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NFL Week 5 Surprises, the New York Giants & the Bronx Chopped Cheese Sandwich
BONUS RECIPE: Download Chef Jonathan Frazier's Recipe for the Bronx Chopped Cheese: https://bit.ly/S2EP05FootballRecipeThis week, Jonathan and Erin look back at a bizarre Week 5 in...
Touring Vancouver Island: Michelle Wright’s Great Canadian Roadtrip & Ron James Rocks the Apple Cart
Why You Should Listen to This Episode:Canadian Country Music Hall of Famer Michelle Wright takes us from a farm in Merlin, Ontario to the Grand Ole Opry stage, where she sang Snowbird with Anne Murray sitting right down front, and...
The Dark Crystal - A Hollywood Property Master Breaks Down Jim Henson’s Puppet Magic
Host Olen Vanderleeden of the Comox Valley and Gen X co-host Matthew Stockton welcomed Millennial panelists comedian Will Cory and self-described “huge puppet fan” Anthony to weigh in on Jim Henson’s 1982 all-puppet fantasy epic, The Dark Cryst...
Shot in Vancouver with Sam Wiebe & Melanie Buggey’s Record-Setting Swim Across the Strait of Georgia
Why You Should Listen to This Episode: Award-winning author Sam Wiebe takes us on a tour of Vancouver Island's surprisingly deep film history, from a wartime propaganda set near Victoria's airport to Hatley Castle's many starring roles a...
Oceanside’s Water Explained with Arrowsmith Water Service chair Scott Harrison
Parksville City Councillors Joel Grenz and Sean Wood open Season 2 of Nonpartisan Hacks: Pulse Edition with the question everyone in Oceanside was asking this summer: if we live in a rainforest, why are we under a watering ban? Thei...
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