Podcasts
Cortes Currents
What's Current on Cortes and Beyond
- Folk U: Cortes Island Academy journalists explore storytelling and playJanuary 23, 2026
- Folk U: Ruth Ozeki Talks About ‘A Tale for the Time Being’December 12, 2025
- Addye Susnick joins Manda Aufochs-Gillespie to talk about Community and Dissent in a Digital AgeNovember 14, 2025
- Folk U: Howie Roman goes to Finding HomeNovember 7, 2025
- Cortes Island Academy: Message in a bottleOctober 27, 2025
- Cortes Island Academy: Messages in a bottleOctober 27, 2025
- Folk U: Chatter the mattersOctober 12, 2025
- Folk U: Revenue Diversification for Social ProfitsOctober 6, 2025
- Folk U: Your Brain – on Trauma with special guest Wendy D’Andrea.September 2, 2025
- Esther Shalev-Gerz comes to Folk UAugust 28, 2025
- Folk U: Esther Shalev-Gerz in the Village CommonsAugust 28, 2025
- Folk U: Johnny Hanuse, Josie Simpson, and Mary Beth Cysewski at the Village CommonsAugust 28, 2025
- Folk U: Legal Issues That Affect CortesAugust 14, 2025
- Folk U- An August 4 update from Rainbow RIdgeAugust 12, 2025
- Folk U: Aspen King Plays at the Village CommonsJuly 29, 2025
- Folk U: Dr Eric Posen talks about Naturopathy, Health, and HealingJuly 22, 2025
- Dr Eric Posen talks about Naturopathy, Health, and HealingJuly 22, 2025
- Kaia Bryce and Adrian Esau play at the new pavilion in Mansons LandingJuly 21, 2025
- Rick Bockner plays on the new pavilion stageJuly 21, 2025
- Folk U: Awakeneers Live in StudioJune 24, 2025
- Folk U: What’s Happening on Cortes This SummerJune 18, 2025
- Spring Gardening Tips & Cortes Museum HoursJune 10, 2025
- Spring Gardening Tips & Cortes Museum HoursJune 10, 2025
Folk U: Unpacking the 2025 ElectionMay 5, 2025- Folk U: Education, The Importance of Play & Children’s DevelopmentApril 25, 2025
Folk U: Education, The Importance of Play & Children’s DevelopmentApril 25, 2025
Emily Bootle’s Presentation at the Cortes DeathCare Collective AGMApril 18, 2025
The DeathCare Collective visits Folk UApril 15, 2025
Land Sharing on Cortes IslandMarch 17, 2025- Folk U: Unexpected Detours, Chance Encounters, & Other Travel AdventuresMarch 11, 2025
Folk U: Unexpected Detours, Chance Encounters, & Other Travel AdventuresMarch 11, 2025
Cold Swimming comes to Folk UMarch 5, 2025
De Clark: A Deep Dive into NeoliberalismFebruary 25, 2025- All Things Love On Folk UFebruary 20, 2025
Folk U: Concussions, Brain Health, and Nervous System RegulationFebruary 10, 2025
Folk U – Vital Signs Round TableFebruary 6, 2025
All things Shellfish comes to Folk UJanuary 17, 2025
Folk U: All Things Snowy on CortesDecember 30, 2024
Folk U-Michael Keith and Greg Osoba Chat About All Things GuitarDecember 24, 2024
Folk U: All things circular economy and wasteDecember 13, 2024
Johnny Hanuse on Folk U: Indigenous Governance, Decolonization & moreDecember 3, 2024
Using AI For Good with Daniel LindenbergerNovember 24, 2024
Magic Mushrooms, Chronic Pain, and HealingNovember 5, 2024
Ruby Singh & Michael Datura visit Folk UOctober 29, 2024
Rural Modular HousingSeptember 19, 2024
Louis Belcourt Plays At The Village CommonsSeptember 3, 2024
Jemma Hicken plays for the Village Commons Music SeriesAugust 26, 2024
Sean Coyote performs in the Village CommonsAugust 19, 2024
Folk U: Witch Pop Performs in the Village CommonsAugust 12, 2024
Johnny Hanuse at the Village CommonsAugust 7, 2024
Josie Simpson performs in Village Commons Music SeriesJuly 29, 2024
Folk U: Cortes Foundation’s Care for Cortes fundraising campaignJuly 1, 2024
