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Full Show: Why celebrities commit crimes, The cicada surge & what is fueling BC's fentanyl crisis
Mornings with Simi
English - June 07, 2024 16:23 - 1 hour - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingBusiness News News Society & Culture Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Seg 1: Why do celebrities commit crimes?
What is the relationship between celebrity and criminality? What are the circumstances and reasons for this connection?
Guest: Ruth Penfold-Mounce, Professor in the Sociology Department at the University of York and Author of “Celebrity Culture and Crime: The Joys of Transmission”
Seg 2: View From Victoria: Drama in the Cariboo
There is always drama in politics and these days the drama is in the Cariboo-Chilcotin riding and the promise of revenge by Jackie Tegart. We get a local look at the top political stories with the help of Rob Shaw, Political Correspondent for CHEK News.
Seg 3: The Weekly Cecchini Check-in for Jun 07, 2024
We hear more Trump verdict fallout, and how NYC might be the only trial we see before the election
Guest: Reggie Cecchini, Washington Correspondent for Global News
Seg 4: What's causing this year's cicada surge?
A rare event is occurring in the U.S. as two broods of periodical cicadas emerge simultaneously, a phenomenon that happens once every 200 years.
Guest: Dr. Jonathan Larson, Extension Entomologist and Assistant Professor of Entomology at the University of Kentucky
Seg 5: Are MPs knowingly participating in foreign interference?
The National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians (NSICOP) revealed troubling intelligence that some politicians are knowingly or unknowingly aiding foreign states in interfering with Canadian politics.
Guest: Wesley Wark, Senior Fellow at the Center for International Governance Innovation and Leading Expert on National Security and Intelligence
Seg 6: What’s fuelling Canada’s fentanyl crisis?
Since the public health emergency was declared eight years ago, 14,582 people have died from toxic drugs, including 763 in the first four months of 2024.
Guest: Victoria Dittmar, Researcher and Project Manager at InSight Crime
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Seg 1: Why do celebrities commit crimes?
What is the relationship between celebrity and criminality? What are the circumstances and reasons for this connection?
Guest: Ruth Penfold-Mounce, Professor in the Sociology Department at the University of York and Author of “Celebrity Culture and Crime: The Joys of Transmission”
Seg 2: View From Victoria: Drama in the Cariboo
There is always drama in politics and these days the drama is in the Cariboo-Chilcotin riding and the promise of revenge by Jackie Tegart. We get a local look at the top political stories with the help of Rob Shaw, Political Correspondent for CHEK News.
Seg 3: The Weekly Cecchini Check-in for Jun 07, 2024
We hear more Trump verdict fallout, and how NYC might be the only trial we see before the election
Guest: Reggie Cecchini, Washington Correspondent for Global News
Seg 4: What's causing this year's cicada surge?
A rare event is occurring in the U.S. as two broods of periodical cicadas emerge simultaneously, a phenomenon that happens once every 200 years.
Guest: Dr. Jonathan Larson, Extension Entomologist and Assistant Professor of Entomology at the University of Kentucky
Seg 5: Are MPs knowingly participating in foreign interference?
The National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians (NSICOP) revealed troubling intelligence that some politicians are knowingly or unknowingly aiding foreign states in interfering with Canadian politics.
Guest: Wesley Wark, Senior Fellow at the Center for International Governance Innovation and Leading Expert on National Security and Intelligence
Seg 6: What’s fuelling Canada’s fentanyl crisis?
Since the public health emergency was declared eight years ago, 14,582 people have died from toxic drugs, including 763 in the first four months of 2024.
Guest: Victoria Dittmar, Researcher and Project Manager at InSight Crime
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