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Coastal Front
Hosted by Andrew Johns · news · EN-US
About this Podcast:
Coastal Front is a Vancouver-based media company providing in-depth reporting and opinion, with a strong focus on government accountability at all levels in Canada. As part of our work, the Coastal Front podcast, hosted by Andrew Johns, features conversations on business, politics, and community, exploring the stories shaping our city, province, and country.
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Selective
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What is Coastal Front about?
Coastal Front is a Vancouver-based media company providing in-depth reporting and opinion, with a strong focus on government accountability at all levels in Canada. As part of our work, the Coastal Front podcast, hosted by Andrew Johns, features conversations on business, politics, and community, exploring the stories shaping our city, province, and country.
Who hosts Coastal Front?
Coastal Front is hosted by Andrew Johns. The show has published 314 episodes to date.
What has Coastal Front covered recently?
Recent episodes include "Are Federal Prisoners Getting Surgery Faster Than You?" (29 October 2026, 94 minutes), "NEWS READ: Ottawa forgives up to $434.8 million in dental care costs for people who had access to private coverage" (28 October 2026, 7 minutes), and "NEWS READ: REDACTED: BC Ferries' new-ship costs are blacked out, even in the filing the regulator will use to cap fare increases" (23 October 2026, 6 minutes).
How often does Coastal Front publish?
Coastal Front publishes roughly a few times a week, with episodes averaging 24 minutes across 314 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on Coastal Front?
Booking probability for Coastal Front is 36%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Coastal Front requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Coastal Front's contact route on record: public web form.
Who should pitch Coastal Front?
The strongest fits for Coastal Front are Government & Politics. Coastal Front has a news audience.
About the host
Andrew Johns hosts Coastal Front, a news podcast with 314 episodes published.
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Recent episodes
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- Oct 28, 20267 min
Canada's dental plan relied at first on applicants' word that they lacked access to private coverage. Ottawa says it can't be sure why some answered wrongly, so collecting would be unreasonable. Read the full article...
- Oct 23, 20266 min
The independent regulator approved four new ferries, now under contract to a Chinese shipyard, with every project dollar figure redacted. And public money keeps flowing. Read the full article here...
Episode #363
NEWS READ: One project, two official numbers: BC's Massey cost trackers still show the old estimate.
Oct 20, 202611 minFor 22 months the province's official status reports kept listing $4.15 billion — including one produced after the $8.5-billion update. Read the full article here...
- Oct 17, 20261h 29m
BC is spending about $1 billion a month more than it brings in. Revenue went up $800 million, and the deficit still got worse. So where is YOUR money going? Economist David Williams, VP of Economics at the Business...
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- Oct 17, 20269 min
BC’s leaders clash over taxes, healthcare and how to pay for their promises ahead of the October 24 election. Read the full article here: https://www.coastalfront.ca/p/big-promises-a-record-deficit-bcs PODCAST INFO...
- Oct 14, 20262 min
David Eby wants to hand out $1 million in interest-free business loans, but his plan could cost B.C taxpayers nearly $200 million. Is the government gambling with your money? Watch the full video here...
- Oct 6, 202612 min
FOI records show BC projected millions from its 2018 luxury vehicle tax hike — but no clear accounting of whether the expected revenue materialized or how buyers responded. Read the full article here: http...
- Oct 5, 20263 min
As Eby campaigns on Buy Canadian, BC Ferries’ longtime fuel supplier is now owned by a U.S. energy giant with deep ties to Trump’s political operation. Read the full article here...
- Sep 29, 20269 min
BC's NDP has paid hundreds of millions through BC’s education savings grant. But the real story is who successfully claimed it — and who didn’t. Watch the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMZSdxtkweI PODCAST...
- Sep 28, 20269 min
BC's NDP has paid hundreds of millions through BC’s education savings grant. But the real story is who successfully claimed it — and who didn’t. Watch the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMZSdxtkweI PODCAST...
- Sep 25, 20261h 51m
Former Vancouver Mayor Kennedy Stewart sits down with Coastal Front for a candid, no-holds-barred conversation about Ken Sim, the UBC SkyTrain, policing, property taxes and the future of Vancouver ahead of the 2026...
- Sep 21, 202618 min
A BC non-profit society received millions in public funds. Then came unpaid bills, vendor complaints, and an arrest warrant. Read the full article here...
Episode #352
NEWS READ: Ottawa sanctions defence firm over Russia while deepening ties with Saudi Arabia
Sep 11, 20267 minWeeks before sanctioning Streit Group for helping “feed Russia’s war machine,” Ottawa pledged to increase defence exports to Saudi Arabia. Read the full article here...
- Sep 11, 20263 min
The Abbotsford South MLA will sit as an Independent, continuing a wave of caucus departures that began in mid-August. Read the full article here: https://www.coastalfront.ca/p/sixth-bc-conservative-mla-leaves PODCAST...
- Sep 11, 20267 min
A new province-wide petition is seeking to repeal DRIPA as debate over the law’s legal and economic impact intensifies. Read the full article here: https://www.coastalfront.ca/p/elections-bc-clears-initiative-bid...
- Sep 11, 20261h 8m
In this episode of Coastal Front, we sit down with Ms. Lavell, head of York House School, and Ms. Harrop, head of Crofton House School, to discuss what it means to educate and raise girls in 2026. From social media and...
Episode #348
NEWS READ: A seven week addition to the pedestrian zone in the downtown core has been approved.
Aug 6, 20264 minRead the full article here: https://www.coastalfront.ca/p/city-of-vancouver-extends-granville PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://www.coastalfront.ca Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3HhcsH1 Spotify...
- Aug 6, 20264 min
Read the full article here: https://www.coastalfront.ca/p/poll-puts-sim-ahead-as-26-percent PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://www.coastalfront.ca Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3HhcsH1 Spotify...
- Aug 6, 202615 min
Read the full article here: https://www.coastalfront.ca/p/recall-dallas-brodie-inside-the-campaign PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://www.coastalfront.ca Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3HhcsH1 Spotify...
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