The Pulse

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Podcasting since 2024 • 171 episodes

The Pulse

Latest Episodes

Terry Fox’s Marathon of Hope with Darrell Fox & The Port Alberni Toy Run

Why You Should Listen to This Episode: Season 3 opens with two Vancouver Island stories built on showing up for other people, year after year. Darrell Fox was seventeen when he joined his brother Terry on the road for the 1980 Marathon o...

September 09, 2026 • Season 3 • Episode 1 • 45:20

True Lies - with Arnold's Real-Life Stunt Double Peter Kent of Qualicum Beach

Peter Kent of Qualicum Beach joined hosts Olen Vanderleeden and Matthew Stockton, along with panelists Sean, Anthony and Nicole, to unpack James Cameron’s 1994 spy-comedy blockbuster True Lies.True Lies stars Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jamie...

September 09, 2026 • 1:17:09

Jess Van Zeil - Eye Won: Facing Cancer, Losing an Eye, and Finding Resilience

Jess Van Zeil is an Australian author, sportswoman, and adventurer who was diagnosed with Conjunctival Ocular Melanoma, a rare and aggressive eye cancer, at just 21 years old. Given the choice between losing her eye or her life, Jess chose surv...

September 09, 2026 • 49:48

Darren Karn's Tour de Rock Ride & The SOS Seniors Social Program

Why You Should Listen to This Episode: From an RCMP officer pedaling 1,200 kilometres for kids with cancer to a program tackling the gap between what a doctor can treat and what a person actually needs, this episode is about showing up f...

September 01, 2026 • Season 2 • Episode 50 • 30:48

Nanoose Firefighters Return to Battle The Towering Inferno

What happens when you bring the firefighters back for round two - this time against a 135-story fire from 1974? Too Old or Movie Gold’s Nanoose Bay firefighter panel returns for a second helping of Hollywood fire.Host Olen Vanderleeden o...

September 01, 2026 • 57:33