Murray Wood: Who's hot... and who's not
Every Friday, Murray Wood takes a look at the week's news and decides who's hot... and who's not. This week's list inclu...
8:30 – People in Saskatchewan are feeling hopeful after Premier Scott Moe’s announcement on extending the period between vaccine doses to up to four months. According to Moe, this means everyone in Saskatchewan who wants a vaccine should have access to their first dose by June. While the announcement was optimistic, it does still hinge on Ottawa’s delay-plagued vaccine procurement program and many are cautious about getting their hopes up. Whenever public opinion is divided, we put the question to you in one of Gormley’s patented Reality Checks! Call 1-877-332-8255 and add your voice to our poll.
REALITY CHECK: Will everyone in Saskatchewan have access to a vaccine by June?
9:00 – Bugsday, the Hour of RAGE!
10:00 – Canada’s Airsoft community is up in arms over new gun firearm legislation, which changes the definition of a replica firearm and essentially outlaws their plastic-pellet-firing toys. Aaron Strauss owns Cache Tactical in Regina, and he says Airsoft is a big and rapidly-growing community in Saskatchewan, which makes up about 75% of his business. Strauss posted a call to action on his website, asking the Airsoft community to write their MPs and object to the new laws, and he joins Gormley to tell us more.
LIVE: Aaron Strauss, owner Cache Tactical in Regina.
11:00 – A new book is exploring how food companies exploit our own biology to leave us addicted to consuming their products. In “HOOKED: Food, Free Will, and How the Food Giants Exploit our Addictions,” journalist Michael Moss says food manufacturers have used physiology and brain chemistry to get us addicted to unhealthy, overprocessed foods. Moss joins Gormley to tell us more about the book and what we can do to beat our unhealthy food habits. When it comes to obesity, how much is actually personal choice? Give us a call at 1-877-332-8255 and tell us what you think!
LIVE: Michael Moss, Pulitzer-prize winning journalist and author of ” HOOKED: Food, Free Will, and How the Food Giants Exploit Our Addictions.”
12:00 – A new service is bringing old photographs to life by turning them into short videos using artificial intelligence. Genealogy company MyHeritage is offering the service, branded as “Deep Nostalgia,” and users can upload photos of their relatives to see them move, blink, smile, and more. Chad Jones is an AI expert and founder/CEO of Push Interactions, and he joins Gormley to explain how this is possible.
LIVE: Chad Jones, AI expert and founder/CEO of Push Interactions.
