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
Apr 23, 2020 • 9min
Colourful Calls: Ginny Hogan
Mo calls Ginny Hogan to discuss being single and living alone during the COVID19 crisis. Ginny Hogan has been featured in The New Yorker, The Guardian, The New York Times, Cosmopolitan, and Comedy Central. Her book, Toxic Femininity in the Workplace, is out now.
Apr 21, 2020 • 12min
Colourful Calls: Amir Ali
Mo calls Amir Ali, producer of The Lynda Steele Show, to wish him a happy birthday!
Apr 20, 2020 • 1h 8min
#72 - Ed the Sock (FU_Politics)
Ed the Sock is one of the greatest entertainers in Canada, described as a Canadian institution since 1987 by the Georgia Straight. A staple of MuchMusic programming through the 1990s and 2000s as a VJ and an interviewer, Ed is known for his colourful appearance, gruff voice, and biting social critique. His show, Ed’s Night Party ran for 14 seasons on CITY-TV. He is also the creative force behind the FU_Politics podcast, as part of the FU Network.
Apr 20, 2020 • 13min
Colourful Calls: Mayor Brad West
Mo calls popular This is VANCOLOUR guest, Port Coquitlam Mayor Brad West.
Apr 17, 2020 • 14min
Colourful Calls: Tamara Taggart (TELUS Talks)
Mo calls Tamara Taggart to chat about the lack of attention given to the disabled community and caregivers during the pandemic, in addition to Tamara’s chat with Provincial Health Officer, Dr. Bonnie Henry.
Apr 16, 2020 • 11min
Colourful Calls: Kyla Lee
Mo calls Kyla Lee to ask her about her COVID19 (coronavirus) infection.
Apr 14, 2020 • 13min
Colourful Calls: Farhan Mohamed (Daily Hive Vancouver)
Mo calls Farhan Mohamed to find out how the COVID19 crisis is directly affecting him and his family.
Apr 13, 2020 • 51min
#71 - Andrew Wilkinson
Andrew Wilkinson is the Member of the Legislative Assembly in British Columbia representing Vancouver-Quilchena. He is the leader of the BC Liberal Party and currently serves as the leader of the Official Opposition in the BC Legislature.
Apr 12, 2020 • 13min
Colourful Calls: Fiona Forbes
Mo calls Fiona Forbes on Easter Sunday to ask her why Twitter trolls are calling her a fascist.
Mar 25, 2020 • 1h 6min
#70 - Dr. Mark Tyndall (UBC's School of Population and Public Health)
***This episode was recorded on March 6, 2020.Dr. Mark Tyndall is a professor at the University of British Columbia’s School of Population and Public Health. He led the launch of the MySafe Project, the first biometric opioid dispensing machine in the world, as the latest harm reduction strategy in the ongoing opioids poisoning crisis. A perennial entry on Vancouver Magazine’s Power 50 List (#6 in 2019; #7 in 2017), he is former Executive Medical Director of the BC Centre of Disease Control (BCCDC). He was first featured on This is VANCOLOUR in Episode 17.
