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US President Donald Trump announces deal to disarm Hamas. American oil giants Exxon Mobil and Chevron reported surging second-quarter profits as conflict with Iran drives up global fuel prices. At least 34 people are dead after thousands swam from Morocco into the Spanish territory of Ceuta. Japan quake deaths rise to 35. Wildfires rage near Bordeaux in France and across the border into Spain, thousands evacuated. Statistics Canada says real GDP grew 0-point-3 percent in May, marking a second straight month of economic expansion. Ranchers in British Columbia are worried a new water order will risk their feed crops and increase their bills.

This week on Driving Law, Kyla Lee and Paul Doroshenko discuss a major Supreme Court of Canada decision concerning privative clauses and the ability of governments to restrict judicial review of administrative decision-makers. They explain why the ruling could eventually matter for British Columbia drivers challenging decisions involving ICBC's Enhanced Care system and the Civil Resolution Tribunal. The discussion examines the unusually high standards imposed on people seeking court review and whether some of those restrictions could be constitutionally vulnerable. Plus, the Ridiculous Driver of the Week features a motorhome that crashed through the perimeter fence at Abbotsford International Airport and continued onto an active runway, forcing aircraft to abort their landings. Check out the Lawyer Told Me Not To Talk To You T-shirts and hoodies at LawyerToldMe.com and Sit Still Jackson at SitStillJackson.co.

The union representing some WestJet flight attendants has issued a 72 hour strike notice.CBC News has uncovered the identity of the Canadian woman arrested in Belgium last week on espionage charges. Thousands of migrants swim into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, prompting Spain to call in the army and declare a national emergency. At least eight people are dead following heavy Russian strikes across Ukraine, as NATO member Poland confirms a Russian missile landed within its borders. There are signs of hope in France as wildfires continue to burn. More than 70 hikers were evacuated from British Columbia's famous West Coast Trail. The Italian tall ship Amerigo Vespucci is now docked in Montreal.

Misha Solomon drops by to chat about his debut poetry collection, My Great-Grandfather Danced Ballet. Andrew tries to remember what happens in LOST. It's a great time!--Order Andrew's new chapbook, ⁠⁠Fists You've Called Home⁠⁠!--Misha Solomon is a homosexual poet in and of Tiohtià:ke/Montréal. His work has appeared in journals across Canada and has been anthologized in Best Canadian Poetry 2024, 2026, and 2027 (Biblioasis) and in On Occasion: Poems for the People (Coach House). He is a student in Concordia's Interdisciplinary Humanities PhD program. He is the author of three chapbooks and his full-length debut, My Great-Grandfather Danced Ballet, was released by Brick Books in March 2026.--Andrew French (they/them) is a queer poet from North Vancouver, British Columbia. They have published four chapbooks, most recently ⁠⁠Fists You've Called Home⁠⁠ (Pinhole Poetry, 2026). Andrew holds a BA in English from Huron University College at Western University and an MA in English from UBC. They have hosted this podcast since 2019.

“Dave chose Happy Hour: Three honey-mint-refresh-colonic cocktails.”The Yoga Retreat: a place of well-being, calm and reflection. Usually. But not always; or not for Dave and Stephanie, at least. This week, Stuart McLean tells two hilarious stories about Dave's good intentions gone awry. And Jess shares some road stories, including a memorable attempt to get the entire Vinyl Cafe crew up to the remote but spectacular Powell River, British Columbia.Ad-free listening is here! Listen to the pod ad-free and early, PLUS a whole bunch of other goodies – like virtual parties, Q&As, listener shout-outs & more. Subscribe here: apostrophe.supercast.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode of Destination on the Left, we bring you Part 2 of our Roadshow series recorded live at the 2026 Taste of Place Summit in Edmonton, Alberta. Hosted by the Culinary Tourism Alliance in partnership with Explore Edmonton, the Summit brought together destination leaders, economic development professionals, and tourism organizations exploring how culinary tourism can strengthen local economies and create more distinctive destination identities. Through conversations with Ellen Walker-Matthews, Elaine Zedack, Eiblis Doherty, Ceri Chong, and Bryanna Kumpula-Yung, we explore how collaboration serves as the foundation for successful culinary tourism, connecting producers, businesses, communities, and visitors into experiences that are greater than the sum of their parts. In this episode, you'll hear from these extraordinary leaders: Ellen Walker-Matthews: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ellen-walker-matthews-6951ab4/ Elaine Zedack: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elaine-zedack/ Eiblis Doherty: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eiblis-doherty/ Ceri Chong: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cerij/ Bryanna Kumpula-Yung: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bryannakumpula/ Collaboration Is the Foundation of Culinary Tourism One of the strongest themes throughout these conversations is that successful culinary tourism rarely happens in isolation. While exceptional farms, restaurants, and producers may draw visitors on their own, destinations create lasting impact when they intentionally connect those individual experiences into a cohesive visitor journey. Ellen Walker-Matthews shares how the Thompson Okanagan Tourism Association views culinary and agritourism as foundational to its destination strategy. Through readiness programs, partnerships between operators, and collaborative experience development, the region is helping visitors understand not only where food comes from, but also the relationships between farms, vineyards, Indigenous foodways, and the landscape itself. Across the episode, guests demonstrate how destination organizations can act as conveners, creating opportunities for businesses to work together in ways that benefit both visitors and local communities. Food Creates a Stronger Sense of Place Beyond great meals, culinary tourism serves as a powerful storytelling tool that helps destinations express their identity. Elaine Zedack explains how Pittsburgh uses food to celebrate its distinct neighborhoods, immigrant heritage, and blue-collar history while embracing the city's continued evolution. Local food experiences become a form of placemaking, allowing visitors to better understand the people and cultures that have shaped a destination over time. Ceri Chong shares a similar approach in Richmond, British Columbia, where the destination's culinary story is built around Asian dining, fresh seafood, and local agriculture. Through events, partnerships with fishers and restaurants, and immersive waterfront experiences, Tourism Richmond is creating opportunities for visitors to engage directly with the people and industries that define the community. These conversations reinforce that food is one of the most accessible ways to experience the character and heritage of a place. Creating the Conditions for Local Businesses to Thrive Several guests emphasize that one of the most valuable roles destination organizations can play is helping local businesses succeed together rather than independently. Eiblis Doherty describes her role as a facilitator, connecting operators, encouraging collaboration, and helping businesses develop visitor-ready experiences that might not happen without someone bringing the right people together. Bryanna Kumpula-Yung expands on this idea by sharing how Leduc County is investing in networking opportunities, food trails, business education, and a new local food hub that makes it easier for producers, restaurants, and consumers to connect. Rather than focusing solely on marketing, these initiatives strengthen the local ecosystem behind the visitor experience. Together, the guests demonstrate that sustainable culinary tourism depends on building relationships, removing barriers, and creating the infrastructure that allows communities, businesses, and destinations to grow together. Resources: Ellen Walker-Matthews Website: https://www.totabc.org/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ellen-walker-matthews-6951ab4/ Elaine Zedack Website: https://www.visitpittsburgh.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elaine-zedack/ Eiblis Doherty Website: https://www.strathcona.ca/tourism/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eiblis-doherty/ Ceri Chong Website: https://www.visitrichmondbc.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cerij/ Bryanna Kumpula-Yung Website: https://www.leduccountybusiness.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bryannakumpula/

HM Exploration Corp. (OTCQB: HMEXF) is a Canadian mineral exploration company focused on advancing the Lewis Pilley's Project in Newfoundland, which hosts a cluster of volcanogenic massive sulfide (VMS) systems and the historic Pilley's Island Mine. The Company also controls the Devil's Den Project, an exploration-stage property on Vancouver Island, British Columbia. Nick Rodway, CEO of HM Exploration, joins OTC Markets to discuss the company's Lewis Pilley's Island project, where recent drilling returned high-grade copper-zinc-silver-gold results and uncovered a brand-new blind discovery below the known mineralization. Rodway breaks down why the jurisdiction's low costs and easy permitting give HM Exploration an edge, and shares the company's roadmap toward a maiden resource and growing its US investor base. View Podcast Transcript

Small Cap Breaking News You Can't Miss!Here's a quick rundown of the latest updates from standout small-cap companies making big moves today:Metals Creek Resources Corp. (TSXV: MEK) (OTC Pink: MCREF) (FSE: M1C1)Metals Creek and partner Benton Resources have launched two large-scale hydrogen-helium soil gas sampling programs at their Smoking Gun and Parson's Pond projects in Newfoundland. Historical data show anomalous helium up to 8,900 ppb and methane readings reaching 72%, pointing to a potentially active natural gas system. The programs give investors early exposure to the fast-growing natural hydrogen and helium markets.Maverick Gold and Silver Corp. (CSE: MAV) (FSE: VR61) (OTC Pink: VRCFF)Maverick is finalizing preparations for a fully funded drill program at its Silver Vista copper-silver property near Smithers, British Columbia. The company is applying hyperspectral core imaging across 4,064 metres of historical drilling, with past highlights including 2.84 m of 195.7 g/t silver and 3.65% copper. Management compares the sedimentary target to Hecla Mining's Montana deposits, underscoring the discovery potential.Sterling Metals Corp. (TSXV: SAG) (OTCQB: SAGGF)Sterling reported strong drilling at its Soo Copper Project in Ontario, including 358 m of 0.5% CuEq and a high-grade 8.5 m interval of 4.74% CuEq, plus a newly discovered molybdenum-rich breccia grading 57 m of 0.81% CuEq. The results add a second critical metal and over 100 m of vertical depth to the MEPS discovery. With copper now a designated Canadian strategic asset, the project's scale and grade stand out.West Point Gold Corp. (TSXV: WPG) (OTCQX: WPGCF) (FSE: LRA0)West Point Gold intersected 62.5 m at 3.1 g/t gold, including 38.1 m at 4.66 g/t gold, at the NE Tyro zone of its flagship Gold Chain Project in Arizona. The high-grade zone remains open to depth and along strike, reinforcing continuity ahead of a maiden resource estimate expected later in 2026. The results strengthen the case for a growing high-grade gold system in a prolific district.BP Silver Corp. (TSXV: BPAG) (OTCQB: BPSCF)BP Silver returned surface channel samples up to 935 g/t silver, 1.51 g/t gold, 5.65% zinc and 3.16% lead across new targets at its Cosuno Silver Project in Bolivia, with 85% of samples mineralized over roughly 2,100 m of strike. The company has mobilized a second drill rig to accelerate its Phase 2 program. The widespread, near-surface grades highlight the scale of the emerging silver-base-metal system.Newcore Gold Ltd. (TSX-V: NCAU) (OTCQX: NCAUF)Newcore Gold drilled 3.67 g/t gold over 25.3 m at the Nyam deposit on its Enchi Gold Project in Ghana, the best grade-thickness intercept to date at Nyam and located below the current reserve pits. 1911 Gold Corporation (TSXV: AUMB) (OTCQX: AUMBF) (FRA: 2KY)1911 Gold closed a bought deal financing for gross proceeds of $35.65 million, including full exercise of the over-allotment option, in an offering led by Haywood Securities. The financing combined units and flow-through units with half-warrants exercisable at $1.00 until 2028. Proceeds will fund exploration and development at the company's True North Gold Project in Manitoba, strengthening its treasury for a district-scale strategy.Morocco Strategic Minerals Corporation (TSXV: MCC)Morocco Strategic Minerals reported first-phase grab samples up to 14.88% copper and 696 g/t silver at its Ouneine project, with 37 of 49 samples grading at least 1.0% copper, and up to 4.16 g/t gold at its Ait Zekri project. Emperor Metals Inc. (CSE: AUOZ) (OTCQB: EMAUF) (FSE: 9NH)Emperor Metals intersected 21.3 m of 3.0 g/t gold from just 65 m depth within the conceptual Phase 1 open pit at its Duquesne West Project in Quebec. Stay ahead of the market - follow AGORACOM for more breaking small-cap news and insights.

