BC Today from CBC Radio British Columbia show

BC Today from CBC Radio British Columbia

Summary: BC Today is where British Columbians connect on issues facing their lives and their community. Every week day at noon PT and 1pm MT, BC Today host Michelle Eliot delves into the top story for the province in a vibrant, interactive hour of conversation, in which listeners are invited to have their say on the open line and on social media.

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Podcasts:

 MAY 30, 2017 B.C. NDP, Green government agreement. Weddings on a budget. | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2925

Richard Zussman, the CBC's legislative reporter in Victoria, on the B.C. Greens support for a minority B.C. NDP government. Maili Wong, author of Smart Risk, and Jane Geszler, owner of Budget Blooms, on how to hold a budget wedding.

 MAY 29, 2017 Risks of teen drug use. Name-blind hiring. | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2980

New Westminster police's Andrew Perry, Fraser Health's Mark Goheen and Boys and Girls Club's Jordan Davis on the risks of teen drug use. University of Toronto's Phillip Oreopoulos and HRx Technology's Wyle Baoween on name-blind hiring.

 MAY 26, 2017 Messes in campgrounds and the backcountry. Sports beyond winning. | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2892

Sam Waddington, owner of Mount Waddington's Outdoors, on messes left in campgrounds and backcountry. Jason Dorland, an Olympic rower, coach, author of Pulling Together: A Coach's Journey to Uncover the Mindset of True Potential, on sports beyond winning.

 MAY 25, 2017 Remembering Grace McCarthy. Greens role in next B.C. government. | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2992

Rafe Mair, who served in cabinet with Grace McCarthy, and Dr. Pat McGeer, former B.C. Liberal MLA, on former Social Credit MLA Grace McCarthy. Adam Olsen, elected B.C. Green MLA for Saanich North and the Islands, on his party's role in the next government

 MAY 24, 2017 B.C. government configurations. Melanoma and other skin cancers. | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2948

Richard Johnston, a political science professor at the University of B.C., on the possible configurations of B.C.'s next government. Dr. Marcie Ulmer, a clinical instructor at the Department of Dermatology and Skin Science at UBC, on skin cancer.

 MAY 23, 2017 Talking to children about terrorism. Scary wildlife encounters. | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2866

Dr. Shimi Kang, author of The Dolphin Parent, and Dave MacKenzie, president of the B.C. School Counsellors Association, on talking to children about terrorism. Frank Ritcey, provincial coordinator of WildSafe B.C., on scary wildlife encounters.

 MAY 19, 2017 Music festivals' finances. Modern parenting. | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2912

Robert Calder, who runs Do 604, and Kenny Hess, the president of the Rockin' River Music Fest in Merritt, on the finances of music festivals in B.C. Alyson Schafer, an acclaimed parenting expert and author of Honey, I Wrecked the Kids, on modern parenting

 MAY 18, 2017 Tent cities. Gardener Brian Minter. | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2881

Pivot Legal Society's Caitlin Shane, Our Place Society's Grant McKenzie and the City of Duncan's Phil Kent on tent cities and homelessness. Master Gardener Brian Minter answers your gardening questions.

 MAY 17, 2017 Cellphones in class. Modern etiquette. | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 3019

Thierry Karsenti, a professor at the University of Montreal and the Canada Research Chair on information and communication technologies in education, on cellphones in class. Nina Durante, founder of Social Graces, on modern etiquette.

 MAY 16, 2017 Cetacean ban. Air passenger rights. | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2958

Vancouver Park Board's Michael Wiebe and University of Victoria's Jason Colby on the decision to ban new cetaceans at the Vancouver Aquarium. Bruce Cran, president of the Consumers' Association of Canada, on the new federal air passenger bill of rights.

 MAY 15, 2017 Cyberattacks. Keep calm. | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2914

Kevin McQuiggin, an adjunct professor at Simon Fraser University's International CyberCrime Research Centre, on WannaCry and other cyberattacks. Dr. Melanie Badali, a registered psychologist at the North Shore Stress and Anxiety Clinic on managing stress.

 MAY 12, 2017 Flooding and high water. U2. | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2926

Tina Lovgreen, David Campbell, Johanna Wagstaffe and Hans Caspers on flooding and high water levels in the B.C. Interior. Bal Brach and Marsha Lederman on the band U2.

 MAY 11, 2017 Flooding. Ethical investing. | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2931

Kris Stewart, Randy Barthel, Brady Strachan, Adrian Nieoczym, Johanna Wagstaffe and Tracey O'Sullivan on flooding. Joel Solomon, author of The Clean Money Revolution: Reinventing Power, Purpose, and Capitalism, on ethical investing.

 MAY 10, 2017 Minority government. | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2999

Hamish Telford, an associate professor at the University of the Fraser Valley's political science department, on the results of the B.C. election, and the prospect of a minority government.

 MAY 9, 2017 Voter turnout. Infertility. | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2936

Max Cameron, Natasha Frakes, Dani Conrad and Alexander Magnussen on voter turnout during B.C.'s provincial elections. Dr. Albert Yuzpe and Jacqueline Knoblauch on infertility.

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