Guest Host Syd Smith talks about:

The “gamble” of sports betting - ads, addiction and assessing the gambling industry

Guest: Michael Naraine, Associate Professor, Department of Sport Management, Brock University

 Alberta no longer calling? Calgary sees major rise in cost of living due to influx of new residents

Guest: Adam Toy, online journalist, Global Calgary

Dancing our way to happiness with Gurdeep Pandher

Guest: Gurdeep Pandher, a Yukon-based educator and Bhangra dancer

Does Canada have enough infrastructure to support the transition to more EVs on the road?

Guest: Brian Kingston, President and CEO, Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers' Association

Guest Host Syd Smith talks about:

How can Canada better prepare for natural hazards?

Guest: Julie Wright, Co-investigator, Partners for Action research team, former Director of Partners for Action and a City Councillor with the City of Waterloo.

The scene in Maui - after devastating wildfires 

Guest: Katie O’Connor, former Calgarian living in Maui (in Kihei)

The scene in Maui - after devastating wildfires 

Guest: Jack Dugan, Chief Operating Officer, Pacific Media Group, director of news products including Maui Now

Self-checkouts vs cashiers - how do you prefer your retail experience?

Guest: Craig Patterson, founder and publisher of Retail Insider

Where has our etiquette gone in the movie theatre?

Guest: Lisa Grotts, etiquette expert

A robot that can breathe, walk and sweat - to help study how our bodies respond to extreme heat

Guest: Jenni Vanos, associate professor in the School of Sustainability, Arizona State University

This weekend’s Perseid meteor shower - is it worth staying awake late to see it?

Guest: Denis Vida, a postdoctoral associate at Western University and project lead of the Global Meteor Network

Should we be worried about the new Covid-19 variant? Where are we at with Covid-19 going into the Fall?

Guest: Jason Tetro, microbiologist, Host of the Super Awesome Science Show, Author of “The Germ Code” and “The Germ Files”

Guest Host Syd Smith dicusses:

The new reality for drivers: Average costs of a new car “through the roof” 

Guest: Jodi Lai, Editor-in-Chief, AutoTrader

Journo Corner: How costs for the Trans Mountain pipeline have ballooned

Guest: Kam Razavi, climate change journalist, Global News

Should kids in hockey refrain from bodychecking until age 15? 

Guest: Dr. Kristian Goulet, a pediatrician and assistant professor, faculty of medicine, University of Ottawa

Do you need a financial planner? What you should know before seeking money advice

Guest: Jason Heath, managing director of Objective Financial Partners

A new study finds just 4,000 daily steps could be enough movement to lower your risk of death

Guest: Amanda Paluch, an epidemiologist and kinesiologist at the University of Massachusetts Amherst

The legacy of Robbie Robertson, guitarist and songwriter behind The Band

Guest: Tyrell William Lisson, host and writer of the podcast “The Band: A History”

Guest Host Syd Smith discusses:

A look into Canadian housing with the newest minister in charge

Guest: Sean Fraser, minister of housing, infrastructure and communities

What can the federal government do better for housing in Canada?

Guest: Carolyn Whitzman, Housing Policy Researcher, Expert Advisor, Housing Assessment Resource Tools and Adjunct Professor, University of Ottawa

A disturbing new trend: Remote workers spied on by companies?

Guest: Joe Masoodi, senior policy analyst at the Dais, a public policy and leadership institute at Toronto Metropolitan University

Why do new popular songs seem to sound the same?

Guest: Eric Alper, Publicist and Music Commentator

 What is a room-temperature superconductor - and how could it lead to massive technological breakthroughs?

Guest: Alannah Hallas, a principal investigator at the Stewart Blusson Quantum Matter Institute, University of British Columbia

The craze for outdoor activities and trips to Canada’s parks

Guest: Kelsey Campbell, executive producer, A Little More Conversation

Guest host Chelsea Bird discusses:

Should the Canadian government help control grocery prices?

Guest: Vass Bednar, the founder of Regs to Riches, a senior fellow at CIGI, and the executive director of McMaster University’s master of public policy in digital society program

The impact of Taylor Swift’s six concerts in Toronto on the Canadian economy

Guest: Daniel Tsai, technology law professor at the University of Toronto. He is a lawyer, management consultant, educator, columnist, and the author of two books: Law, Technology and Culture and the Business of Social Media and Entertainment

Why homes often feel warmer than the thermostat suggests

Guest: Jonathan Bean, Associate Professor of Architecture, Sustainable Built Environments and Marketing, University of Arizona

 What is the political impact of Justin Trudeau and Sophie Grégoire Trudeau’s separation? 

