This is VANCOLOUR (CHEK Podcasts)

A preface for "This is VANCOLOUR": a podcast about the creative class in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Megan Edwards and Janet Reynolds, collectively known as THE UND8ABLES (@TheUnd8ables), kick off This is VANCOLOUR, with an exploration of the often treacherous dating terrain in Metro Vancouver. We went over time talking about dating rules (or lack thereof), first date etiquette, dick pics, coffee dates, catfishing, and more, unfiltered and unapologetically. Their collection of stories about unsuccessful dating and other fuckery, "Girl, It's Not You (it's definitely him)", is available now!

Vancouver mayoral candidate, Patrick Condon, wants to be the "Bernie Sanders" of Vancouver as he makes Metro Vancouver's housing crisis the central focus of his election campaign.

He breaks down the causes of the housing crisis, what the crisis means for people who live and work in Vancouver, his solutions (including increasing non-marketing housing in Vancouver and implementing Vancouver's very first city plan), the curious case of how fellow mayoral candidate Hector Bremner named his new political party, the other mayoral candidates on "the left", and ultimately, the choice that Vancouver must make to determine its future. Patrick Condon is seeking the mayoral nomination for the Coalition of Progressive Electors (COPE). He is the founding chair of Urban Design at the UBC School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture.

Kennedy Stewart may be the most high-profile and experienced mayoral candidate in Vancouver. Scholastically, he completed his Masters in urban politics and policy at Simon Fraser University and his PhD on world cities at the London School of Economics. He has advised governments and the United Nations about cities and housing. In 2011, as part of NDP's monumental Orange Wave, he was elected as a Member of Parliament where he was appointed as official opposition critic for science and technology. A vocal opponent of the Kinder Morgan export-only pipeline while in office, he actively participated in demonstrations against the pipeline in 2018. His signature issues as a Member of Parliament were stopping the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain Pipeline and advocating for affordable housing in cities. In May 2018, he resigned from office and announced his candidacy to be the Mayor of Vancouver and unite the city's progressives.

Ahmed Danny Ramadan is is a Syrian-Canadian author, public speaker, storyteller and an LGBTQ-refugee activist. Since his arrival to Vancouver in 2014, Danny's community contributions as a storyteller and activist are a testament to the strength of diversity in our community. As an activist, he has been involved in coordinating online and on the ground efforts to support Queer and Trans identifying refugees from Syria to immigrate to Canada. Danny runs the annual fundraiser "An Evening in Damascus" to support those efforts. Since May 2015, he has raised over $100,000 to support a total of eight other LGBTQ-identifying Syrian refugees. He has also participated in efforts to ensure safe passage to 24 Syrian Queer and Trans refugees to Canada. He was appointed Grand Marshal for the Vancouver Pride Parade 2016. Additionally, he was awarded the StandOut Award for his social activism, the RBC’s Top Immigrant in Canada award, and the Bonham Centre Award for Excellency. His critically acclaimed English debut novel, The Clothesline Swing, was named amongst the Best Books of 2017 by the Globe and Mail and Toronto Star. It was also a finalist for a Lambda Award.

Juno Award-winning stand-up comedian, writer, and actor, Ivan Decker, chats about his journey, Vancouver's comedy scene, rebooting Becker, being an alien of extraordinary ability, Bumble, and how social media and the Internet has changed the entertainment landscape. You've seen him on Conan, you've heard his comedy album "I Wanted To Be a Dinosaur", you'll be streaming him on Netflix very soon, and now, he's on This is VANCOLOUR for a fun and insightful interview.

David Vertesi is the co-founder of Create Vancouver Society, a non-profit group that promotes art and culture which provides meaningful art and culture experiences with tangible outcomes. One of Create Vancouver Society's most high-profile projects is The Vancouver Mural Festival, which is Vancouver's largest annual free public art celebration. He's also the bassist for the indie-pop band, Hey Ocean! In 2017, VanMag listed him as one of the 50 Most Powerful People in Vancouver.

Carey Dillen is the President of YYOGA - one of Metro Vancouver's most prominent wellness companies offering yoga-centric fitness across 12 locations. With a community of over 50,000 yogis, she leads YYOGA in their vision of making the world a better place.

Dress for Success Vancouver (est. 1999) is a registered charity and affiliate of the worldwide organization, Dress for Success. DFS Vancouver empowers women back into the workforce by providing them with professional attire, career services, and skills development programs. YES! Vancouver (est. 2007) is a volunteer arm of DFS Vancouver that creates awareness in the community for DFS Vancouver through networking events and fundraises for DFS Vancouver's programs.

