Vancouver Overcast with Mike Klassen
by Mike Klassen
This is a podcast for people who love Vancouver, BC and want to know her better. Host Mike Klassen engages in conversations with compelling guests on housing affordability, climate change, the arts, healthcare, local government, the economy and urban growth. #cdnpoli #bcpoli #vanpoli #housing #economy #climate #arts
Episodes
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Vancouver Overcast (Episode 24): Harry Hertscheg on Wine, Culture, and the Vancouver International Wine Festival
With the 47th annual Vancouver International Wine Festival taking place March 7–14, 2026 and spotlighting France, Councillor Mike Klassen sits down with festival Executive Director Harry Hertscheg for a wide-ranging conversation about wine, culture, and the institutions that bring people…
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Vancouver Overcast (Episode 23): Terry Lake on Leadership, Seniors Care & BC’s Biggest Challenges
On this episode of Vancouver Overcast, Mike Klassen sits down with Terry Lake—veterinarian, former Kamloops mayor, BC Minister of Health, and, most recently, CEO of the BC Care Providers Association (BCCPA). As Terry prepares for retirement, he reflects on his remarkable career in politics…
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Vancouver Overcast (Episode 22): Valerie Biggin & Mushroom Studios
🎙 Inside Mushroom Studios: Vancouver’s Legendary Recording Space with Valerie Biggin From Heart to Bachman-Turner Overdrive, from Terry Jacks to Skinny Puppy, Mushroom Studios was at the heart of Vancouver’s music scene for decades. In this episode of Vancouver Overcast with Mike Klassen, we…
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Vancouver Overcast (Episode 21): Michael Mortensen, Urban Planning Consultant
On Episode 21 we hear from Urban Planner and Development Consultant and founder of Liveable City Planning Ltd Michael Mortensen. Michael is a seasoned urban planner and development strategist, has left an indelible mark on Vancouver’s skyline. He began his own company Livable City Planning Ltd.,...
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Vancouver Overcast (Episode 20): Sarah Kirby-Yung, City Councillor
In Episode 20 we're joined by Councillor Sarah Kirby-Yung. Now in her 2nd term, there are few portfolios Sarah hasn't taken on during her time on Vancouver City Council. Councillor Kirby-Yung is known as a fierce advocate for a livable, vibrant, and culturally rich Vancouver. In this conversation...
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Vancouver Overcast with Mike Klassen (Episode 19): Year in Review with Councillor Daniel Fontaine (New Westminster)
City councillors Mike Klassen (Vancouver) and Daniel Fontaine (New Westminster) break down some of the top issues they've been immersed in since being sworn into office late last year. Each discusses how they've adjusted to public life and what their goals are in the 2nd year of their term in...
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Vancouver Overcast with Mike Klassen (Episode 18): Can Vancouver’s housing ever be affordable again?
Mike speaks with housing policy expert and developer Michael Geller, who brings 5 decades of experience in the housing industry and has been an important voice on the 'missing middle' of housing. The tweet referred to by Michael in the golf club locker room is here:...
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Vancouver Overcast with Mike Klassen (Episode 17): 2021’s Top Stories in B.C. Local Gov’t (Part Two)
Our podcast guest Daniel Fontaine is a longtime friend with a superlative background in politics and government. He is the Deputy Minster and CEO of Métis Nation British Columbia. Daniel has more than 15 years of senior management experience in public relations and governmental affairs, including...
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Vancouver Overcast with Mike Klassen (Episode 16): 2021’s Top Stories in B.C. Local Gov’t (Part One)
Our podcast guest Daniel Fontaine is a longtime friend with a superlative background in politics and government. He is the Deputy Minster and CEO of Métis Nation British Columbia. Daniel has more than 15 years of senior management experience in public relations and governmental affairs, including...
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Vancouver Overcast with Mike Klassen (Episode 15): The Wine Roundtable — 2021 In Review
Welcome to Vancouver Overcast with Mike Klassen Episode 15. On this edition we have brought together a group formally known as the Wine Roundtable. As listeners will discover as I introduce them, each of our 4 guests have a strong involvement in British Columbia’s dynamic wine scene.
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Vancouver Overcast with Mike Klassen (Episode 14): Dr. Sylvain Moreno on defeating dementia
We welcome to the podcast Dr. Sylvain Moreno, Chief Executive Officer and Scientific Director at Digital Health Circle, as well as being a tenured faculty at SFU’s School of Interactive Arts and Technology, and Special Advisor to the Office of the VP Research and International. Moreno's research...
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Vancouver Overcast with Mike Klassen (Episode 13): Vince Taylor makes sense of Vancouver real estate
On Episode 13 of Vancouver Overcast with Mike Klassen the guest is Vince Taylor, president of Pilothouse Project Marketing. Vince brings experience from both the developers and marketers’ side of the table and founded Pilothouse over 20 years ago to meet the new demands of local and international...
