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Adam Stirling: The Podcast
If it happens on Vancouver Island – good or bad – we need to talk about it. Every hour in every show we deep dive into every nook and cranny of Victoria politics and learn the truth about how YOUR life will be affected. Adam Stirling explores and debates the latest news and current affairs every weekday from 11am to 3pm on CFAX 1070.
Episodes
Adam Stirling: The PodcastAdam Stirling Hour 3-November 10-2026
Turning to local issues, Adam replays last night’s Esquimalt Municipal Council meeting which heard an update from VicPD. Listeners text in their thoughts…
Adam Stirling: The PodcastAdam Stirling Hour 2-November 10-2026
Adam does his best to convince listeners (and YouTube viewers) that he is not A.I. as texters comment on technological development. Plus, the latest update on…
Adam Stirling: The PodcastAdam Stirling Hour 1-November 10-2026
Adam analyzes a federal press conference regarding a recent automotive industry shutdown in Ontario and the ever-growing affordability issues faced by many in…
Adam Stirling: The PodcastAdam Stirling Hour 3-November 9-2026
Listener favourite Mehdi calls in to discuss how the federal budget is being allocated amongst infrastructure projects, social services, and the Canadian Armed…
Adam Stirling: The PodcastAdam Stirling Hour 2-November 9-2026
Adam delves deeper into new federal aspirations to end homelessness. Then, he analyzes former Central Saanich mayor Ryan Windsor's comments about how social…
Adam Stirling: The PodcastAdam Stirling Hour 1—November 9—2026
Adam opens the show with an introduction to the many municipal meetings taking place for the first time since the recent elections. Plus, discourse surrounding…
Adam Stirling: The PodcastAdam Stirling Hour 3—November 6—2026
“A bunch of you are total losers and you don’t feel bad enough about losing:” Adam explores political dynamics at national and local levels…
Adam Stirling: The PodcastAdam Stirling Hour 2—November 6—2026
Find out what Adam says about the latest federal budget’s aspirations for a path to end homelessness over the next decade, as he explores local and…
Adam Stirling: The PodcastAdam Stirling Hour 1—November 6—2026
Déjà vu? Adam discusses the push for Victoria Council to tell its own story over the years, as he explores local issues. Plus, he discusses the…
Adam Stirling: The PodcastAdam Stirling Hour 3—November 5—2026
Find out what Adam says about the Mayor of Victoria’s comments at the inaugural council meeting today as he explores local political issues. Listeners…
Adam Stirling: The PodcastAdam Stirling Hour 2—November 5—2026
Will we start seeing more things named after John A. Macdonald? Adam discusses changing political dynamics as listeners text in their takes on current issues…
Adam Stirling: The PodcastAdam Stirling Hour 1—November 5—2026
It’s inaugural council day in the City of Victoria: Adam discusses local current events and B.C. politics as listeners text in. Plus, Michael Mulligan…
Adam Stirling: The PodcastAdam Stirling Hour 3—November 4—2026
Adam explores local issues as listeners call and text in, including downtown issues and school resourcing. Plus, key moments from View Royal’s inaugural…
Adam Stirling: The PodcastAdam Stirling Hour 2—November 4—2026
“I don’t actually know why you said those things:” Adam takes listener texts and calls in the aftermath of the U.S. midterms and explores the…
Adam Stirling: The PodcastAdam Stirling Hour 1—November 4—2026
He thought the oil prices would go up a lot more? Political fallout after what many have called a blue wave in the U.S. midterms, with Adam analyzing the…
Adam Stirling: The PodcastAdam Stirling Hour 3—November 3—2026
“Nobody ever says they did run for council to warm a chair:” Adam discusses inaugural council meetings and key themes, including citizen…
Adam Stirling: The PodcastAdam Stirling Hour 2—November 3—2026
Find out why Adam says the differences in voter turn out in recent local and provincial elections are significant, as he explores more messaging from newly…
Adam Stirling: The PodcastAdam Stirling Hour 1—November 3—2026
Get in the loop on highlights from inaugural council meetings in the capital region this week, as Adam explores key moments and common themes. Plus, how is the…
Adam Stirling: The PodcastAdam Stirling Hour 3—November 2—2026
Ahead of a busy night with inaugural council meetings, Adam discusses local stories to watch develop. Plus, key moments from the recent SD62 board meeting…
Adam Stirling: The PodcastAdam Stirling Hour 2—November 2—2026
Listeners continue weighing in on current issues via open lines, including reaction to the lack of a time change, Canada’s global relations and Donald…
Adam Stirling: The PodcastAdam Stirling Hour 1—November 2—2026
How will people who work outdoors be affected by the lack of a time change? Adam discusses some of the potential fallout of establishing PCT. Listeners call…
Adam Stirling: The PodcastAdam Stirling Hour 4—October 30—2026
What does the change in provincial government mean for Saanich? Adam takes more open line calls on current issues, including Saanich mayor-elect Rishi Sharma.
