This is VANCOLOUR
CHEK Podcasts
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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Dec 8, 2023 • 3min
Landlord Pierre Poilievre won't reduce your rent
"Landlord Pierre Poilievre won't reduce your rent"A MOment on This is VANCOLOUR Thursdays at 9pm on CHEK News
Dec 1, 2023 • 22min
#216 - Alanna Kelly / Tyler Funk / Ivan Decker
It's a "dangerous" episode!Alanna Kelly (Journalist, Glacier Media) discusses the dangers of British Columbia.Tyler Funk (Film Director, "Anything for Fame") discusses the dangers of internet fame.Ivan Decker (Juno Award Winning Comedian, Netflix's "Comedians of the World") discusses the dangers of fatherhood.
Nov 20, 2023 • 9min
Jen St Denis: Did Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim gaslight the public on the Hastings Street decampment?
Jen St. Denis is a Vancouver-based journalist for The Tyee, covering housing and city issues with a focus on Vancouver's Downtown Eastside.
Nov 19, 2023 • 4min
Kyla's Court with Kyla Lee: Are magic mushrooms legal in Vancouver?
Kyla Lee is a high-profile criminal defense lawyer representing Acumen Law.She is also the author of the children's book "Sit Still Jackson".
Nov 17, 2023 • 52min
#215 - Garth Mullins (Crackdown Podcast)
As a co-founder of the Drug User Liberation Front (DULF), Garth Mullins is a harm-reduction activist, award-winning journalist, writer, broadcaster, and musician.He is also the host and executive producer of Crackdown, a podcast where drug users cover the war on drugs as war correspondents.
Nov 10, 2023 • 22min
#214 - Mayor Brenda Locke / Dr. Randeep Gill
Brenda Locke is the Mayor of Surrey, B.C. as elected in 2022. She is also a former BC Minister of State for Mental Health and Addictions.Dr. Randeep Gill is an Emergency Physician at Surrey Memorial Hospital.
Nov 6, 2023 • 12min
Steve Saretsky: Is it profitable to be a landlord in British Columbia?
Steve Saretksy is the founder of the Saretsky Group, as his business is among the top 1% of Greater Vancouver realtors. His weekly newsletter reaches several thousand readers and his podcast "The Loonie Hour" provides Canadian-based maco-economic analysis.
Nov 3, 2023 • 6min
Angela Valiant: "Everywhere you Book" (Full House parody)
Angela Valiant is the host of "The Angela Valiant Show" weekdays from 6am-10am on Sonic Radio (104.9FM Vancouver; 107.5FM Chilliwack; 92.5FM Abbotsford; online at sonicradio.ca).
Nov 3, 2023 • 2min
Are Landlords Okay?
"Are Landlords Okay?"A MOment on This is VANCOLOUR Thursdays at 9pm on CHEK News
Oct 27, 2023 • 22min
#213 - Naomi Klein
Naomi Klein is an award-winning journalist and columnist for The Guardian, New York Times best-selling author (No Logo, The Shock Doctrine, Doppelganger), and tenured professor at the University of British Columbia, where she is the Co-Director of the Centre for Climate Justice.
