Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchWhy the Island is a great place for ghost stories
Shanon Sinn loves ghost stories: for both the mystery, and the history, they provide. He researches and writes about ghost stories based right here o…
1 year, 10 months ago
Let’s celebrate some of the island’s many authors
The island is full of authors of all kinds: poets, novelists, children’s and non-fiction writers, and more. Many of them were honoured with literary …
1 year, 11 months ago
It's voting time. Are you ready?
B.C. election day is October 19, though advanced polls are already open. This week, we take a look at where the major parties stand on some of the bi…
1 year, 11 months ago
Another Victoria music venue is closing. Now what?
The Victoria Event Centre (V.E.C.) was a non-profit venue for music and arts for 21 years - but it just announced it's closing, after its landlord sa…
1 year, 11 months ago
Did you feel it? Why it helps researchers when you report earthquakes
Every time the earth shakes on the island, we flock to social media to see who else felt the tremor. But did you know you can also report your experi…
1 year, 11 months ago
What makes islanders vote?
Candidates are vying for votes in 15 provincial ridings on the Island. In recent elections, voters in their 30s and 40s have been least likely to sho…
2 years ago
Kady Dandeneau reps Pender Island at the Paralympics
She may live in Spain, and be competing in Paris, but wheelchair basketball star Kady Dandeneau got her start on Pender Island, population 2773. She …
2 years ago
Catching up on Vic PD’s Pandora safety plan
The 900-block of Victoria’s Pandora Avenue is often in the news, but it can be hard to keep track of the actions taken (or not) to manage the block w…
2 years, 1 month ago
Canadians are buying less beer: a look at how craft breweries on the Island are adapting.
Some of Canada's first craft breweries are here on Vancouver Island - but business isn't booming quite like it used to. In fact, the latest statistic…
2 years, 2 months ago
POD SHARE: Why does France like Saskatchewan's mustard so much?
Hey Vancouver Islanders! This week we're sharing an episode from one of our CBC local podcast friends, "Good Question Saskatchewan." Farmers in that …
2 years, 2 months ago