Coffee-shop talk: The week that was, including the Calgary Stampede. [00:01:51]
More on inflation and the Bank of Canada rate, wages, cost of rent/mortgages, etc. [00:15:51]
COVID-19 update. It’s still out there! [00:30:14]
Customer service and random acts of kindness. [00:37:08]
And a not-so-good topic… cyclists! [00:43:50]
Health update. [00:49:07]
Internet service providers in Vancouver. [00:54:59]
Global warming. [01:00:45]
Twitter is still a shit-show! [01:08:14]
AI… Do the benefits outweigh the risks? It’s scary stuff! [01:15:06]
Our Picks of the Week… Hippie Death Cult, Corey Taylor, and more. Some film too! [01:25:43]
Recorded on Sunday, July 16, 2023.
Sources:
- Horse euthanized following injury during Calgary Stampede chuckwagon race | Global News
- 100 years of cruelty at the Calgary Stampede is nothing to celebrate | Daily Hive Curated
- Stop the Deaths of Chuckwagon Horses at the Calgary Stampede | Change.org
- Is the Bank of Canada making things worse? | CBC News
- The rental price gap between Vancouver and other Canadian cities is growing | Daily Hive Urbanized
- Bell Media cuts 1,300 positions, shutters six radio stations | Global News
- COVID-19 Resource Canada co-founder says infection and mortality rates still high | Global News
- Canadian COVID-19 Hazard Index | COVID-19 Resources Canada
- ‘Not normal’: B.C. farmers, crops, livestock feeling the impacts of drought | Global News
- Increasing wildfires prompt nearly 70 evacuation orders, alerts across B.C. | CBC News
- ‘Heat storm’ stretches into southern Europe, health alerts issued | Reuters
- US Southwest swelters under dangerous heat wave, with new records on track | AP News
- B.C. media companies react after being throttled by Facebook, Meta | CBC News
- Social media’s reliability in emergencies questioned after Twitter limit blocks DriveBC posts | CBC News
- Musk says Twitter is losing cash because advertising is down and the company is carrying heavy debt | AP News
- Actors say Hollywood studios want their AI replicas — for free, forever | The Verge