In conversation with European marketing guru Thomas Barta. Who aced the pandemic downturn, do CEOs have the guts to steer their companies into a more sustainable future, are influencers still influential, and much more!
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Known for the bold and abrupt way she parted ways with Fox News, American journalist Ivory Hecker discusses her career, the changing media business, censorship, the Covid-19 pandemic and more.
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An in-depth conversation with top US infectious disease expert, Dr. Nahid Bhadelia - one of the most straight-talking and recognizable voices of the Covid-19 pandemic. We discuss where exactly we are in the pandemic, why did countries ignore the warning signs, the vaccine roll-out and much, much more.
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Co-hosts Michael Bociurkiw and Melissa Ricci discuss the nexus of travel and the pandemic. A guest from the private aviation sector explains some of the many challenges presented by the pandemic.
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As the global pandemic rages on, our relationship with the digital world continues to evolve. But is all the added screen time good for us? The American tech expert and research psychologist Dr. Larry Risen weighs in..
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A timely and fascinating conversation with the prominent French commentator , Philippe Moreau Chevrolet. Joining this episode is French-Italian actress Melissa Ricci.
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In this episode we feature a conversation with former fashion executive and change maker Cara Smyth - on how the fashion industry is transforming itself to be more clean and green. Also an update on the escalating situation in Myanmar. And the coronavirus pandemic as the US marks the grim milestone of 500,000 deaths.
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In our first conversation with a Hollywood actress, Melissa Ricci, we delve into some of the challenges of the profession and how the landscape has changed due to the pandemic.
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In this kick-off episode to the new year, we take a look at the highlights of 2020 and peer into what’s in store for 2021 - especially with the coronavirus pandemic.
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“The coronavirus ‘forest fire’ is looking for human wood to burn. Likely well over 65-75% of the world’s population has yet to be infected”
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We speak to the founder of a start-up providing safe PPE to people on the frontlines. We hear from Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai who was charged last week for breaching the draconian National Security Law. How the US election results were received by America's northern neighbour. And the latest on Covid-19.
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On the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the United Nations, the global body was forced, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, to hold its annual high-level gathering of leaders online. How did it go? What was lost? And what are the issues. Also our regular update on the pandemic as the US marks the grim milestone of 200,000 deaths.
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Starting with the situation in Belarus. Then the poisoning of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny. And then onto the situation of Covid-19 and it’s impact on travel and the food & beverage industry. Recorded on-location in Canada’s national capital, Ottawa.
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We turn our attention to travel during the global Covid-19 pandemic. Will travel ever be the same again? Will the pandemic change forever the way we interact with strangers on the road? What's the safe and sensible thing to do right now when planning a get-away? For these and others answers we turned to one of North America's top travel experts, Mary Jean Tully.
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From Hong Kong to China to Jordan to Ukraine and Russia. We discuss various geopolitical hotspots with the Globe and Mail's senior international correspondent, Mark MacKinnon. Also - how strongmen are manipulating Civid-19. President Putin's tightening grasp on power in Russia, the shoot-down of MH17 and the state of journalism.
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July 1, 2020 marked not only the anniversary of Hong Kong's handover to China, it was also a day when the territory's people woke up to news that a draconian, wide-sweeping National Security Act signed by Chinese President Xi Jinping had taken effect. Passed rapidly and without consultation, it criminalizes many acts which for decades Hong Kong people had taken for granted. Within hours of its promulgation, the local police began arresting people for carrying slogans deemed offensive to the motherland. In this episode we get into the ramifications. Later in the podcast we have an update on the coronavirus situation as well as the worrying developments in Ukraine which has set off alarm bells in various western capitals.
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One of the first witnesses called to testify publicly in the House Democrats' impeachment inquiry was the respected career diplomat William Taylor. We managed to catch up with him this week in Washington, DC to cover a wide range of topics, including: the ongoing conflict in eastern Ukraine, President Zelensky’s next steps, the new charges against Petro Poroshenko, the state of the world as the US disengages, the brain drain from the US State Department and much more.
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Over the years technology has received a bad rap for everything from Silicon Valley firms selling our data to app developers deliberately hooking our kids onto screens. In this episode we feature two special guests. Author and teacher Diana Graber shares her views on how children, parents and teachers have been coping amid the lockdowns - and using technology to stay connected. And as we all look at new ways to shore up our finances during one of the worst economic downturns in modern history, entrepreneur Richard Olsen talks about his disruptive technology to transform financial markets into a more seamless system.
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Celebrity chef David Hawksworth joins us at our virtual table to talk about surviving the Covid-19 pandemic, promoting a more vibrant and dynamic Canadian food scene and preparing outstanding dishes for Air Canada passengers at 33,000 feet. And keeping his thriving restaurant business fired up into the future.
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This week we take the show back to Hong Kong to speak with a leading voice on technology and crypto-currency, Jennifer Zhu Scott. Her TED talk on monetizing your data has generated well over 1.3 million views. In 2018, Forbes named her one of the world’s top 50 women in tech. We discuss how to monetize your data, how AI can be helpful in the prevention of future pandemics, technology during the Covid-19 lockdowns - and more!
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