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BIG NEWS: F3 is heading back to San Francisco for Super Bowl 60 for Radio Row, fan chats, and food-first storytelling!

BONUS RECIPE: Download Chef Jonathan Frazier’s Nashville Hot Chicken Sliders: https://bit.ly/S1EP15FootballRecipe

This week on the F3 Podcast — Football, Fantasy & Food, Erin and Chef Jonathan Fraser break down Championship Weekend as the NFL closes in on Super Bowl 6...

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(07:07) Grant Lawrence, CBC broadcaster, bestselling author, and musician, discusses his upcoming Stories & Songs tour bringing Jill Barber (his wife), Joel Plaskett, Danny Michel, and Desiree Dawson to intimate Vancouver Island venues including Errington, Tofino, and Mayne Island. Lawrence shares his touring philosophy of performing only in meaningful destinat...

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In this episode of Nonpartisan Hacks, Joel Grenz and Sean Wood sit down with Mayor Nicole Minions of Comox to talk about leadership at the municipal level, and how governing really works when you move from being one vote at the table to chairing the meeting.

Minions reflects on becoming mayor by acclamation in 2022 under extraordinary circumstances, what surprised her most about the role...

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BIG NEWS!: F3 is heading to San Francisco for Super Bowl 50 for Radio Row, fan chats, and food-first storytelling!

BONUS RECIPE: Download Chef Jonathan Frazier’s Southwestern grilled chicken nachos — loaded, spicy, and built for game day: https://bit.ly/S1EP14FootballRecipe

This week on the F3 Podcast, hosts Erin Haluschak and Chef Jonathan Frazier break down championship weekend as the N...

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(17:20) Chelah Horsdal, Emmy-nominated actor best known as Helen Smith in The Man in the High Castle, offers stories from working with legendary actors including Ben Kingsley, Rufus Sewell, John Lithgow, Kris Kristofferson, and Shirley MacLaine. The Salt Spring Island-connected actor discusses her transition into writing and directing, including a deeply personal s...

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BONUS RECIPE: Download Chef Jonathan Frazier's Recipe for Cleveland-Style Beef & Bean Chili:https://bit.ly/S1EP13FootballRecipe

This week on the F3 Podcast, hosts Erin Haluschak and Chef Jonathan Frazier dive headfirst into NFL Wild Card Weekend, playoff predictions, and a bruised-but-battling Team of the Week: the Cleveland Browns.

With the fantasy football season officially in ...

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(28:48) Ryan McMahon, Ladysmith singer-songwriter, takes listeners through his nearly two-decade music career spanning seven solo albums and tours with Burton Cummings and Tom Cochrane. The Vancouver Island musician discusses his powerful new single “There She Is”, produced at Bryan Adams' Warehouse Studio in Vancouver. From his early days playing the Queens H...

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In this episode of Non-Partisan Hacks: Pulse Edition, hosts Sean Wood and Joel Grenz sit down with former Conservative Party of BC leader and longtime MLA John Rustad for a wide-ranging conversation on leadership, governance, and the forces reshaping provincial politics. Rustad reflects on serving under multiple leaders, the rise and collapse of centre-right coalitions, and why he belie...

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BONUS RECIPE: Download Chef Jonathan Frazier's Recipe for Eastern North Carolina vinegar-style pulled pork: https://bit.ly/S1EP12FootballRecipe

This week on the F3 Podcast, hosts Erin Frazier and Chef Jonathan Frazier of the Comox Valley break down the final week of the NFL regular season, as fantasy football wraps up and playoff scenarios come down to the wire.

Erin reflects on anot...

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(05:01) Debbe Patterson, co-founder of 100 Women Who Care Oceanside, reveals how 380 women are transforming Vancouver Island charities through collective giving. In 2026, this Parksville-Qualicum Beach group will surpass$1 million raised for local organizations including MANNA Homeless Society, Arrowsmith Search and Rescue, Echo Players, and District 69 Backpack Pr...

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BONUS RECIPE: Download Chef Jonathan Frazier's Recipe for the iconic Italian Beef Sandwich: https://bit.ly/S1EP11FootballRecipe

This week on the F3 Podcast, hosts Erin Frazier and Chef Jonathan Frazier of the Comox Valley go long-distance once again — with Erin checking in from the frozen tundra of Winnipeg while the NFL playoff picture tightens.

Erin breaks down the brutal end to he...

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(07:22) Lance LaPointe, Port Alberni singer-songwriter and touring bassist/vocalist for legendary Canadian rockers Bachman-Turner Overdrive, shares his remarkable journey from playing campfires on Tofino beaches to performing "Takin' Care of Business" in arenas across North America. LaPointe reveals keeping his late father's ashes in his guitar while living the dream...

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In this episode of Non-Partisan Hacks: Pulse Edition, hosts Sean Wood and Joel Grenz sit down with Donna Hais, Chair of the Fair Care Alliance, to discuss the critical healthcare crisis facing Central Vancouver Island. Recording from across the street from Nanaimo Regional General Hospital, Donna reveals 430,000 people south of the Malahat have access to over 800 tertiary care beds acro...

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BONUS RECIPE: Download Chef Jonathan Frazier's Recipe for New England Steak Tips: https://bit.ly/S1EP10FootballRecipe

 This week on the F3 Podcast, hosts Erin Frazier and Chef Jonathan Frazier of the Comox Valley dive into Week 16 as fantasy football semifinals collide with the final stretch of the NFL season. Erin breaks down a tense matchup still undecided heading into Monday Nigh...

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This special Christmas episode of The Pulse Community Podcast brings Vancouver Island Christmas music to life as Santa Claus takes over hosting duties while Peter and Dave finish their holiday shopping. Santa shares enchanting stories between performances from Vancouver Island and Gulf Islands artists including Valdy, Shari Ulrich, David Gogo, Vince Warry, Zachary Stevenson, The Heels a...

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BONUS RECIPE: Download Chef Jonathan Frazier's Recipe for the iconic Juicy Lucy, a cheese-stuffed burger. https://bit.ly/S1EP9FootballRecipe

This week on the F3 Podcast with hosts Erin Frazier and Chef Jonathan Frazier of the Comox Valley turn their attention to the Minnesota Vikings as fantasy football playoffs arrive — bringing tough lineup decisions, shaken confidence, and a whol...

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(25:48) Vince Warry, singer-songwriter and tribute artist from Nanaimo, shares his remarkable journey from tribute bands honouring The Doors, Led Zeppelin, and The Cult to releasing his own EP "Like a Runaway Train" with Big Records. Teaching history and his custom History of Music and Pop Culture course by day, Warry is  finding his authentic voice in Na...

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In this episode of Non-Partisan Hacks: The Pulse Edition, Parksville councillors Joel Grenz and Sean Wood sit down with Nanaimo councillor and former Regional District of Nanaimo board chair Tyler Brown to unpack what it really takes to run meetings that work, keep a 19-member board aligned, and steer governance without theatrics, gavels, or power plays.

Brown traces how Nanaimo moved fr...

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BONUS RECIPE: Download Chef Jonathan Frazier's Recipe for Houston-Style Game-Day Brisket Rub: https://bit.ly/S1EP09FootballRecipe 

This week on the F3 Podcast hosts Erin Frazier and Chef Jonathan Frazier of the Comox Valley ride the emotional waves of a chaotic Week 14 — recording live as the Houston Texans and Kansas City Chiefs trade touchdowns, turnovers and tension in real time....