Welcome, to a Dark Minisode.Today's Dark Minisode follows a listener from British Columbia whose recurring nightmares slowly began to bleed into waking life, leaving her convinced she was being watched wherever she went. As fear took hold during two of the darkest periods of her life, unexpected encounters and deeply personal moments leave her questioning whether trauma alone could explain what she experienced—or was it something far stranger had been following her all along?Stay Safe,Kevin.We're giving a full weeks trial of our Patreon away! Just head over on the link below and away you go!www.patreon.com/thedarkparanormalIf it's not for you? Simply cancel before your trial expires, meanwhile enjoy FULL access to our highest tier, and thank you for being the best listeners by miles.By making the choice of joining our Patreon team now, not only gives you early Ad-Free access to all our episodes, including video releases of our new Patreon only show "After Dark", you also get full access to the Patreon only podcast, "Dark Bites".Both shows release each and every week, even on the down time between seasons. There are already well over 240+ hours of unheard true paranormal experiences for you to binge at your leisure. Simply head over to:www.patreon.com/thedarkparanormalTo send us YOUR experience, please either click on the below link:The Dark Paranormal - We Need Your True Ghost StoryOr head to our website: www.thedarkparanormal.comYou can also follow us on the below Social Media links:www.twitter.com/darkparanormalxwww.facebook.com/thedarkparanormalwww.youtube.com/thedarkparanormalwww.instagram.com/thedarkparanormalOur Sponsors:* Check out Acorns and use my code acorns.com/darkparanormal for a great deal: https://www.acorns.com* Check out BetterHelp and use my code betterhelp.com for a great deal: https://www.betterhelp.com* Check out BetterHelp and use my code betterhelp.com for a great deal: https://www.betterhelp.com* Check out Omaha Steaks and use my code BEEF for a great deal: https://www.omahasteaks.com* Check out Shopify and use my code shopify.com/darkparanormal for a great deal: https://www.shopify.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

This conversation centers on Finding Nowhere, the hunting and storytelling series that climbed to #4 on Prime Video in Canada, a signal of both audience interest and cultural relevance. Joel and Ryan Primus talk about how the show blends hunting, mentorship, conservation, and the emotional reality of trying to capture something meaningful on film without losing the experience itself. A key part of the discussion is the positives and negatives of filming a show: the joy of sharing the outdoors and telling a richer story versus the way cameras can pull you out of the moment and make the hunt feel more like work. They also explore how British Columbia's landscape shapes the series, why the show resonates with both hunters and non-hunters, and how the project evolved from a personal idea into a widely watched story. Then Kyle Sandusky reviews the 2025 Prime Divide bow and highlights why it impresses so much. The main takeaways are its lightweight carbon-and-aluminum riser, center-grip design for better balance, comfortable cold-weather Nano Grip, easy tuning with strong arrow flight, and Prime's dealer-backed warranty/support program. Talk then shifts towards the other Rokslide.com gear reviews and a recap of the latest Western news. Finding Nowhere show Prime Divide Bow Review Howl for Wildlife- Take Action   Check out Rokslide's 2025 Best Gear- https://www.rokslide.com/best-gear-of-2025/   Visit Rokslide's Rokcast Forum to submit questions, request a topic or give feedback. To be a guest on Tipsy Tuesday please send an email to Sam@Rokslide.com    

This week we sat down with Meaghan Hackinen, the women's winner of this year's Tour Divide. Meaghan is a bikepacker and writer whose two-wheeled adventures have taken her from Haida Gwaii to Mexico's high plateaus, across Canada and the United States, and from North Cape to Tarifa along some of Europe's highest paved roads. She is a two time ultra-cycling world champion and with wins in some of the hardest bikepacking races on the planet, including the Tour Divide (2024 and 2026) and Silk Road Mountain Race (2025), regularly finishing in the top ten overall. Meaghan's debut travel memoir, South Away: The Pacific Coast on Two Wheels (NeWest Press, 2019) was a finalist for two Canadian book awards; her follow up, Shifting Gears: Coast to Coast on the Trans Am Bike Race, charts her entry into self-supported ultra-racing. You can find her exploring back roads in British Columbia's beautiful Okanagan Valley or on Instagram at @meaghanhackinen. Thanks for listening! Find all our episodes at dayfirepodcast.com Powered by: Mountain View Auto Dealers This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm

This week's episode features renowned metallurgist and Canadian Mining Hall of Fame inductee Phillip Mackie in conversation with host Adrian Pocobelli about the latest developments in Canada's mineral-processing capacity. Mackie discusses new processing projects taking shape across the country, as well as his proposal for a new copper smelter in British Columbia. He also stresses the need for Canada to accelerate the expansion of its domestic processing capacity, warning of a “darker future” if the challenge is not addressed with greater urgency and diligence. All this and more with host Adrian Pocobelli. This week's Spotlight features Thomas Mumford, president and CEO of Scottie Resources, who discusses the company's Scottie gold project in British Columbia's Golden Triangle. To learn more, visit: https://scottieresources.com/ “Rattlesnake Railroad”, “Big Western Sky”, “Western Adventure” and “Battle on the Western Frontier” by Brett Van Donsel (⁠www.incompetech.com⁠). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License ⁠creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0⁠ Apple Podcasts:⁠ https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-northern-miner-podcast/id1099281201⁠ Spotify:⁠ https://open.spotify.com/show/78lyjMTRlRwZxQwz2fwQ4K⁠ YouTube:⁠ https://www.youtube.com/@NorthernMiner⁠ Soundcloud:⁠ https://soundcloud.com/northern-miner

In British Columbia, large fires continue to burn out of control. New research in the Canadian Medical Association Journal is putting a spotlight on physician burnout. Wildfires in Spain and France force more than 300,000 from their homes. Indian authorities have suspended a policeman accused of firing a gun at student protesters. Israeli settlers set fire to mosques in the occupied West Bank following deadly clashes. US President Donald Trump has hit pause and canceled plans to escalate the war. A shooting at a Seattle festival leaves three dead and four injured. The Gordie Howe International Bridge will open to traffic today.

Nearly 1,000 police officers continue a citywide search for a 21-year-old man suspected of ramming a vehicle into a crowd before launching a violent stabbing spree in Berlin. Iran's Foreign Ministry says Ukraine attacked an Iranian commercial vessel Saturday, in the Caspian Sea. Health workers treating a growing number of Ebola patients in the Democratic Republic of Congo are refusing to work. Typhoon Noul is battering the south eastern coast of China and parts of Hong Kong. The wildfires burning across British Columbia have prompted more evacuations. Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced three by-elections. that will be held on August 31st. Canadian politicians are divided on whether energy should be used as a bargaining chip, particularly in Quebec. Canada has won five medals at the 2026 Commonwealth games in Scotland.

More than 140 wildfires are burning across British Columbia. Thousands of people have been evacuated from their homes, and thousands more on on alert to leave at a moment's notice. Dozens of structures have gone up in flames. You'll hear about the ongoing efforts to protect properties and lives.Also: German police have shot and killed the suspect in a deadly van attack on a Berlin Pride event Saturday night. Police say 21 year old Abdul Ballout is linked to Islamist extremism. Officers believe he targeted Pride celebrations, killing one person and injuring 29 others.And: You know all about TIFF and Cannes, but there's another film festival happening that's attracting tens of thousands of people from all over the world to Montreal. The Fantasia International Film Festival is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. Audiences come to Fantasia to watch horror, sci-fi, fantasy, and cult films. You'll hear what makes it so different from the typical film fest.Plus: European wildfires, Soccer becomes Canada's second most-watched sport, and more.

The Hungry Stories Project is a team of scholars, dietitians and artists who are fighting for the elimination of food insecurity by sharing what it takes to collectively care for each other's food needs. They are producing resources to understand food insecurity, and they say that we need to look at root causes. Dr. Jennifer Black is a member of the Hungry Stories Project and Associate Professor in Food, Nutrition and Health at the University of British Columbia. She joined us in January.

A peaceful camping trip in the forests of British Columbia turned into something Maya Foss will never forget. While camping with her son, Maya encountered a mysterious pale humanoid lurking outside her camper that appeared to be hiding from something even more frightening. As the strange activity escalated, she captured photos of an unidentified creature hiding in the tall grass. Was it a Dogman... or something else?Maya also shares her experiences investigating Bigfoot activity near Mt. Robson, along with other chilling paranormal encounters that have left her questioning what's really lurking in the wilderness.Have you experienced an unexplained encounter? Share your story in the comments.Please like, share, and subscribe if you enjoyed this episode. Support our channel by becoming a YouTube member for special emojis, members only lives, new Ozark Howler episodes, and bonus paranormal episodes. Click the JOIN button under this video. Join us on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/fromtheshadowsVisit our Merch Shop https://www.fromtheshadowspodcast.com/shop/ Follow us on:TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@fromtheshadowspodcast Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/fromtheshadowspodcast Instagram - Shane Grove - https://www.instagram.com/shanegroveauthorInstagram - Podcast - https://www.instagram.com/fromtheshadowspodcast#PaleCrawler #Dogman #Werewolf #Bigfoot #Cryptid #Paranormal #Camping #BritishColumbia #MtRobson #ScaryStories #Monsters #CreatureEncounter

Creativity through the lens of a physicist and psychotherapist "Creativity to me is making reality in some sense."Lincoln Stoller is a certified clinical counselor in British Columbia, Canada. He works with people worldwide to help them with the environments they have created, and their sense of self. He's a volunteer counselor with the American Alpine Club's Climbers Grief Fund.Lincoln's experience includes theoretical physics, business software CEO, neurology-based brain training, psychedelics, and hypnotherapy, soar plane pilot, mountaineer, a father, a partner, and a cultural ambassador to communities in the Caribbean, Panama, and Mongolia.His work comes together under the heading of recreating one's state of mind through experience, perception, reflection, relationships, trauma, and spirituality. He questions science and intellect and emphasizes relationships and spirit. He blogs on topics in learning, therapy, and social awareness at https://mindstrengthbalance.substack.com/His latest books, "Dream Fragments" and "Dreaming Yourself into Being," explore the psychology of dreams and were published in February 2026.https://www.mindstrengthbalance.comhttps://www.mindstrengthbooks.comhttps://www.facebook.com/lincolnstoller/https://www.linkedin.com/in/lincolnstoller/Send us Fan Mail

As part of the federal government's AI strategy, hyperscale data centres are being built across the country with many more projects being proposed. But, communities are pushing back, and it's capturing the attention of local governments.Projects in Ontario, British Columbia, and Saskatchewan have been the subject of protests and petitions for moratoriums. A recent Angus Reid poll reported that 68 per cent of Canadians object to a data centre being built near them.As Prime Minister Mark Carney pushes an agenda of digital sovereignty and AI expansion, we look at how Canadians are responding to the rapid construction of data centres, and the risks AI poses to the environment and local communities.Paris Marx joins us. He is a tech journalist and the host of the podcast, Tech Won't Save Us. He's got a book coming out this October called 'Hyperscale: The Ambition and Excess of Big Tech's Data Empires.'For transcripts of Front Burner, please visit: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/frontburner/transcripts

This week on Driving Law, Kyla Lee and Paul Doroshenko discuss the Ontario Court of Appeal's decision in the Pat King Freedom Convoy case and what it says about protest, intimidation, and blocking highways. They also break down British Columbia's new graduated licensing system, which eliminates the second road test for many novice drivers while introducing a new driving record assessment and restricted Class 5 licence. Plus, the Ridiculous Driver of the Week features an Alberta driver caught travelling 230 km/h in an 80 km/h zone before being tracked down at a campground. Check out the Lawyer Told Me Not To Talk To You merchandise at LawyerToldMe.com and Sit Still Jackson at SitStillJackson.co.

First up on the podcast, freelance science journalist Brendan Borrell talks about his work reporting on the previously undisclosed death of a 6-year-old girl in a gene-editing clinical trial in China and the reasons her parents came forward. This story was produced in collaboration with Retraction Watch and supported by the Science Fund for Investigative Reporting. Next on the show, Producer Meagan Cantwell talks with Evan McKenzie, a researcher at the University of British Columbia, about an insect that evolved to avoid predators by modifying its respiratory system to withstand high pressure at depth. This week's episode was produced with help from Podigy. Image credit: Daria Lada Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

First up on the podcast, freelance science journalist Brendan Borrell talks about his work reporting on the previously undisclosed death of a 6-year-old girl in a gene-editing clinical trial in China and the reasons her parents came forward. This story was produced in collaboration with Retraction Watch and supported by the Science Fund for Investigative Reporting. Next on the show, Producer Meagan Cantwell talks with Evan McKenzie, a researcher at the University of British Columbia, about an insect that evolved to avoid predators by modifying its respiratory system to withstand high pressure at depth. This week's episode was produced with help from Podigy. Image credit: Daria Lada Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Running an elementary school in rural British Columbia hasn't stopped this Ruckus Maker from building an indoor worm farm, growing hydroponic lettuce, and taking a self-funded year off to reset — proof that a principal's personality is not a distraction from the job. Dan Watt is a Mastermind Coach inside the Ruckus Maker community and a recurring co-host of the Ruckuscast, known for turning "pay yourself first" into a leadership philosophy that's kept him energized four years into the role. Joining him is Mitch Weathers, CEO and author of Executive Functions for Every Classroom, whose work on entry plans and executive functioning has become required reading for school leaders trying to build systems that actually stick. Find them both at betterleadersbetterschools.com. Principal burnout doesn't start with too many emails — it starts the moment you decide the job requires you to leave your actual personality at the door. This episode is an Adorable Red Hats reunion where two veteran school leaders make the case that worm farms, hydroponics, and paying yourself first aren't distractions from leadership — they're the thing that makes it sustainable.

