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Another Roundtable where we bring in the experts! Jeff and Eden made it their mission to eat at every food truck in Victoria, and we tap into that experience this week. We pick the 15 best food trucks in the Greater Victoria region, and there are some real hidden gems in this list. As an extra bonus we also hear from Jeff & Eden's band, West My Friend. Lastly, we've got a few clips with the owners of some of the food trucks that made the list.

Beloved Victoria radio host by day, earthquake expert by night (or whenever he finds some spare time). In this episode we sit down with the CBC's Gregor Craigie to talk about the big one. When will it hit? How much damage will it do to Victoria? And what can we do to prepare?

Where's the best place to go for vegan food in Greater Victoria? That's the question we're tackling in this episode. For answers we've invited back three members of the Vancouver Island Vegan Association to help us make a list of 20 great vegan options in the capital region (First pick starts at 9:23).

In this episode we sit down with Victoria Indigenous author Wendy Proverbs to discuss her new book, "Aggie and Mudgy: The Journey of Two Kaska Dena Children". The true story details the long and frightening journey her mother and aunt were forced to take after being torn from their community and placed in a residential school in central BC.

Tired of watching the same Christmas films every holiday season? You've come to the right place. In this episode we've lined up a panel of film critics to discuss their top Christmas films. Listen as we compile a list of 20 holiday films we think you'll enjoy.

Pretty simple question, but the answer is a bit more complicated. In this episode we chat with an award-winning structural engineer in Victoria to discuss why the capital city isn’t making better use of its rooftops.

In this episode we sit down with three local beer aficionados to hear their picks for best brew on Vancouver Island. Listen as we discuss breweries in Port Alberni, Nanaimo, Qualicum Bay, Chemainus and all over the capital region and narrow down a list of the top 20 beers on Vancouver Island.

A year out and we already have a mayoral race brewing in Saanich. Next fall current Mayor Fred Haynes will square off against former three-term Saanich councillor, Dean Murdock. After stepping away from politics Murdock says he now wants the mayor's seat. In this wide-ranging chat we discuss the state of Saanich, some of Murdock's plans for change, and why he wants to get back into municipal politics.

You can't live on Vancouver Island and not spend a little time talking about trees. They're everywhere and they're beautiful. But do you know the difference between a Douglas Fir and a Sitka Spruce? If you were looking at a Western Hemlock and a Western Red Cedar could you tell them apart? In this episode, we've compiled a couple of arborists to discuss 20 of our favourite trees on Vancouver Island.

They loved her so much, they named a pub after her. In this episode we learn a bit more about the namesake of UVic's campus pub, beloved janitor Felicita Gomez. We also learn that for decades most people have been mispronouncing her name. We sit down with Felicita's grandson to set the record straight about this incredible woman who touched so many lives.