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
May 17, 2024 • 22min
#231 - Eric Wickham / Liz McDowell / J.J. McCullough
Loblaw & Lululemon; Boycotts & GreenwashingThis is VANCOLOUR host Mo Amir chats with The Hoser's Eric Wickham to understand why some Canadians are specifically boycotting Loblaw Companies Ltd in May and whether or not the boycott is effective. Plus, as Canada's Competition Bureau launches an investigation into Lululemon, Stand.earth's Liz McDowell explains how the Vancouver-based apparel company has been "greenwashing" its consumers. And, lastly, is consumerism evil? J.J. McCullough defends consumerism!Recorded: May 13, 2024
May 13, 2024 • 10min
Avi Lewis: The risks of the Trans Mountain Pipeline
This is VANCOLOUR host Mo Amir chats with former MuchMusic host and current UBC Geography professor Avi Lewis about the environmental risks of the newly completed Trans Mountain Pipeline.Recorded: May 6, 2024
May 10, 2024 • 9min
Ziya Tong: Microplastics are polluting your body - and they're everywhere!
This is VANCOLOUR host Mo Amir asks former Daily Planet host Ziya Tong (co-director, "Plastic People") explains how microplastics are polluting everything in the environment, including our bodies. "Plastic People: The Hidden Crisis of Microplastics" makes it Canadian screening premiere at the DOXA Film Festival. Recorded: May 6, 2024
May 10, 2024 • 5min
Kyla Lee: Are more stoners getting behind the wheel?
This is VANCOLOUR host Mo Amir asks Kyla Lee about whether or not cannabis legalization increased impaired driving in Canada. Also, is CBD safe to take before operating a motor vehicle?Recorded: May 6, 2024
May 3, 2024 • 23min
#230 - Adam Zivo (National Post)
This is VANCOLOUR host Mo Amir talks to National Post columnist Adam Zivo about British Columbia's toxic drug supply crisis which has killed over 14,000 people in B.C. over eight years: What is safe supply diversion and why does it matter? Has B.C.'s drug decriminalization project already failed?Recorded: April 29, 2024
May 3, 2024 • 2min
What now, Premier Eby?
This is VANCOLOUR host Mo Amir directs a simple question to Premier David Eby after the Government of British Columbia announced plans to ban illicit drug use in public spaces: What now?Recorded: April 29, 2024
Apr 29, 2024 • 9min
BC Ferries "sucks" at accommodating pets! (Claire Fenton and Kyla Lee)
This is VANCOLOUR host Mo Amir talks to Daily Hive's Claire Fenton and Acumen Law's Kyla Lee about why pet owners say that travelling with their furry friends on BC Ferries "sucks". Recorded: April 22, 2024
Apr 26, 2024 • 42min
#229 - Rachel Gilmore
This is VANCOLOUR host Mo Amir talks to award-winning investigative journalist Rachel Gilmore, in order to understand how disinformation is a global threat from which Canada is not immune.Recorded: April 22, 2024
Apr 26, 2024 • 3min
Criticism isn't harassment
This is VANCOLOUR host Mo Amir differentiates criticism (fair or unfair) from harassment.Recorded: April 22, 2024
Apr 22, 2024 • 9min
Is B.C.'s carbon tax more expensive than the federal carbon tax? (Dr. Kathryn Harrison)
Do British Columbians pay more of a carbon tax than Canadians who pay the federal carbon tax? This is VANCOLOUR host Mo Amir chats with Dr. Kathryn Harrison (UBC) to unpack the carbon tax and whether or not it actually reduces greenhouse gas emissions.Recorded: April 15, 2024
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