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Full Show: The Bell Witch haunting, The mental health of airline pilots & The court decisions on decampment
Mornings with Simi
English - October 26, 2023 15:55 - 1 hour - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingBusiness News News Society & Culture Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Seg 1: The Bell Witch haunting began in 1817 when John Bell encountered a strange animal on his property, which he shot at. Afterward, the Bell family and their home became the center of unexplained phenomena.
Guest: Colin Dickey, Author of “Ghostland: An American History in Haunted Places” and Contributor for Atlas Obscura
Seg 2: Have we become desensitized to mass shooting violence?
Guest: Scott Shantz, Contributor for Mornings with Simi
Seg 3: View From Victoria:
The BC government is announcing a cross-border agreement to address the Nooksack flooding with renewed talks in the wake of last year’s flood in the Fraser Valley. We get a local look at the top political stories with the help of Vancouver Sun columnist Vaughn Palmer.
Seg 4: The Federal Aviation Administration has regulations governing pilot medical certifications and how mental health is assessed.
Guest: Dr. Robert Bor, Clinical Team Lead and Subject Matter Expert at The Centre for Aviation Psychology
Seg 5: Will AI be able to cure loneliness?
Guest: Amir Shabani, Machine learning and Artificial Intelligence Expert at the University of the Fraser Valley
Seg 6: A new survey has found ‘extraordinary and drastic’ court judgements are the norm when government actors apply to remove homeless encampments on publicly-owned land.
Guest: Stepan Wood, Canada Research Chair in Law, Society and Sustainability, Professor Allard School of Law at UBC
Seg 7: Last time we spoke with our guest, Tel Aviv seemed relatively removed from the Israel-Hamas war. Has that changed since then? If so, what?
Guest: Lea Herman, Canadian Living in Tel Aviv
Seg 8: The phenomenon of people's attraction to scary experiences, such as visiting haunted houses and indulging in horror stories, is a complex paradox.
Guest: Dr. Athena Aktipis, Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at Arizona State University and Founder of Zombified Media
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Seg 1: The Bell Witch haunting began in 1817 when John Bell encountered a strange animal on his property, which he shot at. Afterward, the Bell family and their home became the center of unexplained phenomena.
Guest: Colin Dickey, Author of “Ghostland: An American History in Haunted Places” and Contributor for Atlas Obscura
Seg 2: Have we become desensitized to mass shooting violence?
Guest: Scott Shantz, Contributor for Mornings with Simi
Seg 3: View From Victoria:
The BC government is announcing a cross-border agreement to address the Nooksack flooding with renewed talks in the wake of last year’s flood in the Fraser Valley. We get a local look at the top political stories with the help of Vancouver Sun columnist Vaughn Palmer.
Seg 4: The Federal Aviation Administration has regulations governing pilot medical certifications and how mental health is assessed.
Guest: Dr. Robert Bor, Clinical Team Lead and Subject Matter Expert at The Centre for Aviation Psychology
Seg 5: Will AI be able to cure loneliness?
Guest: Amir Shabani, Machine learning and Artificial Intelligence Expert at the University of the Fraser Valley
Seg 6: A new survey has found ‘extraordinary and drastic’ court judgements are the norm when government actors apply to remove homeless encampments on publicly-owned land.
Guest: Stepan Wood, Canada Research Chair in Law, Society and Sustainability, Professor Allard School of Law at UBC
Seg 7: Last time we spoke with our guest, Tel Aviv seemed relatively removed from the Israel-Hamas war. Has that changed since then? If so, what?
Guest: Lea Herman, Canadian Living in Tel Aviv
Seg 8: The phenomenon of people's attraction to scary experiences, such as visiting haunted houses and indulging in horror stories, is a complex paradox.
Guest: Dr. Athena Aktipis, Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at Arizona State University and Founder of Zombified Media
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