Jennifer Halinda is the Executive Director of Dress for Success Vancouver.
Marissa Ledding is the Marketing, Events, and Annual Campaigns Manager of Dress for Success Vancouver & an Events Committee Members for YES! Vancouver.

Barbie Bent is a Lululemon Ambassador and the founder of LAGREE WEST, the only provider of the Lagree Fitness Model in Vancouver across its three studios in Gastown, North Vancouver, and most recently in Kitsilano.

Born and raised in South Vancouver, Ken Sim is a homegrown, self-made entrepreneur and one of the leading candidates to become the next Mayor of Vancouver. He is the founder of Nurse Next Door and Rosemary Rocksalt, and now he is representing Vancouver's oldest civic party, the Non-Partisan Association (NPA), in the upcoming municipal election. He addresses housing affordability, city congestion (yes, bike lanes!), running a business in Vancouver, the Downtown Eastside, seniors, and the media's racialization of politics.

Christine Boyle is is a community organizer, climate justice activist, and United Church Minister. She is running for City Council with OneCity Vancouver, a civic party to which she is a founding member.

Shauna Sylvester is an independent mayoral candidate in Vancouver's upcoming civic election. She was the Executive Director of Simon Fraser University's Centre for Dialogue and the founding director of the Institute for Media, Policy, and Civil Society. She also sat on the boards of the Vancouver Folk Festival, VanCity Capital Corporation and VanCity Credit Union, and Mountain Equipment Cooperative.

ProVancouver is an upstart political party in the upcoming 2018 civic election in the City of Vancouver. David Chen is their mayoral candidate and Raza Mirza is one of their city council candidates.

Sarah Blyth is a founding member of the Overdose Prevention Society, a former Parks Boards Commissioner in the City of Vancouver, and an independent city council candidate for the City of Vancouver.

Derrick O'Keefe is a city council candidate for the Coalition of Progressive Electors (COPE)

Adrian Crook is an independent Vancouver City Council candidate.He blogs at 5 Kids 1 Condo about raising five children in downtown Vancouver. He made national headlines when the provincial government of British Columbia barred his children from riding the bus without adult supervision. He is also a founding member of Abundant Housing Vancouver and Abundant Transit BC.

Dr. Mark Tyndall is the Executive Medical Director of the BC Centre of Disease Control (BCCDC), the Deputy Provincial Health Officer of BC, and a professor in the University of British Columbia (UBC) School of Population and Public Health.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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. 

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.

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.

Michelle Morgan is a Canadian actress who stars in CBC’s Heartland, the longest running scripted drama in Canadian television history. She has also appeared in Stargate Atlantis, The L Word, The Good Doctor, and Supernatural.

She is premiering her screenwriting and directorial debut, “Mi Madre, My Father”, at the Vancouver Short Film Festival on January 26. She also costars in the film alongside Stephen Amell (Arrow, New Girl), Lina Renna (Another Life, The Edge of Seventeen), and Robert Moloney (You Me Her, Power Rangers).

She has also worked on STORYHIVE projects (Save Yourself, Chinook County Mysteries).

OneCity Vancouver is a progressive municipal political party in the city of Vancouver, British Columbia founded in 2014. OneCity emerged out of a growing concern that Vancouver has become an increasingly unequal and divided city.Christine Boyle is a City Councillor in Vancouver City Council, representing OneCity Vancouver.Khelsilem is a Councillor and the Spokesperson for the Squamish Nation, one of the Lower Mainland’s most influential Indigenous communities. He also helped Simon Fraser University set up its Squamish Language Proficiency Certificate Program. He volunteers for OneCity Vancouver.

Port Coquitlam Mayor Brad West is one of the youngest mayors in Metro Vancouver’s history. First elected to Port Coquitlam City Council in 2008 when he was 23 years old, he was re-elected in 2011 and 2014. In 2018, he was elected Mayor with 88% of the popular vote.

Keith Baldrey has said he will be a major political force.

Jay Janower has called him the new sheriff in town.

Both Lynda Steele and Sam Cooper agree: He has been kicking up a dust storm and calling out political leadership in this province and in this country. 

Casey-Jo Loos is a radio host at 102.7 FM (The Peak - Vancouver’s Modern Rock). Earlier this year, she released her debut book “i see you. i am you.”, a collection of poetry, reflections, and meanderings now available at www.caseyjoloos.com.

