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Welcome to Ship of Fools with host Steven Malkowich - Where Wit Meets Wisdom.Our title is ironic. Our intent is genuine.Hosted by Steven Malkowich, this podcast explores the limits of what we know.
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Carl Valentine: From Oldham to Vancouver, the World Cup & a Soccer Legacy (opens the original)
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Carl Valentine came to Vancouver as a 20-year-old from Oldham in 1979 — and went on to become one of the most important figures in this city’s soccer history. The Whitecaps and Canada Soccer legend joins Steven Malkowich for a fun, wide-ranging conversation about the career that took him from earning £16 a week in England to winning the 1979 Soccer Bowl, playing for West Brom, returning to Vancouver with the 86ers, winning four straight championships and representing Canada at the 1986 World Cup
Canadians Don’t Understand America — And It’s Costing Us | Anil Hira (opens the original)
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SFU political science professor Anil Hira returns to Ship of Fools for a plain-English breakdown of how the American political system actually works — and why Canadians so often misunderstand it. Who really holds the power in the United States? The president? Congress? The Senate? The courts? The states? Anil draws on his years working in Washington, including time on Capitol Hill and at the U.S. State Department, to explain how decisions actually get made and why the system can look very differ
Used Cars, Radio & Stand-Up: How Alex Carr Ended Up Here (opens the original)
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Comedian and former radio host Alex Carr joins Steven Malkowich for a funny, wide-ranging conversation about the strange career path that took him from fast food, hotel work and used-car sales to radio and stand-up comedy. Alex talks about selling cable door-to-door in Detroit, working at X92.9, CFOX and 102.1 The Edge , finding comedy material in everyday life, Vancouver’s stand-up scene, crowd work and whether Canadian comedians can actually make a living doing comedy. They also get into the c
Vancouver Hosted the 2026 World Cup. What Did We Actually Get? (opens the original)
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The 2026 World Cup is over, Canada made a historic run, and Vancouver hosted seven matches — but after the crowds, ticket prices, public spending and hype, what did the city actually get from it? Ray Goldenchild returns to Ship of Fools to give his post-World Cup verdict. Steven and Ray unpack Canada’s run to the knockout stage, Vancouver’s World Cup experience, ticket affordability, FIFA politics and controversy, the spectacle surrounding the tournament, and some of the biggest moments on the p
Comedy Is Hard: Niki Mohrdar on Making It in Canadian Stand-Up (opens the original)
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Making people laugh for a living sounds fun. Actually building a career doing it? That’s the hard part. Vancouver comedian Niki Mohrdar joins Ship of Fools Podcast for a funny, candid conversation about finding her voice, getting started in stand-up and what it really takes to make a living in Canadian comedy. Niki has performed with Just For Laughs Vancouver , appeared on OUTtv’s Killjoy Comedy and Just For Laughs Originals , and is featured in the new season of CBC Gem’s The New Wave of Standu
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