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"8 is Enough" (including the Carney Condo bailout)
Jun 25, 2026
56m 00s
"Labouring over Economics" with Jim Stanford
Jun 18, 2026
1h 17m 31s
RACE TO REPLACE: “Winner's Podium” with Chris Dyson
Jun 14, 2026
42m 50s
"25 and 34" with former B.C. Premier Gordon Campbell
Jun 10, 2026
1h 16m 23s
"KLF WTFFF!" with James Moore
Jun 3, 2026
1h 10m 14s
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| Date | Episode | Description | Length | ||||||
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| 6/25/26 | "8 is Enough" (including the Carney Condo bailout) | Hotel Pacifico was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS, as well as FortisBC. Mike and Geoff are home alone this week and convene a full-length Strategy Suite covering eight (8!) topics including: Fire in the Canyon, the Carney Condo bailout, Eby's trip to China, the Massey 'Deas'-aster, Vancouver's World Cup branding win, Red Chris and what it means for DRIPA, nurses on the march, and what's KLF up to? 🏨🌄 Check into Hotel Pacifico for insights and interv... | 56m 00s | ||||||
| 6/18/26 | "Labouring over Economics" with Jim Stanford | Hotel Pacifico was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS, as well as FortisBC. Geoff and Mike welcome economist Jim Stanford, director of the Centre for Future Work, a think tank in Vancouver. For twenty years, Jim was chief economist and policy director for Unifor, Canada’s largest private sector union, as well as a research associate with the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. Jim, Geoff, and Mike tour through the turbulent economic landscape... | 1h 17m 31s | ||||||
| 6/14/26 | RACE TO REPLACE: “Winner's Podium” with Chris Dyson | Hotel Pacifico was created by Air Quotes Media with support from BC Dairy and the Energy Futures Institute. Welcome to our bonus episode of Hotel Pacifico's Race to Replace, a special series focused on the ins and outs of the BC Conservative leadership race, which concluded on May 30. Mike McDonald is joined by the campaign manager for Kerry-Lynne Findlay's winning campaign, Chris Dyson. 🏨🌄 Check into Hotel Pacifico for insights and interviews covering the latest in B.C. politics. Thank you f... | 42m 50s | ||||||
| 6/10/26 | "25 and 34" with former B.C. Premier Gordon Campbell | Hotel Pacifico was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS, as well as FortisBC. Geoff and Mike welcome the 34th Premier of BC, Gordon Campbell, on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of his government taking power in 2001. His ’New Era’ government ran the rockpile on Belleville Street for the next 16 years. Campbell reflects on some lessons learned, but not too much, as he weighs in on the politics and issues of today. In the Strategy S... | 1h 16m 23s | ||||||
| 6/3/26 | "KLF WTFFF!" with James Moore | Hotel Pacifico was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS, as well as FortisBC. Geoff and Mike welcome the Hon. James Moore to dissect the BC Conservative leadership results and the insurgent victory of Kerry-Lynne Findlay. In the Strategy Suite, Geoff and Mike discuss the wrap up of the spring sitting, the latest on an oil pipeline, the latest on BC Hydro firing up gas plants, a PMO to North Van Liberal candidate, and the outlook for David Eby. Final... | 1h 10m 14s | ||||||
| 5/29/26 | "Photo Finish" with Dylan Kruger + Richard Zussman | Hotel Pacifico was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS, as well as FortisBC, and BC Dairy. Mike, Geoff, and Dylan Kruger convene a special joint session of Hotel Pacifico and Race to Replace to preview the BC Conservative leadership results taking place May 30th. Dylan outlines the track conditions, the trio review the major storylines that took place during the course of the campaign, and they discuss the issues that weren’t discussed by the candi... | 1h 00m 48s | ||||||
| 5/22/26 | RACE TO REPLACE: “Down the Stretch” with Angelo Isidorou | Hotel 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 seven 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 h... | 36m 08s | ||||||
