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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
The Dash with David Eby 03.02.2021 25:49
This is VANCOLOUR’s Mo Amir crashes “The Dash with David Eby” podcast! For more, you can listen to “The Dash with David Eby” on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, and Stitcher. David Eby is the Attorney General of British Columbia who appeared on This is VANCOLOUR in Episode #56 in November 2019.
#111 - Jason Tetro (Super Awesome Science Show — SASS) 01.02.2021 1:13:01
Jason Tetro is the host of the Super Awesome Science Show (SASS) podcast from Edmonton, Alberta. Jason’s book “The Germ Code” was shortlisted as the Book of the Year by Science Writers and Communicators of Canada. His other book, “The Germ Files”, appeared on the Globe & Mail’s national bestseller list. A regular contributor to Huffington Post Canada and a regular guest on CKNW 980AM Global News,...
GYST with Megan Edwards (New Year's Resolutions) 31.01.2021 24:31
“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 discusses lessons around New Year’s Resolutions, including goal setting and toxic positivity. 2021 may be the year they get their sh!t together!
#110 - Katrina Chen (BC NDP) 25.01.2021 51:56
Katrina Chen is the Minister of State for Child Care in British Columbia since 2017. First elected as a B.C. Member of the Legislative Assembly in 2017, Minister Chen represents the BC NDP in the riding of Burnaby-Lougheed. She was also a school trustee on the Burnaby Board of Education and for over a decade, she worked in provincial and federal constituency offices. Her father was a City Councill...
#109 - Amanda Watson (The Juggling Mother: Coming Undone in the Age of Anxiety) 18.01.2021 1:08:07
Dr. Amanda Watson is a lecturer of Sociology and Anthropology at Simon Fraser University (SFU). Her research interests include reproduction, media representations of maternal labour, the politics of family, and the formation of self and identity in Western culture. Her first book, The Juggling Mother: Coming Undone in the Age of Anxiety, is available now.
#108 - Jen St. Denis (The Tyee) 11.01.2021 1:21:01
Jen St. Denis is a Vancouver-based journalist covering the Downtown Eastside for The Tyee. 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 on This is VANCOLOUR in a Colourful Call segment i...
#107 - Brittlestar (Stewart Reynolds) 04.01.2021 1:06:05
Brittlestar (or, Stewart Reynolds) is a Canadian social media celebrity and artist whose content has generated 500-million views across Vine, YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. Hailing from Stratford, Ontario, he is known as the Internet’s Favourite Dad.
GYST with Megan Edwards (Negative Feedback) 28.12.2020 26:34
“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. As bonafide Vancouver D-Listers, Megan Edwards (Virgin Radio) and Mo Amir (CKNW, Vancouver is Awesome) discuss what they’ve learned about receiving negative feedback online.
#106 - Tamara Taggart 21.12.2020 1:49:22
Tamara Taggart is an award-winning Canadian broadcasting icon and community leader. She has volunteered thousands of hours in the community, sat on the boards for several non-profit organizations, and advocated for the well-being of children and people with disabilities. She once co-hosted Live! With Regis and Kelly. She’s well-known for her time as a popular news anchor at CTV. She is also the ho...
#105 - Bowinn Ma (BC NDP) 14.12.2020 58:27
Bowinn Ma is the twice-elected BC NDP British Columbia Member of Legislative Assembly for North Vancouver-Lonsdale. In November 2020, she was appointed the BC Minister of State for Infrastructure. Bowinn was first featured on This is VANCOLOUR in Episode #77.
#104 - Joanna Chiu (Toronto Star) 07.12.2020 1:15:44
Joanna Chiu is the world famous, Vancouver-based National Correspondent for the Toronto Star focused on Canada-China relations and current affairs. She was the Beijing-based correspondent for Agence France Presse (AFP), the world’s oldest news agency and the China and Mongolia correspondent for the top German news agency, Deutsche Presse-Agentur (DPA). In Hong Kong, she reported for the South Chin...
#103 - Teresa Campbell (La Lupa Via) 30.11.2020 1:14:17
Teresa Campbell is a full-spectrum doula (including her work as a death doula and grief guide) for over twenty-five years with a focus on birth, death, loss, and trauma. An activist, celebrant, and director of yoga and doula teacher trainings locally and internationally, hosting workshops, ceremonies, retreats and mentorships through La Lupa Via. She first appeared on This is VANCOLOUR in Episode...
GYST with Megan Edwards (Dating in the Pandemic) 25.11.2020 24:13
“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. It was bound to happen! As two alumni of First Dates Canada, we finally get to dish on dating, particularly dating during a pandemic. We share our personal experiences and dish on a few friends too!
