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The Mike Smyth Show

If you really want to know what is going on in British Columbia, you better be listening to The Mike Smyth Show (Monday to Friday: 9am – 12pm). As the only daily radio show broadcasting from B.C.’s Legislative Assembly in Victoria, Smyth’s access to our leaders and lawmakers is unparalleled as he fearlessly asks the tough questions and holds them to account. Always a step ahead, Mike Smyth’s two decades as a no-nonsense newspaper columnist gives him a distinct edge that guarantees the show is insightful, informative, and insurgent. From breaking news and developing stories to not letting y...

Are robots and AI coming to take your job?

35 mins; February 05, 2026

Is the Canadian economy in danger?

10 mins; February 05, 2026

Baldrey's Beat: PM Carney announcing new EV rebates

17 mins; February 05, 2026

Unpacking the latest Epstein files dump

45 mins; February 04, 2026

Baldrey's Beat: Keeping the Whitecaps in BC Place

17 mins; February 04, 2026

Unpacking the latest on the Surrey extortion crisis

17 mins; February 04, 2026

Could Vancouver LOSE the Whitecaps?

43 mins; February 03, 2026

Baldrey's Beat: Could we lose the Whitecaps?!

17 mins; February 03, 2026

Are separatists committing treason?

11 mins; February 03, 2026

Trump indicated HUNDREDS of times in latest Epstein file dump

10 mins; February 03, 2026

Taxpayers are being burned to a crisp

14 mins; February 02, 2026

Are the Liberals taking over the BC Conservatives?

38 mins; February 02, 2026

Baldrey's Beat: Politics! Politics! Politics!

17 mins; February 02, 2026

Should Alberta separatists actually be called treasonous?

30 mins; January 30, 2026

Las Vegas hotels are desperate to get Canadian visitors back

44 mins; January 29, 2026

Baldrey's Beat: Pierre Poilievre undergoing a leadership review

17 mins; January 29, 2026

One-on-one with former Alberta Premier Jason Kenny

12 mins; January 29, 2026

Gold prices soar past $5000/ounce for the first time ever

34 mins; January 28, 2026

Baldrey's Beat: Should Pattison bow out of their ICE warehouse deal?

16 mins; January 28, 2026

Is the Carney GST credit just political pandering?

41 mins; January 27, 2026

Broadway businesses struggling with road closures

9 mins; January 27, 2026

Baldrey's Beat: Jimmy Pattison selling a warehouse to ICE

17 mins; January 27, 2026

Would YOU buy a Chinese EV?

37 mins; January 26, 2026

Latest on Canada-US trade

11 mins; January 26, 2026

Baldrey's Beat: Trump calls PM Carney "Governor"

15 mins; January 26, 2026

Could the US actually INVADE Canada?

38 mins; January 23, 2026

Friday Face-off: Could we see a snap election in BC?

16 mins; January 23, 2026

Is the Alberta separatist movement gaining steam?

35 mins; January 22, 2026

Baldrey's Beat: Change or eliminate DRIPA?

15 mins; January 22, 2026

The logistical nightmare of discovering indigenous artifacts on your land

45 mins; January 21, 2026

Baldrey's Beat: Trump speaks at The World Economic Forum

16 mins; January 21, 2026

Unpacking Trump's speech at the World Economic Forum

12 mins; January 21, 2026

What impact will Chinese EVs have on the Canadian auto sector?

12 mins; January 21, 2026

What impact will Chinese EVs have on the Canadian auto sector?

34 mins; January 20, 2026

Baldrey's Beat: Highlights from the World Economic Forum

16 mins; January 20, 2026

College basketball cheating scandal rattles the NCAA

41 mins; January 19, 2026

Baldrey's Beat: The latest on the BC Conservative leadership race

16 mins; January 19, 2026

Will Trump move on Greenland?

10 mins; January 19, 2026

Would YOU buy a Chinese EV?

35 mins; January 16, 2026

Bill's Beat: Who's the latest to join the BC Conservative leadership race?

17 mins; January 16, 2026

Another extortion-related shooting in Surrey - Richmond surveillance - Plug pulled on decriminalization

39 mins; January 15, 2026

Baldrey's Beat: Possible teacher strike & Decriminalization fail

15 mins; January 15, 2026

Should Canada increase relations with the Chinese government?

11 mins; January 15, 2026

Which BC municipality is taking the most out of your wallet?

43 mins; January 14, 2026

Baldrey's Beat: Who are the front-runners of the BC Conservative leadership race?

16 mins; January 14, 2026

Does B.C. need a wealth tax?

