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B.C. Wine, Magic Mushrooms, & Nanaimo Bars Can you buy B.C. wine this year? Do magic mushrooms have any health benefits? Is the noble Nanaimo Bar celebrated outside of B.C.? This is VANCOLOUR host Mo Amir chats with wine professional Tania Tomaszewska to discuss how a cold snap in January has decimated B.C. wine production this year and what that means for B.C. wine lovers. Plus, drug policy r...

Eight years. 14,000 lives. Do B.C. politicians take this seriously? This is VANCOLOUR host Mo Amir chats with The Tyee's Jen St. Denis and Crackdown Podcast's Garth Mullins to discuss whether British Columbia's longest-lasting and still ongoing public health emergency - the toxic drug supply crisis - is being addressed seriously by the provincial government. Recorded: March 18, 2024

"The reality of safe supply in B.C." A MOment on This is VANCOLOUR Thursdays at 9pm on CHEK News

This is VANCOLOUR host Mo Amir sits down with Vancouver Chinatown Foundation's Carol Lee to discuss how a new, innovative social housing project in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside will set the standard for social housing throughout British Columbia. The project is 58 West Hastings St (also known as Bob & Michael's Place). Recorded: March 11, 2024

This is VANCOLOUR host Mo Amir sits down with Lance from The Serfs (the largest Canadian political show on Twitch) to discuss the implications of "parental rights legislation" for LGBTQ youth in several provinces.  Recorded: March 11, 2024

"This political argument is a loser" A MOment on This is VANCOLOUR Thursdays at 9pm on CHEK News

This is VANCOLOUR host Mo Amir talks to WWE Superstar (and Victoria, B.C.'s own) Chelsea Green about how she got her job back at the world's largest professional wrestling promotion. Plus, Chelsea weighs in on who would win in a steel cage: B.C. Premier David Eby vs. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis? Recorded: February 27, 2024

This is VANCOLOUR host Mo Amir sits down with disqualified BC NDP leadership candidate Anjali Appadurai to discuss B.C. protests advocating for a ceasefire in the Israel-Gaza conflict. Recorded: February 27, 2024

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; online at sonicradio.ca).

JJ McCullough is a Canadian political commentator and a YouTube content creator with nearly a million subscribers.

This is VANCOLOUR host Mo Amir sits down with Conservative Party of British Columbia leader John Rustad to discuss what his party represents and his assessment of B.C.'s most recent budget.

Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) Medical Health Officer Dr. Michael Schwandt discusses British Columbia's recent restrictions on nicotine pouches (like ZYN). Plus, Dr. Schwandt explains the benefits and harms of these trendy nicotine products, popularized by social media influencers including Tucker Carlson. Recorded: February 19, 2024

Comedian Dino Archie ("Toxic But Safe") discusses how the practice of diversity (including "diversity hires") may be defeating its purpose. Recorded: February 19, 2024

"How to win friends and influence politics" A MOment on This is VANCOLOUR Thursdays at 9pm on CHEK News

Lethal Exports with Kim Bolan This is VANCOLOUR host Mo Amir and legendary crime reporter Kim Bolan (The Vancouver Sun) discuss how rival B.C. gangs work cooperatively at the centre of a global drug trade which involves exploiting unpoliced shipping ports in Metro Vancouver.

CBC and Netflix star Jennifer Robertson! This is VANCOLOUR host Mo Amir and Canadian actress Jennifer Robertson (CBC's Schitt's Creek, Netflix's Ginny & Georgia) discuss Seth Rogen's hand-sculpted bong, the Grouse Grind, parenting child actors, The Great Canadian Pottery Throw Down and a Schitt's Creek movie!

Can you do that in public? This is VANCOLOUR host Mo Amir sits down with journalist Dustin Godfrey in a fact-based discussion on B.C.'s drug decriminalization pilot project: Can illicit drugs legally be consumed on playgrounds? Plus, BC Civil Liberties Association President Karen Mirsky explains when and how the democratically protected right of protest becomes "unlawful". Lastly, Kyla Lee discuss...

Why does this keep happening? This is VANCOLOUR host Mo Amir asks British Columbia's Minister of Transportation Rob Fleming why commercial trucks keep colliding with highway overpasses throughout the province. Plus Vancouver City Councillor Christine Boyle explains why the city keeps displacing its homeless population without more permanent solutions. Lastly, since 2007, sixteen human feet have wa...

Cellphones, Cops, and Portable Classrooms in B.C. Schools This is VANCOLOUR host Mo Amir and media literacy expert Jesse Miller explore whether British Columbia should ban cellphones in public school classrooms. Plus, award-winning author Harrison Mooney ("Invisible Boy") discusses why he was horrified that his daughter's school would be welcoming back a police presence. And what's an episode abou...

Is immigration serving Canadian needs? This is VANCOLOUR host Mo Amir and the outspoken Mayor of Port Coquitlam discuss immigration and Canada's underinvestments in public education, healthcare, and housing. Plus, the President of the Independent Contractors and Businesses Association (ICBA) Chris Gardner explains the depth of Canada's labour shortage in the trades and construction industry. Plus,...

Simran Singh is a senior staff writer for The Daily Hive.

Dino Archie is a standup comic based in Vancouver, by way of Fresno, California.

"Vancouver's #IGMFY Swagger" A MOment on This is VANCOLOUR Thursdays at 9pm on CHEK News

JJ McCullough is a Canadian political commentator and a YouTube content creator with nearly a million subscribers.

Tamara Taggart is a B.C. broadcasting legend and the President of Down Syndrome BC. Kyla Lee is a high-profile criminal defense lawyer representing Acumen Law, who wrote her first children's book "Sit Still Jackson" this year.