On this episode of Destination on the Left, we bring you the first of two Roadshow episodes recorded live at the 2026 Taste of Place Summit in Edmonton, Alberta. Hosted by the Culinary Tourism Alliance in partnership with Explore Edmonton, the Summit gathered culinary tourism and agritourism leaders, destination professionals, farmers, chefs, producers, and artisans from across Canada and beyond to explore how food connects visitors to people, culture, and place. Through conversations with Tam Anderson, Jenni Lessard, James Eddington, Carl-Éric Guertin, and Monica Frost, we uncover a common thread: the most memorable culinary tourism experiences begin with the people who grow, create, preserve, and share the stories behind the food. In this episode, you'll hear from these extraordinary leaders: Tam Anderson: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tam-andersen-b488544/ Jenni Lessard: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenni-lessard-54103a197/ James Eddington: https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-eddington-9542a52/ Carl-Éric Guertin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carl-%C3%A9ric-guertin-4789849/ Monica Frost: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sociallymonica/ Authentic Experiences Begin with Human Connection Throughout these conversations, one message emerges again and again: culinary tourism is ultimately about people. Whether visitors are harvesting strawberries, joining a chef around a live fire, meeting an artisan in their workshop, or enjoying a long-table dinner on a farm, the experiences that leave lasting impressions are rooted in authentic human connection. Tam Anderson shares how simple moments, such as digging potatoes with children or tasting berries fresh from the field, reconnect families with the origins of their food and with each other. James Eddington echoes that philosophy through immersive farm experiences where guests don't simply enjoy a meal—they participate in discovering the ingredients, the landscape, and the people who make the experience possible. The Stories Behind the Ingredients Matter Several guests emphasize that food itself is only one part of the visitor experience. Jenni Lessard explains that every ingredient carries the story of the producer, and that chefs and tourism professionals serve as interpreters who help visitors understand where food comes from and why it matters. When those stories are shared, meals become expressions of place rather than simply something to eat. Carl-Éric Guertin extends this idea through the work of the Économusée Network Society, which helps artisans open their workshops to visitors. Whether meeting a blueberry jam maker, a smoked herring producer, or a craftsperson preserving generations of knowledge, visitors gain a greater appreciation for the heritage, expertise, and cultural traditions behind each product. These personal encounters transform local products into meaningful cultural experiences. Collaboration Creates Stronger Destinations Across every interview, partnerships emerge as the driving force behind successful culinary tourism. Farmers collaborate with chefs to showcase seasonal ingredients, breweries work alongside producers and destination organizations to create immersive travel itineraries, and regional networks bring together organizations that might otherwise work independently. Monica Frost shares how the BC Ale Trail continues to expand beyond breweries by connecting travelers with farmers, cideries, restaurants, and agritourism experiences that tell a more complete story about British Columbia's craft beverage industry. Similarly, guests throughout the episode describe how collaboration allows destinations to celebrate their unique landscapes, cultures, and food traditions while creating experiences that benefit both visitors and local communities. Together, these conversations remind us that a true taste of place cannot be manufactured. It grows from authentic relationships, local knowledge, shared stories, and the people whose passion and stewardship give every destination its distinctive flavor. Resources: Tam Anderson Website: https://albertafarmfresh.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tam-andersen-b488544/ Jenni Lessard Website: https://www.jennilessard.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenni-lessard-54103a197/ James Eddington Website: https://www.eddingtons.ca/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-eddington-9542a52/ Carl-Éric Guertin Website: https://artisansaloeuvre.com/en/economusee-network-society/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carl-%C3%A9ric-guertin-4789849/ Monica Frost Website: https://bcaletrail.ca/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sociallymonica/

One of the best bear hunts in North America, that's what I call hunting the mainland of upper British Columbia. On this episode we talk to bear hunter and blade maker Mike Jones of Quesnel, B.C. and get his perspective on hunting bears in the province. Ever wonder what makes a good blade for the bear hunter. We talk about it here. For more on Mike Jones, click on https://www.mikejonesknifeandtool.com/ If you want to support free speech and good hunting content on the Information Superhighway, look for our books and wildlife forage blends at https://www.garylewisoutdoors.com/Shop/And here's a link to Modern Spartan Systems https://modernspartansystems.com/product/shooters-kit-plususe the code GARYLEWISOUTDOORSThis episode is sponsored by West Coast Floats, of Philomath, Oregon, made in the USA since 1982 for steelhead and salmon fishermen. Visit https://westcoastfloats.com/Our TV sponsors include: Nosler, Warne Scope Mounts, Carson, Pro-Cure Bait Scents, Spring Pilot, The Dalles Area Chamber of Commerce, TS&S Madras Ford, Bailey Seed and Smartz.Watch select episodes of Frontier Unlimited on our network of affiliates around the U.S. or click https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=gary+lewis+outdoors+frontier+unlimited

What really happens beneath the surface after you send your lure into the water? In this episode of the EatWild Podcast, I sit down with filmmaker, angler, and underwater storyteller Kai White—grandson of legendary West Coast fishing pioneer Charlie White. Charlie changed the way anglers understood salmon and halibut by capturing some of the first-ever underwater footage of fish reacting to lures. Today, Kai is carrying that legacy forward with stunning underwater cinematography and some of the most educational fishing content being produced in British Columbia. Through his production company, Wild Bus Films, and his Ocean Guy Kai YouTube channel, Kai reveals what fish are actually doing beneath the surface. We dive into salmon behavior, lure selection, water clarity, baitfish movements, and the subtle details that separate successful anglers from the rest. Along the way, we also discuss the encouraging signs of recovering herring and salmon populations in parts of BC's coast, the evolution of underwater filming technology, and why understanding fish behavior is one of the best ways to become a better angler. Whether you're a seasoned salmon fisher or just getting started, this conversation will change the way you think about fishing. With peak salmon season arriving on the West Coast, there's no better time to look beneath the surface. Kai White is a British Columbia filmmaker, angler, and the creator of Ocean Guy Kai. Through Wild Bus Films, he produces cinematic outdoor films and educational fishing content that helps anglers understand what really happens beneath the water's surface while inspiring stewardship of BC's incredible marine ecosystems. Follow Kai: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@OceanGuyKai Website: https://www.wildbusfilms.com/ 00:00 Introduction 01:05 The Ocean Guy Kai Project 02:09 Growing Up with Charlie White 04:07 Historic Salmon Surveys 06:15 Signs of Recovery in BC's Marine Ecosystem 07:37 Why the Salish Sea Is Thriving 09:21 How Fish Sense Their Environment 13:34 The Evolution of Underwater Filming 14:13 What Fish Behavior Reveals 18:34 Why Fish Strike (or Don't) 21:37 Charlie White's Lasting Legacy 28:36 Capturing Underwater Footage Today 33:47 Advice for New Salmon Anglers 40:29 Conservation and Future Adventures 43:12 Working in the Film Industry 45:02 Upcoming Projects 49:37 Where to Follow Kai This episode is perfect for anglers, conservationists, and anyone fascinated by what happens beneath the surface. If you enjoy the conversation, be sure to subscribe, leave a review, and share it with someone who's getting ready to hit the water this summer. Tight lines! You can help me and the podcast by checking out our sponsors and telling them you heard about it on the EatWild Podcast. Thanks! CWDBC.ca is an initiative by Hunters for BC to help educate Hunters on their role in limiting the spread of Chronic Wasting Disease in BC. Visit huntersforbc.ca today to join the conservation circle. The iHunter App supports the Eatwild Podcast and other programs. It is an essential tool for the hunt. The app's mapping layers, navigation tools, and hunting regulations are all packed into it to provide you with the information you need for your next adventure. Stikine Packrafts are heavy on adventure and light on your back.  These versatile rafte are ideal for hunters, foragers and fishers to open up a world of adventures. Stop in at Beere Brewing and take advantage of a 10% discount on your purchase. Use the code EATWILD10 on your next purchase. Beere makes a great selection of bright, crisp beers perfect for the patio or around the campfire.   If you need game bags, knives or lightweight gear from a Canadian company, check out HUTO LIFESTYLE – HUTO Lifestyle Clothing & Apparel

Small Cap Breaking News You Can't Miss!Here's a quick rundown of the latest updates from standout small-cap companies making big moves today:Great Atlantic Resources Corp. (TSXV: GR)Option partner HM Exploration reported first assays from seven of twelve drill holes at the Pilley's Island Project in Newfoundland, confirming polymetallic VMS mineralization in both the upper and lower sulphide lenses. Hole PI-26-007 returned 23.0 metres of 1.21% copper, 1.67% zinc, 10.67 g/t silver and 0.25 g/t gold, plus a high-grade 0.66-metre interval of 2.45% copper, 92.2 g/t silver and 5.89 g/t gold. Both zones remain open along strike and at depth, preserving expansion potential.Renforth Resources Inc. (CSE: RFR) (OTC: RFHRF) (FSE: 9RR)Renforth updated progress on its wholly owned Victoria nickel-copper-cobalt polymetallic deposit, completing two undercut drill holes that both intersected visual mineralization, and advanced work on its adjacent Parbec gold deposit. The results support continued definition of the open-pit resource as drilling steps out below prior holes.NexMetals Mining Corp. (TSXV: NEXM) (NASDAQ: NEXM)NexMetals reported 11.15 metres of 7.65% copper-equivalent (3.10% copper and 2.21% nickel) at its Selebi Main deposit, highlighting a kilometre-scale trend of thick, high-grade massive sulphides. The intercept is part of a 30,000-metre drill program targeting the emerging Flexure Zone. The grades and widths point to meaningful expansion potential at a past-producing base-metals district.Kingsmen Resources Ltd. (TSXV: KNG) (OTCQB: KNGRF) (FSE: TUY)Kingsmen extended the high-grade Soledad system at depth at its Las Coloradas silver project in Chihuahua, Mexico, cutting 1.4 metres of 641 g/t silver equivalent and confirming continuity over 135 metres of vertical depth. The deepening high-grade zone strengthens the case for a larger silver system as the company advances the project.Gladiator Metals Corp. (TSXV: GLAD) (OTCQB: GDTRF) (FSE: ZX7)Gladiator intersected 32.0 metres of 1.36% copper plus 0.63 g/t gold, including 18.0 metres of 2.12% copper plus 1.06 g/t gold, at its Cub East target, extending high-grade continuity in the zone. The results reinforce the growth potential of Gladiator's Whitehorse Copper project in the Yukon.SAGA Metals Corp. (TSXV: SAGA) (OTCQB: SAGMF) (FSE: 20H)SAGA reported assays from drill holes R-0050 through R-0054 at the Trapper Zone of its Radar titanium-vanadium-iron project in Labrador, with intercepts including 53.07% Fe2O3, 7.68% TiO2 and 0.384% V2O5. South Star Battery Metals Corp. (TSXV: STS) (OTCQB: STSBF)South Star released June operating results from its Santa Cruz graphite plant in Brazil, where run-of-mine feed rose to 4,920 tonnes, roughly 30% above May, while graphite concentrate production doubled month over month. Silver X Mining Corp. (TSXV: AGX) (OTCQX: AGXPF) (F: AGX)Silver X expanded its Red Silver drill program more than five-fold, from 1,200 metres to about 6,650 metres, at its Nueva Recuperada project in Peru, following underground channel sampling that returned 735 g/t silver over 65 metres of strike. Independence Gold Corp. (TSXV: IGO) (OTCQB: IEGCF) (FSE: 625)Independence Gold discovered the new Goofy Vein at its 3Ts gold project in British Columbia, with discovery hole 3TS-26-39 cutting 9.10 metres of 14.70 g/t gold and 36.70 g/t silver. The vein sits about 250 metres west of the Ted-Mint system in a district hosting more than twenty known veins, adding a fresh high-grade target as drilling continues.NEO Battery Materials Ltd. (TSXV: NBM) (OTC: NBMFF)NEO Battery received a purchase order for 10,000 units of its 34Ah drone battery cells from a South Korean pack manufacturer and achieved Korea Certification (KC) for its 11.5Ah product. The order targets e-mobility and drone demand in Vietnam and Southeast Asia. The commercial traction and certification advance NEO's move from development toward revenue.