She is also an Ambassador at Float House, the first sensory deprivation tank centre in Vancouver.

Dr. Caitlin Dunne is a co-director at the Pacific Centre for Reproductive Medicine. She is doubly certified by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada in Obstetrics and Gynaecology and in Gynecologic Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility. She obtained her medical degree from the University of Western Ontario, completing her residency and subspecialty training at the University of British Columbia, where she is also a Clinical Assistant Professor.

She’s published research on in-vitro fertilization, gynaecological surgery, and ovarian disease.

She’s appeared on The Lynda Steele Show and Global News, in addition to being featured in Maclean’s Magazine.

Lynda Steele is an award-winning journalist and prominent media personality in Western Canada.

She is the host of the “The Lynda Steele Show” on Global News Radio 980 CKNW.

Dina Del Bucchia is a Canadian poet, podcaster, and performer. She hosts “Can’t Lit”, a podcast on Canadian literature and culture. She is also the senior editor of Poetry Is Dead magazine and the artistic director of the Real Vancouver Writers’ Series.Her fourth collection of poetry, “It’s a Big Deal!”, interrogates the ways in which we interpret and process the big deals of our twenty-first century lives.

Dr. Bruce Alexander is a world-renowned whose extensive, paradigm-shifting research on the psychology of addiction - particularly his “Rat Park” studies - at Simon Fraser University has influenced the likes of Johann Hari and Dr. Gabor Maté. His work has also received renewed interest in the wake of the current opioids crisis. In 2007, he received the Nora and Ted Sterling Prize in Support of Controversy from SFU.

Svend Robinson is arguably the single most influential Member of Parliament in Canadian history to have never served in the Cabinet of Cabinet.

For 25 years, he represented Burnaby for the New Democratic Party (NDP) in Canadian Parliament. He is notably the first MP to come out as gay. Throughout his career, he has been a trailblazer for social justice, including his stance on American foreign policy. He was a leader in the movement for the right to physician-assisted death. As a strong environmentalist he has engaged in civil disobedience to block the logging of old growth-forests in BC. He has also advocated for LGBTQ rights.

After 13 years, he is retuning to politics and running as the NDP candidate (under Jagmeet Singh’s leadership) in the riding of Burnaby North-Seymour against Liberal MP Terry Beech.

John Cullen is a Vancouver-based comedian (originally from Toronto). His comedy album, “Most Likely To Be a Comedian” topped iTunes charts and regularly plays on SiriusXM radio. He has appeared at the Just For Laughs comedy festival and the Halifax Comedy Festival. He is also a contributor to CBC’s The Debaters.His former podcast “Real Good Show” was nominated for a Canadian Comedy Award and amassed over 300,000 downloads. His current podcast, “Blocked Party” with Stefan Heck, features some of Vancouver’s funniest comics and regularly hits the iTunes podcast charts.In addition to comedy, John is a competitive curler who has won five medals at the BC Men’s Provincials. He has a drummer whose bands Shukov and Hayfa Makes Music have toured Western Canada with the likes of Hey Ocean!, k-os, and Tokyo Police Club. He is also a substitute teacher.

Jennifer Reddy is a Vancouver School Board Trustee representing OneCity Vancouver.She is an educator and advocate for some of the most vulnerable students in Vancouver’s school system. Her top three priorities have been to prevent school closures, fully staff schools, and increase childcare spaces.She holds a Masters in Social Policy and Development from the London School of Economics, a Bachelors in Development Studies from the University of Calgary, and a Certificate in Curriculum Development and Instructional Design from Mount Royal University. She has championed a Sanctuary Schools policy and is a founder of EdMeCo, an organization using mentorship programs to support students in their educational goals.

Julie Kim is a two-time Canadian Comedy Award-nominated stand-up comedian who has been featured at the Just for Laughs Northwest Festival, the Halifax Comedy Festival, the Winnipeg Comedy Festival, and the Seattle International Comedy Competition, amongst many others.

In 2018, she released her debut comedy album, “Outside Voice”, which is available on iTunes, Spotify, Tidal, and Google Play.

She’s regularly featured on CBC’s The Debaters and CBC’s Laugh Out Loud. She’s also been in the writer’s room for CBC’s Kim’s Convenience, which is also available on Netflix.

Tamara Taggart is an award-winning Canadian broadcasting icon, community leader, and busy working mom. She has volunteered thousands of hours in the community, sits on the boards for several non-profit organizations, and advocates for the well-being of children and people with disabilities. She once co-hosted Live! With Regis and Kelly. She’s well-known as a popular news anchor at CTV.

