The Weekly Cecchini Check-in for Oct 31, 2025

Should we abolish Daylight Savings Time? Guest: Patricia Lankin-Thomas, professor in the Biology department at York University Why are more of us upgrading our seats on flights? Guest: Barry E. Prentice, PhD Director, Transport Institute, Professor, Supply Chain Management, I.H. Asper School of Business A theft and the creation of the Loonie Guest: Craig Baird, Host of Canadian History EhX The Good, the Bad, The Ugly of the Federal Budget Guest: Vivek Astvansh, Associate Professor of Quantitative Marketing and Analytics, McGill University How Much Energy Does AI Use?   Guest: Hamish Van Der Ven - Assistant Professor of Sustainable Business Management of Natural Resources, University of British Columbia What happened with the Mandatory Minimum Sentences Guest: Michael Spratt, criminal defense lawyer, podcaster, and legal commentator Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Buck Stops Here for Nov 03, 2025 Guest: Buck Pearce, Head Coach of the BC Lions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

View From Victoria: Mistakes and Misjudgments Guest: Vaughn Palmer, Vancouver Sun Columnist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

More on Funding cuts to long term care homes in BC Guest: Mary Polak, Former minister of Health for BC, CEO of BC Care providers Association Federal Budget to help crack down on trucking industry Guest:  Mike Millians, President of the Private Motor Truck Council of Canada Where are all the ghosts at? Guest: Kelly Claire Berge, President, Vancouver Paranormal Society Does tipping actually get you better service Guest: Laurens Debo, Professor of Operations Management at Tuck School of Business, Dartmouth College Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kickin' It with the Caps for Oct 31, 2025 Guest: Jesper Sørensen, Head Coach of the Vancouver Whitecaps Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Weekly Cecchini Check-in: Every Friday we take a look back at the week in American politics with Global’s Reggie Cecchini. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The View From Victoria: Is it a spooky Halloween in Parliament? Guest: Vaughn Palmer, Vancouver Sun Columnist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Clearing up some misconceptions about the Cowichan tribe ruling Guest: Dwight Newman, Law prof at U of Saskatchewan; Canada Research Chair in Rights, Communities, and Constitutional Law The health implications of wildfire smoke Guest: Dr Sasha Bernatsky, rheumatologist and epidemiologist at McGill university Do we need age restrictions on who can use AI? Guest: Cayce Myers, Professor of public relations and director of graduate studies at the School of Communication, Virginia Tech How can we protect seniors from scams? Guest: Claudiu Popa, certified cyber security expert What type of Condo’s should Vancouver be building? Guest: Daniel Oleksiuk, a lawyer, sat on the City of Vancouver's Renter's Advisory Committee and co-founded Abundant Housing Vancouver Rents are coming down near university because of less foreign students Guest: Giacomo Ladas, Associate Director of Communications, Rentals.ca Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

View From Victoria: Will Eby call an early election? Guest: Vaughn Palmer, Vancouver Sun Columnist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Preparing for Halloween Trick or Treatin'! Guest: Scott Shantz, CKNW Contributor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices