Best of the Simi Sara Show - Tues Nov 13th 2018

Chapter 1

🔥🔥 Hot question of the day 🔥🔥

Calgarians head to the polls to declare whether they want the city to host a second Winter Games. Do you support Calgary getting the Olympic Games for a second time?

Yes, Olympics are an awesome party!

No, the costs are too much!

 

Chapter 2

Calgary votes: to bid or not to bid on the Olympic Games?

Calgarians head to the polls to declare whether they want the city to host a second Winter Games. The question ``are you for or are you against hosting the 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games?'' was to be posed to them Tuesday in a plebiscite to help determine whether the city should move ahead with a bid. Calgary was the host city of the 1988 Winter Olympics. The legacy venues from those games form the foundation of a potential second bid, which would now include the Paralympic Games. While the result of the vote is non-binding on a city council that has the final say, the vote will influence council's decision. The plebiscite was a condition of the Alberta government providing money for a bid. The provincial government is paying for the $2-million cost of the plebiscite.

Guest: Rob Breakenridge

Host at Global News Radio 770 CHQR in Calgary

 

Chapter 3

Trial of 'El Chapo' begins in federal court

The trial of Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman gets underway in a tightly secured Brooklyn, New York courtroom.

Guest: Douglas Century

Journalist and co-author of Hunting El Chapo: The Inside Story of the American Lawman Who Captured the World's Most Wanted Drug-Lord

 

Chapter 4

BCCLA critical of federal government's appeal of solitary confinement ruling

An appeal filed by the federal government is being heard this morning, after a BC Supreme Court shot down its law, which would allow prisoners to be in solitary confinement indefinitely.

Among those challenging Ottawa is the BC Civil Liberties Association - their Executive Director Josh Paterson argues solitary confinement is inhumane and causes psychological problems, and he joins me now...

Guest: Josh Paterson

Executive Director of the BC Civil Liberties Association

 

Chapter 5

California Wildfire

The massive fires tearing through parts of California have killed at least 44, after more bodies were found. The remains of 13 people were discovered in Butte County, north of Sacramento, as the so-called Camp Fire rages on.

A California nurse, Nichole Jolly, made a desperate call to her husband as she was trapped in her car, surrounded by flames.  She told MSNBC’s Ali Velshi of how she escaped death, three times, and then, went back to work.

 

Chapter 6

Livin’ La Vida Lonely

A new study cements the fact fewer young Canadians are settling down, in fact many are deciding just to live 'alone'. A study by the Cardus group shows fewer Canadian young adults are married or living together than in the past and more and more are deciding to just be 'alone.'

The study shows there's been a steady decline in partnerships over the decades. The report looked at Census data between 1996 and 2016 for people aged 20 to 34. It shows there's been a slow but steady growth in the number of young people who are not married or living together in part because of economic conditions and many are deciding to move back home with the parents. The report says this trend is delaying many moving into 'adulthood' and having children.

Guest: Peter Jon Mitchell

Senior researcher at the Cardus think tank, and author of the 'Living La Vida Lonely' report

 

Chapter 7

Get set for the holidays with Anna Olson

Pumpkin pie isn't something she bakes on any old evening, so it signifies something very special when she does: the start of the holidays! In Anna's house, the holidays are a time for coming together with family and friends, celebrating traditions, and making some new ones, too. In this festive cookbook, Anna shares the recipes she most loves to make during the holiday season--for occasions like a festive brunch, entertaining a crowd, a cozy supper, Thanksgiving and Christmas dinner, an elegant New Year's evening--and sensational sweets such as holiday cookies, celebratory centerpiece cakes, festive pies and tarts, fancy bars and slices, and much more!

Guest: Anna Olson

Host of the Food Network’s ‘Bake with Anna Olson’, ‘Fresh with Anna Olson’ and ‘Sugar’

Author of eight bestselling cookbooks  

 

Chapter 8

SIMI’S LOSER AND WINNER OF THE DAY

Loser

30 male students from Wisconsin’s Baraboo High School's class of 2019

Police in Wisconsin are investigating a prom photo that's led to growing international outrage. The photo, posted to Twitter Sunday, appears to show more than 30 male students from Baraboo High School's class of 2019 making a Nazi salute.

 

Winner

Celebrity chefs who served up meals to firefighters battling the California wildfires

A host of celebrity chefs have pitched in to help feed the evacuees and first responders fighting the massive Camp and Woolsey fires that have already forced thousands of people to evacuate portions of both southern and northern California.

Working with chef José Andrés’s World Central Kitchen organization, Food Network’s Tyler Florence and his team are on the ground cooking for those in need in a northern portion of the state

Celebrity chef Guy Fieri also fired up his stovetop this week to make dinner for the police officers currently stationed at Butte College, as well as the evacuees and firefighters in Chico.

“Guy Fieri made a surprise visit to serve dinner to everyone at the law enforcement staging area at Butte College,” wrote the Butte County Sheriff’s Twitter page. “Thank you so much Guy for filling our bellies and lifting our spirits.”