She is currently running for Member of Parliament in the riding of Vancouver-Kingsway under the Liberal Party of Canada banner.

In 2015, she was awarded British Columbia’s highest honour, The Order of British Columbia.

She is married to 54-40/Matthew Good Band guitarist, Dave Genn, with whom she has three beautiful children.

Selina Robinson is British Columbia’s Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing. She represents the riding of Coquitlam-Maillardville, as a BC NDP Member of the Legislative Assembly, where she was first elected in 2013.

Prior to that, she served the City of Coquitlam for two terms as a City Councillor between 2008 and 2013.

She has a BA in Psychology and an MA in Counselling Psychology, both from Simon Fraser University. Prior to her political life, she had a home-based family therapy practice, was the Director of Development for SHARE Family and Community Services, and was a Counselling Instructor and Program Developer at the University of British Columbia’s Life and Learning Centre and Vancouver Community College.

Megan Edwards is an announcer on Virgin Radio Vancouver 94.5FM and a panelist on CTV News. She’s one half of THE UND8ABLES whose best-selling book “Girl, It’s Not You - It's Definitely Him” just got picked up by Blind Dog Media to bring you the dating stories of your nightmares to the silver screen. THE UND8ABLES also just launched a nail-polish line this year, in partnership with Girly Bits Cosmetics.

Megan is also one half of THE EXXES - a podcast about dating and relationships, which features This is VANCOLOUR host, Mo Amir, in episode three. She also featured on First Dates Canada (season two).

As the very first guest on This is VANCOLOUR, Megan returns to the podcast to celebrate its one-year anniversary in a very personal episode.

Sophie Buddle is an award-winning comedian and writer. She released her first comedy album “Lil Bit of Buddle” in May 2019 which is now available on Apple Music, Spotify, and various retailers. Her podcast “Obsessed with Sophie Buddle” is also available wherever you listen to podcasts.

A two-time Vancouver Comedy Award winner for the “Best Dirty Joke” award, Sophie has also been featured on Kevin Hart’s LOL Network, CBC’s The Debaters, and the Just for Laughs comedy festival. She also writes for the long-running CBC sketch and satire show, This Hour Has 22 Minutes, for which she was nominated for a Canadian Comedy Award.

Melanie Green is a reporter for The Star Vancouver on the politics beat.

A graduate of Simon Fraser University’s Communications program and Langara College’s Journalism program, Melanie previously held positions at Glacier Media as a reporter and at CBC Radio as an Associate Producer of Current Affairs, where her highlights included coverage of the BC Provincial Election for “The Early Edition” and the production of the five-day human interest series, “Normalizing Burnout”.

Anne McMullin is the President and CEO of the Urban Development Institute (UDI), a non-profit association of the real estate development industry in British Columbia.

She has previously held positions as the President of the North Vancouver Chamber of Commerce, the Director of Communications at Port Metro Vancouver, and a reporter for Global TV in Vancouver, while also dedicating her executive time to organizations such as the Jack Webster Foundation, BC’s Knowledge Network, Field Hockey Canada, and other community groups. She has appeared in several media outlets including CKNW, The Vancouver Sun, The Daily Hive, The Georgia Straight, and the Vancouver Real Estate Podcast.

Andrew Wilkinson is the leader of the BC Liberal Party and currently serves as the leader of the Official Opposition in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia.

Since 2013, he has been a Member of the Legislative Assembly in British Columbia, representing Vancouver-Quilchena. He is a former Minister of Technology, Innovation and Citizens’ Services and the former Minister of Advanced Education.

He received his Doctor of Medicine from the University of Alberta. He was awarded a Rhodes Scholarship to the University of Oxford where he obtained his first degree in law. He then went on to receive his LLB from Dalhousie University. As a medical doctor, he served different communities in British Columbia. As a litigator, he practiced law as a partner in the major national law firm, McCarthy Tetrault. In 2008, he was appointed a Queen’s Counsel.

Charis Hogg is the co-host of Jeff, Charis, and Paul morning show on JACK 96.9 FM.

An alumnus of BCIT’s Broadcast Journalism program, she co-hosted the Jeff O’Neil Show on CFOX 99.3FM for six years until moving to Saskatoon where she was a Reporter and Weather Presenter with Global News and a radio morning show co-host on the Charis and Joel Show on 96.3 CRUZ FM. She is also the host and producer of the podcast “The Charis Report”, a one-woman show about current events and her life events.