#102 - Amy Chan (Renew Breakup Bootcamp) 23.11.2020 1:15:46
Amy Chan is the founder (and Chief Heart Hacker) of Renew Breakup Bootcamp, a retreat that takes a scientific and spiritual approach to dating and relationships. She is also the the Editor-in-Chief of Heart Hackers Club, an online magazine that focuses on the psychology behind love, lust, and desire. A modern-day Carrie Bradshaw, Amy has been featured on Good Morning America, Vogue, Glamour, Night...
#101 - Neetu Garcha (Global News BC) 16.11.2020 1:09:32
Neetu Garcha is the current news anchor for Global BC Morning News. She is a multimedia journalist who has been with Global News since 2013 across several desks in the Okanagan to Vancouver Island to Metro Vancouver. She is also the 2008 Miss Penticton.
#100 - Brad West 09.11.2020 2:33:23
Brad West is the Mayor of Port Coquitlam. A fan favourite of “This is VANCOLOUR”, Mayor West has also appeared on the podcast in Episode #30 and Episode #60. ***Episode #100 Introduction by Alex Carrigan
#99 - Jill Krop 26.10.2020 1:41:57
Jill Krop is an iconic journalist, broadcaster, and news executive in British Columbia. She was the News Director at Global BC and Global News: BC 1, leading one of the most successful newsrooms in Canada that included the oversight of 980AM CKNW Radio and Global Okanagan. In August 2020, she announced her resignation to seek new opportunities outside of news and journalism where she enjoyed an il...
#98 - BC Premier John Horgan 19.10.2020 32:06
John Horgan is the 36th Premier of British Columbia. He was first elected as a BC NDP Member of the Legislative Assembly in 2005, representing the constituency of Langford-Juan de Fuca. He has been the leader of the BC NDP since 2014.
#97 - Todd Stone (BC Liberals) 13.10.2020 1:06:17
Todd Stone is the BC Liberal Member of the Legislative Assembly for Kamloops-South Thompson. First elected in 2013, Todd was appointed the Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure. Upon reelection in 2017, he was appointed the Official Opposition Critic for Municipal Affairs, Housing and Translink. He was the founder and CEO of Kamloops-based software company, iCompass Technologies. He is the...
GYST with Megan Edwards (Thriving in the Pandemic) 05.10.2020 30:25
“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. Reunited and it feels so good! We discuss lessons we’ve learned over the COVID-19 pandemic to help you get your sh!t get together… while we try to get ours together too!
#96 - Selina Robinson (BC NDP) 28.09.2020 1:15:48
Selina Robinson is the BC Member of the Legislative Assembly for Coquitlam-Maillardville for the BC NDP, as elected in 2013. Since 2017, she has been the BC Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing. She first appeared on This is VANCOLOUR on Episode #41 to discuss homelessness in British Columbia and Temporary Modular Housing.
#95 - Sonia Furstenau (BC Green Party) 21.09.2020 1:15:15
Sonia Furstenau is the leader of the BC Green Party and the BC Member of the Legislative Assembly for Cowichan Valley. She sits on six parliamentary committees including the Select Standing Committee on Children and Youth. She has been involved in grassroots advocacy as the National Administrator for Results Canada - a non-profit organization that works to end extreme poverty - and as a Director o...
#94 - Andrea Woo (The Globe and Mail) 14.09.2020 1:20:19
Andrea Woo is an award-winning journalist for Canada’s national newspaper, The Globe and Mail, based in Vancouver, British Columbia. Her work focuses on substance use, the opioids crisis, mental health, drug policy, and broadly, other health issues, including COVID-19. In the past, she has worked for publications including The Vancouver Sun, Metro Vancouver, The Georgia Straight, The Seattle Stran...
#93 - Richard Zussman (Global BC / Global News: BC 1) 08.09.2020 1:08:06
Richard Zussman is the Legislative Journalist for Global BC based in Victoria, British Columbia. Formerly with CITY TV in Edmonton and CBC BC as their Provincial Affairs Reporter, Richard is also the co-author of the book “A Matter of Confidence” — alongside Rob Shaw — about 2017’s confidence vote in the BC Legislature and the end of the BC Liberal dynasty.
#92 - Dr. Andrew Weaver 31.08.2020 1:12:41
Dr. Andrew Weaver is the Member of Legislative Assembly of British Columbia for the riding of Oak Bay-Gordon Head since 2013. From December 2015 to January 2020, he was the leader of the Green Party of British Columbia. He is a Member of the Order of British Columbia, a recipient of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal, and a winner of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize for his role as a lead author in the U...
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