Vancouver Places Podcast

08/04/2025

16/11/2023

Vancouver Places Podcast

111 Places in Victoria That You Must Not Miss

THIS IS EPISODE 100 OF THE VANCOUVER AND WHISTLER PLACES PODCAST SERIES

It’s here, it’s out and it’s in book stores now. It’s the latest edition and our latest addition to the 111 Places global series of guide books published by Emons in Germany. For the last year my writing partner Graeme Menzies and I have been toiling away alongside our Editor Karen Seiger in New York, to produce this fabulous book. We couldn’t be happier with the finished product! And how perfect that the book's release coincides with our 100th podcast. We will now start folding stories of Victoria into our weekly podcast episodes. Look for a name update for the show too, coming soon. So in this here 30-minute episode please join host Mike Fin-Again and Graeme and I as we toast hitting the century mark and we also celebrate the home of Newly Weds and Nearly Deads - the great city of Victoria.

Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/vancouver-and-whistler-places/id1532687457?i=1000626848876

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5gj1ugvaNCzLXLdkpPr4ct?si=227d0f35f9144805
Podbean: https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-s6jyn-149322e

Our one-hundreth podcast episode is dedicated to our third book: it's all about Victoria, British Columbia. Dave and Graeme give a taste of what's in the book and Mike gives a taste of champagne!

16/11/2023

Vancouver and Whistler Places Podcast
Episode 97
The Brass Plaques at Creekside

Soon it will snow. Soon we will be skiing up at Whistler. Soon the line ups will stretch from the Creekside Gondola all the way down to the BC Government Liquor store. If you are up there at Creekside now, or during the ski season when you are in the lift line up, have a look below you to your feet. You’ll find nine round historical brass plaques, about the size of manhole covers, that will give you an extremely brief history of the resort municipality. It’s a cool story, and a chapter in the the book 111 Places in Whistler That You Must Not Miss. Every week host Mike Fin-Again and my 111 Places series co-author Graeme Menzies take a chapter out of one of our three books and tell you the story behind the story. We hope that you will enjoy this 15-minute Vancouver Places Podcast.

Apple Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/vancouver-and-whistler-places/id1532687457?i=1000623831421
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/60iez61nZwFqb4ry4NQIlL?si=b1a3766868c24608
Podbean: https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-u9ygb-1469546https://open.spotify.com/episode/60iez61nZwFqb4ry4NQIlL?si=b1a3766868c24608

16/11/2023

Vancouver and Whistler Places Podcast
Episode 96
The Haida Canoe at UBC
It’s a beautiful artifact, it is culturally significant and it is there up in mid-air just floating above your head. We are talking about the Haida Canoe at UBC. To learn more about it and its history, along with exactly where to view the celebrated canoe listen to this 15 -minute podcast. Every week host Mike Fin-Again and Graeme Menzies and I post the story behind the story of one of our chapters in our 111 Book series.
Apple Podcast:https: http://podcasts.apple.com/.../vancouver.../id1532687457...
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3HcrFvOFfsEAC4bDctW27r...
Podbean: https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-3hcjn-1469541

16/11/2023

Vancouver and Whistler Places Podcast
Episode 95
Looking for Bargains Up at Whistler?
It’s too early for Whistler skiing but a great time to do some bargain hunting up there for almost everything you can think of. Our podcast host Mike Fin-Again along with my 111 Places in Whistler That You Must Not Miss book co-author Graeme Menzies will point you in the right direction. Let the Shopping Begin!
Apple Podcast:https: http://podcasts.apple.com/.../vancouver.../id1532687457...
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4EKKLmze0j9ZephAjlb9mg...
Podbean: https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-3zz6h-1437ac2

Mike reveals the secrets of his shopping success.

16/11/2023

Vancouver Places Podcast
Episode 94
Arfa Lake Dog Park

With so many dogs in Whistler where is the best place to let them cut loose, relax and play? Lake Alfa which is also affectionately referred to as "Lake Arfa". The ultimate dog park.

Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/vancouver-and-whistler-places/id1532687457?i=1000615904373
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6hqHxQsazxNDI2XeMj35C4?si=ac0d84ecd6d948ef
Podbean: https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-gbgmk-1427c83

16/11/2023

Vancouver Places Podcast
Episode 93
Royal Vancouver Places Podcast

In recognition of the recent Coronation of King Charles III of Canada, Dave and Graeme share personal royal stories and highlight several places in their 111 Places books with a royal connection.
You can download and listen to this episode on three different platforms.
Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/vancouver-and-whistler-places/id1532687457?
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3pKAXHG8gkgqtqj3EDaJth?si=19f6d8a1e6e543bf
Podbean:https: //vancouverplaces.podbean.com/e/royal-places

12/07/2023

Vancouver Places Podcast
Episode 92
Parkhurst Ghost Town
The forecast for Whistler calls for more sunshine and warm temperatures. Perfect weather for a short hike to a ghost town very close to Whistler. That's right, a small old abandoned town forgotten by time. You'll find rusty old remnants of logging equipment, dilapidated shacks, and abandoned trucks Join Graeme Menzies and I and host Mike Fin-Again as we tell you the story behind Chapter 68 in our book 111 Places In Whistler That You Must Not Miss.
You can download and listen to this episode on three different platforms.
Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/.../vancouver.../id1532687457...
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/24JSp1v4uchOMnfJ9Ckg6R...
Podbean: https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-kvmkj-13aecb6

22/02/2023

Vancouver and Whistler Places
Episode 91
SNOWBIRDS
The forecast for Whistler calls for more snow heading into the weekend. I know what you're thinking. What will the birds up there have to eat? In this latest episode of Vancouver and Whistler Places my co-author Graeme Menzies and I take the focus temporarily off of skiing replacing it with bird talk. Anyone that has lined up at the bottom of the Harmony Lift will know what we are talking about. Join Graeme and I and host Mike Fin-Again as we tell you the story behind Chapter 105 in our book 111 Places In Whistler That You Must Not Miss. Can you say Whiskey Jack?
You can download and listen to this latest episode on three different platforms.
Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/.../vancouver.../id1532687457...
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5W0u5uVTwV8AVVWK7GJdLm...
Podbean: https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-hp9g9-1360b51

22/02/2023

Vancouver and Whistler Places
Episode 90
In the book 111 Places book the about Whistler that Graeme Menzies and I released last year, we also feature some great stories on stops along the Sea to Sky Highway where you can grab a bite to eat. In this mouthwatering 15-minute podcast, host Mike Fin-Again sets the table and then serves up some great food for thought from us.
You can download and listen to this latest episode on three different platforms.
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/.../vancouver.../id1532687457...
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1UY954mfSLnQN2RtfXesp7...
Podbean: https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-fik37-1360b4d

Graeme dishes out some hot tips on where to pull over for excellent roadside nosh on your drive along the Sea to Sky highway.

10/01/2023

Vancouver and Whistler Places
Episode 89
Where is the Second Busiest Airport in BC?

To find out you will just have to listen to this episode of Vancouver Places Podcast. Co-author Graeme Menzies and our podcast host Mike Finnegan and I have given you a pretty easy clue with the photo below. At any rate the three of us think that you will enjoy this fifteen minute story behind the story of chapter 42 of our book 111 Places in Vancouver That You Must Not Miss.

You can download and listen to this latest episode on three different platforms:
Podbean: https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-s2s8t-131800a
Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/vancouver-and-whistler-places/id1532687457?i=1000588198584
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4JZikDwfhRflSZK4NbPd2z?si=a8894a3697374c3c

10/01/2023

Vancouver and Whistler Places
Episode 89
What Is It?

Good question that we will answer. As you can see from the headline on the attached photo it is sulphur. But where is it from, why is it there, how much is it worth, and who does it belong to? Give us 15 minutes and my co-author of the guidebook 111 Places In Vancouver That You Must Not Miss, Graeme Menzies and our podcast host Mike Finnegan will answer those questions and more.

You can download and listen to this 15-minute episode on three different platforms:
Podbean:https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-ucg8q-131b559
Apple:https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/vancouver-and-whistler-places/id1532687457?i=1000587296272
Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/episode/7FWnIykpCgKbePvmbG7utD?si=JFTb8gfjT2C2jREo57iWUA