The Orca Podcasts

Still no sign of Canada's most expensive housing market slowing down, a warning for manufacturers, and damage control for Great Canadian Gaming.  Bob Price has it all in the January 26 Orca Business Beat, sponsored by Simply Computing.  

A brand new forecast for B.C.'s housing market, a legal victory for ride hailing, and why a Victoria based biotech could be in for a big week.  Bob Price has it all in the January 25 Orca Business Beat, brought to you by Simply Computing. 

Welcome to UnSpun - The Orca's current events podcast and YouTube show. Every week, Jody Vance and George Affleck unspin the latest news in local, provincial, federal politics, and much more.

This week on UnSpun, something big happened this week in USA. Did you hear? One of the key promises being made by President Biden’s communications team — transparency and truth. We like that. Here in BC, the rollout for the Covid-19 vaccine is hitting some bumps and people are not happy with it. Could we be doing a better job? And school boards — how is that some bad apples can continue as elected trustees when they seem to have no respect for why they are there.

The latest report on retail sales in Canada...as another retail chain calls it quits in North America, and another must know scam alert.  Bob Price has it all in the January 22 Orca Business Beat, brought to you by Simply Computing. 

TC Energy considers it's Keystone XL Pipeline options, all systems go for Vancouver's Rio Theatre to reopen, and a new prediction on COVID related business closures.  Bob Price has it all in the January 21 Orca Business Beat, brought to you by Simply Computing. 

Canada's latest inflation rate surprises the experts, a generally gloomy outlook from a Vancouver business survey, but B.C. mining exploration is coming off a decent year.  Bob Price has it all in the January 20 Orca Business Beat, brought to you by Simply Computing. 

After a too-long ramble about government IT and iPads, Maclean and Jordan settle in to discuss Kevin Falcon's op-ed, how the BC Liberals can pivot to being allowed (by media and public) to credibly critique some NDP policies, and how happy the CPC should be to see Derek Sloan turfed out of the party.

Anger and angst amid reports that Joe Biden intends to cancel Keystone XL, A Maple Ridge pet food company lands government funding, and Vancity Credit Union has a new President & CEO.  Bob Price has it all in the January 19 Orca Business Beat, sponsored by Simply Computing. 

The next step for a big forest industry merger, a new indication that business confidence is on the rise, and a huge week ahead for a Victoria based biotech company. Bob Price has it all in the January 18 Orca Business Beat, brought to you by Simply Computing. 

On the premier edition of A Second Look, host Justin P. Goodrich is joined by activist and Emmy-nominated writer, director, and producer Judi Lewinson for a second look at the Black Lives Matter movement, and the events of May 2020 that triggered protests throughout the United States and Canada.