Esther Drone is a potter and ceramic artist based in Langford on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. Esther has facilitated a variety of groups as a pottery instructor. Esther's work is predominately functional and is currently available in a variety of shops in the Greater Victoria area. https://ThePottersCast.com/1247

At fourteen, doctors and well-meaning adults told Dwight Heck what his body would never let him do. Decades later, an injured Achilles tendon couldn't stop him from hiking Zion's Narrows.In this solo episode, Dwight tells a story he has never shared on the podcast before: severe, uncontrolled asthma as a child, a scoliosis diagnosis at 13, and choosing a caged steel body brace over spinal surgery at 14, worn twenty-three hours a day for almost three years. He explains why tenacity is a superpower, how a paper route at 12 proved it, and why an injury three weeks before a planned hike through The Narrows in Zion National Park was never going to stop him from going. This is Part 1 of a new three-part solo arc, Not by Accident: Three Decisions.In this episode you'll hear:✅ Why severe asthma before rescue inhalers existed shaped a childhood✅ How a scoliosis diagnosis at 13 led to a three-year choice between surgery and a brace✅ What wearing a caged body brace twenty-three hours a day actually involved✅ Why well-meaning caution from adults can do as much damage as a diagnosis✅ How a paper route at 12 became proof that tenacity is a superpower✅ Why an injured Achilles tendon didn't stop a hike through Zion's Narrows✅ What to do with your own version of a ceiling someone else handed youFull show notes: [EPISODE URL ON GIVEAHECK.COM, PENDING PUBLISH]Connect with Dwight HeckGive A Heck Website: https://www.giveaheck.comPodcast Page: https://www.giveaheck.com/podcastYouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@giveaheckFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/dwight.heckInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/give.a.heckLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dwight-heck-65a90150/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@giveaheckTwitter / X: https://twitter.com/give_a_heckContact / Be a Guest: https://giveaheck.com/contact-us/Enjoyed this episode? Leave a review or rating right here in Spotify, or at ratethispodcast.com/giveaheckAbout Dwight Heck: Dwight Heck is a financial and life coach licensed in Alberta and British Columbia, host of the Give A Heck Podcast, and the Amazon bestselling author of Give A Heck: How to Live Life on Purpose and Not by Accident. After living paycheck to paycheck as a single father of five, he built a career and a show around helping people live intentionally instead of by accident.

Kingfisher Metals has secured a major strategic endorsement, with Barrick acquiring a 9.9% stake through a C$21 million financing. CEO Dustin Perry joins Mining Stock Daily to discuss what attracted one of the world's largest gold producers to the Highway 37 Project, how the strengthened balance sheet reshapes the company's exploration strategy, and what investors can expect from the ongoing 15,000-metre drill program. The conversation also explores Barrick's technical collaboration, the growing importance of British Columbia's Golden Triangle in North America's critical minerals strategy, and why Kingfisher believes it is well positioned for its next phase of discovery.

Brixton Metals CEO Gary Thompson returns to Mining Stock Daily to discuss a major new high-grade silver discovery at the Langis Project, highlighted by 20 metres grading 5,015 g/t silver in a new brownfields target area. Gary explains why the discovery suggests the historic Cobalt Camp asset is much larger than previously understood, how the company plans to expand the system, and what it means for the path toward a maiden resource. The conversation also shifts to the Thorn Project in British Columbia's Golden Triangle, where continued success at the Glenfiddich Zone is strengthening Brixton's copper-gold story as the company balances two compelling exploration assets and evaluates where it can create the most shareholder value.

In 1978, twelve year old Monica Rose Jack disappeared while riding her bicycle home through British Columbia's Nicola Valley, leaving behind only a handful of witnesses and a family desperate for answers. For more than forty years, investigators chased dead ends, uncovered buried evidence, and pursued a predator who always seemed to stay one step ahead of justice. As breakthroughs in forensic science and one of the RCMP's most sophisticated undercover operations began exposing the truth, one of British Columbia's longest running murder mysteries finally started to unravel. And the road to justice would prove to ultimatley be one of canadas most extraordinary methods of solving a cold case.Our other podcast: "FEARFUL" - https://open.spotify.com/show/56ajNkLiPoIat1V2KI9n5c?si=OyM38rdsSSyyzKAFUJpSywMERCH:https://www.redbubble.com/people/wickedandgrim/shop?asc=uPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/wickedandgrim?fan_landing=trueYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/@wickedlifeFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/wickedandgrim/ Instagram:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wickedandgrim/?hl=enTwitter: https://twitter.com/wickedandgrimWebsite: https://www.wickedandgrim.com/

In today's episode, you'll learn the hidden signs of a manipulative, toxic person from the #1 researcher in the world on dark personalities, Dr. Leanne ten Brinke, PhD.  She is here to teach you how to spot the poisonous people that are hidden in plain sight around you – in your family, your community, and at work.  And, she's giving you the science-backed guide to understand poisonous people: how they operate, how to spot the patterns early, and what to do when you realize you're dealing with one.  Dr. ten Brinke is a professor at the University of British Columbia, where she directs the Truth and Trust Lab and has spent nearly two decades studying trust, deception, manipulation, and dark personality traits.  She wants to make one thing perfectly clear: most people are good.  But one poisonous person can create an enormous amount of stress, confusion, and pain.  This episode will help you recognize the pattern, trust what you're seeing, neutralize their behavior, and know exactly what to do when you're around them.  In this episode, you'll learn: -How to spot dark personality traits of narcissism, psychopathy, Machiavellianism, and sadism in daily life -The #1 sign you're being manipulated -What gaslighting is, what it is not, and what to do when you're being gaslit -Why many toxic people seem charming at first -How gossip can reveal a manipulative personality at work -The simple ways to become more strategic instead of more emotional when dealing with difficult people After listening, you will know exactly what to do to spot toxic behavior, handle manipulative people, and take back your peace and power.  For more resources related to today's episode, click here for the podcast episode page.    If you liked the episode, check out this one next: 4 Signs of Emotionally Immature Parents & How to Heal Connect with Mel:     Order Mel's new product, Pure Genius Protein Get Mel's newsletter, packed with tools, coaching, and inspiration. Get Mel's #1 bestselling book, The Let Them Theory Watch the episodes on YouTube Follow Mel on Instagram  The Mel Robbins Podcast Instagram Mel's TikTok  Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes ad-free Disclaimer Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

As part of our Soul Care Summer, we're revisiting a conversation that's stayed with many listeners. Somewhere along the way, many of us picked up the idea that God can only look at us through gritted teeth, or worse, has to look away. Brad Jersak joins Michael to gently dismantle that picture, showing that the ache of feeling far from God was never God's doing.The conversation moves through a recovering addict's encounter with pure light, Cornelius in the book of Acts, and a fresh reading of Psalm 22, all pointing toward the same conviction, that the cross reveals a Father who stays present even in humanity's deepest cry of abandonment. Brad's higher Christology, it turns out, only widens the reach of Abba's love.Brad Jersak is an author and teacher based in Abbotsford, British Columbia, and serves as a reader and monastery preacher at All Saints of North America Orthodox Monastery. He previously joined Restoring the Soul in 2017 to discuss A More Christlike God, and returned to discuss In: Incarnation and Inclusion, Abba and Lamb.Support the showENGAGE THE RESTORING THE SOUL PODCAST:- Follow us on YouTube - Tweet us at @michaeljcusick and @PodcastRTS- Like us on Facebook- Follow us on Instagram & Twitter- Follow Michael on Twitter- Email us at info@restoringthesoul.com Thanks for listening!

Pueblo leaders and environmentalists are angry that the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) released an environmental assessment last week with the intent of eliminating a buffer around Chaco Culture National Historical Park that has prevented oil and gas leasing. As KUNM's Jeanette DeDios (Jicarilla Apache and Diné) reports, BLM is offering just two weeks for public comment on the report. A Biden administration order placed a 20-year ban on oil and gas development on federal lands within 10 miles of Chaco, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. This upset some Navajo communities who rely on royalty payments and infrastructure from oil and gas for their livelihoods. President Buu Nygren said thousands of Navajo oil and gas allottees would be negatively impacted by the decision. But in April, the BLM gave the public one week to comment on a proposal to expand oil and gas leasing around Chaco. The current proposed environmental assessment has three options: leave the buffer intact, reduce it to five miles, or remove all protections. Brian Vallo (Acoma Pueblo), chairman for the Chaco Heritage Tribal Association, says the Trump administration is not working with Pueblo communities, despite tribes working together to create an ethnographic study on why this landscape is vital to Native cultures. The study is a first of its kind, he says, and was conducted by the Pueblos themselves. “So it really traces the ethnography of this cultural and sacred landscape from our present-day communities to the great houses in Chaco, but also everything in between, pilgrimage trails, shrines, sacred sites, springs, and other places that are significant to our continued observance and practice of our own traditions and you know, Indigenous way of life.” Vallo says the association is frustrated that the federal government is not adhering to a data-sharing agreement and not considering information from this ethnographic study, but moving forward with a draft environmental assessment. “All of humanity, the land, and the resources, the animals, the water. All of those things have connection, and that connection is maintained through the generations of those of us who are the practitioners, those of us who are the cultural leaders, and the greater Pueblo community as well.” Members of New Mexico's congressional delegation have also condemned the BLM announcement as a move to push for more oil and gas drilling. The All Pueblo Council of Governors has continued to invite Secretary of Interior Doug Burgum to visit Chaco Canyon and hold a consultation with Pueblo members, but he has not responded. Vallo says young folks at Acoma are already mobilizing. “Young people from within our community who are going door to door with laptops and or notebooks to encourage tribal members to submit letters.” Public comment closes on July 29. The view of Namaygoosisagagun First Nation as resident evacuated across Collins Lake. (Courtesy Wayne Wastaken) Across Canada this weekend, nearly 900 wildfires were burning – from the Atlantic provinces to British Columbia. Northern Ontario is one of the regions that has been hardest hit. One Indigenous community there has been destroyed. And as Dan Karpenchuk reports, Indigenous leaders are calling on the federal government in Ottawa for more support. At least one small first nation in northern Ontario has burned to the ground by a devastating wildfire, which is one of nearly 200 alone burning in the province. Residents fled the Namaygoosisagagun First Nation by boat on Collins Lake, many having only a few minutes to gather some personal belongings, according to Chief Helen Paavola. “It was just a matter of minutes before my members would have died. And even during that whole time, there was no help.” Namaygoosisagagun, also known as Collins First Nation, is only one of ten communities, Indigenous and non-Indigenous, that have been evacuated as wildfires rip through the region. Namaygoosisagagun is now is ashes – and its residents say they face an uncertain future. The Assembly of First Nations is calling on Ottawa for help including financial support. Linda Debassige is the grand chief of the Anishnabek Nation. She says when the wildfire first approached the community, the chief herself tried to contact government officials, but they said they were not aware of the fire. “And so, had the community waited for the official emergency response activiation, this would be a recovery mission at this point in time, which is unfathomable.” Debassige says the community now needs accommodations, food, and especially a commitment to support rebuilding. One of the problems is that the Namaygoosisagagun is not federally recognized as an official Indigenous first nation. The remote first nation, more than 700 miles north of Toronto, has no road access. Debassige says the Anishnabek Nation Grand Council, which includes 39 first nations, does recognize it and is supporting members by providing accommodation, food, and clothing. Get National Native News delivered to your inbox daily. Sign up for our daily newsletter today. Download our NV1 Android or iOs App for breaking news alerts. Check out today’s Native America Calling episode Monday, July 20, 2026 — Tribes sue after feds redefine ‘harm’ in Endangered Species Act, upend decades of land conservation

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Wildfire season is back, prompting evacuations and compromised air quality in several parts of Canada. Forest ecologist and Koerner Chair in wildfire coexistence at the University of British Columbia, Lori Daniels, explains how she thinks we need to transform our approach to preparing for and managing our future with fire.Plus: MVP sports watchers Shireen Ahmed and Noah Eliot Vanderhoeven chat about the stories that will endure from the men's World Cup as the tournament reaches full-time.And later: Dania Thafer from the Gulf International Forum explores how Gulf countries are reckoning with being on the front line of Middle East war.