The Harbour Authority of Cortes Island visits Folk UJune 18, 2024
Virtual Cortes Housing Forum: Increasing RentalsJune 17, 2024
Folk U: The Transportation ForumJune 14, 2024
Folk U looks at Community Land TrustsJune 3, 2024
Folk U Looks at GriefJune 3, 2024
The Simon Fraser Field School Visits Folk UMay 22, 2024
Monthly Housing Forum: Water Quality and QuantityMay 9, 2024
Audio from the Homeshare ForumApril 17, 2024
The Awakeneers return to Folk U: A full length concertApril 15, 2024
Folk U: Food Security from the Perspective of Farmers, Food Thinkers, and the Cortes Food Bank CoordinatorApril 9, 2024
#2 – Folk U: Food Security from the Perspective of Farmers, Food Thinkers, and the Cortes Food Bank CoordinatorApril 9, 2024
#2 – Folk U: Food Security from the Perspective of Farmers, Food Thinkers, and a Coordinator of the Cortes Food BankApril 9, 2024
#1 – Folk U: Food Security from the Perspective of Farmers, Food Thinkers, and a Coordinator of the Cortes Food BankApril 9, 2024
#3 – Folk U: Food Security from the Perspective of Farmers, Food Thinkers, and a Coordinator of the Cortes Food BankApril 9, 2024
Folk U: Food Security from the Perspective of Farmers, Food Thinkers, and a Coordinator of the Cortes Food BankApril 9, 2024
CIA at Folk U: The Wild IslandMarch 28, 2024
CIA on Folk U – Cosmic ConfidentialMarch 25, 2024
Folk U: Desolation Sound #5March 14, 2024
Folk U: Desolation Sound #4March 9, 2024
Discovery Sound #3 – CIA on FolkU RadioMarch 1, 2024
Desolation Sound on Folk U Radio (ep 2)February 23, 2024
Desolation Sound: CIA on Folk U RadioFebruary 7, 2024
Folk U: Arts on CortesJanuary 30, 2024
Folk U: Intergenerational Perspectives on ClimateJanuary 24, 2024
Folk U: Housing, Emergency Management and ResilienceJanuary 16, 2024
Folk U: Linda Solomon Talks about the state of the media todayJanuary 8, 2024
Rex Weyler Talks about truth and bias on Folk UDecember 21, 2023- Folk U: Daniel Lindenberger, from UBC’s Emerging Media Lab, talks about AIDecember 15, 2023
Folk U: Michael Detura on existentialism, climate change, and beesDecember 1, 2023
Folk U: Briony Penn and Hannah Carpendale talk about Forest CarbonNovember 9, 2023
Folk U Welcomes Gardener Extraordinaire – Billie TaylorNovember 2, 2023
Folk U: Open Mic at Friday Live MusicSeptember 12, 2023
Folk U: Basil at Friday Live MusicSeptember 12, 2023
Greg Osoba comes to Folk U RadioSeptember 12, 2023
Folk U: Michael Keith returns to Live Music FridaysAugust 22, 2023
Folk U: Heather Wolf and the Wild Revival come to the Village CommonsAugust 21, 2023
Folk U at the Friday Market Live Music: Jemma HickenAugust 7, 2023
Folk U at the Friday Market Live Musin: Jemma HickenAugust 7, 2023
The Awakeneers return to Folk U FridayAugust 1, 2023
Folk U at the Friday Market Live Music series: Sun RobJuly 26, 2023
Folk U at the Friday Market Live Music: Rick BocknerJuly 26, 2023
Designing for Meaningful Human Connection on FolkU @89.5FMJanuary 2, 2023
TruthTelling with Rex Weyler & CIA students on FolkU@89.5December 19, 2022
Folk U: Dec 16 Teen-takeoverDecember 18, 2022
Folk U: Audio Postcards from the Cortes Island AcademyDecember 6, 2022
Long Story Shorts with Hakai on FolkU @89.5FMNovember 27, 2022
Folk U: Teen TakeoverNovember 22, 2022
Internal Sociocray with Tamias (& teens) on Folk UNovember 21, 2022
Teen takeoverNovember 8, 2022
A Quadra Compilation CD comes to Folk U RadioOctober 17, 2022
2018: We’re Much More Than What We EatOctober 3, 2022
