
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

May 26, 2023 • 9min
Tea Time with Tamara Taggart: Has cancer care failed in B.C.?
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.

May 19, 2023 • 22min
#203 - Niki Sharma (BC NDP) / Kyla's Court with Kyla Lee
Niki Sharma is British Columbia's Attorney General and Minister of Justice. Representing the BC NDP, she is the MLA for Vancouver-Hastings as elected in 2020.Kyla's Court features influential criminal defense lawyer - and VANCOLOUR fan-favourite - Kyla Lee (Acumen Law Corporation) providing a legal perspective on issues that need clarity.

May 19, 2023 • 2min
Vancouver Police Got Away with Murder
"Vancouver Police Got Away with Murder"A MOment on This is VANCOLOUR Thursdays at 9pm on CHEK News

May 12, 2023 • 23min
#202 - Rebeka Breder / Dr. Eugene Gorodetsky / Pong the Tortoise
Rebeka Breder is the founding lawyer of Breder Law, Western Canada's first exclusive animal law firm.Dr. Eugene Gorodetsky is a travelling B.C. veterinarian who has performed thousands of endoscopies on animals who - mistakenly or not - have swallowed something they definitely should not have.Pong the Tortoise is a fifteen-year old African Spurred Tortoise often spotted in the Mount Pleasant neighbourhood of Vancouver. He is joined by his tortoise dad, Simon Damborg of Raincity Athletics.

May 5, 2023 • 23min
#201 - Ange Chew / Jules Sherred / Ben Reddy
Ange Chew is the Executive Director of Discover Surrey, which created the Surrey Spice Trail – a guide and map for the diverse culinary flavours of Surrey, B.C.Jules Sherred is an outspoken advocate for disability and trans rights. A commercial food photographer, his new cooking book "Crip up the Kitchen" aims to make the kitchen an accessible and enjoyable place for people with disabilities.Ben Reddy is the Department Coordinator for the Cloverdale Community Kitchen, which also runs the Fraser Valley Regional Food Bank program.

May 1, 2023 • 10min
Dr. Leslie Ellis: Do you dream about being unprepared for a school exam?
This is VANCOLOUR host Mo Amir discusses the reasons behind his recurring (and common) nightmares with dream expert Dr. Leslie Ellis. Dr. Leslie Ellis runs an online dream school, mainly for therapists who want to acquire the skill of engaging with the dreams of their clients. She is author of A Clinician's Guide to Dream Therapy and is an expert in the treatment of trauma-related nightmares. She has a PhD in Clinical Psychology and is former adjunct faculty at Adler University. She was a therapist in private practice for more than 25 years and now devotes most of her time to writing and teaching about dreams.

Apr 28, 2023 • 12min
Sara Bynoe: How embarrassing is your high school poetry?
Teen Angst Night's Sara Bynoe encourages This is VANCOLOUR host Mo Amir to dig up his (very embarrassing) poetry from his high school years to read for all to enjoy.Sara Bynoe is an actor and writer based out of Vancouver, British Columbia. She is best known as the creator/host/producer of “Teen Angst Night”, the first-of-its-kind, alternative comedy show where brave adults have shared their embarrassing teenage poetry, diaries, songs, letters, and much more since 2000. The show garnered national attention, which also led to Sara performing at the Latitude Festival in the UK and the Bumbershoot Festival in the US.She is also the creator and producer of “Say Wha?! Readings of Deliciously Rotten Writing”.

Apr 24, 2023 • 9min
Dr. Sasha High: Ozempic is popular for the wrong reasons!
Dr. Sasha High is an Internist and Obesity Medicine Physician, who completed medical school and residency at the University of Toronto. She has additional training in nutrition, CBT, ACT and mindset coaching. Dr. High is the Founder of Best Weight and the High Metabolic Clinic, a multidisciplinary telemedicine weight management program for women across Canada. She is an international speaker, social media educator, and host of the High on Life podcast.

Apr 21, 2023 • 10min
Tea Time with Tamara Taggart: "This is eugenics"
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.

Apr 21, 2023 • 2min
Uhh... Homelessness is a Housing Issue
"Uhh... Homelessness is a Housing Issue"A MOment on This is VANCOLOUR Thursdays at 9pm on CHEK News