EP 347 | Help Erin (re)Build a Life Worth Living
This is Erin’s story, she is a courageous young woman with an amazing family around her to support her through her medical challenges. Her father, Tim, a retired RCMP officer, took the time to have a conversation with me about Erin and how they are working to rebuild his daughter’s life and raise some...
May 3rd, 2025-Cowichan Spring Wine Pour 2025
Cowichan Spring Wine Pour 2025 You can your clock by it. The Cowichan Valley Wine Spring Wine Pour. Year 2025 The location may change from year to year, new faces may appear but one thing that’s always in the room is Cowichan Valley Pride!! The wine community all across the province is keeping a...
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April 26th, 2025-Best Coast Distillers and Winemaker’s Cut/The Opera Room
New releases, new labels, new sponsors. Best Coast Distillers and Winemaker’s Cut/The Opera. THE SHOW Corey Wood/Cory Hastings – Best Coast Distillers (North Saanich) Best Coast Distillers have been really busy for the past couple of years. Planting necessary ingredients on their farm, building the distillery from the ground up, getting...
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EP 346 | Matt Andersen New Album The Hammer and The Rose
Matt Andersen is one of CKUA’s favourite artists. On the air and certainly with the audience. Matt is releasing his 11th solo studio album The Hammer and The Rose April 25th. I was delighted with all of that information until I got to”the date” April 25. As you may know, that’s the first Friday for the CKUA Spring fundraiser....
April 19th, 2025- It’s BC Wine Month! Lets celebrate with Hillside Winery and WineBC!
THE SHOW Kathy Malone – Winemaker Hillside Winery If you haven’t already heard, April is BC Wine Month. Its also the month that we thank the four sponsors of Tasting Room Radio. When we started TRR the Summer of 2007, we made a pledge about the segment sponsors. If I’m going to talk about...
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Mulligan Stew April 19th 2024- Matt Andersen – Brings his 11th solo studio album The Hammer and The Rose.
Matt Andersen is one of CKUA’s favourite artists. On the air and certainly with the audience. Matt is releasing his 11th solo studio album The Hammer and The Rose April 25th. I was delighted with all of that information until I got to”the date” April 25. As you may know, that’s the first Friday for the CKUA Spring fundraiser....
Mulligan Stew April 12th 2025-It’s Spring – Somewhere!!
Two donors on this week’s Mulligan Stew – lots of music suggested. Happy Record Store Day and welcome to The Stew I had new music ready to go from – Elton John & Brandi Carlile/ Dan Mangan/Jackson Browne live Allison Russell & Annie Lennox/ Elle King Ricky Byrd/Leif Vollebekk/Van Morrison Next week’s guest Matt Anderson ...
April12th, 2025: Headed for Hanks and Kurtis Kolt explains…. everything!!
THE SHOW Kurtis Kolt – Wine Educator, Judge, Writer. (Vancouver) This is a wild and crazy time in the wine business. As a result of the recent Winter cold snaps in the Okanagan, many vineyards were killed and what did survive offered up very small production possibilities. In order to survive, BC wineries were given...
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EP 345 | George Siu Memphis Blues BBQ House
George Siu is a pal and the co-founder of Memphis Blues BBQ House. They now have 6 locations. 3 in Vancouver and 3 in Alberta. They serve top-of-the-line BBQ..beautifully cooked. George and Park Hefflefinger started the first location after heading to Memphis and spending much time studying the process and tricks of the trade. The...
April 5th, 2025- 12 Spring wines from Jason Parkes Customs/The Hatch
Jason Parkes & Robbie Hundertmark – 12 Spring wines from Jason Parkes Customs/The Hatch (West Kelowna) THE STORY We welcome back – a dynamic duo. Jason Parkes is the founder of The Hatch in West Kelowna. Labels include The Hatch, Black Swift Vineyards, Crown and Thieves. Each of those labels has a rapidly growing...
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Mulligan Stew April 5th 2025- Music for a 70th birthday and your Saturday night!!
CKUA is Donor Supported Radio – for almost 100 years. Today’s first hour is a birthday hour for Bruce McFarlane. Bruce is one of the very best on our donor support team. Bruce warmly convinces major donors to “get involved”. He’s turning 70 and his wife Janice Heard and 3 girls, their spouses and...
EP 344 | FREE SPIRIT VICTORIA – Non-alc. zero-proof, alcohol free. A story for our times.
For the first time under one roof in Victoria, importers will be joined by local BC makers from Vancouver Island, Vancouver, the Okanagan, etc., to showcase the best alcohol-free wine, beer, spirits, and packaged cocktails available. Organized by Kurtis Kolt. Kurtis Kolt is a Vancouver-based wine consultant who writes about wine, presents seminars, hosts events,...