: A pilot hoping to share lessons after surviving a plane crash Guest: Matt Lehtinen, pilot, flight instructor and plane crash survivor
Facing possible inquiry, Supreme Court Justice Russell Brown retires Guest: Chris Levy, retired law professor, University of Calgary
Why Canada needs a remote work masterplan Guest: Penny Wise, President, 3M Canada
How safe is melatonin for kids and teens? Guest: Dr. Michael Rieder, Professor, Department of Paediatrics, Physiology and Pharmacology and Medicine, Western University.
Glorious and Free: Canada’s Canadian Open golf drought is over Guest: Kevin Blue, Chief Sport Officer, Golf Canada
David Johnston steps down from role as special rapporteur on foreign interference Guest: Stephanie Carvin, an associate professor at the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs at Carleton University in Ottawa
How much are natural disasters affecting insurance? Guest: Daylan McNamara, golf instructor, lost his home in the wildfires near Halifax
How much are natural disasters affecting insurance? Guest: Anne Marie Thomas, Director of Consumer and Industry Relations, Insurance Bureau of Canada
Canada is in for a hot, dry and dangerous summer Guest: David Phillips, senior climatologist, Environment Canada
British PM snubs Canada’s D-Day sacrifice, why is our contribution often overlooked? Guest: Ted Barris, historian and author of numerous books including “Juno: Canadians at D-Day June 6, 1944”
Donald Trump’s latest indictment - how damaging is the case to world security? Guest: Richard Painter, law professor, University of Minnesota, and former chief ethics lawyer for the White House from 2005-2007
Car thefts across Canada on the rise Guest: Bryan Gast, vice president, investigative services, Equite Association
Why is the Tesla Model Y the best-selling car in the world? Guest: Jay Kana, automotive and travel writer, photographer and videographer
What is fueling the wildfires - and what resources are the Americans sending to Canada to help? Guest: Chris Stockdale, Fire research scientist, Northern Forestry Centre, Natural Resources Canada
Wildfires renewing concerns over indoor air quality Guest: Jeffrey Siegel, Professor of Civil Engineering, University of Toronto
A UFO briefing at the pentagon after extraordinary new claims Guest: Chris Rutkowski, a science writer, ufologist, and author of The Canadian UFO Report: The Best Cases Revealed
Clumps of 5,000-mile seaweed blob bring flesh-eating bacteria to Florida Guest: Kevin Johnson, Professor, Ocean Engineering and Marine Sciences, Florida Tech
Canadian wildfires cover US cities in haze, we learn what it like to be n NYC with Duncan Dee (former chief operating officer at Air Canada). This week on Journo Corner: we cover more smokey skies outside and fireworks inside, with John Ivison (political journalist, National Post, author of Trudeau: The Education of a Prime Minister). As interest rates climb, Canadians let non-mortgage debt pile up. Rebecca Oakes (vice president of advanced analytics, Equifax Canada) helps us what this mean for Canadians and what could help. David Johnston’s testimony raises more questions about his report on foreign interference, Jenny Kwan (NDP Member of Parliament for Vancouver East) joins us to discuss. Is Is Apple’s VR headset the way of the future or another pricey gimmick? Mike Agerbo (host of Get Connected and The App Show)tells us all about the new tech gadget and new board games look to the past to tackle modern global issues. Sherri Sheu (Curatorial Fellow, Science History Institute, Philadelphia) joins us to talk all about it.
Canadians face another potential interest rate hike Guest: Jean-Paul Lam, a professor in the University of Waterloo's Department of Economics and former assistant chief economist and principal researcher at the Bank of Canada
How can one of Canada’s most notorious serial killers be transferred to a medium-security facility? Guest: Lee Chapelle, president, Canadian Prison Consulting,
Wildfire smoke - how does it move? Guest: Michael Brauer, a professor in the School of Population and Public Health at UBC
The PGA / LIV merger that rattled the golf world Guest: Mark Strong, Executive Director, PGA of British Columbia
Oil prices jump after Saudi Arabia vows to cut production again Guest: Rory Johnston, founder, Commodity Context
This Ancient Bird Had the Largest Wingspan Ever Guest: Daniel Ksepka, curator of science, Bruce Museum
Guest host Syd Smith is joined by Jonathan Wilkinson (minister of resources, Liberal MP for North Vancouver) to talk about the federal government’s plans to tackle wildfires across the country. We dive into Pride Month and what it means to the LGBTQIA2S+ community in 2023 with Kristopher Wells (Canada Research Chair (Tier II) for the Public Understanding of Sexual and Gender Minority Youth, Grant MacEwan University).Should we label the dangers of alcohol like we do with cigarettes? We get into it with Patrick Brazeau (Quebec senator). Medical organizations calling on premiers for medical reform with Dr. Alika Lafontaine (president of the Canadian Medical Association). Restaurants across Canada battling high business costs Guest: Mark von Schellwitz, Vice President, Western Canada, Restaurants Canada
A Canadian chef feeding the frontlines in Ukraine Guest: Cory Woods, Edmonton chef, Magic Food Army
Canadian officials knew for years existing laws didn’t curb foreign influence, will a foreign influence registry help?Guest: Leo Housakos, Conservative Senator from QuebecA Canadian scientist helps put a new face on the history of King Tut Guest: Andrew Nelson, anthropology professor at Western UniversityAre unprepared drivers to blame for traffic chaos during major storms? Guest: Raheem Dilgir, President, TranSafe Consulting and Canadian Association of Road Safety ProfessionalsMother of Alberta man who disappeared from a BC resort town in 2018 chronicles her family’s journey in a new book Guest: Heather Shtuka, mother of Ryan Shtuka and author, Missing from Me
Guest: Raheem Dilgir, President, TranSafe Consulting and Canadian Association of Road Safety Professionals
Why Ottawa’s new dental benefit for kids falls short of expectationsGuest: Lindsay Tedds, associate professor of economics and scientific director of Fiscal and Economic Policy at the School of Public Policy at the University of CalgaryIn a tough economy - how do we learn to buy less “stuff?” Guest: Ashlee Piper, sustainability expert and authorWhy is shoplifting, already a multi-billion dollar problem for retailers, continuing to rise Guest: Rui Rodrigues, consultant, Retail Council of CanadaDocumenting the lives of British Columbians who lived through the early years of the HIV/AIDS pandemic Guest: Nathan Lachowsky, associate professor of public health and social policy, University of Victoria
Guest: Nathan Lachowsky, associate professor of public health and social policy, University of Victoria
Guest: Roman Waschuk, Ukraine’s Business Ombudsman and Canada’s former ambassador to Ukraine
Guest: Lindsay Tedds, associate professor of economics and scientific director of Fiscal and Economic Policy at the School of Public Policy at the University of Calgary
Will the “Alberta Sovereignty within a United Canada Act” hurt its own people? How could the act affect Alberta businesses?Guest: Deborah Yedlin, president and CEO, Calgary Chamber of CommerceThe mood amongst Canadian fans as Canada gets set for its final 2022 World Cup match against MoroccoGuest: Brad Leitch, Team Canada fan in Qatar for the World Cup Hawaii’s Mauna Loa, the world’s largest active volcano, erupts for the first time in nearly 40 years Guest: Scott Rowland, School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology, University of Hawai‘i at MānoaJourno Corner: Finance and a new show on the Corus Radio NetworkGuest: Rubina Ahmed-Haq, personal finance journalist, host of “For What It’s Worth”
The mood amongst Canadian fans as Canada gets set for its final 2022 World Cup match against MoroccoGuest: Brad Leitch, Team Canada fan in Qatar for the World Cup
Hawaii’s Mauna Loa, the world’s largest active volcano, erupts for the first time in nearly 40 years Guest: Scott Rowland, School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
Problems in our Canadian cities - do downtown businesses feel safe? Is crime a concern? How do we fix the safety concerns these businesses have?Guest: Jane Talbot, Interim President & CEO, Downtown Vancouver Business Improvement Association
Problems in our Canadian cities - a store owner shares his experience with vandalism in downtown VancouverGuest: Sebastian Cortez, owner, Sebastian & Co Fine Meats
A woman who survived stomach cancer fights to raise awareness Guest: Teresa Tiano, Chair & Co-Founder, My Gut Feeling
Journo Corner: Finance and a new show on the Corus Radio NetworkGuest: Rubina Ahmed-Haq, personal finance journalist, host of “For What It’s Worth”
Some Chinese cities rollback COVID restrictions as protests continueGuest: Carl Breau, CEO of Saimen and Nummax, and a Canadian living in Shanghai
Will the “Alberta Sovereignty within a United Canada Act” hurt its own people? How could the act affect Alberta businesses?Guest: Deborah Yedlin, president and CEO, Calgary Chamber of Commerce
Danielle Smith charts a new and controversial course for Alberta as Jason Kenney heads for the exit Guest: Lori Williams, political science professor, Mount Royal University
The allure of conspiracy theories and the rise and evolution of QAnon Guest: Mike Rothschild, journalist and author “The Storm Is Upon Us”
Food insecurity is a growing problem in Canadian cities Why do we continue to rely on charitable organizations to answer that need? Guest: Valerie Tarasuk, professor, Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Toronto and leader of PROOF, a research program to investigate policy interventions to reduce food insecurity in Canada
Helping pave the way to accredit more foreign doctors Guest: Dr. Toye Oyelese, a Nigerian-trained doctor, owns the Westside Medical Associates clinic
The allure of conspiracy theories and the rise and evolution of QAnon Guest: Mike Rothschild, journalist and author “The Storm Is Upon Us”
Why do we continue to rely on charitable organizations to answer that need? Guest: Valerie Tarasuk, professor, Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Toronto and leader of PROOF, a research program to investigate policy interventions to reduce food insecurity in Canada
As Canada marks Giving Tuesday, charities are struggling with rising inflation and growing demand Guest: Jane Ricciardelli, COO and acting CEO, Canadahelps.org
Helping pave the way to accredit more foreign doctors Guest: Dr. Toye Oyelese, a Nigerian-trained doctor, owns the Westside Medical Associates clinic
Sovereignty Act? Speech from the throne - Smith calls companies on vaccine requirements… Guest: Lori Williams, political science professor, Mount Royal University
Anger over ongoing COVID-19 restrictions prompts rare protests in several major Chinese cities Guest: Charles Burton, a senior fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, former Canadian diplomat in Beijing
Why small talk is so important to our mental health and happiness Guest: Jessica Methot, associate professor of Management, Rutgers University, specializing in social networks
Fixing the problems with our Canadian cities - homelessness Guest: Tim Richter, Founder, President & CEO of the Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness
How DNA and genetic genealogy led Toronto police to a suspect in the unsolved 1983 murders of two women Guest: Dr. Anthony Redgrave, lead forensic genetic genealogist, Redgrave Research Forensic Services
Why small talk is so important to our mental health and happiness Guest: Jessica Methot, associate professor of Management, Rutgers University, specializing in social networks
CSIS investigates death threats from Iran against people in Canada Guest: Kaveh Shahrooz, lawyer and human rights activist, Senior Fellow with The Macdonald-Laurier Institute
Fixing the problems with our Canadian cities - homelessness Guest: Tim Richter, Founder, President & CEO of the Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness
How will it work? Guest: Jeffrey Simser, lawyer, former legal director with the Attorney General of Ontario
How DNA and genetic genealogy led Toronto police to a suspect in the unsolved 1983 murders of two women Guest: Dr. Anthony Redgrave, lead forensic genetic genealogist, Redgrave Research Forensic Services
Anger over ongoing COVID-19 restrictions prompts rare protests in several major Chinese cities Guest: Charles Burton, a senior fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, former Canadian diplomat in Beijing
The prime minister testified that his decision to invoke the Emergencies Act was the “right choice”, did he prove it? Guest: Lydia Miljan, political science professor, University of Windsor
What does it take to be a great mascot? We ask the mascot guru about his tips and tricks Guest: Jerome Bartlett, mascot guru
Why your brain gets a real kick out of Black Friday and how to resist it Guest: Christophe Morin, co-founder The SalesBrain and co-author of The Persuasion Code
A former advisor to prime minister Stephen Harper is not impressed with Pierre Poilievre’s stance on the opioid crisis and drug policy Guest: Benjamin Perrin, professor, Allard School of Law, University of British Canada, author of "Overdose: Heartbreak and Hope in Canada's Opioid Crisis"
Guest: Christophe Morin, co-founder The SalesBrain and co-author of The Persuasion Code
Guest: Benjamin Perrin, professor, Allard School of Law, University of British Canada, author of "Overdose: Heartbreak and Hope in Canada's Opioid Crisis"
Paying tribute to Börje Salming and his fight against ALS Guest: Mark Kirton, former Toronto Maple Leaf and teammate of Börje Salming, diagnosed with ALS in 2018
A marketing expert on how to best navigate Black Friday and Cyber Monday Guest: Brad Davis, associate professor of marketing, Lazaridis School of Business, Laurier University and expert on branding and holiday consumption
How the UK Supreme Court looked to Canada in saying no to Scotland’s bid for a second independence referendum Guest: Catherine Frost, Professor of Political Science, McMaster University
Gang-related murders are on the rise in Canada, what can be done to prevent them? Guest: Marcell Wilson, president and co-founder of the anti-violence organization One by One Movement, former gang member
Guest: Brad Davis, associate professor of marketing, Lazaridis School of Business, Laurier University and expert on branding and holiday consumption
Guest: Marcell Wilson, president and co-founder of the anti-violence organization One by One Movement, former gang member
Guest: Yanzhong Huang, director, Centre for Global Health Studies, Seton Hall University and Senior Fellow for Global Health, Council on Foreign Relations
Guest: Mark Kirton, former Toronto Maple Leaf and teammate of Börje Salming, diagnosed with ALS in 2018
High interest rates are sending Canada’s housing market into a winter deep freeze Guest: Peggy Hill, real estate agent, Peggy Hill Team
As Saudi Arabia enjoys a national holiday after a shock win over Argentina at the World Cup, we look at the enduring appeal of the underdog Guest: Samuel Sommers, professor of psychology, Tufts University and co-author of This is Your Brain on Sports
How some car dealerships using supply issues to squeeze extra cash out of customers Guest: Shari Prymak, senior consultant at Car Help Canada
Sanctions are hurting Vladimir Putin and Russia but Canada needs to do more to enforce them Guest: Bill Browder, author of Red Notice and Freezing Order
Guest: Samuel Sommers, professor of psychology, Tufts University and co-author of This is Your Brain on Sports
Guest: Dave Breakenridge, editor Edmonton Journal/Edmonton Sun, host of the 10/3 podcast
Public safety minister lays out the federal government’s case for invoking the Emergencies Act Guest: Michael Kempa, associate professor of criminology, University of Ottawa
December is around the corner, time for a refresher on holiday party etiquette Guest: Sharon Schweitzer, cultural and etiquette consultant, founder of consultancy Access to Culture, author of Access to Asia
Team Canada gets set to play its first men’s World Cup game since 1986 Guest: James Griffiths, Asia Correspondent, The Globe and Mail
A Kyiv human rights lawyer on holding Russia to account and winning a Nobel Peace Prize Guest: Oleksandra Matviichuk, Ukrainian human rights lawyer, chair of the Center for Civil Liberties, co-winners of the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize
Guest: Sharon Schweitzer, cultural and etiquette consultant, founder of consultancy Access to Culture, author of Access to Asia
Guest: Oleksandra Matviichuk, Ukrainian human rights lawyer, chair of the Center for Civil Liberties, co-winners of the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize
Guest: Barbara Poma, owner, Pulse Nightclub in Orlando, Florida and founder, OnePulse Foundation
Women gymnasts testify in Ottawa hearings on the safety of women and girls in sport Guest: Kim Shore, a former member of Gymnastics Canada's board of directors and co-founder of Gymnasts for Change and Amelia Cline, former elite gymnast and co-founder of Gymnasts for Change
The Ontario flour mill behind the resurrection of Red River cereal Guest: Mark Rinker, co-owner, Arva Flour Mills
The story behind one of the 70s biggest hits as Brandy (You’re a Fine Girl) turns 50 in 2022 Guest: Elliot Lurie, songwriter and co-lead singer of Looking Glass and former director of music at 20th Century Fox
How Canada can help put advance democracy in Belarus? Guest: Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, leader of Belarus’ democracy movement
Guest: Margaret O'Mara, professor of american history, University of Washington and Silicon Valley historia
Guest: Elliot Lurie, songwriter and co-lead singer of Looking Glass and former director of music at 20th Century Fox
Guest: Kathryn Harrison, professor, department of political science, University of British Columbia
Guest: Kim Shore, a former member of Gymnastics Canada's board of directors and co-founder of Gymnasts for Change and Amelia Cline, former elite gymnast and co-founder of Gymnasts for Change
Why high insurance rates are driving private contractors out of the snow removal business Guest: Joe Salemi, executive director, Landscape Ontario
From adulting to zonkey, 500 new words have been added to the Scrabble dictionary, get ready to embiggen your vocabulary Guest: Peter Sokolowski, lexicographer and editor-at-large, Merriam-Webster
Few men have played for Canada at the World Cup, one of them shares memories of wearing the maple leaf on the biggest stage in sports in 1986 Guest: George Pakos, former Team Canada men’s national soccer team player and played in 1986 World Cup in Mexico
Ticketmaster’s Taylor Swift ticketing fiasco angers music fans and raises familiar questions about fairness Guest: David Soberman, professor of marketing, Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto
Guest: Dr. Jon Meddings, professor of medicine and past dean, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary.
Guest: George Pakos, former Team Canada men’s national soccer team player and played in 1986 World Cup in Mexico
Guest: David Soberman, professor of marketing, Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto
The most important source of Canada’s inflation: The federal government borrowed more than $700-billion Guest: John H. Cochrane, senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University, creator of the Grumpy Economist blog, author of The Fiscal Theory of the Price Level
A California man turns up the heat - and sets a Guinness World Record eating 10 Carolina Reaper peppers in 33 seconds Guest: Greg Foster, Guinness World Record holder and founder of Inferno Farms Hot Sauce
A grizzly bear so dominant they call him “The Boss” and how one nature photographer caught him up close Guest: Jason Leo Bantle, nature photographer
BC tech company uses big data to help Minnesota firefighters save lives Guest: Herman Chandi, chief operating officer, UrbanLogiq
As easy as 123456 a new list reveals just how many of us use the same simple security passwords and how dangerous that is. Guest: Gerald Kasulis, vice-president of operations, NordPass
Guest: Greg Foster, Guinness World Record holder and founder of Inferno Farms Hot Sauce
Guest: Steve Pomeroy, executive advisor, Canadian Housing Evidence Collaborative, McMaster University
Guest: John H. Cochrane, senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University, creator of the Grumpy Economist blog, author of The Fiscal Theory of the Price Level
Why did Xi Jinping berate Justin Trudeau at the G20 and what does it mean for China-Canada relations? Guest: Scott Simon, senior fellow with the MThe top is tops and Lite-Brite shines as the Toy Hall of Fame welcomes three new inductees
The top is tops and Lite-Brite shines as the Toy Hall of Fame welcomes three new inductees Guest: Chris Bensch, chief curator, The Strong National Museum of Play
How Halifax’s women volunteers played a big role in the second world war effort Guest: Lezlie Lowe, author of The Volunteers
The lasting legacy of Louis Riel Guest: Jean Teillet, Indigenous rights lawyer, author of The North-West Is Our Mother: The Story of Louis Riel’s People, the Métis Nation, and Riel’s great-grandniece
Guest: Jean Teillet, Indigenous rights lawyer, author of The North-West Is Our Mother: The Story of Louis Riel’s People, the Métis Nation, and Riel’s great-grandniece
Guest: Sid Kingma, former head of the Tactical Response to Auto-theft Prevention (TRAP) squad with the Edmonton Police Service
Guest: Scott Simon, senior fellow with the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, professor of social sciences at the University of Ottawa.
Projectiles suspected to be Russian missiles strike Poland, killing two people Will this trigger Article 5 in NATO or should there be a different response? Guest: Alexander Lanozska, Assistant professor, University of Waterloo and author of “Military Alliances in the Twenty-First Century”
The skyrocketing price of lettuce How are restaurants coping with a lettuce shortage? Guest: Mark von Schellwitz, Vice President, Western Canada, Restaurants Canada
With bills and high costs stacking up for Canadians, how can we save money at the grocery store? Guest: Abbey Sharp, dietician and CEO of Abbey’s Kitchen Inc.
Trump officially sets his sights on a comeback in 2024, does his own party want him? Guest: Steven Schier, retired political science professor from Carleton College in Minnesota
Macleans interview: State of Emergency: Inside Canada’s ER crisis Guest: Dr. Alan Drummond, an emergency room physician, Chair of Public Affairs for the Canadian Federation of Emergency Physicians
With bills and high costs stacking up for Canadians, how can we save money at the grocery store? Guest: Abbey Sharp, dietician and CEO of Abbey’s Kitchen Inc.
