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Hotel Pacifico

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Hotel Pacifico
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  • Hotel Pacifico

    "Photo Finish" with Dylan Kruger + Richard Zussman

    2026-05-29 | 1h
    Hotel Pacifico was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS, as well as FortisBC, and BC Dairy.
    Mike, Geoff, and Dylan Kruger convene a special joint session of Hotel Pacifico and Race to Replace to preview the BC Conservative leadership results taking place May 30th.  Dylan outlines the track conditions, the trio review the major storylines that took place during the course of the campaign, and they discuss the issues that weren’t discussed by the candidates.  Friend of the pod Richard Zussman visits to face off against Mike’s cat, Snickers, as they submit their predictions on the Conservative race.
    🏨🌄 Check into Hotel Pacifico for insights and interviews covering the latest in B.C. politics.
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  • Hotel Pacifico

    RACE TO REPLACE: “Down the Stretch” with Angelo Isidorou

    2026-05-22 | 36 mins.
    Hotel Pacifico was created by Air Quotes Media with support from BC Dairy and the Energy Futures Institute.
    Mike McDonald and Dylan Kruger co-host episode seven of Hotel Pacifico's Race to Replace, a special series focused on the ins and outs of the BC Conservative leadership race which concludes on May 30.  The hosts discuss track conditions, how the candidates are jockeying for position, the running order of the candidates over the past week (who had a good week, who didn’t), and the hosts each pick a campaign to receive a checkered flag or a yellow flag.
    🏨🌄 Check into Hotel Pacifico for insights and interviews covering the latest in B.C. politics.
    Thank you for joining us on #HotelPacifico. Please take a moment to give us a rating and review on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts or your favourite podcast app.

    Watch conversations from Hotel Pacifico via Air Quotes Media on YouTube.
    The sponsored ads contained in the podcast are the expressed views of the sponsor and not those of the publisher.
  • Hotel Pacifico

    "The Rocky Mountain Divide" with Erika Barootes and Shannon Phillips

    2026-05-21 | 1h 17 mins.
    Hotel Pacifico was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS, as well as FortisBC, and Wild First.
    Geoff and Mike cast their gaze across the mighty Rockies toward guests Erika Barootes (co-host of the Discourse podcast) and Shannon Phillips (former minister in Notley government) who report on the push for an oil pipeline from Alberta to B.C.'s coast and the excitable state of the federation in the Wild Rose province.

    In Strategy Suite, Geoff and Mike discuss the whimpering end to the legislative session, LNG dreams, the final 10 days of the Conservative race, and runaway costs of capital projects.
    🏨🌄 Check into Hotel Pacifico for insights and interviews covering the latest in B.C. politics.
    Thank you for joining us on #HotelPacifico. Please take a moment to give us a rating and review on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts or your favourite podcast app.

    Watch conversations from Hotel Pacifico via Air Quotes Media on YouTube.
    The sponsored ads contained in the podcast are the expressed views of the sponsor and not those of the publisher.
  • Hotel Pacifico

    RACE TO REPLACE: “Rounding the Turn"

    2026-05-18 | 33 mins.
    Hotel Pacifico was created by Air Quotes Media with support from BC Dairy and the Energy Futures Institute.
    Mike McDonald and Dylan Kruger co-host episode six of Hotel Pacifico's Race to Replace, a special series focused on the ins and outs of the BC Conservative leadership race which concludes on May 30.  The hosts discuss track conditions, how the candidates are jockeying for position, the running order of the candidates over the past week (who had a good week, who didn’t), and the hosts each pick a campaign to receive a checkered flag or a yellow flag.
    🏨🌄 Check into Hotel Pacifico for insights and interviews covering the latest in B.C. politics.
    Thank you for joining us on #HotelPacifico. Please take a moment to give us a rating and review on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts or your favourite podcast app.

    Watch conversations from Hotel Pacifico via Air Quotes Media on YouTube.
    The sponsored ads contained in the podcast are the expressed views of the sponsor and not those of the publisher.
  • Hotel Pacifico

    "Club Z" with Brad Zubyk

    2026-05-13 | 56 mins.
    Hotel Pacifico was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS, as well as FortisBC, Wild First, and British Columbia School Trustees Association.
    Mike & Geoff welcome Brad Zubyk, former chief of staff to BC Conservative leader John Rustad, for a full-length Strategy Suite discussion.  The trio dig deep into the BC Conservative leadership race, including the latest conflagration involving Kerry-Lynne Findlay, Peter Milobar, and Iain Black; the Eby government’s political challenges and where they go next; and how Alberta separation debate could impact B.C., but is anyone paying attention? 
    In the Strategy Suite, a miner’s middle position on DRIPA, where the ball is bouncing on the Whitecaps, and the latest on the Conservative leadership.
    🏨🌄 Check into Hotel Pacifico for insights and interviews covering the latest in B.C. politics.
    Thank you for joining us on #HotelPacifico. Please take a moment to give us a rating and review on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts or your favourite podcast app.

    Watch conversations from Hotel Pacifico via Air Quotes Media on YouTube.
    The sponsored ads contained in the podcast are the expressed views of the sponsor and not those of the publisher.
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About Hotel Pacifico
Welcome to Hotel Pacifico. We’re your 5-star podcast destination for B.C. politicos. Hosted by Mike McDonald and Kate Hammer. With Geoff Meggs. #BCpoli #StrategySuite #MiniBarHotel Pacifico is recorded on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territories of the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh peoples.
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