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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

B.C. health-care delays cause higher mortality rates and higher costs (Dr. Robert Carruthers)

8 mins; February 15, 2025

Metro Vancouver's dirty big secret explained (Catherine Pope)

8 mins; February 14, 2025

Is David Eby our 'Captain Canada'? (J.J. McCullough)

5 mins; February 14, 2025

bbno$ (pronounced: Baby No Money)

14 mins; February 07, 2025

Celebrity "meet-cutes" in Vancouver (Fiona Forbes)

6 mins; February 07, 2025

Rachel Gilmore: Is TikTok at risk of being banned in Canada?

9 mins; January 31, 2025

What did we learn from Florence Girard's homicide? (Tamara Taggart)

9 mins; January 31, 2025

Ken Sim's homelessness plan "makes no sense"

2 mins; January 30, 2025

Are B.C.'s world-famous, mythical monsters friendly? (BC Bob/Bob Kronbauer)

6 mins; January 27, 2025

Is Vancouver doomed to be an unfriendly, lonely city? (Kimberley Brownlee)

7 mins; January 24, 2025

Why do 80% of people fail their New Year's goal by the end of January? Mandy Gill explains!

8 mins; January 24, 2025

What did Trump expose about Canadian patriotism? (Mario Canseco)

4 mins; January 20, 2025

Turn your Blue Monday into a Blue FUN-day! (Fiona Forbes)

8 mins; January 17, 2025

Can B.C. learn anything new from the California wildfires? (John Vaillant)

10 mins; January 17, 2025

What does B.C.'s home-flipping tax accomplish? (Keaton Bessey)

7 mins; January 13, 2025

Here's what B.C. will pay more for in 2025 (Amir Ali / Daily Hive)

7 mins; January 10, 2025

Will we see a different B.C. Premier David Eby? (Geoff Meggs)

47 mins; January 10, 2025

Stay off Santa's Naughty List (legally) this Christmas! (Kyla Lee)

5 mins; December 21, 2024

Ssonia Ong (Ong Squad) explains how to host a large Christmas dinner!

8 mins; December 20, 2024

Are these family-friendly holiday activities actually friendly to families? (Charis Hogg & Jeremy Baker)

8 mins; December 20, 2024

What does Trump's trolling of Canada mean? (J.J. McCullough)

7 mins; December 13, 2024

Is "cancel culture"... cancelled? (Angelo Isidorou, Conservative Party of BC)

10 mins; December 13, 2024

This is Sajjan trying... to raise food bank awareness

2 mins; December 12, 2024

What is a vibecession? Are we in one? (Mark Ting)

8 mins; December 09, 2024

Will Canadians go YOLO with their Christmas shopping? (Dawn Chubai)

7 mins; December 06, 2024

Taylor Swift's impact on Vancouver (Fiona Forbes)

7 mins; December 06, 2024

Should gender-based violence be recognized as an epidemic? (Katrina Chen)

7 mins; December 02, 2024

The legalities of "Are we dating the same guy?" Facebook pages (Kyla Lee)

5 mins; November 29, 2024

Is menopause a "silent epidemic"? (Aeryon Ashlie)

9 mins; November 29, 2024

Don Taylor speaks on his childhood friendship with John Horgan

7 mins; November 22, 2024

Is China interfering in B.C. politics? (Sam Cooper, The Bureau)

11 mins; November 22, 2024

John Rustad was right, but don't bug out!

2 mins; November 21, 2024

Bowinn Ma on "baby poop" and the progress of a parent-friendly B.C. Legislature

7 mins; November 18, 2024

Tamara Taggart on how teenagers consume political news in a digital age

6 mins; November 15, 2024

Lynda Steele returns to CHEK to discuss how political discourse got so toxic

9 mins; November 15, 2024

What is the value of diversity? (Christopher Cheung)

8 mins; November 12, 2024

Is multiculturalism faltering in Canada? (Rumneek Johal)

6 mins; November 08, 2024

#246 - Dino Archie

30 mins; November 07, 2024

Did Elon Musk ruin Twitter/X? (Stephen Quinn)

9 mins; November 04, 2024

Kendall Gender (Canada's Drag Race) shares her advice for Halloween costumes

5 mins; November 01, 2024

Andrew Garfield insulted Canada! Fiona Forbes claps back!

