Adam Stirling: The Podcast

Would having to a moped-sharing service encourage you to leave your car at home? Mathew Clayton is the CEO of Loop, a moped-sharing service starting up in Victoria. He discusses the business and the logistics of running the service. Adam closes out the show by reflecting on the great sacrifices made by our Veterans that allow us to be free today.

Ray Travers, Chair of Saanich's Memorial Avenue Committee, joins the show to discuss the importance of Remembrance Day. And Eric Brunt, a Victoria born-and-raised Filmmaker who spent a year in a van, interviewing WWII vets across the country talks with Adam. He hopes to launch his documentary, Last Ones Standing, next year, on time for the 75th Anniversary of the end of the war

On Remembrance Day Adam reflects on some of the sacrifices made by previous generations so that we may enjoy the freedoms we have today. Adam also discusses the recent offensive comments made by legendary Hockey Night in Canada broadcaster Don Cherry.

With aging Second World War veterans getting ready to take part in outdoor Remembrance Day ceremonies held at cenotaphs across the country, what relevance does this day hold for the younger generation of Canadian veterans and what does it symbolize in today’s Canada? James Horncastle, Edward and Emily McWhinney professor in International Relations, Hellenic Studies, Simon Fraser University t...

A cancer afflicting mussels originated off the Pacific coast of Canada, but then crossed into other species in Europe and South America. Michael Metzger, Assistant Investigator, Pacific Northwest Research Institute in Seattle joins Adam to talk about this discovery and it's potential impact on cancer research. And - In 1971, a geologist working on a railroad in northern British Columbia noticed so...

With the Saanich school strike now approaching the 2 week mark, what’s the legal option to force an end to it? Michael Mulligan, Barrister & Solicitor, Mulligan Defence Lawyers joins Adam for Legally Speaking. 

With the Saanich School District strike in it's second week, Adam talks with some of those affected.

Andrew Trites, director of the Marine Mammal Research Unit at UBC's institute for the Oceans and Fisheries speaks with Adam about how drones are changing what we can learn about Orcas.

Adam: (Solitary-Confinement-Appeal) Rights groups continue the fight to end indefinite, prolonged solitary confinement in Canada. Jessica Magonet, Staff Counsel, British Columbia Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) + mysterious photos were accidentally donated for an upcoming fundraiser, and now Angela Cooper Carmichael, parent advisory council president, George Jay elementary school is hoping to...

Cellphone ban in Ontario classrooms comes into effect on Monday. What should students in BC expect? Janni Aragon, Assistant Teaching Professor & Undergraduate Advisor, U-Vic

Adam speaks with studio guest, Elizabeth May on her recent decision to step down as the leader of the Green Party

Angela Cooper Carmichael, parent advisory council president, George Jay elementary school

Janni Aragon, Assistant Teaching Professor & Undergraduate Advisor, U-Vic  

Jessica Magonet, Staff Counsel, British Columbia Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA)  

Elizabeth May, outgoing leader of the Green Party of Canada  

Peter Milobar, BC Liberal MLA (Kamloops-North Thompson) talks about Premier John Horgan 's plans to bring ride-hailing services to B-C by Christmas.

Mark Zuehlke, author of The River Battles: Canada’s Final Campaign in World War II Italy

Peter Milobar, BC Liberal MLA (Kamloops-North Thompson)  

(CRD-Budget-Sewage) John Treleaven, 1st Vice-chair, Grumpy Taxpayers

Dean Coates is on the program to discus the Sannich strike as well as B.C ferries has banned a few unruly passengers

They discuss the Sannich teacher strike and its implications 

Ron Cheffins and the danger of romance scams fill the airwaves