“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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We discuss the aftermath of the US election: what will the outgoing president attempt to accomplish in his final days in office and what's on the agenda for incoming President Joe Biden. We also talk travel - to an expert in "transformational travel" - Jake Haupert.
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Global Impact is on the road again, this time from the key battleground state of Florida. We take stock of the mood and catalogue the issues. We also update the situation with Covid-19 and travel and take an in-depth look at what’s in store in Asia Pacific for 2010
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Global Impact goes on the road in the midst of the voting season in the United States, this time deep into Trump country in Idaho. We also take a close look at the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karabakh.
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An in-depth conversation with Peter Maurer, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). It is one of the most widely recognized and respected organizations in the world, having won three Nobel Peace Prizes in 1917, 1944, and 1963. Because of its mandate and its ability to maintain trust, aid workers often describe the organization as ‘first in, last out.’
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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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With the Covid-19 pandemic hitting 27-million cases and claiming almost 900,000 lives, we turn to Dr. Syra Madad for some answers and guidance. Featured in the Netflix series, Pandemic, she is a nationally-recognized leader and epidemiologist in public health. We cover testing, vaccines, and discuss whether it safe during the pandemic to engage in sex and in travel?
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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In this season opening episode, we discuss a range of topics with the head of Rotary International, John Hewko. We also take you to today's press briefing at the World Health Organization HQ in Geneva for a follow up question on hesitancy towards the expected Covid-19 vaccine.
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In this episode we hit the road to investigate further into the impact of the Covid-19 epidemic on travel. Plus - the latest analysis on a growing political scandal in Canada, a collapsed ceasefire in E. Ukraine and a frightening rollback of democratic rights in Hong Kong.
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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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Worldwide, a staggering 1.2-billion children - or 70% or learners - are out of school. We speak to UNICEF’s chief of Education, Rob Jenkins, on how the Covid-19 pandemic is taking a very, very hard hit on school children worldwide.
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This week, we take the show to Hong Kong to speak with former legislator and a leading voice of the pro-democracy movement, Emily Lau. A sudden crackdown of pro-democracy leaders amid the Covid-19 pandemic raises questions as to the motives of the HK government - and Beijing.
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