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  • NFL Week 5 Surprises, the New York Giants & the Bronx Chopped Cheese Sandwich

    NFL Week 5 Surprises, the New York Giants & the Bronx Chopped Cheese Sandwich
    Oct 14 2026

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    BONUS RECIPE: Download Chef Jonathan Frazier's Recipe for the Bronx Chopped Cheese: https://bit.ly/S2EP05FootballRecipe

    This week, Jonathan and Erin look back at a bizarre Week 5 in the NFL, break down the latest fantasy football results and turn their attention to the New York Giants. They also explore the food culture of New York, from neighbourhood bodegas to the iconic Bronx chopped cheese sandwich.

    Founded in 1925, the Giants are one of the NFL's historic franchises, and they sit near the top of the NFC East at 3-1-1 following a tie with the Washington Commanders. Then Chef Jonathan heads into New York's food scene, from bodega bacon, egg and cheese sandwiches and Jamaican beef patties to the Bronx chopped cheese - seasoned ground beef, onions and melted American cheese, cooked on a hot skillet, chopped together and served on a toasted roll.

    In This Episode

    The biggest surprises and upsets of NFL Week 5

    The 49ers and Vikings' undefeated starts

    Drake Maye's five-touchdown breakout performance

    The Seahawks' close loss to the San Francisco 49ers

    Erin's fantasy football matchup and Jared Goff's second-half production

    The history and current season of the New York Giants

    The Giants' unusual tie against the Washington Commanders

    New York's neighbourhood food culture

    Bodega bacon, egg and cheese sandwiches, Jamaican patties and knishes

    Halal chicken and rice and Italian sausage with peppers

    The Bronx chopped cheese sandwich and tips for making it at home

    Looking ahead to the Atlanta Falcons

    Special Thanks to Our Sponsor: Thrifty Foods Parksville for supporting ThePulseCommunity.ca.

    The F3 Podcast is a weekly Vancouver Island podcast hosted by Erin Haluschak and Chef Jonathan Frazier featuring conversations about NFL Teams and tailgate recipes from Vancouver Island, British Columbia. The Football & Food Podcast is part of The PULSE Podcast Community.

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    23 min
  • Touring Vancouver Island: Michelle Wright’s Great Canadian Roadtrip & Ron James Rocks the Apple Cart

    Touring Vancouver Island: Michelle Wright’s Great Canadian Roadtrip & Ron James Rocks the Apple Cart
    Oct 14 2026
    "Send us a text about this episode!"Why You Should Listen to This Episode:Canadian Country Music Hall of Famer Michelle Wright takes us from a farm in Merlin, Ontario to the Grand Ole Opry stage, where she sang Snowbird with Anne Murray sitting right down front, and explains why The Great Canadian Roadtrip with Jason McCoy and Doc Walker feels like hanging around the kitchen table. Comedian and author Ron James swaps Cape Breton roots with Peter, remembers sharing the makeup room with the SCTV cast at Second City, and makes the case that a comedian's job is to rock the apple cart.This Episode Features:(26:40) Michelle Wright is a Canadian Country Music Hall of Famer from Merlin, Ontario, whose 1992 hit Take It Like a Man carried her from southern Ontario clubs to Nashville. She grew up around parents who played country music, soaked up Motown from Detroit radio, sold vacuum cleaners door-to-door at 16 and played clubs six nights a week before opening for George Strait, Alabama and Kenny Rogers. A longtime World Vision ambassador who recently travelled to Zimbabwe with Jason McCoy, she is back on the road with McCoy and Doc Walker for The Great Canadian Roadtrip, with Vancouver Island stops this October. Contains the song The Great Canadian Roadtrip Rides Again. www.michelle-wright.com(05:30) Ron James was born in Glace Bay, Cape Breton, grew up in Halifax and studied history at Acadia University before heading to Toronto and Second City in 1980. After three years chasing the sitcom dream in Los Angeles, he came home, launched his solo career with Up and Down in Shaky Town, created the series Blackfly and went on to nine record-breaking CBC specials and The Ron James Show. The author of the national bestseller All Over the Map: Rambles and Ruminations from the Canadian Road is bringing new material to Courtenay, Campbell River, Nanaimo, Duncan and Victoria. www.ronjames.comEpisode Quotes:"Going to Africa changed my life. I came back from that trip and I thought I needed a new couch. I kept that couch for another 20 years." - Michelle Wright, Canadian Country Music Hall of Famer, The Great Canadian Roadtrip"The whole point of laughter or stand-up comedy, for me anyway, is to try my best to process the daily trauma and chaos in the language of laughs." - Ron James, Comedian and Author, All Over the MapThe PULSE Community Podcast is a weekly Vancouver Island podcast hosted by Peter McCully and Dave Graham, featuring conversations with musicians, authors, actors, athletes, business leaders and community builders from Vancouver Island, British Columbia and beyond. The PULSE Community Podcast is part of The PULSE Podcast Community.We've had the pleasure of sitting down with musicians from across Vancouver Island and beyond - explore more stories and interviews on our Vancouver Island Musicians page.You'll find all episodes of The PULSE Podcast on Apple, Spotify, Amazon Music, iHeart Radio, TikTok, YouTube and ThePulseCommunity.ca.Episode Sponsors: Ian Lindsay & Associates, Fireside Books & Thrifty Foods ParksvilleCheck out Skookum Kid's Stories on Apple, Spotify, Amazon Music, iHeart Radio and YouTube.Sign up for our weekly newsletter and stay up to date on the latest podcasts, guests and contests.Check out the Vancouver Island Podcast Directory: Vancouver Island Podcast Directory is a free public resource curated by The PULSE Community, helping listeners discover podcasts produced on Vancouver Island and the surrounding coastal islands.#MichelleWright #RonJames #TheGreatCanadianRoadtrip #CanadianCountryMusic #CanadianComedy #VancouverIsland #ParksvilleQualicum #VancouverIslandPodcasts #ThePulseCommunityPodcastSupport the show
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    54 min
  • The Dark Crystal - A Hollywood Property Master Breaks Down Jim Henson’s Puppet Magic

