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This is VANCOLOUR

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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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May 29, 2026

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#129 - David Eby (BC NDP) 28.06.2021

David Eby is the Attorney General of British Columbia and the Minister Responsible for Housing. David was first elected as the BC NDP MLA of Vancouver-Point Grey in 2013 by defeating then-Premier Christy Clark. Catch his weekly podcast, The Dash with David Eby (Mo Amir appears on Episode 21). David first appeared on This is VANCOLOUR in Episode #56.

Pundits obsessed with cutting taxes aren't actually looking out for you, the good taxpayer 25.06.2021

The public discourse about taxes in Canada misses the mark completely — and on purpose.

#128 - Sisters Sage (Lynn-Marie Angus and Melissa-Rae Angus) 21.06.2021

Lynn-Marie Angus and Melissa-Rae are the sister co-founders of Sisters Sage, an Indigenous brand that hand-crafts wellness and self-care products inspired by our culture and traditions. Born and raised in East Vancouver, their heritage is Gitxaala, Nisga’a, and Metis Nations. Follow them on Instagram! Content Warning: With consent, this episode deals with very personal and family stores about resi...

Annamie Paul is right about Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, but not for the reason she gives 18.06.2021

Annamie Paul blasted Prime Minister Justin Trudeau this week on his feminist credentials. She’s right, but not exactly for the reasons she provided.

#127 - Sam Cooper ("Wilful Blindness") 14.06.2021

Sam Cooper is an award-winning national investigative journalist for Global News. His book, “Wilful Blindness: How a Network of Narcos, Tycoons, and CCP Agents Infiltrated the West”, is now available from Optimum Publishing International.

Here's why Quebec's Bill 21 is discriminatory and what it says about Canada 11.06.2021

Quebec’s Bill 21 legitimizes anti-Muslim, anti-Semitic, and anti-Sikh prejudice into law. Yet, no federal party leader in Canada has committed to fighting it. Weird.

#126 - Jordan Armstrong (Global News BC) 07.06.2021

Jordan Armstrong is a reporter and anchor for Global BC. He is the anchor of the Saturday and Sunday editions of Global News at 11 and he reports for the Global News Hour at 6 during the week.

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney's op-ed in The National Post is hot garbage 04.06.2021

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney took time away from his important job to write an op-ed in The National Post to defend statues or something stupid. It was hot garbage and not worth reading. Listen to this instead.

#125 - Hillary McBride (Other People's Problems) 31.05.2021

Dr. Hillary McBride is a registered clinical counsellor in private practice based in Vancouver. Her areas of clinical practice and research focus on the intersection of spirituality and mental health, trauma therapies, eating disorders, body image, and sex. She is the author of “Mothers, Daughters, and Body Image: Learning to Love Ourselves As We Are.” She is also the host of the popular CBC podca...

Kevin Falcon is not disingenuous, like some people 25.05.2021

Kevin Falcon is a BC Liberal politician in the middle of an election campaign……and BC Liberal politicians in the middle of election campaigns are disingenuous, according to Kevin Falcon. Figure that one out. CLIPS USED: -Jane Thornthwaite on MLA Ralph Sultan’s Virtual Retirement Roast, September 17 2020 -Kevin Falcon on The Mike Smyth Show, May 18 2021 -Kevin Falcon on NL Noon Report with Brett Mi...

#124 - Sarah Berman (NXIVM: "Don't Call it a Cult") 17.05.2021

Sarah Berman is an investigative journalist based in Vancouver, covering crime, drugs, cults, politics, and culture. She is a former senior editor at VICE, a former associate editor at The Tyee, and a past contributor to Adbusters, Maclean’s, The Globe and Mail, The Vancouver Sun, and more. Her debut book “DON’T CALL IT A CULT” is a national best-seller, exploring the infamous American sex cult, N...

#123 - Sonia Furstenau (BC Green Party) 10.05.2021

Sonia Furstenau is the leader of the BC Green Party and the B.C. Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Cowichan Valley. Sonia was first featured on This is VANCOLOUR in Episode #95.

