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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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Jan 9, 2019 • 1h 18min
#27 - Andrew Willis (Andyland Radio)
Andrew Willis is the host of the indie-pop/indie-rock/talk radio show, "Andyland Radio", on CiTR 101.9FM. He also hosts "Andy After Dark", a podcast of personal journals.

Dec 19, 2018 • 1h 23min
#26 - Dino Archie
Dino Archie is local stand-up comedian by the way of Fresno, California. He’s a winner of the International Seattle Comedy Competition and a winner of the Just For Laughs NorthWest "Best Crowd Work" award. He has two killer comedy albums: "Choosey Lover" and "Settling Old Scores". Both are available on iTunes and Spotify.He appeared on Adam Devine's House Party on Comedy Central and made his network television debut on Jimmy Kimmel Live.

Dec 12, 2018 • 1h 4min
#25 - James Kelly (Peak House)
James Kelly is the Executive Director of Peak House, a residential drug and alcohol treatment facility, informed by social justice approaches towards therapy and counselling, for British Columbian youth, the first of its kind in Western Canada. Peak House is operated by the Pacific Youth and Family Services Society and funded by Vancouver Coastal Health. BC Housing owns the physical building where the program is run.2018 marks Peak House’s thirty-year anniversary of helping young people - between the ages of 13 and 18 years old - with a voluntary, live-in ten-week program where they can attend therapy and also partake in activities to develop life skills and establish healthy relationships.

Dec 5, 2018 • 1h 40min
#24 - Charles Demers
Charlie Demers (Charles Demers) is an ultra-talented and homegrown comedian, political activist, playwright, voice actor, podcaster, and author of several books. His newest novel “Property Values” was released in 2018 to critical acclaim. He often appears on CBC’s The Debaters. He also voices Walter Walrus on the Netflix Original Series, “Beat Bugs”. He's fresh off his appearance on Marc Maron's WTF Podcast.

Nov 28, 2018 • 1h 21min
#23 - Bob Kronbauer (Vancouver Is Awesome)
Bob Kronbauer is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of the online publication, Vancouver Is Awesome. He is also an author and the host of a web-series (BC Was Awesome) and podcast (Vancouver Is Awesome). He has sat on many panels and committees, including those for the Vancouver Aquarium, Celebration of Light, and the Pacific Salmon Foundation.

Nov 21, 2018 • 1h 3min
#22 - Carrie Walder (Walder Wellness)
Carrie Walder, MS, RD (Walder Wellness) is a Registered Dietitian (RD) in both Canada and the United States. Her popular Instagram account (@walderwellness) is dedicated to showing how simple ingredients used in creative ways can make healthy eating both accessible and delicious.

Nov 14, 2018 • 1h 28min
#21 - Karen Khunkhun (CFOX / Jeff O'Neil Show)
Karen K is an iconic Vancouver media personality. She's a TV and radio host whose career spans CTV News, City TV, and, of course, the WORLD FAMOUS FOX 99.3 where you can catch her weekday and Saturday mornings as the much-needed feminine grounding of the long-running Jeff O'Neil Show.

Nov 7, 2018 • 1h 22min
#20 - Katie-Ellen Humphries
Katie-Ellen Humphries is a nationally-touring stand-up comedian, writer, and performer.She is a frequent contributor to CBC's "The Debaters". She is one of the creators of The Lady Show, a regular variety show in Vancouver performed by a troupe of comedic lady talents.She is also a three-time Canadian National Open Water 5k Swim Champion.

Oct 31, 2018 • 54min
#19 - GIRLS VS. THE CITY (Brynn Peebles & Brianna Wiens / Girl On Girl Humor)
Brynn Peebles and Brianna Wiens (collectively known as Girl On Girl Humor) are the creators of “Girls vs. The City”, an award-winning web series now available on Telus Optik TV and YouTube.

Oct 24, 2018 • 1h 35min
#18 - Election Recap (Graham Cook / Ian Bushfield of The Cambie Report & PolitiCoast)
This is VANCOLOUR recaps all the drama of the 2018 Vancouver Civic Election with two superstar guests: Ian Bushfield and Graham Cook. Ian Bushfield is a local podcaster. He is one-third of the Cambie Report and one-half of PolitiCoast. Graham Cook is a project manager in Vancouver's tech industry and ran for Vancouver City Council as an independent candidate.