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In this episode we speak with former Vancouver Islander, Dan Hawkins who is on a mission to find the love of his life. The 35-year old has tried to find love through traditional methods but nothing has worked so he's decided to launch a social experiment. It involves a committee of vetters, a cash prize, and a series of reward tiers for anyone who helps him in this pursuit of love. Hawkins admits it's a quirky way to find a spouse, but says he's 100% serious in his search for a life-long partner.

It's the best time of year (says Joe). Fall has arrived which means it's time for more sweaters, football, ice hockey, school, cooler temperatures and best of all...fall food. In this episode our panel picks their top spots for a fall meal. Listen as we go over 20 spots in Greater Victoria that serve up soups and chowders, mac 'n cheese, pumpkin inspired beer, and a long list of hearty meals to warm you up and fill your belly this season.

In our final riding profile before the Federal Election on September 20th, Joe and Rob chat with three of the candidates hoping to win Esquimalt-Saanich-Sooke. In this episode get to learn a bit more about the candidates and hear where they stand on issues affecting CFB Esquimalt, a potential passenger ferry service from Royal Bay to downtown Victoria, and their plan to bring down the cost of housing.

Kyle and Joe aren't perfect. They make mistakes. And it's time to go back and right some wrongs. For the first time in MicCHEK history, Joe and Kyle sit down without any guests and rewind to some of the earliest roundtable topics to discuss some island restaurants they admit they missed.

This week we focus our attention on the riding of Cowichan-Malahat-Langford. NDP incumbent Alistair MacGregor is looking to win the seat for the third time in six years and is up against a couple of familiar candidates on the ballot.

Who makes the best chicken wings in Greater Victoria? This week we've pulled in a heavy hitter to help us find the tastiest chicken wings in the city. The operator of Victoria's Tartan Toque joins us to share his picks for the best wings in town. Hear our list of 15 wing spots as we dissect what makes a good chicken wing.

For the last ten years voters in this riding have been represented by the Green's Elizabeth May. The former party leader is looking to secure her fourth term as MP. In this episode, we chat with May as well as Conservative candidate David Busch, Sabina Singh with the NDP, and Sherri Moore-Arbour with the Liberals.

Who makes the best breakfast sandwich in Greater Victoria? That's our question today for two of the top social media foodies in the city. Get your pen and paper ready because you're about to get 20 of the top places in the city for a delicious breakfast sandwich.

Our focus in this episode heads north to the riding of Nanaimo-Ladysmith. Political watchers across the country have this pegged as one of the key ridings to watch on election night as the Greens fight to hold onto the mid-island seat. Rob Shaw and Joe sit down with the candidates from the four major parties to hear where they stand on some of the biggest issues in the riding.

It's all about island sports in this episode of the Friday ROUNDTABLE. Our panel is asked to pick their favourite island sports jersey/logo, their favourite island sports venue and sports bar, their favourite island athlete and their favourite island sports moment.