Sarah Mills: Teachers deserve gratitude as school year wraps up
There's a collective sigh coming from Saskatchewan's teachers as the school year ends. Sarah Mills says teachers are ask...
8:30 – Former Facebook data scientist Frances Haugen testified before US Congress Tuesday, saying the social media giant ignores the fact that its products can be harmful to children and stoke division because they’re more interested in profits than safety. Haugen says the company’s leaders know how to make Facebook and its networks safer, but won’t make the changes without congressional action because they’re too focused on their bottom line. Author and Internet journalist Cory Doctorow has spoken out against Facebook for years, saying the company’s only goal is to retain users so that it can collect and sell their user data, and called its CEO Mark Zuckerberg “a special kind of sociopath.” Doctorow joins Gormley to explain why he thinks Facebook’s online monopoly should be destroyed.
LIVE: Cory Doctorow, Author of ‘How to Destroy Surveillance Capitalism,’ special advisor to the Electronic Frontier Foundation
9:00 – At the murder trial of Greg Mitchell Fertruck, accused of killing his wife Sheree in 2015, police testified that Fertuck confessed to them during a controversial and complex undercover operation known as a ‘Mr. Big Sting,’ which saw officers induct Fertuck into a fake crime organization in order to extract the confession. The technique has been criticized, but is permitted under certain circumstances. Bre McAdam with the StarPhoenix has been following the multi-week trial since its beginning, and she joins Gormley to explain how the sting worked, and why police feel they have enough evidence to convict Fertuck despite Sheree’s body never being located.
LIVE: Breanne McAdam, StarPhoenix criminal justice reporter
9:15 – The Hour of the Big Stories… Open Session
10:00 – In her new book ‘China Unbound: A New World Disorder,’ Canadian author and journalist Joanna Chiu shares what she’s learned from a decade of tracking China’s rise, from the multi-billion-dollar “New Silk Road” global investment project to the protests in Hong Kong and exiled Uyghur communities. Chiu says western societies have mishandled or simply ignored Beijing “out of narrow self-interest,” and says “Decades of willful misinterpretation have over time become complicity in the toxic diplomacy, human rights abuses and foreign interference seen from China today.” Chiu joins Gormley to tell us more about the book, and how Canada can stand up against the Asian superpower.
LIVE: Joanna Chiu, author of ‘China Unbound: A New World Disorder’
11:00 – It’s time for Saskatchewan’s Smartest Radio Listener! Powered by Minhas Distillery, Winery & Brewery. Your chance for fame, acclaim and to prove just how smart you are. Not only do you get bragging rights, you’ll win a $50 gift card from Minhas Distillery, Winery & Brewery, with locations in Regina and Saskatoon PLUS a “Smartest Radio Listener” t-shirt from our friends at Little Town Apparel.
11:30 – The new James Bond film, ‘No Time to Die’ is set to premiere in North American theatres this Friday. Prof. Robert Thompson studies pop culture at Syracuse University, and he joins Gormley to discuss the cultural impact of 007’s 59-year history on the silver screen, and the long-running debates over which actor should take on the role. Now that Daniel Craig has finished his stint with the franchise, who’s your pick to play the world’s most famous spy? Call or text 1-877-332-8255!
LIVE: Robert Thompson, Trustee Professor of Television and Popular Culture at the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University.
