Now You Know BC

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Now You Know BC

CHEK Podcasts

13 episodes

4 months ago

Join BC Bob as he introduces you to our province's unique stories, people, and places on Now You Know BC.

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Join BC Bob as he introduces you to our province's unique stories, people, and places on Now You Know BC.

Places & Travel

Society & Culture,

History

Episodes (13/13)

Now You Know BC

Baseball

Learn about the first ever baseball game under lights in BC, Nat Bailey Stadium's connection to the great number 42 Jackie Robinson, and enjoy a road trip to Nanaimo.

6 months ago

24 minutes

Now You Know BC

Hodgepodge

Learn about Expo Ernie's new home, an old bounty on gophers in BC, insurance vending machines at our airports, and enjoy a road trip to Revelstoke.

6 months ago

23 minutes

Now You Know BC

Alcohol

Learn about alcohol prohibition in BC, the historic "park gangs" of Vancouver, and enjoy the most touristy road trip to Victoria you've ever been on.

7 months ago

24 minutes

Now You Know BC

Big Things in B.C.

Learn about a lost pyramid on Okanagan Lake, hear about CBC BC's Justin McElroy's year-long trip around the world, and enjoy a road trip to Prince George.

7 months ago

24 minutes

Now You Know BC

Skate Boarding

Learn about the oldest skateboard shop in Canada, hear about a BC charity that brings boards to kids living on First Nations reservations, and enjoy a road trip from Coombs to Tofino.

7 months ago

24 minutes

Now You Know BC

Driving and Roads

Learn about how the Coquihalla got a bunch of Shakespeare names on its features, hear about AirCare and how the government once installed a gallows next to the Crowsnest Pass, and take a road trip out to Salmon Arm.

7 months ago

24 minutes

Now You Know BC

Crime

Learn about the guy who invented the phrase "Hands up!" in BC, hear about a murder by milkshake (yes, you read that right!) as well as a foiled plot to smuggle drugs across the border, and enjoy a road trip out to Bob's hometown of Vernon.

7 months ago

23 minutes

Now You Know BC

Poop, Sewage and Public Washrooms

Learn about how poop heats a Vancouver neighbourhood, hear from Uytae Lee about why our public washrooms leave a lot to be desired, and take a road trip to visit some of the most interesting toilets in the province.

8 months ago

23 minutes

Now You Know BC

BC Inventions

Learn about some BC inventions, including the Jolly Jumper egg cartons, hear about Science World's initiatives to foster creativity in our province, and enjoy a road trip out to Chilliwack.

8 months ago

24 minutes

Now You Know BC

Animals on the Loose

Learn about the time elephants stamped through Cranbrook, what to do in Kamloops, why and when somebody introduced camels to the Cariboo region, and about a group called Rabbitats.

8 months ago

23 minutes

Now You Know BC

Things that Fall from the Sky

Learn about meteorites, planes and other things that fall from the sky in BC, what to do in Ucluelet, and what horticulturist Chris Chung thinks you should do with fallen tree seeds

8 months ago

23 minutes

Now You Know BC

Garbage Gobbler

Learn about the government getting kids to "feed" garbage cans, which BC antiques stores to visit, and how Brian Scudamore started 1800-GOT-JUNK

9 months ago

23 minutes

Now You Know BC

Sasquatch

Learn about the Sts'ailes First Nation's connection to Sasquatch, what to do in Harrison Hot Springs, and what comedian Brent Butt thinks of the fabled hairy beast of the woods

9 months ago

23 minutes