Welcome to UnSpun - your current events podcast and YouTube show. Every week, Jody Vance and George Affleck unspin the latest news in local, provincial, and federal politics, and much more. This week, around the world in 30 minutes, or, lessons Canada could learn from other countries around the world. Like: Why are there so few visible homeless and drug addicted people in London, England compared to Vancouver, Canada? Why is the King in Morocco so popular? Where should we put...

Welcome to UnSpun - your current events podcast and YouTube show.  Every week, Jody Vance and George Affleck unspin the latest news in local, provincial, and federal politics, and much more.  This week, an iconic baseball park in Vancouver is getting a makeover and other good news from the Vancouver Park Board—good news you say?  Over in Victoria, it’s only bad news for the ruling NDP as a high profile MLA dumps the party to sit as an independent. All is not well in the backroom.  And polling...

Welcome to UnSpun - your current events podcast and YouTube show.  Every week, Jody Vance and George Affleck unspin the latest news in local, provincial, and federal politics, and much more.  This week, around the world in 30 minutes. From NATO’s approval of Sweden to the USA's lack of support for Ukraine, and then all the back home for spies, lies, and rides. We got it all covered on UnSpun with Jody Vance and George Affleck Find out where to watch and listen at  UnSpunPodcast.com If you...

Welcome to UnSpun - your current events podcast and YouTube show.  Every week, Jody Vance and George Affleck unspin the latest news in local, provincial, and federal politics, and much more.  This week, the brush with fame and infamy episode. Where a couple of dinners with a Duke and a Duchess have Jody and George spilling the beans on celebrity meals with some royalty.  Then it is onto the largesse of government. Is there any other kind these days? Overspending and misguided spending in...

Welcome to UnSpun - your current events podcast and YouTube show.  Every week, Jody Vance and George Affleck unspin the latest news in local, provincial, and federal politics, and much more.  This week, sigh, Vancouver Park Board. Jody and George are taking it on the "twitter" chin for being open about their opinions on the competence and quality of Vancouver’s parks. Support for an idea does not necessarily mean support for a person or party. But tell the angry park board supporters...

Welcome to UnSpun - your current events podcast and YouTube show. Every week, Jody Vance and George Affleck unspin the latest news in local, provincial, and federal politics, and much more.  This week, big cuts at a major media outlet have Jody and George asking what the future of radio, tv and all other journalistic mediums is, and is there a place once again for the small independent operator? But while we wait for that, backroom political shenanigans in Surrey, Vancouver, and Victoria show...

Welcome to UnSpun - your current events podcast and YouTube show. Every week, Jody Vance and George Affleck unspin the latest news in local, provincial, and federal politics, and much more.  This week … an imminent transit strike threatens commuters … and pretty much everyone … in the Lower Mainland. Can anything positive come of a strike apart from higher wages? Jody and George think maybe.  And the federal government is giving away land and giving up on some controversial assisted dying...

Welcome to UnSpun - your current events podcast and YouTube show. Every week, Jody Vance and George Affleck unspin the latest news in local, provincial, and federal politics, and much more. This week … temperatures rose when it came to massive density on Vancouver’s westside at Jericho Beach. But the only thing going up after Vancouver Council voted unanimously are towers, along with 30 thousand residents moving in over the next … well, 30 years. At Vancouver’s Park Board, the first or last...

Welcome to UnSpun - your 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 … snow and lots of it. But that does not stop UnSpun. But you know, some people would like to take your minds off of the white stuff (and likely the media's). Who is that? Well, Vancouver — the non-snow-clearing capital of Canada. On Wednesday, they released the long-awaited financial review—better...

Welcome to UnSpun - your 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, Jody and George are back after a holiday season and new year break. Snow job in Surrey over the police issue... or is that just the weather? New taxes from Metro Vancouver, just when you did NOT need them. And homeless camps get shut down while temperatures crash—the ABCs of Vancouver politics. All...

Welcome to UnSpun - your 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, Jody and George end the year with a look back and a look forward. From Trump to Trudeau, healthcare to police, parks to people, and the positive versus the negative. It’s 30 minutes you must not miss at UnSpunpodcast.com Happy New Year, everyone!