A floor crosser, a Conservative party shakeup, and Eby inks a pipeline deal as Ontario burns. Links Penticton-Summerland MLA Amelia Boultbee joins the BC NDP – Castanet.net JONESIE: We need to talk about MLA Amelia Boultbee | iNFOnews.ca Kerry-Lynne Findlay Announces Shadow Cabinet | Conservative Party of British Columbia Veteran mediator Vince Ready to step in to try to end B.C. nurses’ dispute B.C. government may have no choice but to spend more to settle with nurses, experts say Minister's statement on Squamish to 100 Mile rail corridor U.S. company believes it can provide rail service between Squamish and 100 Mile House as CN pulls out | CBC News North Coast oil tanker ban being upheld, Port of Vancouver expanding in multibillion-dollar B.C.-Ottawa deal | CBC News Canada and British Columbia strike new cooperative prosperity partnership to build a stronger, more sustainable economy Alberta will provide oilsands producers with incentives to fill proposed West Coast pipeline  Alberta-Ontario pipeline proposal faces criticism over costs, need and lack of Indigenous consultation | CBC News Federal government refers Port of Vancouver strategy to Major Projects Office | CBC News Backgrounder: Port of Vancouver Gateway Strategy – Canada.ca Conservatives lose another MP as Carney appoints Martel to the Senate Carney appoints one of his top advisers and a Conservative MP to Senate | CBC News Carney may name more Conservative senators to beef up ranks, says Liberal Senate representative NDP Leader Avi Lewis rules out running in upcoming byelections | CBC News Conservative Party had $85M in revenue but ended 2025 with a $14M deficit | CBC News The Conservative flogging will continue until morale improves – The Hill Times LILLEY: Does Pierre Poilievre actually want to be prime minister? Conservative infighting

Send us Fan MailShelby Dennis is an acclaimed professional horse trainer, equine advocate, International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants (IAABC) certified equine behavior consultant, and cofounding member of the Alliance for Horse Welfare in Sport. A driving force in the equestrian world, she is known for her compassionate approach to horse training and her unwavering commitment to the well-being of horses. With a lifetime of experience in the saddle and a deep understanding of equine behavior, Shelby has dedicated her career to promoting a more empathetic and respectful relationship between horses and humans. Growing up in the picturesque landscapes of British Columbia, Canada, Shelby developed a profound love for horses from an early age. Her journey into the world of horsemanship began when she was four, as a young rider showing Arabian horses. Armed with an Equine Science Certificate from the University of Guelph and years of hands-on experience as a professional horse trainer and educator, Shelby has inspired countless riders to adopt methods rooted in empathy, patience, and respect for the horse's natural instincts and behaviors. As the founder of Milestone Equestrian, she hopes to provide a sanctuary for both horses and riders seeking a deeper connection and a more harmonious partnership. Her innovative training techniques, based largely on the research findings of modern equine scientific study, focus on developing mutual trust and understanding to foster a relationship built on cooperation rather than dominance. Shelby's latest book Secrets of the Horse: A New Approach to Training and Understanding Horses is available for purchase on Amazon and anywhere fine books are sold.theplaidhorse.comThank you so much for joining us today on the Plaidcast. This podcast is a labor of love, and every single episode exists because of this incredible community of riders, trainers, barn managers, parents, and horse lovers who show up in the barn, in the ring, and right here with us.At The Plaid Horse, our commitment goes far beyond the show ring. We believe deeply in the power of literacy and education and that every rider, at every level, deserves access to knowledge, stories, and ideas that make them a better horseperson and a better human being. Reading matters. Learning matters. And the stories we tell each other in this sport matter more than we sometimes realize.Whether you are a junior rider picking up your first copy of The Plaid Horse  Magazine, a professional trainer looking for inspiration, or someone who simply loves horses and everything this world stands for then this community is for you. You belong here.We build this together. Every article, every episode, every conversation is an opportunity to learn something new, to feel less alone in the challenges of this sport, and to be reminded of why we fell in love with horses in the first place.Until next time, keep reading, keep learning, keep riding, and remember that the horse world is better when we build it together. I will see you at the ring!

The announcement of the Northwood Pulp closure has sent shockwaves through British Columbia's forest sector and the communities that depend on it. In this solo episode, entrepreneur and forestry advocate John Brink shares his perspective on what led to this moment, the challenges facing the industry, and what must happen to secure a stronger future for forestry in BC.

Jason Hewlett is a paranormal investigator, researcher. author and filmmaker from British Columbia, Canada. He is the co-founder of the Canadian Paranormal Society, the co-creator, writer and director of the award-winning web series We Want to Believe, and the author of fove books, the most recent being The Legend of Ogopogo: Canada's Loch Ness Monster and Heart of Ice: Tracking the Wendigo from Small Town Monsters Publishing. He also appears in the Small Town Monsters documentaries Cursed Waters: Creature of Lake Okanagan and On the Trail of Bigfoot: The Origin. He is the writer/director of the recent Small Town Monsters documentaries Tracking the Wendigo and Sasquatch Legacy as well as the web series Sasquatch Quest.WEBSITES:https://www.canadianparanormalsociety.cahttps://www.smalltownmonsters.com/SOCIAL MEDIA:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jason.hewlett.56Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jasonhewlettofficialJason returns to Talking Weird to chat about some of the fascinating Bigfoot cases from his new Small Town Monsters series SASQUATCH QUEST: including the iconic case of the capture of a juvenile Bigfoot named "Jacko"!Jason is always an incredible guest, and this is another enthralling episode that you do not want to miss!

No, it's not a filter. The yellow-orange haze cast upon much of Southern Ontario thanks to smoke drifting in from Northwestern wildfires. Toronto was ranked as having the worst air quality in the world for most of Wednesday according to IQAir. Although conditions are expected to ease as the city heads into the weekend, was there a way to prevent it from getting this bad in the first place? And if so - why wasn't Ontario ready? Host Maria Kestane speaks to Dr. Lori Daniels, Professor in the faculty of Forestry and Environmental Stewardship at University of British Columbia. They discuss how Ontario has ended up here and how we can be better prepared for wildfire seasons to come. We love feedback at The Big Story, as well as suggestions for future episodes. You can find us:Through email at hello@thebigstorypodcast.ca Or @thebigstory.bsky.social on Bluesky

Corinna Cook is an essayist whose writing follows the stories embedded in the borderlands of Southeast Alaska, northern British Columbia, and the southern Yukon. Drawing from history, natural science, and personal experience, she asks what the landscape can teach us—how it preserves memory, how climate reshapes our understanding of place, and how the painful histories of colonialism continue to shape life in the present. Her essays remind us that history and the natural world are inseparable, that the past lingers in rivers, forests, permafrost, and the traces left behind by those who came before us. And rather than searching for tidy conclusions, she approaches each essay as an open question, using it to better understand the North, the stories preserved in its landscapes, and what it means to live within the long arc of geologic time. Her recent book, Permafrost Is an Archive, is a collection of essays about turning toward the land. Moving through the boreal forest, thawing permafrost, and the invisible lines that divide nations, she asks what the land remembers and what it can teach us about the painful histories we carry, the ones that continue to shape how we see each other and the world around us. She doesn't offer easy answers. Instead, her essays become meditations on home and displacement, deep time and human history, and the difficult work of building more honest relationships with each other. As climate change reshapes the North, she argues that our ability to adapt may depend as much on how we confront our shared histories as on how we respond to environmental change. At the heart of the book is a question that echoes throughout her work: Now that we know, what do we do with that knowledge?

It's Thursday, July 16th, A.D. 2026. This is The Worldview in 5 Minutes heard on 140 radio stations and at www.TheWorldview.com.  I'm Adam McManus. (Adam@TheWorldview.com) By Jonathan Clark and Adam McManus U.S. to Iran: Stop persecuting Christians The United States is calling for Iran to end its persecution of Christians. According to Open Doors, it's the tenth worst country in the world. In one case, authorities in the country sentenced a Christian convert to nearly 10 years in prison back in May. Forty-two-year-old Ghazal Marzban is now on a hunger strike. A State Department spokesman told Fox News Digital, “We are aware of these reports. It is reprehensible that the Iranian regime continues to persecute religious minorities, including Iranian Christians.”  Dr. Hormoz Shariat with Iran Alive Ministries told Fox News that Christians in Iran are courageous in the face of persecution. Listen. SHARIAT: “Believers in Iran are full of [the] Holy Spirit. They are courageous. They're out there. Many of them are living, and some of them are dying for Jesus. I see such a courage among the Iranian Muslim background believers.” Revelation 12:11 says, “And they overcame [the Devil] by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives to the death.”  America restarted naval blockade against Iranian ports On Tuesday, the United States restarted its naval blockade against Iranian ports. This comes after the Islamic Republic continued to attack commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz. Yesterday, the U.S. military carried out more strikes on Iran. President Donald Trump threatened strikes on Iran's infrastructure next week unless the country reopens negotiations.  Pro-life British Member of Parliament was killed A pro-life British politician was found dead at her home on July 9th. Seventy-eight-year-old Ann Widdecombe had served as a conservative member of Parliament from 1987 to 2010. The Catholic politician was an outspoken opponent of abortion. Counter-terrorism police report that she was clearly the victim of a targeted attack and are still investigating a motive. Supreme Court Justices ask for additional security Here in America, U.S. Supreme Court Justices testified before Congress about threats to their lives. The Supreme Court is requesting nearly $15 million in additional funds from Congress for the personal security of the justices. Justice Amy Coney Barrett talked about one incident when she was the victim of an erroneous call to her residence. BARRETT: “Roughly six weeks ago, I was the victim of a swatting incident. At that point, my teenage son, one of my teenage sons, opened the door to go out with friends and saw in our street it was full of police cars who had responded to a false report of gunshots and raised voices in my home. “I was very, very grateful that I had Supreme Court Police outside my home because they were able to stop and meet with, and explain to the county police, that it had been a false alarm. And so, the police did not actually attempt to enter our home.” Conservative justices faced intense threats surrounding the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade in 2022. For example, Justice Amy Coney Barrett had to be sent home with a bullet proof vest when threats were high. In Proverbs 8:35-36, Wisdom says, “For whoever finds me finds life, and obtains favor from the LORD; but he who sins against me wrongs his own soul; all those who hate me love death.” Christian student required to attend a perversion assembly A Christian middle schooler in Washington State is suing her school district for violating her faith. Highline Public School District in Burien, Washington held a mandatory so-called “Inclusion Assembly” back in May. The event covered topics that conflicted with the girl's Christian faith. So, she asked to be excused, but the school forced her to participate.  The American Center for Law and Justice filed a lawsuit against the school last week on behalf of the Christian student. The ACLJ stated, “Our client is a little girl who has done nothing but live out her faith with kindness and respect for others.” Only 33% of Americans trust churches, down from 60% in 2001 A new Gallup survey found that Americans don't trust institutions in the United States. Only 27% of U.S. adults expressed confidence in major institutions. That's down from 43% in 2001. These institutions include banks, churches, Congress, the military, public schools, and the medical system.  Thirty-three percent of Americans express confidence in churches and organized religion. That's down from 60 percent in 2001. Tyrannosaurus Rex fossil sold for $50 million A Tyrannosaurus Rex fossil sold for a record-breaking $50.1 million in New York on Tuesday. A paleontologist discovered the skeleton on a ranch in South Dakota in 2021. Known as “Gus”, it's one of the largest and most complete dinosaurs ever discovered.  Paleontologists claim that Gus lived about 67 million years ago. However, scientists discovered a T. Rex fossil in 2005 that contained unfossilized soft tissue.  Answers in Genesis noted, “Soft tissue is not compatible with an old Earth, and yes, it is indeed a powerful confirmation of the Biblical timeline.”  Worldview listeners from Manitoba, Indiana and Kentucky weigh in Azalia Marten in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada wrote me and said, “I want to thank The Worldview team for writing the newscast every weekday.  I greatly appreciate your views. Thank you for putting your lives into this!” John Martini in Moores Hill, Indiana wrote me and said, “I appreciate three things about your news program: First, important topics are covered. Second, the reporting is concise and includes primary sources. And third, there is a direct Biblical connection made in many of the news stories. 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Send us a text! We'd love to hear your thoughts on the show.Some conversations stay with you long after they end. This was one of them.In this episode of The Resilient Writers Radio Show, I'm joined by writer, poet, playwright, and activist Crystal AJ Smith to talk about her powerful debut novel, Gitwaałtk. Crystal is Haisla and Ts'ymsen, was adopted into the Heiltsuk Nation, and brings both lived experience and deep cultural knowledge to every page of her work.Our conversation begins with Crystal introducing herself in Lik̓wala, honoring the land she lives on and the ancestors who continue to guide her. It immediately sets the tone for a discussion about identity, language, storytelling, and the responsibility of carrying stories that matter.At the heart of Gitwaałtk is the Highway of Tears, the stretch of Highway 16 in British Columbia where countless Indigenous women and girls have gone missing or been murdered. Crystal explains that while there are documentaries, statistics, and news stories about the Highway of Tears, she wanted to create something that would help readers do more than understand the facts. She wanted them to feel them.We also talk about the novel's unique structure. Rather than following a traditional beginning-middle-end format, Gitwaałtk weaves together prose, poetry, Indigenous oral storytelling, and Sm'algya̱x language. Crystal shares that she didn't consciously design this structure—it simply arrived that way. The story came through her, and her role was to listen, write, and honor it.One of my favorite parts of our conversation is our discussion about ancestors and creativity. Crystal describes writing as something much bigger than inventing a story. For her, it feels like the stories already exist, and she has the responsibility to receive them, tell them truthfully, and pass them on. We also talk about language revitalization, why she's learning Lik̓wala, and how reconnecting with language has become part of both her life and her writing practice.Crystal also speaks candidly about balancing creativity with motherhood. As a mother of four, she's spent more than a decade bringing Gitwaałtk into the world while completing her education, leaving an abusive relationship, raising children, and continuing to learn her language and culture. Her honesty about protecting time for both family and creativity will resonate with many writers trying to hold all the pieces of their lives together.This conversation is about much more than writing a novel. It's about resilience, remembrance, community, healing, and the power of stories to create empathy where facts alone sometimes cannot.Whether you're interested in Indigenous literature, writing from lived experience, or simply want to hear one of the most thoughtful conversations I've had about why stories matter, I think you'll find this episode both moving and unforgettable.

