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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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May 20, 2020 • 1h 11min
#76 - Jesse Miller (Mediated Reality)
Jesse Miller is a national speaker and educator on the subject of social media. He delivers presentations for school districts across Canada and professional development training sessions to a diversity of corporate and non-profit groups. He also provides private consultation for social media strategies with regard to risk assessment and internal communication. He has been regularly featured on CKNW 980AM and has been a speaker at Tedx West Vancouver. You can also listen to Jesse Miller on Episode #55 of This is VANCOLOUR.

May 18, 2020 • 15min
Colourful Calls: BC Attorney General David Eby
Mo calls BC Attorney General David Eby to talk about yoga, patio season in Vancouver during the COVID-19 crisis, liquor discounts for restaurants, booze and cannabis delivery, and the Cullen Commission. Also, check out David Eby’s This is VANCOLOUR episode (#56) from November 2019.

May 14, 2020 • 12min
Colourful Calls: Ashley Burr (CityNews Vancouver)
Mo calls Ashley Burr, video journalist with CityNews Vancouver and Breakfast Television Vancouver, to discuss dating now that social distancing restrictions are being lifted.

May 13, 2020 • 17min
Colourful Calls: Justin McElroy (CBC Vancouver)
Mo calls Justin McElroy of CBC Vancouver to discuss how British Columbia has been so (relatively) success in combatting COVID-19 outbreaks, the “Jedi mind trick” to get British Columbians to opt into social distancing guidelines, and how to interpret the new social distancing guidelines ahead of the May long weekend.

May 11, 2020 • 1h 11min
#75 - Nora Loreto (Sandy and Nora Talk Politics)
Nora Loreto is a writer, musician, and activist based in Quebec City. She is the author of the book, “From Demonized to Unionized: Building the New Union Movement” and the co-host of the podcast “Sandy and Nora Talk Politics” alongside Sandy Hudson.

May 11, 2020 • 13min
Colourful Calls: Dr. Joti Samra
Mo calls Dr. Joti Samra, Clinic Founder of Dr. Joti Samra, R.Psych. & Associates and the CEO & Founder of MyWorkplaceHealth.com to discuss recurring dreams (nightmares) about high school.

May 7, 2020 • 16min
Colourful Calls: Joanna Chiu (Toronto Star)
Mo calls Joanna Chiu to talk about COVID-19 dreams. Joanna Chiu is a Vancouver-based journalist covering both Canada-China relations and current affairs on the West Coast for the Toronto Star.

May 5, 2020 • 29min
Colourful Calls: Terry Glavin
Mo calls Terry Glavin (National Post / Maclean's / Ottawa Citizen) to discuss Canada's relationship with China.

May 4, 2020 • 51min
#74 - Ian Young (South China Morning Post)
Ian Young is an award-winning journalist known for his excellence in investigative reporting and human rights reporting. He is the South China Morning Post’s Vancouver correspondent.

Apr 29, 2020 • 19min
Colourful Calls: Arshy Mann (CANADALAND - COMMONS)
Mo calls CANADALAND’s Arshy Mann to discuss the emergency season of the COMMONS podcast covering the biggest disaster in Canada during the COVID19 pandemic: long-term care facilities.