Welcome to UnSpun - your 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, Jody and George dig into the politics of the Vancouver Park Board and the historic decision by the City of Vancouver to ask the Province of BC to dismantle the elected board. Will the province comply or leave Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim hanging and hung out to dry? Maybe. But the only question that...

Welcome to UnSpun - your 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, Jody and George are 100% focused on the big news in Vancouver where the mayor announced a process to dismantle the elected park board, the only elected park board in Canada. This decision spiralled into some internal politics of the ruling ABC party in Vancouver, along with the formation of the...

Welcome to UnSpun - your 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, Jody and George gear up for Christmas where only in Vancouver the gift that keeps on giving in politics is related bike lanes and Christmas trains. Never you mind, there’s always budget reviews to keep you enthralled, even if one of them is months behind and too little too late. And finally, is it...

Welcome to UnSpun - your 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, Jody and George wonder if the people of Vancouver will receive an “emotional rescue” after they read the details of Vancouver’s annual budget, which includes an almost 10% increase in spending and no restraint of any kind. Whyyyyyy? But one thing is for sure: Surrey will literally have to take a...

Welcome to UnSpun - your 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, Jody and George dig into why politicians think they can play both sides of an issue. From wars on the other side of the globe to events in our backyard, as the saying goes, they can’t have their cake and eat it too. Meanwhile, in Vancouver, election 2026 seems to already be underway, with local...

Welcome to UnSpun - your 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, Jody and George celebrate (?) the one-year anniversary of Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim and his ABC Vancouver party’s sweeping victory. The reviews are in, and so far they seem to be on track, but is that mostly related to a train ride in Stanley Park? Heck, even if Ken Sim or any other mayor in the...

Welcome to UnSpun - your 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, Jody and George go geopolitical but then bring it back home for some good ol’ fashioned locally focused political madness. From the BC Government overruling and overriding local government decision-making to big issues on Little Mountain and unruly planning at Britannia Community Centre, Unspun’s...

Welcome to UnSpun - your 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, Jody and George talk leadership — there are good leaders and then there are … welllllll. Speaking of that, the BC Conservative leader is taking a stand against AirBNB rules in BC. Jody and George have differing views on this one. Awkward? Maybe. Translink is in a cash crunch. Who will pay? Well now...

Welcome to UnSpun - your 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, Jody and George go from the ABCs and PSLs to the SPS’s and STRs. Newsworthy acronyms, to be sure. Whether it’s Surrey policing or London Drugs shopping, no letters are left unturned in the quest to unravel and unspin the news of the day. So tune in and get the 911 and more on UnSpunpodcast.com

Welcome to UnSpun - your 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, Jody and George can’t help but express their sadness and concern for the geopolitical crisis we are in. And while it’s challenging to focus on our domestic issues in comparison, the success of any good democracy is acceptance of credible criticism and we have some that is for sure — cops in Surrey,...

Welcome to UnSpun, your 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, Jody and George speak about speakers and speaking about how the whole issue really speaks to the issue of … oh … politics. In Manitoba, new leadership might be a red flag for politicians who are choosing populism over pragmatism. Read the room, guys. The world is changing. Keep up. And in Vancouver,...

Welcome to UnSpun - your 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, Jody and George get into the power of bad press and why some politicians handle it and others get buried by it. In BC the annual convention of BC municipalities is over … and and and … well not a lot. No goodies from the Premier. No big controversies. And in Vancouver — view cones. Say what? Ya,...

Welcome to UnSpun - your 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, Jody and George dig deep into the pressing issues of foreign interference from India, nationwide protests against the teaching of sexual orientation and gender identity in classrooms, and the possible return of COVID-19 anti-vax healthcare workers. From uncovering hidden truths and sparking...

Welcome to UnSpun - your 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. Jody and George are back after their summer hiatus. And what a summer it has been. Federal, provincial and municipal issues — so much to unpack on UnSpun. From Prime Minister Trudeau’s crashing polling numbers to the rise of BC Conservatives. From horrible knife attacks in Vancouver to continued political...