    The Dark Crystal - A Hollywood Property Master Breaks Down Jim Henson’s Puppet Magic
    Oct 14 2026
    "Send us a text about this episode!"Host Olen Vanderleeden of the Comox Valley and Gen X co-host Matthew Stockton welcomed Millennial panelists comedian Will Cory and self-described “huge puppet fan” Anthony to weigh in on Jim Henson’s 1982 all-puppet fantasy epic, The Dark Crystal - the first live-action film ever made without a single human character. Joining the panel was special guest Brad Elliott, a veteran property master whose resume runs from The Muppets and Team America: World Police to Batman v Superman, Obi-Wan Kenobi and the Avatar sequels.The reactions split fast. Will admitted the plot lost him completely - he compared it to “a bad mushroom trip” - while Anthony and Matthew found real depth in the film’s themes of division, integration and a world that has to heal itself. Brad, watching with a professional’s eye, couldn’t get past the astonishing in-camera craft: layered puppets running from background to foreground within a single shot, three puppeteers choreographed like dancers behind one character, and a full-scale practical model of Aughra’s orrery built - and destroyed - for real. The trivia round did not disappoint. Nine tons of rubber went into the film’s puppets and costumes. The Dark Crystal was banned in several countries over content deemed sacrilegious, and David Bowie was reportedly a huge fan. At the box office, it finished 16th for 1982, edged out by Porky’s and First Blood, but it beat Conan the Barbarian, Tron and Blade Runner - on a $15 million budget, it pulled in roughly $44 million domestically and an estimated $250 million lifetime, and was the top release of 1983 in France and Japan. “The craft of that film is just art, every frame.” - Brad Elliott, property master (The Muppets, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Avatar)“It’s strange, beautiful, grotesque, and sincere, but that sincerity is why it lasts. It doesn’t look like anything else, sound like anything else, or think like anything else.” - Matthew StocktonToo Old or Movie Gold is a Vancouver Island movie podcast hosted by Olen Vanderleeden, where classic films meet modern audiences through conversations about timeless movies, memorable performances and the stories behind some of cinema’s greatest productions. Too Old or Movie Gold is part of The PULSE Podcast Community.You’ll find all episodes of The Too Old or Movie Gold Podcast on Apple, Spotify, Amazon, iHeart, TikTok, YouTube, and ThePulseCommunity.caSponsor for this episode is Fireside Books.Check out The PULSE Podcast on Apple, Spotify, Amazon, iHeart and YouTube podcasts, as well as ThePULSECommunity.cahttps://thepulsecommunity.ca/Sign up for our newsletter for the latest podcasts and contests!Check out the Vancouver Island Podcast Directory: The Vancouver Island Podcast Directory is a free public resource curated by The PULSE Community, helping listeners discover podcasts produced on Vancouver Island and the surrounding coastal islands.#TooOldOrPureGold #TheDarkCrystal #MoviePodcast #JimHenson #PuppetryArt #GenXvsMillennial #ThePulsePodcast #ThePulseCommunity #VancouverIsland #80sMoviesSupport the show
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    1 h
  • Shot in Vancouver with Sam Wiebe & Melanie Buggey’s Record-Setting Swim Across the Strait of Georgia

