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This is VANCOLOUR
This is Vancouver’s bona fide culture and politics podcast. Hosted by Mo Amir, parse through the relevant issues with the city’s most colourful personalities. With its heart on its sleeve and caution thrown to the wind, this is a podcast that is provocative, informative, and sometimes emotional. This is VANCOLOUR
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Episodes
#177 - Ken Sim (ABC Vancouver) / Dan Fumano (Vancouver Sun) 21.10.2022 22:34
Ken Sim is the Mayor-Elect for the City of Vancouver, as elected on October 15, 2022. Dan Fumano is a columnist and journalist for The Vancouver Sun and The Province newspapers.
#176 - Sean Orr / Mario Canseco 14.10.2022 23:21
Sean Orr is a Vancouver City Council candidate for VOTE Socialist. Mario Canseco is the President of Research Co., a public opinion research firm based in Vancouver, who previously appeared on This is VANCOLOUR Episode #78 and #136.
#175 - Caroline Elliott (BC Liberal Party) 10.10.2022 40:01
Caroline Elliott is the Vice President of the BC Liberal Party, which has proposed changing its party name to "BC United".
B.C.'s Cancer Care System in Crisis (Andrea Woo) 07.10.2022 11:16
Andrea Woo is a journalist for The Globe and Mail, covering public health and social justice. In 2022, she was named one of Vancouver's most powerful people as part of Vancouver Magazine's "Power 50" list.
"Real Estate Fantasy" by Angela Valiant (Sonic Radio) 07.10.2022 1:07
Angela Valiant is the host of "The Angela Valiant Show" weekdays from 6am-10am on Sonic Radio (104.9FM Vancouver; 107.5FM Chilliwack; 92.5FM Abbotsford)
#174 - Tamara Taggart / Stephanie Hughes (Financial Post) 30.09.2022 22:42
Tamara Taggart is an award-winning Canadian broadcasting icon. In 2021, she started Down Syndrome BC, where she sits as the President. She is also the host of the TELUS Talks podcast. Stephanie Hughes is a reporter for the Financial Post.
#173A - Sarah Berman (CBC True Crime: "Pressure Cooker") 26.09.2022 55:24
Sarah Berman is an investigative journalist and the producer of the CBC True Crime Podcast, "Pressure Cooker". As the author of the bestselling book, "Don't Call it a Cult", Sarah previously appeared on This is VANCOLOUR on Episode #124.
#173 - Rick Campanelli / Sarah Berman / Kyla Lee 23.09.2022 24:01
Why do people do terrible things that they normally wouldn't do? Canadian media personality Rick Campanelli shares his Woodstock '99 experience and how the festival got so out of hand. Investigative journalist Sarah Berman discusses why a plot to bomb the B.C. Legislature is back in the news. And, prominent criminal defense lawyer Kyla Lee explains police entrapment!
#172 - Glen Clark 16.09.2022 1:00:03
Glen Clark is the President and Chief Operating Officer of the Jim Pattison Group. He is the 31st Premier of British Columbia (1996-1999). Recorded: September 12, 2022
#171 - Premier Jason Kenney 12.09.2022 39:02
Jason Kenney is the Premier of Alberta since 2019. He also served in several federal cabinet position, including as Canada's Minister of Defence, as he sat as a Canadian Member of Parliament from 1997 to 2016. Recorded: September 5, 2022
#170 - Selina Robinson (BC NDP) 09.09.2022 45:47
Selina Robinson is the B.C. Minister of Finance. She has served as the BC NDP MLA for Coquitlam-Maillardville since 2013. Recorded: September 5, 2022 Selina Robinson was featured on This is VANCOLOUR on Episode #41 and Episode #96.
BONUS PODCAST - Katy Merrifield on political panels 02.08.2022 1:10:02
BONUS PODCAST: Katy Merrifield discusses political panels - purposes, pitfalls, and personal pet-peeves. Former Director of Communications to B.C. Premier Christy Clark and A.B. Premier Jason Kenney, Katy is the Vice President of Wellington Advocacy. She's also a regular panelist on CHEK's Political Capital with Rob Shaw and a contributor to This is VANCOLOUR. Season Two of This is VANCOLOUR start...