2018: Food And CultureOctober 3, 2022
We’re Much More Than What We EatOctober 3, 2022
Live Folk U @ CCEDA Tent on Friday Sept 23, 2022September 26, 2022
Wet Dreaming w/Erin Robinsong & Merlin Sheldrake: FolkU 89.5August 29, 2022
Wild Revival LIVE on FolkU Radio under the CCEDA TentAugust 22, 2022
2021: Folk U – Escape to the (far) past through Brian Hayden’s new book ‘Eyes of the Leopard’August 19, 2022
The Power of Youth, Hope & Creativity/Peggy Taylor on FolkUAugust 9, 2022
The Future of Farming w/Young Agrarians on Folk U @89.5FMAugust 2, 2022
Folk U: The Eye Of The OctopusJuly 25, 2022
The State of Cortes Forest w/Suzanne Simard on FolkU @89.5July 20, 2022
The Secret to Better Leadership on Folk U 89.5 FMJuly 11, 2022
Folk U FieldTrip: Native Plant FireScapingJune 6, 2022
Folk U: Believe in the power of stories? Read on..May 23, 2022
Chevron Soup with Rex Weyler on Folk U @89.5FMMay 17, 2022
On FolkU Radio… Cortes Community & our Forests 101May 2, 2022
Are you Ready???? Live Folk UApril 26, 2022
Is Canada’s Charter of Rights in Jeopardy? Folk U Radio @89.5April 18, 2022
Heart of the Coast on FolkU Radio @89.5FMApril 11, 2022
Folk U: Are You Prepared? Part 1 w/Shaun Koopman @89.5FMApril 2, 2022
Are You Prepared? Part 1 w/Shaun Koopman @89.5FMApril 2, 2022
Understanding your BC Assessment on FolkU Radio @89.5FMMarch 22, 2022
Folk U Radio: The Cortes Academy brings High School Programming to the islandMarch 7, 2022
Tools for Citizen Science on FolkU Radio @89.5FMFebruary 28, 2022
High School Programming on Cortes?!*$ It’s true….February 28, 2022
The Secret of Soil Symbiotics on Folk U @89.5FMFebruary 21, 2022
Folk U: How We can Support Species At Risk On Cortes IslandFebruary 14, 2022
Ocean Science & the Hakai Institute on Folk U @89.5FMFebruary 7, 2022- Folk U Radio returns with a Telus Tower update @89.5 FridayJanuary 29, 2022
- The Christmas Episode on FolkU Radio @89.5FMDecember 27, 2021
- Windows: the new Cortes’s Art Journal on FolkU Radio@89.5FMDecember 13, 2021
- Folk U: Traditional Chinese Medicine 101December 8, 2021
- Folk U: Escape to the (far) past through Brian Hayden’s new book ‘Eyes of the Leopard’November 29, 2021
- Folk U: Escape to the (far) past through ‘Eyes of the Leopard’November 29, 2021
- Folk U: CryptoCurrency 101 for CortesNovember 17, 2021
- Folk U: Money Making EssentialsNovember 17, 2021
Folk U: Chief Kevin Peacey of the Klahoose NationOctober 24, 2021
We Aren’t Alone: Rural Islands Connect on FolkUOctober 22, 2021
Folk U: Coming to Cortes Island 50 years agoOctober 6, 2021
Stephen Jenkinson: Grief, Mystery & More on FolkU @89.5FMSeptember 30, 2021
Liberal Candidate on Real Talk on Folk USeptember 20, 2021
Real Talk with the Candidates on Folk U: Jessica WeggSeptember 20, 2021
Real Talk with the Candidates on Folk U: Rachel BlaneySeptember 20, 2021
Liberal Candidate on today’s Real Talk on Folk USeptember 20, 2021
Folk U: The Ancient Healing Wisdome of AyurvedaAugust 20, 2021
Rick Bockner & Bruce Hipkin on Folk U RadioAugust 13, 2021
Folk U: The lost art of ReadingAugust 7, 2021
Folk U: Learning to love our lakesJuly 21, 2021
Folk U: The Big Three & stories from the Museum archivesJuly 19, 2021
Folk U Radio celebrates 50 with the AwakaneersJuly 19, 2021
Folk U: Chief Kevin Peacey – Making it on CortesJuly 18, 2021
Chief Kevin Peacey: Making it on CortesJuly 18, 2021
the Amazing Neuroplastic BrainJuly 10, 2021
Environmental issues in small Vancouver Island communitiesMay 10, 2021