Adam Stirling: The PodcastAdam Stirling Hour 3—October 30—2026
Listeners pop off on political issues of the week on open lines with Adam, including time-change discourse, the state of the BC NDP and more. Plus, more…
Adam Stirling: The PodcastAdam Stirling Hour 2—October 30—2026
Double election, party leadership styles & Pacific Time (PCT) launching are at issue as Adam responds to listener text-ins. Plus, Ron from Texas calls in for…
Adam Stirling: The PodcastAdam Stirling Hour 1—October 30—2026
Find out what Adam says about the “backdoor health care cuts,” discourse in B.C. political messaging and context on the very real resourcing…
Adam Stirling: The PodcastAdam Stirling Hour 4—October 29—2026
“It’s not the Y2K bug as far as I know:” we’re having some fun on the Adam Stirling Show as listeners text in, with more discussion on…
Adam Stirling: The PodcastAdam Stirling Hour 3—October 29—2026
Where did the “ghost chairs” come from? Plus, Adam reveals how his life will change next week as he reads listener texts as he chats about current…
Adam Stirling: The PodcastAdam Stirling Hour 2—October 29—2026
Adam explores current issues as listeners text in, including development debates & water infrastructure, Bill 44, changing policy directions & the business…
Adam Stirling: The PodcastAdam Stirling Hour 1—October 29—2026
Tears and apologies at the BC NDP caucus meeting? Adam discusses the political fallout from provincial and local elections as listeners text in, including…
Adam Stirling: The PodcastAdam Stirling Hour 4—October 28—2026
Who could have predicted the Saanich council election outcomes? Adam discusses local issues and more fallout from the provincial election as listeners call and…
Adam Stirling: The PodcastAdam Stirling Hour 3—October 28—2026
Adam reflects on the unsung heroes in our community as many people are mourning Jesse Adams, a prominent local animal rescuer who died in Ukraine. Plus, more…
Adam Stirling: The PodcastAdam Stirling Hour 2—October 28—2026
Find out what Adam says is wrong with recent trends in political rhetoric, as he explores where we could go from here after the BC Conservatives won a…
Adam Stirling: The PodcastAdam Stirling Hour 1—October 28—2026
What happens now for the BC NDP? Adam explores the latest in the aftermath of the provincial election and reflects on the political context of Donald Trump.
Adam Stirling: The PodcastAdam Stirling Hour 4—October 27—2026
Find out what Adam says about Lorne Doerkson’s signalling on “the highest standards of conduct,” as he explores the new provincial political…
Adam Stirling: The PodcastAdam Stirling Hour 3—October 27—2026
How many fights do the conservatives want to pick? Adam discusses the future of the BC Conservative government and more current issues with listeners who share…
Adam Stirling: The PodcastAdam Stirling Hour 2—October 27—2026
Don’t mis-read the will of the electorate! Adam responds to listener texts and discusses the task before the incoming BC Conservative government. Plus…
Adam Stirling: The PodcastAdam Stirling Hour 1—October 27—2026
Get in the loop on provincial conversations about DRIPA and national conversations about the Indian Act, as Adam explores current events. Plus, more local…
Adam Stirling: The PodcastAdam Stirling Hour 4—October 26—2026
Explore contrasting perspectives on local and provincial issues with Adam as listeners call and text in their takes.