How are restaurants coping with a lettuce shortage? Guest: Mark von Schellwitz, Vice President, Western Canada, Restaurants Canada
Earth reaches the 8 billion people mark How is urbanization changing population dynamics Guest: Darrell Bricker, CEO at Ipsos Public Affairs and a fellow at the University of Toronto's Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, co-author of Empty Planet: The Shock of Global Population Decline
Trump officially sets his sights on a comeback in 2024, does his own party want him? Guest: Steven Schier, retired political science professor from Carleton College in Minnesota
Macleans interview: State of Emergency: Inside Canada’s ER crisis Guest: Dr. Alan Drummond, an emergency room physician, Chair of Public Affairs for the Canadian Federation of Emergency Physicians
Will this trigger Article 5 in NATO or should there be a different response? Guest: Alexander Lanozska, Assistant professor, University of Waterloo and author of “Military Alliances in the Twenty-First Century”
Why does Canada have child medication shortages not seen elsewhere? Guest: Joel Lexchin, an emeritus professor at York University’s faculty of health, where he studies pharmaceutical policy
Why did plant-based meats lose their sizzle Guest: Julian McClements, Distinguished Professor, Department of Food Science, University of Massachusetts
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrives in Indonesia for G20, after attending ASEAN in Cambodia Do these big meetings make a difference and what goes on behind the scenes? Guest: Barbara Martin, professor, School of Policy Studies, Queens University
Financial literacy month arrives in uncertain economic times Guest: Natasha Macmillan, Director of Everyday Banking, Ratehub.ca
Why did plant-based meats lose their sizzle? Guest: Julian McClements, Distinguished Professor, Department of Food Science, University of Massachusetts
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrives in Indonesia for G20, after attending ASEAN in Cambodia Do these big meetings make a difference and what goes on behind the scenes? Guest: Barbara Martin, professor, School of Policy Studies, Queens University
Financial literacy month arrives in uncertain economic times Guest: Natasha Macmillan, Director of Everyday Banking, Ratehub.ca
Victim of a suspected cyberattack, Sobeys stays silent Guest: Brett Callow, cybersecurity threat analyst, Emisoft
Why is the federal bureaucracy struggling to provide key services? Guest: Peter Harder, Canadian Senator representing Ontario
Why does Canada have child medication shortages not seen elsewhere? Guest: Joel Lexchin, an emeritus professor at York University’s faculty of health, where he studies pharmaceutical policy
Public health officials urge Canadians to wear face masks indoors Guest: Dr. Gerald Evans, an infectious diseases expert with Kingston Health Sciences Centre and Queen’s University
How one group is working to make sure Indigenous veterans are given proper grave markers Guest: Maria Trujillo, project coordinator, Last Post
Why has no soldier been awarded Canada’s highest military honour since its creation in 1993 and the veterans fighting to change that Guest: Bruce Moncur, Valour in the Presence of the Enemy
Global News looks into the state of Canada's Arctic defences as the physical and geopolitical landscape in the North quickly changes Guest: Jeff Semple, Senior Correspondent for Global National News
Arlene Dickinson on her new venture, Twitter, and why Canada should do more to foster innovation Guest: Arlene Dickinson, Executive Chair of Believeco:Partners
Guest: Ian Hall, former Canadian soldier, Edmonton firefighter and Wounded Warriors Canada ambassador
Guest: Dr. Gerald Evans, an infectious diseases expert with Kingston Health Sciences Centre and Queen’s University
Foreign affairs minister outlines new approach to China while previewing Canada’s long-awaited Indo-Pacific strategy Guest: Gordon Houlden, Director Emeritus of the China Institute, political science professor, University of Alberta
How a career-ending injury turned Lauren Taylor from the art of baseball to baseball art and helped her find new purpose Guest: Lauren Taylor, Major League Baseball and Major League Baseball Players Association Licensed Artist
A new book looks into murder and justice at a prisoner-of-war camp for Nazi soldiers in Medicine Hat, Alberta Guest: Nathan Greenfield, historian, author of Hanged in Medicine Hat
US Midterms: A red wave turns into a red ripple, what happened? Guest: Kamy Akhavan, Executive Director, USC Dornsife Center for the Political Future, University of Southern California
Guest: Lauren Taylor, Major League Baseball and Major League Baseball Players Association Licensed Artist
Guest: John Herbst, Director, Eurasia Center, Atlantic Council and former US Ambassador to Ukraine and Uzbekistan
Guest: Kamy Akhavan, Executive Director, USC Dornsife Center for the Political Future, University of Southern California
Guest: Gordon Houlden, Director Emeritus of the China Institute, political science professor, University of Alberta
US Midterms: Can the Republicans take control of Congress? Guest: Charles Bierbauer, Distinguished Professor and Dean Emeritus, College of Information and Communications, University of South Carolina
Canadian War Museum oral history project examines war's aftermath Guest: Michael Petrou, Historian, Veterans Experience, Canadian War Museum
The Surge in Tech industry Layoffs and what next for Twitter Guest: Ritesh Kotak, Cybersecurity and Technology Analyst
A quarter century of wild Canadian weather stories Guest: Chris St. Clair, former Weather Channel host and author, Weather Permitting
Guest: Mark Alan Smith, Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Washington,
Guest: Charles Bierbauer, Distinguished Professor and Dean Emeritus, College of Information and Communications, University of South Carolina
Health ministers gather in Vancouver a critical time for the Canadian health care system Guest: Dr. Alika Lafontaine, President, Canadian Medical Association
Mom of last Canadian soldier killed in Afghanistan chosen as Silver Cross Mother Guest: Candy Greff, mother of Master Cpl. Byron Greff, 2022 Royal Canadian Legion Silver Cross Mother
In Tuesday’s midterms, a Republican Party transformed by Trump looks set to take control of Congress Guest: Robert Draper, writer for NY Times Sunday Magazine and National Geographic, author of Weapons of Mass Delusion: When The Republican Party Lost Its Mind
Forget a baby bust, the U.S. actually saw a pandemic baby bump Guest: Hannes Schwandt, Associate Professor, School of Education and Social Policy, Northwestern University
Forget a baby bust, the U.S. actually saw a pandemic baby bump Guest: Hannes Schwandt, Associate Professor, School of Education and Social Policy, Northwestern University
The rise and fall of Edda Mussolini and how the story of Il Duce’s favourite child still resonates in modern Italy Guest: Caroline Moorhead, historian, writer and author of Mussolini’s Daughter: The Most Dangerous Women in Europe
In Tuesday’s midterms, a Republican Party transformed by Trump looks set to take control of Congress Guest: Robert Draper, writer for NY Times Sunday Magazine and National Geographic, author of Weapons of Mass Delusion: When The Republican Party Lost Its Mind
Canadian intelligence warned PM Trudeau that China covertly funded 2019 election candidates Guest: Sam Cooper, investigative reporter, Global News
Mom of last Canadian soldier killed in Afghanistan chosen as Silver Cross Mother Guest: Candy Greff, mother of Master Cpl. Byron Greff, 2022 Royal Canadian Legion Silver Cross Mother
Health ministers gather in Vancouver a critical time for the Canadian health care system Guest: Dr. Alika Lafontaine, President, Canadian Medical Association
What’s next in the labour battle of CUPE versus the Ontario government? Guest: Charles Smith, associate professor at St. Thomas More College at the University of Saskatchewan, co-author of "Unions in Court," a history of the labour movement's engagement with the Charter
Live music is back, why do many artists find it harder to finance tours? Guest: Rollie Pemberton (Cadence Weapon), musician, author, Polaris Prize winner
The dark cloud hanging over the upcoming World Cup in Qatar Guest: Michael Page, deputy director for the Middle East, Human Rights Watch
Jody Wilson-Raybould’s new book explores true reconciliation Guest: Jody Wilson-Raybould, former federal Justice Minister and Attorney General of Canada, author of True Reconciliation: How to Be a Force for Change
Guest: Jody Wilson-Raybould, former federal Justice Minister and Attorney General of Canada, author of True Reconciliation: How to Be a Force for Change
Guest: Charles Smith, associate professor at St. Thomas More College at the University of Saskatchewan, co-author of "Unions in Court," a history of the labour movement's engagement with the Charter
Federal fiscal updates warn of stormy economic times ahead Guest: Pedro Antunes, Chief Economist and primary spokesperson at The Conference Board of Canada
Time to turn back the clocks, how much longer will we have to? Guest: Patricia Lakin-Thomas, professor of biology, York University, head of the Clock Lab
The Russian spy who lived in Canada for a decade and how he was caught in Norway Guest: Christo Grozev, Director of Special Investigations, Bellingcat
What could a Russian spy have learned in a decade in Canada and why wasn’t he caught? Guest: Christian Leuprecht, Professor at the Royal Military College and Queen’s University, senior fellow at the Macdonald Laurier Institute, and author of Intelligence as Democratic Statecraft
Ontario parents scramble to cope with potential school closures Guest: Bronwen Alsop, an early childhood educator in Toronto and mother of two
Ontario parents scramble to cope with potential school closures Guest: Angela Brandt, president, Ontario Autism Coalition, mom of teenager with autism
Guest: Kaylee Byers, Regional Deputy Director, British Columbia Node of the Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative; University Research Associate, Simon Fraser University
Guest: Patricia Lakin-Thomas, professor of biology, York University, head of the Clock Lab
Guest: Christian Leuprecht, Professor at the Royal Military College and Queen’s University, senior fellow at the Macdonald Laurier Institute, and author of Intelligence as Democratic Statecraft
Guest: Pedro Antunes, Chief Economist and primary spokesperson at The Conference Board of Canada
Will BC’s new payment plan solve a chronic shortage of family doctors and could it lure physicians away from other provinces? Guest: Dr. Lawrence Loh, Executive Director and CEO of the College of Family Physicians of Canada
How tech helps us better understand the sounds of nature and may soon helping us communicate with animals Guest: Karen Bakker, Professor in the Department of Geography at UBC, fellow at the Harvard Radcliffe institute for Advanced Study, author of “The Sounds of Life: How Digital Technology Is Bringing Us Closer to the Worlds of Animals and Plants”
Journo Corner: A reporter’s journey to Taiwan Guest: Joanna Chiu, senior correspondent, Toronto Star and author, China Unbound
What is the Saskatchewan First Act? Guest: Bronwyn Eyre, Minister of Justice and Attorney General, province of Saskatchewan
Guest: Karen Bakker, Professor in the Department of Geography at UBC, fellow at the Harvard Radcliffe institute for Advanced Study, author of “The Sounds of Life: How Digital Technology Is Bringing Us Closer to the Worlds of Animals and Plants”
Guest: Bronwyn Eyre, Minister of Justice and Attorney General, province of Saskatchewan
Guest: Dr. Lawrence Loh, Executive Director and CEO of the College of Family Physicians of Canada
Ontario tries to force a new contract on teachers using the notwithstanding clause, will it backfire? Guest: Eric Tucker, professor emeritus at York University, specializing in labour law
How a man made his case for a cameo on CSI over more than 300 TikTok videos Guest: Josh Nalley,@living_dead_josh
Doctors see more resistance to treatments over unfounded COVID vaccine concerns. Guest: Dr. Dave Sidhu, Assistant professor, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary and Southern Alberta medical lead for transfusion and transplant medicine
How can Canadian workplaces better address the burnout problem Guest: Dr. Michael Leiter, an organizational psychologist and consultant, co-author of “The Burnout Challenge”
Guest: Richard Lachman, an associate professor at Toronto Metropolitan University who studies digital content
Guest: Dr. Dave Sidhu, Assistant professor, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary and Southern Alberta medical lead for transfusion and transplant medicine
Guest: Dr. Michael Leiter, an organizational psychologist and consultant, co-author of “The Burnout Challenge”
Former Ottawa police chief denies looking for a scapegoat as convoy protests spiralled out of control Guest: Luke LeBrun, editor, Press Progress
The Halloween Scare That Won’t Go Away Guest: Joel Best, professor of sociology and criminal justice, University of Delaware and author of Social Problems and Flavour of the Month: Why smart people fall for fads
Man charged in Pelosi home attack allegedly told police he wanted to hold Nancy Pelosi hostage Guest: Wendy Via, co-founder and president, Global Project Against Hate and Extremism
New briefing warns of staffing crisis in the canadian military Guest: Richard Shimooka, Senior Fellow at the Macdonald Laurier Institute
Guest: Joel Best, professor of sociology and criminal justice, University of Delaware and author of Social Problems and Flavour of the Month: Why smart people fall for fads
The B.C. government says no to supporting the Indigenous-led Vancouver 2030 Olympic bid - why history shows that’s probably the right move Guest: Andrew Zimbalist, Economist, Smith College, specializing in the economic of sports and author of Circus Maxius and RIO2016
The best movies to set a spooky mood this Halloween Guest: Kevin Martin, owner, The Lobby DVD Shop
There’s nothing scary about spending on Halloween candy this year Guest: Sylvain Charlebois, professor in food distribution and policy, and senior director of the AgriFood Analytics Lab at Dalhousie University
Census shows Canadians are losing their religion Guest: Michael Coren, an author who is ordained in the Anglican Church of Canada
Guest: Sylvain Charlebois, professor in food distribution and policy, and senior director of the AgriFood Analytics Lab at Dalhousie University
Guest: Andrew Zimbalist, Economist, Smith College, specializing in the economic of sports and author of Circus Maxius and RIO2016
Guest: Brandie Nonnecke, Founding Director, CITRIS Policy Lab, UC Berkeley, Technology and Human Rights Fellow, Carr Center for Human Rights Policy, Harvard Kennedy School
Low voter turnout in municipal elections across Canada - why is it happening and what needs to be done to get more voters to the polls? Guest: Leah Levac, an associate professor of political science at the University of Guelph
The many reasons why the Dutch don’t say sorry Guest: Saskia Maarse, intercultural speaker and trainer
A Canadian leads the Philadelphia Phillies into the World Series and into the history books Guest: Rick Corner, longtime friend of Philadelphia Phillies manager Rob Thomson
One month since Fiona: Cape Breton Guest: Amanda McDougall, Mayor, Cape Breton Regional Municipality
One month since Fiona: Newfoundland and Labrador Guest: Andrew Parsons, MHA for Burgeo-Lapoile, Minister of Industry, Energy & Technology, Government of Newfoundland & Labrador
Guest: Andrew Parsons, MHA for Burgeo-Lapoile, Minister of Industry, Energy & Technology, Government of Newfoundland & Labrador,
Guest: Leah Levac, an associate professor of political science at the University of Guelph
Immigrants and permanent residents now make up the largest share of the population in the Canada's history, are there enough services in place? Guest: John Shields, professor, politics and public administration, Toronto Metropolitan University
Why new arrivals to Canada continue to settle in smaller communities Guest: Tara Bedard, Executive Director, Waterloo Region Immigration Partnership
An ode to ginger beef: the hidden history of Chinese Canadian cuisine and the bigger story it represents Guest: Paula Tran, digital journalist, 770 CHQR and Global News Calgary
Pennsylvania’s senate debate reveals the ongoing stigma of strokes Guest: Dr. Sean Dukelow, an Associate Professor in the Department of Clinical Neuroscience at the University of Calgary and the Medical Director of Stroke Rehabilitation for the Calgary Stroke Program
Guest: Dr. Sean Dukelow, an Associate Professor in the Department of Clinical Neuroscience at the University of Calgary and the Medical Director of Stroke Rehabilitation for the Calgary Stroke Program
Guest: John Shields, professor, politics and public administration, Toronto Metropolitan University
Guest: Lawrence Greenspon, criminal defence lawyer, attorney representing Kimberly Polman
Canadian women released from camp for ISIS detainees in Syria, is Canada doing enough to repatriate suspected ISIS members and their families? Guest: Stephanie Carvin, Associate Professor of International Relations at the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs
Need a floppy disk, there’s still a company in California that recycles and sells them Guest: Tom Persky, Owner, Floppydisk.com
A look behind the scenes of hockey broadcasts with the longtime executive producer of Hockey Night in Canada Guest: John Shannon, sportscaster and producer, author of Evolve or Die: Hard-Won Lessons from a Hockey Life
Bank of Canada expected to hike interest rates again on Wednesday, how will it impact Canadians already coping with debt? Guest: Doug Hoyes, co-founder of debt counselling firm Hoyes Michalos
Guest: John Shannon, sportscaster and producer, author of Evolve or Die: Hard-Won Lessons from a Hockey Life
Guest: Alex Joske, senior analyst at the Australian Strategic Policy Insitute and author of Spies and Lies: How China’s Covert Operations Fooled the World
Guest: Mark Regev, Chair of Abba Eban Institute at Reichman University; former Senior Advisor to the Israeli Prime Minister and Israeli Ambassador to the UK
Guest: Stephanie Carvin, Associate Professor of International Relations at the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs
Canada’s competition watchdog wants to know what’s driving up grocery prices and what government can do about it Guest: Jake Edmiston, food business reporter, Financial Post
How a portrait artist uses the healing powers of her brush to people get through the grief of losing a pet Guest: Erica Eriksdotter, fine arts painter specializing in pet portraits
BC doctor specializing in emergency medicine gets set for a third trip to the frontlines in Ukraine Guest: Dr. Tracey Parnell, physician specializing in emergency medicine and expert in crisis and disaster management.
Two Canadians were kidnapped and killed by terrorists in the Philippines more than six years ago, a reporter tracked down those responsible Guest: Stewart Bell, National Online Journalist, Global News
Guest: Andrei Soldatov, Russian journalist at , co-author of the The Compatriots: The Brutal and Chaotic History of Russia’s Exiles, Émigrés, and Agents Abroad
Guest: Dr. Tracey Parnell, physician specializing in emergency medicine and expert in crisis and disaster management.
Guest: David Moscrop, columnist for The Washington Post, political commentator and researcher, author of, "Too Dumb for Democracy?
Canada’s handgun ban goes into effect today, will it work? Guest: Scott Blandford - Former police officer, assistant professor and program coordinator, Policing and Master of Public Safety Program, Wilfred Laurier University
Russia may be stepping up cyberattacks worldwide, is Canada prepared? Guest: Andrew Loschmann - Co-founder and COO, Field Effect
Warnings Ottawa’s cybersecurity bill is flawed and should be amended Guest: Chris Parsons - Senior research associate, Citizen Lab, University of Toronto
Can employees get away with bad behaviour and poor performance with greater ease because employers know they'll struggle to replace them? How do employers deal with unsatisfactory employees in a more digital work world? Guest: Alexandra Samuel - Authority on remote work and the digital workplace
Recording of RCMP meeting in the aftermath of the Nova Scotia mass shooting is finally released, does it back up allegations of political interference? Guest: Michael Scott - Lawyer, Patterson Law and represents families of the victims at Nova Scotia’s Mass Casualty Commission
Warnings Ottawa’s cybersecurity bill is flawed and should be amended Guest: Chris Parsons - Senior research associate, Citizen Lab, University of Toronto
Russia may be stepping up cyberattacks worldwide, is Canada prepared? Guest: Andrew Loschmann - Co-founder and COO, Field Effect
How do employers deal with unsatisfactory employees in a more digital work world? Guest: Alexandra Samuel - Authority on remote work and the digital workplace
Meet B.C.’s next premier: Who is David Eby and how did the race to replace John Horgan get mired in controversy? Guest: Gerald Baier - Associate political science professor at the University of British Columbia
Does it back up allegations of political interference? Guest: Michael Scott - Lawyer, Patterson Law and represents families of the victims at Nova Scotia’s Mass Casualty Commission
Canada’s handgun ban goes into effect today, will it work? Guest: Scott Blandford - Former police officer, assistant professor and program coordinator, Policing and Master of Public Safety Program, Wilfred Laurier University
UK PM Liz Truss resigns after just 44 days in office, can anyone put an end to the chaos in British politics? Guest: Jeremy Kinsman, former Canadian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom
A taxi scam in Toronto leads to a TikTok video viral worldwide Guest: Saja Kilani, acting student, Toronto Film School
Covid in Canada heading into the colder months; and Long Covid Guest: Jason Tetro, microbiologist, Host of the Super Awesome Science Show, Author of “The Germ Code” and “The Germ Files”
Canadian military investigates whether former fighter pilots are among Westerners training the Chinese air force Guest: Charles Burton, a senior fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, former Canadian diplomat in Beijing
Guest: Jason Tetro, microbiologist, Host of the Super Awesome Science Show, Author of “The Germ Code” and “The Germ Files”
Guest: Charles Burton, a senior fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, former Canadian diplomat in Beijing
Why raising interest rates even further won’t help tame inflation but could hurt Canadians Guest: Jim Stanford, an economist and director of the research institute Centre for Future Work
The Safety Dance at 40: Catching up with Men Without Hats Guest: Ivan Doroschuk, lead vocalist, Men Without Hats
What happens when you start to run out of water? After months without rain, BC’s Sunshine Coast is finding out Guest: Brian Smith, CEO, Persephone Brewery
The death in the line of duty of Burnaby RCMP Const. Shaelyn Yang, what questions need to be answered? Guest: Bruce Pitt-Payne, Retired RCMP Major Crime Investigator and Consultant
Can we do more to prepare police officers to handle mental-health related calls? Guest: Uzma Williams, Sessional Instructor, Police Studies Program, MacEwan University and co-author of Police Response to Mental Health in Canada
Guest: Phil Gurski, President/CEO, Borealis Threat and Risk Consulting, former senior strategic analyst with CSIS
Guest: Uzma Williams, Sessional Instructor, Police Studies Program, MacEwan University and co-author of Police Response to Mental Health in Canada
Guest: Jim Stanford, an economist and director of the research institute Centre for Future Work
31-year old RCMP officer Shaelyn Yang killed in the line of duty in Vancouver suburb of Burnaby Guest: Kamil Karamali, reporter/anchor, Global BC
Using Wikipedia to shine a spotlight on the accomplishments of women in science Guest: Jess Wade, research fellow, Blackett Laboratory, Imperial College London and creator of more than 1700 Wikipedia bios of women in science
Why aren’t Canadian authorities doing more to fight a spike in fraud cases and losses Guest: John Mecher, Former RCMP fraud investigator
Canadians plan to curb holiday spending this year Guest: Marty Weintraub, Partner and National Retail Practice Leader, Deloitte Canada
Guest: Jess Wade, research fellow, Blackett Laboratory, Imperial College London and creator of more than 1700 Wikipedia bios of women in science
Guest: Mike von Massow, Associate Professor, Food, Agricultural, and Resource Economics, University of Guelph
Guest host Chelsea Bird chats with Max More, Co-editor, The Transhumanist Reader, Ambassador & President Emeritus, Alcor Life Extension Foundation
A mother’s quest for justice: Dutch man sentenced to 13 years in Amanda Todd extortion case Guest: Carol Todd, Amanda’s mother and founder of the Amanda Todd Legacy Society
Looking back at when Mr. Peanut ran for mayor of Vancouver Guests: Vincent Trasov, artist and 1974 Vancouver mayoralty candidate as Mr. Peanut, and Andrew Muir, filmmaker and co-director of “Peanut for Mayor”
Three Canadian schools make the World’s Top 50 universities as global competition for the best and brightest expands Guest: Phil Baty, Chief Knowledge Officer, Times Higher Education
Anti-government protests in Iran continue to grow despite the regime’s deadly crackdown Guest: Elnaz Sarbar, Iranian women’s rights activist
Guest: Bruce Dickson, professor of political science and international affairs, George Washington University, author of Party and the People
Guests: Vincent Trasov, artist and 1974 Vancouver mayoralty candidate as Mr. Peanut, and Andrew Muir, filmmaker and co-director of “Peanut for Mayor”
Guest: Sandy Garossino, former Crown prosecutor, public affairs columnist for Canada’s National Observer.
The public inquiry investigating the use of the Emergencies Act begins today - what did we hear on day one? Guest: Ryan Tumilty, parliamentary reporter, National Post
What a recession in 2023 means for you - and how to prepare for it Guest: Kelley Keehn, financial investment expert, author of nine books on personal finance and fraud protection
An immigration backlog is forcing qualified workers to leave the country Guest: Meika Lalonde, partner, McRae Immigration Law
Rambo Tourism Guest: Brian McKinney, Visitor Centre Team Lead, Hope, Cascades & Canyons Visitor Centre and Museum
Guest: Brian McKinney, Visitor Centre Team Lead, Hope, Cascades & Canyons Visitor Centre and Museum
Guest: Kelley Keehn, financial investment expert, author of nine books on personal finance and fraud protection
What can Canadians expect to learn from inquiry into the federal government invoking the Emergencies Act Guest: Michael Kempa, associate professor of criminology, University of Ottawa
Journo Corner: former Ukrainian journalist and soldier on covering the conflict from afar Guest: Viktor Kovalenko, former Ukrainian journalist and soldier, host of the Ukraine Decoded podcast
Europe braces for energy shortages this fall and winter Guest: Adam Pankratz, lecturer, Sauder School of Business, University of British Columbia
Two officers are shot and killed north of Toronto, adding to an already tragic month for police in the province Guest: Dave Perry, CEO of Investigative Solutions Network Inc, private investigator & former Toronto police detective
Guest: Adam Pankratz, lecturer, Sauder School of Business, University of British Columbia
Guest: Viktor Kovalenko, former Ukrainian journalist and soldier, host of the Ukraine Decoded podcast
Guest: Dave Perry, CEO of Investigative Solutions Network Inc, private investigator & former Toronto police detective
Russia escalates attacks on Ukraine, is it time to provide the country with better air defense systems? Guest: Ralph Lysyshyn, former Canadian ambassador to Russia, Poland and NATO
The science behind why people have different sounding laughs? Guest: Greg Bryant, Professor and Chair Department of Communication, University of California at Los Angeles
Previewing a new season of HGTV’s Making It Home with Kortney and Kenny Guest: Kenny Brain, co-host of Making it Home with Kortney and Kenny on HGTV Canada
Hockey Canada CEO and board of directors resign - what’s next for the embattled organization? Guest: MacIntosh Ross, assistant professor, kinesiology, Western University
Tech company shows ArriveCan could have been built for a fraction of $54-million spent by the federal government Guest: Sheetal Jaitly, CEO, TribalScale
Guest: Greg Bryant, Professor and Chair Department of Communication, University of California at Los Angeles
Guest: Daniel Drache, Professor Emeritus of Political Science and Senior Scholar, York University and co-author of “Has Populism Won? The War on Liberal Democracy”
Alberta is about to have a new premier, how will the opposition NDP try to counter Danielle Smith’s plans and the UCP’s election hopes Guest: Rachel Notley, Leader of the Opposition of Alberta, leader of Alberta NDP, former premier of Alberta
How to keep misinformation off the menu when you gather this Thanksgiving Guest: Emily Vraga, associate professor in the Hubbard School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Minnesota
We’re travelling again - Time to revisit proper airplane etiquette Guest: Jacqueline Whitmore, etiquette expert, Founder, The Protocol School of Palm Beach
Dr. No turns 60: The lasting legacy of James Bond Guest: Murray Gillespie, Managing Editor, James Bond Canada
The story behind the new biography Down and out in Paradise: The Life of Anthony Bordain Guest: Charles Leerhsen, author, “Down and Out in Paradise: The Life of Anthony Bourdain”
Guest: Christine Tizzard, food stylist, author of Honest to Goodness, creator of The Zero Waste Kitchen
Guest: Emily Vraga, associate professor in the Hubbard School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Minnesota
Guest: Jacqueline Whitmore, etiquette expert, Founder, The Protocol School of Palm Beach
Guest: Charles Leerhsen, author, “Down and Out in Paradise: The Life of Anthony Bourdain”
Guest: Louise Yako, former President and CEO of the B.C. Trucking Association, Co-Chair, National Supply Chain Task Force
Guest: Rachel Notley, Leader of the Opposition of Alberta, leader of Alberta NDP, former premier of Alberta
Guest: Sylvain Charlebois, director of the Agri-Food Analytics Lab at Dalhousie University
OPEC+ announces big supply cuts in oil production, How to Make, and Keep, Friends in Adulthood & Journo Corner - Oct 5th, 2022
OPEC+ announces big supply cuts in oil production, why and what impact could that have on Canadian consumers? Guest: Rory Johnston, founder, Commodity Context
How a Vancouver concert helped launch Loretta Lynn to stardom Guest: Rob Howatson, a freelance writer based in BC and local historian
How to Make, and Keep, Friends in Adulthood Guest: Marisa G. Franco, a New York Times bestselling author, professor, and psychologist.
Journo Corner: Looking ahead to the results of the United Conservative Party leadership race on Thursday and Alberta and Ottawa fight over a weapon buyback program Guest: Dave Breakenridge, managing editor, Edmonton Journal/Edmonton Sun
Canadian businesses can charge credit card fees starting Thursday, will they? Guest: Dan Kelly, President and CEO, Canadian Federation of Independent Business
Guest: Marisa G. Franco, a New York Times bestselling author, professor, and psychologist.
Guest: Jason Gobeil, program co-ordinator for the Ohitika/Ogichidaa Warrior Men’s Program, Dakota Ojibway Child and Family Services
Guest: Hamed Esmaellion, husband and father of Flight PS752 victims and chief spokesperson for the Association of Families of Flight PS752 Victims
Hockey Canada’s board chairs face questions on handling of alleged sex assaults, Canadian kids see their grades slip in new Participaction report card & Elon Musk reverses course and offers to buy Twitter - Oct 4th, 2022
Hockey Canada’s board chairs face questions about handling of alleged sex assaults + probe reveals toxic culture within Rowing Canada Guest: Richard Powers, an associate professor who specializes in board-director training at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management & Chair of Commonwealth Sport Canada
Canadian kids and youth see their grades slip in new Participaction report card Guest: Dr. Nicholas Kuzik, Research Fellow, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario
How Joanna Griffiths followed her own path to build one of Canada’s most successful new apparel brands Guest: Joanna Griffiths, Founder and President, Knix
Elon Musk reverses course and offers to buy Twitter Guest: Dan Ives, Managing Director and Senior Equity Research Analyst covering the Technology sector at Wedbush Securities
Guest: Dmitri Alperovitch, executive Chairman at Silverado Policy Accelerator; co-founder and former CTO at CrowdStrike
Guest: Dan Ives, Managing Director and Senior Equity Research Analyst covering the Technology sector at Wedbush Securities
Guest: Richard Powers, an associate professor who specializes in board-director training at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management & Chair of Commonwealth Sport Canada
Canada imposes new sanctions on Iran and Russia, a daring rescue & the Indonesia soccer stadium crush - October 3rd, 2022
Canada imposes new sanctions on Iran and Russia, how effective will they be and how well will Ottawa enforce them? Guest: John Boscariol, head of McCarthy Tétrault’s international trade and investment law group
Daring rescue: Florida man swims 800 meters to save his mom during Hurricane Ian Guest: Johnny Lauder, Naples, Florida resident
Incumbent premier Francois Legault and Coalition Avenir Quebec steamroll to another majority in Quebec Guest: Daniel Beland, Director of the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada and a James McGill Professor in the Department of Political Science
More than 125 people are killed in Indonesia soccer stadium crush, what went wrong and how can similar tragedies be prevented? Guest: Clifford Stott, Professor of Social Psychology, Dean for Research in the Faculty of Natural Sciences, Director of the Keele Policing Academic Collaboration (KPAC), Keele University, UK
Guest: Ben McIntyre, writer-at-large The Times and Author, Prisoners of the Castle: An Epic Story of Survival and Escape from Colditz, the Nazis’ Fortress Prison
Guest: Daniel Beland, Director of the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada and a James McGill Professor in the Department of Political Science
Guest: Clifford Stott, Professor of Social Psychology, Dean for Research in the Faculty of Natural Sciences, Director of the Keele Policing Academic Collaboration (KPAC), Keele University, UK
Guest: Manuel Belan, Associate Professor, department of Political Science, McGill University
Guest: John Boscariol, head of McCarthy Tétrault’s international trade and investment law group
The long-forgotten inuit residential school survivors Guest: Lori Idlout, NDP MP for Nunavut and Residential School survivor
As Canadian colleges and universities look to hire more indigenous professors, are they doing proper due-diligence? Guest: Michelle Cyca, freelance journalist and author of the Maclean’s article “The Curious Case of Gina Adams: A “Pretendian” investigation”
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation around the country - Ontario part one Guest: Sol Mamakwa, Ontario NDP MP, Kiiwetinoong
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation around the country - Ontario part two Guest: Hank Rowlinson, Chair, Métis Nation of Ontario
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation around the country - Kahnawake (near Montreal) Guest: Wyler Diome-Montour, Mohawk Graphic Artist who created a crosswalk to commemorate Truth and Reconciliation
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation around the country - Winnipeg Guest: Michael Redhead Champagne, Indigenous Activist
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation around the country - Alberta roundtable Guests: Chief Greg Desjarlais, Chief of Frog Lake First Nations
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation around the country - Vancouver Guest: Stevie Salas, Apache guitar player, recording artist
Guests: Chief Greg Desjarlais, Chief of Frog Lake First Nations Dr. Crystal Fraser, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Native Studies, University of Alberta Paul Kuster, Calgary writer, former broadcaster and Indigenous Advocate
Guest: Wyler Diome-Montour, Mohawk Graphic Artist who created a crosswalk to commemorate Truth and Reconciliation
Guest: Celia Haig-Brown, the author of Tsqelmucwílc: The Kamloops Indian Residential School – Resistance and a Reckoning
Guest: Michelle Cyca, freelance journalist and author of the Maclean’s article “The Curious Case of Gina Adams: A “Pretendian” investigation”
Guests on the show today: Kenny Briggs, journeyman plumber living on Sanibel Island, Florida Penny Taylor, commissioner, Collier County, Florida Upmanu Lall, Hydroclimatologist and Director of the Columbia Water Center Columbia University Ellis Ross, BC Liberal MLA for Skeena Bob Rae, Canada’s Ambassador to the United Nations Rob Roach, Deputy Chief Economist, ATB Financial
Guest: Ken B. Wong, Professor of Marketing, S.J. Smith School of Business, Queen’s University
Guest: Upmanu Lall, Hydroclimatologist and Director of the Columbia Water Center Columbia University
On the show today: Ryan Truchelut, President/Chief Meteorologist, WeatherTiger Paul Henderson, forward on Team Canada in 1972 Vladislav Tretiak, goaltender, 1972 Soviet National Team and Hockey Hall of Fame inductee Rene J. Roy, editor,-in-chief, Wreckhouse Press, Port aux Basques, NL
Guest: Vladislav Tretiak, goaltender, 1972 Soviet National Team and Hockey Hall of Fame inductee
Prime Minister tours storm destruction in PEI, Creative ways to reduce single-use packaging & Author's new book is a love letter to a son lost to an overdose - Sept 27th, 2022
Prime Minister tours storm destruction in PEI and Cape Breton Guest: Amanda McDougall, Mayor of the Cape Breton Regional Municipality
Adding up the insurance costs of Fiona Guest: Amanda Dean, Vice President, Insurance Bureau of Canada
Creative ways to reduce single-use packaging Guest: Cody Irwin, Founder and CEO, ShareWares
Vancouver author’s new book is a love letter to a son lost to an overdose Guest: Tara McGuire, author of Holden, After and Before: Love Letter for a Son Lost to Overdose
New poll shows Conservatives and Pierre Poilievre with healthy lead over the Trudeau Liberals Guest: Shachi Kurl, president, Angus Reid Institute
Guest: Tara McGuire, author of Holden, After and Before: Love Letter for a Son Lost to Overdose
Guest: Charles Burton, a senior fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, former Canadian diplomat in Beijing
Atlantic Canada begins clean-up after Fiona, NASA’s DART mission & .Ottawa drops remaining COVID travel and border restrictions - Sept 26th, 2022
Atlantic Canada begins clean-up after Fiona: Port aux Basques damage Guest: Andrew Parsons, Newfoundland and Labrador’s minister of Industry, Energy and Technology, and MHA for Burgeo-La Poile.
Atlantic Canada begins clean-up after Fiona: Red Cross response Guest: Dan Bedell, Canadian Red Cross Atlantic Region
Atlantic Canada begins clean-up after Fiona: Extreme weather events Guest: Gordon McBean, Professor Emeritus, Department of Geography and Environment, Western University
NASA’s DART mission to crash a spacecraft into an asteroid is a success, what now? Guest: Dr. Betsy Congdon, DART Mission Mechanical Systems Engineer, Applied Physics Lab, Johns Hopkins University
Ottawa drops remaining COVID travel and border restrictions, were they effective? Guest: Dr. Zain Chagla, Associate Professor of Medicine Faculty of Health Science, McMaster University, Consultant Physician, St. Joseph’s Hospital
Guest: Dr. Betsy Congdon, DART Mission Mechanical Systems Engineer, Applied Physics Lab, Johns Hopkins University
Guest Kurt Huebner, professor of political science, Interim Director, Institute for European Studies, University of British Columbia
Guest: Dr. Zain Chagla, Associate Professor of Medicine Faculty of Health Science, McMaster University, Consultant Physician, St. Joseph’s Hospital
Guest: Gordon McBean, Professor Emeritus, Department of Geography and Environment, Western University
Guest: Andrew Parsons, Newfoundland and Labrador’s minister of Industry, Energy and Technology, and MHA for Burgeo-La Poile.
