The Roy Green Show

CBC News reported AB having the worst air quality in the world due to the smoke from the ongoing AB wildfires. Our guest Professor Lavigne was among the authors on an international study which found Canadians have the highest relative risk of respiratory mortality resulting from wildfire pollution.

Guest: Éric Lavigne Adjunct Professor, School of Epidemiology & Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, and Part-time Professor in the Interdisciplinary School of Health Sciences at the University of Ottawa.

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90 light years away from our solar system, a new exoplanet was discovered covered in volcanoes. The planet is around the same size as Earth, is potentially able to support life and was discovered by Canadian astronomers.

Guest: Björn Benneke, Professor of Astrophysics, Head of Astronomy Group, Department of Physics, Université de Montréal.

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Elon Musk has stepped down as CEO of Twitter, and announced Linda Yaccarino, a highly regarded advertising executive from NBC Universal, will be taking his place. We talk with Carmi Levy on the future of Twitter, Elon Musk and the “glass cliff”.

Guest: Carmi Levy Technology Analyst & Journalist.

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Some good news for travelers this long weekend- WestJet has reached a last minute deal with their pilots yesterday, narrowly avoiding a strike.

Guest: Geraint Harvey, DANCAP Private Equity Chair in Human Organization and Professor of Human Resource Management at Western University

Alberta wildfires continue to rage across the province this weekend. Global News reporting Alberta parks closed this long weekend over the wildfire risk. This puts a bit of a damper on campers in Alberta, who were also urged to be smart during their camping trip with the Alberta Wildfire information unit manager Christie Tucker asking campers this past Thursday: “Don’t be responsible for starting a new wildfire”

Guest: Blake Lough, Global Calgary anchor that’s currently in Whitecourt Alberta

What is it with companies becoming more political in their marketing? Bud Light got dragged through the mud not too long ago for featuring a transgender personality, now Miller Lite has seen calls for boycott over their ‘woke’ advert with comedian Ilana Glazer. Is this companies keeping up with current events? What are the risks for doing so?

Guest: Nooshin Warren, a marketing professor at the University of Arizona Eller College of Management, who specializes in the use of political messaging.

Op-Ed: “ChatGPT-powered Wall Street: The benefits and perils of using artificial intelligence to trade stocks and other financial instruments”

Guest: Pawan Jain, Assistant Professor of Finance in the John Chambers College of Business and Economics, at West Virginia University.

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Host – Martin Strong

Executive Producer – Kelsey Campbell

Content Producer – Demi Knight

Technical Producer – Phil Figueiredo

Podcast Producer – Tom McKay

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With the introduction of $10-a-day child-care programs across Canada, more parents have better access to daycare for their children, though the obvious hurdle is the available space for this recent influx. A Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) study published this past week found almost half of younger Cdn children live in a “child-care desert”. That means a postal code that has more than three children for every single licensed space.

David Macdonald, co-author of the study and senior economist at CCPA

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Some good news for travelers this long weekend- WestJet has reached a last minute deal with their pilots yesterday, narrowly avoiding a strike.

Guest: Geraint Harvey, DANCAP Private Equity Chair in Human Organization and Professor of Human Resource Management at Western University

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Alberta wildfires continue to rage across the province this weekend. Global News reporting Alberta parks closed this long weekend over the wildfire risk. This puts a bit of a damper on campers in Alberta, who were also urged to be smart during their camping trip with the Alberta Wildfire information unit manager Christie Tucker asking campers this past Thursday: “Don’t be responsible for starting a new wildfire.” We head down to Whitecourt, AB with Global Calgary anchor Blake Lough

Guest: Blake Lough, Global Calgary anchor that’s currently in Whitecourt Alberta

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What is it with companies becoming more political in their marketing? Bud Light got dragged through the mud not too long ago for featuring a transgender personality, now Miller Lite has seen calls for boycott over their ‘woke’ advert with comedian Ilana Glazer. Is this companies keeping up with current events? What are the risks for doing so?

Guest: Nooshin Warren, a marketing professor at the University of Arizona Eller College of Management, who specializes in the use of political messaging.

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Op-Ed: “ChatGPT-powered Wall Street: The benefits and perils of using artificial intelligence to trade stocks and other financial instruments”

Guest: Pawan Jain, Assistant Professor of Finance in the John Chambers College of Business and Economics, at West Virginia University.

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Today’s podcast:

Trade with China following expulsion retaliation 

Guest: Andreas Schotter, associate professor of international business at Western University’s Ivey Business School.

Breast Cancer Screening 

Guest: Dr. Mojola Omole. General Surgeon and Breast Surgical Oncologist

Westjet strikes might be looming, how will that impact travelers and the aviation industry 

Guest: John Gradek, a lecturer with McGill University’s aviation management program

How “Momfluencers” ruined Mother’s Day 

Guest: Sara Peterson, author of Momfluenced: Inside the Maddening, Picture-Perfect World of Mommy Influencer Culture.

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Host – Arlene Bynon    

Executive Producer – Kelsey Campbell    

Content Producer – Demi Knight

Technical/Podcast Producer – Tom McKay

Podcast Co-Producer – Matt Taylor

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