Adam Stirling: The PodcastAdam Stirling Hour 3—October 26—2026
Don’t miss open lines listener reaction to the election outcomes with Adam as today’s conversation on new provincial and local political dynamics…
Adam Stirling: The PodcastAdam Stirling Hour 2—October 26—2026
Find out what Adam says about the politics of pettiness as he explores political discourse in the aftermath of the B.C. election. Including analysis of Lorne…
Adam Stirling: The PodcastAdam Stirling Hour 1—October 26—2026
Why did the BC NDP flop so hard in this election? Adam digs into the outcomes from the provincial election and discourse over politicians’ comments in…
Adam Stirling: The PodcastAdam Stirling Hour 4—October 23—2026
The final day of the campaign! Adam discusses political issues of the day as listeners text in their takes. He reviews key moments from David Eby and Lorne…
Adam Stirling: The PodcastAdam Stirling Hour 3—October 23—2026
“I don’t take anything for granted:” David Eby answers how confident he is he will remain premier. Adam reads listener texts and catches up…
Adam Stirling: The PodcastAdam Stirling Hour 2—October 23—2026
Explore David Eby’s political and policy messaging in crunch time ahead of the provincial election. CentreBC candidate for Oak Bay-Gordon Head Andrew…
Adam Stirling: The PodcastAdam Stirling Hour 1—October 23—2026
Find out what Adam says about how David Eby’s characterization of the BC Conservatives developed over this campaign period, as he explores local and…
Adam Stirling: The PodcastAdam Stirling Hour 4—October 22—2026
Adam explores changing political dynamics in this B.C. election, including BC Conservative campaigning in local ridings. Plus, the BC Green’s latest…
Adam Stirling: The PodcastAdam Stirling Hour 3—October 22—2026
Compare campaign promises on offer as Adam explores party leaders speaking to the press, including David Eby’s proposal for nurse-to-patient ratio…
Adam Stirling: The PodcastAdam Stirling Hour 2—October 22—2026
Adam explores campaign messaging from BC Conservative leader Lorne Doerkson, who was taking questions from the press today. Plus, Michael Mulligan joins for…
Adam Stirling: The PodcastAdam Stirling Hour 1—October 22—2026
Get caught up on B.C. election campaign messaging, including David Eby pitching Surrey getting its own charter and Lorne Doerkson speaking about health…
Adam Stirling: The PodcastAdam Stirling Hour 4—October 21—2026
Get in the loop on current events in the lead up to provincial election day with Adam, including the global internet vulnerability effecting many websites as…
Adam Stirling: The PodcastAdam Stirling Hour 3—October 21—2026
Is David Eby getting tired on the campaign trail too? Adam discusses political issues of the day in B.C. and reads more listener texts as infrastructure…
Adam Stirling: The PodcastAdam Stirling Hour 2—October 21—2026
Could a meaningful multi-party race flip Langford-Highlands? Adam discusses third party campaigning on Vancouver Island and beyond, including what CentreBC is…
Adam Stirling: The PodcastAdam Stirling Hour 1—October 21—2026
Get in the loop on political dynamics leading up to the provincial election with Adam, including exploration of how municipal and political politics could be…
Adam Stirling: The PodcastAdam Stirling Hour 4—October 20—2026
Is the public done with the drama? Adam reads listener texts as he explores just how consequential this past weekend’s local elections were for the…
Adam Stirling: The PodcastAdam Stirling Hour 3—October 20—2026
What happens if the BC NDP win, but with just as small of a majority? Adam explores B.C. election issues and party leaders’ messaging today. Plus, he…
Adam Stirling: The PodcastAdam Stirling Hour 2—October 20—2026
David Eby responds to the optics of making promises on the campaign trail as he speaks to the press. Adam discusses the economic issues and political messaging…
Adam Stirling: The PodcastAdam Stirling Hour 1—October 20—2026
Explore new municipal political dynamics in the capital region Adam, including in Langford and Esquimalt. Listeners text in their takes. Plus, the latest from…
Adam Stirling: The PodcastAdam Stirling Hour 4—October 19—2026
Are the BC Conservative growth projections overly optimistic? Adam explores key moments from Lorne Doerkson speaking to the press as provincial election night…
Adam Stirling: The PodcastAdam Stirling Hour 3—October 19—2026
Do you agree with David Eby's assessment of this crop of BC Conservative candidates? Adam explores current events on the provincial campaign trail, including…
Adam Stirling: The PodcastAdam Stirling Hour 2—October 19—2026
Get in the loop on political discourse on the provincial campaign trail with Adam, as he discusses highlights from provincial party leaders speaking to the…