    Shot in Vancouver with Sam Wiebe & Melanie Buggey’s Record-Setting Swim Across the Strait of Georgia
    Oct 7 2026
    "Send us a text about this episode!"Why You Should Listen to This Episode: Award-winning author Sam Wiebe takes us on a tour of Vancouver Island's surprisingly deep film history, from a wartime propaganda set near Victoria's airport to Hatley Castle's many starring roles and the Ucluelet shoreline that played feudal Japan in Shōgun. Plus, Nanoose Bay marathon swimmer Melanie Buggey explains how she crossed the Strait of Georgia in a record 8 hours and 42 minutes, and why Ben & Jerry's was part of the plan.This Episode Features:(17:56) Sam Wiebe is an award-winning, bestselling author best known for his Wakeland crime novels. His new book, Shot in Vancouver: Adventures in Hollywood North, is a genre-by-genre history of movies and TV shot in BC, from wartime propaganda filmed on Vancouver Island to the Emmy-sweeping hit Shōgun. Sam explains "Shot in Vancouver Syndrome," why Hatley Castle at Royal Roads keeps getting cast as every evil family mansion, how Victoria played Racine, Wisconsin in Bird on a Wire, how Ucluelet's shoreline became feudal Japan, and why so much classic CBC programming, including The Beachcombers, is nearly impossible to watch today. www.samwiebe.com(05:04) Melanie Buggey grew up swimming with the Ravensong Breakers in Qualicum Beach and now lives in Nanoose Bay. This past summer, the 33-year-old marathon swimmer crossed the Strait of Georgia from Sechelt to Schooner Cove in 8 hours and 42 minutes, without a wetsuit, setting a new record. Melanie talks about the childhood ferry ride that planted the idea, bulking up on Ben & Jerry's to fend off hypothermia, a close call with a lion's mane jellyfish, and her training for the 2027 World Aquatics Masters Championships in Budapest.Episode Quotes:"BC filmmaking is a mess, but it's a beautiful mess. There's just so much more variety than anyone knows, and we should be proud of that." - Sam Wiebe, Author, Shot in Vancouver: Adventures in Hollywood North"I tried gaining weight the healthy way. It was not happening. And then I just said, 'To heck with it. Ben & Jerry's is gonna be my new best friend.'" - Melanie Buggey, Marathon Swimmer, Nanoose BayThe PULSE Community Podcast is a weekly Vancouver Island podcast hosted by Peter McCully and Dave Graham, featuring conversations with musicians, authors, actors, athletes, business leaders and community builders from Vancouver Island, British Columbia and beyond. The PULSE Community Podcast is part of The PULSE Podcast Community.LISTEN: We have had the chance to talk to many authors from across Vancouver Island and beyond - explore more stories and interviews on our Vancouver Island Authors page.You'll find all episodes of The PULSE Podcast on Apple, Spotify, Amazon Music, iHeart Radio, TikTok and YouTube, as well as ThePulseCommunity.ca.Click here to learn how to Support the show.Episode Sponsors: Fireside Books, Tablet Pharmacy & Ian Lindsay & Associates.Check out Skookum Kid's Stories on Apple, Spotify, Amazon Music, iHeart Radio and YouTube Podcasts.Sign up for our weekly newsletter and stay up to date on the latest podcasts, guests and contests.Check out the Vancouver Island Podcast Directory: Vancouver Island Podcast Directory is a free public resource curated by The PULSE Community, helping listeners discover podcasts produced on Vancouver Island and the surrounding coastal islands.#SamWiebe #ShotInVancouver #HollywoodNorth #MelanieBuggey #StraitOfGeorgia #MarathonSwimming #VancouverIsland #ParksvilleQualicum #VancouverIslandPodcasts #ThePulseCommunityPodcastSupport the show
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    43 min
  • Oceanside’s Water Explained with Arrowsmith Water Service chair Scott Harrison

    Oceanside’s Water Explained with Arrowsmith Water Service chair Scott Harrison
    Oct 7 2026

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    Parksville City Councillors Joel Grenz and Sean Wood open Season 2 of Nonpartisan Hacks: Pulse Edition with the question everyone in Oceanside was asking this summer: if we live in a rainforest, why are we under a watering ban?

