UnSpun with Jody Vance & George Affleck

About UnSpun with Jody Vance & George Affleck

UnSpun is a Canadian current events podcast and YouTube show. Every week, broadcaster Jody Vance and former politician George Affleck "unspin" the latest news in local, provincial, federal politics — and much more!

Publisher

Sitka Media

Category

news

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

14 May 2026

Latest episode

23 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

23 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   23 Oct 2026

   Vancouver Goes Left, the Region Goes Right and the Plebiscite Says Yes | UnSpun Ep. 343

   Pete Fry sweeps Vancouver, ABC is down to one councillor, two thirds vote yes on the plebiscite, and the provincial vote lands Saturday. Jody Vance and George Affleck on Episode 343: Pete Fry wins big: Vancouver's first Green mayor, more than 30,000 votes ahead of Ken Sim on record turnout. Why this was a vote to throw a government out, and the youth vote that went straight down the ballot. A council with no majority: five Green votes, four COPE, and OneCity's Lucy Maloney and ABC's Mike Klassen holding the balance. What a hard swing actually changes inside City Hall, and whether COPE ends up playing opposition. Vancouver went left, the region went right: Doug McCallum back in Surrey, Daniel Fontaine in New West, Kirk LaPointe in West Van, upsets in Delta and Richmond, and Brad West at 90% in PoCo. The plebiscite: more than two thirds say yes on public drug use and secure care at the old St. Paul's. A waste of money, or cheap polling at about two bucks a ballot?. Pete Fry's middle path: there is more red tape to open a bar than a consumption site, and that has to change. The Conservatives' EBY to BYE ad, and why George calls it the smartest creative of the campaign. Prediction markets favour the Conservatives, but the momentum is drifting toward the NDP. Surrey decides it: a half-built hospital, SkyTrain to Newton and pavement politics. Jody's call for Saturday: a minority government. Carney takes trade and defence to Turkey, the federal budget lands November 5, and the US midterms come two days earlier. Provincial election day is Saturday, October 24. Subscribe for weekly Vancouver, BC and national politics with zero spin. Follow Jody: @jodyvance Follow George: @george_affleck sitkamedia.ca (http://sitkamedia.ca)

2. 

   15 Oct 2026

   No Knockout Punches, Record Early Turnout and a Two-Man Race for Mayor | UnSpun Ep. 342

   The BC leaders' debate lands no knockout punches, Vancouver posts record early turnout, and the mayor's race comes down to two. Jody Vance and George Affleck on Episode 342: The leaders' debate: David Eby, Lorne Doerkson and Emily Lowan, and why nobody landed the big hit. Lowan pitches herself as the balance of power, and George's Gordon Wilson lesson from 1991: why not run for premier? Ten years in power, so why are the new machines and hospitals only showing up now? Big promises, no costing: where would the Conservative cuts come from? George and Jody disagree on whether it matters. Governments lose elections, and why there are real savings to find in Victoria. Record early turnout in Vancouver, and why southeast Vancouver could decide it. Ken Sim versus Pete Fry, a possible 2018 rerun, and could ABC sweep all nine council seats? Free Kits Pool: open it when the flowers bloom, close it when the leaves fall, and find the park board candidates at freekitspool.com. (http://freekitspool.com) Surrey, Richmond, West Vancouver, Delta and Langley Township: where the upsets could happen. Alberta votes October 19 on whether to start down the road to separation, and what that means for BC. A US president polling below George W. Bush, a White House leaning toward Russia, and the November 3 midterms. Is the American economy booming? Depends whether you own a business or sit at the kitchen table. Municipal election day is Saturday, October 17. Provincial election day is October 24. Subscribe for weekly Vancouver, BC and national politics with zero spin. Follow Jody: @jodyvance Follow George: @george_affleck sitkamedia.ca (http://sitkamedia.ca)

3. 

   8 Oct 2026

   NDP Stumbles, George Calls a Conservative Majority and Vancouver's Dead Heat | UnSpun Ep. 341

   The BC NDP comes up a candidate short, Lorne Doerkson keeps his cards close, and George calls a Conservative majority. Plus a dead heat for mayor. Jody Vance and George Affleck on Episode 341: The NDP campaign: one candidate short after a paperwork error, and why the election call came from the top. New MRIs and CT scanners now. Where were they for the last ten years? Lorne Doerkson's likability, the Vassy Kapelos interview, and the leader or front man question. SOGI 123, the UBC bullying study, and why governments cut programs that work. The ridings in play: Yaletown, South Vancouver, Surrey and maybe Eby's own Vancouver-Point Grey. Dueling tax breaks, and cutting the paperwork that buries doctors. The predictions: Jody says NDP minority, George says massive Conservative majority. Inside the polling station: a two-sided ballot, the plebiscite, and the viral video that got it wrong. Vancouver mayor: a dead heat between Ken Sim and Pete Fry, and why Rebecca Bligh drifted left. Surrey: Janet Brown runs for council and the mayor's race is wide open. Trump tells a rally Iran could take out Los Angeles and San Diego, and George calls it treason. Anne Carson wins the Nobel Prize in Literature, and Canada gets a poet's answer. Advance voting October 10 and 13. Municipal election day October 17. Provincial election day October 24. Subscribe for weekly Vancouver, BC and national politics with zero spin. Follow Jody: @jodyvance Follow George: @george_affleck sitkamedia.ca (http://sitkamedia.ca)

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