Chapter 1
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Vote in @simisara980's 🔥 question of the day: Joey Chestnut ate 71 wieners and buns to secure his 12th title at the Nathan's Famous annual hot dog eating contest.
Is competitive eating a sport?
Yes, a physical feat.
No, it does not count.
Chapter 2
Relative to our population, Canada is producing more than its fair share of garbage
Let’s talk about a new report on the volume of garbage that gets produced in the world.
This research, by Verisk Maplecroft, shows that Canada produces about two per cent of the world’s waste - but of course, we only have about 0.5% of the world’s people.
China, India, and the US were the worst offenders identified by this report.
Guest: Niall Smith
Senior Environmental Analyst at global risk analytics firm, Verisk Maplecroft - he helped compiled this report.
Chapter 3
A history of the Lieutenant Governors of British Columbia
Guest: Janet Austin
The 30th and current Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia, having served since April 24, 2018.
She is the vice regal representative of Queen Elizabeth II in the province of British Columbia.
Chapter 4
Science With Simi: how do you design the perfect soccer ball?
The women's soccer teams from the US and the Netherlands will meet on Sunday in the World Cup final.
But have you ever thought about the ball they’re kicking around? How do you design it? How do you make sure it is the perfect shape, the perfect weight, the perfect size?
Players want to be able to predict how the ball will behave every time they move it. Moreover, it turns out, there is a lot you need to take into account.
Guest: Prof Anette Hosoi
Mechanical engineer of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Chapter 5
Here’s why the world’s economy is slowing down
It’s more than 10 years since the big global recession - we all remember 2008, right?
But now the world’s economy is pretty sluggish once again. So much so, that the UK economy is now on the brink of recession. And here in Canada, yeah, the economy is growing, but not at the same extent as we would have seen in the past few years.
So why is this? And how does it impact us here in Canada?
Guest: Matthew Stewart
Director of National Forecasting and Analysis, Conference Board of Canada
Chapter 6
The importance of cartoons in political discourse
Guest: Brian Gable
Globe and Mail cartoonist - has worked with the paper since 1987
Named to the Order of Canada in 2017
Chapter 7
How to make the most of raspberry season in BC
Recipe: Raspberry Tart
Two things make this tart a hit, the first being the crust is no bake and the second is the gorgeous BC Raspberries heaped high and finished with caramel sauce and crowned with a sprinkle of toasted hazelnuts.
Crust
260 grams boxed ginger thins
80 grams unsalted butter, melted
14 inch x 4 inch removable bottom tart pan
Place all the biscuits in a food processor, pulse until fine, transfer to a mixing bowl and pour the melted butter over top. Mix well so that the butter moistens the biscuits.
Place the mixture in the tart pan and press the bottom and sides firmly. Chill for 2 hours to set the base.
3 cups fresh BC Raspberries
1/2 cup fresh BC Blueberries
200 grams Italian Mascarpone, room temperature
2 teaspoons icing sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla paste
Caramel sauce for drizzling
1/3 cup toasted chopped hazelnuts
Mix together the mascarpone, icing sugar and vanilla. It is much easier to have the cheese at room temp to mix and spread. When you are ready to assemble, remove the shell from the pan, spread the soft cheese evenly into the chilled shell, be careful not to knock the sides down. Top with the fresh berries.
To finish drizzle with caramel sauce and toasted chopped hazelnuts.
Serves 6-8
Our giveaway of two 10-pound flats of raspberries is with thanks to:
Arjuna Berry Farm
Berry Bounty Farm
Driediger Farm
Janz Berry Farm
‘KBF Enterprises
Krause Farms
Mandarin Farm
Nelufeld farm
Willems Berry Farm
Guest: Caren McSherry
Founder and President of the Gourmet Warehouse
Chapter 8
Joey ‘Jaws’ Chestnut is now a 12x competitive eating champ
Joey Chestnut does it AGAIN! Today, he claimed his 12th Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Championship and mustard belt, after he consumed 71 HOT DOGS in 10 minutes.
But the astounding feat of eating was three wieners short of his own 2018 record of 74 dogs — and Chestnut said he is still hungry to reach 75.
Joey Chestnut now has more individual titles than the great Bill Russell has as an NBA player.
For those people who aren’t absolutely disgusted by this display of gluttony, you might be wondering, ‘how does Chestnut do it’? Well, it all comes down to training.
Chestnut has a regimented training routine where he works on three things…
The masseter muscle
The masseter muscle is pound for pound one of the bodies strongest muscles
Some competitive eaters train this muscle by chewing 4-5 pieces of gum at once, but Chestnut chews a ball
When scientists measured the bite of competitive eaters, it was found to have 280 lbs of force… which is stronger than a German Shepherd’s bite.
The esophagus
The body relies on rhythmic contractions called para-stal-sis to move food down the esophagus
Chestnut lifts a sack of weights attached to a mouthguard to train the small muscles in his esophagus
Competitive eaters can also use the va-sal-va maneuver.
It when you pinch your nose shut and attempting to exhale with your mouth closed in order to clear your ears.
This technique increases thoracic pressure and helps move the food through the esophagus
The stomach
Chestnut pushes the limit of stomach expansion.
He has trained his stomach to increase by roughly 400% from its regular volume of one litre to more than four litres!!!
Interesting note: body fat takes up precious space for stomach expansion, so that is why most competitive eaters try to stay in shape.
Despite all this training, competitive eating is quite bad for you (shocker!) A 2007 study entitled "Competitive Speed Eating: Truth and Consequences" and published in the American Journal of Roentgenology concluded: "We speculate that professional speed eaters eventually may develop morbid obesity, profound gastroparesis (condition in which your stomach cannot empty itself of food in a normal fashion), intractable nausea and vomiting and even the need for a gastrectomy. Despite its growing popularity, competitive speed eating is a potentially self-destructive form of behavior."
Guest: Claire Allen
Simi Sara Show Contributor
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