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In this episode of the #DoorGrowShow, Jason Hull sits down with entrepreneur, author, and business strategist Leigh Angman to explore the principles behind building sustainable, profitable businesses. Leigh introduces the SPRUCTIS framework, a system focused on profitability, systems, communication, technology, integrity, and sales. Jason and Leigh discuss why so many business owners operate without knowing their true financial health, the importance of surrounding yourself with people who elevate your business, and how documenting processes protects long-term growth. They also dive into the mindset behind entrepreneurial success, including the power of "delusional optimism," making decisions through the Pleasure Utility Determinant (PUD), and why success often comes down to consistently making slightly more right decisions than wrong ones. You'll Learn [00:00] Introduction to Leigh Angman and the SPRUCTIS Framework [01:29] Leigh's First Entrepreneurial Lesson at Six Years Old [05:07] Why Every Business Owner Should Know Their Profitability [06:22]] Breaking Down the SPRUCTIS Business Framework [15:02 Delusional Optimism and Thinking Beyond Realistic Goals [21:13] The Pleasure Utility Determinant (PUD) Explained [24:13] Better Decision-Making Through Value and Mindset  Quotables "You cannot make intelligent decisions about your business if you don't know what your financial health is." — Leigh Angman " "The only way that I've been able to find success... is to surround myself with people that are smarter than I am." — Leigh Angman ""If you think you can or you cannot, you're absolutely correct." — Leigh Angman Resources DoorGrow and Scale Mastermind DoorGrow Academy DoorGrow on YouTube DoorGrowClub DoorGrowLive Transcript Jason Hull (00:00) All right, I'm Jason Hull, the owner and founder of DoorGrow, the world's leading and most comprehensive coaching and consulting firm for long-term residential property management entrepreneurs. For over a decade and a half, we have brought innovative strategies and optimization to the property management industry. At DoorGrow, we are on a mission to transform property management business owners and their businesses.   We want to transform the industry, eliminate the BS, build awareness, change perception, expand the market, and help the best property management entrepreneurs win. Now let's get into the show. In today's episode, here on the DoorGrow Show, we have Lee Angman, serial entrepreneur, business strategist, author of Spruptus from Insight to Action with over 20 years of experience founding and scaling companies across hospitality, tech, and real estate.   Lee is going to be sharing his practical framework for small to medium-sized business success. And we're going to talk dive into a bunch of topics like mindset, delusional optimism, and the pleasure utility determinant PUD for redef redefining success and the best free technology tools entrepreneurs can leverage to scale smarter. Lee, welcome to the DoorGrow Show.   Leigh Angman (01:12) Thank you so much, Jason. ⁓ it's a pleasure to be here.   Jason Hull (01:15) Great, so where I'd love to start is why don't we dig into your background? I want people to get a feel for who you are and how you sort of arrived where you are right now in life in your entrepreneurial journey. How did your entrepreneurial journey sort of start?   Leigh Angman (01:29) ⁓ I I like to talk about the first taste of entrepreneurialism that I got. I was six years old and I was at a a rodeo in the the north of British Columbia, province of British Columbia. I'm Canadian up here. And I was sitting with my family and watching this is this was, you know, 40 something years ago, ⁓ and watching rodeo events. And my father just kind of leaned over to me and he said,   Hey, take a look around, what do you see? And I saw, of course, a bunch of ⁓ recyclable bottles that the friendly patrons of this rodeo had been consuming during the day. And he said, you know, if you round those up, because they're just at people's feet and you take them back to the point of purchase, they'll give you you know, for X number of bottles that you out, they'll they'll give you a quarter. And I said, You kidding me? He said, No, go ahead. So I started and I excuse me, could I could I get that? Could I get that? Remember, I was only six years old at the time.   So it was very interesting. And I, and I certainly recall thinking about that beautiful sunny day many times, you know, 12, 15 years later when I was working at a at a   you know, a fast food restaurant or a gas station. It was in those days, no matter how hard I worked, I got paid the same. And I much, much preferred that original story of being back and being able to work harder or work smarter. and it and it took several years after working in in restaurants to get into the entrepreneur world. But it's been over 25 years now since I have have been kind of owning and operating businesses. And   Jason Hull (02:36) Yeah.   Leigh Angman (02:59) I like to say that the the worst possible definition of hell that I can imagine is being at a desk on Monday morning at nine o'clock simply because Mr. Johnson tells me that I have to be there.   Jason Hull (03:09) Alright, well let's see if we can all win against Mr. Johnson. So all right, so ⁓ cool. Well let's let's get into the topic topics at hand. where should we start? ⁓ y we could start with the spructus or we could start with ⁓ you know, some of your mindset things, what w we   Leigh Angman (03:26) Sure. They all they   all flow from the book. I took two years and launched last November, two years to write a book. I found myself ⁓ evolving processes that have been applied to various businesses that I have owned and operated, been a part of. and most recently we I I've owned I've owned restaurants and pubs in Vancouver for twenty-three years now, give or take. and   What I like to say, and when I'm speaking to other entrepreneurs and business owners about this, is do you know what your profitability is every two weeks? And if they say yes, then there's not much I could do to help them. But there's you'd be surprised how many entrepreneurs that operate small to medium businesses, and I define that as something that does up to about $15 million in annual revenue. you'd be surprised how many of those people don't know what their profitability is.   Until you know a couple of weeks after their chartered accountant delivers them their financials at the end of the year. And it's a terribly frightening concept for me to absorb that you cannot make intelligent decisions about your business if you don't know what your financial health is. So Spructus, which is the name of the book that I wrote, which stands for systems, processes, redundancy, urgency, communication, technology, integrity, and sales.   Is really a framework that covers a lot of those things that are defined by the individual letters of the word. But but one of the very most important parts of it in there, it clearly defines   a framework   that has been refined over the last 15 or 20 years that allows us complete insight into the business.   ⁓ we know what our profitability is to the penny every eight to fourteen days. And if there's anything that someone takes from that book, it's a very clear roadmap to exactly how to do that with any kind of a ⁓ you know, a self-owned business. So that's the core foundation for the book.   Jason Hull (05:07) Mm-hmm.   Yeah.   You know, I love I love the idea of focusing on profit. I've had Mike McAllowicz on the show and he has booked Profit First. So I don't know if you have any way to connect this to that in any way, positively or negatively, if how you feel about that. But I know that just even a business setting aside a certain amount for profit so that they actually have some profit is a great s like really large baby step that they need to take. So   Leigh Angman (05:27) Okay. Yeah.   Yeah,   absolutely. I I think and one of the things I say to my partners all the time when I deliver them news about you know where we where you sit financially, there's you you don't turn a profit every single period or every single month. We operate on four week periods for various reasons, but just knowing where you are, even if you're in a loss, it's just knowing that that position in which you sit.   that allows you to make those intelligent decisions about how to support the growth and sustaining of your business.   Jason Hull (06:16) Got it. Yeah. Love it. Alright, so ⁓ should we go through the framework? Or   Leigh Angman (06:22) Yeah, quickly I'll go through them. redundancy is not in the way that that people are made redundant and made irrelevant, but it's all always about not siloing your brilliance and being able to ensure that there's not one really smart person in the business that only knows how to do a particular amount of things ⁓ that that nobody else knows. So if they are lost for any particular reason, the business is in in dire need of ⁓   Jason Hull (06:41) Yeah.   Leigh Angman (06:49) Or in in big trouble. one sidebar on that is, you know, I I always say the only way that I've been able to find success in the last 25 years of owning and operating businesses is to surround myself with people that are smarter than I am. and it's not difficult to do. ⁓ but you know, really, I am not aware of any entrepreneur, and maybe AI is changing this, but to date, I'm not aware of any entrepreneur that has created a massively successful business exclusively on their own. So   Jason Hull (07:15) Yeah.   Leigh Angman (07:15) That   idea that there's some very smart people in your business is critical for its success so that they can do things that you're not talented at. Obviously, each person in that equation has to bring something to the table. and they can specialize it.   but they should absolutely share and document the items that they specialize in that could allow someone else to take over.   Urgency also factors its way into lots of other things.   There's lots of examples where urgency is is very, very critical. And I spoke about how these topics intertwine with each other, urgency in communication, urgency in systems and processes that you you know, that you under that you were involved with, urgency in your sales. So you could see how all of these kind of things start to cross-reference each other in a bit of a matrix.   technology is is an incredibly important part to any business. I've watched it change.   and we're obviously in a time where communication is 24-7. Your ability to get information from the internet is 24-7. ⁓ but leaning into that kind of technology, AI is a perfect example of the modern version of of you know the latest and greatest advance in technology. ⁓ you have to lean into these new technologies or else they're not going to be.   Jason Hull (08:27) Yeah.   Leigh Angman (08:31) you're you're not you're just not going to   gonna be able to sustain your business.   my experience has found that has led me to believe that without integrity, your success is not long lived.   Jason Hull (08:34) Right.   Leigh Angman (08:42) It's short-lived and it's and it's ⁓ a lack of integrity absolutely can lead you to finding short-term success. But ⁓ my in my life I have certainly you know shot for a lot deeper than that. ⁓ it's hard to sell things, it's hard to operate a business, it's hard to start a business if you have integrity. ⁓ I have found anyways that a long-term more sustainable sense of success has been achieved.   And then of course   doesn't matter whether you're a a butcher, a baker, or a candlestick maker, as long if you can't sell your product, you're you know, it's the it's that exchange of of of of monetary documents for your goods or services that lead to your ability to sustain that business.   that.   Jason Hull (09:25) I love it. I I   really resonate with that. I you know, just going through it, some of the things that popped out to me, you know, we you were talking about having smarter people and yeah, if it it if you don't have systems, processes, and redundancy, you're vulnerable. And y you can be in a really dangerous spot. And we have a client that he had like three hundred doors in his property management business.   Leigh Angman (09:42) Absolutely.   Jason Hull (09:50) And he lost one key team member and then his entire team fell apart and he realized that person was carrying everybody. And so he laid everybody else off. And so he had total team turnover twice in like a really short time period, in like months. And so his hair was on fire. He was so strong. And so we had to help him build a hiring system, but and then make sure we get good people. But a lot of companies build teams, but they don't realize and they think they need processes. I call it the process myth, but what I find is   usually they just need better people. Better pe people that have integrity, people that share their values. And when that's off, they're always spending way too much money on people. So   Leigh Angman (10:19) Fair.   Yeah,   absolutely. on that exact note, I was ⁓ a recruiter in New York and Vancouver in the very late nineties and early two thousands. And very quickly early in my career, I found that there were two types of hiring managers. One when when we brought them what we called a rock star, was a a super high-end ⁓ candidate for a position. When we brought a rock star to the table, one type,   Which was, of course, the very successful type was the one that embraced them and was excited about bringing this wildly intelligent person into the fold of their business. and it always led to sustainable long-term growth and that kind of result. Whereas you had the other type of hiring manager that was paranoid that this new amazing person was going to steal their job, was going to make them look bad. and and it's a it's just awful. I just did not.   like to work with that type of hiring manager at all. So you're very right. You know, the idea that surrounding yourself with those right people, it is the kind of decision that one makes that allows you to build those systems and processes in place. But finding the right people is is key to the success in any business. Absolutely, I found.   Jason Hull (11:34) Yeah, very true. It's a it's it's really interesting. We see that even with clients, that if they're positive active versus be versus being negative active, meaning they're actively trying to figure out how to make things work, how this could work, they're looking through a positive lens versus actively finding flaw or fault or sabotaging the they they prove themselves right either way in in our own programs. And so the positive active clients are the ones we filter and look for, right?   you mentioned urgency. I'm like I had a problem with sales for a bit and it was I had tons of stuff in our pipeline. We were having lots of great conversations. Everybody loved what our offer was, yet nobody was closing. And it was simply because we lacked questions around urgency. And so just adding in the element of urgency really ramped up sales. It was just questions like, Why would it matter for you to do this now? Or does it even matter at all? And letting them figure out and find the reason there might be some urgency. So   that made a massive difference. communication, I love that. speaking with people rather than talking to. Yeah, if you're not having a conversation, then you're not learning and you're not listening. And and the last thing you want to be as a as a CEO or a boss or an owner of a business is the Emperor with No Clothes, where everybody just says yes to everything that you say and everybody comes to you and asks you to do all the thinking for them.   And this is where business owners build a team and they don't they're it they do it blindly or unknowingly initially, but they don't understand why won't my team just think for themselves? Well you designed it that way.   Leigh Angman (13:00) Yeah,   you have not empowered them to do so.   Jason Hull (13:02) Right. And so, yeah, because the safest thing in the world is to have them have you do the thinking for them. Then they can't get fired for doing what you told them to do, you know. But yeah, empowering them to do it and motivating them to do it. And then you mentioned technology. Lots of people are leaning in into AI now. Yeah, integrity I think is paramount because there's nothing ⁓ greater than character to elevate somebody. If somebody has great character, they rise up in any organization   Any system they're in, any friend group that they're in, integrity, like character, people recognize that this is a person that they can rely on, that gets things done, that has their life together. in any situation that my wife and I are in, we tend to always rise to the top. And I believe the secret is just care good character. And ⁓ the shortcut is a shortcut in life. ⁓ I'm really inspired by one of my mentors, ⁓ Sharon Shrivatsa. He was the CEO of Real.   Leigh Angman (13:49) It's yes.   Jason Hull (13:58) He's now the CEO of the Alex and Layla Hermosis Companies, Company Umacquisition.com. But I was in a little mastermind with him, and he was just, he's this gentleman that came to the US from India, had like got r got robbed right as he entered the US. He convinced the person mugging him, taking his money, to give him a little bit back so he could book a a r ⁓ a ride somewhere.   and ⁓ get a tr a train or a bus or something. And ⁓ and even when he was in school he was like dumpster diving to get food out and now he's a billionaire, right? And so he always found ways to be the best. And he always has operated with integrity at the core of that. And who he was is what really elevated him, I believe, to where he's at now. He's also a brilliant thinker, but I think it's a sign of intelligence.   To live with integrity. So yeah. So and then sales.   Leigh Angman (14:53) Amen.   Jason Hull (14:55) really, really great stuff. So I I love mindset. Let's get into this mindset of delusional optimism. What tell me about this?   Leigh Angman (15:02) Okay. ⁓   I love the expression. I tell my 15 year old son this all the time. If you think you can or you cannot, you're absolutely correct, right? How you set yourself up for success and   I talk about the idea also, it's it's not just about how you think, but it's how you prepare to think. Are you set? Are you established? Are you you know, ready to take on the next challenges that as an entrepreneur come to you all the time? A way that I always like to describe. I can't remember who said this, but I I I've latched on to this quote. It's being an entrepreneur entrepreneur is like waking up every morning and getting hit in the face with a baseball bat.   And having the occasional pieces of positive reinforcement to remind you to keep going. Okay. So this concept that that ⁓ those that have not owned and operated their own businesses tend to not see as deeply as fellow entrepreneurs is that there's always going to be another fire to put out. And it's not, I believe in the law of attraction as well. So it's not like you're attracting these things, but you have to understand that it's they're gonna come to you.   No matter what you do, there's going to be a challenge. There's no safety net in running your own business. You are the one that is responsible for making the decisions to push things forward. And when we talk about delusional optimism, it's really setting your mindset in a proper way to establish that you are going to do that thing. some people call it manifestation. there's other words for it. So   I was saying, you know, in all the things that I've read, I'm not reinventing these things. I am just saying, look, these are this is a collection of ideas that have that I have cobbled together and learned about over the last several, you know, decades to that that have just given me blatant positive feedback that what I am doing is at least the right, you know, decision. And making that right decision 51% of the time is what you have to do to find that success, right? That shouldn't be the goal, but   That's the the bare minimum. in terms of this delusional optimism, it comes down to the car that you're going to get, the relationship that you want, the the you know, the the the house that you want. And it's not all material things by any stretch of the imagination, but the body that you've wanted, you know, all of these kinds of things. you know, when it comes to a sales topic or a sales call.   I know statistically, there's zero way, zero percent chance that I am closing all of the deals that I go into. But I can promise you the little pep talk that I give myself prior to going into any sales call is you've closed this. It's done. I'm not looking past the process that needs to occur to get there, but I am absolutely seeing that sale closed. It, you know, it you you could apply this to so many elements of your life.   Jason Hull (17:51) ja   Leigh Angman (17:56) Doesn't matter what it is, if you want it, the only thing from stopping you from getting there is you.   despite all odds believing that you're going to achieve exactly what you want to achieve. Make sense?   Jason Hull (18:08) Yeah, totally   I think it ties back into what I had mentioned about being positive active. we yeah, you have to be optimistic. You have to believe it before you can achieve it. And you know, it's it's I feel like it's as simple as turning on a light switch. If you don't believe the light switch works, you're not even gonna try turning it on. And it's not hard to turn on a light switch.   Leigh Angman (18:17) Yes, love that one.   Jason Hull (18:28) But you won't even attempt it if you're like, yeah, I don't think there's power in this building. Yeah. And so it's it doesn't necessarily have to have to be hard. There is a place certainly for hard work, but it just being optimistic certainly makes everything less hard. Because we're creating our own limitation, our own barriers. We're not trying things that could work or could be. And I've seen, you know, business owners that were delusionally optimistic. Like I had a client who decided.   Leigh Angman (18:30) Absolutely.   Jason Hull (18:55) He felt it was hard getting to his first 100 doors. And so he decided, I want to be at a thousand by the end of this year. And he and he did it. He went and walked into property management businesses, met met them, met the business owner, shook hands and said, Hey, would love to buy your company. And he found a 900-door owner that was willing to sell. And he was at a thousand doors by the end of that year. And so, but if he didn't have that level of optimism,   Leigh Angman (19:01) Amazing.   Jason Hull (19:19) And that sort of impossible goal, if you will, he wouldn't have tried that. He would have done what everybody else does. Well, I'm gonna see if I can be realistic and get a hundred doors this year. I've I'm a really big fan of Ben Hardy, Dr. Benjamin Hardy. He's in a master men. And ⁓ he shared with us down in Mexico this his newest book, which is The Science of Scaling. And he talks about in this these different sort of goals, and I kind of   built my own mental model around this, these three levels of goal setting. But the basic idea is level one is their survival goals. These are where it's terrible to live, right? We make bad decisions usually from this place. It's like I need to get money in. And the next level goals are realistic goals. That's level two. And so this is where we focus on something, but this is where our brain kind of caps our thinking because we already know how to do it. It's just work harder. And so we're not a visionary at that point. But when we shift into a impossible goals   The goal becomes a tool to change our thinking, he talks about in his book. And so he says we either use time by collapsing time down to something that makes the goal impossible, or we make the goal so much bigger, like 10x bigger, to make it impossible. But either way, it changes the path and it changes our level of thinking, and then we become a visionary. And when we hold space for these goals that others would say are impossible. Because if we focus on just what's realistic, then the challenge is we cap our own thinking because our brain already knows how to do   Leigh Angman (20:40) Absolutely.   Jason Hull (20:40) And it's like   right. And so, so this really ties into that. I I love that, I love that so much. And I've seen people when they shift into having a big enough goal, they become optimistic. If they can just hold space for a big enough goal that is currently impossible to their current realistic negative brain, it forces them to shift into into what I call a playground where we're playing with ideas. Whereas when we're realistic, realistic goals are like a yardstick by which we beat ourselves up with.   'Cause we rarely rarely hit them. It's always a linear, difficult path of a lot of hard work and multiple steps, if that makes sense. So yeah, I love this. Love this so much. So tell me what is a pleasure utility determinant?   Leigh Angman (21:13) Mm-hmm. Absolutely.   the amount of effort or energy or dollars that you spend to achieve a particular thing for one or two or three choices, up to an infinite number of choices, it it if you think about things in that frame, right? It allows you to more easily make decisions about what to do. And I speak all the time that life is just a series of wagers.   Every single day you're making choices whether to go A or B in terms of a different direction. And we need things to help us make choices in this world. It's just one, like I said, started as an amusing thing, but factored into business decisions. It's not always about getting the thing for the cheapest. It's about deriving the most amount of pleasure or success from the decision that you've made based on a number of parameters. Make sense?   Jason Hull (22:12) Yeah, I love it. When people get too hyperfixated on one currency, and and one of my mentors talked about, you dropped a few of them right here. t s his name's Alex Sharfin and he talks about the five currencies of time, energy, focus, cash, and effort. And these things we have to invest in life and in our own business. And ⁓ yeah, and a lot of business owners I've noticed will continually invest.   And focus on the business, but not on taking care of themselves. How they initially build their teams. This is always the solopreneur transitioning to having a team. I call this the team sand trap after they get past the solopreneur sand trap. But in this team sand trap, they always build a team around the way they thought as an on as a solopreneur. And that the and so they always end up with the wrong team because they s they're   building this entire team around themselves, but they are showing up as the wrong puzzle piece at the center. And because they're not focused on what they want. They're not focused on what they need. They're just continually giving the business what it needs. And then the business becomes almost like their master. It's like a high chair tyrant flinging food in their face. You know, if anybody has kids listening, you should not be just giving this thing everything that it always asked for or needs or wants.   To the exclusion or the detriment of yourself. You gotta be taking care of yourself. That's the other lens. And so I like this idea of figuring out, all right, how do I figure out the pleasure utility determinant related to this thing I'm making a decision about? How is this going to benefit or serve me? And is this giving me more of what I call the four reasons for starting a business: of more fulfillment, more freedom, more contribution, and more support? If it's not giving us more of those four things,   then we're losing those. And it's very easy to make more and more money and have less freedom, have less fulfillment, have less contribution and have less support. And then we end up very miserable, even though we're in control of it all. So we just made a tactical bad mistake. We designed the business the wrong way. And it's our choice how we design it.   Leigh Angman (24:13) if you seek value, whether it's in people, whether it's in your business, whether it's in something that you acquire, whether it's an experience that you are that you were having, ⁓ and and again, it's not value for money, it's value for those other currencies that you just explained, right? Your time, your energy, your focus, these kinds of things. ⁓ it's a it's a almost a comical concept, but if you apply it in a serious manner and you you just allow yourself, it's just a tiny little tool.   Jason Hull (24:31) Yeah.   Leigh Angman (24:41) To allow yourself to become ⁓ in a positive mindset framework. It's again, I taught I mentioned this very early on in our chat here today. It's not about just thinking, it's about how you prepare to think. It's just yet another one of these little tools that helps you prepare to think about how you're going to solve the series of wagers that are put in front of you every single day. As an entrepreneur or as a as a life partner with, you know, your wife or your.   you know, your spouse, whatever it happens to be, ⁓ or as a parent, all of these things come down to making decisions. And we need to factor in various tools to help us make the right ones.   Jason Hull (25:20) Yeah, got it. So I mean just even asking ourselves, you know, what this business decision that I'm looking at making, or this life decision, would this bring me more joy or would it take way? Cause if we look through the wrong lens, like what if we're always like, what would be cost less? Or what would be cheapest? And we're focused on the wrong thing. And I don't think the goal is to save a bunch of money and be miserable.   Leigh Angman (25:36) Right. It's dangerous. That's right.   Yeah. Yes. It's it's a very simple concept, but like everything else in the world, the idea that you pull one lever down and you know, there's a hundred levers on the wall. There's a there's a lot of you know, discussion in the current political climate of the world where people are led to believe that there is simply two lever there are simply two levers. Pull one down and it's gonna pull the other one up and it's gonna solve it. Clearly not the case in business, in life, in politics, in anything else.   But this idea that you allow yourself tools to help make the series of choices every day that will lead you to a greater likelihood of success. I will embrace all of those. Another thing I like to say all the time is you don't know what you don't know. There's there's a million brilliant people out there, millions, millions, surely, of brilliant people out there that that I could learn from. I love to hear these types of you know,   Jason Hull (26:30) Yeah.   Leigh Angman (26:36) tools that they have acquired in their lives to help them make the right decisions. Again, this is but one of many.   Jason Hull (26:42) Yeah, yeah.   you know, a lot of times we think something else is gonna make us feel a certain way. And we think, if I had this amount of money, I would feel the certain way. If I had this car, I would feel a certain way. Usually boils down to a feeling. And ⁓ and then the question is eventually we maybe figure out as we mature, hey, can I just choose to feel a certain way rather than trying to fill this hole constantly, right? Can I just share what's keeping   me from feeling that way.   What do you feel would be for those listening that really want to have better financial health, what would you feel are maybe the best tools or resources, books for them to kind of get start figuring this out?   Leigh Angman (27:21) I mean, I'm gonna pump mon spructus' tires a little bit, you know. If if you go to Amazon and check out Spructus, S P R U C T I S, you can see the book and it'll give you a taste of of exactly what this framework is. And ⁓ you know, we are the easiest people in the world to get a hold of ⁓ at spructus.com. I could be found on LinkedIn at Lee L E I G H A N G A N, which is Angman.   Jason Hull (27:25) Yeah.   Leigh Angman (27:43) And I I would love to tell people about this because it's it's it's if you have the capacity to operate a spreadsheet, we can show you how to do that.   continue to growth, keep an open mind, learn from people, have a thirst for education and and just continue to try to grow your career. I like to I like to believe I'm gonna be able to do that until the day I drop dead.   Jason Hull (28:02) Yeah, me too. Lee, ⁓ pleasure having you on. plug some of your your URLs etcetera. How can people get in touch or learn about you and and all your different stuff? ⁓ go ahead and you've given us some URLs, but go ahead and do that again here.   Leigh Angman (28:17) Yeah, I'll summarize.   ⁓ I would for the property, obviously we spoke a lot. I've I've listened to a couple of your episodes on property management. there's a tremendous of amount of ⁓ fantastic resources there, and clearly this is what you're focusing on. If people want to learn about the the offerings that we have on the property management software side of things, you can check out Mondofi, O N D O F I dot com. you can learn about the book.   on Amazon or at sprukeddis.com, S P R U C T I S dot com and reach out on LinkedIn. I'm the easiest guy in the world to get a hold of. It's Lee Angman, L E I G H A N G A N. Would love to learn from some of the brilliant oper entrepreneurs that you sp I would love to meet this guy you that that created his big hairy audacious goal to get a thousand doors. Like that's the kind of guy that jacks me up that that that I love to hang around with that's like we're gonna do this crazy thing.   That everybody has told me no, I can't do. I want that kind of positive energy in my life. And I've worked very hard to surround myself with that kind of person.   Jason Hull (29:18) Well, I if for those that are listening, if you're a property management entrepreneur and you're listening and you felt stuck or stagnant and you want to take your property management business to the next level, this is the type of room we curate here at DoorGrow in our mastermind. So reach out to us at DoorGrow.com. And if you'd like a free training on how to get unlimited leads for free, text the word leads to five one two six four eight four six zero eight. Also, you can join our free community by going to doorgrow club.com.   And if you want tips, tricks, or ideas, and to learn about DoorGrow's offers and what we're up to, subscribe to our newsletter by going to doorgrow.com slash subscribe. And if you found this episode even a little bit helpful, which I hope you did, because this was really great stuff. Thank you, Lee. then don't forget to subscribe, leave us a review on whatever channel you saw this on, we'd really appreciate it. And until next time, remember the slowest path to growth is to do it alone.   So let's grow together. Bye everyone.   Leigh Angman (30:14) Thanks so much.

