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GUEST: Kiri Bird, Co-founder and Executive Director of “In Her Circle”

Staying safe on the roads this summer; renting your dream car GUEST: Nhu Nguyen, Certified Porsche Expert Mechanic Why are Canada’s shorelines in the Arctic turning ‘orange?’ GUEST: Ed Struzik, Environmental Journalist; Author in TheTyee.ca    This Week in AI (Pt. 2) GUEST: Francis Syms, Faculty of Applied Sciences & Technology, Humber Polytechnic

A constitutional challenge to force new members of Quebec's legislature to swear allegiance to the King  GUEST: Lawrence David, Professor of Law, University of Ottawa     This Week in Ai GUEST: Francis Syms, Associate Dean; Faculty of Applied Sciences & Technology, Humber Polytechnic This Week in Washington  GUEST: Reggie Cecchini, Washington Correspondent, Global News

“Looks-maxxing” trends causing young men troubles GUEST:  Kyle Ganson, Associate Professor, University of Toronto Big Canadian Brands are getting into the ‘resale’ game GUEST:  Sid Mookerjee, Assistant Professor, Marketing, McGill University This Week in Ai GUEST:   Francis Syms, Assoc. Dean; Faculty of Applied Sciences & Technology; Humber Polytechnic University

How one judge potentially saved copyright music GUEST: Alan Cross, Music Historian, Host, The Ongoing History of Music RCMP has changed its uniform policy and privacy at center of it GUEST: Shakir Rahim, Director, Canadian Civil Liberties Association What do Canadians still get wrong about type-2 diabetes?  GUEST: Laura Syron, President and CEO of Diabetes Canada

The new face(s) of Canadian Hip-Hop GUEST:  Jay Swing, Vancouver-based Deejay  AI-created entertainment - who is the performer?  GUEST: Dr. Charlie Wall-Andrews, Professor, Creative Industries, Toronto Metropolitan University VIFF looking to take their LIVE elements to the next level GUEST: Jarrett Martineau, Curator, VIFF Live

Northern Canada: What does reliable internet mean for daily life? GUEST: Jennifer Lane, Chief Information Officer, Nunavut Arctic College  What happens when newcomers can't find work in their field?  GUEST: Dr. Rupa Banerjee, Professor, HR Management & Organizational Behaviour, Tor. MU  Who can still afford to live near work?  GUEST: Brian Doucet, School of Planning, University of Waterloo

0:45: Should we embrace AI as a therapy tool? GUEST: Calissa Ngozi, Mental Health Expert 9:23: Why is there a surge in Monarch butterflies across the Prairies? GUEST: Marika Olynyk, Curator, Living Prairie Museum 16:43: How the music scene uses Western Canada GUEST:  Aaron Chapman, Music Historian; Author

Guest: Andrea Carey, Director of Games; One Ability Games