Shaista Kaba Fatehali is a kindergarten teacher, a speaker, an author, and the founder of Thrive Kids BC.

She completed her Master of Arts in Education from the University of Nottingham and her Master of Arts in Elementary Education and Teaching at the University of British Columbia. She’s currently finishing her PhD in Early Childhood Education and Teaching at Concordia University Chicago.

Her children’s book “Back Home” published by Brandylane Publishers was released in July 2018. She’s been featured on several media outlets, including the Vancouver Sun, CTV Morning Live, Breakfast Television Vancouver, and CBC Radio.

Steve Saretsky is a Vancouver Residential Realtor and author behind one of Vancouver’s most popular Real Estate Blogs. Steve is widely considered a thought leader in the industry with regular appearances on BNN, CBC, CKNW, CTV and a contributor to BC Business Magazine.

Steve is a regular speaker at industry events, hosts an online video series ‘The Saretsky Show’, and authors a weekly newsletter to several thousand readers.

Jody Vance is a veteran TV and radio broadcaster. Her extensive career includes being a sports anchor on CTV, CBC, and Rogers’ Sportsnet. She was a long-standing co-host host on Citytv’s Breakfast Television alongside Riaz Meghji.

Currently, she co-hosts “UnSpun” on The Orca Podcasts, alongside former Vancouver City Councillor George Affleck. She is also a columnist for The Orca. She also fills in as a host at CKNW Global News 980AM.

A recipient of the Paul Carson Sports Broadcast and Journalism Excellence Award for Leadership, Jody was the first woman in the history of Canadian television to host her own sports show in Primetime.

Ed Hill is a Vancouver-based comedian. He was voted “Best Vancouver Comedian” by both the West Ender Magazine (2015, 2016) and the Georgia Straight (2016).

He has also appeared on AXS TV's "Gotham Comedy Live", "Laughs" on FOX, TED talks, Bite TV’s “Stand up & Bite Me”, and XM Radio’s “Laugh Attack”. He was also invited to perform at the Just For Laughs Northwest Comedy Festival, Comedy Masala in Singapore, Live Comedy Club in Taiwan, the Hong Kong Comedy Festival, NXNE, San Francisco Comedy Festival, and many more. 

Ed's tweets have also been featured on "The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon", Buzzfeed, The Huffington Post, and other outlets.

His third comedy album “Son of Smiley” was released earlier this summer, as was his podcast, also called “Son of Smiley”.

Rebeka Breder is the founder and principal lawyer of Breder Law, Canada’s leading law firm in animal law and civil litigation based in Vancouver, British Columbia. She was named one of the Top 25 Most Influential Lawyers in Canada by Canadian Lawyer Magazine.

She founded the first Animal Law section of the Canadian Bar Association and is the founder and current Chair of the Animal Law section, BC Branch. She dedicates a lot of her time to animal protection causes and sits on the Board of Directors of the Vancouver Humane Society.

Rebeka’s animal law practice includes: defending “dangerous” dogs, veterinary malpractice suits, general urban animal and wildlife matters, breeder disputes, condominium disputes involving companion animals and pet custody disputes.

Rebeka is also the founder of the UBC Animal Law course, and she has been an Adjunct Professor. She has been featured on CKNW Global News 980AM, Global News, CBC News, CTV News, The Vancouver Sun, Daily Hive, and various other media outlets.

This is the first instalment of "Colourful Language" a new, periodic rant featured on This is VANCOLOUR.

Centrism in Canada needs to reposition itself back towards strengthening institutions that create equal opportunities for every Canadian in every community. This requires the end of a political culture well-defined by crony capitalism.

Kyla Lee is a criminal lawyer with expertise in impaired driving and immediate roadside prohibition for Acumen Law Corporation.

She is renowned for her knowledge of the immediate roadside prohibition (IRP) scheme. In 2014, she was the first lawyer to explain the deficiencies of the IRP scheme to the judges at the Supreme Court.

She obtained her law degree at the University of British Columbia. Currently, she is a member of the Trial Lawyers Association of BC, the Canadian Bar Association, and the founder of the Canadian Impaired Driving Lawyers Association.

Kyla was named one of Canadian Lawyer Magazine’s Top 25 Most Influential Lawyers in Canada. She’s appeared on GlobalBC, The Lynda Steele Show, CBC News, CTV, and a variety of other outlets seeking her criminal law expertise. She also used to be a model!