| 5/21/26 | "The Rocky Mountain Divide" with Erika Barootes and Shannon Phillips | Hotel Pacifico was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS, as well as FortisBC, and Wild First. Geoff and Mike cast their gaze across the mighty Rockies toward guests Erika Barootes (co-host of the Discourse podcast) and Shannon Phillips (former minister in Notley government) who report on the push for an oil pipeline from Alberta to B.C.'s coast and the excitable state of the federation in the Wild Rose province. In Strategy Suite, Geoff and Mike discuss... | 1h 17m 13s | ||||||
| 5/18/26 | RACE TO REPLACE: “Rounding the Turn" | Hotel 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 six 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 hos... | 33m 51s | ||||||
| 5/13/26 | "Club Z" with Brad Zubyk | Hotel Pacifico was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS, as well as FortisBC, Wild First, and British Columbia School Trustees Association. Mike & Geoff welcome Brad Zubyk, former chief of staff to BC Conservative leader John Rustad, for a full-length Strategy Suite discussion. The trio dig deep into the BC Conservative leadership race, including the latest conflagration involving Kerry-Lynne Findlay, Peter Milobar, and Iain Black; the Eby gover... | 56m 27s | ||||||
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| 5/10/26 | RACE TO REPLACE: “Making the Move” | Hotel 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 five 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 ho... | 37m 57s | ||||||
| 5/6/26 | "War Zones to Question Period" with Ben O’Hara-Byrne | Hotel 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 Global News BC Legislative reporter Ben O’Hara-Byrne to Hotel Pacifico. Relatively new to the Press Gallery, Ben discusses covering stories in Ukraine, Beijing and other hot spots, his impressions of BC politics, the trajectory of journalism, and his upcoming role as moderator at final B.C. Conservative debate on Global News BC1 on Ma... | 1h 03m 52s | ||||||
| 5/3/26 | RACE TO REPLACE: “The Backstretch” | Hotel 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 four 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 ho... | 35m 18s | ||||||
| 4/29/26 | “How we got to DRIPA” with Don Bain | Hotel 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... | 1h 03m 34s | ||||||
| 4/26/26 | RACE TO REPLACE: “Jockeying for Position” | Hotel 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 h... | 37m 05s | ||||||
| 4/23/26 | "DRIPA Drama" with Á’a:líya Warbus | Hotel 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 d... | 1h 17m 24s | ||||||
| 4/19/26 | RACE TO REPLACE: “Settling into Stride” | Hotel 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 hos... | 39m 18s | ||||||
| 4/16/26 | "BC in a World in Flux" with Bob Rae | Hotel 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 e... | 1h 22m 40s | ||||||
| 4/12/26 | RACE TO REPLACE: "First Lap" | Hotel 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 ... | 33m 15s | ||||||
| 4/8/26 | "The Brain Train" with Benoit-Antoine Bacon | Hotel 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 ... | 1h 19m 20s | ||||||
| 4/5/26 | "It's a Dance" with George Heyman | Hotel 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... | 1h 28m 41s | ||||||
| 3/25/26 | "Is Culture the new Data?" with Kyla Ronellenfitsch and Gabe De Roche | Hotel 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, G... | 1h 14m 15s | ||||||
| 3/18/26 | "Nuance & No Nonsense" with Chief Aaron Pete | Hotel 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 ... | 1h 11m 46s | ||||||
| 3/11/26 | "Chainsaw Politics" with Scott Lunny + Lesli Boldt | Hotel 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 ‘Brother’ Scott Lunny of the United Steelworkers (Director, District 3) to Hotel Pacifico. Lunny discusses the challenges facing his members in the forestry sector and the various issues impacting harvesting levels and jobs, and touches on the opportunities for his members in the mining sector. Also active in the NDP, Lunny distinguis... | 1h 17m 30s | ||||||
| 3/6/26 | "Cowbirds and BC's Fair Share" with Ray Castelli + Jess Ketchum | Hotel 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 Ray Castelli to Hotel Pacifico for a discussion Canada’s increasing defence spending and how BC can get its fair share of defence procurement. Ray is CEO of Weatherhaven, a BC-based company that is a world leader as a designer, manufacturer and installer of portable shelters, camps and field hospitals, and he’s lent his advice t... | 1h 31m 47s | ||||||
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