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Vancouver Current Worldwide

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Since its publication in 1936, 'How to Win Friends and Influence People' by Dale Carnegie has sold over 30 million copies. Almost 100 years later, the book still sells 250,000 copies per year, and his teachings continue to live on through the D
Predicting the year 2030. Tune in to find out how 2030 may look like —geopolitically and/or otherwise.   --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/vancouvercurrentworldwide/message
Do you have good listening skills? Expert tips on how to become a better listener. Where's the quietest place on earth. You'll never guess which animal has the best listening. The loudest human and more.... --- Send in a voice message: http
Have you ever had a horrible boss? One famous boss was so horrible that his family had to bury him in a lead casket, under concrete, to prevent former employees from desecrating his tomb. Guess which industries have the worst bosses? Plus, a li
The wonderful Dr. Adrienne Castellon discusses leadership. How can leaders up their game? Pre-requisite qualities for leadership. Tips for aspiring leaders. Maybe, you just don't want to be a leader — why is that? Do Millennials, Gen Zs (and no
Trees are absolutely fascinating. The oldest forest in the world is in Australia — it's really old! Smoke from the most dangerous tree can make you blind. Ever heard of Pando forest in Utah? And more of course! Check out this episode on Trees!
Season 2 kicks off with a jolt as Ray and Spence discuss coffee. Did you know that Nordic countries drink the most Coffee. In fact, 'all’  the top 10 coffee drinking countries are democratic countries. On the  other hand, the top 10 tea drinkin
They're good and bad, and invisible; and they're all around us. Spencer and Ray discuss germs, from airports to hotel rooms to the kitchen sponge. Ray admits he has germaphobic tendancies, but he's not alone.  --- Send in a voice message: h
It's so good, yet so bad. Ray and Spencer discuss Sugar!--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/vancouvercurrentworldwide/message
How good is your memory? Its has less to do with age and more to do with habits. And fortunately, there are things we can do to improve our memory! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/vancouvercurrentworldwi
A brief history of Bank Notes. The invention of paper money. Bank notes came into being a long time after coins. From Tang China to Sweden's experiment (and failure) with paper money in the 1600s; to its implementation by the world's first cent
Is Space being militarized? The US Space Force (USSF) is a force to be reckoned with. How many satellites are up there and who owns them? The Outer Space Treaty. Space Debris, Asteroid mining, China in Space, and more.--- Send in a voice me
How many wars are actually active right now? Where are the biggest danger zones? Are we stuck with war forever? Mexico had the 3rd highest conflict related deaths in the world last year — more than Syria or the Armenia-Azerbaijan war. That and
Ukraine is the most antivaxxer country in the world. The 1968 Hong Kong Flu killed 15% of Hong Kong's population. Maurice Hilleman — the most extraordinary and consequential scientist of the last 100 years that you never heard of! The miracle o
If you sleep next to someone who snores, you lose on average, 1 hour of sleep per night, and are woken up 20 times! Maybe the 'terrible' teens wouldn't be so bad if teens started classes later as per the CDC recommendation. Are Success and good
What is it about sports that makes it such a powerful tool for nation building, politics, business and propaganda? 3.6 billion people tuned in to watch the last Olympics — the most  watched event in human history. 'All' The next 24 most watched
Artificial Intelligence is already here, but it's about to profoundly transform our world. Ray believes it's the biggest thing since farming and pottery. Spencer believes that a machine might be willing to date him.--- Send in a voice messa
Surveys indicate that China has an image problem (particularly in the West). Ray dives in deep to find out why that is and whether China can do anything to fix it. He is joined by fan favourite and regular guest speaker, Spencer. --- Send i
We are dependent on other nations for vaccines, personal protective equipment, ventilators, and medicine. Covid has reminded us that in a crisis, nations do what they do; they act in their own self interest. We cannot be dependent on anyone whe
Accelerated by net zero targets and the Covid pandemic, the world is moving away from fossil fuels. Ray discusses what that means for the world, for petrostates, and heavily dependent oil regions and economies. Geopolitically, it's going to sha
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