March 29th, 2025- FREE SPIRIT VICTORIA – non-alc. zero-proof, alcohol free. A story of our times.
FREE SPIRIT VICTORIA – non-alc. zero-proof, alcohol free. A story of our times. THE SHOW 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...
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Mulligan Stew March 29th 2025-Two donors – one named Beresh
Lucky to have two donors to finish off March shows. March 29 brings Brian Beresh and Pat Paradis in hour one. The very same weekend we celebrate the Beresh Arts Den opening and reveal the signage. As usual, Brian and Pat have very little music input into the hour, BUT I do to have a notebook I...
March 22nd 2025- Hester Creek – The 2024 Columbia Valley Collection
Hester Creek – The 2024 Columbia Valley Collection Guests: The Marks. Mark Sheridan – President Mark Hopley – Winemaker It was only a matter of time before we all started to see the “out-of-province” wines of 2024. Due to 2 cold snaps, especially the Winter of early 24, BC, Wineries were given permission...
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EP 343 | Mulligan Stew Podcast March 22 – 2025 Vancouver Wine Festival. The Highlights.
We started this podcast well over 300 episodes ago. When we started the title was Mulligan Stew Podcast (Music. Film. Food. Wine) Over the months the Pod became more music and film than anything else. Just the way the road leads us. Tasting Room Radio has worked its way back into the mix because of...
Mulligan Stew March 22nd 2025-Bringing it all back home.
March 22 1965 Bob Dylan releases Bringing it all back home. The album changed music and lives. It was all electric, a step away from his folk beginnings and into rock/pop/blues. Fans were either disappointed and dismissive or filled with a new joy. We start these two hours with the “hit” off the album Subterranean Homesick Blues. And...
EP 342 | Stephen Fearing (The Empathist) & Bill Henderson (Chilliwack – Farewell to Friends)
Two guests on the Mulligan Stew Podcast Both great pals. Stephen Fearing is a key member of Blackie and the Rodeo Kings. Like all three Front Line band mates, they each have their own solo careers. That’s one of the outstanding elements of their relationship. Freedom to create – together or solo. Stephen Fearing has...
March 15th, 2025 Co-Hosted with This is Wine School – check out Part Two of 2025 VanWineFest
Co-Hosted with This is Wine School -Part Two of 2025 VanWineFest THE SHOW This is Wine School are founders, educators and award-winning sommeliers Jenna Brisco, Kelcie Jones and Maude Renaud-Brisson. We gathered in a small circle of chairs, surrounded by many 100’s of wine trade attendees constantly on the move at the convention...
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Mulligan Stew March 15th 2025-Brian Beresh and Bill Henderson(Chilliwack) Guest
Two hour-long donors this week on Mulligan Stew. They each bring stories and songs. Brian Beresh is the donor for hour one. However, his prime story is far more than just one show. Brian has made an outstanding donation to CKUA – $1 Million Dollars. A commitment to the future of the station and...
EP 341 | Bruce Cockburn Talks His Past, Present and Future
Bruce Cockburn returns to the West Coast. Thoughts on Dylan at Newport, Bo Diddley, a possible covers album, his legacy and today’s headlines. March 11, Victoria. March 12 Nanaimo March 14 Vancouver March 15 Kelowna March 16 Trail. Lots to talk about.
Mulligan Stew March 8th 2025-Celebrating International Women’s Day and welcoming back Bruce Cockburn.
Stories, comments about female role models, women in today’s music and fighting back from Sue Foley Tina Turner Larkin Poe Jann Arden Tami Neilson Rhiannon Giddens Blue Moon Marquee Valerie June Ruth Pointer Terra Lightfoot. Bruce Cockburn returns to the West Coast. Thoughts on Dylan at Newport, Bo Diddley, a possible covers album, his legacy...
March 8th, 2025- “2025” Vancouver Wine Fest: Part one!
It’s always one of the most exciting wine events on the calendar. The Vancouver International Wine Festival. Now in its 46th year. Over 27,000 bottles will be opened or sold. 20,000 wine fans attending 43 events. Over 1,000 different wines from 120 wineries and 15 countries. The featured region this year was California. When the wine...
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EP 340 | Sugarcane: Stunning documentary into Indian Residential Schools in B.C. A tale of Native Resilience.
In 2021, evidence of unmarked graves was found near an Indian residential school run by the Catholic Church in Kamloops. BC, Canada, sparked a national outcry about the forced separation, assimilation, and abuse many children experienced at this network of segregated boarding schools designed to slowly destroy the culture and social fabric of Indigenous...