The Jill Bennett Show

About The Jill Bennett Show

Jill Bennett’s twenty years of experience covering B.C.’s biggest stories as a reporter has developed her insatiable curiosity and keen sense for exposing what is really going on with a story. Jill digs deep, goes behind the headlines and finds out the real impact stories will have on the Lower Mainland. She talks with real people about the issues that matter most to them while keeping us informed, connected and entertained. If you want new information, new angles, and to know what’s happening right now, make time to listen to The Jill Bennett Show, Monday – Friday: 12 – 3pm.

Publisher

CKNW / Curiouscast

Category

news

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

30 Mar 2016

Latest episode

16 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

2 of 4,462 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   16 Oct 2026

   Are people experiencing "election fatigue?"

   A new report shows that 71% of BC small business owners say federal and provincial government support for businesses affected by tariffs has had no noticeable impact on their business. “Nanaimo’s most prolific criminal” is back on the street, despite having a total of 174 convictions. What needs to be changed to address issues like this? Are people experiencing fatigue ahead of the municipal and provincial elections? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

2. 

   16 Oct 2026

   The biggest wine stories of October 2026

   On September 29th, the US imposed a ban on Canadian alcohol, including wine. There was already a 50% tariff on wine, and this has further escalated the situation. It’s another week and another winery has entered into foreclosure or receivership. This time it’s Hainle Vineyards in Peachland. One of Chile’s top winemakers, Emily Faulconer, has moved to Canada to become a technical director for Iconic Wineries of British Columbia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

3. 

   16 Oct 2026

   Transit issues to think about before heading into the voting booth

   Guest: Denis Agar, Executive Director of Movement: Metro Vancouver Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Inside a recent episode

BC entrepreneur hit with $25K in tariffs on essential U.S. imports!

Published 19 Mar 2025 · Transcript excerpt

[…] Neither is the business is down there. The government took a piece of equipment that's not manufactured nor available in Canada and put a blanket tariff on it and all that. Let me do the analogy of alcohol, what's happening in the country, they're removing US made alcohol from the system because reality is we have an amazing industry in Canada as well as an amazing craft beer industry. We can replace that maybe not all of it, but an ample supply to make sure everybody's happy and they're not going to go undrunk if they want to be. But the reality is this can't happen in the coffee industry. There's nothing manufactured in Canada for this issue. […]

Who has been a guest on The Jill Bennett Show

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Satish Kumar
• Sandy James
• Pete Fry
• Richard Wolak
• Sara Dubois

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Spotify

4.0 / 5

4 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 46 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

68

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

60

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