BMO Inside Stories
BMO Inside Stories
BMO
Inside Stories, presented by BMO, takes the listener into the homes of people across North America during the COVID-19 era. From well-known North Americans through to the new everyday heroes at your local grocery till, these unusual times have impacted everyone. Join host Scott Simmie for stories that will inform, entertain – and even inspire.
20 Saving lives from the sky
Today’s guest is something of a visionary. He took a brilliant idea and made it happen. And, as we’ll discover, this business is saving lives every single day.
Oct 2, 2020
38 min
19 Grounded
International air travel has plummeted during the pandemic. It’s down 84 per cent compared with one year ago, and thousands of jets worldwide have been taken out or service. As we hear from today’s guest on Inside Stories, there are some occupations where it’s not an option to “work from home.”
Sep 25, 2020
32 min
18 An Electrifying Transformation
Today on Inside Stories, we’ll hear from an Electric Vehicle convert. Seth Weintraub climbed into a Tesla for a test drive back in 2013. In that one short drive…he was hooked. He also believes we’re in the midst of an automotive revolution.
Sep 18, 2020
30 min
17 Moving from Staycation…to Vacation
The pandemic has hammered the global travel industry. Fewer people are traveling, and they’re staying closer to home. We speak with industry expert and accomplished traveler Jim Byers about how the very nature of travel is changing, and how the industry has been trying to adapt.
Sep 11, 2020
30 min
16 Virtual Healing
Though we’ve all adapted, there’s no denying these are still stressful times. Today on Inside Stories, we explore new tools that allow us to train our brains to de-stress. Guest Sarah Hill is the CEO of Healium – a system that allows you to change what you see...using only your thoughts.
Sep 4, 2020
28 min
15 The World Wide Web(s)
Tea Francis has an unusual – and undeniable – area of interest: Spiders. Why, you might ask? It’s a good question. And Tea has plenty of good answers.
Aug 28, 2020
30 min
14 The Perfect Storms
Bad weather drives most of us indoors. But Mark Robinson heads outside – seeking the most powerful storms and natural phenomenon on the planet. In fact, there’s a very good reason he calls himself a Storm Hunter.
Aug 21, 2020
28 min
13 The Middle Kingdom View
For Bill Siggins, the pandemic has unfolded much differently than for people in North America. That’s because he lives in the country where all of this began: China.
Aug 7, 2020
27 min
12 All the World’s *Not* a Stage
Sports may be restarting, but Broadway is still dark. Writer and performer Bob Martin lives in this world…a sector that simply cannot get back to 'Business as Usual' while COVID-19 remains.
Jul 31, 2020
27 min
11 A True Pandemic Expert
Odds are, you’ve seen Laurie Garrett being interviewed about the pandemic. Laurie has reported on infectious outbreaks for decades, is considered one of the world’s top authorities on the spread of COVID19 – and has some very strong thoughts on how it has been handled.
Jul 17, 2020
25 min
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