This is VANCOLOUR
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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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Nov 28, 2022 • 1h
OVERTIME: Dino Archie
Dino Archie is a standup comic based in Vancouver, by way of Fresno, California. He has been featured on Jimmy Kimmel Live and CBC's Comedy Night with Rick Mercer. Be sure to check out The Vancity Comedy Extravaganza on Saturday, January 21st at the Vogue Theatre in Vancouver. Tickets available at www.dinoarchie.com Dino has previously been featured on This is VANCOLOUR Episode #132, #81, and #26.
Nov 25, 2022 • 25min
#183 - Sasha Mark / Dino Archie / Kyla's Court
Let's talk about controversy in standup comedy: intent vs. impact, the use of tropes, the limitations on freedom of expression in Canada.Sasha Mark is a Cree-Metis standup comic based in Vancouver, by the way of Winnipeg. He is a regular panelist on APTN and is featured on YVR Funny, a docu-series now streaming on Telus Optik TV on Demand.Dino Archie is a Black standup comic based in Vancouver, by way of Fresno, California. Be sure to check out The Vancity Comedy Extravaganza on Saturday, January 21st at the Vogue Theatre in Vancouver. Tickets available at www.dinoarchie.com Kyla's Court features prominent criminal defense lawyer - and VANCOLOUR fan-favourite - Kyla Lee (Acumen Law Corporation) providing a legal perspective on issues that need clarity.
Nov 21, 2022 • 45min
#182 - Denai Johnson (102.7 NOW! Radio Vancouver)
Denai Johnson is a B.C. media personality, currently serving as a host on 102.7 NOW! Radio Vancouver weekdays from 2-7pm.
Nov 18, 2022 • 36min
#181 - Harrison Mooney ("Invisible Boy")
Harrison Mooney is a writer and journalist whose memoir “Invisible Boy” was released this year to critical acclaim. His writing has also appeared in The Vancouver Sun, The National Post, Maclean’s, and The Guardian.
Nov 18, 2022 • 2min
Audit the VPD!
“Audit the VPD!”A MOment on This is VANCOLOUR Thursdays at 9pm on CHEK News
Nov 14, 2022 • 1h 3min
#180 - Sonia Furstenau (BC Green Party)
Sonia Furstenau is the leader of the BC Green Party and the B.C. Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Cowichan Valley. Sonia has previously appeared on This is VANCOLOUR on Episodes #150, #123 and #95.
Nov 7, 2022 • 4min
Kyla's Court: You can't sue political parties!
Kyla's Court features prominent criminal defense lawyer - and VANCOLOUR fan-favourite - Kyla Lee (Acumen Law Corporation) providing a legal perspective on issues that need clarity.
Nov 4, 2022 • 52min
#179 - Anjali Appadurai
Anjali Appadurai is a climate campaigner. She was disqualified by the BC NDP to run in the party's 2022 leadership race to replace BC Premier John Horgan.
Oct 31, 2022 • 9min
How Haunted is Vancouver? (Lydia Williams of Ghostly Vancouver Tours)
Ghost host Lydia Williams (Ghostly Tours Vancouver) explains how the City of Vancouver is so haunted.
Oct 28, 2022 • 53min
#178 - Stephanie Allen (Hogan's Alley Society)
Stephanie Allen is a co-founder and board member of Hogan’s Alley Society.She is a housing development specialist working in the private, public, and non-profit sectors. She was the recipient of the 2021 BC Multiculturalism and Anti-Racism Award, and for the past four years, she has been listed in Vancouver Magazine’s Power 50 List.