Bracing for Fiona, Protests in Iran over death of 22-year-old woman & Aaron Judge seeking baseball history - Sept. 23, 2022
Bracing for Fiona: The latest from Nova Scotia Guest: Ross Lord - Global National‘s Atlantic correspondent
Bracing for Fiona: Emergency Preparedness in Halifax Guest: Paul Service - Halifax Search and Rescue
Bracing for Fiona: Cape Breton Guest: Amanda McDougall, Mayor of the Cape Breton Regional Municipality
Bracing for Fiona: Prince Edward Island Guest: Basil Stewart, Mayor of Summerside
How the death in custody of a 22-year-old woman sparked a wave of protests in Iran? Guest: Jasmin Ramsey, Deputy Director, Centre for Human Rights in Iran
Aaron Judge quietly chases home run history in New York Guest: Bill Humber - Baseball historian
Is Vladimir Putin starting to lose his iron grip on power in Russia? Guest: Kathryn Stoner - Senior Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, Stanford University
Aaron Judge quietly chases home run history in New York Guest: Bill Humber - Baseball historian
How the death in custody of a 22-year-old woman sparked a wave of protests in Iran? Guest: Jasmin Ramsey, Deputy Director, Centre for Human Rights in Iran
Is Vladimir Putin starting to lose his iron grip on power in Russia? Guest: Kathryn Stoner - Senior Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, Stanford University
Can Canada be part of the solution to Europe’s energy woes? Guest: Werner Antweiler - Associate Professor, Sauder School of Business, University of British Columbia
Bracing for Fiona: Cape Breton Guest: Amanda McDougall, Mayor of the Cape Breton Regional Municipality
Bracing for Fiona: Emergency Preparedness in Halifax Guest: Paul Service - Halifax Search and Rescue
Bracing for Fiona: The latest from Nova Scotia Guest: Ross Lord - Global National‘s Atlantic correspondent
Preparing for Fiona, why are whales stranded on Australia's beaches, the surge in demand for rare coins and notes featuring Queen Elizabeth II & Russian protest over Putin's mobilization announcement - September 22nd, 2022
Atlantic Canada braces for Fiona: Where is it headed and when? Guest: Carmen Hartt, Senior Meteorologist, Environment and Climate Change Canada
Atlantic Canada braces for Fiona: How one municipality is preparing Guest: Jim Parsons, mayor of Corner Brook, Newfoundland
Why are huge numbers of whales stranded on Australia’s beaches Guest: Dr. Olaf Meynecke, Coastal and Marine Research Centre, Griffith University.
The surge in demand for rare coins and notes featuring Queen Elizabeth II Guest: Peter Hutchison, Senior Coin Specialist, Hattons of London
Russians protest over Putin’s mobilization announcement Guest: Emily Ferris, Russian expert, Royal United Services Institute
Guest: Carmen Hartt, Senior Meteorologist, Environment and Climate Change Canada and Canadian Hurricane Centre
Guest: Craig E. Jones, Associate Director, Housing Assessment Resource Tools, Peter A. Allard School of Law and doctoral student, Department of Geography, University of British Columbia
Guest: Donna Borden, an ACORN leader from Toronto who became involved with the cause after her own experience with a high-interest loan in the early 2000s
Guest: Marcus Kolga, founder of Disinfowatch.org, Senior Fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute’s Centre for Advancing Canada’s Interests Abroad
Guest Host Angela Kokott speaks with Steve Morgan, Professor at the School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia
Guest Host Angela Kokott speaks with Andrea Gunraj, Vice President of Public Engagement at the Canadian Women's Foundation
Guest Host Angela Kokott chats with Heidi Bates, Director of the dietitian practicum program in the Faculty of Agricultural, Life & Environmental Sciences at University of Alberta
Guest Host Angela Kokott chats with David Macdonald, Senior Economist at Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
Guest Host Angela Kokott talks with Colin Robertson, Fellow & Vice-President Canadian Global Affairs Institute and former Canadian diplomat
Guest Host Angela Kokott speaks with Laura Osman, federal politics reporter for the Canadian Press
Guest Host Angela Kokott speaks with John Gradek, Faculty Lecturer and Academic Program Coordinator, Supply Chain, Logistics and Integrated Aviation Management McGill University
Guest Host Angela Kokott chats with Gillian Kolla, Public health researcher and postdoctoral fellow at the Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research at the University of Victoria
Guest Host Richard Cloutier chats with Maxwell Cameron, Professor in the Department of Political Science and School of Public Policy and Global Affairs at UBC
Guest Host Richard Cloutier chats with Migel Tissera, CTO and Co-founder of Metaspectral
Guest: Philip Grindell, Founder & CEO Defuse global, former metropolitan police specialist detective and Counter Terrorist Security Coordinator
Guest: Robert Hazell, Professor of Government and the Constitution at University College London
Guest Host Richard Cloutier chats with Danny Smyth, Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police (CACP) President
Guest Host Richard Cloutier talks with Angela Mashford-Pringle, assistant professor and associate director at the Waakebiness-Bryce Institute for Indigenous Health, Dalla Lana School of Public Health at University of Toronto
Guest Host Richard Cloutier speaks with Mike McIntyre, Canadian Tennis Journalist and co-host of the Match Point Canada podcast
Guest: Chris Clarkson, British Conservative Party Member of Parliament for Heywood and Middleton.
Guest Host Richard Cloutier chats with Syed Hussan, Executive Director of Migrant Workers Alliance for Change
Guest Host Richard Cloutier chats with Mark von Schellwitz, Vice-President Restaurants Canada (Western Canada)
Guest host Richard Cloutier talks to Florian Gassner, an associate professor of Eastern and Northern European studies at the University of British Columbia
Guest host Richard Cloutier recaps Ben O’Hara-Byrne interviewing Kathy Gervais, Peter Sonnex, sisters Efe & Tsola, and Tracey Comeau with her husband Nick Mannochio
Guest Host Richard Cloutier talks with Raywat Deonandan, an epidemiologist and associate professor with the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Ottawa
North Vancouver man remembered for his valiant fight against ALS and his successful effort in raising awareness around the world Guest: Adrienne Molinski, wife of Greg Gowe
No Justice, No Freedom for Rohingya, Five Years Later Guest: Matt Smith, a human rights expert and fellow at the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.
Code Blue: Can virtual care help alleviate the stress on Canada’s emergency rooms? Guest: Dr. Sacha Bhatia, Population Health and Value Based Care Executive, Ontario
Former press secretary to Ukraine President Volodoymyr Zelenskyy shares key details leading up to Russian invasion in new book Guest: Iuliia Mendel, Former Spokesperson to Ukrainian President Volodymyr
What role will Canada play in the Queen’s funeral and surrounding events? Guest: Ralph Goodale, Canada’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom
Numerous events ahead to mark the Queen’s life and reign in London Guest: Joe Little, managing editor of Majesty magazine
Guest Host Richard Cloutier speaks with Robert W. Gray, a B.C.-based wildland fire ecologist specializing in western North American landscape fire ecology
Guest Host Richard Cloutier chats with Michael Bociurkiw, a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council and a global affairs analyst
Guest Host Richard Cloutier chats with Nicolas Kenny, professor, department of history, Simon Fraser University
Guest Host Richard Cloutier talks with Sam Routley, PhD Student, Political Science, Western University
Guest Host Richard Cloutier chats with Nigaan Sinclair, Professor & Acting Head, Dept. of Indigenous Studies, University of Manitoba
Remembering Queen Elizabeth II, Britain reacts to the death of the Queen and a new King & Will the Queen’s death push Australia to abandon the monarchy - September 9th, 2022
Remembering Queen Elizabeth II: What happens next for Canada’s 10 days of mourning and for King Charles III? Guest: Ralph Goodale, Canadian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom
Britain reacts to the death of the Queen and a new King Guest: Tom Rachman, a Canadian-British writer based in London, author of “The Imperfectionists”
Will the Queen’s death push Australia to abandon the monarchy Guest: Benjamin T. Jones, constitutional historian and senior lecturer in history at Central Queensland University
Deadman’s Curse - Canadian gold hunters search for a century-old legend Guest: Taylor Starr, cultural and environmental heritage monitor, Deadman’s Curse
The impact of the Queen’s patronage on one Toronto school Guest: Norman Gaudet, Head of School, TFS - Canada’s International School
Former Lieutenant Governor recalls gatherings with Queen Elizabeth II & King Charles III in British Columbia and at Buckingham Palace Guest: Steven Point, Chancellor of UBC, former Lieutenant Governor of BC
Will the Queen’s death push Australia to abandon the monarchy Guest: Benjamin T. Jones, constitutional historian and senior lecturer in history at Central Queensland University
How will Canadians react to a changing monarchy Guest: Peter McNally, Professor Emeritus (Retired), School of Information Studies and Director, History of McGill Project, McGill University & a self-proclaimed palace watcher
Britain reacts to the death of the Queen and a new King Guest: Tom Rachman, a Canadian-British writer based in London, author of “The Imperfectionists”
Remembering Queen Elizabeth II: What happens next for Canada’s 10 days of mourning and for King Charles III? Guest: Ralph Goodale, Canadian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom
Queen Elizabeth II passes away at the age of 96 - What happens now, The constitutional implications for Canada &The Queen’s love of Canada - September 8th, 2022
Queen Elizabeth II passes away at the age of 96 - What happens now? Guest: Patricia Treble, Independent Royal Reporting, writeroyalty.com
Queen - 2012 Diamond Jubilee Portrait Painter Guest: Phil Richards, Canadian artist who painted the Queen’s 2012 Diamond Jubilee Portrait
The constitutional implications for Canada Guest: Nathan Tidridge, historian, author and and vice president of the Institute for the Study of the Crown in Canada
The Queen’s love of Canada Guest: Keith Roy, regional coordinator, western Canada, Monarchy League of Canada
Queen - A look back at the Queen’s visit to Prince George, BC in 1994 Guest: Kathy Lewis, UNBC’s Vice-President Research and Innovation
Queen - 2012 Diamond Jubilee Portrait Painter Guest: Phil Richards, Canadian artist who painted the Queen’s 2012 Diamond Jubilee Portrait
The Queen changed with the times but always remained a symbol of stability Guest: Sarika Bose, royal watcher and lecturer of Victorian literature in the UBC department of English
The constitutional implications for Canada Guest: Nathan Tidridge, historian, author and and vice president of the Institute for the Study of the Crown in Canada
The Queen’s love of Canada Guest: Keith Roy, regional coordinator, western Canada, Monarchy League of Canada
Queen Elizabeth II passes away at the age of 96 - What happens now? Guest: Patricia Treble, Independent Royal Reporting, writeroyalty.com
How do police track and capture a mass murder suspect, Fifty years since the Canada/USSR Summit Series & Should overdose education be mandatory in schools? - September 7th, 2022
How do police track and capture a mass murder suspect Guest: Lenny DePaul, a former commander with the U.S. Marshal Fugitive Task Force and a former host of the TV show Manhunters: Fugitive Task Force
Fifty years since the Canada/USSR Summit Series Guest: Paul Henderson, former professional hockey player and member of Team Canada in 1972, Honourary Governor of Lymphoma Canada
Should overdose education be mandatory in schools? Guest: Chloe Goodison, founder NaloxHome
Should overdose education be mandatory in schools? Guest: Chloe Goodison, founder NaloxHome
Bank of Canada hikes interest rates again. Are they working and are there more hikes to come? Guest: Robert Hogue, Deputy Chief Economist, RBC
Fifty years since the Canada/USSR Summit Series Guest: Paul Henderson, former professional hockey player and member of Team Canada in 1972, Honourary Governor of Lymphoma Canada
The deadly Saskatchewan attacks will require a public inquiry to untangle Guest: David Butt, Toronto-based criminal lawyer
How do police track and capture a mass murder suspect Guest: Lenny DePaul, a former commander with the U.S. Marshal Fugitive Task Force and a former host of the TV show Manhunters: Fugitive Task Force
Saskatchewan manhunt, What’s causing Canada’s paper shortage & Code Blue - September 6th, 2022
Saskatchewan manhunt: The impact of the attack on the community Guest: Eleanore Sunchild, Cree Lawyer, owner of Sunchild Law, friend in the community of the James Smith Cree Reserve
Saskatchewan manhunt: challenges in tracking down a suspect Guest: Jim Van Allen, Private investigator and profiler, Threat & Risk Assessment Consultant, Investigative Solutions Network Inc.
What’s causing Canada’s paper shortage Guest: Sandy Douglas, publisher and editor, PrintCan Magazine
Code Blue: is there room for more private options to help fix the healthcare crisis? Guest: Dr. Jane Philpott, Dean, Health Sciences, and Director, School of Medicine, Queen’s University, former Minister of Health of Canada
UBC researchers say insulin pill to treat diabetes is one step closer to reality Guest: Anubhav Pratap-Singh, Endowed Professor in Food & Beverage Innovation at UBC and Project Lead
What’s causing Canada’s paper shortage Guest: Sandy Douglas, publisher and editor, PrintCan Magazine
Code Blue: is there room for more private options to help fix the healthcare crisis? Guest: Dr. Jane Philpott, Dean, Health Sciences, and Director, School of Medicine, Queen’s University, former Minister of Health of Canada
Number of Canadians living with dementia to reach nearly 1 million by 2030 Guest: Dr. Roger Wong, Clinical Professor, Geriatric Medicine, Faculty of Medicine University of British Columbia and National Chair, research and knowledge committee, Alzheimer’s Society of Canada
Saskatchewan manhunt: challenges in tracking down a suspect Guest: Jim Van Allen, Private investigator and profiler, Threat & Risk Assessment Consultant, Investigative Solutions Network Inc
Saskatchewan manhunt: The impact of the attack on the community Guest: Eleanore Sunchild, Cree Lawyer, owner of Sunchild Law, friend in the community of the James Smith Cree Reserve
The number of Americans crossing land borders into Canada is still low, How one Vancouver Police officer helped put a dent in bike theft & Who will be the next British Prime Minister? - September 2nd, 2022 The number of Americans crossing land borders into Canada is still low - how much is the ArriveCAN app to blame? Guest: Laurie Trautman, Director, Border Policy Research Institute, Western Washington University
How one Vancouver Police officer helped put a dent in bike theft Guest: Const. Rob Brunt, retired Vancouver Police Department Constable, formerly Canada’s only full-time bike theft detective
Pierre Poilievre promises to enact a “Plain Language Law” - does bureaucratese need policing? Guest: Cheryl Stephens, writing coach, author of Plain Language in Plain English
Who will be the next British Prime Minister and what challenges await Guest: Jeremy Kinsman, former Canadian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom
Are voters in Quebec ready to turn their backs on the PQ and the Liberals? Guest: Daniel Beland, Director, McGill Institute for the Study of Canada
How one Vancouver Police officer helped put a dent in bike theft Guest: Const. Rob Brunt, retired Vancouver Police Department Constable, formerly Canada’s only full-time bike theft detective
Why rising grocery prices should change how we think about food as a commodity Guest: Gisele Yasmeen, Senior Fellow with the University of British Columbia’s School of Public Policy, Affiliate of the Margaret A Gilliam Institute for Global Food Security at McGill University
Who will be the next British Prime Minister and what challenges await Guest: Jeremy Kinsman, former Canadian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom
The number of Americans crossing land borders into Canada is still low - how much is the ArriveCAN app to blame? Guest: Laurie Trautman, Director, Border Policy Research Institute, Western Washington University
Pierre Poilievre promises to enact a “Plain Language Law” - does bureaucratese need policing? Guest: Cheryl Stephens, writing coach, author of Plain Language in Plain English
Moderna's Omicron COVID Booster Vaccine, National Cinemas Day and toxic chemicals in several dollar store items? - September 1st, 2022
Health Canada approves Moderna’s Omicron COVID booster vaccine but it does not target the most dominant strains Guest: Dr. Zain Chagla, an infectious diseases physician and associate professor at McMaster University
Movie theatres look for a boost as they celebrate National Cinema Day with $3 tickets Guest: David A. Gross, Principal, Franchise Entertainment Research, a movie consultancy
Pakistan faces a growing humanitarian disaster as unprecedented and devastating floods displace millions of people Guest: Abdus Shakoorm, President, Alkhidmat Foundation Pakistan
A new report shows toxic chemicals in several dollar store items, how concerned should you be? Guest: Tim Gray, Executive Director, Environmental Defence
Movie theatres look for a boost as they celebrate National Cinema Day with $3 tickets Guest: David A. Gross, Principal, Franchise Entertainment Research, a movie consultancy
Pakistan faces a growing humanitarian disaster as unprecedented and devastating floods displace millions of people Guest: Abdus Shakoorm, President, Alkhidmat Foundation Pakistan
Watch what you post online: B.C. man's negative reviews on Google, Yelp cost him $90,000 in defamation case Guest: Karin Eltis, professor, Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa
A new report shows toxic chemicals in several dollar store items, how concerned should you be? Guest: Tim Gray, Executive Director, Environmental Defence
Is Ottawa's new 'luxury tax' on pricey cars, planes and boats more trouble than its worth? And do so-called soda taxes work? Guest: Don Drummond, Stauffer-Dunning Fellow and Adjunct Professor, School of Policy Studies, Queen's University
Health Canada approves Moderna’s Omicron COVID booster vaccine but it does not target the most dominant strains Guest: Dr. Zain Chagla, an infectious diseases physician and associate professor at McMaster University
Former Prime Minister Brian Mulroney pays tribute to Mikhail Gorbachev, How bright is the future for transparent solar panels & International Overdose Awareness Day - August 31st, 2022
Former Prime Minister Brian Mulroney pays tribute to Mikhail Gorbachev Guest: Brian Mulroney, former Canadian Prime Minister
How bright is the future for transparent solar panels? Guest: Andreas Athienitis, Professor, Dept. of Building, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Concordia University, Director, Concordia Centre for Zero Energy Building Studies
Grief counselor and author shares inspirational quotes and advice from those in the final stages of life Guest: Sarah Kroenke, grief counselor, Co-Founder and Executive Director, The Grief Club of Minnesota, author of Words to Live By
Medicine Hat mom honours her son and rallies the community on International Overdose Awareness Day Guest: Kym Porter, Moms Stop The Harm and Medicine Hat Drug Coalition
Grief counselor and author shares inspirational quotes and advice from those in the final stages of life Guest: Sarah Kroenke, grief counselor, Co-Founder and Executive Director, The Grief Club of Minnesota, author of Words to Live By
How bright is the future for transparent solar panels? Guest: Andreas Athienitis, Professor, Dept. of Building, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Concordia University, Director, Concordia Centre for Zero Energy Building Studie
Ottawa is urged to put warning labels on alcohol due to health risks Guest: Dr. Tim Stockwell, Professor, Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research, University of Victoria
Medicine Hat mom honours her son and rallies the community on International Overdose Awareness Day Guest: Kym Porter, Moms Stop The Harm and Medicine Hat Drug Coalition
Journo corner: Alberta’s big budget surplus, the final UCP leadership debate, and Chrystia Freeland addresses verbal abuse incident on visit to Calgary Guest: Dave Breakenridge, managing editor, Edmonton Journal/Edmonton Sun
Former Prime Minister Brian Mulroney pays tribute to Mikhail Gorbachev Guest: Brian Mulroney, former Canadian Prime Minister
Looking at life and legacy of the last Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, Science explains why we often have “eureka” moments while doing routine things & Code Blue - August 30th, 2022
Looking at life and legacy of the last Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev Guest: David Marples, Distinguished University Professor of Russian and East European History, University of Alberta
Science explains why we often have “eureka” moments while doing routine things Guest: Kalina Christoff, Professor of Psychology at the University of British Columbia
Code Blue: New ideas on how to fix Canada’s health care crisis from the first indeginous president of the Canadian Medical Association Guest: Dr. Alika Lafontaine, President, Canadian Medical Association
RCMP investigating verbal attack on Chrystia Freeland in Alberta as Calgary’s mayor calls for more action on harassment and intimidation Guest: Jyoti Gondek, Calgary Mayor
Science explains why we often have “eureka” moments while doing routine things Guest: Kalina Christoff, Professor of Psychology at the University of British Columbia
The increasing importance of the emotionally strong leader in the workplace Guest: Carolyn Stern, Emotional Intelligence trainer based in Vancouver, author of the The Emotionally Strong leader
Code Blue: New ideas on how to fix Canada’s health care crisis from the first indeginous president of the Canadian Medical Association Guest: Dr. Alika Lafontaine, President, Canadian Medical Association
With the healthcare system in crisis, why is Ontario shutting down a key independent COVID advisory group? Guest: Dr. Fahad Razak, scientific director of the Ontario COVID-19 Science AdvisoryTable, an internist and epidemiologist at St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health
RCMP investigating verbal attack on Chrystia Freeland in Alberta as Calgary’s mayor calls for more action on harassment and intimidation Guest: Jyoti Gondek, Calgary Mayor
Looking at life and legacy of the last Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev Guest: David Marples, Distinguished University Professor of Russian and East European History, University of Alberta
Princess Diana’s longtime personal secretary on her life and legacy, A Canadian street takes top spot in a ranking of the world’s 33 coolest & TikTok videos are raising awareness about accessibility in public places
25-years after her death, Princess Diana’s longtime personal secretary on her life and legacy Guest: Patrick Jephson, Princess Diana’s former chief of staff and personal secretary
A Canadian street takes top spot in a ranking of the world’s 33 coolest Guest: Laura Osborne, editor, Time Out Canada
How a Toronto woman’s popular TikTok videos are raising awareness about accessibility in public places Guest: Taylor Lindsay-Noel, Toronto entrepreneur, founder of Cup of Té, an organic loose leaf tea company
Verbal abuse of Chrystia Freeland sparks debate on how to tackle the harassment and intimidation of politicians Guest: Lisa Raitt, Former Conservative cabinet minister
A Canadian street takes top spot in a ranking of the world’s 33 coolest Guest: Laura Osborne, editor, Time Out Canada
Why companies struggle to handle the fallout from unpopular HR decisions Guest: Howard Levitt, employment lawyer, senior partner of Levitt Sheikh, employment and labour lawyers, author of six books including the Law of Dismissal in Canada
How a Toronto woman’s popular TikTok videos are raising awareness about accessibility in public places Guest: Taylor Lindsay-Noel, Toronto entrepreneur, founder of Cup of Té, an organic loose leaf tea company
What are Canadians angry about? New rage Index monitors the mood of the nation Guest: Dan Arnold, Chief Strategy Officer, Pollara Strategic Insights
Verbal abuse of Chrystia Freeland sparks debate on how to tackle the harassment and intimidation of politicians Guest: Lisa Raitt, Former Conservative cabinet minister
25-years after her death, Princess Diana’s longtime personal secretary on her life and legacy Guest: Patrick Jephson, Princess Diana’s former chief of staff and personal secretary
Canada will play an important role in NASA’s Artemis Moon Mission, Doppelgangers & Back to school - August 26th, 2022
Canada will play an important role in NASA’s Artemis Moon Mission Guest: Aaron Boley, Associate Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy at UBC and Canada Research Chair in Planetary Astronomy
Doppelgangers: The inspiration behind a Canadian photographer’s “i’m not a look-alike”series Guest: Francois Brunnelle, photographer
Back to school: High rents and low availability have students scrambling to find affordable housing Guest: Mark Taylor, director of accounts, Places4Students Inc
The importance of foreign students to Canadian universities and how their population is changing Guest: Craig Riggs, editor, ICEF Monitor
Back to school: High rents and low availability have students scrambling to find affordable housing Guest: Mark Taylor, director of accounts, Places4Students Inc
Doppelgangers: The inspiration behind a Canadian photographer’s “i’m not a look-alike”series Guest: Francois Brunnelle, photographer
Suddenly big brands are rushing to “go grey” Guest: Joanne McNeish, associate professor of marketing, Toronto Metropolitan University.
The police response was in the spotlight at the Nova Scotia mass shooting inquiry this week, what did we learn? Guest: Adam Rodgers, Nova Scotia lawyer
Canada will play an important role in NASA’s Artemis Moon Mission Guest: Aaron Boley, Associate Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy at UBC and Canada Research Chair in Planetary Astronomy
Why is NATO’s Secretary General making the first ever visit to the Canadian Arctic? Guest: Rob Huebert, associate professor of Political Science, University of Calgary Sounds of outer space: Meet the Canadian who helped decipher the noises a black hole makes Guest: Matt Russo, astrophysicist, musician, and sonification specialist who teaches physics at the University of Toronto. Back to School: COVID concerns heading into a new school year Guest: Jennifer Heighton, teacher and co-founder of Safe Schools Coalition BC The phenomenon of “slow quitting” hits Canadian workplaces Guest: Alexandra Samuel, an authority on remote work and the digital workplace Canada is hoarding resources and why allies are taking notice Guest: Heather Exner-Pirot, Senior Fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute
Guest: Matt Russo, astrophysicist, musician, and sonification specialist who teaches physics at the University of Toronto.
Ukraine six months after Russia’s Invasion: How are Ukrainians settling in to life in Canada Guest: Anzhelika Teterych and Vadym Demishev, Ukrainian couple who fled Mariupol for Calgary Ukraine six months after Russia’s Invasion: Is Canada doing enough? Guest: Michael Bociurkiw, Global Affairs Analyst and Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council The mystery of the famed Winston Churchill portrait stolen from an Ottawa hotel Guest: Jerry Fielder, Director, Estate of Yousuf Karsh Back to school: why sleep should be a mental health priority for students Guest: Margaret Eaton, CEO, Canadian Mental Health Association
Ukraine Independence Day, what’s behind the surge in ER closures this summer & Back to school - August 23rd, 2022
Ukraine Independence Day: Reflecting on six months of war with Russia Guest: Alexander Lanoszka, Assistant professor, University of Waterloo and author of “Military Alliances in the Twenty-First Century”
Ukraine Independence Day: What does Ukraine need to win? Guest: Kira Rudik, Member of Ukrainian Parliament, Leader of political party Golos
Ukraine Independence Day: where are those who fled Ukraine now? Guest: Svitlana Prystupa, Kharkiv resident now living in the UK
Code Blue: what’s behind the surge in ER closures this summer and what can be done about it Guest: Dr. Alan Drummond, an emergency room physician, Chair of Public Affairs for the Canadian Federation of Emergency Physicians
Back to school: What kind of teacher shortage does Canada face? Guest: Allyson Jule, Chair of the Association of the BC Deans of Education, executive for the Association of Canadian Deans of Education.
Guest: Allyson Jule, Chair of the Association of the BC Deans of Education, executive for the Association of Canadian Deans of Education
Guest: Dr. Alan Drummond, an emergency room physician, Chair of Public Affairs for the Canadian Federation of Emergency Physicians
Guest: Alexander Lanoszka, Assistant professor, University of Waterloo and author of “Military Alliances in the Twenty-First Century”
New survey shows more than half of Canadians can’t keep up with cost of living, BC’s Harbour Air reaches milestone in its quest to electrify its seaplane fleet & Back to school - August 22nd, 2022
New survey shows more than half of Canadians can’t keep up with cost of living Guest: Shachi Kurl, President of the Angus Reid Institute
Canada’s largest private sector union has a new leader as the battle over inflation and wages heats up Guest: Lana Payne, national president, UNIFOR
BC’s Harbour Air reaches milestone in its quest to electrify its seaplane fleet Guest: Shawn Braiden, vice president of maintenance, Erika Holz engineering and quality manager, Harbour Air.
Back to school: Tips on beating inflation Guest: Alyson Schafer, parenting expert
Guests: Shawn Braiden, vice president of maintenance, Erika Holz engineering and quality manager, Harbour Air.