    Their guest is Scott Harrison, two-term Town of Qualicum Beach councillor and chair of the Arrowsmith Water Service, the joint venture of Qualicum Beach, Parksville and the Regional District of Nanaimo that owns and operates the Arrowsmith Dam.

    Harrison explains how stages are set by the province based on flow in the Englishman River, not on how much water residents use, and that most of the water stored behind the dam is released for fish habitat. On whether growth is to blame, Scott offers a both-sides answer: "The problem is that both of them are right. And both of them are not quite right." The conversation also covers housing types and water use, a recovering Parksville aquifer, and what a possible super El Niño winter could mean.

    Listen for:

    • Why Parksville faces strict watering restrictions while Qualicum Beach stays at Stage 1

    • How the province's operating rule ties restrictions to Englishman River flow, not water use

    • What new LiDAR data revealed about the Mount Arrowsmith snowpack

    • Why the Arrowsmith Dam spilled in early February, the earliest in its history

    • How housing type shapes household water use

    Nonpartisan Hacks is a Vancouver Island political podcast hosted by Joel Grenz and Sean Wood, featuring lively, independent conversations about local government, public policy and the issues affecting communities. Non-Partisan Hacks is part of The PULSE Podcast Community.

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    #NonpartisanHacks #ThePulsePodcast #VancouverIslandPodcasts #ParksvilleBC #QualicumBeach #Oceanside #ScottHarrison #JoelGrenz #SeanWood #WaterRestrictions #ArrowsmithDam #EnglishmanRiver

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    52 min
  • Pittsburgh Steelers: Football, Fantasy & Pittsburgh Food

    Pittsburgh Steelers: Football, Fantasy & Pittsburgh Food
    Oct 7 2026

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    BONUS RECIPE: Download Chef Jonathan Frazier's Recipe for the Primanti Sandwich: https://bit.ly/S2EP04FootballRecipe

    This week, Jonathan and Erin turn their attention to the Pittsburgh Steelers, breaking down the latest fantasy football storylines, some surprising results around the NFL, the Steelers' 2-2 start and the food traditions of Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh enters the episode at 2-2 after a wild loss to Cleveland, with Aaron Rodgers, former Green Bay head coach Mike McCarthy and receiver DK Metcalf at the centre of the conversation as the duo asks whether Pittsburgh can turn its collection of big names into a deep playoff run.

    And, of course, no discussion of Pittsburgh would be complete without talking about its food. Jonathan explores the city's strong Eastern European influence, with pierogies, kielbasa, haluski and chipped ham among the regional favourites, before naming the F3 Food Pick of the Week: the Primanti sandwich - grilled meat, melted provolone cheese, French fries and vinegar-based coleslaw, all piled between two slices of bread.

    In This Episode

    Erin's Week 4 fantasy football outlook

    Fantasy football injuries and the importance of bench depth

    Bryce Young and Matthew Stafford

    Lamar Jackson's injury

    Surprising results around the NFL

    The NFL's undefeated teams

    Aaron Rodgers and his future in Pittsburgh

    Mike McCarthy reunites with Rodgers

    DK Metcalf and the Steelers' offensive potential

    Pittsburgh's Eastern European food traditions

    Why Pittsburgh puts French fries on everything

    The Primanti sandwich

    The New York Giants are next

    Special Thanks to Our Sponsor: Thrifty Foods Parksville for supporting ThePulseCommunity.ca.

    The F3 Podcast is a weekly Vancouver Island podcast hosted by Erin Haluschak and Chef Jonathan Frazier featuring conversations about NFL Teams and tailgate recipes from Vancouver Island, British Columbia. The Football & Food Podcast is part of The PULSE Podcast Community.

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    21 min
  • The Answer, My Friends, Is Blowing in the Wind

    The Answer, My Friends, Is Blowing in the Wind
    Oct 7 2026

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    In this episode of A Resilience Project, host Cindy Thompson takes the helm herself. Drawing on life lessons learned at sea aboard her sailboat, along with more than 30 years of supporting counselling clients as they navigate their own journeys, Cindy offers a thoughtful reflection on what it takes to stay the course when the winds of life shift without warning.

