Host Lucky Budd welcomes Jack Knox to the Vital Victoria Podcast. Recently retired from the Times Colonist in Victoria, B.C., Jack shares his story on…
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From Vancouver Island to the Olympics, talking sport and culture
Host Lucky Budd welcomes Micah Zandee-Hart, member of the Canadian Women’s National Hockey Team. Growing up on the Saanich Peninsula, Micah talks about her journey…
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Honouring the history and culture of Chinese Canadians
May is Asian Heritage Month and host Lucky Budd welcomes Dr. Grace Wong Sneddon, board chair of the Victoria Chinatown Museum Society, to the Vital…
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Theatre, the arts and building a platform for cultures to flourish
Isaac Thomas is the executive director of the Belfry Theatre and joins host Lucky Budd for episode 12 of the Vital Victoria Podcast where they…
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Language and the role it plays in community
Alex D’Arcy is a professor of Linguistics and Associate Dean Research in the faculty of Humanities at the University of Victoria. She joins host Lucky…
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Black history and fostering diversity and inclusion in Greater Victoria
Silvia Mangue Alene, president of the BC Black History Awareness Society, joins host Lucky Budd for episode 10 of the Vital Victoria Podcast. They talk…
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Understanding and protecting our oceans with Open Ocean Robotics
Open Ocean Robotics’ co-founder Julie Angus, the first woman to row across the Atlantic Ocean from mainland to mainland, joins host Lucky Budd for episode…
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Enhancing mental health through the great outdoors
Human Nature Counselling takes what Greater Victoria is known for, its picturesque outdoors, and provides individual and group nature-based therapy and programs for children, youth,…
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Bonding through dumplings and the birth of a Victoria restaurant
From delivery service to pop-ups and a successful downtown restaurant, Dumpling Drop started with a gathering between mother and daughter. In episode 7 of the…
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Spirit, identity and caring for Indigenous youth
“When our children return to school, our hearts go with them.” It’s a quote that rests on the back of a t-shirt from Surrounded by…
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