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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Oct 28, 2022 • 3min
Loblaw's "Price Freeze" is Business as Usual
“Loblaw's 'Price Freeze' is Business as Usual”A MOment on This is VANCOLOUR Thursdays at 9pm on CHEK News
Oct 21, 2022 • 23min
#177 - Ken Sim (ABC Vancouver) / Dan Fumano (Vancouver Sun)
Ken Sim is the Mayor-Elect for the City of Vancouver, as elected on October 15, 2022. Dan Fumano is a columnist and journalist for The Vancouver Sun and The Province newspapers.
Oct 14, 2022 • 23min
#176 - Sean Orr / Mario Canseco
Sean Orr is a Vancouver City Council candidate for VOTE Socialist. Mario Canseco is the President of Research Co., a public opinion research firm based in Vancouver, who previously appeared on This is VANCOLOUR Episode #78 and #136.
Oct 10, 2022 • 40min
#175 - Caroline Elliott (BC Liberal Party)
Caroline Elliott is the Vice President of the BC Liberal Party, which has proposed changing its party name to "BC United".
Oct 7, 2022 • 11min
B.C.'s Cancer Care System in Crisis (Andrea Woo)
Andrea Woo is a journalist for The Globe and Mail, covering public health and social justice.In 2022, she was named one of Vancouver's most powerful people as part of Vancouver Magazine's "Power 50" list.
Oct 7, 2022 • 1min
"Real Estate Fantasy" 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)
Sep 30, 2022 • 23min
#174 - Tamara Taggart / Stephanie Hughes (Financial Post)
Tamara 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. Stephanie Hughes is a reporter for the Financial Post.
Sep 26, 2022 • 55min
#173A - Sarah Berman (CBC True Crime: "Pressure Cooker")
Sarah Berman is an investigative journalist and the producer of the CBC True Crime Podcast, "Pressure Cooker".As the author of the bestselling book, "Don't Call it a Cult", Sarah previously appeared on This is VANCOLOUR on Episode #124.
Sep 23, 2022 • 24min
#173 - Rick Campanelli / Sarah Berman / Kyla Lee
Why do people do terrible things that they normally wouldn't do?Canadian media personality Rick Campanelli shares his Woodstock '99 experience and how the festival got so out of hand. Investigative journalist Sarah Berman discusses why a plot to bomb the B.C. Legislature is back in the news. And, prominent criminal defense lawyer Kyla Lee explains police entrapment!
Sep 16, 2022 • 1h
#172 - Glen Clark
Glen Clark is the President and Chief Operating Officer of the Jim Pattison Group. He is the 31st Premier of British Columbia (1996-1999). Recorded: September 12, 2022