Sometimes saving the planet can feel like a massive, exhausting guilt trip. In this episode, Debbie sits down with University of British Columbia professors Elizabeth Dunn and Jiaying Zhao to talk about their book, Leave the Lights On: How Joyful Decisions Can Save Our Species. Their main point is about the whole "you must be perfect" climate messaging is totally backfiring, and focusing on joyful, high-impact changes is actually what keeps people motivated. Jiaying breaks down a massive 63-country study showing how scare tactics just make people want to shut down, and the duo debunks some common eco-myths.It turns out that obsessing over turning off the lights or choosing the perfect reusable bag doesn't move the needle much. Instead, they shout out smarter, high-leverage moves like treating beef and lamb as occasional splurges, eating more plants, and traveling lighter. They also get into how to influence the people around you by making sustainable choices easy, attractive, and non-political, proving that individual habits and big systemic changes (like voting) both matter.Listen and Learn: How "doom and gloom" climate messaging actually backfires by discouraging real-world actionSurprising insights from a massive global study of 60,000 participants across 63 countriesFinding joyful, climate-friendly lifestyle changes to create a positive feedback loop that makes us happier and more motivated to protect the planet How making practical, high-impact shifts in your daily habits like smarter food choices can create a truly sustainable difference for both you and the planetData-backed truth behind common environmental myths and how to easily focus your energy on the daily lifestyle choices that actually make a high-impact difference for the planet How to significantly lower your carbon footprint without sacrificing the foods you loveReducing your carbon footprint without giving up the joy of travel by mastering the art of packing light, making smarter flight choices, and embracing the unexpected adventure of staycations How to inspire positive behavior change in others without lecturing them on climate change Why individual action and systemic change are not a false dichotomy, but rather a powerful partnership where local community engagement can drive larger policy shifts and boost your personal happiness Resources: Leave the Lights On: How Joyful Decisions Can Save Our Specieswww.happyclimate.org Book Debbie mentioned: Soil: The Story of a Black Mother's Garden, by Camille T. DungyDebbie's essay about the drought in Denver, with pictures of her low-water garden: https://drdebbiesorensen.substack.com/p/drought-dispatches-from-denver About Elizabeth Dunn Elizabeth Dunn is Professor of Psychology at the University of British Columbia and coauthor of Happy Money. She directs UBC's Happy Lab, which focuses on how to optimize valuable resources including time, money, and carbon to maximize human well-being. Her work has been featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, The Atlantic, TIME, Rolling Stone, and Harvard Business Review; and on numerous podcasts and television shows, including Hidden Brain, NPR's Short Wave, The Happiness Lab, Ten Percent Happier with Dan Harris, Morning Joe, and CBS Mornings. Dunn spoke on the TED mainstage in 2019, and her talk was selected as one of the top ten TED talks of the year.About Jiaying Zhao Jiaying Zhao (JZ) is Professor of Psychology and Sustainability and founded the Behavioral Sustainability Lab at the University of British Columbia, which designs and tests behavioral solutions that encourage climate action. She has worked with NASA, NOAA, and the US and Canadian Forest Service to develop pathways to net zero. Zhao has appeared on numerous podcasts and in documentary films, including Why Is This Happening? With Chris Hayes and Close the Divide. Her research has been featured in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, TIME, The Economist, Scientific American, CNN, and NBC. In 2023, Zhao gave a TED talk on climate strategies rooted in happiness, which was selected as one of the top TED Talks to be a better you in 2024.Related Episodes:262. Hope and Values in Dark Times with Us 255. Influence is Your Superpower with Zoe Chance 215. How to Change with Katy Milkman 371. Uniting Toward a Better Future with Diana McLain Smith 431. Ordinary Magic: Social Psychology for Big Change with Gregory Walton See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Part Three of the Sasquatch Unleashed  is the one where I stop weighing other people's evidence and put my own convictions to the test. I take you deep into the British Columbia backcountry, seventeen miles down a logging road with no cell signal, on a week-long expedition with the controversial researcher Todd Standing.This is the same man I had called a hoaxer, out loud, on my own show, and I went out there to find out whether I had him wrong the whole time. I walk you through the whole trip, from the ice baths in the glacial river and the tree breaks along the road, to the trackway I found pressed into the moss, the tree knocks that rolled in out of the dark, and the night the sky over our camp did something I still can't explain. I share the interviews that got me there too, my long conversations with survival expert Les Stroud and with Todd himself, and the wave of backlash I came home to, gorilla gloves and all.From the field, I turn the lens around onto us. I dig into the two forces that quietly wreck this whole subject, pareidolia and misidentification.Why good, honest people see figures in the shadows that were never there and hear words and howls in nothing but random noise. Drawing on my sixteen years in law enforcement, I lay out how fragile eyewitness memory really is, how a leading question can plant a detail that was never seen, and what it actually takes to separate a genuine encounter from a trick of the mind.Then I close the part on the tool this entire field lives or dies on.The scientific method. I trace it from Francis Bacon and Isaac Newton to Karl Popper and the idea of falsifiability, make the case for citizen scientists getting out in the woods the right way, and take on the single biggest enemy of honest research, confirmation bias. Because it would have been easy to come home from Radium a believer, and just as easy to come home a cynic.The harder thing, the honest thing, is to sit in the middle with the evidence and refuse to lie to yourself in either direction.Email BrianJoin Our FREE NewsletterGet Brian's Books Leave Us A VoicemailVisit Our WebsiteBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/sasquatch-odyssey--4839697/support.Have you had a Bigfoot encounter, Sasquatch sighting, Dogman experience, or other cryptid or paranormal encounter? We'd love to hear your story. Email brian@paranormalworldproductions.com to be featured on a future episode of Sasquatch Odyssey.Sasquatch Odyssey is a leading Bigfoot and cryptid podcast exploring real encounters, field research, and scientific analysis of the Sasquatch phenomenon.Follow the show and turn on automatic downloads so you never miss an episode.