No soft landing for the federal transport minister as he blames the pandemic for Canadian airport and airline chaos this summer Guest: Duncan Dee, former chief operating officer at Air Canada Energy tops the agenda as the German chancellor makes a rare visit to Canada Guest: Christian Leuprecht, Professor, Political Studies at the Royal Military College of Canada and Queen's University 3D models show the massive shark called megalodon was faster, fiercer than we thought Guest: Jack Cooper, PhD candidate, University of Swansea The Colorado River crisis leads to more water restrictions, why should Canadians be concerned? Guest: Jack Schmidt, a watershed scientist at Utah State University Can an Apple security flaw allow hackers to fully control your Apple devices? Should the ArriveCan app be canned? Guest: Carmi Levy, technology analyst & journalist
Looking into the LEGO Group as it celebrates its 90th birthday Guest: Mike Moynihan, Senior Vice President of Global Brand, Marketing, Insights and Partnerships for The Lego Group
3D models show the massive shark called megalodon was faster, fiercer than we thought Guest: Jack Cooper, PhD candidate, University of Swansea
The Colorado River crisis leads to more water restrictions, why should Canadians be concerned? Guest: Jack Schmidt, a watershed scientist at Utah State University
Can an Apple security flaw allow hackers to fully control your Apple devices? Should the ArriveCan app be canned? Guest: Carmi Levy, technology analyst & journalist
Energy tops the agenda as the German chancellor makes a rare visit to Canada Guest: Christian Leuprecht, Professor, Political Studies at the Royal Military College of Canada and Queen's University
No soft landing for the federal transport minister as he blames the pandemic for Canadian airport and airline chaos this summer Guest: Duncan Dee, former chief operating officer at Air Canada
What is causing a nationwide shortage of children’s cold and flu medicine? Guest: Justin Bates, CEO, Ontario Pharmacists Association How scientists plan to resurrect the Tasmanian tiger 90 years after their extinction Guest: Andrew Pask, Professor of Biosciences, University of Melbourne Do all variants of the COVID-19 virus have a common “weak spot”? Guest: Dr. Sriram Subramaniam, a professor at UBC’s Faculty of Medicine Women in Scotland now have a legal right to free menstrual products, should Canada follow suit? Guest: Danielle Kaftarian, Operations Manager, The Period Purse
How scientists plan to resurrect the Tasmanian tiger 90 years after extinction Guest: Andrew Pask, professor of biosciences, University of Melbourne
The view from Dieppe as Canada marks 80 years since the deadliest day in our military history Guest: David O’Keefe, author, historian, professor of history at Marianopolis College
Do all variants of the COVID virus have a common “weak spot”? Guest: Dr. Sriram Subramaniam, a professor at UBC’s faculty of medicine
The pope rejects a church investigation into Cardinal Ouellet’s alleged misconduct, was the preliminary inquiry handled properly? Guest: Emma Anderson, a religious studies professor at the University of Ottawa
Companies are also starting to offer free menstrual products to staff Guest: Josie Jones, Director of Sales, Aunt Flow
Women in Scotland now have a legal right to free menstrual products, should Canada follow suit? Guest: Danielle Kaftarian, Operations Manager, The Period Purse
What is causing a nationwide shortage of children’s cold and flu medicine? Guest: Justin Bates, CEO, Ontario Pharmacists Association
Assisted dying offer puts Veterans Affairs’ mental health supports in doubt Guest: Phil Ralph, Director of health services, Wounded Warriors The pluses and problems with current rules on medical assistance in dying in Canada Guest: Kerry Bowman, Bioethicist and Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Toronto Will the retail resurrection for the Zellers brand work? Guest: Bruce Winder, Retail analyst and author of “RETAIL Before, During & After COVID-19 One year since the fall of Kabul: A new initiative tries to bring Afghan women’s stories and voices from out of the shadows Guest: Zahra Nader, Afghan-Canadian Journalist, editor-in-chief of the Zan Times and and PhD student at York University
Did Russian embassy staff deface a symbol of Ukrainian resistance on public property outside their embassy in Ottawa? Guest: Peter O'Neil, former Vancouver Sun report and Ottawa speechwriter
One year since the fall of Kabul: A new initiative tries to bring Afghan women’s stories and voices from out of the shadows Guest: Zahra Nader, Afghan-Canadian Journalist, editor-in-chief of the Zan Times and and PhD student at York University
Journo Corner: Jas Johal on Afghanistan one year after the fall of Kabul Guest: Jas Johal, host of The Jas Johal Show on News Talk 980 CKNW
Will the retail resurrection for the Zellers brand work? Guest: Bruce Winder, Retail analyst and author of “RETAIL Before, During & After COVID-19
The pluses and problems with current rules on medical assistance in dying in Canada Guest: Kerry Bowman, Bioethicist and Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Toronto
Assisted dying offer puts Veterans Affairs’ mental health supports in doubt Guest: Phil Ralph, Director of health services, Wounded Warriors
How does the newest Stats Canada report on inflation affect consumers Guest: Amy Peng, Associate Professor, Department of Economics, Toronto Metropolitan University
Postcard project honours Canadian soldiers on 80th anniversary of Dieppe Raid Guest: Alex Fitzgerald-Black, Executive Director, Juno Beach Centre Association
India marks 75 years since independence Guest: Neilesh Bose, Associate Professor and Canada Research Chair, Global and Comparative History, University of Victoria
U.S. Inflation Reduction Act provides opportunities for Canada Guest: Mark Agnew, Senior Vice President, Policy and Government Relations at the Canadian Chamber of Commerce
Guest: Neilesh Bose, Associate Professor and Canada Research Chair, Global and Comparative History, University of Victoria
Guest: Mark Agnew, Senior Vice President, Policy and Government Relations at the Canadian Chamber of Commerce
Guest: Amy Peng, Associate Professor, Department of Economics, Toronto Metropolitan University
Bob Rae, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Canada to the United Nations David Lavery, president and founder of Raven Rae Consultancy Services Blake Morgan, Author, Senior Contributor at Forbes
Guest: Bob Rae, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Canada to the United Nations
Is inflation ending, One year since the fall of Kabul & Is the federal government on track to meet its two billion trees pledge? Is inflation ending? Also - the BoC tweets a thread attempting to explain monetary policy
Is inflation ending? Also - the BoC tweets a thread attempting to explain monetary policy Guest: Jean-Paul Lam, former Assistant Chief Economist and a Principal Researcher at the Bank of Canada, associate professor of economics, University of Waterloo
One year since the fall of Kabul: Life under Taliban rule Guest: Graeme Smith, Senior Consultant, Afghanistan, International Crisis Group
One year since the fall of Kabul: Afghan military lawyers who worked with Canada still stranded in Afghanistan Guest: Maj. Cory Moore, former Canadian Forces military legal officer and Tamar Boghassian, immigration lawyer
Is the federal government on track to meet its two billion trees pledge? Guest: Daimen Hardie, executive director, Community Forests International,
Guest: Maj. Cory Moore, former Canadian Forces military legal officer and Tamar Boghassian, immigration lawyer
Guest: Tom Oommen, chief compliance and enforcement officer of the Canadian Transportation Agency
Guest: Jean-Paul Lam, former Assistant Chief Economist and a Principal Researcher at the Bank of Canada, associate professor of economics, University of Waterloo
Cabinet documents reveal Trudeau government was told of ‘potential for a breakthrough’ with protesters a day before it used Emergencies Act, The legacy of Serena Williams & Canada’s housing crisis is getting worse - August 11th, 2022
Cabinet documents reveal Trudeau government was told of ‘potential for a breakthrough’ with protesters a day before it used Emergencies Act Guest: Michael Kempa, Associate Professor, Criminology, University of Ottawa
The legacy of Serena Williams with her final elimination from a Canadian tennis tournament Guest: Joe Wood, Director of Player Development, Tennis BC
Researcher hopes trove of rare residential school photos can help identify missing children Guest: Raymond Frogner, head of archives, National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation
Canada’s housing crisis is getting worse. Taxing million-dollar-home owners can help. Guest: Paul Kershaw, professor, UBC School of Population and Public Health and founder of Generation Squeeze.
Guest: Paul Kershaw, professor, UBC School of Population and Public Health and founder of Generation Squeeze
Nurses doing more OT than ever, Hootsuite layoffs and what lies ahead for Canada’s tech industry & Remembering Oilers superfan Ben Stelter - August `10th, 2022 Nurses doing more OT than ever - is it driving them out of the profession? Guest: Sylvain Brousseau, head of the Canadian Nurses Association
An Edmonton mother helps fight the opioid and overdose crisis Guest: Angie Staines, founder, 4B Harm Reduction Society
Remembering Oilers superfan Ben Stelter and the huge impact the six-year old had on his team and his community Guest: Reid Wilkins, host, Inside Sports on 630 CHED
Hootsuite layoffs and what lies ahead for Canada’s tech industry Guest: Ritesh Kotak, Cybersecurity and technology analyst
Guest: Elaine Chin, founder of the Executive Health Centre, author of Welcome Back! How to Reboot Your Physical and Mental Well-Being for a Post-Pandemic World.
The state of emergency rooms in Canada, a new documentary explores the life of Diana, Princess of Wales & Did Humans arrive on North America much earlier than previously thought - August 9th, 2022
The state of emergency rooms in Canada Guest: Dr. Katharine Smart, President, Canadian Medical Association
25 years after her death, a new documentary explores the life of Diana, Princess of Wales. Guest: Ed Perkins, director, The Princess
How effective were travel restrictions at reducing COVID-19 cases in Canada? Guest: Angela McLaughlin, PhD candidate, department of Bioinformatics, UBC
Did Humans arrive on North America much earlier than previously thought Guest: Tim Rowe, paleontologist, University of Texas at Austin
Guest: Thomas Schwartz, Distinguished Professor of History; Professor of Political Science, Vanderbilt University
Amanda Todd trial, Olivia Newton-John’s legacy & New study shows COVID-19 almost certainly didn’t come from a lab leak - August 8th, 2022
Amanda Todd trial: guilty verdict on five charges for Aydin Coban Guest: Carol Todd, Amanda’s mother and founder of the Amanda Todd Legacy Society
Top scientist admits 'space telescope image' was actually a slice of chorizo Guest: Tim Caulfield, Professor of health law & science policy, University of Alberta
Olivia Newton-John’s legacy on music & film Guest: Eric Alper, publicist and music commentator
New study shows COVID-19 almost certainly didn’t come from a lab leak Guest: Michael Worobey, professor and head of the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Arizona.
Guest: Michael Worobey, professor and head of the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Arizona.
Guest: Gordon Houlden, Director Emeritus of the China Institute and Professor of Political Science, University of Alberta.
Canada to temporarily ban import of handguns: Good policy or just politics? Guest: Irvin Waller, Professor of Criminology at University of Ottawa & Author of The Science and Secrets of Ending Violent Crime
Mattel’s turnaround breathes new life into Barbie and Hot Wheels Guest: James Zahn, deputy editor of The Toy Book.
Live music is back and so is anger over the way concert tickets are sold Guest: Pascal Courty, professor of economics, University of Victoria
Employers struggle as unemployment rate remains at record low Guest: Mike Shekhtman, Regional Director, Robert Half Canada.
The family of a 13-year old girl found dead in a Vancouver apartment one year after she went missing still searches for answers Guest: Olivia Louie, relative of Noelle O’Soup
Guest: Irvin Waller, Professor of Criminology at University of Ottawa & Author of The Science and Secrets of Ending Violent Crime
Canada joins with Britain to resume training Ukrainian soldiers Guest: Stephen Saideman, Paterson Chair in International Affairs, Carleton University and Director, Canadian Defence and Security Network.
A Montrealer becomes North American Scrabble champion Guest: Michael Fagen, North American Scrabble champion
Conflict, climate change and the war in Ukraine push South Sudan further into crisis Guest: Marwa Awad, World Food Programme representative in South Sudan
Where is the Conservative leadership race headed after last night’s final debate? Guest: John Ibbitson, Writer at large at The Globe and Mail
July sees a big jump in reported cases of online sextortion, Guest: Stephen Sauer, director of Cybertip.ca.
Guest: Taryn Barker, Owner of The Little Butcher in Port Moody & Team Canada Butchers Member
Guest: Stephen Saideman, Paterson Chair in International Affairs, Carleton University and Director, Canadian Defence and Security Network
B.C. woman takes out newspaper ad in desperate search for a family doctor, Death Dates for Electronics & Journo Corner - August 3rd, 2022
B.C. woman takes out newspaper ad in desperate search for a family doctor Guest: Janet Mort, Educator and Order of B.C. recipient
Death Dates for Electronics and why its bad for consumers and the environment Guest: Kyle Wiens, CEO of iFixit
Journo Corner: Brandi Morin on covering the Pope’s visit to Canada and the inspiration for her new memoir Guest: Brandi Morin, Freelance Journalist & Author of Our Voice of Fire
Clayton Ruby’s legacy and the landmark case of Michelle Douglas Guest: Michelle Douglas, LGBTQ activist and advocate
What is the purpose of Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan, How to get a good night’s sleep during a heatwave & What does Russia’s new naval doctrine mean for Canada in the Arctic - August 2nd, 2022
What is the purpose of Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan Guest: Charles Burton, Senior Fellow specializing in China and Canada-China relations, Macdonald-Laurier Institute
How to get a good night’s sleep during a heatwave Guest: Dr. Mohammed Rishi, specializes in Pulmonary Medicine, Critical Care Medicine and Sleep Disorders, Indiiana University Physicians
Canada’s ban of the import of dogs from more than 100 countries could have deadly consequences Guest: Camille Labchuk, Executive Director, Animal Justice
What does Russia’s new naval doctrine mean for Canada in the Arctic Guest: Rob Huebert, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Calgary.
Guest: Dr. Mohammed Rishi, specializes in Pulmonary Medicine, Critical Care Medicine and Sleep Disorders, Indiiana University Physicians
Guest: Charles Burton, Senior Fellow specializing in China and Canada-China relations, Macdonald-Laurier Institute.
How fast is Monkeypox spreading and what can be done about it, The best magicians in the world gather in Canada for the first time, A look at the life and legacy of The Beachcombers actor Pat John & Researchers discover whale sharks are the world’s largest omnivores - July 28th, 2022
How fast is Monkeypox spreading and what can be done about it
Guest: Jason Tetro, Host of the Super Awesome Science Show
The best magicians in the world gather in Canada for the first time
Guest: Greg Frewin, Canadian magician and winner of the 1994 FISM World Championships of Magic
A look at the life and legacy of The Beachcombers actor Pat John
Guest: Jackson Davies, Canadian actor and Pat John’s Beachcombers co-star
Researchers discover whale sharks are the world’s largest omnivores
Guest: Dr. Mark Meekan, Senior Principal Research Scientist, Australian Institute of Marine Science, The University of Western Australia
Guest: Angela Brennan, research associate at the UBC Institute for Resources, Environment, and Sustainability
Guest: Dr Mark Meekan, Senior Principal Research Scientist, Australian Institute of Marine Science, The University of Western Australia
Guest: Greg Frewin, Canadian magician and winner of the 1994 FISM World Championships of Magic
Guest: Laila Goodridge, Conservative MP for Fort McMurray-Cold Lake and CPC Social Development Critic
Hockey Canada executives on the hotseat at parliamentary hearing, How a Canadian claiming on social media to be on the frontlines in Ukraine was unmasked, Actually, the Russian Economy Is Imploding & Journo corner - July 27th, 2022
Hockey Canada executives on the hotseat at parliamentary hearing
Guest: Kristi Allain, Associate Professor of Sociology and the Canada Research Chair in Physical Culture and Social Life at St. Thomas University
How a Canadian claiming on social media to be on the frontlines in Ukraine was unmasked
Guest: Leo Schwartz, journalist, Rest of the World
Actually, the Russian Economy Is Imploding
Guests: Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, the Lester Crown professor in management practice and a senior associate dean at the Yale School of Management, Steven Tian, director of research at the Yale Chief Executive Leadership Institute.
Journo corner: Why is Shopify in trouble and how many other tech companies are in the same situation?
Guest: Murad Hemmadi, Reporter for The Logic
Guests: Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, the Lester Crown professor in management practice and a senior associate dean at the Yale School of Management & Steven Tian, director of research at the Yale Chief Executive Leadership Institute.
Guest: Kristi Allain, Associate Professor of Sociology and the Canada Research Chair in Physical Culture and Social Life at St. Thomas University
Guest: Dan Geller and Dayna Goldfine, directors of HALLELUJAH: Leonard Cohen, A Journey, A Song
Guest: Mark McGowan, Professor of History and Celtic Studies, St. Michael’s College, University of Toronto
Guest host Richard Cloutier talks with Rob Gordon, Professor of Criminology at Simon Fraser University
Guest host Richard Cloutier chats with Scotty Greenwood, CEO of the Canadian American Business Council.
Guest host Richard Cloutier chats with Jenson Leung, Employment & Disability Lawyer at Samfiru Tumarkin
Guest host Richard Cloutier talks with Ry Moran, Associate University Librarian - Reconciliation at University of Victoria
Guest host Richard Cloutier talks with Peter Edwards, Toronto Star organized crime reporter and author of 10 books on organized crime
Guest host Richard Cloutier chats with Shaun Vincent. Creative director of Vincent Design
Guest host Richard Cloutier chats with Ann Pegoraro, Lang Chair in Sport Management at the University of Guelph
Guest host Richard Cloutier talks with Gisele Yasmeen, Senior Fellow, School of Public Policy and Global Affairs, University of British Columbia
Guest host Richard Cloutier chats with Paul Krismer. Happiness coach and author of Whole Person Happiness: How to be Well in Body, Mind & Spirit
Guest host Richard Cloutier chats with Shelby LaFramboise, director of Indigenous initiatives and an assistant professor
Guest host Richard Cloutier talks with Florian Gassner, UBC Associate Professor, Department of Central, Eastern and Northern European Studies
Guest host Richard Cloutier talks with Natasha Tusikov, Assistant Professor at York University & Author of Chokepoints: Global Private Regulation on the Internet
Guest host Richard Cloutier chats with Carol Pasternak, author, How to Raise Monarch Butterflies A Step by Step Guide for Kids
Guest host Richard Cloutier talks with Karl Moore, Airline Industry Analyst and professor at McGill University.
Guest host Richard Cloutier chats with Edward Slingerland, Professor of Philosophy at UBC
Guest host Richard Cloutier chats with Corey Ranger, President of the Harm Reduction Nurses Association & Karen Ward, drug policy consultant with City of Vancouver
Guest host Richard Cloutier chats with Kathy Powelson, Founder & Executive Director of Paws for hope
Guest host Richard Cloutier chats with Dr. Runa Das, energy & sustainability expert, an Associate Professor at Royal Roads University in Victoria
Guest host Richard Cloutier chats with Isha Chaudhuri, Public Affairs Consultant, at Hill+Knowlton Strategies
Guest host Richard Cloutier chats with Greg Gilhooly, Lawyer and Graham James Assault Survivor, Author of "I Am Nobody: Confronting the Sexually Abusive Coach Who Stole My Life"
Guest host Richard Cloutier chats with Raywat Deonandan, Global Health Epidemiologist and Associate Professor with the Interdisciplinary School of Health Sciences at University of Ottawa
Guest Host Richard Cloutier chats with Slavo Cech, Edmonton metal artist, sculptor and owner of Metal Urges
Guest host Richard Cloutier chats with Dale Miller, Executive Director of Lifesaving Society B.C. and Yukon Branch
Guest host Richard Cloutier chats with Adam Rysanek, assistant professor of environmental systems in the University of British Columbia’s school of architecture
Guest host Richard Cloutier chats with Jay Kana, who has been reviewing cars for nearly a decade and writes for Driving.ca. Check out Modern Motoring on YouTube for his car reviews.
Guest host Richard Cloutier chats with Dr. Makini McGuire-Brown, Doctor from Trinidad & Tobago
New Lytton wildfire continues to spread bringing back difficult memories, The growing threat of space junk plummeting to earth, The UN estimates the world’s population will hit eight billion this Fall & Ottawa under fire for closing special immigration program for Afghans - July 15th, 2022
New Lytton wildfire continues to spread bringing back difficult memories
Guest: John Haugen, Deputy Chief, Lytton First Nation
The growing threat of space junk plummeting to earth
Guest: Michael Byers, University of British Columbia
The UN estimates the world’s population will hit eight billion this Fall
Guest: Dr. Thoai Ngo, Epidemiologist and Director of the Social and Behavioral Science Research Department, Population Council
Ottawa under fire for closing special immigration program for Afghans
Guest: Lauryn Oates, Executive Director, Canadian Women for Women in Afghanistan.
Guest: Dr. Thoai Ngo, Epidemiologist and Director of the Social and Behavioral Science Research Department, Population Council
Health Canada approves first COVID vaccine for kids under five, Why pickleball is both popular and polarizing, Renters will also feel the impact of the Bank of Canada interest rate hike & Man acquitted in Air India bombing case is murdered in Vancouver - July 14th, 2022
Health Canada approves first COVID vaccine for kids under five
Guest: Dr. Raywat Deonandan, Epidemiologist & Associate Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ottawa
Why pickleball is both popular and polarizing
Guest: Walter Knecht, President, Pickleball BC
Renters will also feel the impact of the Bank of Canada interest rate hike
Guest: Paul Danison, content director, Rentals.ca
Man acquitted in Air India bombing case is murdered in Vancouver Guest: Kim Bolan, Crime Reporter, Vancouver Sun
Guest: Taylor MacDonald, Fire Information Officer, Kamloops Fire Centre, BC Wildfire Service
Guest: Michael Chong, Conservative foreign affairs critics and Member of Parliament for Wellington-Halton Hil
Guest: Roman Waschuk, Ukraine Business Ombudsman and former Canadian Ambassador to Ukraine.
Guest: Dr. Raywat Deonandan, Epidemiologist & Associate Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ottawa
Bank of Canada hikes key interest rate by full percentage point in surprise move, How politics leanings may determine views of free speech in Canada, Protests drive Sri Lanka’s President out of the country & Are grocery store chains may be profiting from inflation? - July 13th, 2022
Bank of Canada hikes key interest rate by full percentage point in surprise move
Guest: Laura Lau, Chief Investment Officer, Brompton Funds
How politics leanings may determine views of free speech in Canada
Guest: Jason Disano, Director, Canadian Hub for Applied and Social Research, University of Saskatchewan
Protests drive Sri Lanka’s President out of the country, what next?
Guest: Alan Keenan, Senior Consultant specializing in Sri Lanka, International Crisis Group
Journo Corner: Are grocery store chains may be profiting from inflation?
Guest: Marco Chown Oved, Climate Change Reporter, Toronto Star
Guest: Jason Disano, Director, Canadian Hub for Applied and Social Research, University of Saskatchewan
Guest: Alan Keenan, Senior Consultant specializing in Sri Lanka, International Crisis Group
Guest: Angela Calla, mortgage professional, host of The Mortgage Show and author of The Mortgage Code
Premiers continue to fight with Ottawa over health care funding, How do you know if you click with someone, Volatility has everyone guessing about what’s next for oil prices & The James Webb telescope sends back a first series of stunning images - July 12th, 2022
Premiers continue to fight with Ottawa over health care funding
Guest: Tim Guest, President, Canadian Nurses Association
How do you know if you click with someone: follow your nose
Guest: Inbal Ravreby, PHD student in department of brain research at Israel’s Weizmann Institute of Science and lead author of a recent article in the journal Science Advances called There is chemistry in social chemistry.
Volatility has everyone guessing about what’s next for oil prices Guest: Rory Johnston, founder of Commodity Context.
The James Webb telescope sends back a first series of stunning images
Guest: Robert Smith, Space historian and professor of history, University of Alberta
Guest: Inbal Ravreby, PHD student in department of brain research at Israel’s Weizmann Institute of Science and lead author of a recent article in the journal Science Advances called There is chemistry in social chemistry.
What caused the massive Rogers network outage and Why the Rogers outage is an opportunity to change how we think about our digital infrastructure, Reservations overtake walk-ins in Canada, How Russian propaganda has changed during the war in Ukraine and what Canadians should be aware of & Ukraine’s president blasts Canada over the decision to return Gazprom gas turbines to Germany - July 11th, 2022
What caused the massive Rogers network outage and how can it be prevented in the future?
Guest: Ritesh Kotak, Cybersecurity and technology analyst
Why the Rogers outage is an opportunity to change how we think about our digital infrastructure
Guest: Vass Bednar, Executive Director, master of public policy in digital society program, McMaster University, senior fellow, Centre for Int’l Governance Innovation.
Reservations overtake walk-ins in Canada - why that isn’t all good news for restaurant owners
Guest: Matthew Davis, country director, OpenTable Canada
How Russian propaganda has changed during the war in Ukraine and what Canadians should be aware of
Guest: Ian Garner, expert on Russian war propaganda, author of Stalingrad Lives
Ukraine’s president blasts Canada over the decision to return Gazprom gas turbines to Germany
Guest: Christian Leuprecht, Professor at the Royal Military College and Queen’s University, senior fellow at the Macdonald Laurier Institute
Guest: Stephen Nagy, Senior Associate Professor, Department of Politics and International Studies, International Christian University (ICU), Tokyo and Visiting Fellow Japan Institute of International Affairs and Canadian Global Affairs Institute
Guest: Christian Leuprecht, Professor at the Royal Military College and Queen’s University, senior fellow at the Macdonald Laurier Institute
Guest: Vass Bednar, Executive Director, master of public policy in digital society program, McMaster University, senior fellow, Centre for Int’l Governance Innovation.
Rogers outage shows need for more telecom infrastructure resiliency
Guest: David Skillcorn, professor, School of Computing, Queen's University, Director of the NSERC Create Cybersecurity Program at Queen's University and RMC
A Calgary son carries on his father’s quest to remove the name of a Nazi-collaborator from a Alberta/BC peak
Guest: Duncan Taylor, lawyer at Greenblatt and son of Geoffrey Tayler
New subvariants see Canada heading towards a summer Omicron wave
Guest: Isaac Bogoch, infectious disease specialist, Toronto General Hospital
Japan’s reaction to the assassination of former Prime Minister Abe
Guest: Philip Lipscy, professor of political science and director of Centre for the Study of Global Japan, Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy, University of Toronto
Guest: Philip Lipscy, professor of political science and director of Centre for the Study of Global Japan, Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy, University of Toronto
Guest: David Skillcorn, professor, School of Computing, Queen's University, Director of the NSERC Create Cybersecurity Program at Queen's University and RMC
Cancelled Air Canada flights strand B.C. woman in Toronto for five days, It’s Stampede time in Calgary, The world’s largest cricket-processing facility opens in London, Ontario & Why did UK PM Boris Johnson finally succumb to calls for him to resign - July 7th, 2022
Cancelled Air Canada flights strand B.C. woman in Toronto for five days
Guest: Carla Leinweber, stranded Air Canada passenger
It’s Stampede time in Calgary
Guest: Josie Balka and Gregg Reynolds, Morning Show Hosts, Calgary’s Country 105
The world’s largest cricket-processing facility opens in London, Ontario
Guest: Mohammed Ashour, CEO, Aspire.
Why did UK PM Boris Johnson finally succumb to calls for him to resign
Guest: Paul Waldie, Europe Bureau Chief, Globe and Mai
The fallout from Patrick Brown’s disqualification from the CPC leadership race, How protofeathers helped dinosaurs adapt and thrive in cold weather, What’s next for the Assembly of First Nations & Can Boris Johnson survive yet another crisis in his party? - July 6th, 2022
Guest: Dr. Lori Turnbull, Associate Professor of Political Science and Director of the School of Public Administration at Dalhousie University
How protofeathers helped dinosaurs adapt and thrive in cold weather
Guest: Dennis V. Kent, Adjunct Senior Research Scientist, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University
What’s next for the Assembly of First Nations
Guest: Niigaan James Sinclair, Professor in Native Studies, University of Manitoba
Can Boris Johnson survive yet another crisis in his party?
Guest: Garret Martin, professor, American University
Guest: Dennis V. Kent, Adjunct Senior Research Scientist, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University
Guest: Dr. Lori Turnbull, Associate Professor of Political Science and Director of the School of Public Administration at Dalhousie University.
Health authorities across Canada cut hours of emergency departments, How Conservatives can unite, inspire, and take Canada forward, Dry July: Alcohol-free suggestions for your summer fun & Inside Ontario group homes where kids were called ‘paychecks’ - July 5th, 2022
Health authorities across Canada cut hours of emergency departments
Guest: Dr. Alan Drummond, ER and family physician in Perth, Ontario and co-chair of public affairs for the Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians
How Conservatives can unite, inspire, and take Canada forward
Guest: Tasha Kheiriddin, principal at Navigator Ltd., political commentator, author of The Right Path: How Conservatives Can Unite, Inspire and Take Canada Forward
Dry July: Alcohol-free suggestions for your summer fun
Guest: Sarah Kate, somegoodcleanfun.com
Inside Ontario group homes where kids were called ‘paychecks’
Guest: Carolyn Jarvis, National Investigative Correspondent, Global News
Guest: Tasha Kheiriddin, principal at Navigator Ltd., political commentator, author of The Right Path: How Conservatives Can Unite, Inspire and Take Canada Forward
Guest: Dr. Alan Drummond, ER and family physician in Perth, Ontario and co-chair of public affairs for the Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians
Victoria bank robbery and shootout has echoes of 1997 LA heist, Why is Canada seeing a surge in counterfeit toonies, Why is the Prime Minister acting so slowly in appointing new senators,Why passengers should hold airlines to account for cancelled flights and airport chaos - July 4th, 2022
Victoria bank robbery and shootout has echoes of 1997 LA heist
Guest: Det. Staff Sgt. (ret’d) Chris Horsley, Saanich Police Department
Why is Canada seeing a surge in counterfeit toonies?