7 mins; November 01, 2024

#245 - Glen Clark

22 mins; October 25, 2024

BONUS: BC Political Panel with Brad West, Kareem Allam, and Angelo Isidorou

71 hours 34 mins; October 22, 2024

#244 - Lance of The Serfs / Jen St. Denis (The Tyee)

22 mins; October 18, 2024

#243 - Carole Taylor / John Coupar / Kyla Lee

22 mins; October 11, 2024

#242 - Claudine Storness-Bliss / Andy Yan / Alex Shiff

23 mins; October 04, 2024

#241 - Ravi Kahlon / Dr. Perry Kendall

22 mins; September 27, 2024

#240 - Kareem Allam / Jeremy Valeriote / Kyla Lee

22 mins; September 20, 2024

#239 - Guy Felicella / Karin Kirkpatrick

23 mins; September 13, 2024

#238 - Mario Canseco / Michelle Cyca / J.J. McCullough

22 mins; September 06, 2024

#237 - Tamara Taggart / Shushma Datt

22 mins; July 05, 2024

BONUS: BC Political Panel with Angelo Isidorou and Kareem Allam

64 hours 36 mins; July 02, 2024

#236 - Annie Ohana / Wade Grant

21 mins; June 28, 2024

They have no solutions and they don't care (A defense of equity)

2 mins; June 27, 2024

#235 - Premier David Eby (BC NDP)

23 mins; June 21, 2024

#234 - Stu McNish / Bridgitte Anderson

22 mins; June 14, 2024

Is Canada Broken?

2 mins; June 14, 2024

#233 - John Rustad (Conservative Party of Canada)

23 mins; June 07, 2024

CHEK's Tchadas Leo shares his story and sacrifice

6 mins; June 03, 2024

Can this world champion magician read your mind? (Shawn Farquhar)

6 mins; June 01, 2024

Why are British Columbians leaving the province? (Steve Saretsky)

8 mins; May 31, 2024

#232 - Frances Haugen / Amanda Wawryk / Dino Archie

23 mins; May 24, 2024

#231 - Eric Wickham / Liz McDowell / J.J. McCullough

21 mins; May 17, 2024

Avi Lewis: The risks of the Trans Mountain Pipeline

9 mins; May 13, 2024

Ziya Tong: Microplastics are polluting your body - and they're everywhere!

9 mins; May 10, 2024

Kyla Lee: Are more stoners getting behind the wheel?

4 mins; May 10, 2024

#230 - Adam Zivo (National Post)

22 mins; May 03, 2024

What now, Premier Eby?

2 mins; May 02, 2024

BC Ferries "sucks" at accommodating pets! (Claire Fenton and Kyla Lee)

9 mins; April 29, 2024

#229 - Rachel Gilmore

42 mins; April 26, 2024

Criticism isn't harassment

2 mins; April 25, 2024

Is B.C.'s carbon tax more expensive than the federal carbon tax? (Dr. Kathryn Harrison)

8 mins; April 22, 2024

Burnaby's Vigilante Garbage Man: Martin Kendell (Clean Up Burnaby)

4 mins; April 20, 2024

B.C. startup Edison Motors' Chace Barber is being courted by American governors!

9 mins; April 19, 2024

Comedian Julie Kim's childhood above a convenience store

9 mins; April 12, 2024

#228 - Adam Copeland (AEW)

23 mins; April 11, 2024

Hypothetically, is this a government grant grift?

2 mins; April 11, 2024

Hypothetically, is this a government grant grift?

2 mins; April 10, 2024

Canada's economy is in a productivity crisis! (Dr. Roslyn Kunin)

6 mins; April 08, 2024

Ivan Decker complains about the carbon tax, traffic, and more!

8 mins; April 06, 2024

What's a piescraper? The inventor explains! (Jessica Leigh Clark-Bojin)

7 mins; April 05, 2024

#227 - Tania Tomaszewska / Dana Larsen / JJ McCullough

22 mins; March 29, 2024

#226 - Garth Mullins & Jen St. Denis

16 mins; March 22, 2024

The reality of safe supply in B.C.

2 mins; March 21, 2024

58 West Hastings will set a new standard for social housing in B.C. (Carol Lee)

8 mins; March 18, 2024

"Parental rights" legislation explained by Lance (The Serfs)

10 mins; March 15, 2024

This political argument is a loser

2 mins; March 14, 2024

WWE's Chelsea Green defends B.C.'s honour!

8 mins; March 10, 2024

Are protests calling for an Israel-Gaza ceasefire "antisemitic"? (Anjali Appadurai)

9 mins; March 08, 2024

Angela Valiant celebrates VANCOLOUR's 100th show on CHEK!

4 mins; March 07, 2024

The Crunch with JJ McCullough: Is B.C. a "conservative" province?

7 mins; March 03, 2024

#225 - John Rustad (Conservative Party of B.C.)

15 mins; March 01, 2024

Are nicotine pouches, like ZYN, actually good for you? (Dr. Michael Schwandt)

10 mins; February 26, 2024

The Low Road Report with Dino Archie: Are "diversity" initiatives missing the point?

7 mins; February 23, 2024

How to win friends and influence politics

2 mins; February 22, 2024

#224 - Kim Bolan (The Vancouver Sun)

23 mins; February 15, 2024

#223 - Jennifer Robertson (Schitt's Creek)

23 mins; February 09, 2024

#222 - Karen Mirsky / Dustin Godfrey / Kyla Lee

22 mins; February 02, 2024

#221 - Minister Rob Fleming / City Councillor Christine Boyle / Dr. Gail Anderson

22 mins; January 26, 2024

#220 - Jesse Miller / Harrison Mooney

21 mins; January 18, 2024

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