#169 - David Eby (BC NDP) 25.07.2022 1:04:42
David Eby is the outgoing Attorney General and Minister Responsible for Housing in British Columbia. He is currently running to be the next leader of the B.C. NDP and the next Premier of B.C. David Eby was featured on This is VANCOLOUR on Episode #56 and Episode #129.
#168 - John Cullen (Blocked Party) 19.07.2022 41:07
John Cullen is a Vancouver-based comic and curling commentator whose comedy albums “Most Likely To Be a Comedian” (2017) and "Long Stories for No Reason" (2020) topped iTunes charts and are available on Apple Music and Spotify. He has appeared at the Just For Laughs comedy festival and the Halifax Comedy Festival. He is also a contributor to CBC’s The Debaters. His latest album “Long Stories for N...
#167 - Fiona Forbes 18.07.2022 44:33
Fiona Forbes is a Leo Award-winning Canadian media personality and broadcaster. She previously appeared on This is VANCOLOUR on Episode #83.
#166 - Kyle O'Reilly (AEW - All Elite Wrestling) 04.07.2022 35:23
Hailing from Delta, B.C., Kyle O'Reilly is a professional wrestler for All Elite Wrestling (AEW). Over the course of his career, he has competed in Ring of Honor, New Japan Pro Wrestling, and WWE (NXT) winning various championships.
#165 - Sam Cooper (Global News) 04.07.2022 57:20
Sam Cooper is an award-winning and influential investigative journalist for Global News. His critically-acclaimed book “Wilful Blindness: How a Network of Narcos, Tycoons, and CCP Agents Infiltrated the West” just printed its second edition in 2022. Sam Cooper previously appeared on This is VANCOLOUR on Episode #127 and Episode #142.
#164 - Garth Mullins (Crackdown Podcast) 28.06.2022 1:21:01
Garth Mullins is the host and executive producer of Crackdown, a podcast where drug users cover the war on drugs as war correspondents. Garth is a harm-reduction activist, award-winning journalist, writer, broadcaster, and musician. He first appeared on This is VANCOLOUR on Episode #117 (March 22, 2021), which is re-uploaded in this episode.
#163 - Jen St. Denis (The Tyee) 27.06.2022 51:01
Jen St. Denis is a Vancouver-based journalist for The Tyee, covering housing and city issues with a focus on Vancouver's Downtown Eastside. Throughout her career, she has also covered housing, economics, business and politics. Her work has appeared in Star Vancouver, The Toronto Star, Vancouver Sun, Business in Vancouver, The Vancouver Courier, and CTV News Vancouver. She was previously featured o...
Cullen Commentary: Money Laundering in BC 27.06.2022 2:22
“Cullen Commentary: Money Laundering in B.C.” A MOment on This is VANCOLOUR Sundays at 7pm on CHEK News
#162 - Adam Olsen (BC Green Party) 21.06.2022 46:17
Adam Olsen is the BC Green Party MLA for Saanich North and the Islands.
#161 - JJ McCullough 20.06.2022 53:16
JJ McCullough is a Canadian political commentator, professional YouTuber, and columnist for The Washington Post.
#160 - Kevin Falcon (BC Liberal Party) 13.06.2022 1:14:35
Kevin Falcon is MLA for Vancouver-Quilchena and the leader of the BC Liberal Party.
Mo Amir on 102.7 THE PEAK FM with Charis Hogg and Jeremy Baker (June 8, 2022) 08.06.2022 5:21
This is VANCOLOUR host Mo Amir joins 102.7 The Peak FM's Charis Hogg and Jeremy Baker on The Early Show to discuss #DollaramaDrama (aka #GardenGate aka #MacheteGate) and why a prominent Vancouver mayoral candidate (The NPA's John Coupar) is getting roasted about... a pruning saw?
#159 - Bowinn Ma (BC NDP) / Ben Bolliger / Jessie Bahrey (Room Rater) 06.06.2022 25:11
This is VANCOLOUR host Mo Amir presents your complaints about affordability directly to the government. British Columbia Minister of State for Infrastructure (and BC NDP MLA for North Vancouver-Lonsdale) Bowinn Ma answers concerns about high gas prices, government spending on the Royal BC Museum, and her government's performance, in general. Plus, is ICBC's new "no fault" model fundamentally broke...
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