We invited Rob Germain of CHEK News to join us for a Conversation That Matters about the all-out effort by the team at the station to keep it on the air.

We invited Justice Wally Oppal, the man who is heading up the review on education and training of police officers in BC to join us for a Conversation That Matters about preparing law enforcement officers for their role over the next few decades.

We invited volcanologist Glyn Williams-Jones of SFU’s Earth Sciences Department to join us for a Conversation That Matters about the program he and a complex web of other scientists are putting in place that will be an early warning system when Mount Meager decides to change its shape again.

We invited Ian Tostenson of RideSharing Now to join us for a Conversation That Matters about the myriad and confusing reasons why British Columbia is dragging its feet and standing in the way of ridesharing.

We invited Raymond Greenwood, the man who got the whole thing started, to join us for a Conversation That Matters about major city events, why they’re good for the community and how to make them happen.

We invited John MacLachlan Gray to join us for a Conversation That Matters about how the cold case of the Scottish nanny epitomizes Vancouver in its 1924 opium-hazed, smoke-choked and rain soaked uglier days.

We sat down with author BC Mitchell for a Conversation That Matters about his book “Obliteration” and the long slow process of healing the relationship between indigenous people and those who came and took their land.

We invited Charles Gauthier of the Downtown Vancouver Business Improvement Association to join us for a Conversation That Matters on the state of downtown and what it says about the model the city is setting for liveability in an urbanized world.

We invited Duncan Wilson of the Port of Vancouver to join us for a Conversation That Matters about the arduous process that has been underway for many years to determine how to meet the demand for container services in the future.

We sat down with climate professor Simon Donner for a Conversation That Matters about the science of climate, how it works, what we can do and the reality of our climate and the future.

We sat down with Ken Boon and Bob Fedderly in the Boon family kitchen for a Conversation That Matters about the project Premier Horgan campaigned against only to approve once in office.

We invited Doron Grosman to join us for a Conversation That Matters about where to draw the line when an authority with too much power determines it can do as it pleases.

We invited Translink CEO Kevin Desmond to join us for a Conversation That Matters about the transportation authorities long range plan to meet the needs of the region over the next three decades.

We invited Dr Ali Tehrani to join us for a Conversation That Matters about the biotechnical innovations that are being developed at Zymeworks and his company’s role in turning Vancouver into a centre of excellence and influence in scientific research.

We invited Simon Jackson of Nature Labs to join us for a Conversation That Matters about the project that he and Jill Cooper designed to change students’ relationship with nature.

We invited Senator Murray Sinclair to join us for a Conversation That Matters about some of the elements that are required to create a society that goes beyond lip service and become one of respect and acknowledgement of our First Peoples rightful place in the country and in our society.

We invited Geordie Rose of Sanctuary AI to join us for a Conversation That Matters about artificial intelligence – why, what, when, where and how soon.

We invited Kevin Obermeyer, the CEO of the Pacific Pilotage Authority, and Robert Lewis-Manning of the BC Chamber of Shipping to join us for a Conversation That Matters about the state of shipping on Canada’s West Coast, the track record, the challenges and the opportunities.

We invited Susannah Pierce of LNG Canada to join us for a Conversation That Matters about the opportunity the liquified natural gas project offers to the Haisla and the other partner First Nations, BC and Canada.

We ask the eminent economist Roslyn Kunin to join us for a conversation that matters about British Columbia's blue sky economy.