Jody Vance
Jody Vance is a born and raised Vancouverite who’s spent 30 years in both local and national media. The first woman in the history of Canadian TV to host her own sports show in primetime, since 2011 she’s been working in both TV and radio covering news and current affairs.
UnSpun With Jody Vance and George Affleck – Episode 128
Jody and George drive straight into the latest divisive issue…
Read moreOf loss, and angels among us
With so many stories associated with negative outcomes at long-term…
Read moreUnSpun with Jody Vance and George Affleck — Episode 127
Jody and George optimistically chart the numbers on re-opening BC,…
Read moreUnSpun with Jody Vance and George Affleck — Episode 126
Jody and George get excited about the Covid19 numbers and…
Read moreWhat kind of Canada do we want to be?
I know that, as a non-indigenous person, my words might…
Read moreUnSpun with Jody Vance and George Affleck — Episode 125
Jody and George are super stoked about the reopening plan…
Read moreUnSpun with Jody Vance and George Affleck — Episode 124
Jody and George first focus on Vancouver and ask whether…
Read moreInformed consent
This week brought much-anticipated news: Canada’s official instruction now recommends…
Read moreUnSpun with Jody Vance and George Affleck — Episode 123
Jody and George continue their quest to understand the logic…
Read moreUnSpun with Jody Vance and George Affleck — Episode 122
Jody and George tackle gang crimes and whether or not…
Read moreUnSpun with Jody Vance and George Affleck — Episode 121
This week, it’s party time in Vancouver as George and…
Read moreThis is your shot. Take it.
Restrictions, bans, case numbers, hospitalizations, deaths. Genome sequencing, PCR testing,…
Read moreUnSpun with Jody Vance and George Affleck — Episode 120
George and Jody focus on empty promises and pick apart…
Read moreUnSpun with Jody Vance and George Affleck — Episode 119
George and Jody talk about mayorpalooza, Covid rumours and innuendo,…
Read moreA vacation from vaccination registration frustration
If I had a dollar for every tweet, email, phone…
Read moreUnSpun with Jody Vance and George Affleck — Episode 118
George and Jody ask are we heading into bigger lockdowns…
Read moreUnSpun with Jody Vance and George Affleck — Episode 117
Jody and George talk about the sudden amazing race for…
Read moreYoung and hungry
Monday’s Circuit Breaker press conference sparked a rather visceral memory….
Read moreUnSpun with Jody Vance and George Affleck — Episode 116
Jody and George talk about all the poo-pooing of a…
Read moreUnSpun with Jody Vance and George Affleck — Episode 115
Was he pushed or did he leave of his own…
Read moreUnSpun with Jody Vance and George Affleck — Episode 114
This week — finally some good news on the Covid…
Read moreUnSpun 113 – Jody Vance and Dr. Marina Adshade
At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, women aged 25…
Read moreUnSpun with Jody Vance and George Affleck — Episode 112
The petition war for who gets to use Stanley Park…
Read moreUnSpun with Jody Vance and George Affleck — Episode 111
Jody and George keep it clean and talk about the…
Read moreUnSpun with Jody Vance and George Affleck — Episode 110
Jody and George get into the tangled mess and planning…
Read moreUnSpun with Jody Vance and George Affleck — Episode 109
Jody and George talk about the staggering numbers of opioid-related…
Read moreUnSpun with Jody Vance and George Affleck — Episode 108
Jody and George ask whether schools are going far enough…
Read moreThrowing the flag on Super Bowl plans
To many, Super Bowl Sunday isn’t just a football game,…
Read moreUnSpun with Jody Vance and George Affleck — Episode 107
Jody and George ask whether or not speed and supply…
Read moreBe Kind, Be Calm, Be Safe…and Be Consistent
January 25, 2020. That’s one year and two days ago….
Read moreUnSpun with Jody Vance and George Affleck — Episode 106
This week on UnSpun, something big happened this week in…
Read moreUnSpun with Jody Vance and George Affleck — Episode 105
It’s year three of a four-year term for your municipal…
Read moreUnSpun with Jody Vance and George Affleck — Episode 104
In the first show of UnSpun YEAR THREE, George and…
Read moreIf rapid testing can help even a little – why not use it?
