Sara has been working at the Victoria Cool Aid Society for 10 years! She's an incredible advocate for people who are experiencing homelessness and addiction. She's also the owner of the wonderful @hero_the_beefcake.Here's what her nomination sa

Zoner of the Week: Amanda

Nov 30th, 2020 2m 34s

Bernie nominated Amanda saying:She works for Island Health as a caregiver and has been working double shifts quite often lately. She also has adopted a rescue dog. She is already a Zoner.She is our Zoner of the Week!See omnystudio.com/listener

Kirsten + Sally of MONOWHALES

Nov 25th, 2020 12m 22s

I talk to Sally of MONOWHALES about becoming a ZOOM master in 2020 after being Zoom bombed while trying to record RWLYD (Really Wanna Let you Down), the time the BC Ferries thwarted their Victoria concert, their newest single "All or Nothing",

Zoner of the Week: Shelley

Nov 23rd, 2020 2m 37s

Shelley is an EA at Journey Middle School in Sooke going above and beyond everyday!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Zoner of the Week: Natalie

Nov 17th, 2020 9m 43s

Natalie started the charity "Dee's Orphan Kitten Fund" and has been operating it for over 22 years! Helping cats and kittens in need and helping to curb the feral cat population too. She is our Zoner of the Week!See omnystudio.com/listener for

Zoner of the Week: Sam

Nov 9th, 2020 55s

Kyla nominated Sam here's what she had to say: I broke my foot two weeks ago and my husband, Sam has been waiting on me and our 4 children non stop! I feel so terrible I'm not able to help him like I'm used to and I can see the stress is affect

Kirsten James and Adrian from Black Pumas

Nov 6th, 2020 10m 16s

How the Black Pumas got together, their fast and meteoric rise to fame, their new deluxe album (featuring covers of Tracy Chapman, the Beatles, and Death), and what the vibe in Austin -- the self proclaimed "The Live Music Capital of the World"

Zoner of the Week: Richie

Nov 2nd, 2020 2m

Richie is a custodian in the Sooke School DistrictHe’s doing his part as a custodian to keep the schools COVID free and his wife, Erin, wanted to thank him for putting his health at risk so their children can get an education.See omnystudio.com

SCIENCE: Platypus

Nov 2nd, 2020 1m 34s

The platypus already had a reputation as a natural oddity. Blacklights now reveal that it is one of the few mammals known to be biofluorescent.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informati

Kirsten James -- Ghosts at Camosun College

Oct 30th, 2020 2m 55s

The Young Building at Camosun College Lansdowne has it's own spooky history... and as a radio student I had access to the building at all hours. One particular after-hours experience has stuck with me to this day.See omnystudio.com/listener for

Danny's Savory Elementary Haunting

Oct 30th, 2020 2m 37s

But is the spirit haunting the elementary school... or Danny?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kyle's Haunted Farmhouse in Vic West

Oct 29th, 2020 3m 7s

Kyle and his family always thought their house in Vic West was haunted. But after some renovations things started to go BUMP more often...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tracy's Haunted House in the Cowichan Valley

Oct 27th, 2020 2m 12s

Tracy moved into a 1900's house in the Cowichan Valley and immediately her 10-year-old daughter started experiencing things. She didn't believe her.... until she started to experience them too.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information

Home Depot 12-Foot Giant-Sized Skeleton

Oct 27th, 2020 2m

Bless you Home Depot 12-Foot Giant-Sized Skeleton.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Zoner of the Week: Crystal

Oct 26th, 2020 3m 16s

Crystal is a lifesaver - literally! "She is my daughter and a great zoner. Also she saved my life last Friday. I was sick which caused me pass out. I went head first off the bed and jammed my head down on the floor between the bed and a small c

Kirsten James + Sam Roberts

Oct 23rd, 2020 13m 4s

We talk about performing during lightning storms, His “other” band - Isolation Jubilation Sensation, playing concerts to a bunch of parked cars, and Sam Roberts Band newest album "All of Us"See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Se

Zoner of the Week: Jennifer

Oct 19th, 2020 2m 45s

"Jennifer has been volunteering with the Victoria scouting association for as long as I can remember. Helping mentor, young minds as leader, helping maintain camp Bernard, and fundraise like no body's business. She's been working extra hard sin

LP + Kirsten James

Oct 16th, 2020 11m 41s

I talk to LP about her almost 20 year history in music including writing songs for other artists, the one time she almost sold a song to Shakira, bending genre rules on her new album, and her single "The One That You Love"See omnystudio.com/lis

Zoner of the Week: Kyle

Oct 12th, 2020 2m 47s

Here is Kyle's nomination:Kyle has spent 100's of hours this summer working on the North Saanich Freeride park in Sidney. The park had lost almost all funding last year and things were looking, well pretty bad. Kyle designed and got new bike ra

Zoner of the Week: Tyson

Oct 5th, 2020 2m 41s

When Covid hit the saanich peninsula lions food bank had to quickly pivot to be able to still safely provide food to those in need. One of the huge forces behind making this swift change was Tyson. Not only does Tyson help run the food bank, he

Zoner of the Week: Jamie

Sep 18th, 2020 1m 1s

With some extra time on her hands at the start of the pandemic, Jamie wanted to bring smiles to kids faces. She reached out to the to the Island Kids Cancer Association to see what she could do. She decided to bring a smile to kids battling can

Zoner of the Week: Cait

Sep 18th, 2020 1m 4s

Rosalie nominated her friend Cait saying:Cait is a dear friend of mine and has watched me struggle for years working multiple jobs and commuting everywhere by bus. Cait organized a month ago for her family to get together and donate me a car! T

Zoner of the Week: Anastasia

Sep 14th, 2020 3m 11s

Anastasia is 10 years old and bringing a fun twist of tie-dye & LGBTQQIP2SAA together. She loves to create and make people happy trying to make this world brighter.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener

TIL: Spooky Skeleton Confessions!

Sep 10th, 2020 1m 41s

Helene Adelaide Shelby of Oakland, California had a genius idea in 1927. Shelby’s innovative idea: what if someone besides an ordinary detective oversaw criminal justice-related interrogations? What if, for instance, it was something spookier a

Zoner of the Week: Christian

Sep 8th, 2020 3m 7s

Here's what his wife Kaleih had to say about him:At 44 years-old, Christian planned to run his first marathon- the 2020 Victoria Goodlife Marathon. Unfortunately it was cancelled because of Covid. He had been fundraising for the Victoria Cool A