Guest: Brent Mackie, treasurer, Waterloo Coin Society
Why is the Prime Minister acting so slowly in appointing new senators?
Guest: Paul Thomas, Professor Emeritus of Political Science, University of Manitoba
Why passengers should hold airlines to account for cancelled flights and airport chaos
Guest: Gabor Lukacs, Air Passenger Rights Advocate and President of Air Passenger Rights.ca
Guest: Gabor Lukacs, Air Passenger Rights Advocate and President of Air Passenger Rights.ca
Guest: Stephen Sauer, director of Cybertip.ca at the Canadian Centre for Child Protection.
Why did Air Canada cancel dozens of daily flights this summer, Hong Kong marks 25yrs since handover to Chinese rule, New poll shows Canada is far from a divided society & Lytton marks anniversary of deadly wildfire - June 30th, 2022
Why did Air Canada cancel dozens of daily flights this summer and what impact will it have on passengers
Guest: Duncan Dee, former chief operating officer at Air Canada and a member of the panel appointed to review the Canada Transportation Act in 2016
Hong Kong marks 25yrs since handover to Chinese rule
Guest: Diana Lary, Professor Emerita, Department of History, UBC
New poll shows Canada is far from a divided society
Guest: Charles Breton, Executive Director, Centre of Excellence on the Canadian Federation, Institute for Research on Public Policy
Lytton marks anniversary of deadly wildfire: Residents reflect
Guest: Edith Loring-Kuhanga, Lytton Resident
Lytton marks anniversary of deadly wildfire: Rebuilding the community
Guest: Chief Matt Pasco, Chief Chair at Nlaka'pamux Nation Tribal Council
Guest: Charles Breton, Executive Director, Centre of Excellence on the Canadian Federation, Institute for Research on Public Policy
Guest: Duncan Dee, former chief operating officer at Air Canada and a member of the panel appointed to review the Canada Transportation Act in 2016.
BC reaches settlement with Purdue Pharma over opioid addictions, Remembering Terry Fox & Lytton one year later - June 29th, 2022
BC reaches settlement with Purdue Pharma over opioid addictions
Guest: Reidar Mogerman, lawyer handling the class action cost recovery litigation for the province of British Columbia
Remembering Terry Fox Guest: Fred Fox, brother, manager of supporter relations at the Terry Fox Foundation
Lytton one year later: Residents
Guests: Jennifer Thoss, Lytton property owner & Rosalin Miles of Lytton First Nation
Lytton one year later: Prevention
Guest: Alan Westhaver, ForestWise Environmental Consulting Ltd, co-author of a report on the Lytton fire for the Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction and co-creator of Canada’s FireSmart program.
Guest: Alan Westhaver, ForestWise Environmental Consulting Ltd, co-author of a report on the Lytton fire for the Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction and co-creator of Canada’s FireSmart program.
Guest: Reidar Mogerman, lawyer handling the class action cost recovery litigation for the province of British Columbia
BC Premier John Horgan announces he’s stepping down, A UBC scientist wants you to mail him mosquitos, Assessing the Impact of heat dome on ecosystems in BC & Canada’s COVID response ranked highly compared to similar countries - June 28th, 2022
BC Premier John Horgan announces he’s stepping down
Guest: Keith Baldrey, Global News legislative correspondent
Ow what bit me? A UBC scientist wants you to mail him mosquitos
Guest: Dan Peach, Postdoctoral Fellow, University of British Columbia and Director, Entomological Society of British Columbia
Assessing the Impact of heat dome on ecosystems in BC
Guest: Rachel White, Assistant Professor, Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, University of British Columbia.
Canada’s COVID response ranked highly compared to similar countries
Guest: Dr. Fahad Razak, scientific director of the Ontario COVID-19 Science Advisory Table, an internist and epidemiologist at St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health
Guest: Dan Peach, Postdoctoral Fellow, University of British Columbia and Director, Entomological Society of British Columbia
Guest: Rachel White, Assistant Professor, Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, University of British Columbia.
Guest: Dr. Fahad Razak, scientific director of the Ontario COVID-19 Science Advisory Table, an internist and epidemiologist at St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health
Russia steps up attacks on Ukrainian civilians as G7 leaders meet in Germany, The legacy of Grammy-award winning Canadian songwriter Ruth Lowe, Competence over confidence is the key to choosing successful leaders & The story and vision behind Canada’s only airline wholly owned by an indegineous woman - June 27th, 2022
Russia steps up attacks on Ukrainian civilians as G7 leaders meet in Germany
Guest: Aurel Braun, a Professor of Political Science and international relations at the University of Toronto and an associate at the Davis Center, Harvard University.
The legacy of Grammy-award winning Canadian songwriter Ruth Lowe
Guest: Tommy Sandler, photographer & Ruth Lowe’s son.
Competence over confidence is the key to choosing successful leaders
Guest: Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, chief talent scientist at ManpowerGroup, professor of business psychology, University College London and Columbia University, author of Why Do So Many Incompetent Men Become Leaders? (and How to Fix It)
The story and vision behind Canada’s only airline wholly owned by an indegineous woman
Guest: Teara Fraser, Founder and Lead Executive, Iskwew Airlines.
Guest: Samantha Mort, Chief of Communication, Advocacy & Civic Engagement, UNICEF Afghanistan
Guest: Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, chief talent scientist at ManpowerGroup, professor of business psychology, University College London and Columbia University, author of Why Do So Many Incompetent Men Become Leaders? (and How to Fix It)
Guest: Aurel Braun, a Professor of Political Science and international relations at the University of Toronto and an associate at the Davis Center, Harvard University.
Roe V Wade: Impact in Canada
Guest: Joyce Arthur, Executive Director, Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada
Roe v Wade ruling: Impact in the US
Guest: Zakiya Luna, Associate Professor of Sociology, Washington University in Saint Louis and author of Reproductive Rights is Human Rights
Interview with the leader of the federal NDP
Guest: Jagmeet Singh, leader of the federal New Democratic Party
Rethinking the shopping mall
Guest: Andrew Gallaci, Design Director, Lifestyle Studio, Gensler, Toronto.
The girl in the photograph that shocked the world: 50yrs later
Guest: Kim Phuc Phan Thi, KIM Foundation International
Guest: Zakiya Luna, Associate Professor of Sociology, Washington University in Saint Louis and author of Reproductive Rights is Human Rights
The purchase of the Trans Mountain pipeline will result in a net loss for the federal government
Guest: Yves Giroux, Parliamentary Budget Officer
Marking the anniversary of the Air India bombing and Ukraine celebrates being one step closer to EU membership
Guest: Bob Rae, Canada’s UN Ambassador
Alberta-led team of scientists extracts record-breaking ice core from Canada’s highest peak
Guest: Dr. Alison Criscitiello, Director, Canadian Ice Core Lab, University of Alberta
How a Vancouver bartender turned a pandemic pastime into a popular social media presence
Guest: Kaitlyn Stewart, Vancouver bartender
What more should the federal government be doing to fight inflation, Inflation delays retirement plans for an increasing number of Canadians, how to find bargains at the grocery store, Australia issues new rules on button batteries, Why caffeine could make you spend more when you shop & Journo Corner - June 22nd, 2022
What more should the federal government be doing to fight inflation?
Guest: Jean-François Perrault, Senior Vice-President and Chief Economist, Scotiabank
Inflation delays retirement plans for an increasing number of Canadians
Guest: Laurie Campbell, director, Client Financial Wellness, Bromwich+Smith
Coupon use surges, how to find bargains at the grocery store
Guest: Pat Hollett, Founder, Canadian Savings Group
Australia issues new rules on button batteries to protect young kids, will Canada do the same?
Guest: Dr. Nikolaus Wolter, Otolaryngologist, Toronto Sick Kids Hospital
Why caffeine could make you spend more when you shop
Guest: Dipayan Biswas, Frank Harvey Endowed Professor of Marketing, University of South Florida
Journo Corner: BC’s scraps plans for a new museum and Trudeau’s future in doubt
Guest: Tristin Hopper, National Post columnist and reporter
Guest: Dipayan Biswas, Frank Harvey Endowed Professor of Marketing, University of South Florida (Tampa)
Guest: Paul Palango, investigative journalist and author of 22 murders, Investigating the Massacres, Cover-up and Obstacles to Justice in Nova Scotia, An exposé of the deadliest killing spree in Canadian history.
Ontario father whose 3 children were killed by drunk driver in 2015 dies by suicide, The Winnipeg couple behind the Google doodle, The price of milk is set to jump again in September & Protecting teens against sextortion - June 21th, 2022
Ontario father whose 3 children were killed by drunk driver in 2015 dies by suicide
Guest: Ari Goldkind, criminal lawyer
The Winnipeg couple behind the Google doodle National Infigenous Peoples Day tribute to Norval Morrisseau
Guest: Danielle Morrison, graphic designer & associate lawyer
The price of milk is set to jump again in September
Guest: Sylvain Charlebois, Senior Director, Agri-Food Analytics Lab, Dalhousie University
Guest: Carol Todd, mother of Amanda Todd
Protecting teens against sextortion
Guest: Stephen Sauer, director of cybertip.ca, Canadian Centre for Child Protection
Guest: Sylvain Charlebois, Senior Director, Agri-Food Analytics Lab, Dalhousie University
Guest: Garry Clement, retired RCMP officer, Chief Anti-Money Laundering Officer Versabank and President and CEO Clement Advisory Group
Border agents dispute federal ArriveCan statistics, Canada moves ahead with ban on single-use plastics, Restaurant industry reaction to Canada banning single use-plastics & Hospital wait times continues to grow - June 20th, 2022
Border agents dispute federal ArriveCan statistics
Guest: Mark Weber, National President, Customs and Immigration Union
Canada moves ahead with ban on single-use plastics
Guest: Calvin Sandborn, Legal Director, UVic Environmental Law Centre, University of Victoria
Restaurant industry reaction to Canada banning single use-plastics
Guest: Olivier Bourbeau, Vice President, Restaurants Canada
Hospital wait times continues to grow
Guest: Dr. Katharine Smart, President, Canadian Medical Association
Guest: Calvin Sandborn, Legal Director, UVic Environmental Law Centre, University of Victoria
Ottawa unveils plans for Canada Day celebrations, The history and enduring appeal of dad jokes, How a lifeguard shortage may dampen summer fun at the local pool & Rental cars are in still short supply across Canada heading into summer - June 17th, 2022
Ottawa unveils plans for Canada Day celebrations, will police be ready?
Guest: Michael Kempa, associate professor of criminology, University of Ottawa
The history and enduring appeal of dad jokes
Guest: Anne Libera, associate professor of comedy writing, Columbia College Chicago, and director of comedy studies for Second City.
How a lifeguard shortage may dampen summer fun at the local pool
Guest: Barbara Byers, Senior Research Officer, Lifesaving Society
Rental cars are in still short supply across Canada heading into summer
Guest: Craig Hirota, Vice President, Government Relations and Member Services, Associated Canadian Car Rental Operators
Guest: Anne Libera, associate professor of comedy writing, Columbia College Chicago, and director of comedy studies for Second City.
Guest: Craig Hirota, Vice President, Government Relations and Member Services, Associated Canadian Car Rental Operators
Ottawa announces new data privacy rules, Which provinces report being the happiest, Vancouver and Toronto named as World Cup 2026 host cities, Scotland announces plans for another independence referendum & Opioid Overdose Response Training to Empower High School Students to Help Save Lives - June 16th, 2022
Ottawa announces new data privacy rules, will they work?
Guest: Ann Cavoukian, Executive Director at the Global Privacy & Security by Design Centre and former Ontario Privacy Commissioner
Which provinces report being the happiest and why?
Guest: John Helliwell, professor emeritus of economics, UBC and editor of the World Happiness Report
Vancouver and Toronto named as World Cup 2026 host cities
Guest: Patrick Johnston, sports reporter, Vancouver Sun/The Province
Scotland announces plans for another independence referendum
Guest: Lorna Slater, co-leader of the Scottish Green Party and Minister for Green Skills, Circular Economy and Biodiversity
Opioid Overdose Response Training to Empower High School Students to Help Save Lives Including Nasal Naloxone Spray
Guest: Sandra Clarke, Executive Director, ACT Foundation
Guest: John Helliwell, professor emeritus of economics, UBC and editor of the World Happiness Report
Guest: Lorna Slater, co-leader of the Scottish Green Party and Minister for Green Skills, Circular Economy and Biodiversity
Guest: Ann Cavoukian, Executive Director at the Global Privacy & Security by Design Centre and former Ontario Privacy Commissioner
BC commission on money laundering points fingers and makes recommendations, F1 returns to Montreal, Great Salt Lake is drying up & Housing market cools across Canada - June 15th, 2022
BC commission on money laundering points fingers and makes recommendations
Guest: Christian Leuprecht, Professor at the Royal Military College and Queen’s University, senior fellow at the Macdonald Laurier Institute
F1 returns to Montreal
Guest: Walter Buchignani, Montreal Gazette content editor and Formula 1 reporter
Great Salt Lake is drying up, how drought is reshaping the western US
Guest: Dr. Bonnie Baxter, Director, Great Salt Lake Institute Professor and Chair of Biology, Westminster College
Housing market cools across Canada
Guest: Sean Cathcart, Senior Economist, Canadian Real Estate Association
Guest: Dr. Bonnie Baxter, Director, Great Salt Lake Institute Professor and Chair of Biology, Westminster College
Guest: Sam Cooper, Global National Investigative Reporter and author of Wilful Blindness
Guest: Cory Mottice, Warning Coordination Meteorologist, National Weather Service, Billings, Montana
Guest: Christian Leuprecht, Professor at the Royal Military College and Queen’s University, senior fellow at the Macdonald Laurier Institute
Ottawa drops vaccine mandates for travellers, Canada and Denmark bury the hatchet over Hans Island, What to expect from the commission on money laundering’s final report & ET: The Extra Terrestrial turns 40 this month - June 14, 2022
Ottawa drops vaccine mandates for travellers
Guest: Dr. Zain Chagla, Associate Professor of Medicine Faculty of Health Science, McMaster University, Consultant Physician, St. Joseph’s Hospital
Canada and Denmark bury the hatchet over Hans Island
Guest: Michael Byers, professor of political science, University of British Columbia, Canada Research Chair in Global Politics and International Law.
What to expect from the commission on money laundering’s final report
Guest: Stephen Schneider, professor of criminology, St. Mary’s University
ET: The Extra Terrestrial turns 40 this month
Guest: Kevin Martin, owner, Lobby Video Store, Edmonton
Guest: Michael Byers, professor of political science, University of British Columbia, Canada Research Chair in Global Politics and International Law.
Guest: Colin Robertson, former Canadian diplomat and Vice President and Fellow at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute
Guest: Dr. Zain Chagla, Associate Professor of Medicine Faculty of Health Science, McMaster University, Consultant Physician, St. Joseph’s Hospital
Menessian sentenced to life in prison, Canada’s continued search for a national bird, Joly apologizes after Global Affairs representative attends event at Russian Embassy in Ottawa, Stock markets drop and cryptocurrencies plummet & Cattle farmers oppose health Canada warnings for ground beef - June 13th, 2022
Menessian sentenced to life in prison
Guest: Catherine McDonald, crime reporter, Global News Toronto
Canada’s continued search for a national bird
Guest: Dr. David Bird, ornithologist, emeritus professor wildlife biology, McGill University
Joly apologizes after Global Affairs representative attends event at Russian Embassy in Ottawa
Guest: Ihor Michalchyshyn, CEO & Executive Director, Ukrainian Canadian Congress
Stock markets drop and cryptocurrencies plummet
Guest: Brett Chang, co-founder and co-host, The Peak Daily podcast
Cattle farmers oppose health Canada warnings for ground beef
Guest: Tyler Fulton, Cattle Farmer and President of the Manitoba Beef Producers
Guest: Dr. David Bird, ornithologist, emeritus professor wildlife biology, McGill University
Guest: Yevheniya Kravchuk, Ukrainian Member of Parliament and deputy chair of the Servant of the People Party caucus in parliament.
A history of The Proud Boys and their impact on Canadian national security, The lasting impact of Gone Girl on the 10th anniversary of its publication, Challenges ahead for the new federal interlocutor on residential schools & Dropping random COVID-19 testing at Canadian airports for vaccinated travellers won’t end airport bottlenecks - June 10th, 2022
A history of The Proud Boys and their impact on Canadian national security
Guest: Stephanie Carvin, a national security expert and professor at Carleton University’s Norman Paterson School of International Affairs
The lasting impact of Gone Girl on the 10th anniversary of its publication
Guest: Garrick Webster, writer and co-founder, crimefictionlover.com
Challenges ahead for the new federal interlocutor on residential schools
Guest: Kimberly Murray, Independent Special Interlocutor for Missing Children and Unmarked Graves and Burial Sites associated with Indian Residential Schools
Dropping random COVID-19 testing at Canadian airports for vaccinated travellers won’t end airport bottlenecks
Guest: Ambarish Chandra, an economics professor at the University of Toronto whose research examines airlines, travel and trade
Guest: Michael Petersen, Director, Russia Maritime Studies Institute, Center for Naval Warfare Studies U.S. Naval War College
Guest: Kimberly Murray, Independent Special Interlocutor for Missing Children and Unmarked Graves and Burial Sites associated with Indian Residential Schools
Guest: Ambarish Chandra, an economics professor at the University of Toronto whose research examines airlines, travel and trade
Guest: Stephanie Carvin, a national security expert and professor at Carleton University’s Norman Paterson School of International Affairs
Should Canada and the USA consider a bigger partnership, Canadian dad wins Buffalo Marathon while pushing his child in stroller, EU to require all cellphones to have the same type of charging port & Royal Canadian Mint board charges taxpayers for luxury hotel stays - June 9th, 2022
Summit of the Americas - should Canada and the USA consider a bigger partnership?
Guest: Bruce Heyman, former U.S. ambassador to Canada
Canadian dad wins Buffalo Marathon while pushing his child in stroller
Guest: Lucas McAneney, Canadian marathoner and dad
EU to require all cellphones to have the same type of charging port
Guest: Mike Agerbo, host, Get Connected/The App Show
Royal Canadian Mint board charges taxpayers for luxury hotel stays
Guest: Kris Sims, British Columbia Director, Canadian Taxpayers Federation
Guest: Melissa Carrion, Assistant Professor of Writing and Rhetoric, University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV)
Guest: Jessica Moorhouse, millennial money expert, host of the More Money Podcast and CEO of MoorMoney Media Inc
World Bank issues gloomy forecast for the global economy, How social media is spreading disinformation about the war in Ukraine, Journo Corner: The situation in Ukraine & Canada’s Food Banks are under strain as more and more people struggle with inflation - June 8th, 2022
World Bank issues gloomy forecast for the global economy
Guest: Pedro Antunes, Chief Economist, Conference Board of Canada
How social media is spreading disinformation about the war in Ukraine
Guest: Jean-Christophe Boucher, Assistant Professor, School of Public Policy, University of Calgary
Journo Corner: The situation in Ukraine
Guest: Jeff Semple, Senior Correspondent, Global News
Canada’s Food Banks are under strain as more and more people struggle with inflation
Guest: Dan Huang-Taylor, Executive Director, Food Banks BC
Guest: Juan Jose Alava, Research Associate, Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries Faculty of Science, UBC
Guest: Michael Brauer, Professor, Faculty of Medicine, School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia
Guest: Jean-Christophe Boucher, Assistant Professor, School of Public Policy, University of Calgary
Inquest into murders of three women in eastern Ontario is underway, What is behind China’s aggressive behaviour in the Pacific, US Supreme Court set to rule on important gun control case & British Columbia releases review of heat related deaths in summer 2021 - June 7th, 2022
Inquest into murders of three women in eastern Ontario is underway
Guest: Kirsten Mercer, lawyer, Goldblatt Partners
What is behind China’s aggressive behaviour in the Pacific?
Guest: Gordon Houlden, Director Emeritus of the China Institute, Professor of Political Science and Adjunct Professor, Alberta School of Business, University of Alberta
US Supreme Court set to rule on important gun control case
Guest: Joseph Blocher, Law Professor, Duke University and Center for Firearms Law
British Columbia releases review of heat related deaths in summer 2021
Guest: Dr. Jatinder Baidwan, Chief Medical Officer. BC Coroners Service
Guest: Norris McDonald, motorsport reporter and columnist for the Toronto Star, member of the Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame
Guest: Gordon Houlden, Director Emeritus of the China Institute, Professor of Political Science and Adjunct Professor, Alberta School of Business, University of Alberta
One year anniversary of London, Ontario attack, The resurrection of Running up the Hill and 80s New Wave, Soccer Canada debacle & UK PM Boris Johnson survives a confidence vote, how much longer can he hang on? - June 6th, 2022
One year anniversary of London, Ontario attack
Guest: Saboor Khan, friend of victim Salman Afzaal
The resurrection of Running up the Hill and 80s New Wave
Guest: Martha Johnson, lead vocalist, Martha and the Muffins;
Guest: Mark Gane, guitarist, Martha and the Muffins
Soccer Canada debacle
Guest: John Molinaro, founder, TFC Republic
UK PM Boris Johnson survives a confidence vote, how much longer can he hang on?
Guest: Garret Martin, Professorial Lecturer, School of International Service, American University.
Guest: Martha Johnson, lead vocalist, Martha and the Muffins
Guest: Mark Gane, guitarist, Martha and the Muffins
Guest: Garret Martin, Professorial Lecturer, School of International Service, American University.
What does low voter turnout tell us about the Ontario election, Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, The impact of the war on couples looking for surrogates, What’s behind Quebec’s tough new language restrictions & How is the federal government responding to Bill 96 - June 3rd, 2022
What does low voter turnout tell us about the Ontario election
Guest: Dr. Richard Johnston, Professor Emeritus of Political Science at UBC
Queen’s Platinum Jubilee
Guest: Tom Rachman, a Canadian-British writer based in London
The impact of the war on couples looking for surrogates
Guest: Anna Feigenbaum, a professor in digital storytelling at Bournemouth University and the author of the forthcoming book Fertile Fortunes: IVF and the Business of Baby-making.
What’s behind Quebec’s tough new language restrictions
Guest: Patrick Dery, columnist
How is the federal government responding to Bill 96
Guest: Anthony Housefather, Liberal MP for Mont-Royal in Montreal
Guest: Anna Feigenbaum, a professor in digital storytelling at Bournemouth University and the author of the forthcoming book Fertile Fortunes: IVF and the Business of Baby-making.
The latest on the Ontario election, Shanghai lifts its long lockdown, Singapore’s robot baristas and how automation impacts labour shortages &How Lithuania cut off all Russian energy imports and will other EU countries be able to follow its lead - June 2nd, 2022
The latest on the Ontario election
Guest: Cristine de Clercy, associate professor of political science, Western University
Shanghai lifts its long lockdown
Guest: Carl Breau, CEO of Saimen Intelligent Manufacturing and Shanghai Resident
Singapore’s robot baristas and how automation impacts labour shortages
Guest: Keith Tan, Founder & CEO, Crown Digital
How Lithuania cut off all Russian energy imports and will other EU countries be able to follow its lead
Guest: Gabrielius Landsbergis, Foreign Affairs Minister of Lithuania
Guest: Werner Antweiler, Director, Sauder School of Business Prediction Markets Associate Professor & Chair, Strategy and Business Economics Division, University of British Columbia
Guest: David Evans, Professor, Department of Medical Microbiology & Immunology, University of Alberta
Guest: Cristine de Clercy, associate professor of political science, Western University
Bank of Canada hikes interest rates again and signals more to come, Double double trouble for Tim Hortons over how its app tracked customers’ movements without their permission, What factors swayed the jury in Amber Heard and Johnny Depp defamation trial & How to get a good night’s sleep with shorter and warmer nights - June 1st, 2022
Bank of Canada hikes interest rates again and signals more to come
Guest: Jean-Paul Lam, Associate Professor of Economics, University of Waterloo, former Assistant Chief Economist and a Principal Researcher at the Bank of Canada
Double double trouble for Tim Hortons over how its app tracked customers’ movements without their permission
Guest: Sharon Polsky, Data Protection/Privacy Advisor, President of the Privacy and Access Council of Canada
What factors swayed the jury in Amber Heard and Johnny Depp defamation trial
Guest: Dr. Lillian Glass, one of the world’s most well respected and foremost authorities in the field of Communication and the Psychology of Human Behavior
How to get a good night’s sleep with shorter and warmer nights
Guest: Cox Tan-Ngo, sleep therapist and registered respiratory therapist at Clinical Sleep Solutions, Vancouver
Guest: Cox Tan-Ngo, sleep therapist and registered respiratory therapist at Clinical Sleep Solutions, Vancouver
Guest: Dr. Lillian Glass, one of the world’s most well respected and foremost authorities in the field of Communication and the Psychology of Human Behavior
Guest: Sharon Polsky, Data Protection/Privacy Advisor, President of the Privacy and Access Council of Canada
Guest: Jean-Paul Lam, Associate Professor of Economics, University of Waterloo, former Assistant Chief Economist and a Principal Researcher at the Bank of Canada
Why mothers of fatal overdose victims fought for the decriminalization for possession of small amounts of hard drugs, Will decriminalizing possession of small amounts of hard drugs in BC prevent overdose deaths, Grade 8 class in Massachusetts earns pardon for last Salem “witch” & Murder of Punjabi rapper Sidhu Moose Wala - May 31st, 2022
Why mothers of fatal overdose victims fought for the decriminalization for possession of small amounts of hard drugs
Guest: Leslie McBain, Co-founder, Moms Stop the Harm
Will decriminalizing possession of small amounts of hard drugs in BC prevent overdose deaths?
Guest: Benjamin Perrin, Law Professor, Peter A. Allard School of Law, University of British Columbia, author of Overdose: Heartbreak and Hope in Canada’s Opioid Crisis
Grade 8 class in Massachusetts earns pardon for last Salem “witch”
Guest: Carrie Lapierre, North Andover middle school civics teacher
Murder of Punjabi rapper Sidhu Moose Wala
Guest: Gurinder Mann, Lecturer, Punjabi Language and Culture, University of British Columbia
Guest: Gurinder Mann, Lecturer, Punjabi Language and Culture, University of British Columbia
Guest: John Gradek, Faculty Lecturer and Academic Programs Coordinator, Supply Chain, Logistics, Operations and Integrated Aviation Management, McGill University
Guest: Benjamin Perrin, Law Professor, Peter A. Allard School of Law, University of British Columbia, author of Overdose: Heartbreak and Hope in Canada’s Opioid Crisis
Military sexual assault survivors react to the release of the Arbour Report, Remembering “The Hawk” Ronnie Hawkins and his impact on Canadian music, Dene documentary filmmaker booted from Cannes Festival premier for wearing moccasins & Are tough new federal gun laws about policy or politics? - May 30th, 2022
Military sexual assault survivors react to the release of the Arbour Report
Guest: Capt (ret’d) Annalise Schamuhn, military sexual assault survivor
Remembering “The Hawk” Ronnie Hawkins and his impact on Canadian music
Guest: Eric Alper, Music Publicist, SiriusXM Host
Dene documentary filmmaker booted from Cannes Festival premier for wearing moccasins
Guest: Kelvin Redvers, Vancouver - documentary filmmaker
Are tough new federal gun laws about policy or politics?
Guest: Noah Schwartz, assistant professor, political science, Concordia University
Guest: Charlotte Duval-Lantoine, Ottawa Operations Manager and a Fellow at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute, took part in consultations with Louise Arbour in the fall of 2021
Supreme Court strikes down life sentences for mass murderers , Top Gun Maverick resurrects the 80s blockbuster and remembering Ray Liotta, Rents rising fast in major Canadian cities & Authorities in Texas admit mistakes in police response to Uvalde shooting - May 27th, 2022
Supreme Court strikes down life sentences for mass murderers
Guest: Isabel Grant, professor, Peter Allard School of Law, University of British Columbia
Top Gun Maverick resurrects the 80s blockbuster and remembering Ray Liotta
Guest: Steve Stebbing, pop culture expert
Rents rising fast in major Canadian cities, will they come down?
Guest: Brendon Cowans, vice-president of sales at Property.ca
Authorities in Texas admit mistakes in police response to Uvalde shooting
Guest: Sara Spector, Texas criminal defense attorney and former Uvalde prosecutor
Guest: Lesley Frank, Canada Research Chair in Food, Health, and Social Justice at Acadia University.