13 mins; January 14, 2026

The latest on protests in Iran

11 mins; January 14, 2026

Broadway subway construction is DESTROYING local businesses

33 mins; January 13, 2026

Baldrey's Beat: PM Carney in Prince Rupert today

16 mins; January 13, 2026

The rise of medical tourism

10 mins; January 13, 2026

The latest on B.C.'s labour and unemployment

11 mins; January 13, 2026

Trump vs. The World

34 mins; January 12, 2026

Tackling rampant crime in Nanaimo and the rest of BC

13 mins; January 12, 2026

Friday Face-off: Trump vs. the world

17 mins; January 09, 2026

Trump's wild start to 2026

42 mins; January 09, 2026

Is it time to re-criminalize drugs in BC?

41 mins; January 08, 2026

Baldrey's Beat: BC Conservative leadership race is heating up

17 mins; January 08, 2026

London Drugs closing ANOTHER Vancouver location

15 mins; January 08, 2026

Chronic Wasting Disease spreading in wildlife populations

9 mins; January 08, 2026

Yuri Fulmer officially throws his hat in the BC Conservative leadership ring

14 mins; January 08, 2026

The future of the BC Conservative Party

42 mins; January 08, 2026

Baldrey's Beat: Making the case for building a pipeline in Northern BC

17 mins; January 07, 2026

Trump and Venezuela

13 mins; January 07, 2026

The latest updates on the US/Venezuela situation!

35 mins; January 06, 2026

Bill's Beat: Trump's takeover of Venezuela

16 mins; January 06, 2026

Could the Venezuela situation get even worse?

11 mins; January 06, 2026

Baldrey's Beat: Trump captures Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro

16 mins; January 05, 2026

Venezuela is being turned upside-down by Donald Trump

35 mins; January 05, 2026

US captures Venezuelan president

10 mins; January 05, 2026

Ipsos poll shows Canadians are coming into 2026 hopefully pessimistic

25 mins; January 02, 2026

If you think Alberta is bluffing about separation, think again!

38 mins; December 31, 2025

Bill's Beat: Looking ahead to politics in 2026

16 mins; December 31, 2025

Is our immigration system still a gold standard for the world?

44 mins; December 30, 2025

The biggest Canadian stories of the year!

47 mins; December 29, 2025

Bill's Beat: Canada giving additional $2.5 billion to Ukraine

16 mins; December 29, 2025

What are provinces doing with all the U.S. liquor they've pulled from the shelves?

22 mins; December 24, 2025

One-on-one with SANTA CLAUS

16 mins; December 24, 2025

How can we help those less fortunate tonight?

8 mins; December 24, 2025

For the things you don't get at Christmas, what are the things on Boxing Day that might be there for you?

5 mins; December 24, 2025

Everyone’s eaten, the food coma has begun to seep in, and suddenly you’re put in charge of what Christmas movie to put on for the family. Oh the choices, and oh, the responsibility!

8 mins; December 24, 2025

What are Canadian provinces doing with all the U.S. liquor they pulled off from the shelves?

6 mins; December 24, 2025

New survey finds many Canadians are looking for a new job in 2026

27 mins; December 23, 2025

Canada’s military needs more recruitment, housing

7 mins; December 23, 2025

Federal government, First Nations put forward reforms to child welfare system

7 mins; December 23, 2025

A third of Canadian professionals plan to look for a new job in 2026

8 mins; December 23, 2025

How does the absence of criminal code protection for vulnerable elderly people represent a significant gap in Bill C-16?

9 mins; December 23, 2025

Canadian legend Michael Bublé surprises the Greater Vancouver Food Bank!

25 mins; December 22, 2025

Michael Bublé surprises Greater Vancouver Food Bank clients with act of kindness

6 mins; December 22, 2025

Canadian parents face holiday spending stress and grandparents are stepping up

6 mins; December 22, 2025

Has Premier David Eby driven away BC's economic future?

25 mins; December 19, 2025

Who's going to become the next leader of the BC Conservatives?

41 mins; December 18, 2025

Baldrey's Beat: Will Darrell Jones run for BC Conservative leadership?

16 mins; December 18, 2025

Will Conservative MP Aaron Gunn make the big jump to provincial politics?

38 mins; December 17, 2025

Baldrey's Beat: OneBC is officially no longer a party

17 mins; December 17, 2025

World cup ticket prices are OUT OF CONTROL

39 mins; December 16, 2025

Baldrey's Beat: BC politics is heating up

17 mins; December 16, 2025

The latest on the Richmond land ruling

15 mins; December 16, 2025

Save-on Foods president considering run for BC conservative leadership

40 mins; December 15, 2025

Baldrey's Beat: Could Darrell Jones be the next leader of the BC Conservatives?

17 mins; December 15, 2025

Checking in on the Abbotsford flooding situation

10 mins; December 15, 2025

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