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Full Show: A DNA scandal, BC landlords are protesting & Does Vancouver need an e-scooter program

Mornings with Simi

English - March 11, 2024 16:11 - 1 hour - ★★★★★ - 1 rating
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Seg 1: Could a DNA scandal put serial killers up for retrial?
A forensic scientist in Colorado with a nearly three-decade career, recently resigned amid a scandal that has sent shockwaves through the state's criminal justice system.
Guest: Dan Frosch, Enterprise Reporter for The Wall Street Journal
Seg 2: Scott’s Thoughts: The big winners at the Oscars 
From Oppenheimer winning "best picture" to John Cena streaking across the stage, we get the Oscar highlights.
Guest: Scott Shantz, Contributor for Mornings with Simi
Seg 3: View From Victoria: 
After the fallout from Selina Robinson leaving the NDP, The Premier meets with Jewish leaders and acknowledges that antisemitism is on the rise in B.C.
Guest: Vaughn Palmer, Vancouver Sun Columnist
Seg 4: The challenges with searching for alien life
The argument for the existence of extraterrestrial life within our galaxy is grounded in the sheer number of stars, approximately 100 billion, that constitute the Milky Way. On Friday, the Pentagon released a report saying there is no evidence that UAPs exist. At all.
Guest: Dr. Avi Loeb, Frank B Baird Jr Professor of Science and Director of Harvard University’s Institute for Theory and Computation and the Galileo Project
Seg 5: Why are BC landlords protesting?
Landlords in the Lower Mainland of BC are growing increasingly frustrated with the existing rental landscape, perceiving a bias in tenancy laws that favors tenants. To voice their concerns, over 200 landlords and their supporters staged a rally outside of Ravi Kahlon’s office in Delta.
Guest: Baldeep Jhand, Spokesperson for Landlord Rights Association
Seg 6: Pet Week: Food and Nutrition for your pet?
With so many different brand names and dietary advice, how do you decide what’s best to feed your pet?
Guest: Ali Chernoff, Dog and Human Food Nutritionist
Seg 7: Should Vancouver get a shared e-scooter program?
Vancouver is set to embrace the trend of “micro-mobility" by potentially launching a network of shared electric scooters as early as this summer.
Guest: Sarah Kirby-Yung, ABC Vancouver City Councillor
Seg 8: What’s going on with that doctored photo of Kate Middleton?
The recent controversy involving the Princess of Wales centers around a family photograph taken by the Prince of Wales and released on Mother's Day in Britain.
Guest: Redmond Shannon, European Correspondent for Global News
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Seg 1: Could a DNA scandal put serial killers up for retrial?

A forensic scientist in Colorado with a nearly three-decade career, recently resigned amid a scandal that has sent shockwaves through the state's criminal justice system.

Guest: Dan Frosch, Enterprise Reporter for The Wall Street Journal

Seg 2: Scott’s Thoughts: The big winners at the Oscars 

From Oppenheimer winning "best picture" to John Cena streaking across the stage, we get the Oscar highlights.

Guest: Scott Shantz, Contributor for Mornings with Simi

Seg 3: View From Victoria: 

After the fallout from Selina Robinson leaving the NDP, The Premier meets with Jewish leaders and acknowledges that antisemitism is on the rise in B.C.

Guest: Vaughn Palmer, Vancouver Sun Columnist

Seg 4: The challenges with searching for alien life

The argument for the existence of extraterrestrial life within our galaxy is grounded in the sheer number of stars, approximately 100 billion, that constitute the Milky Way. On Friday, the Pentagon released a report saying there is no evidence that UAPs exist. At all.

Guest: Dr. Avi Loeb, Frank B Baird Jr Professor of Science and Director of Harvard University’s Institute for Theory and Computation and the Galileo Project

Seg 5: Why are BC landlords protesting?

Landlords in the Lower Mainland of BC are growing increasingly frustrated with the existing rental landscape, perceiving a bias in tenancy laws that favors tenants. To voice their concerns, over 200 landlords and their supporters staged a rally outside of Ravi Kahlon’s office in Delta.

Guest: Baldeep Jhand, Spokesperson for Landlord Rights Association

Seg 6: Pet Week: Food and Nutrition for your pet?

With so many different brand names and dietary advice, how do you decide what’s best to feed your pet?

Guest: Ali Chernoff, Dog and Human Food Nutritionist

Seg 7: Should Vancouver get a shared e-scooter program?

Vancouver is set to embrace the trend of “micro-mobility" by potentially launching a network of shared electric scooters as early as this summer.

Guest: Sarah Kirby-Yung, ABC Vancouver City Councillor

Seg 8: What’s going on with that doctored photo of Kate Middleton?

The recent controversy involving the Princess of Wales centers around a family photograph taken by the Prince of Wales and released on Mother's Day in Britain.

Guest: Redmond Shannon, European Correspondent for Global News

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