Guest: Megan MacKenzie, Professor and Simons Chair in International Law and Human Security, Simon Fraser University
Guest: Isabel Grant, professor, Peter Allard School of Law, University of British Columbia
Long delays for Service Canada customers
Guest: Crystal Warner, vice-president, Canada Employment and Immigration Union
Sports and politics
Guest: Simon Darnell, an associate professor at the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Kinesiology & Physical Education (KPE) director of KPE’s Centre for Sport Policy Studies
Concerns about “airport snooping” law; Bill S-7
Guest: Paula Simons, an Independent Alberta senator
Guest: Simon Darnell, an associate professor at the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Kinesiology & Physical Education (KPE) director of KPE’s Centre for Sport Policy Studies
Guest: Ernie Regehr, a senior fellow in defence and Arctic security at The Simons Foundation Canada
Guest: Katherine Williams, a child and adolescent psychologist and professor of psychiatry at UC San Diego
Marking one year since the discovery of 215 graves at the Kamloops Residential School, IATA sounds the alarm over Canadian Airport delays, Just for Laughs Festival in Vancouver - how did comedy fare over the pandemic & The latest on the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas - May 25th, 2022
Marking one year since the discovery of 215 graves at the Kamloops Residential School
Guest: Rosanne Casimir, Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc Kukpi7 (Chief)
IATA sounds the alarm over Canadian Airport delays
Guest: Peter Cerdá, IATA's Regional Vice President for the Americas
Just for Laughs Festival in Vancouver - how did comedy fare over the pandemic?
Guest: Dana Gould, stand-up comedian, actor, writer and voice artist
The latest on the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas
Guest: Lisa Falkenberg, opinion editor, Houston Chronicle
Reaction to another deadly school shooting in the U.S.
Guest: Ron Avi Astor - Marjorie Crump Chair Professorship in Social Welfare at the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs with a joint appointment in the UCLA Graduate School of Education and Information Studies
Saturday storm causes extensive damage in Ottawa
Guest: Keith Egli - Ottawa City Councillor and resident
What caused the Ontario storm to be so powerful and widespread?
Guest: David Phillips - Senior climatologist, Environment and Climate Change Canada
Are Canadian communities prepared for increasingly intense storms?
Guest: Eva Cohen - Disaster relief expert, founder of Civil Protection Youth Canada
First government charter of Ukrainian refugees lands in Winnipeg
Guest: Nick Krawetz - Director at the Association of Manitoba Municipalities, volunteer with the Ukrainian Canadian Congress (UCC)
Canada’s ambassador to Ukraine on the war and reopening the embassy in Kyiv
Guest: Larisa Galadza - Ambassador of Canada to Ukraine
Why the storm cleanup in Ottawa could be a lengthy one
Guest: Alan Gonthier - General Manager, Public Works, City of Ottawa
Guest: Nick Krawetz - Director at the Association of Manitoba Municipalities, volunteer with the Ukrainian Canadian Congress (UCC)
Guest: Ron Avi Astor - Marjorie Crump Chair Professorship in Social Welfare at the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs with a joint appointment in the UCLA Graduate School of Education and Information Studies
Canada confirms three new cases of monkeypox, Canada needs to do more to protect women's rights in Afghanistan, The impact of Russia’s naval blockade on Ukraine and how to end it & What’s causing huge line-ups at Canadian airports and how to fix it - May 20th, 2022
Canada confirms three new cases of monkeypox, what’s next?
Guest: Dr. Isaac Bogoch, infectious disease expert, Toronto General Hospital
Canada needs to do more to protect women's rights in Afghanistan
Guest: Zahra Nader, an Afghan-Canadian journalist based in Toronto, Ph.D. Student in Gender & Women's Studies at York University
The impact of Russia’s naval blockade on Ukraine and how to end it
Guest: Sir Lawrence Freedman, Emeritus Professor of War Studies, King’s College London, author of Command: The Politics of Military Operations from Korea to Ukraine
What’s causing huge line-ups at Canadian airports and how to fix it
Guest: Duncan Dee, a former chief operating officer at Air Canada and a member of the panel appointed to review the Canada Transportation Act in 2016.
Guest: Zahra Nader, an Afghan-Canadian journalist based in Toronto, Ph.D. Student in Gender & Women's Studies at York University
Guest: Sir Lawrence Freedman, Emeritus Professor of War Studies, King’s College London, author of Command: The Politics of Military Operations from Korea to Ukraine
Guest: Duncan Dee, a former chief operating officer at Air Canada and a member of the panel appointed to review the Canada Transportation Act in 2016.
What is monkeypox and why are suspected cases turning up in unexpected places like Canada, Canadian who fought in Ukraine shares his story , Finland and Sweden apply to join NATO, will Turkey stand in the way, & Why Ottawa is banning China’s Huawei from Canada’s 5G network - May 19th, 2022
What is monkeypox and why are suspected cases turning up in unexpected places like Canada?
Guest: Donald Vinh, Infectious Disease Physician and Microbiologist at McGill University Health Centre
Canadian who fought in Ukraine shares his story
Guest: Svyatik Artemenko, Canadian goalkeeper, Guelph United F.C.
Finland and Sweden apply to join NATO, will Turkey stand in the way?
Guest: Alexander Stubb, former Prime Minister of Finland
Why Ottawa is banning China’s Huawei from Canada’s 5G network
Guest: David Skillicorn, a professor at the School of Computing for Queens University and head of the Smart Information Management Laboratory.
Guest: Jose Maria Barrero, Assistant Professor of Finance at Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM)
Guest: David Skillicorn, a professor at the School of Computing for Queens University and head of the Smart Information Management Laboratory.
Guest: Donald Vinh, Infectious Disease Physician and Microbiologist at McGill University Health Centre
Jason Kenney steps down as party leader of Alberta’s UCP, United Conservative Party members decide Jason Kenney’s fate, What’s next in Alberta politics with a new UCP leader on the way & A former federal government cabinet colleague on Kenney’s decision to resign and what his future may hold - May 18th, 2022
Jason Kenney steps down as party leader of Alberta’s UCP
Guest: Dave Breakenridge, Managing Editor at Edmonton Journal and Edmonton Sun
United Conservative Party members decide Jason Kenney’s fate
Guest: Erika Barootes, vice-president of Western Canada for Enterprise Canada
What’s next in Alberta politics with a new UCP leader on the way?
Guest: Catherine Griwkowsky, Alberta Legislature reporter for Alberta Today
A former federal government cabinet colleague on Kenney’s decision to resign and what his future may hold
Guest: James Moore, Senior Business Advisor at the law firm Dentons, Public Policy Advisor at Edelman and former Minister of Industry
Guest: Hamed Esmaeilion, husband and father of Flight PS752 victims and chief spokesperson for the Association of Families of Flight PS752 Victims.
Guest: James Moore, Senior Business Advisor at the law firm Dentons, Public Policy Advisor at Edelman and former Minister of Industry
Reconciliation is the focus as Prince Charles and Camilla begin a visit to Canada, Longtime AP Afghanistan correspondent from Timmins looks back on her career, With patio season on the way, restaurants struggle with staff shortages & A parent’s guide to raising a transgender child - May 17th, 2022
Reconciliation is the focus as Prince Charles and Camilla begin a visit to Canada
Guest: Sarika Bose, royal watcher and lecturer of Victorian literature in the UBC department of English
Longtime AP Afghanistan correspondent from Timmins looks back on her career
Guest: Kathy Gannon, Associated Press Special Correspondent for Afghanistan and Pakistan
With patio season on the way, restaurants struggle with staff shortages
Guest: Olivier Bourbeau, Vice President, Québec and Federal Affairs, Restaurants Canada
A parent’s guide to raising a transgender child
Guest: Tammy Plunkett, author of Beyond Pronouns: The Essential Guide for Parents of Trans Children - LGBTQ+ advocate
Guest: Bill Dicke, Founder, Chief Technology Officer of the Tungsten Collaborative and pet owner
Guest: Tammy Plunkett, author of Beyond Pronouns: The Essential Guide for Parents of Trans Children - LGBTQ+ advocate
Guest: Kathy Gannon, Associated Press Special Correspondent for Afghanistan and Pakistan
Guest: Olivier Bourbeau, Vice President, Québec and Federal Affairs, Restaurants Canada
Guest: Laura Stephenson, political science professor, Western University and co-director of the Consortium on Electoral Democracy,
Guest: Sarika Bose, royal watcher and lecturer of Victorian literature in the UBC department of English
Remembering David Milgaard’s life and legacy, What’s up with cryptocurrencies, The Buffalo attack and the rise of violent white supremecist extremism in the United States & The lessons for Canada in the deadly attack on a Buffalo supermarket - May 16th, 2022
Remembering David Milgaard’s life and legacy
Guest: Ron Dalton, Co-President, Exoneree & Accountant, Innocence Canada
What’s up with cryptocurrencies?
Guest: Alfred Lehar, finance professor at the Haskayne School of Business, University of Calgary
The Buffalo attack and the rise of violent white supremecist extremism in the United States
Guest: Elizabeth Neumann, former Department of Homeland Security official, Chief Strategy Officer for the Moonshot Team
The lessons for Canada in the deadly attack on a Buffalo supermarket
Guest: Barbara Perry, Professor, Criminology and Justice, Ontario Tech University and Director of the Centre on Hate, Bias and Extremism
Guest: Graeme Stewart, Principal at ERA Architects and founding director of the Centre for Urban Growth and Renewal
Guest: Karim Mussilhy, nephew of Grenfell Tower victim Hesham Rahman and vice-chair of Grenfell United
Guest: Alfred Lehar, finance professor at the Haskayne School of Business, University of Calgary
Guest: Barbara Perry, Professor, Criminology and Justice, Ontario Tech University and Director of the Centre on Hate, Bias and Extremism
Guest: Elizabeth Neumann, former Department of Homeland Security official, Chief Strategy Officer for the Moonshot Team
What’s causing a baby formula shortage in the US and what impact is it having in Canada, The feud that's killing 'Friday the 13th', The security map of Europe is changing as Finland and Sweden move towards joining NATO & The need to improve internet speed in indigenous communities and reaction to Pope Francis’ Canadian visit - May 13th, 2022
What’s causing a baby formula shortage in the US and what impact is it having in Canada?
Guest: Michelle Pensa Branco, co-founder, SafelyFed Canada.
The feud that's killing 'Friday the 13th'
Guest: Larry Zerner, entertainment lawyer and actor who played Shelly in Friday the 13th Part 3
The security map of Europe is changing as Finland and Sweden move towards joining NATO
Guest: Stephen M. Saideman, Paterson Chair in International Affairs at Norman Paterson School of International Affairs at Carleton University in Ottawa
The need to improve internet speed in indigenous communities and reaction to Pope Francis’ Canadian visit
Guest: Chief Joe Alphonse, Tribal Chair of the Tŝilhqot’in Nationwide Authorities and the Chief of Tl'etinqox-t'in Government
Guest: Corey Shefman, a lawyer for Indigenous peoples and organizations at Olthuis Kleer Townshend LLP
Guest: Chief Joe Alphonse, Tribal Chair of the Tŝilhqot’in (Nationwide Authorities and the Chief of Tl'etinqox-t'in Government
Guest: Larry Zerner, entertainment lawyer and actor who played Shelly in Friday the 13th Part 3
Guest: Stephen M. Saideman, Paterson Chair in International Affairs at Norman Paterson School of International Affairs at Carleton University in Ottawa,
Conservative Party leader candidate Pierre Poilievre says he'd replace governor of Bank of Canada, Apple pulls the plug on the iPod, Hearts on Fire: Six Years That Changed Canadian Music 2000 - 2005 & Living through seven weeks of COVID lockdown in Shanghai - May 12th, 2022
Conservative Party leader candidate Pierre Poilievre says he'd replace governor of Bank of Canada
Guest: Tim Powers, Chairman of Summa Strategies
Apple pulls the plug on the iPod
Guest: Carmi Levy, Technology Analyst & Journalist
Hearts on Fire: Six Years That Changed Canadian Music 2000 - 2005
Guest: Michael Barclay, author of Hearts on Fire: Six Years That Changed Canadian Music 2000 - 2005
Living through seven weeks of COVID lockdown in Shanghai
Guest: Cameron Wilson, Shanghai resident
Guest: Sherif Mansour, Committee to Protect Journalists - Middle East and North Africa Program Coordinator
Guest: Michael Barclay, author of Hearts on Fire: Six Years That Changed Canadian Music 2000 - 2005
Afghan interpreters still waiting for approval on applications to come to Canada, Opposition demands more be done to help Afghan interpreters , The Ford F-150 Lightning could be the most important EV to hit the market, Why is keeping the trains running key to Ukraine’s war effort & Journo Corner - May 11th, 2022
Afghan interpreters still waiting for approval on applications to come to Canada
Guest: Ahmad Shoaib, former Afghan interpreter and representative of former resettled Afghan-Canadian interpreters
Opposition demands more be done to help Afghan interpreters
Guest: Michael Chong, Conservative MP for Wellington-Halton Hills, Shadow Foreign Affairs Minister
The Ford F-150 Lightning could be the most important EV to hit the market, does it live up to expectations?
Guest: Scott Evans, Motor Trend Features Editor
Why is keeping the trains running key to Ukraine’s war effort?
Guest: Oleksandr Kamyshin, Ukrainian Railways CEO
Journo Corner: The second CPC leadership debate, and Alberta court rules federal environmental assessment act is unconstitutional
Guest: Dave Breakenridge, managing editor of the Edmonton Journal and Edmonton
Sun, and host of the 10/3 Podcast
Guest: Dr. Robert Smith, Historian of science specializing in astronomy at the
University of Alberta, Edmonton
Guest: Samira Kiani, a professor of genetic engineering at the University of Pittsburgh, co-producer of “Make People Better”, which premiered at Hot Docs
Guest: Dave Breakenridge, managing editor of the Edmonton Journal and Edmonton
Sun, and host of the 10/3 Podcast
Guest: Michael Chong, Conservative MP for Wellington-Halton Hills, Shadow Foreign Affairs Minister
Guest: Ahmad Shoaib, former Afghan interpreter and representative of former resettled Afghan-Canadian interpreters
Increasing concerns over transit safety in major canadian cities, The future of tipping, Canadian boxers sign open letter demanding changes to the sport’s governing body & The return of the Marcos family in the Philippines - May 10th, 2022
Increasing concerns over transit safety in major canadian cities
Guest: Patty Garside, assault victim
The future of tipping
Guest: Simon Pek, Assistant Professor, Gustavson School of Business, University of Victoria
Canadian boxers sign open letter demanding changes to the sport’s governing body
Guest: Bryan Colwell, former Team Canada Olympic Boxing Team and two-time Canadian Champion (91kg)
The return of the Marcos family in the Philippines
Guest: Leonora Angeles, Associate Professor, UBC
Guest: Bryan Colwell, former Team Canada Olympic Boxing Team and two-time Canadian Champion (91kg)
Guest: David Cooper, Principal Transportation Planner for Leading Mobility Consulting. Over the past 15 years David has worked with transit agencies across Canada on policy, strategy and infrastructure planning.
The war in Ukraine looms large over Victory Day in Russia, Why Russia’s military continues to struggle in Ukraine, The view of Victory Day from Kyiv & Chairman of London Drugs speaks about his Chinese heritage and the rise in incidents of anti-Asian racism in Canada - May 9th, 2022
The war in Ukraine looms large over Victory Day in Russia
Guest: Marcus Kolga, Senior Fellow, Macdonald-Laurier Institute
Why Russia’s military continues to struggle in Ukraine
Guest: Maj. Gen (Ret’d) Mick Ryan, Australian Army, author of War Transformed
The view of Victory Day from Kyiv
Guest: Kira Rudik, Ukrainian MP and head of the Golos Party
Chairman of London Drugs speaks about his Chinese heritage and the rise in incidents of anti-Asian racism in Canada
Guest: Brandt C. Louie - President and CEO of H.Y. Louie Co. Limited and Chairman of London Drugs Limited.
Guest: Brandt C. Louie - President and CEO of H.Y. Louie Co. Limited and Chairman of London Drugs Limited.
Guest: Sasha Pokryshka, Director, Source of Revival of Ukraine and Vice-President of Ukraine’s International Chamber of Commerce
Mattea Roach’s Phenomenal Run on Jeopardy comes to an end, Why swearing is good for you, Give the gift of sleep to moms with babies this Mother’s Day & How much should Canadians be told about government use of cell phone data to track our movements? - May 6th, 2022
Mattea Roach’s Phenomenal Run on Jeopardy comes to an end
Guest: Andy Saunders, The Jeopardy Fan website
Why swearing is good for you
Guest: Emma Byrne, author of “Why Swearing is Good for You” and “How to Build a Human: What Science Knows About Childhood”
Give the gift of sleep to moms with babies this Mother’s Day
Guest: Christine Ou, Assistant Professor, School of Nursing, University of Victoria
How much should Canadians be told about government use of cell phone data to track our movements?
Guest: Ann Cavoukian, Executive Director, Global Privacy & Security by Design Centre
Guest: Emma Byrne, author of “Why Swearing is Good for You” and “How to Build a Human: What Science Knows About Childhood”
Guest: Lara Bazelon, law professor, writer, advocate, author of “Ambitious Like A Mother: Why Prioritizing Your Job is Good for Your Kids”
CPC leadership race, How a Toronto-born entrepreneur leveraged an iconic image to raise more than a million dollars for Ukraine, How Ben traced his Christmas present back to Kyiv and what’s happened to the family-run business that made it, New racial data and how it will be put to use in BC & Why is the Lytton cleanup still progressing so slowly? - May 5th, 2022
CPC leadership race
Guest: Nick Taylor-Vaisey, journalist, POLITICO
How a Toronto-born entrepreneur leveraged an iconic image to raise more than a million dollars for Ukraine
Guest: Christian Borys, Saint Javelin
How Ben traced his Christmas present back to Kyiv and what’s happened to the family-run business that made it
Guest: Bogdan Kyrychenko, owner of Kyiv-based 79Street on Etsy.com
New racial data and how it will be put to use in BC
Guest: Kasari Govender, British Columbia’s first independent Human Rights Commissioner
Why is the Lytton cleanup still progressing so slowly?
Guest: Jennifer Thoss, Lytton property owner and Dr. Rosalin Miles of Lytton First Nation
Guest: Kasari Govender, British Columbia’s first independent Human Rights Commissioner.
Guests: Jennifer Thoss, Lytton property owner and Dr. Rosalin Miles of Lytton First Nation
Guest: Alan Kennedy-Asser, Research Associate, School of Geographical Sciences, University of Bristol
Guest: Jason Tetro, Host of the Super Awesome Science Show on the Curiouscast Network, Author of “The Germ Code” and “The Germ Files”
What’s causing long security waits at Canadian airports, A new book looks at why the 1972 war on ice between Canada and the USSR remains the series that changed hockey, Why did Anglo-Saxon kings eat such a vegetable-heavy diet & The widespread impact on India of a blistering spring heat wave - May 4th, 2022
What’s causing long security waits at Canadian airports?
Guest: Catherine Cosgrove, Director, Communications & Public Affairs Teamsters Canada
A new book looks at why the 1972 war on ice between Canada and the USSR remains the series that changed hockey.
Guest: Scott Morrison, sports journalist and author of 1972: The Series That Changed Hockey Forever
Why did Anglo-Saxon kings eat such a vegetable-heavy diet?
Guest: Sam Leggett, bioarecheologist, University of Edinburgh
The widespread impact on India of a blistering spring heat wave
Guest: Polash Mukerjee, Lead, Air Pollution & Climate Resilience, Lead - Air Quality & Climate Resilience Consultant, Natural Resources Defense Council India
Guest: Polash Mukerjee, Lead, Air Pollution & Climate Resilience, Lead - Air Quality & Climate Resilience Consultant, Natural Resources Defense Council India
Guest: Scott Morrison, sports journalist and author of 1972: The Series That Changed Hockey Forever
A preview of the 2022 Ontario election campaign ,The hockey world says goodbye to Guy Lafleur, Why does the icing in an Oreo usually stick to one side, Cannabis prices plummeting in Canada & Leaked ruling suggests the U.S. Supreme Court may overturn Roe v. Wade, what impact could that have in Canada? - May 3rd, 2022
A preview of the 2022 Ontario election campaign
Guest: Alan Carter, Anchor, Global News at 5:30 and 6 - Host, Focus Ontario - Host, The Alan Carter Radio Program
Montreal and the hockey world says goodbye to Guy Lafleur
Guest: Pat Hickey, Montreal Gazette hockey reporter and columnist
Why does the icing in an Oreo usually stick to one side?
Guest: Crystal Owens, PhD candidate in Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Why are cannabis prices plummeting in Canada?
Guest: Michael Armstrong, Associate Professor of Operations Research, Goodman School of Business, Brock University.
Leaked ruling suggests the U.S. Supreme Court may overturn Roe v. Wade, what impact could that have in Canada?
Guest: Kelly Gordon, Assistant Professor of Political Science, McGill University
Guest: Crystal Owens, PhD candidate in Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Guest: Kristine D’Arbelles, Senior Director of Public Relations, Canadian Automobile Association
Guest: Michael Armstrong, Associate Professor of Operations Research, Goodman School of Business, Brock University.
Guest: Alan Carter, Anchor, Global News at 5:30 and 6 - Host, Focus Ontario - Host, The Alan Carter Radio Program
Guest host Martin Strong talks with Bill Tieleman, political columnist and former NDP political strategist
Guest host Martin Strong talks with Declan Hill, associate professor of investigations at the University of New Haven & the lead of its Sports Integrity Center. Author of The Fix: Soccer and Organized Crime and The Insider’s Guide to Match-Fixing
Guest host Martin Strong talks with Katherine Flynn, General Manager, Centre for Climate Change Management at Mohawk College.
Guest host Martin Strong talks with Kaveh Shahrooz, a lawyer and a senior fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute’s Centre for advancing Canada’s interests. He is also a former advisor on human rights to Global Affairs Canada.
Guest host Martin Strong talks with Ari Goldkind, criminal defence lawyer and legal commentator
Are police in Ottawa better prepared for the latest protest rally, Jody Wilson-Raybould is running the 50th BMO Vancouver Marathon, Canadians' dreams of owning their own home is fading, & The blame game within Russia over military failures in Ukraine - April 29th, 2022
Are police in Ottawa better prepared for the latest protest rally?
Guest: Michael Kempa, associate professor of criminology, University of Ottawa
Why Jody Wilson-Raybould is running the 50th BMO Vancouver Marathon
Guest: Jody Wilson-Raybould, former federal minister of justice and attorney general, author, and marathoner.
Many Canadians' dreams of owning their own home is fading, what can be done?
Guest: Paul Kershaw, Professor in the University of British Columbia's School of Population and Public Health and the Founder of Generation Squeeze.
The blame game within Russia over military failures in Ukraine
Guest: Andrei Soldatov, nonresident Senior Fellow with the Center for European Policy Analysis and investigative journalist
Guest: Andrei Soldatov, nonresident Senior Fellow with the Center for European Policy Analysis and investigative journalist
Guest: Carly Phillips, a researcher-in-residence with the Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions, hosted-and-led by the University of Victoria
Guest: Jerry DeMarco, the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development for Office of the Auditor General of Canada
Guest: Jody Wilson-Raybould, former federal minister of justice and attorney general, author, and marathoner.
Guest: Paul Kershaw, Professor in the University of British Columbia's School of Population and Public Health and the Founder of Generation Squeeze.
Why are medical school grads shy away from family medicine, Even as the price of meat soars, plant-based alternatives still cost more, New documentary highlights Syrian refugee crisis & Exploring the hype surrounding hydrogen - April 28th, 2022
Why are medical school grads shy away from family medicine?
Guest: Dr. Brady Bouchard, College of Family Physicians of Canada President and Saskatchewan family physician
Even as the price of meat soars, plant-based alternatives still cost more
Guest: Melanie Morrison, CEO of BetterCart Analytics
New documentary highlights Syrian refugee crisis
Guest: Noura Kevorkian, Lebanese-Syrian film director and producer based in Toronto
Exploring the hype surrounding hydrogen
Guests: Heather Campbell, Executive Director of Alberta Innovates, Clean Resources
David Layzell, Energy Systems Architect, The Transition Accelerator, Professor & Director, Canadian Energy Systems Analysis Research (CESAR) Initiative, University of Calgary
Guests: Heather Campbell, Executive Director of Alberta Innovates, Clean Resources
David Layzell, Energy Systems Architect, The Transition Accelerator, Professor & Director, Canadian Energy Systems Analysis Research (CESAR) Initiative, University of Calgary
Guest: JP Armstrong, PhD candidate in the sociology department at York University, instructor in the sociology department at MacEwan University, and the Vice-Chair of the Queer & Trans Health Collective.
Guest: Dr. Jordan Feld, a senior scientist at the Toronto General Hospital Research Institute
Guest: Dr. Brady Bouchard, College of Family Physicians of Canada President and Saskatchewan family physician
Canada’s aging population and the impact, Passport application delays , Journo Corner: Gord Steinke - April 27th, 2022
Canada’s aging population and the impact
Guest: Dr. Samir Sinha, Director of Geriatrics, Sinai Health System and University Health Network, Director of Health Policy Research and Co-Chair of the National Institute on Aging
Passport application delays
Guest: Flavio Volpe, President, Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association
Journo Corner: Gord Steinke
Guest: Gord Steinke, anchor, Global Edmonton
Guest: Oleksandra Matviichuk, Human Rights Lawyer and head of the The Center for Civil Liberties
Guest: Donald Drummond, Stauffer-Dunning Fellow and Adjunct Professor, School of Policy Studies, Queen's University.
Guest: Dr. Samir Sinha, Director of Geriatrics, Sinai Health System and University Health Network, Director of Health Policy Research and Co-Chair of the National Institute on Aging
The challenge with ticks and Lyme Disease , Lessons learned from being in the Kremlin’s crosshairs for more than a decade, Marianas Trench lead singer Josh Ramsay & Is Canada doing enough to help Ukrainians hoping to come to this country? - April 26th, 2022
The challenge with ticks and Lyme Disease
Guest: Tara Moriarty, Associate Professor at the University of Toronto in the Faculty of Dentistry with cross appointment to the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology in the Faculty of Medicine, head of the Moriarity Laboratory
Lessons learned from being in the Kremlin’s crosshairs for more than a decade
Guest: Bill Browder, financier and author of Freezing Order:
Marianas Trench lead singer Josh Ramsay
Guest: Josh Ramsay, lead singer of Marianas Trench
Is Canada doing enough to help Ukrainians hoping to come to this country?
Guest: Sean Fraser, Federal Immigration Minister and MP for Central Nova
Guest: Dr. Lillian Glass, one of the world’s most well respected and foremost authorities in the field of Communication and the Psychology of Human Behavior
Guest: Josh Ramsay, lead singer of Marianas Trench on new solo album: The Josh Ramsay Show
Guest: Tara Moriarty, Associate Professor at the University of Toronto in the Faculty of Dentistry with cross appointment to the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology in the Faculty of Medicine, head of the Moriarity Laboratory
Will Ottawa’s Emergencies Act Inquiry be transparent enough, Why is Russia’s Church backing Putin’s War in Ukraine, How inflation is driving down real wages in Canada, & Elon Musk takes Twitter - April 25th, 2022
Will Ottawa’s Emergencies Act Inquiry be transparent enough?
Guest: Stephanie Carvin, Associate Professor of International Relations at the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs.
Why is Russia’s Church backing Putin’s War in Ukraine
Guest: Scott Kenworthy, Professor of Comparative Religion, Miami University, Ohio.
How inflation is driving down real wages in Canada
Guest: David Macdonald, Senior Economist, Canadian Center for Policy Alternatives
Elon Musk takes Twitter: the business case
Guest: Brett Chang, Co-host of The Peak Daily
Elon Musk takes Twitter: the impact on the tech sector
Guest: Carmi Levy, Technology Analyst & Journalist
Guest: Garrett Martin, Senior Professorial Lecturer at the School of International Service of American University, Co-Director of the Transatlantic Policy Center.
Guest: Jay Zagorsky, Senior Lecturer, Markets, Public Policy, and Law, Questrom School of Business, Boston University
Guest: Stephanie Carvin, Associate Professor of International Relations at the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs.
Guest host Shane Foxman talks with Ken Gray, Secretary & Director, Mill Bay & District Conservation Society
Guest host Shane Foxman talks with Austin Bercier, Metis student from the University of Calgary's Schulich School of Engineering
Guest host Shane Foxman talks with Emma McIntosh, Ontario Environment Reporter, The Narwhal
Guest host Shane Foxman talks with Lloyd Alter, architect, design editor of treehugger.com, professor of Sustainable Design at Ryerson School of Interior Design and author of Living the 1.5 Degree Lifestyle
Guest host Shane Foxman speaks with Canon Bryan, Chief Financial Officer, Terrestrial Energy
Guest host Shane Foxman speaks with Scott Watkins, competitive eater and founder of the YouTube channel Scott Eats
Guest host Shane Foxman speaks with Dr. Dylan MacKay, Assistant Professor in Nutrition and Chronic Diseases, University of Manitoba
Guest host Shane Foxman speaks with Claire Newell, travel expert, author and owner of Travel Best Bets, one of the largest agencies in Canada
Guest host Shane Foxman speaks with Dr. Jon Cohen, economic historian and Professor Emeritus at University of Toronto
Guest host Shane Foxman speaks with Jeremy Olthof, President of the Alberta Beekeepers Commission.