Social media is often more boxing ring of opinion than…
Read more‘This is too much, I can’t do this, I feel broken.’
‘Tis the season to consider lessons learned in the last…
Read moreUnSpun with Jody Vance and George Affleck — Episode 103
In this last episode of the year, Jody and George…
Read moreUnSpun with Jody Vance and George Affleck — Episode 102
Jody and George get excited about vaccines and wonder if…
Read moreUnSpun with Jody Vance and George Affleck — Episode 101
Jody and George focus on the City of Vancouver budget,…
Read moreUnSpun with Jody Vance and George Affleck — Episode 100!
In this week’s 100th episode — George and Jody get…
Read moreUnSpun with Jody Vance and George Affleck — Episode 99
George and Jody talk dollars, taxes, spin and the decriminalization…
Read moreStep right up, and play the PHO Game?
Based on his pandemic timeline, microbiology and immunology scientist Jason…
Read moreUnSpun with Jody Vance and George Affleck — Episode 98
George and Jody focus on the loss of thousands of…
Read moreUnSpun with Jody Vance and George Affleck — Episode 97
George and Jody call for covid calm down and recommend…
Read moreFourteen days of your living room
We are all exhausted. All the US political drama, local…
Read moreUnSpun with Jody Vance and George Affleck — Episode 96
George and Jody touch on Trump and Biden — but…
Read moreUnSpun 95 – Jody Vance and Jill Krop
Two trailblazers in media Jody Vance and Jill Krop compare…
Read moreUnSpun with Jody Vance and George Affleck — Episode 94
George is back with some post-provincial election chat and his…
Read moreUnSpun 93 – Jody Vance and Bhinder Sajan
This week, CTV Legislative Bureau Chief Bhinder Sajan brings her…
Read moreNothing to fear but fear itself – that, and the pandemic
If you are regular reader of this column, you are…
Read moreUnSpun 92 – Jody Vance and Shachi Kurl
This week, UnSpun takes you behind the scenes of the…
Read moreUnSpun 91 – Jody Vance and Rob Shaw
In this week’s episode — UnSpun welcomes Rob Shaw from…
Read moreThanksgiving in the time of COVID
When the calendar flips to October, you can viscerally feel…
Read moreUnSpun 90 – Jody Vance and Drex
As Jody Vance suffers separation anxiety over the departure of…
Read moreUnSpun 89 – Jody Vance and Sarah Kirby-Yung
As Jody Vance suffers separation anxiety over the departure of…
Read moreSadly, we have to put politics in front of us
How do you feel about a snap election call in…
Read moreUnSpun with Jody Vance and George Affleck — Episode 88
This week, Jody and George settle into chair-gate at city…
Read more‘Unprecedented times,’ all over again
You can feel the increased tension, frazzled nerves, and fear…
Read moreUnSpun with Jody Vance and George Affleck — Episode 87
It’s back to school and back to big COVID-19 numbers…
Read moreUnSpun with Jody Vance and George Affleck — Episode 86
George and Jody talk teleprompter techniques; back to school planning;…
Read moreUnSpun with Jody Vance and George Affleck — Episode 85
George and Jody talk teachers and schooooool’s back; get into…
Read moreUnSpun with Jody Vance and George Affleck — Episode 84
George and Jody give a shout out to superheroes and…
Read moreTurn on the lights, party’s over
We all know someone who’s ignoring health guidelines. Not the…
Read moreUnSpun with Jody Vance and George Affleck — Episode 83
George and Jody pitch tents, navigation centres, transit, masks, back…
Read moreHawaii never looked so close, and yet so far
Aloha. Who doesn’t want a Hawaiian vacation? Sun, surf, sand,…
Read moreUnSpun with Jody Vance and George Affleck — Episode 82
George and Jody do their homework for back to school…
Read moreUnSpun with Jody Vance and George Affleck — Episode 81
George and Jody caution elected officials on paparazzi, remind everyone…
Read moreThe doctor is out – but they don’t have to be
When it comes to support for Canadians battling mental health…
Read moreUnSpun with Jody Vance and George Affleck — Episode 80
George and Jody pitch their opinions on the new tent…
Read moreUnSpun with Jody Vance and George Affleck — Episode 79
In this week’s episode — George and Jody have to…
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