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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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“How we got to DRIPA” with Don Bain
Apr 2901:03:34Tap 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”
Apr 2600:37:05Tap 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
Apr 2301:17:24Tap 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.
Transcribe →RACE TO REPLACE: "First Lap"
Apr 1200:33:15Tap to summarizeHotel Pacifico was created by Air Quotes Media with support from BC Dairy.Mike McDonald and Dylan Kruger co-host the first episode 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 →"The Brain Train" with Benoit-Antoine Bacon
Apr 801:19:20Tap 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 Dr. Benoit-Antoine Baçon, 17th President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of British Columbia. Leading BC’s largest university with over 66,000 students and over 20,000 faculty and staff, Bacon discusses UBC’s key economic role, its accessibility to students, university funding, and the growing impact of UBC Okanagan. With a Ph.D in Neuropsychology, he offers his views on BC’s overdose crisis, addiction, and mental health. He also announces that when the Broadway Subway ultimately arrives at UBC (*pending), it will be the busiest station in TransLink’s network. In the Strategy Suite, Geoff outlines his blockbuster post on his Lotusland substack regarding the politics of DRIPA, Mike ensures all credit downgrades are heard and observed, a Clipping of the Week from an Obama heavyweight, and the latest in the BC Conservative race, including a plug for the “Race to Replace” pod series starting Sunday, April 12, for the duration of the leadership race, that Mike is co-hosting with politico Dylan Kruger. 🏨🌄 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 →"It's a Dance" with George Heyman
Apr 501:28:41Tap 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 George Heyman, a man who has worn many hats - Minister of Environment, head of BCGEU and head of Sierra Club in BC. They discuss labour deals, the evolution of climate politics, and forestry among other topics. In the Strategy Suite, Geoff and Mike check in on DRIPA, LNG, and the latest on the BC Conservatives including a visit from a special guest and an announcement on a new spinoff podcast series. 🏨🌄 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 →"Is Culture the new Data?" with Kyla Ronellenfitsch and Gabe De Roche
Mar 2501:14:15Tap 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, fellow podcasters and co-hosts of the Culture Lab, Kyla Ronellenfitsch and Gabe De Roche. The Culture Lab duo are public opinion researchers and data scientists and come prepared to talk about today’s public opinion landscape, demographic flips, class vs values, and generational differences. In the Strategy Suite, Geoff tries to bolt for the minibar but Mike makes him discuss Milobar mania, the recent Paul Wells nerd fest, and the most unsurprising credit downgrade.🏨🌄 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 →"Nuance & No Nonsense" with Chief Aaron Pete
Mar 1801:11:46Tap 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 Aaron Pete, Chief of the Chiwathil First Nation and host of the Nuanced podcast. Chief Pete discusses how he got into podcasting and how he has sought out a range of views from across the political spectrum, and on sensitive topics such as reconciliation, the Cowichan ruling, and the recent federal-Musqueam agreement. He discusses the need to hear from all perspectives and challenges some of today’s conventional wisdom. In the Strategy Suite, Mike and Geoff discuss Hoodiegate, the pothole chasin’ Poco mayor, the recent NDP provincial council meeting, and the latest on the Conservative leadership race as would be contenders bolt the barn and back other horses, while one leadership contender claims to be the bell cow of the bunch. 🏨🌄 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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