Guest host Shane Foxman speaks with: Kyla Lee, a criminal defence lawyer and impaired driving lawyer with Acumen Law in Vancouver.
Guest host Shane Foxman speaks with Conor McCannabis, former owner of Shays Roots Cannabis Clinic and medical cannabis advocate.
Guest host Shane Foxman speaks with Reason, founder and writer of Fight Aging! Reason is also co-founder and CEO of Repair Biotechnologies, a company aiming to reverse the progression of atherosclerosis
Guest host Shane Foxman speaks with Joe Whitbread, - co-founder and professional public speaker with Jo(e) Social Media in Lacombe, Alta.
Guest host Shane Foxman speaks with Dr. Ganz Ferrance, a registered psychologist, speaker, author and coach.
Guest host Shane Foxman speaks with Jay Kana. Jay has been reviewing cars for nearly a decade and writes for Driving.ca. Check out Modern Motoring on YouTube for his car reviews.
Guest host Shane Foxman speaks with Jason Halter - Principal of Wonder Incorporated, and Adjunct Professor at the Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Design at the University of Toronto.
Elon Musk goes 80’s corporate raider style in bid to takeover Twitter, What impact could an Elon Musk takeover have on Twitter, Ahead of the two-year anniversary of the deadly mass shooting in Nova Scotia, a new book explores the investigation and obstacles to justice & How the war in Ukraine is driving up food costs and hurting the most vulnerable in the Middle East and North Africa - April 14th, 2022
Elon Musk goes 80’s corporate raider style in bid to takeover Twitter
Guest: Dan Ives, Managing Director and Senior Equity Research Analyst covering the Technology sector at Wedbush Securities
What impact could an Elon Musk takeover have on Twitter?
Guest: Elizabeth Dubois, Associate Professor in the Department of Communication and member of the Centre for Law, Technology and Society, University of Ottawa.
Ahead of the two-year anniversary of the deadly mass shooting in Nova Scotia,, a new book explores the investigation and obstacles to justice
Guest: Paul Palango, investigative Journalist and author of 22 Murders: Investigating the Massacres, Cover-up and Obstacles to Justice in Nova Scotia.
How the war in Ukraine is driving up food costs and hurting the most vulnerable in the Middle East and North Africa
Guest: Muzna Shihabi, regional communications coordinator for the Middle East and North Africa at CARE
Guest: Paul Palango, investigative Journalist and author of 22 Murders: Investigating the Massacres, Cover-up and Obstacles to Justice in Nova Scotia.
Guest: Craig Kennedy, Associate at the Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies, Harvard University
Guest: Muzna Shihabi, regional communications coordinator for the Middle East and North Africa at CARE
Guest: Alexander Lanoszka, Assistant Professor, International Relations, University of Waterloo.
Guest: Elizabeth Dubois, Associate Professor in the Department of Communication and member of the Centre for Law, Technology and Society, University of Ottawa.
Guest: Dan Ives, Managing Director and Senior Equity Research Analyst covering the Technology sector at Wedbush Securities
Winnipeg gets walloped by a spring blizzard, Why midlife cognitive training could improve balance, Tackling the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan & Inflation sparks the biggest Bank of Canada interest rate hike since 2000 - April 13th, 2022
Winnipeg gets walloped by a spring blizzard
Guest: Richard Cloutier, co-host of the News on Winnipeg’s CJOB
Why midlife cognitive training could improve balance and lessen your chances of a dangerous fall later in life
Guest: Joanne Blodgett, research Fellow in the Institute of Sport, Exercise and Health, University College London
Tackling the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan eight months after the Taliban takeover
Guest: Salam al-Janabi, Communication, Advocacy and Civic Engagement, UNICEF Afghanistan.
Inflation sparks the biggest Bank of Canada interest rate hike since 2000
Guest: Trevor Tombe, Professor of Economics, University of Calgary
Guest: Joanne Blodgett, research Fellow in the Institute of Sport, Exercise and Health, University College London.
Guest: Anders Aslund, economist, senior fellow at the Stockholm Free World Forum and author of Russia’s Crony Capitalism: The Path from Market Economy to Kleptocracy
Guest: Salam al-Janabi, Communication, Advocacy and Civic Engagement, UNICEF Afghanistan.
Winnipeg braces for April blizzard, Remembering Gilbert Gottfried, The inspiration behind the Pay Gap App & Canada’s COVID 6th Wave and what lies ahead - April 12th, 2022
Winnipeg braces for April blizzard
Guest: Richard Cloutier, co-host of The News CJOB
Remembering Gilbert Gottfried and his comedic legacy
Guest: Mark Breslin, co-founder and CEO of Yuk Yuks, comedian, author, and producer
The inspiration behind the Pay Gap App and calling out companies for hypocrisy on gender pay equity
Guest: Francesca Lawson, co-creator of the gender pay gap bot @paygapapp
Canada’s COVID 6th Wave and what lies ahead
Guest: Dr. Tara Moriarity, Associate Professor, Faculty of Dentistry with cross appointment to the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology in the Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto.
Guest: Garret Martin, Senior Professorial Lecturer at the School of International Service of American University and the Co-Director of the Transatlantic Policy Center.
Guest: Dr. Tara Moriarity, Associate Professor, Faculty of Dentistry with cross appointment to the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology in the Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto.
Guest: Dr. Darren Markland, Intensive Care Physician and Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Critical Care Medicine in the Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry at the University of Alberta
Guest: Ingrid DeVisser, Ontario turkey farm owner and chair of the Feather Board Command Center
The fight for the presidency in France , Surviving the COVID lockdown in Shanghai , The disappearing sounds of nature & The ongoing to fight to raise awareness on World Parkinson’s Day - April 11th, 2022
The fight for the presidency in France what impact the outcome could have on the war in Ukraine
Guest: Kurt Huebner, professor of political science and Jean Monnet Chair for European Integration and Global Political Economy, University of British Columbia
Surviving the COVID lockdown in Shanghai
Guest: Jane Polubotko, music industry executive and Ukrainian living in Shanghai
The disappearing sounds of nature and what it means for the future?
Guest: David Haskell, biologist and author of Sounds Wild and Broken
The ongoing to fight to raise awareness on World Parkinson’s Day
Guest: Larry Gifford, National Director of Talk Radio at Corus, founder of Global Alliance to End Parkinson’s Disease and host of When Life Gives You Parkinson’s podcast
Guest: Larry Gifford, National Director of Talk Radio at Corus, founder of Global Alliance to End Parkinson’s Disease and host of When Life Gives You Parkinson’s podcast
Guest: Kurt Huebner, professor of political science and Jean Monnet Chair for European Integration and Global Political Economy, University of British Columbia
Coming face to face with evidence of war crimes in Bucha, How heading to the FIFA World Cup could help Canada play on a bigger political field, How much are corporations profiting from inflation by driving up prices & Journo Corner - April 8th, 2022
Coming face to face with evidence of war crimes in Bucha
Guest: Jordan Searle, Ontario-based paramedic with Orange Air Ambulance volunteering in Kyiv
How heading to the FIFA World Cup could help Canada play on a bigger political field
Guest: Tim Elcombe, associate professor of kinesiology and physical education and fellow with the Balsillie School of International Affairs at Wilfrid Laurier University
How much are corporations profiting from inflation by driving up prices?
Guest: D.T. Cochrane, economist with Canadians for Tax Fairness and author of ‘The Rise of Corporate Profits in the Time of COVID
Journo Corner with Graham Thompson
Guest: Graham Thompson, freelance journalist and former political columnist for Edmonton Journal
Guest: Barry Eidlin, sociology professor, McGill University and author of Labour and the Class Idea in the US and Canada
Guest: D.T. Cochrane, economist with Canadians for Tax Fairness and author of ‘The Rise of Corporate Profits in the Time of COVID’
Guest: Tim Elcombe, associate professor of kinesiology and physical education and fellow with the Balsillie School of International Affairs at Wilfrid Laurier University
Guest: Graham Thompson, freelance journalist and former political columnist for Edmonton Journal
Guest: Jordan Searle, Ontario-based paramedic with Orange Air Ambulance volunteering in Kyiv
The politics of affordability and real estate for the Liberals, Is co-ownership a reasonable answer to affording a home, Gigantic Jupiter-size planet forming & A Masters comeback - April 7th, 2022
The politics of affordability and real estate for the Liberals
Guest: Stewart Prest, Lecturer in Political Science, Simon Fraser University
Is co-ownership a reasonable answer to affording a home?
Guest: Lesli Gaynor, a real estate agent with Forest Hill Downtown Real Estate and owner of GoCo Solutions, a company dedicated to helping people into co-owned homes
Gigantic Jupiter-size planet forming
Guest: Thayne Currie of the Subaru Telescope and the NASA-Ames Research Center
A Masters comeback: Why Tiger Woods still transcends sports
Guest: Jason Logan, Editor SCOREGolf
Guest: Dr. Christopher Paul, senior social scientist at the Rand Corporation specializing in information warfare.
Guest: Lesli Gaynor, a real estate agent with Forest Hill Downtown Real Estate and owner of GoCo Solutions, a company dedicated to helping people into co-owned homes
Guest: Hilliard MacBeth, author ‘When the Bubble Bursts: Surviving the Canadian Real Estate Crash’
Guest: Steve Pomeroy, housing research consultant and part time lecturer at Carleton and McMaster Universities
Unprecedented COVID lockdown in one of the world’s biggest cities
Guest: Carl Breau, CEO of Saimen Engineering and Shanghai resident
Traces of giant prehistoric crocodiles found in northern B.C.
Guest: Guy Plint, professor of earth sciences at University of Western Ontario
Is it time to send a message to aliens again?
Guest: Kristen Fahy, a science systems engineer at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Russia is killing civilians in Ukraine and ignoring international law, how can they be stopped?
Guest: Bob Rae, Canada’s Ambassador to the United Nations
Guest: Mark Purcell, deputy director, research collections, Cambridge University Library
What more should Canada do to help Ukraine and defense spending in the upcoming budget, The woman behind the very popular Instagram account that reveals the strangest entries on Wikipedia, What caused a 100-meter high tsunami in Northern B.C., A Canadian who went to Ukraine to fight, instead finds himself on the frontlines of the humanitarian effort - April, 5th, 2022
What more should Canada do to help Ukraine and defense spending in the upcoming budget
Guest: Robert Huebert, associate professor, department of political science, University of Calgary
The woman behind the very popular Instagram account that reveals the strangest entries on Wikipedia
Guest: Annie Rauwerda, creator @depthsofwikipedia
What caused a 100-meter high tsunami in Northern B.C. in 2020?
Guest: Brian Menounos, University of Northern British Columbia
A Canadian who went to Ukraine to fight, instead finds himself on the frontlines of the humanitarian effort
Guest: Paul Hughes, volunteer with Helping Ukraine Grassroots Support (HUGS)
Guest: Olena Halushka, board member for the Anti-Corruption Action Center in Ukraine, writer and political commentator
Guest: Robert Huebert, associate professor, department of political science, University of Calgary
Bracing for a 6th Covid wave , Why Ukraine is worth fighting for, Civilians executed by Russian forces in Kyiv suburb & Final International Panel on Climate Change report - April 4th, 2022
Bracing for a 6th Covid wave
Guest: Colin Furness, infectious disease epidemiologist and assistant professor in the faculty of information at the University of Toronto
Why Ukraine is worth fighting for
Guest: David Frum, author and staff writer at The Atlantic
Civilians executed by Russian forces in Kyiv suburb
Guest: Dmytro Gurin, member of Ukraine’s Parliament
Final International Panel on Climate Change report
Guest: Patricia Perkins, professor, faculty of climate and urban change, York University, and lead author of a chapter in the latest IPCC report.
Guest: Josh Kloke, staff writer at The Athletic and author of the upcoming book ‘Voyageurs: Canada’s men’s national team’s quest for the World Cup’
Guest: Patricia Perkins, professor, faculty of climate and urban change, York University, and lead author of a chapter in the latest IPCC report.
Guest: Colin Furness, infectious disease epidemiologist and assistant professor in the faculty of information at the University of Toronto
Residential school survivor in Rome reacts to Pope Francis apology, A man who helped evacuate people from Afghanistan is now doing the same in Ukraine, What will Putin do next & how to best handle a return to the office - April 1st, 2022
Residential school survivor in Rome reacts to Pope Francis apology
Guest: Ken Young, former assembly of First Nations Manitoba regional chief
A man who helped evacuate people from Afghanistan is now doing the same in UkraineGuest: David Lavery, president and founder of Raven Rae Afghanistan Consultancy Services
What will Putin do next? Guest: Dimitry Alperovitch, executive Chairman at Silverado Policy Accelerator; co-founder and former CTO at CrowdStrike,
Tips on how to best handle a return to the office
Guest: Alexandra Samuel, an authority on remote work and the digital workplace
Guest: David Lavery, president and founder of Raven Rae Afghanistan Consultancy Services
Guest: Chief Judy Wilson, Kukpi7, and secretary-treasurer of the Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs
TSB report into the fatal 2019 derailment of a CP freight train, Long Covid & April Fools - March 31st, 2022
The TSB report into the fatal 2019 derailment of a CP freight train: the mother of one of the victims speaks out
Guest: Pam Fraser, mother of Dylan Paradis, conductor killed in 2019 derailment
What the TSB report into the fatal 2019 derailment of a CP freight train recommends and is it enough?
Guest: Ian Naish, rail safety consultant and former TSB director of rail accident investigations
Why do we fall for April Fool’s pranks?
Guest: Stephen Greenspan, author of Annals of Gullibility: Why we get duped and how to avoid it
What makes an April Fool’s prank work?
Guest: Steve Gimbel, professor of philosophy at Gettysburg College and author of ‘Isn’t That Clever: A Philosophical Account of Humor and Comedy’
A Quebec doctor copes with long Covid
Guest: Dr. Anne Bhereur, family and palliative care physician coping with the effects of long covid
Why the healthcare system needs to be better prepared for long Covid
Guest: Dr. Angela Cheung, senior scientist at the University Health Network in Toronto
Guest: Steve Gimbel, professor of philosophy at Gettysburg College and author of ‘Isn’t That Clever: A Philosophical Account of Humor and Comedy’
Guest: Stephen Greenspan, author of Annals of Gullibility: Why we get duped and how to avoid it
Guest: Dr. Anne Bhereur, family and palliative care physician coping with the effects of long covid
Guest: Ian Naish, rail safety consultant and former TSB director of rail accident investigations
Tackling sexual misconduct in the Canadian Armed Forces
Guest: Megan McKenzie, the Simons Chair in international law and human security in the School for International Studies at Simon Fraser University.
Afghan Canadian military interpreters plan hunger strike to protest lack of movement on bringing their families to Canada
Guest: Hameedullah Amir Khan and Ahmad Shoiab
Canadian gymnasts demand investigation into toxic culture and abusive practices in their sport
Guest: Kim Shore, letter signatory and former Gymnastics Canada board member
Guest: Michael Thomas, principal owner at SolarNinjas Energy Solutions Ltd., who is currently helping Canadian hosts bring over Ukrainian refugees.
Guest: Megan McKenzie, the Simons Chair in international law and human security in the School for International Studies at Simon Fraser University.
Canada-based army veterans set up field hospital in Kyiv, Microplastics detected in human blood for the first time & Navigating the federal government’s climate reduction roadmap - March 29th, 2022
Canada-based army veterans set up field hospital in Kyiv
Guest: Chris Ketler and Jordan Searle, Canadian and U.K. military veterans acting as medical volunteers in Kyiv
Microplastics detected in human blood for the first time
Guest: Juan Jose Alava, ecotoxicologist, founder and principal investigator of the Ocean Pollution Research Unit, Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries at the University of British Columbia
Navigating the federal government’s climate reduction roadmap
Guest: Heather Exner-Pirot, senior policy analyst with the Macdonald-Laurier Institute
Guest: George Hoberg, a professor of public policy at the University of British Columbia
Guest: Juan Jose Alava, ecotoxicologist, founder and principal investigator of the Ocean Pollution Research Unit, Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries at the University of British Columbia
Guest: Maj.Gen (Ret’d) David Fraser, former commander of NATO regional command south in Afghanistan,
Guest: Chris Ketler and Jordan Searle, Canadian and U.K. military veterans acting as medical volunteers in Kyiv
The Slap heard around the world, Alcohol-related deaths spike in the U.S. during the pandemic, Incidents of alcohol-related harm also rose in Canada during the pandemic, What are Putin’s aims in Ukraine and is there any chance for peace & Canada’s men’s soccer team qualifies for its first World Cup since 1986 - March 28th, 2022
The Slap heard around the world: a look back at the Oscars
Guest: Marsha Lederman, western arts correspondent with The Globe and Mail
Why did alcohol-related deaths spike in the U.S. during the pandemic?
Guest: Aaron White, senior scientific advisor to the director of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism.
Incidents of alcohol-related harm also rose in Canada during the pandemic
Guest: Adam Sherk. Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research at the University of Victoria.
What are Putin’s aims in Ukraine and is there any chance for peace?
Guest: Alexander Stubb, former prime minister of Finland and professor at the European University Institute
Canada’s men’s soccer team qualifies for its first World Cup since 1986
Guest: George Pakos, member of Canada’s 1986 Men’s World Cup soccer team.
Guest: Timothy Choi, Centre for Military, Security and Strategic Studies, University of Calgary.
Guest: Alexander Stubb, former prime minister of Finland and professor at the European University Institute
Guest: Adam Sherk. Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research at the University of Victoria.
Guest: Aaron White, senior scientific advisor to the director of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism.
Why the federal carbon tax will see a majority of households take a hit , The China Eastern Airlines plane crash puzzles seasoned investigators & the latest from Kharkiv - March 25th, 2022
Why the federal carbon tax will see a majority of households take a hit
Guest: Yves Giroux, Parliamentary Budget Officer
The China Eastern Airlines plane crash puzzles seasoned investigators
Guest: Capt. John Cox, CEO of Safety Operating Systems, former pilot and air crash investigator
Latest from Kharkiv
Guest: Maria Avdeeva, Kharkiv resident
Guest: Capt. John Cox, CEO of Safety Operating Systems, former pilot and air crash investigator
Guest: Dave Breakenridge, managing editor for the Edmonton Journal and Edmonton Sun, and host of the 10/3 Podcast
The war in Ukraine and Canada’s role in global energy security
Guest: Dennis McConaghy, former executive vice-president of corporate development at TransCanada Corporation and fellow at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute
Diamonds may stud Mercury’s crust
Guest: Kevin Cannon, assistant professor of geology and geological engineering/ space resources with the Colorado School of Mines
Talking about the plight of the world’s refugees with Giller prize-winning author Omar Al-Akkad
Guest: Omar Al-Akkad, author of ‘What Strange Paradise’ and 2021 Giller Prize winner
Guest: Kevin Cannon, assistant professor of geology and geological engineering/ space resources with the Colorado School of Mines
Guest: James Laird, co-founder of Ratehub.ca and president of CanWise Financial mortgage brokerage
Guest: Dennis McConaghy, former executive vice-president of corporate development at TransCanada Corporation and fellow at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute
The view from Kyiv one month after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, What will NATO do now to aid Ukraine, Why is the cost of rent rising quickly in many Canadian cities, How will a national dental plan in Canada work? - March 23rd, 2022
The view from Kyiv one month after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Guest: Kira Rudick, member of the Ukrainian parliament
What will NATO do now to aid Ukraine?
Guest: Alexander Lanoszka, assistant professor of international relations at the University of Waterloo.
Why is the cost of rent rising quickly in many Canadian cities?
Guest: Tom Davidoff, associate professor with the Sauder School of Business at UBC
How will a national dental plan in Canada work? And who will benefit?
Guest: Dr. Carlos Quiñonez, professor in the faculty of dentistry at the University of Toronto, and author of ‘The Politics of Dental Care in Canada’.
Guest: Dr. Carlos Quiñonez, professor in the faculty of dentistry at the University of Toronto, and author of ‘The Politics of Dental Care in Canada
Guest: Steve Saideman, Paterson chair in international affairs at Carleton University’s Norman Paterson School of International Affairs and director of the Canadian Defence and Security Network.
Guest: Alexander Lanoszka, assistant professor of international relations at the University of Waterloo.
Explaining the Liberal/NDP confidence and supply agreement deal, The Liberal/NDP deal, why now, Chantal Kreviazuk on the war in Ukraine & The coldest part of the world hit by an unprecedented heatwave March 22nd, 2022
Explaining the Liberal/NDP confidence and supply agreement deal
Guest: Richard Johnston, professor emeritus in the department of political science at the University of British Columbia
The Liberal/NDP deal, why now?
Guest: Will Stewart, National Lead for Public Affairs at Hill & Knowlton
Chantal Kreviazuk on the war in Ukraine
Guest: Chantal Kreviazuk, singer and songwriter
The coldest part of the world hit by an unprecedented heatwave
Guest: David Mikolajczyk, research meteorologist, Antarctic and Meteorological Research and data Center University of Wisconsin–Madison
Guest: David Mikolajczyk, research meteorologist, Antarctic and Meteorological Research and data Center University of Wisconsin–Madison
Guest: Cristine de Clercy, associate professor of political science at the University of Western Ontario
Guest: Richard Johnston, professor emeritus in the department of political science at the University of British Columbia
The impact of the CP Rail work stoppage on supply chains
Guest: Barrie Prentice, professor of supply chain management and former director of the Transport Institute at the University of Manitoba
The impact of the CP Rail work stoppage on agriculture
Guest: Keith Currie, vice president of the Canadian Federation of Agriculture
Reflecting on the “freedom convoy” and what comes next
Guest: Justin Ling, freelance investigative journalist
Civilians increasingly targeted during deadly weekend in Ukraine
Guest: Oleksandra Matviichuck, Kyiv Resident and human rights lawyer
Guest: Jessica Cecchino, vice president of research at the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety,
Guest: Caroline Coljin, with Simon Fraser University, Canada 150 Research Chair in mathematics for evolution, infection and public health.
Guest: Barrie Prentice, professor of supply chain management and former director of the Transport Institute at the University of Manitoba
How could a CP Rail work stoppage impact stretched supply chains, Why puzzles help the brain ward off cognitive decline, Hate crimes on the rise & the fight against a Juno Beach condo development - March 18th, 2022
How could a CP Rail work stoppage impact stretched supply chains?
Guest: David Maclean with Trade Association Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters
Why puzzles help the brain ward off cognitive decline
Guest: Robin Hsiung, Associate professor, UBC Faculty of Medicine’s Division of Neurology.
Hate crimes on the rise in Canada
Guest: Amy Go, President of the Chinese Canadian National Council for Social Justice
Assessing the war in Ukraine and the fight against a Juno Beach condo development
Guest: General (Ret'd) Andrew Leslie and former Member of Parliament for Orléans
Guest: Robin Hsiung, Associate professor, UBC Faculty of Medicine’s Division of Neurology.
Devastation in Mariupol, Why do we hate the sound of our own voice, Cryptocurrency & Cold war in space, what will happen to international cooperation? - March 17th, 2022
Devastation in Mariupol
Guest: Dmytro Gurin, Ukrainian MP for Mariupol
Why do we hate the sound of our own voice?
Guest: Neel Bhatt, an assistant professor of otolaryngology at the University of Washington
Cryptocurrency and its role in the war in Ukraine
Guest:: Daromir Rudnyckyj, professor of anthropology at the University of Victoria, where he serves as Director of the Counter Currency Laboratory
Cold war in space, what will happen to international cooperation?
Guest: Victoria Samson, military space expert and Washington Office Director for the Secure World Foundation
Guest: Neel Bhatt, an assistant professor of otolaryngology at the University of Washington
Guest: Naj MeshkatI, Professor of civil and environmental engineering and industrial and systems engineering at the University of Southern California, member of National Academy of Sciences/National Research Council committee that studied the lessons learned from the Fukushima nuclear accident.
Guest - Daromir Rudnyckyj, Professor of Anthropology at the University of Victoria, where he serves as Director of the Counter Currency Laboratory
Guest: Victoria Samson, military space expert and Washington Office Director for the Secure World Foundation
Guest: Aurel Braun, professor of international relations and political science at the University of Toronto, and center associate with the Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies at Harvard University
The Battle for Alberta’s UCP
Guest; Catherine Griwkowsky, legislature reporter at Alberta Today
Volunteers in Kyiv work to provide medical supplies to the injured
Guest: Les Yakymhuck, volunteer in Kyiv
Polish charity helps refugees and Ukrainian orphans
Guest: Dominica Chylewska, Caritas Poland.
Rising food costs in Canada and the impact of the war in Ukraine on food scarcity worldwide
Guest: Sylvain Charlebois, professor in food distribution and policy in the faculties of management and agriculture at Dalhousie University
Guest: Trevor Tombe, associate professor of economics at the University of Calgary and a research fellow at the School of Public Policy
Guest: Major-General (Ret’d) Mick Ryan, former Commander of the Australian Defence College, author of War Transformed.
Guest: Sylvain Charlebois, professor in food distribution and policy in the faculties of management and agriculture at Dalhousie University
Assessing President Zelenskyy’s address to parliament
Guest: Stewart Prest, Simon Fraser University
Train launches new single and announces North American tour
Guest: Pat Monahan, singer, songwriter and musician and lead singer of Train.
Ukrainian MP on the importance of President Zelenskyy speaking to Canadians
Guest: Kira Rudick, Ukrainian MP, leader of Voice Party.
Guest: Don Bowser, Canadian law enforcement and security advisor, volunteering on Poland/Ukraine border
Stepping up help for those fighting in Ukraine
Guest: Kateryna Tomina, Kyiv resident now working on the Romania/Ukraine border
China faces surge in COVID cases, can its zero COVID policy still work?
Guest: Yanzhong Huang, senior fellow for global health at the Council on Foreign Relations
The return of Tom Brady and the challenges athletes face when retiring
Guest: Dr. Scott Goldman, sports psychologist for the NBA’s Golden State Warriors
Guest: Yanzhong Huang, senior fellow for global health at the Council on Foreign Relations.
Guest: Kristy Ironside, history professor, McGill University and author of ‘A Full-Value Ruble: The Promise of Prosperity in the Postwar Soviet Union’
The politicization of Covid-19 protections and what comes next, One woman’s uncertain future after fleeing the fighting in Kharkiv & How the world’s most inaccessible shipwreck was found - March 11th, 2022
The politicization of Covid-19 protections and what comes next
Guest: Tim Caulfield, Canada Research Chair in health law and policy and professor at the University of Alberta
One woman’s uncertain future after fleeing the fighting in Kharkiv
Guest: Svitlana Prystupa, Kharkiv resident
How the world’s most inaccessible shipwreck was found and the legacy of Shakleton’s Endurance
Guest: Dave Gorman, Antarctic explorer and owner of Fathom Expeditions
Guest: David Pugliese, military affairs correspondent for the Ottawa Citizen and Defense News.
Guest: Gordon Houldon, Director emeritus of the China Institute, and professor of political science at the University of Alberta.
Guest: Eugene Lang, with the School of Policy Studies at Queen's University, and fellow at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute
Guest: Tim Caulfield, Canada Research Chair in health law and policy and professor at the University of Alberta
Mask mandates are coming to an end, Award-winning journalist joins the fight against Russian in Ukraine & On the frontlines of Ukraine’s Humanitarian Crisis - March 10th, 2022
Mask mandates are coming to an end, should I still wear one?
Guest: Tim Sly, an emeritus professor of epidemiology with the School of Public health at Ryerson University
Award-winning journalist joins the fight against Russian in Ukraine
Guest: Sergei Loiko, award winning journalist, joins from outside of Kyviv
On the frontlines of Ukraine’s Humanitarian Crisis
Guest: Chad Martz, director of operations for Hungry for Life International
Guest: Dr. Courtney Cox, assistant professor of indigenous, race, and ethnic studies at the University of Oregon
Guest: Christine Eliashevsky, editor and translator for Euromaidan press and a resident of Lviv,
Guest: Dr. Amy Tan, associate clinical professor with UBC, a palliative care & family practice doctor, and member of Protect our Province BC
Guest: Tim Sly, an emeritus professor of epidemiology with the School of Public health at Ryerson University
Fighting Russia and what Ukraine needs to defend itself
Guest Andreyii Bukvych, Charge d’Affaires, Embassy of Ukraine in Canada
Powerplant Nikola Tesla built in B.C.’s interior in 1897 still going strong
Guest: Hal Wright with Silversmith Power and Light
How can Putin be stopped?
