Adam Stirling: The Podcast

The endangered southern resident killer whale population may have suffered more loss with one of the orcas presumed dead. The orca, K-21, was seen in the last week of July and photos showed that it seemed to be wasting away likely from cancer. Andrew W Trites, Professor and Director, Marine Mammal Research Unit, Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries, UBC, joined Adam to talk about the whale.

In the first hour of today’s show, Adam discussed comments made by BC Green leader Sonia Furstenau this morning about the UN report on climate change.

Adam spoke with John Clague, professor emeritus, Department of Earth Sciences, about the UN climate change report and what we can do on a personal level and what our government can do to improve the situation.

As families get ready for the new school year, the B.C. Better Business Bureau is warning of a likely rise in online shopping scams. Karla Laird, Senior Manager of Media & Communications, Better Business Bureau, Mainland British Columbia, spoke with Adam about what to watch out for.

In this hour, Adam spoke with Kim Speers, political scientist and assistant teaching professor at UVIC, about when we can expect a federal election call to be made and how Canadians are feeling about having an election. Adam closed out the show by taking calls from listeners.

In this hour, Adam opened up the phone lines to hear what listeners had to say.

In the first hour of today’s show, Adam discussed Victoria’s crime severity index rating and the U.S./Canada border being open to fully vaccinated travelers.

Adam spoke with Kim Speers, political scientist and assistant teaching professor at UVIC, about when we can expect a federal election call to be made and how Canadians are feeling about having an election.

In this hour, Adam was joined by Ron Cheffins, UVic Professor Emeritus of Law and Political Science, for their weekly political discussion. This week they continued their discussion about the history of Quebec politics. Later, Andrew Weaver, climate scientist, former BC Green Party leader and a professor in the School of Earth and Ocean Science at the University of Victoria, joined Adam to discuss his recent opinion piece in the Times Colonist about Victoria council using climate change as an excuse for bad ideas.

Andrew Weaver, climate scientist, former BC Green Party leader and a professor in the School of Earth and Ocean Science at the University of Victoria, joined Adam to discuss his recent opinion piece in the Times Colonist about Victoria council using climate change as an excuse for bad ideas.