Folk U Reporter’s Roundtable: the Housing Crisis in rural/isolated and small communitiesApril 7, 2021
Folk U: Creating a Compass for 2021March 19, 2021
Folk U-The Social Dilemma: social media and your mental healthMarch 16, 2021
Folk U: The Island Trust model for local governanceMarch 16, 2021
Love Stories with the Cortes Island Museum and ArchivesMarch 13, 2021
Folk U: The Secret behind Tribal SocietiesMarch 12, 2021
Reporter Roundtable: Fish farms and seaweed productionFebruary 28, 2021
Folk U: Fish farms & Seaweed productionFebruary 28, 2021
The Cortes Island Free StoreFebruary 5, 2021
Folk U: The Art of Community LeadershipJanuary 9, 2021
Folk U: Memories of Christmas PastDecember 26, 2020
Folk U: Natural Burial & Community-Led DeathcareDecember 16, 2020
Folk U: Natural Burial & Community-Led DeathcareDecember 16, 2020
All things Firewood on Folk U RadioDecember 6, 2020
Board Reality 101: What is in a piece of wood for Cortes Island?November 22, 2020
how do democracies go wrong?October 24, 2020
Archaeology 102: the BC editionOctober 17, 2020
Rainbow Ridge Rezoning HearingOctober 17, 2020
Archaeology – the science of once and future thingsOctober 7, 2020
Finding Home: Options and ChallengesOctober 3, 2020
Findng Home: Options and ChallengesOctober 2, 2020
Seniors Village expansion more than 50% completeSeptember 23, 2020
What going Back to School During a Pandemic Will Teach UsSeptember 23, 2020
Seniors Village expansion more than 50% completeSeptember 23, 2020
Folk U: the Brain 101 – with Hayley NewellSeptember 17, 2020
the Brain 101 – with Hayley NewellSeptember 17, 2020
Are you prepared? The role of citizens in creating communities resilient to Wildfire and other Hazards EmergenciesSeptember 16, 2020
COrtes Economics 101 on Folk USeptember 15, 2020
Shaena Lambert and Canada’s Independent Book Seller Day say thank you to the “best little island book store ever” Marnie’s BooksSeptember 2, 2020
Return to schoolSeptember 1, 2020
The Eye Of The OctopusJuly 25, 2020
Coexisting With Bears On Cortes IslandJuly 18, 2020
Ayurveda: A Holistic Healing Science From The EastJuly 10, 2020
Folk U: Cortes Waste & Recycling DemystifiedJuly 9, 2020
The View from a Guatemalan Children’s VillageJuly 9, 2020
Invest In Your Community: Using Your Money For The Benefit Of COrtesJuly 1, 2020
A Practical Understanding Of Play & SOme Gardening TipsJune 18, 2020
Karen Mahon Talks About Climate HopeJune 18, 2020
Forest Therapy And Its Many Benefits.June 2, 2020
Being In Nature Is Good For UsMay 28, 2020
How We can Support Species At Risk On Cortes IslandMay 19, 2020
Folk U Friday: How To Make Herbal Medicine In Your KitchenMay 12, 2020
Folk U Friday: the Dawn ChorusMay 6, 2020
Mike Moore Talks About The Waters Around Cortes IslandMay 2, 2020
Nature Is Good For YouMay 2, 2020
Advice From A Dutch DoctorApril 25, 2020
Nervous System 101 & Gardening Tips On Folk U FridayApril 23, 2020
Building Soil FertilityApril 17, 2020
Resilience on Cortes IslandApril 15, 2020
Folk U: Interviews Maureen Williams, ND, & Hayley Newell, Clinical CounsellorApril 3, 2020
Covid 19 Pandemic: Cortes Health Centre Staff Speak OutMarch 28, 2020
It Takes a Community To Raise a VillageMarch 5, 2020
Drug LiteracyJune 3, 2019
Reading Between the Headlines With Rex WeylerJune 2, 2019
These Are My WordsMay 21, 2019
Interview With Sue HallMay 14, 2019
We're Much More Than What We EatSeptember 5, 2018
Food and CultureJuly 7, 2018