Guest: Anders Aslund, a senior fellow at the Stockholm Free World Forum, adjunct professor at Georgetown University, and author of Russia’s Crony Capitalism: The Path from Market Economy to Kleptocracy
Guest: Mathieu Boulegue, a senior research fellow with Russia & Eurasia Programme at Chatham House
Guest: Anders Aslund, a senior fellow at the Stockholm Free World Forum, adjunct professor at Georgetown University, and author of Russia’s Crony Capitalism: The Path from Market Economy to Kleptocracy
Tips on tackling the affordability crisis, Documenting the war in Ukraine and fighting Russian disinformation on the frontlines in Kharkiv & Assessing the Conservative leadership race - March 8th, 2022
Tips on tackling the affordability crisis
Guest: Melissa Leong, author of Happy Go Money
Documenting the war in Ukraine and fighting Russian disinformation on the frontlines in Kharkiv
Guest: Maria Avdeeva, founder and research director of the European Expert
Assessing the Conservative leadership race
Guest: Lori Williams, political scientist at Mount Royal University,
Guest: Jennifer Thoss, Delta, B.C. resident, who owns home in Lytton on latest on the rebuilding
Guest: Oleksandra Matviichuck, human rights lawyer and head of the Centre for Civil Liberties
Guest: Maria Avdeeva, founder and research director of the European Expert Association, Kharkiv resident.
Guest: Tasha Kheiriddin, principal at Navigator, and political columnist for post media
Albertan helps Ukrainian refugees arriving in Poland, The view from the Baltics of the war in Ukraine & Wild pigs run amok on the prairies - March 7th, 2022
Albertan helps Ukrainian refugees arriving in Poland
Guest: Heidi Baumbach, Albertan in Poland helping Ukrainian refugees
The view from the Baltics of the war in Ukraine: Why Putin must be stopped
Guest: Darius Suksevicus, Lithuania’s ambassador to Canada
Wild pigs run amok on the prairies
Guest: Ryan Brook, associate professor with the College of Agriculture and Bioresources at the University of Saskatchewan
Guest: Ryan Brook, associate professor with the College of Agriculture and Bioresources at the University of Saskatchewan
Guest: Werner Antweiler, professor of economics with the Sauder School of Business at the University of British Columbia
An update on Ukraine heading into the weekend:
Guest: Varvara Pakhomenko, Conflict Analyst
Listening to how fish communicate:
Guest: Kieran Cox, Liber Ero and NSERC Postdoctoral Fellow, Earth to Oceans Research Group, Biological Sciences Department, Simon Fraser University
Living with Fear:
Guest: Eva Holland, author of the book “Nerve: A Personal Journey Through the Science of Fear”
Guest: Eva Holland, author of the book “Nerve: A Personal Journey Through the Science of Fear”
Guest: Kieran Cox, Liber Ero and NSERC Postdoctoral Fellow, Earth to Oceans Research Group, Biological Sciences Department, Simon Fraser University
Guest: Tatyana Deryugina, professor of Finance, University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana
Guest: Yrjö Koskinen, Associate Dean of Research and Business Impact, Professor of Finance at the Haskayne School of Business, University of Calgary
Ukrainian nuclear power plant hit in Russian attack
Guest: Dr. M. V. Ramana, Professor and Simons Chair in Disarmament, Global, and Human Security at UBC's School of Public Policy and Global Affairs. He studies the risks and consequences of nuclear weapons - and accidents at nuclear reactors.
The information war inside Russia
Guest: Scott Radnitz, University of Washington, Dept of Russian Studies
What it’s like being a refugee in Canada
Guest: Layla Khdir, a Syrian Refugee living in Canada
Guest: Father Mykhailo Ozorovych, Pastor of Holy Eucharist Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral in New West. Born and raised in Ukraine.
Guest: Christian Leuprecht, Join Professor at the Royal Military College and Queen’s University, senior fellow at the Macdonald Laurier Institute
Guest: Dr. M. V. Ramana, Professor and Simons Chair in Disarmament, Global, and Human Security at UBC's School of Public Policy and Global Affairs. He studies the risks and consequences of nuclear weapons - and accidents at nuclear reactors.
Canadians heading to Ukraine to fight
Guest: Bryson Woolsey, Canadian heading to Ukraine to fight
What can Canadians do to donate to the Ukraine effort?
Guest: Kate Bahen, Managing Director, Charity Intelligence Canada
How Canada helped economic measures against Russia hit hard
Guest: Martin Sheil, former IRS Investigator and Supervisory Special Agent in the Criminal Investigation Division
Guest: Dr. Nicole Racine, clinical psychologist and post-doctoral research fellow at the University of Calgary and the Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute
Guest: Martin Sheil, former IRS Investigator and Supervisory Special Agent in the Criminal Investigation Division
The impact of the sanctions on Russia, Hiding from Russian Attacks in Kharkiv & Explaining the impact of airspace restrictions - March 1st, 2022
The impact of the sanctions on Russia
Guest: Bill Browder, financier, creator of Magnitsky Act, author of Red Notice
Hiding from Russian Attacks in Kharkiv
Guest: Svitlana Prystupa, 26-year-old woman hiding at home in Kharkiv with mom and sister
Explaining the impact of airspace restrictions
Guest: John Gradek, aviation expert, Faculty Lecturer and Coordinator of the Aviation Management Program, McGill University
Guest: Paul Servos, President, TACTIX Leadership Inc., owner of The Flag Shop - Victoria
Guest: Svitlana Prystupa, 26-year-old woman hiding at home in Kharkiv with mom and sister
Guest: Linda Mortsch, University of Waterloo environment professor, Coordinating Lead Author - North America - Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Report
Guest: Lloyd Axworthy, former Minister of Foreign Affairs under Jean Chrétien, World Refugee & Migration Council Chair
Guest: John Gradek, aviation expert, Faculty Lecturer and Coordinator of the Aviation Management Program, McGill University
What is it like on the ground in Ukraine right now, What can the UN do to further pressure Russia & The Economic Impact of the War and Sanctions - Feb 28th, 2022
What is it like on the ground in Ukraine right now?
Guest: Kesniia Khizhnyak, Kyiv resident who fled the city with her husband and kids
What can the UN do to further pressure Russia?
Guest: Bob Rae, Canadian Ambassador to the United Nations
The Economic Impact of the War and Sanctions
Guest: Eric Miller, Rideau-Potomac Consultants
Guest: Maj Gen. Mick Ryan (Ret’d), author of War Transformed, the future of twenty-first century great power competition and conflict.
How will Ukraine as we know it survive, Neighbouring states brace for an influx of Ukrainians fleeing war & Afghan Interpreter who worked for Canada Trapped in Kyiv - Feb 25th, 2022
How will Ukraine as we know it survive?
Guest: Varvara Pakhomenko, Conflict Analyst
Neighbouring states brace for an influx of ukrainians fleeing war
Guest: Nathan VanderKlippe, Globe and Mail Correspondent in Moldova
Afghan Interpreter who worked for Canada Trapped in Kyiv
Guest: Jawed Haqmal, former Canadian military interpreter in Afghanistan
Guest: Dr. John Gilmour, Fellow with Canadian Global Affairs Institute, Retired Head-Strategic Planning and Operational Analysis with CSIS’ Counter-Terrorism Division
Ukraine on the ground, Understanding Vladimir Putin’s strategy & China’s role and reaction to the Ukraine invasion - Feb 24th, 2022
Ukraine on the ground - an educated father/daughter share their expertise and ties to Ukraine
Guests: Dr. Tamara Krawchenko, an assistant professor of public administration at the University of Victoria and a member of the Institute for Integrated Energy Systems. Directly connected to Ukraine - sister + her sister’s three children fleeing Kyiv
Dr. Bohdan Krawchenko, the former director of the Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies of the University of Alberta, former vice-rector of the National Academy for Public Administration under the President of Ukraine in Kyiv - currently Dean of the Graduate School of Development for the University of Central Asia
Understanding Vladimir Putin’s strategy
Guest: Kathryn Stoner, senior fellow at the Freemon Spogli Institute for International Studies at Stanford University and author of Russia Resurrected
China’s role and reaction to the Ukraine invasion
Guest: Gordon Houlden, Director Emeritus of the China Institute, University of Alberta
Guest: Kathryn Stoner, senior fellow at the Freemon Spogli Institute for International Studies at Stanford University and author of Russia Resurrecte
Guest: Elis Vllasi, a political scientist, specializing in Russian hostile influences and NATO
Guest: Nick Krawetz, Director of Policy and Communications, Association of Manitoba Municipalities - Krawetz’s great-grandparents immigrated to Canada nearly a century ago, while his wife moved to Manitoba just ten years ago. His wife’s family is in Kyiv.
Guests: Dr. Tamara Krawchenko, an assistant professor of public administration at the University of Victoria and a member of the Institute for Integrated Energy Systems. Directly connected to Ukraine - sister + her sister’s three children fleeing Kyiv
Dr. Bohdan Krawchenko, the former director of the Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies of the University of Alberta, former vice-rector of the National Academy for Public Administration under the President of Ukraine in Kyiv - currently Dean of the Graduate School of Development for the University of Central Asia
After Putin sends troops into the eastern part of the country, Ukraine braces for Russian invasion.
Guest: Alexander Lanoszka, Assistant Professor of International Relations, Balsillie School of International Affairs,University of Waterloo
Putin beings “special military operations", and sends troops into the Ukraine
Guest: Ihor Michalchyshyn, CEO & Executive Director of the Ukrainian Canadian
Security expert assesses what comes next in Ukraine
Guest: Christian Leuprecht, Professor at the Royal Military College and Queen’s University, Senior fellow at the Macdonald Laurier Institute
Guest: Christian Leuprecht, Class of 1965 Professor in Leadership, Department of Political Science and Economics, Royal Military College.
Guest: Jaigris Hodson, Canada Research Chair for Digital Communication for the Public Interest, and Associate Professor at Royal Roads University
Guest: Alexander Lanoszka, Assistant Professor of International Relations, Balsillie School of International Affairs, University of Waterloo
How are Ottawa business owners feeling as they re-open after the protests, The View from Ukraine & How do you talk to a science denier? - Feb 22nd, 2022
How are Ottawa business owners feeling as they re-open after the protests?
Guest: Robin Seguin, Victoria Barber Shop Owner
The View from Ukraine - What is it like being there as tensions rise?
Guest: Roman Waschuk, former Canadian Ambassador to Ukraine
In a time where misinformation is rampant, how do you talk to a science denier?
Guest: Lee McIntyre, Philosopher of Science and author How to Talk to a Science Denier.
Guest: Aziz Inan, Professor of Electrical Engineering, University of Portland, and palindrome expert
Guest: Lee McIntyre, Philosopher of Science and author How to Talk to a Science Denier.
Guest: Kathryn Stoner, senior fellow at the Freemon Spogli Institute for International Studies at Stanford University and author of Russia Resurrected
Guest: Michael Chong, Conservative MP for Wellington-Halton Hills and Shadow Foreign Minister
Checking in on the latest from the Ottawa protests, The BBB is warning people about tax scams & Advice on eating healthy - Feb 18th, 2022
Checking in on the latest from the Ottawa protests
Guest: Mike Armstrong, Global National Quebec Correspondent
The BBB is warning people about tax scams - here’s what you need to know to avoid them
Guest: Simone Lis, President and CEO, Better Business Bureau BC
Advice on eating healthy, and how it can change your life.
Guest: Emily Mardell, Sports & Family Dietitian
Guest: Andrew Lawrence, Deputy Director of Rapid Response for Media Matters for America
Guest: Stephanie Carvin, Expert in National Security and Terrorism & Associate Professor of International Affairs at Carelton University
Canada’s women’s hockey team wins gold in Beijing, The organizers of the Ottawa protests have been arrested by police & What's next for the cruise industry? - Feb 17th, 2022
Canada’s women’s hockey team wins gold in Beijing - How does winning gold feel as a player?
Guest: Cassie Campbell-Pascall, 3-time olympic medalist (Gold in 2002 Salt Lake City and 2006 Turin, Silver in 1998 Nagano) and sports broadcaster
The organizers of the Ottawa protests have been arrested by police.
Guest: Stewart Prest, Department of Political Science, Simon Fraser University
What's next for the cruise industry?
Guest: Randy Sharman, Host of the Informed Traveler Radio Show and Podcast
Guest: Dr. Jonathan Sexton, Environmental Science Researcher at the College of Public Health, University of Arizona.
Guest: Cpl. Madonna Saunderson, BC RCMP
Guest: Stewart Muir, Resource Works Executive Director
Guest: Lisa Haley, Head Coach of the Ryerson Rams Women's Hockey Team and Senior VP of Hockey Operations for the PHF (Premier Hockey Federation).
Guest: Cassie Campbell-Pascall, 3-time olympic medalist (Gold in 2002 Salt Lake City and 2006 Turin, Silver in 1998 Nagano) and sports broadcaster
How will policing the blockade change and what next for Ottawa Police?
Guest: Charles Bordeleau, former Ottawa Police Chief
A breakthrough in the search for a cure for HIV
Guest: Dr. Marshall Glesby, Weill Cornell HIV Clinical Trials Unit and one of the lead investigators in the clinical trial.
Why we’re living in a dopamine driven world and how to cope
Guest: Dr. Anna Lambke, professor of psychiatry at Stanford University School of Medicine and chief of the Stanford Addiction Medicine Dual Diagnosis Clinic.author Dopamine Nation
Guest: Dr. Anna Lambke, professor of psychiatry at Stanford University School of Medicine and Chief of the Stanford Addiction Medicine Dual Diagnosis Clinic.author Dopamine Nation
Guest: Eve Lazarus, reporter and author, and she hosts and produces the Cold Case Canada true crime podcast
Guest: Dr. Marshall Glesby, Weill Cornell HIV Clinical Trials Unit and one of the lead investigators in the clinical trial.
Pre-arrival COVID PCR tests scrapped, A look at policing - where did Ottawa fail & Pet Cloning - Feb 15th, 2022
Pre-arrival COVID PCR tests scrapped - how does this affect the Canadian tourism industry?
Guest: Beth Potter, President & CEO, Tourism Industry Association of Canada
Pre-arrival COVID PCR tests scrapped - what does this mean for Canadian travel?
Guest: Claire Newell, Travel Expert & Journalist, Owner of Travel Best Bets
A look at policing - where did Ottawa fail? What can other cities learn?
Guest: Wesley Wark, national security expert and senior fellow at the Centre for International Governance Innovation
Pet Cloning - a new trend for Instagram influencers?
Guest: Melain Rodriguez, Client Service Manager, ViaGen Pets
Guest: Heather Yourex-West, Network Digital Journalist: Alberta Correspondent, Global News
Guest - Wesley Wark, National security expert and senior fellow at the Centre for International Governance Innovation
Understanding the Emergencies Act, Controversy surrounding Russian figure skater & Remembering Ivan Reitman - Feb 14th, 2022
Understanding the Emergencies Act from the former defense minister who introduced it 35 years ago:
Guest: Perrin Beatty, Former Minister of National Defense
Controversy surrounding Russian figure skater:
Guest: Rob Koelher, Director General of Global Athlete
Remembering Ivan Reitman & The great love songs and how Valentine’s Day would be nowhere without them
Guest: Eric Alper, Entertainment publicist and Music Commentator
Guest: Rob Huebert, Professor in the Political Science Department at the University of Calgary
Injunction granted to remove Ambassador Bridge protesters, One of Putin’s Greatest Foes says Economic Sanctions over Ukraine will Stop Russia in its Tracks & Pressure of Competing at the Olympics and why some athletes struggle - Feb 11th, 2022
Injunction granted to remove Ambassador Bridge protesters:
Guest: Flavio Volpe, President of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers Association
One of Putin’s Greatest Foes says Economic Sanctions over Ukraine will Stop Russia in its Tracks :
Guest: Bill Browder - financier, founder and champion of the Global Magnitsky Act and author of Red Notice and Freezing Order
Pressure of Competing at the Olympics and why some athletes struggle:
Guest: Dr. Jamey Houle, Lead Sports Psychologist - University of Ohio Department of Athletic
Guest: Dr. Jamey Houle, Lead Sports Psychologist - University of Ohio Department of Athletics
Guest: Bill Browder - financier, founder and champion of the Global Magnitsky Act and author of Red Notice and Freezing Order
Guest: Christian Leuprecht, Professor at the Royal Military College and Queen’s University, Senior fellow at the Macdonald Laurier Institute
How the continued closing of Ambassador Bridge is “killing” this Canadian business, Looking back on the Pickton Case 20 years later & Once in a Millennium rogue Wave off Vancouver Island Explained - Feb 10th, 2022
How the continued closing of Ambassador Bridge is “killing” this Canadian business:
Guest: Tim Galbraith, Cavalier Tool Sales Manager
Looking back on the Pickton Case 20 years later:
Guest: Lorimer Shenher, Author of That Lonely Section of Hell (2015); This One Looks Like a Boy (2019)
Once in a Millennium rogue Wave off Vancouver Island Explained:
Guest: Scott Beatty, CEO of Marine Labs
Guest: Lindsay Meredith, Professor Emeritus of Marketing Strategy, Beedie School of Business, SFU
Guest: Lorimer Shenher, Author of That Lonely Section of Hell (2015); This One Looks Like a Boy (2019)
Guest: Laura Stephenson, Political Science Professor; and Co-Director, Political Behavior Research Group at Western University
The importance of the Ambassador Bridge to the Canadian Economy, Why Canada has the fastest growing population in the G7 & Bobblehead mixup leads trade deal for the Brandon Wheat Kings and Iowa Wolves - Feb 9th, 2022
The importance of the Ambassador Bridge to the Canadian Economy:
Guest: Bill Anderson, Director of the cross-border institute at the university of Windsor and Ontario-chair in cross border transportation
Why Canada has the fastest growing population in the G7:
Guest: Mary Ann Murphy, Associate Professor Dept. of History & Sociology, UBC Okanagan
Bobblehead mixup leads trade deal for the Brandon Wheat Kings and Iowa Wolves:
Guest: Ben Swanson/Iowa Wolves and Branden Crowe/ Brandon Wheat Kings
Guest - Bill Anderson, Director of the cross-border institute at the university of Windsor and Ontario-chair in cross border transportation
Funding for the Protest, Ottawa Doctor Stands Against Intimidation of Medical Professionals in Popular Open Letter & What is Grocery Store “Shelflation” and How to Avoid It - Feb 7th, 2022
Funding for the Protests - Following the money
Guest: Sandy Garossino, National Observer Columnist and Former Crown Prosecutor
What is Grocery Store “Shelflation” and How to Avoid It?
Guest: Dr. Sylvain Charlebois, Senior Director, Agri-Food Analytics Lab, Dalhousie University
Ottawa Doctor Stands Against Intimidation of Medical Professionals in Popular Open Letter
Guest: Nili Kaplan-Myrth, Ottawa Family Physician, letter author
Guest: Dr. Sylvain Charlebois, Senior Director, Agri-Food Analytics Lab, Dalhousie University
Guest: Shannon Sampert, Eakins Visiting Fellow at McGill University, political columnist for the Winnipeg Free Press
Why GoFundMe suspended Freedom Convoy funds, Meet the Canadian that’s ensuring that board games stay alive & Why the truckers protest is a big hit with conservative media in the US - Feb 4th, 2022
Why GoFundMe suspended Freedom Convoy funds:
Guest: Prof. Jeremy Snyder, Bioethicist; SFU Professor of Health Sciences; and has extensive knowledge on crowdfunding
Meet the Canadian that’s ensuring that board games stay alive:
Guest: Jay Cormier, Game Designer; and Game Publisher
Why the truckers protest is a big hit with conservative media in the US:
Guest: Andrew Lawrence, deputy director for rapid response
Guest: Emily Knox, Associate Professor in the School of Information Sciences at the University of Illinois
Guest: S/Sgt. Michael Elliott, Director of the Canadian Police Association and President of the Edmonton Police Association
Guest: Prof. Jeremy Snyder, Bioethicist; SFU Professor of Health Sciences; and has extensive knowledge on crowdfunding
How the Ottawa protests are hurting small businesses
Guest: Robin Seguin, owner of Victoria Barber’s Shop. It’s in the heritage building.
Memories of Canada’s last Men’s World Cup Team
Guest: George Pakos - Scored goal to qualify and played in WC1986
Canadian singer Jully Black on her new music and Black History Month
Guest: Jully Black, Canadian singer, songwriter, producer and actress
Guest: Dr. Melissa Lem, Vancouver family physician & Director of PaRX: A Prescription for Nature
Erin O’Toole is out, Is Beijing in an Olympic mood, Why Canadians are lukewarm on the 2022 winter games & How much have dating apps changed the way we meet - Feb 2nd, 2021
Erin O’Toole is out, what’s next for the Conservative party?:
Guest: Scott Gilmore, Editor-at-large, MacLean’s Magazine
Is Beijing in an Olympic mood?:
Guest: Mark Dreyer, Founder and reporter at China Sports Insider
Why Canadians are lukewarm on the 2022 winter games:
Guest: Mario Canseco, President Research Co
How much have dating apps changed the way we meet?
Guest: Nancy Jo Sales, New York-based writer
Guest: Dave Perry, Global News Security and Crime Analyst; and CEO of Investigative Solutions Network
Alberta Truckers blockade, Campbell River woman stops shoplifter, Erin O’Toole’s Future/End of the Vax Tax - Feb 1st, 2022
Coutts chaos subsides: Alberta Truckers blockade:
Guest: Jim Willett, Mayor of Coutts
Campbell River woman stops shoplifter:
Guest: Elaine Gallaway, Campbell River resident who fought off a shoplifter
Erin O’Toole’s Future/End of the Vax Tax
Guest: Tasha Kheirriddin, National Post Columnist
Guest: Dr. Dan Mason, Professor in the Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation, University of Alberta (specializing in sports leagues and franchises)
Special Advisor to WHO Director General on vaccine inequity & threat of new variants, Gitksan Wordle: word game adaptation reawakens a language &CPC leader Erin O’Toole on the chopping block & the Canadian flag hijacked - Jan 31st, 2022
Special Advisor to WHO Director General on vaccine inequity & threat of new variants:
Guest: Dr. Peter Singer, Special Advisor to the WHO Director General
.Gitksan Wordle: word game adaptation reawakens a language:
Guest: Aidan Pine, linguist and full-stack developer currently working with the National Research Council's Indigenous Language Technology Project
Catherine Blackstock, a hereditary chief of the Gitxsan Nation in northwestern BC and hooked on Gitksan Wordle
CPC leader Erin O’Toole on the chopping block & the Canadian flag hijacked:
Guest: Lori Williams, political scientist and Associate Professor in the Department of Economics Justice and Policy Studies at Mount Royal University
Guest: Dr. Travis Langley, distinguished professor of psychology at Henderson State University (specializing in social behaviour) & author and editor of 14 books, best known for Batman and Psychology: A Dark and Stormy Knight
Guest: Aidan Pine, linguist and full-stack developer currently working with the National Research Council's Indigenous Language Technology Project
Catherine Blackstock, a hereditary chief of the Gitxsan Nation in northwestern BC and hooked on Gitksan Wordle
Guest: Lori Williams, political scientist and Associate Professor in the Department of Economics Justice and Policy Studies at Mount Royal University
Guest: Mercedes Stephenson, Ottawa Bureau Chief for Global News and host of The West Block
Quebec City Mosque shooting survivor on how he found the strength to live and the legacy of that day, Canada’s Men’s Soccer team is one step closer to qualifying for the 2022 World Cup, and why canceling online subscriptions is so much harder than signing up - Jan 28, 2022
Quebec Mosque attack survivor on what gave him the strength to live and the legacy of that day.
Guest: Aymen Derbali, a survivor of the Quebec City Mosque attack
Canada’s Men’s Soccer Team’s quest to qualify for the World Cup
Guest: Josh Kloke - Staff Writer with The Athletic
Here’s why canceling online subscriptions is tougher than signing up
Guest: Carmi Levy, Technology Analyst & Journalist in London, ON
Guest: Mubin Shaikh, Former undercover operative with CSIS and RCMP; and now Professor of Public Safety at Seneca College
Guest: Emmanuel Gallardo, a Mexican-born journalist currently living in Montreal. He is also completing a book right now about the inner working of the cartels and the explosion of violence in Mexico.
Guest: Ash Patel, a member of the Winnipeg Indian Community. He is also from Gujarati - the same region as the family
Guest: Jeff Semple, Senior Correspondent for Global National News and host of the ‘Rising' podcast series
Global News senior reporter on the traffic disruptions caused by protesting truckers, How Avocado is fueling the gang war in Mexico & Trends in wine - younger generations putting a cork in wine purchases - Jan 28, 2022
Global News senior reporter on the traffic disruptions caused by protesting truckers:
Guest: Jeff Semple, Senior Correspondent for Global National News and host of the 'Rising' podcast series
How Avocado is fueling the gang war in Mexico
Guest: Emmanuel Gallardo, a Mexican-born journalist currently living in Montreal. He is also completing a book right now about the inner working of the cartels and the explosion of violence in Mexico.
Trends in wine - younger generations putting a cork in wine purchasesGuest: Rob McMillan - Silicon Valley Bank
Understanding Canada’s latest decision on Ukraine, The Letter, a short film created as a tribute to fathers from around the world & a Reality Check on grocery stores and supply chain issue - Jan 26, 2022
Understanding Canada’s latest decision on Ukraine:
Guest: Dr. Auriel Braun, Professor of International Relations and Political Science, U of T; and Center Associate, Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies, Harvard
The Letter, a short film created as a tribute to fathers from around the world that offer wisdom and words of advice to their children as they leave the nest and head into the world on their own:
Guest: Ken Wimberly, author of ‘The Letter’
Reality Check on grocery stores and supply chain issue:
Guest: Gary Sands, Vice-President, Canadian Federation of Independent Grocers; and Chair, Canada's Small Business Matters Coalition
Guest: Patrick Maliha, Award winning professional Stand-Up Comedian and talented impressionist. He has headlined and MC’ed various shows across the country
Guest: Paul Godsmark, specialist in emerging technologies in transportation with Parsons Corporation
Guest: Gary Sands, Vice-President, Canadian Federation of Independent Grocers; and Chair, Canada's Small Business Matters Coalition
Guest: Dr. Aurel Braun, Professor of International Relations and Political Science, U of T; and Center Associate, Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies, Harvard
Guest: David Tindall, Professor of Sociology, UBC and an expert on social movements and networks
BC First Nation finds 93 potential burial sites, Why iconic musicians are selling their entire life’s work & Inflation explained - Jan 25, 2022
BC First Nation finds 93 potential burial sites:
Guest: Niigaan James Sinclair, Associate Professor, Dept. of Native Studies, University of Manitoba
Why iconic musicians are selling their entire life’s work:
Guest: Serona Elton, Professor and Associate Dean, University of Miami Frost School of Music
Inflation explained:
Guest: Trevor Tombe, Professor or Economics, University of Calgary
Guest: Niigaan James Sinclair, Associate Professor, Dept. of Native Studies, University of Manitoba
Guest: Serona Elton, Professor and Associate Dean, University of Miami Frost School of Music
Latest on the Manitoba-U.S. border deaths , Ukraine's at home, Hong Kong Hamster cull & National Compliment Day! - Jan 24, 2022
What you have to know on the latest on the Manitoba-U.S. border deaths:
Guest: Kelly Sundberg, Associate Professor in the Department of Economics, Justice, and Policy Studies at Mount Royal University; and former CBSA officer
Mixed feelings among Ukranians at home and abroad:
Guest: Iryna Matsiuk , an active member of the Ukrainian-Canadian community.
Hong Kong Hamster Cull :
Guest: Andy Lo, with save the hamsters HK
National Compliment Day:
Guest: Michelle Emmick - Ask Us Beauty Magazine Editor-in-Chief
Feed shortage woes for cattle farmers, why Russian-backed-hackers could target Canadian infrastructure & alcohol-free fun.
How are cattle farmers dealing with feed shortage?
Leighton Klok, Owner of Klok Farms, Southern Alberta
Why Russian-backed-hackers could target Canadian infrastructure:
Claudiu Popa, certified cyber security expert and CEO Datarisk Canada
Alcohol-free fun:
Sarah Kate, Founding Editor of Some Good Clean Fun
Human smuggling in Manitoba, BC man with ALS hopes to inspire change & how to break free from your phone.
Manitoba border crossing deaths:
Brittany Greenslade, Senior Reporter and Anchor, Global Winnipeg
Lori Wilkinson, professor of Sociology & Criminology, University of Manitoba and expert on immigration and refugees
BC man shares ALS journey with intent to inspire change:
Greg and Adrienne Gowe, BC man living with ALS and using his story to advocate for change
Why our smartphones are so addictive, and how to break free:
Dr. Larry Rosen, Professor Emeritus and past chair of the psychology department at California State University
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