    What possibilities might you unleash with a shift in mindset? How do you keep moving toward your goals when the water gets choppy? And why does letting go of comparison matter so much? Cindy explores these questions through stories from the water and from the counselling room, showing how approaching life with open hands, a flexible mindset and the courage to move out of your comfort zone can open the door to new possibilities.

    The Resilience Project is a Vancouver Island podcast hosted by counsellor Cindy Thompson, featuring conversations with authors, health professionals, community leaders and everyday people whose stories of resilience, healing and personal growth offer hope, encouragement and practical life lessons. The Resilience Project is part of The PULSE Podcast Community.

    The PULSE Community Podcasts can be found at: ThePulseCommunity.ca

    Cindy Thompson’s website: cindythompsoncounselling.ca

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    21 min
  • Ann Vriend Brings AV & the Inner City to the Island & Ken Neden of Arrowsmith Search and Rescue

    Ann Vriend Brings AV & the Inner City to the Island & Ken Neden of Arrowsmith Search and Rescue
    Sep 30 2026
    "Send us a text about this episode!"Why You Should Listen to This Episode: Ann Vriend turned lockdown into a front porch choir, and that choir is now AV & the Inner City, headed to Vancouver Island for Pacific Contact. She also tells the family story behind A Dollar & A Suitcase, the song she wrote for her mother. Ken Neden has answered search and rescue calls since 1974, and he explains how drones, thermal cameras and a roster of 56 volunteers bring people home safely.This Episode Features:(24:51) Ann Vriend is a multi-award-winning, Edmonton-based singer-songwriter who has spent more than two decades blending soul, gospel and roots music. When the pandemic cancelled her tours, she started playing on her front porch in Edmonton's inner city, and those Sunday afternoon concerts grew into AV & the Inner City, an all-female soul vocal group. Ann talks about picking out songs on a Fisher-Price xylophone at age three, growing up on Raffi, Paul Simon and Mahalia Jackson, and learning to lead a choir after years of touring solo. She shares the family story behind A Dollar & A Suitcase and previews her trip to Vancouver Island to showcase at Pacific Contact in Nanaimo, plus a solo show at Char's Landing in Port Alberni. Contains the song A Dollar & A Suitcase. www.annvriend.com(05:03) Ken Neden has volunteered with Arrowsmith Search and Rescue since 1974, when he started tagging along with his father, one of the group's first coordinators and search managers. Ken tells Dave about a year of 82 operational periods and more than 4,700 volunteer hours, and why rescues now outnumber searches. He explains how drones with thermal cameras and 400-times zoom are finding people in the dark, why the team is taking over the radio repeater on Mount Cokely, and the plan to renovate its 20-year-old command vehicle. The support team is recruiting now, with the next ground search and rescue intake planned for early 2027. www.arrowsmithsar.caEpisode Quotes:"Just out of boredom, of missing performing live for people, I just started playing on my front porch." - Ann Vriend, Singer-Songwriter, AV & the Inner City "I always say I had two careers. I had the career with BC Tel and Telus, where they paid me to go do stuff, and then I also had this one where I went out and did stuff when I wasn't working and didn't get paid." - Ken Neden, Search Manager, Arrowsmith Search and Rescue The PULSE Community Podcast is a weekly Vancouver Island podcast hosted by Peter McCully and Dave Graham, featuring conversations with musicians, authors, actors, athletes, business leaders and community builders from Vancouver Island, British Columbia and beyond. The PULSE Community Podcast is part of The PULSE Podcast Community.We've had the pleasure of sitting down with musicians from across Vancouver Island and beyond - explore more stories and interviews on our Vancouver Island Musicians page.You'll find all episodes of The PULSE Podcast on Apple, Spotify, Amazon Music, iHeart Radio, TikTok, YouTube and ThePulseCommunity.ca.Episode Sponsors: Thrifty Foods Parksville & Ian Lindsay & AssociatesCheck out Skookum Kid's Stories on Apple, Spotify, Amazon Music, iHeart Radio and YouTube.Sign up for our weekly newsletter and stay up to date on the latest podcasts, guests and contests.Check out the Vancouver Island Podcast Directory: Vancouver Island Podcast Directory is a free public resource curated by The PULSE Community, helping listeners discover podcasts produced on Vancouver Island and the surrounding coastal islands.#AnnVriend #AVandTheInnerCity #ArrowsmithSAR #SearchAndRescue #PacificContact #VancouverIsland #ParksvilleQualicum #VancouverIslandPodcasts #ThePulseCommunityPodcastSupport the show
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    46 min