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Hotel Pacifico
Hosted by Air Quotes Media · EN
Welcome to Hotel Pacifico. We’re your 5-star podcast destination for B.C. politicos. Hosted by Mike McDonald and Kate Hammer. With Geoff Meggs. #BCpoli #StrategySuite #MiniBar
Hotel Pacifico is recorded on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territories of the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh peoples.
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RACE TO REPLACE: “Rounding the Turn"
2d ago00:33:51Tap to summarizeHotel Pacifico was created by Air Quotes Media with support from BC Dairy and the Energy Futures Institute.Mike McDonald and Dylan Kruger co-host episode six of Hotel Pacifico's Race to Replace, a special series focused on the ins and outs of the BC Conservative leadership race which concludes on May 30. The hosts discuss track conditions, how the candidates are jockeying for position, the running order of the candidates over the past week (who had a good week, who didn’t), and the hosts each pick a campaign to receive a checkered flag or a yellow flag.🏨🌄 Check into Hotel Pacifico for insights and interviews covering the latest in B.C. politics.Thank you for joining us on #HotelPacifico. Please take a moment to give us a rating and review on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts or your favourite podcast app.Watch conversations from Hotel Pacifico via Air Quotes Media on YouTube.The sponsored ads contained in the podcast are the expressed views of the sponsor and not those of the publisher.
Transcribe →"Club Z" with Brad Zubyk
1w ago00:56:27Tap to summarizeHotel Pacifico was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS, as well as FortisBC, Wild First, and British Columbia School Trustees Association.Mike & Geoff welcome Brad Zubyk, former chief of staff to BC Conservative leader John Rustad, for a full-length Strategy Suite discussion. The trio dig deep into the BC Conservative leadership race, including the latest conflagration involving Kerry-Lynne Findlay, Peter Milobar, and Iain Black; the Eby government’s political challenges and where they go next; and how Alberta separation debate could impact B.C., but is anyone paying attention? In the Strategy Suite, a miner’s middle position on DRIPA, where the ball is bouncing on the Whitecaps, and the latest on the Conservative leadership.🏨🌄 Check into Hotel Pacifico for insights and interviews covering the latest in B.C. politics.Thank you for joining us on #HotelPacifico. Please take a moment to give us a rating and review on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts or your favourite podcast app.Watch conversations from Hotel Pacifico via Air Quotes Media on YouTube.The sponsored ads contained in the podcast are the expressed views of the sponsor and not those of the publisher.
Transcribe →RACE TO REPLACE: “Making the Move”
1w ago00:37:57Tap to summarizeHotel Pacifico was created by Air Quotes Media with support from BC Dairy and the Energy Futures Institute.Mike McDonald and Dylan Kruger co-host episode five of Hotel Pacifico's Race to Replace, a special series focused on the ins and outs of the BC Conservative leadership race which concludes on May 30. The hosts discuss track conditions, how the candidates are jockeying for position, the running order of the candidates over the past week (who had a good week, who didn’t), and the hosts each pick a campaign to receive a checkered flag or a yellow flag.🏨🌄 Check into Hotel Pacifico for insights and interviews covering the latest in B.C. politics.Thank you for joining us on #HotelPacifico. Please take a moment to give us a rating and review on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts or your favourite podcast app.Watch conversations from Hotel Pacifico via Air Quotes Media on YouTube.The sponsored ads contained in the podcast are the expressed views of the sponsor and not those of the publisher.
Transcribe →"War Zones to Question Period" with Ben O’Hara-Byrne
2w ago01:03:52Tap to summarizeHotel Pacifico was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS, as well as FortisBC, and Wild First.Mike and Geoff welcome Global News BC Legislative reporter Ben O’Hara-Byrne to Hotel Pacifico. Relatively new to the Press Gallery, Ben discusses covering stories in Ukraine, Beijing and other hot spots, his impressions of BC politics, the trajectory of journalism, and his upcoming role as moderator at final B.C. Conservative debate on Global News BC1 on May 9. In the Strategy Suite, a miner’s middle position on DRIPA, where the ball is bouncing on the Whitecaps, and the latest on the Conservative leadership.🏨🌄 Check into Hotel Pacifico for insights and interviews covering the latest in B.C. politics.Thank you for joining us on #HotelPacifico. Please take a moment to give us a rating and review on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts or your favourite podcast app.Watch conversations from Hotel Pacifico via Air Quotes Media on YouTube.The sponsored ads contained in the podcast are the expressed views of the sponsor and not those of the publisher.
Transcribe →RACE TO REPLACE: “The Backstretch”
2w ago00:35:18Tap to summarizeHotel Pacifico was created by Air Quotes Media with support from BC Dairy and the Energy Futures Institute.Mike McDonald and Dylan Kruger co-host episode four of Hotel Pacifico's Race to Replace, a special series focused on the ins and outs of the BC Conservative leadership race which concludes on May 30. The hosts discuss track conditions, how the candidates are jockeying for position, the running order of the candidates over the past week (who had a good week, who didn’t), and the hosts each pick a campaign to receive a checkered flag or a yellow flag.🏨🌄 Check into Hotel Pacifico for insights and interviews covering the latest in B.C. politics.Thank you for joining us on #HotelPacifico. Please take a moment to give us a rating and review on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts or your favourite podcast app.Watch conversations from Hotel Pacifico via Air Quotes Media on YouTube.The sponsored ads contained in the podcast are the expressed views of the sponsor and not those of the publisher.