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Vancouver Overcast with Mike Klassen (Episode 12): Lisa Dominato & Rob McDowell on how #Elxn44 will affect Metro Vancouver
With the 44th Canadian federal election (#Elxn44) concluded, we bring in the sharp-eyed political perspectives of Vancouver city councillor Lisa Dominato and community leader Rob McDowell to assess what comes next for Metro Vancouver in return for electing so many government (Liberal) seats. Will...
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Vancouver Overcast (Episode 11): Peter Meiszner of urbanYVR on development & downtown living
Peter Meiszner, a digital strategist who audiences will know from his previous on-air work with Global TV. Peter is a passionate urbanist and the publisher of Urban YVR — a popular architecture website that showcases new housing, office commercial, and industrial developments in Metro Vancouver....
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Vancouver Overcast (Episode 10): The Lost Tapes – JB Shayne and John Tanner interviewed
Legendary broadcasters JB Shayne and John Tanner join Mike to share a lifetime of reflections on their respective careers which began in the “golden age” of Top 40 radio, leading to album-oriented FM radio, underground early music video programming and pioneering alternative rock music stations....
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Vancouver Overcast (Episode 9): Margareta Dovgal on the ground in Wet'suwet'en territory
Margareta Dovgal (@Margare7a) is our guest on episode 9. She’s the Director of Research at Resource Works Society (www.resourceworks.com), a small BC-based non-profit providing information on responsible resource development. She has spent the past 2 weeks in the Bulkley Valley, home of the...
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Vancouver Overcast (Episode 8): Bob Mackin on the Pressure Cooker 2010 Olympics—PART TWO
Bob Mackin is a journalist from TheBreaker.news and host of TheBreaker.news podcast with an encyclopedic knowledge of the history of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Games, which began 10 years ago this month. In this second part of our 2-part conversation, Bob describes the "pressure...
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Vancouver Overcast (Episode 7): Bob Mackin on the Pressure Cooker 2010 Olympics—PART ONE
Bob Mackin is a journalist from TheBreaker.news and host of TheBreaker.news podcast with an encyclopedic knowledge of the history of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Games, which began 10 years ago this month. Bob takes us on his personal journey reporting on the very beginnings of the...
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Vancouver Overcast (Episode 6): Mo Amir (This is VANCOLOUR) & Joseph Planta (TheCommentary.ca) on podcasting
Podcasters who bring both the experience and the dynamism of this rapidly growing medium are the guests in the first Vancouver Overcast episode of 2020. Joseph (@Planta) and Mo Amir (@vancolour) join Mike in studio to talk about why they run podcasts, and how to keep them compelling for their...
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Vancouver Overcast (Episode 5): Daniel Fontaine on 2019's Top 10 stories in B.C. municipal politics
Longtime collaborator Daniel Fontaine is my guest on episode 5 of Vancouver Overcast. Daniel brings decades of experience and insight from municipal, provincial and federal politics. He is also starting a new podcast in 2020 with co-host Bill Tieleman called #BCPoliTalk. We break down Top 10...
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Vancouver Overcast (Episode 4): Architect Arno Matis speaks out about Vancouver urban design
Architect Arno Matis is bringing new ideas to excite the image of Vancouver as a hub of urban design innovation. In his conversation with host Mike Klassen, Matis speaks to Vancouver's future as a design Mecca and the "missed opportunities" of some our emerging neighbourhoods. Learn more about…
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Vancouver Overcast (episode 3): Aldyen Donnelly on Canada’s misfire on greenhouse gases and how we can come out ahead on climate policy
Aldyen Donnelly is an energy industry consultant and expert on climate policy who has advised major companies, First Nations, and senior government officials in Canada and the USA. She can be found on Twitter @AldyenDonnelly. Visit Nori.com for more about their carbon capture initiative.
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Vancouver Overcast (Episode 2): Stewart Muir on Canada's natural resources debate
Executive director of Resource Works Stewart Muir brings a message of hope to those who are anxious about the wedge issues that drive Canadians apart by geography, economic status and age group. A lively discussion from London, UK to our studio in Vancouver, BC, Muir explains why Canada is poised...
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Vancouver Overcast (Episode 1) – Who will solve the city's *big* political problems?
Host Mike Klassen sits down with George Affleck and Rob McDowell to talk about Vancouver's thorniest political challenges, and who will lead the city into the 21st Century.
About this show
This is a podcast for people who love Vancouver, BC and want to know her better. Host Mike Klassen engages in conversations with compelling guests on housing affordability, climate change, the arts, healthcare, local government, the economy and urban growth. #cdnpoli #bcpoli #vanpoli #housing #economy #climate #arts
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