Max Fawcett is a freelance writer and the former editor of Alberta Oil magazine and Vancouver Magazine. He’s written for The Globe & Mail, The Walrus, The Tyee, and other publications. He previously worked in Alberta’s Climate Change office. He obtained his BA from the University of British Columbia and his MA from Carleton University, both in political science.

Jesse Miller is a national speaker and educator on the subject of social media.

He delivers presentations for school districts across Canada and professional development training sessions to a diversity of corporate and non-profit groups. He also provides private consultation for social media strategies with regard to risk assessment and internal communication. He has been regularly featured on CKNW 980AM and has been a speaker at Tedx West Vancouver.

Recorded live on November 9, 2019 as part of the Vancouver Podcast Festival, "The Fear of Science" meets "This is VANCOLOUR" with special guest Katie-Ellen Humphries to discuss "The Fear of Vancouver".

The Fear of Science is hosted and produced by Daniel Chai and Jeff Porter. This is VANCOLOUR is hosted and produced by Mo Amir. Katie-Ellen Humphries is a Vancouver-based comedian who is regularly featured on CBC's The Debaters.

David Eby, Q.C. is the Minister of Justice and the Attorney General of British Columbia. He is also responsible for gambling policy, liquor policy, and the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (ICBC). As a member of the BC NDP, he represents the riding of Vancouver-Point Grey, where he was first elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia by defeating then-Premier Christy Clark.

Ivan Decker is a Juno Award-winning comedian. This year, he made his Netflix debut on “COMEDIANS of the World”. He has been featured on TBS’ Conan and regularly appears on CBC’s The Debaters. His podcast “Satan’s Lawyer” with Andrey Summers and his award-winning comedy album “I Wanted to be a Dinosaur” are available on all major streaming platforms including iTunes and Spotify.

Katie-Ellen Humphries is a nationally touring stand-up comedian, writer, and performer. She is a frequent contributor to CBC’s “The Debaters”. She has also graced the cover of The Georgia Straight as one of the creators of The Lady Show, a regular variety show in Vancouver performed by a troupe of comedic lady talents, which has also been featured in the Vancouver Fringe Festival. Her debut comedy album (tentatively titled “Lady Finger”) is set for a February 2020 release.

Katie-Ellen Humphries was also featured on “The Fear of Vancouver” live show crossover between This is VANCOLOUR and The Fear of Science as part of the Vancouver Podcast Festival, which is now available on "This is VANCOLOUR."

Carrie Walder, MS, RD of Walder Wellness is a Registered Dietitian (RD) in both Canada and the United States. Her popular Instagram account (@walderwellness) and website is dedicated to showing how simple ingredients used in creative ways can make healthy eating both accessible and delicious.

She returns to the podcast after her first appearance on Episode #22.

Brad West is the Mayor of Port Coquitlam, British Columbia.

He returns to the podcast after his appearance on Episode 30.

Tom Davidoff is the Director for the University of British Columbia (UBC) Centre for Urban Economics and Real Estates at the Sauder School of Business. He obtained his BA in Social Studies from Harvard College, his MPA/URP from Princeton University, and his PhD in Economics and Urban Studies from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He is largely credited as the architect of British Columbia’s Speculation and Vacancy Tax.

Andrea Jin is a stand-up comedian based out of Vancouver, British Columbia. She was a contestant on SiriusXM’s Top Comic Competition and she also appeared on Just For Laugh’s Northwest Festival, where she was featured on the Best of the West Compilation album, alongside fellow “This is VANCOLOUR”-alumni Sophie Buddle and Julie Kim. She is also the host and producer of the podcast, “I F****d Up with Andrea Jin”. Her debut comedy album is slated for a 2020 release.

Jody Wilson-Raybould (also known by her Kwak’wala name, Puglaas) is the independent Member of Parliament for Vancouver-Granville.

A lawyer by profession, she was a provincial Crown prosecutor in Vancouver. She was also the BC Regional Chief of the Assembly of First Nations and a two-term elected Councillor for the We Wai Kai Nation. In 2015, she became the first Indigenous Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada.

She was named Canada’s “Newsmaker of the Year” by The Canadian Press.

Tamara Taggart is an award-winning Canadian broadcasting icon, community leader, and busy working mom. She has volunteered thousands of hours in the community, sat on the boards for several non-profit organizations, and advocated for the well-being of children and people with disabilities. She once co-hosted Live! With Regis and Kelly. She’s well-known for her time as a popular news anchor at CTV.

In 2015, she was awarded British Columbia’s highest honour, The Order of British Columbia.

