Mornings with Simi artwork

Full Show: Taking pleasure in peoples misfortunes, The Speaker resigns after Nazi praise & The ups and downs of digital nomadism

Mornings with Simi

English - September 27, 2023 16:37 - 1 hour - ★★★★★ - 1 rating
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Seg 1: Schadenfreude is a common human emotion where people take pleasure in the misfortune of others. 
Guest: Dr. Dean Burnett, Neuroscientist and Author of Emotional Ignorance
Seg 2: Scott is here to talk about the updates on the Hollywood writers strike and the movies that big name actors turned down.
Guest: Scott Shantz, Contributor for Mornings with Simi
Seg 3: View From Victoria:
Why do Canadians have to go to the Washington Post for details of what happened with the Nijjar killing in Surrey on June 15th? Premier Eby says he’s not getting the information he needs to ensure British Columbians are safe. We get a local look at the top political stories with the help of Vancouver Sun columnist Vaughn Palmer.
Seg 4: The Speaker of Canada's House of Commons, Anthony Rota, has resigned following an incident in which he invited a Ukrainian man, Yaroslav Hunka, who had fought for a Nazi unit during World War Two, to parliament and praised him.
Guest: Daniel Panneton, Director of Allyship and Community Engagement at the Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center
Seg 5: Where We Live: Punk Rock Pastries
The intersection of punk rock and pastries happens to be at the intersection of Hastings and Holdom in Burnaby. CKNW contributor Geri Mayer-Judson has the story on this cool and controversial little spot.
Guest: Geri Meyer-Judson, Producer at 980 CKNW
Seg 6: The provincial government has set housing targets for 10 municipalities, aiming for over 60,000 new housing units in the next five years. However, some mayors are concerned about meeting these targets without provincial and federal funding for necessary infrastructure.
Guest: Dean Murdock, Mayor of Saanich
Seg 7: The Pandemic left us with a really different world than the one before it, and in many cases, we still need to reconcile how some of the changes effect our world. Take for example, working from home.
Guest: Rachel Woldoff, Professor of Urban Sociology, University of West Virginia, and Raychel Reimer, Digital Nomad and Van-Life Hippy
Seg 8: Making Cents of the Market:
Time for Making Cents of the Markets with Lori Pinkowski. Lori Pinkowski is a Senior Portfolio Manager at Canaccord Genuity. You can contact The Pinkowski Wealth Management team directly at 604-695-LORI or visit their website at Pinkowski.ca
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Seg 1: Schadenfreude is a common human emotion where people take pleasure in the misfortune of others. 

Guest: Dr. Dean Burnett, Neuroscientist and Author of Emotional Ignorance

Seg 2: Scott is here to talk about the updates on the Hollywood writers strike and the movies that big name actors turned down.

Guest: Scott Shantz, Contributor for Mornings with Simi

Seg 3: View From Victoria:

Why do Canadians have to go to the Washington Post for details of what happened with the Nijjar killing in Surrey on June 15th? Premier Eby says he’s not getting the information he needs to ensure British Columbians are safe. We get a local look at the top political stories with the help of Vancouver Sun columnist Vaughn Palmer.

Seg 4: The Speaker of Canada's House of Commons, Anthony Rota, has resigned following an incident in which he invited a Ukrainian man, Yaroslav Hunka, who had fought for a Nazi unit during World War Two, to parliament and praised him.

Guest: Daniel Panneton, Director of Allyship and Community Engagement at the Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center

Seg 5: Where We Live: Punk Rock Pastries

The intersection of punk rock and pastries happens to be at the intersection of Hastings and Holdom in Burnaby. CKNW contributor Geri Mayer-Judson has the story on this cool and controversial little spot.

Guest: Geri Meyer-Judson, Producer at 980 CKNW

Seg 6: The provincial government has set housing targets for 10 municipalities, aiming for over 60,000 new housing units in the next five years. However, some mayors are concerned about meeting these targets without provincial and federal funding for necessary infrastructure.

Guest: Dean Murdock, Mayor of Saanich

Seg 7: The Pandemic left us with a really different world than the one before it, and in many cases, we still need to reconcile how some of the changes effect our world. Take for example, working from home.

Guest: Rachel Woldoff, Professor of Urban Sociology, University of West Virginia, and Raychel Reimer, Digital Nomad and Van-Life Hippy

Seg 8: Making Cents of the Market:

Time for Making Cents of the Markets with Lori Pinkowski. Lori Pinkowski is a Senior Portfolio Manager at Canaccord Genuity. You can contact The Pinkowski Wealth Management team directly at 604-695-LORI or visit their website at Pinkowski.ca

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