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Podcasting since 2024 • 153 episodes

The Pulse

Latest Episodes

Greyston Holt of “Neagley”- A BC Day Special

Why You Should Listen to This Episode: Actor Greyston Holt - the werewolf from Bitten, the vampire from Supernatural, and this fall's Detective Hudson Riley on Prime Video's Neagley - is our guest co-host for a BC Day long weekend specia...

July 28, 2026 • Season 2 • Episode 45 • 59:04

The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away - or more precisely, in 1980 - a sequel arrived that would change cinema forever. In this special May the Fourth episode of Too Old or Movie Gold, host Olen Vanderleeden of the Comox Valley brings toget...

July 28, 2026 • 48:13

Lisa Strogal - When Hiding Is No Longer an Option

Lisa Strogal is a Master Certified Coach, CEO and founding principal of Shadow Light Consulting Inc. With a long list of accomplishments, certifications and corporate experience behind her, Lisa has developed programs for leadership development...

July 28, 2026 • 48:26

Roy Henry Vickers on 50 Years of Art & BC Wildfire Crew Leader Kyle Gilson

Why You Should Listen to This Episode: Roy Henry Vickers spent his 80th birthday thinking about the schoolhouse he was born in, and this year he's released a fifty-year retrospective built from more than 400 works of his art. Meanwhile, ...

July 21, 2026 • Season 2 • Episode 44 • 46:40

What “Housing First” means in practice - with Shayla Day

On this episode of Nonpartisan Hacks, Parksville City Councillors Sean Wood and Joel Grenz sit down with Shayla Day, founder and CEO of DayHomes Society, a nonprofit serving the Oceanside region with outreach, food support, housing navigation, ...

July 21, 2026 • 35:54