She is married to 54-40/Matthew Good Band guitarist, Dave Genn, with whom she has three beautiful children.

“Get Your Sh!t Together” with Megan Edwards and Mo Amir featuring Fiona Forbes!

Each episode, we offer you lessons that we learned the hard way, sometimes with a special guest.

Fiona Forbes is a legendary and award-winning TV host and producer, content creator, storyteller, and media training coach based in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Sara Bynoe is an actor and writer based out of Vancouver, British Columbia. She is best known as the creator/host/producer of “Teen Angst Night”, the first-of-its-kind, alternative comedy show where brave adults have shared their embarrassing teenage poetry, diaries, songs, letters, and much more since 2000. The show garnered national attention, which also led to Sara performing at the Latitude Festival in the UK and the Bumbershoot Festival in the US.

She is also the creator and producer of “Say Wha?! Readings of Deliciously Rotten Writing”.

Tonye Aganaba is a singer, songwriter, musician, and multi-disciplinary artist whose new album “Something Comfortable” is a devotional endeavour inspired by their battle with multiple sclerosis. The album also serves as the score to “Afroscience”, an immersive performance and workshop series fusing live music, visual art, digital media, and story-telling to encourage a dialogue and action around identity, public health, and expression.

Manjot Bains is a writer and creative entrepreneur who is the co-founder of ANARA, a sustainable home and apparel brand, and the co-founder of Jugni Style, a South Asian arts and culture magazine. She is the producer of the Nameless Collective Podcast. She was a former senior program advisor in the Community Support, Multiculturalism, and Anti-Racism Initiatives program of the Department of Canadian Heritage.

Penny Daflos is an award-winning journalist and reporter for CTV News Vancouver, well known for her storytelling, scoops, and compassionate portrayals of complex news stories. She is also the producer and host of “BTS with CTV Vancouver” - a behind-the-scenes, unfiltered look at the stories behind the stories from the CTV Vancouver newsroom.

Angela Sterritt is an award-winning journalist for the CBC, writer, artist, keynote speaker and a proud member of the Gitxsan Nation. She is also a reporter for CBC’s The Early Edition with Stephen Quinn. Her online and radio column for the CBC, “Reconcile This”, which explores tensions between Indigenous peoples and institutions in British Columbia led to many policy changes, including changes at the Ministry of Children and Family Development.

She is currently completing a book about the missing and murdered Indigenous women in Canada that weaves in her own story of surviving violence as an Indigenous girl.

This episode of This is VANCOLOUR is lovingly dedicated to Shaheen Zafar (August 7, 1960 - March 11, 2010).

Teresa Campbell is a full-spectrum doula (including her work as a death doula and grief guide) for over twenty-five years with a focus on birth, death, loss, and trauma. An activist, celebrant, and director of yoga and doula teacher trainings locally and internationally, hosting workshops, ceremonies, retreats and mentorships through La Lupa Via.

“Get Your Sh!t Together” with Megan Edwards and Mo Amir featuring Flipout!

Each episode, we offer you lessons that we learned the hard way, sometimes with a special guest.

Flipout (Philip Cabrita) has been in the entertainment industry for over twenty years, best known for his legendary DJ skills. Amongst many career highlights, he has opened for Jay-Z, deejayed for KRS-One and Raekwon of the Wu-Tang Clan, and performed at We Day. He hosts the 5 O’Clock Traffic Jam weekdays on Virgin Radio 945FM.

***This episode was recorded on March 6, 2020.

Dr. Mark Tyndall is a professor at the University of British Columbia’s School of Population and Public Health. He led the launch of the MySafe Project, the first biometric opioid dispensing machine in the world, as the latest harm reduction strategy in the ongoing opioids poisoning crisis. A perennial entry on Vancouver Magazine’s Power 50 List (#6 in 2019; #7 in 2017), he is former Executive Medical Director of the BC Centre of Disease Control (BCCDC). He was first featured on This is VANCOLOUR in Episode 17.

Andrew Wilkinson is the Member of the Legislative Assembly in British Columbia representing Vancouver-Quilchena. He is the leader of the BC Liberal Party and currently serves as the leader of the Official Opposition in the BC Legislature.

Mo calls Fiona Forbes on Easter Sunday to ask her why Twitter trolls are calling her a fascist.

Mo calls Kyla Lee to ask her about her COVID19 (coronavirus) infection.

Mo calls Farhan Mohamed to find out how the COVID19 crisis is directly affecting him and his family.

