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It's our biggest roundtable yet. Joe and KC Kyle sit down with Anita, Taryn, and Dallas to discuss their favourite spots for breakfast (or brunch) in the capital city. From breakfast sandwiches to bagels and donuts it's all on the table as the panelists make their picks for their top morning meal.

Do not get in the way of a child and their chocolate. That's the lesson chocolate bar makers learned in 1947 when they quietly jacked up the price of chocolate bars to 8 cents. Little did they know, there was a group of Ladysmith kids ready to wage war against the three-cent hike. In this episode, we hear the story of the Ladysmith candy bar strike and how it sparked national protests including 20...

It’s not often a radio station giveaway becomes front page news but that’s what happened when Victoria’s 100.3 The Q gave away a house. The prize was unprecedented for local radio. Someone was going to win a 3-bedroom home, no money down, no questions asked. But like most things that sound too good to be true, there was a catch. In this episode we sit down with Ed Bain and Jeff King to hear about...

It's one of the most coveted trophies on the planet and for one year in 1925, it belonged to Victoria, BC. In this episode Joe attempts to learn more about the Victoria Cougars Stanley Cup win over the Montreal Canadiens.

In the latest ROUNDTABLE, Joe and Kyle welcome some new friends to the show to discuss the top grocery stores in Greater Victoria. From parking to deli and produce, to store layouts, everything is on the table as each panelist compiles their team of five top grocery stores.

They’ve been at odds on Twitter for days, duking it out 140 characters at a time over the merits of Victoria’s latest bike route. In one corner: Former BC Green Party leader and climate scientist, Dr. Andrew Weaver, who says the plan for Richardson Street at Foul Bay Road, and the rollout has been flawed from the beginning. In the other corner: Transportation planner and consultant, Eric Doherty,...

Reverend Patrick Sibley is a Deacon at the Anglican Church of St. John the Divine in Victoria. He also happens to be a married gay man who has spent much of his life navigating a minefield of intolerant attitudes towards his sexuality. In this episode we learn about his faith journey and how he's working to bring the stories of LGBTQ2si+ people back to the Church.

It's one of the south island's busiest intersections where four of Victoria's most recognizable streets intersect. In this episode we discuss whether it's time to bring back the short-lived roundabout called the "fountain circle" that used to be in the intersection where Douglas Street meets Hillside, Government, and Gorge.

Last month we chatted with a Canadian author about Olivia Poole, the Indigenous woman who invented the Jolly Jumper (Episode 21). After we published the episode we were contacted by Poole's granddaughter who said there was more to her story. On International Women's Day we sat down for a follow-up conversation.

If you didn't watch it chances are you've heard about it. The tell-all interview between Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle and Oprah. In this episode we sit down with a member of the Monarchist League of Canada to discuss the allegations against members of the Royal Family and whether it's time to abolish the monarchy.

If you were born in the last half-century there's a good chance you've never heard of Club 6. But if you ask someone who grew up on Vancouver Island in the 60's about this local TV show, chances are they'll know what you're talking about. That's because the show was a hit. Every afternoon with cameras rolling live, teenagers would file into the CHEK studios to dance on TV. In this episode, Joe and...

The MicCHEK team invites a couple of special guests to join them for the third installment of the ROUNDTABLE and it's all about the burger (First burger recommendation begins at the 8:33 mark).

It almost never happened. In the early hours on a Sunday in late 2011, Victoria Police poured into Sugar Nightclub to crash the party. The officers had no idea that in a tiny room in the back of the club, one of the biggest superstars on the planet was getting ready to take the stage. Mike Devlin, the arts reporter for the Times Colonist, was lucky enough to be in the club that night. This is the...

Their work is sprinkled along Victoria's Government Street. You'll see it on sandwich boards and windows, above pub doorways and behind bars. They create their masterpieces inside a shipping container in the parking lot of Phillip's Brewery and with every brushstroke try to keep an old craft alive. In this episode we chat with the Dobell Brothers who have made a living creating hand painted signs...

Her name was Olivia Poole and in 1957, after some prodding from her oldest son, she patented what was then called the "Baby Supporter and Exerciser". It was a game-changing invention for parents around the world who soon began calling it the Jolly Jumper. In this episode we learn about this great Canadian Indigenous inventor who spent her final years on Salt Spring Island and how she came to creat...

Who makes the best sandwich on the south island? In this second ROUNDTABLE it's all about the almighty sandwich. No breakfast sandwiches. No burgers. Wraps don't count either. Just straight up sandwiches.

He has a voice made for radio. The kind of deep baritone pipes you'd expect to hear narrating a Hollywood action trailer. And even though Trevor Henderson has spent his life telling people "yes, this is my real voice" the Sidney native has bigger plans for his life.

Should there be speed limits for cyclists riding the Galloping Goose and Lochside Trail? That's part of the discussion as Joe and KC Kyle talk bikes and Victoria cycling culture with Bill Fry from Trek Bikes.

In the 1940's he was Vancouver Island's most famous dog. Featured in the New York Times and LIFE Magazine, Mike the four-legged bartender was a must-see island attraction at the Bowser Hotel. But he wasn't just for show, Mike was a legitimate employee. He served customers beer and brought them their change, and if anyone wanted a newspaper he'd fetch it from the local store across the street.

Victoria doesn't have an official drink but if it did it would be the Shaft. There isn't a bartender in the city who doesn't know how to mix up the Kahlua vodka concoction. But who created it? Some say it was first poured in Calgary. Others argue it was created at a staff party in the Capital City. So what's the real story, and can Victoria really lay claim to the popular pick-me-up? In this episo...

Victoria's top cop joins Joe and KC Kyle to discuss the current state of the capital city's police force and some of the issues facing the city and his department.

It all started with a Simpsons pin. Toss in the old Johnson Street Bridge, a verbal agreement and some back-stabbing, and what you have is a heck of spite story. In this episode Joe and KC Kyle explore the world of pins and a Victoria man's unexpected journey from pin designer to pin CEO.

Imagine if your home was next to a machine that pumped out an annoying sound every minute for 15 seconds. All day. 365 days a year. Welcome to life for Victoria's Darrell Pfiefer.

Drop the name Zane Caplansky in Toronto and people will likely bring up one of three things: mustard, meat, or Dragons’ Den. It's those first two things that landed him on the hit Canadian show a record five times. In this episode, the mustard mogul joins the podcast from his home in Tofino to discuss what the Dragons’ Den experience is really like when the cameras aren't rolling.

Joe and KC Kyle both enjoy meat. They eat it regularly and admit they probably should eat less. So why don’t they? And what’s stopping them from going vegan? In this episode, they sit down with two members of the Vancouver Island Vegan Association to learn more about veganism and get some tips for anyone looking to make the switch.