Chapter 1

🔥🔥 Hot question of the day 🔥🔥

Calgarians head to the polls to declare whether they want the city to host a second Winter Games. Do you support Calgary getting the Olympic Games for a second time?

Yes, Olympics are an awesome party!
No, the costs are too much!

 

Chapter 2

Calgary votes: to bid or not to bid on the Olympic Games?

Calgarians head to the polls to declare whether they want the city to host a second Winter Games. The question ``are you for or are you against hosting the 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games?'' was to be posed to them Tuesday in a plebiscite to help determine whether the city should move ahead with a bid. Calgary was the host city of the 1988 Winter Olympics. The legacy venues from those games form the foundation of a potential second bid, which would now include the Paralympic Games. While the result of the vote is non-binding on a city council that has the final say, the vote will influence council's decision. The plebiscite was a condition of the Alberta government providing money for a bid. The provincial government is paying for the $2-million cost of the plebiscite.

Guest: Rob Breakenridge

Host at Global News Radio 770 CHQR in Calgary

 

Chapter 3

Trial of 'El Chapo' begins in federal court

The trial of Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman gets underway in a tightly secured Brooklyn, New York courtroom.

Guest: Douglas Century

Journalist and co-author of Hunting El Chapo: The Inside Story of the American Lawman Who Captured the World's Most Wanted Drug-Lord

 

Chapter 4

BCCLA critical of federal government's appeal of solitary confinement ruling

An appeal filed by the federal government is being heard this morning, after a BC Supreme Court shot down its law, which would allow prisoners to be in solitary confinement indefinitely.

Among those challenging Ottawa is the BC Civil Liberties Association - their Executive Director Josh Paterson argues solitary confinement is inhumane and causes psychological problems, and he joins me now...

Guest: Josh Paterson

Executive Director of the BC Civil Liberties Association

 

Chapter 5

California Wildfire

The massive fires tearing through parts of California have killed at least 44, after more bodies were found. The remains of 13 people were discovered in Butte County, north of Sacramento, as the so-called Camp Fire rages on.

A California nurse, Nichole Jolly, made a desperate call to her husband as she was trapped in her car, surrounded by flames.  She told MSNBC’s Ali Velshi of how she escaped death, three times, and then, went back to work.

 

Chapter 6

Livin’ La Vida Lonely

A new study cements the fact fewer young Canadians are settling down, in fact many are deciding just to live 'alone'. A study by the Cardus group shows fewer Canadian young adults are married or living together than in the past and more and more are deciding to just be 'alone.'

The study shows there's been a steady decline in partnerships over the decades. The report looked at Census data between 1996 and 2016 for people aged 20 to 34. It shows there's been a slow but steady growth in the number of young people who are not married or living together in part because of economic conditions and many are deciding to move back home with the parents. The report says this trend is delaying many moving into 'adulthood' and having children.

Guest: Peter Jon Mitchell

Senior researcher at the Cardus think tank, and author of the 'Living La Vida Lonely' report

 

Chapter 7

Get set for the holidays with Anna Olson

Pumpkin pie isn't something she bakes on any old evening, so it signifies something very special when she does: the start of the holidays! In Anna's house, the holidays are a time for coming together with family and friends, celebrating traditions, and making some new ones, too. In this festive cookbook, Anna shares the recipes she most loves to make during the holiday season--for occasions like a festive brunch, entertaining a crowd, a cozy supper, Thanksgiving and Christmas dinner, an elegant New Year's evening--and sensational sweets such as holiday cookies, celebratory centerpiece cakes, festive pies and tarts, fancy bars and slices, and much more!

Guest: Anna Olson

Host of the Food Network’s ‘Bake with Anna Olson’, ‘Fresh with Anna Olson’ and ‘Sugar’

Author of eight bestselling cookbooks  

 

Chapter 8

SIMI’S LOSER AND WINNER OF THE DAY

Loser

30 male students from Wisconsin’s Baraboo High School's class of 2019

Police in Wisconsin are investigating a prom photo that's led to growing international outrage. The photo, posted to Twitter Sunday, appears to show more than 30 male students from Baraboo High School's class of 2019 making a Nazi salute.

 

Winner

Celebrity chefs who served up meals to firefighters battling the California wildfires

A host of celebrity chefs have pitched in to help feed the evacuees and first responders fighting the massive Camp and Woolsey fires that have already forced thousands of people to evacuate portions of both southern and northern California.
Working with chef José Andrés’s World Central Kitchen organization, Food Network’s Tyler Florence and his team are on the ground cooking for those in need in a northern portion of the state
Celebrity chef Guy Fieri also fired up his stovetop this week to make dinner for the police officers currently stationed at Butte College, as well as the evacuees and firefighters in Chico.
“Guy Fieri made a surprise visit to serve dinner to everyone at the law enforcement staging area at Butte College,” wrote the Butte County Sheriff’s Twitter page. “Thank you so much Guy for filling our bellies and lifting our spirits.”