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
Oct 20, 2023 • 3min
Canada's Toxic Trait
"Canada's Toxic Trait"A MOment on This is VANCOLOUR Thursdays at 9pm on CHEK News
Oct 16, 2023 • 8min
Kat Jayme & Asia Youngman: Revisiting the 2011 Stanley Cup Riots in Vancouver
Kat Jayme and Asia Youngman are the directors of the EPSN 30/30 film, "I'm Just Here for the Riot" which recently premiered at the Vancouver International Film Festival.
Oct 13, 2023 • 15min
Benjamin Perrin: Drug decriminalization and Canada's (failing) criminal justice system
Benjamin Perrin is the former Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s criminal justice advisor and a UBC law professor. His much anticipated book, “Indictment: The Criminal Justice System on Trial” is available now at your local bookstore.
Oct 6, 2023 • 21min
#212 - Sarah Berman / Dino Archie / Kyla's Court with Kyla Lee
How do we define a "scam"?Is AirBNB a scam?Is ICBC a scam?Sarah Berman is an investigative journalist, the author of "Don't Call it a Cult" and the producer of the CBC podcast "Pressure Cooker".Dino Archie is a standup comic based in Vancouver, by way of Fresno, California.Kyla Lee is a high-profile criminal defense lawyer representing Acumen Law, who just wrote her first children's book "Sit Still Jackson".
Oct 2, 2023 • 9min
Mario Canseco: Is BC Premier David Eby popular?
Mario Canseco is the President of Research Co., a public opinion research firm based in Vancouver.
Sep 29, 2023 • 10min
MLA Bruce Banman: Are the BC Conservatives "fringe" or a "political awakening"?
Bruce Banman is the current MLA for Abbotsford South, as elected in 2020. Earlier this year, he crossed the floor from the BC Liberals/BC United to BC Conservative Party, which gave the BC Conservatives official party status in the BC Legislature.He also served as the Mayor of Abbotsford from 2011-2014.
Sep 29, 2023 • 3min
Dear Canada, please pay attention to B.C.
"Dear Canada, please pay attention to B.C."A MOment on This is VANCOLOUR Thursdays at 9pm on CHEK News
Sep 22, 2023 • 22min
#211 - Sean Orr / Papa & Christine Boyle / Alex Hemingway
Sean Orr is a former Vancouver City Council Candidate and a writer for Scout Magazine.Christine Boyle is a Vancouver City Councillor since 2018, representing OneCity Vancouver.Papa is a TikTok creator (@meltyheadpats).Alex Hemingway is a Senior Economist and Public Finance Policy Analyst for the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives.
Sep 18, 2023 • 8min
Tea Time with Tamara Taggart: Is Karen a slur?
Tea Time with TamaraThis is VANCOLOURThursdays at 9pmCHEK NewsTamara 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.
Sep 18, 2023 • 6min
"Politician Guys" by Angela Valiant (Sonic Radio)
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)
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