Guest: Lori Williams, professor of political science, Mount Royal University

Guest host Chelsea Bird discusses:

Should police and family members be able to send drug users into involuntary treatment?

Guest: Euan Thomson, harm reduction advocate, Each + Every

How the Hollywood strike impacts Canadian actors and the Canadian film industry

Guest: Julian De Zotti, Canadian actor and producer

 How safe is our cannabis in Canada? 

Guest: Ken Weisbrod, a licensed pharmacist

What challenges have wineries faced with more wildfires in Canada? 

Guest: Miles Prodan, president and CEO, Wine Growers British Columbia

 A hospital chaplain on processing grief and human connection

Guest: J.S. Park, hospital chaplain, Tampa General Hospital, author of The Voices We Carry

Guest Host Chelsea Bird discusses:

Justin Trudeau and Sophie Gregoire Trudeau announce separation

Guest: Joanna Siedel, Clinical Director and Founder, Toronto Family Therapy & Mediation

Journo Corner: Meta blocks news in Canada

Guest: Alfred Hermida, Professor, School of Journalism, Writing, and Media, University of British Columbia, co-founder of The Conversation Canada

 How Barbie helped a woman’s healing from breast cancer

Guest: Michelle Butterfield, Senior National Online Journalist, Global News

The newest indictment against Donald Trump - how strong are the charges against him, and could he still campaign for president?

Guest: Stefanie Lindquist, Foundation Professor of Law and Political Science, Arizona State University

What was it like attending a Taylor Swift concert in Seattle?

Guest: Talia Miller, technical producer and Swiftie Correspondent, A Little More Conversation

Guest host Chelsea Bird discusses:

Canada becomes the 1st country to have individual cigarette warnings - but is it enough to help curb smoking?

Guest: Rob Cunningham, a senior policy analyst at the Canadian Cancer Society

How feasible is space colonization? 

Guest: Kate Howells, Public Education Specialist for The Planetary Society

As more parents shift to working from home - what have we learned and what kind of support do parents still need?

Guest: Tonya Abari, a Nashville-based writer, editor and mother of two

Is the promise for middle-class house ownership in Canada broken?

Guest: Michelle Cyca, contributing editor, Macleans Magazine, and Indigenous-led conservation editor, The Narwhal

The Taliban is closing Teacher Training Centres across Afghanistan - its impact on Afghan women

Guest: Lauryn Oates, Executive Director, Canadian Women for Women in Afghanistan (CW4WA)

Do we still need to experiment on caged lab animals for scientific breakthroughs?

Guest: Garet Lahvis, a former associate professor and the graduate program director of behavioral neuroscience at Oregon Health and Science University

Guest host Chelsea Bird discusses:

The summer of strikes - what is causing an uptick of labour action in Canada?

Guest: Charles Smith, president of the Canadian Association for Work and Labour Studies and associate professor of political science at St. Thomas More College, University of Saskatchewan

After a U.S. senator questions Canada, do we need to re-think our defense spending?

Guest: Rob Huebert, associate professor, Department of Political Science, University of Calgary and senior fellow, Macdonald-Laurier Institute

Is “global boiling” here to stay as extreme heat is felt around the world? What does this mean for Canada?

Guest: John Nielsen-Gammon, Texas A&M climatology professor and Texas state climatologist

How seriously should we take alien spacecraft recovery claims in the US?

Guest: David Shorter, Professor, World Arts and Cultures, UCLA

A Calgary medical clinic charging fees for faster doctor access sparks outcry over two-tiered healthcare systems in Canada

Guest: Lorian Hardcastle, University of Calgary associate professor in the Faculty of Law and the Cumming School of Medicine

The dangerously popular and confusing Borax challenge

Guest: Nathan Kilah, Senior Lecturer in Chemistry, University of Tasmania

Why is the standard of living falling for Canadians and what can be done about it?

Guest: Walid Hejazi, Associate Professor of Economic Analysis and Policy at the Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto

RCMP falls far short of recruitment targets right across the country

Guest: Curt Griffiths, Professor and Coordinator, Police Studies Program, School of Criminology, Simon Fraser University

Marking 70 years since the end of the fighting in the “forgotten war”

Guest: Tim Cook, Chief Historian and Director of Research, Canadian War Museum

The magnificence of the bluefin tuna

Guest: Karen Pinchin, author of Kings of Their Own Ocean: Tuna, Obsession and the Future of Our Seas