GYST with Megan Edwards (The Penultamour) 03.05.2021

“Get Your Sh!t Together” with Megan Edwards and Mo Amir Each episode, we offer you lessons that we learned the hard way, sometimes with a special guest. Megan and Mo discuss being “The Penultamour” aka the “Good Luck Chuck” aka the last person you love before you meet the person you marry — it’s not necessarily a bad thing!

#122 - Vivian Kaye (@itsviviankaye) 26.04.2021

Vivian Kaye is an entrepreneur, business coach, a keynote speaker, and a mom based in Toronto, Ontario. She founded and bootstrapped two successful businesses from the ground up — Vivian's Decor and Designs, a wedding decor company and KinkyCurlYaki, a leading manufacturer of natural hair extensions, clip-ins, and wigs. She has been featured in the Toronto Star and The Globe and Mail. She is also...

#121 - Charis Hogg 19.04.2021

Charis Hogg, self-described “good times gal”, is a local broadcaster based in Vancouver, BC. An alumnus of BCIT’s Broadcast Journalism program, Charis co-hosted the Jeff O’Neil Show on CFOX 99.3FM for six years until moving to Saskatoon where she was a Reporter and Weather Presenter with Global News and a radio morning show co-host on the Charis and Joel Show on 96.3 CRUZ FM. She was also the co-h...

#120 - Sophie Lui | 呂婉謀 (Global News BC) 12.04.2021

Sophie Lui is one of Vancouver's most iconic broadcasters, with over twenty years of experience. She is the co-anchor of the Global BC News Hour since 2015. She is also the co-founder, producer, and host of the travel program, “Get Lost”, which explores international destinations recently hit with war, natural disaster, or political strife and why it is safe - and beneficial - to travel to those p...

#119 - Dan Fumano (The Vancouver Sun / The Province) 05.04.2021

Dan Fumano is a journalist for The Vancouver Sun and The Province newspapers, covering municipal affairs in Vancouver. This episode accompanies Episode #118 with City of Vancouver Mayor Kennedy Stewart.

#118 - Kennedy Stewart 29.03.2021

Kennedy Stewart is the Mayor of Vancouver, as elected in October 2018.

#117 - Garth Mullins (Crackdown) 22.03.2021

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.

GYST with Megan Edwards (Fate & Destiny) 15.03.2021

“Get Your Sh!t Together” with Megan Edwards and Mo Amir Each episode, we offer you lessons that we learned the hard way, sometimes with a special guest. Megan and Mo discuss fate and destiny, how their dating lives have flipped, and Mo’s magical odyssey with a Balinese healer coming to fruition over four years after the fact.

#116 - Laurel Collins (NDP) 08.03.2021

Laurel Collins is the federal NDP Member of Parliament for the riding of Victoria, British Columbia as first elected in 2019. She is the NDP Critic for the Environment and Climate Change, in addition to the NDP Deputy Caucus Chair.

#115 - Aaron Gunn 03.03.2021

Aaron Gunn is an independent journalist and commentator whose videos have garnered over 50 million views online. He was a spokesperson for BC Proud and has worked for the Canadian Taxpayers Federation where he became the Executive Director of the Generation Screwed initiative. Aaron and Mo are both celebrating their birthdays (March 3) with the release of this episode.

#114 - Markiel Simpson (BC Community Alliance) 22.02.2021

Markiel Simpson is a member of the steering committee for the BC Community Alliance, a local non-profit organization that is dedicated to dismantling systemic racism. He is also a member of the World Economic Forum’s Global Shapers Vancouver Hub and the Lower Mainland’s representative for the BC NDP’s Indigenous, Black, and People of Colour Committee.

#113 - Ravi Kahlon (BC NDP) 16.02.2021

Ravi Kahlon is a Canadian Olympian and British Columbia Member of the Legislative Assembly representing the BC NDP in the riding of Delta North. Currently, Ravi is the B.C. Minister of Jobs, Economic Recovery, and Innovation.

#112 - Colleen Hardwick 08.02.2021

Colleen Hardwick is a Vancouver City Councillor representing the Non-Partisan Association (NPA) party, as first elected in 2018. (Photo Credit: Dan Toulgoet / Glacier Media)

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