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
Latest episodes
Apr 8, 2024 • 6min
Canada's economy is in a productivity crisis! (Dr. Roslyn Kunin)
This is VANCOLOUR host Mo Amir chats with Order of Canada recipient and economist Dr. Roslyn Kunin to understand Canada's "low productivity" crisis.Recorded: April 1, 2024
Apr 6, 2024 • 8min
Ivan Decker complains about the carbon tax, traffic, and more!
This is VANCOLOUR host Mo Amir chats with Netflix comedian (and Juno Award winner) Ivan Decker about his grievances regarding traffic in Vancouver and the carbon tax. Catch Ivan's new comedy special, "Popcorn", for free on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsF_7e6rukY Recorded: April 1, 2024
Apr 5, 2024 • 8min
What's a piescraper? The inventor explains! (Jessica Leigh Clark-Bojin)
What's a piescraper? This is VANCOLOUR host Mo Amir asks its inventor, pie artist Jessica Leigh Clark-Bojin to explain, with a special plea to Vancouver actor Ryan Reynolds.Recorded: April 1, 2024
Mar 29, 2024 • 22min
#227 - Tania Tomaszewska / Dana Larsen / JJ McCullough
B.C. Wine, Magic Mushrooms, & Nanaimo BarsCan 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 reform advocate Dana Larsen gives a primer on magic mushrooms (psilocybin) and microdosing. Lastly, YouTuber J.J. McCullough is not a big fan of Nanaimo Bars.Recorded: March 25, 2024
Mar 22, 2024 • 16min
#226 - Garth Mullins & Jen St. Denis
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
Mar 21, 2024 • 2min
The reality of safe supply in B.C.
"The reality of safe supply in B.C."A MOment on This is VANCOLOUR Thursdays at 9pm on CHEK News
Mar 18, 2024 • 8min
58 West Hastings will set a new standard for social housing in B.C. (Carol Lee)
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
Mar 15, 2024 • 10min
"Parental rights" legislation explained by Lance (The Serfs)
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
Mar 15, 2024 • 2min
This political argument is a loser
"This political argument is a loser"A MOment on This is VANCOLOUR Thursdays at 9pm on CHEK News
Mar 10, 2024 • 8min
WWE's Chelsea Green defends B.C.'s honour!
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