Despite decades of urgency and alarm, progress on climate change has felt frustratingly slow. What if we've been going about it all wrong? Elizabeth Dunn and Jiaying "JZ" Zhao think there's a missing ingredient in the conversation: joy. In their new book, Leave the Lights On, Liz and JZ draw on psychology, behavioral science, and sustainability research to argue that the most effective climate solutions aren't rooted in guilt, fear, or self-denial. They're rooted in easy choices that also make your life better. Today on the show: why doom-and-gloom messaging backfires, what bacon dipped in maple syrup has to do with saving the planet, how buying more underwear might just protect our species, and why the choices that help most are also the ones that make us happier. *** Chapters: (00:00) Introduction  (02:23) Why Climate Fear Backfires (09:24) The Case for Making Meat a Treat (17:44) The BLT Climate Paradox (20:53) The Hidden Climate Cost of Your Bank Account (23:50) Fast Fashion, Slow Happiness (31:10) Why Driving Makes Us Unhappy (39:08) The Best Trips Are Closer Than You Think (45:24) The Science of Social Tipping Points (49:41) The Climate Power of a Single Vote About the Guests:  Elizabeth Dunn is a professor of psychology at the University of British Columbia and one of the world's leading researchers on happiness and well-being. Her work explores how people can use their time, money, and relationships to build more satisfying lives. Jiaying Zhao is a professor of psychology and the founder of the Behavioral Sustainability Lab at the University of British Columbia. Her research focuses on climate action, behavioral change, and the role of psychology in accelerating the transition to a more sustainable future. ***