Transcribe →“How we got to DRIPA” with Don Bain
3w ago01:03:34Tap to summarizeHotel Pacifico was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS, as well as FortisBC, and Wild First.Geoff and Mike welcome Don Bain, former Deputy Chief of Staff to John Horgan and former Executive Director of the Union of BC Indian Chiefs. They discuss the back story to DRIPA and what happens next. In the Strategy Suite, Geoff and Mike tackle the DRIPA drama, Conservative leadership twice, Freedom of Information, and a pipeline expansion that isn’t about oil. 🏨🌄 Check into Hotel Pacifico for insights and interviews covering the latest in B.C. politics.Thank you for joining us on #HotelPacifico. Please take a moment to give us a rating and review on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts or your favourite podcast app.Watch conversations from Hotel Pacifico via Air Quotes Media on YouTube.The sponsored ads contained in the podcast are the expressed views of the sponsor and not those of the publisher.
Transcribe →RACE TO REPLACE: “Jockeying for Position”
3w ago00:37:05Tap to summarizeHotel Pacifico was created by Air Quotes Media with support from BC Dairy and the Energy Futures Institute.Mike McDonald and Dylan Kruger co-host episode three of Hotel Pacifico's Race to Replace, a special series focused on the ins and outs of the BC Conservative leadership race which concludes on May 30. The hosts discuss track conditions, how the candidates are jockeying for position, the running order of the candidates over the past week (who had a good week, who didn’t), and the hosts each pick a campaign to receive a checkered flag or a yellow flag.🏨🌄 Check into Hotel Pacifico for insights and interviews covering the latest in B.C. politics.Thank you for joining us on #HotelPacifico. Please take a moment to give us a rating and review on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts or your favourite podcast app.Watch conversations from Hotel Pacifico via Air Quotes Media on YouTube.The sponsored ads contained in the podcast are the expressed views of the sponsor and not those of the publisher.
Transcribe →"DRIPA Drama" with Á’a:líya Warbus
4w ago01:17:24Tap to summarizeHotel Pacifico was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS, as well as FortisBC, and Wild First.Mike and Geoff are joined by BC Conservative House Leader Áʼa꞉líya Warbus, her second visit to Hotel Pacifico. Warbus discusses the latest events in the DRIPA drama that has unfolded in BC politics in recent weeks, the government’s shifting position, the BC Conservatives’ critique, and the unique role she plays, as the Conservatives’ only Indigenous MLA, in the debate. Warbus also discusses the potential Confidence vote and the Conservative leadership race. In the Strategy Suite, Geoff and Mike go deep on DRIPA-related political fallout, the prospect of a ’Site E’ hydroelectric dam on the Peace River, and the latest on the BC Conservative leadership race. Mike sneaks in a plug for the Institute of Future Legislators before retreating to the mini-bar with Geoff. 🏨🌄 Check into Hotel Pacifico for insights and interviews covering the latest in B.C. politics.Thank you for joining us on #HotelPacifico. Please take a moment to give us a rating and review on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts or your favourite podcast app.Watch conversations from Hotel Pacifico via Air Quotes Media on YouTube.The sponsored ads contained in the podcast are the expressed views of the sponsor and not those of the publisher.
Transcribe →RACE TO REPLACE: “Settling into Stride”
Apr 1900:39:18Tap to summarizeHotel Pacifico was created by Air Quotes Media with support from BC Dairy and the Energy Futures Institute.Mike McDonald and Dylan Kruger co-host episode two of Hotel Pacifico's Race to Replace, a special series focused on the ins and outs of the BC Conservative leadership race which concludes on May 30. The hosts discuss track conditions, how the candidates are jockeying for position, the running order of the candidates over the past week (who had a good week, who didn’t), and the hosts each pick a campaign to receive a checkered flag or a yellow flag.🏨🌄 Check into Hotel Pacifico for insights and interviews covering the latest in B.C. politics.Thank you for joining us on #HotelPacifico. Please take a moment to give us a rating and review on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts or your favourite podcast app.Watch conversations from Hotel Pacifico via Air Quotes Media on YouTube.The sponsored ads contained in the podcast are the expressed views of the sponsor and not those of the publisher.
Transcribe →"BC in a World in Flux" with Bob Rae
Apr 1601:22:40Tap to summarizeHotel Pacifico was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS, as well as FortisBC, and Wild First.Geoff and Mike welcome to Hotel Pacifico the Hon. Bob Rae — Canada’s Ambassador to the UN (2020-2025), former Premier of Ontario and former leader of the Liberal Party of Canada — for a wide ranging discussion on global issues impacting BC and Canada, the Iran conflict, US relations, China, India and the lingering impact of the Air India bombing, LNG and energy exports, DRIPA, confidence votes and more! In the Strategy Suite, it was all DRIPA Drama and Conservative leadership for Geoff and Mike. 🏨🌄 Check into Hotel Pacifico for insights and interviews covering the latest in B.C. politics.Thank you for joining us on #HotelPacifico. Please take a moment to give us a rating and review on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts or your favourite podcast app.Watch conversations from Hotel Pacifico via Air Quotes Media on YouTube.The sponsored ads contained in the podcast are the expressed views of the sponsor and not those of the publisher.
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