Mo calls Tamara Taggart to chat about the lack of attention given to the disabled community and caregivers during the pandemic, in addition to Tamara’s chat with Provincial Health Officer, Dr. Bonnie Henry.

Mo calls popular This is VANCOLOUR guest, Port Coquitlam Mayor Brad West.

Ed the Sock is one of the greatest entertainers in Canada, described as a Canadian institution since 1987 by the Georgia Straight. A staple of MuchMusic programming through the 1990s and 2000s as a VJ and an interviewer, Ed is known for his colourful appearance, gruff voice, and biting social critique. His show, Ed’s Night Party ran for 14 seasons on CITY-TV.

He is also the creative force behind the FU_Politics podcast, as part of the FU Network.

Mo calls Amir Ali, producer of The Lynda Steele Show, to wish him a happy birthday!

Mo calls Ginny Hogan to discuss being single and living alone during the COVID19 crisis.

Ginny Hogan has been featured in The New Yorker, The Guardian, The New York Times, Cosmopolitan, and Comedy Central. Her book, Toxic Femininity in the Workplace, is out now.

Mo calls Jen St. Denis to find out what’s happening to local news media.

Jacob Samuel is a stand-up comedian, cartoonist, and writer, originally from Toronto, but now based in Vancouver, British Columbia. A regular on CBC’s The Debaters, he has also been featured on Sirius XM, The Comedy Network, and Crave. His cartoons have been published in The New Yorker. His two single-panel cartoon books “Slinky Hell” and “I Can’t Believe We Had to Die Just to Make This Pointless Book” are available now.

His forthcoming comedy album, “Horsepower”, is slated for release on June 16, 2020.

Mo calls Rebecca Bollwitt (Miss 604) to find out what the summer in Vancouver will look like after all these cancellation announcements of hallmark city events.

Mo calls Jeremy Baker of the World Famous CFOX 99.3FM to discuss snacking during the COVID19 crisis.

Mo calls CANADALAND’s Arshy Mann to discuss the emergency season of the COMMONS podcast covering the biggest disaster in Canada during the COVID19 pandemic: long-term care facilities.

Ian Young is an award-winning journalist known for his excellence in investigative reporting and human rights reporting. He is the South China Morning Post’s Vancouver correspondent.

Mo calls Terry Glavin (National Post / Maclean's / Ottawa Citizen) to discuss Canada's relationship with China.

Mo calls Joanna Chiu to talk about COVID-19 dreams. Joanna Chiu is a Vancouver-based journalist covering both Canada-China relations and current affairs on the West Coast for the Toronto Star.

Mo calls Dr. Joti Samra, Clinic Founder of Dr. Joti Samra, R.Psych. & Associates and the CEO & Founder of MyWorkplaceHealth.com to discuss recurring dreams (nightmares) about high school.

Nora Loreto is a writer, musician, and activist based in Quebec City. She is the author of the book, “From Demonized to Unionized: Building the New Union Movement” and the co-host of the podcast “Sandy and Nora Talk Politics” alongside Sandy Hudson.

Mo calls Justin McElroy of CBC Vancouver to discuss how British Columbia has been so (relatively) success in combatting COVID-19 outbreaks, the “Jedi mind trick” to get British Columbians to opt into social distancing guidelines, and how to interpret the new social distancing guidelines ahead of the May long weekend.

Mo calls Ashley Burr, video journalist with CityNews Vancouver and Breakfast Television Vancouver, to discuss dating now that social distancing restrictions are being lifted.

Mo calls BC Attorney General David Eby to talk about yoga, patio season in Vancouver during the COVID-19 crisis, liquor discounts for restaurants, booze and cannabis delivery, and the Cullen Commission.

Also, check out David Eby’s This is VANCOLOUR episode (#56) from November 2019.

Jesse Miller is a national speaker and educator on the subject of social media.

He delivers presentations for school districts across Canada and professional development training sessions to a diversity of corporate and non-profit groups. He also provides private consultation for social media strategies with regard to risk assessment and internal communication. He has been regularly featured on CKNW 980AM and has been a speaker at Tedx West Vancouver.

You can also listen to Jesse Miller on Episode #55 of This is VANCOLOUR.

Mo calls Juno Award-winning comedian, Ivan Decker, to find out what’s happening with his wedding.

You can also catch Ivan Decker on Episode #57 of This is VANCOLOUR.

Mo calls sexpert, sex scholar, educator, and host of The Sunday Night Health Show, Maureen McGrath, to talk about dating during the COVID-19 pandemic.