Q! Evenings & Weekends with Lauren Duggan

Wayne Kaulbach talks about his One Man Tragically Hip Tribute Show at The Coda March 15th 2026, how he was inspired by Gord and his legacy of promoting reconciliation through The Gord Downie & Chanie Wenjack Fund. 

The Sheepdogs came into the Q! studio ahead of their double shot of opening for Bryan Adams at Save on Foods Memorial Centre.  There's flashbacks from the bands post Rolling Stone magazine contest blow-up, what it's like working with Bryan Adams, stuff do to in Victoria and talks about upcoming new music.

I got to chat with Alyssa Andres, Executive Director of the South Island Primary Care Society on what their organization do to fill medical care gaps in our communities, and this FUNdraiser that they have coming up at Starlight Stadium on Friday, Sept 12th. For further information on the South Island Primary Care Society visit: https://southislandprimarycaresociety.ca/ For event and ticket info visit: https://outdoormovielangford.com/

Want some good to come out of your old computer stuff that's just collecting dust? ReByte Victoria was founded by two students who take old computers and computer accessories, and after a thorough wipe-down give them new life with new Canadian residents in need. Want to donate yours? Visit: www.rebytevictoria.ca

Back to the Future celebrates it's 40th anniversary this year and Michael J. Fox along with other cast members have launched an official search for the Cherry Red Gibson ES-345 that Michael played in the film - which has been mysteriously missing since 1985. Want to help aid the search? Visit: LostToTheFuture.com  

Dave talks about the clubs charity efforts through the SHOAL Centre, how they raise money for elderly folks in need, and the importance of socialization.   For information on how you can help visit: http://www.nsrg.org

Lauren talks with Colin and Asad about hypnosis, improve, and how the two come together in one bizarre and hilarious show!

Renowned cannabis chef Andrea Drummer helped them put it together and the book titled 'Willie and Annie Nelson’s Cannabis Cookbook: Mouthwatering Recipes and the High-Flying Stories Behind Them' will be out on November 12th.

Gordie talks about the Five Hundred Pounds album re-issue in collaboration with Jack White's label, music influences, getting to work with Alex Lifeson and more ahead of their Wicket Hall show!

I was lucky enough to be joined by the folks from Stevie and Friends - A Tribute to the music of Stevie Nicks ahead of their shows in Sidney and Victoria! We got to talk about how the group got together, what goes into "playing Stevie" and was treated to an in-studio performance of Landslide. Claudette Rodrigues - Stevie Tony Rodrigues - Keyboards and vocals Tom Lang - guitar and vocals Les Weiss - bass and vocals Geoff Bate - drums

Fanny let's me know about how this exhibit came to be, more about Van Gogh's works, and how this will be an unforgettable experience for the whole family!

Michael fills me in more on the team Canada vs Japan Rim2Rim game, the team's goals for upcoming games and lead-up to Paris Olympics.

Congratulations to Liz Weibel who won our My Mama Said draw!  Thanks to her mother Peggy's words of wisdom, she won a Mother's Day Package that includes $500 Country Grocer gift card, $500 Philosophy MD gift card and a big bouquet from Brown's The Florist. 

He was a homegrown legend who will be surely missed by many.

Congratulations to Gord Thomas who won our Sleep Country World Sleep Day package that includes a Sleep Well Box and $500 Sleep Country gift card. 

The catalytic converter was stolen from an Oscar Mayer Wienermobile and PETA tries to leverage a name change.

I chat with defensemen Gannon Laroque about his first season as Captain and the big Pink in the Rink fundraiser for the BC Cancer Foundation.

Alex talks about joining the Royals, their improvements over the season, the chance of getting in the playoffs along with other fun stuff like their new Lunar New Years jerseys. 

Bono owns up to his whoopsie with the 2014 Apple Music snafu.

Local reddit user micheme is looking for outdoor camera footage that may have captured their sister's run-in with an Oak Bay deer.

These little piggies went wee, wee, wee, all the way to the golf course!

The company that owns Elvis's likeness are ordering Las Vegas chapels to stop offering Elvis themed weddings, and they're all shook up.

Make sure to take paws when going out into nature this year and remember proper bear safety.

I'm hyped that there may come a time where I can say "yes I can play some Dolly Parton."

I got to chat with Peter De Bruyn (Chair of the Victoria Chapter for the BC Restaurant & Food Services Association) about this year's fantastic Dine Around and Stay in Town restaurant offers! 

The Prince of Darkness is now the Prince of Crypto?

Congratulations to our latest Amplify Victoria winner, Sheryl Doucette! She nominated Status Barber Shop as her favourite local business and said: Troy (owner) spends his spare time doing hair cuts for charity, working with local community projects and opening his home to local students and athletes. Recently Status Barber shop was victim to a break and enter, over $1300 in money and equipment was stolen. Not only is this an unsettling feeling but it’s unfortunate and unfair. This man deserves all the respect, acknowledgement and support he can get. As a thank you for nominating them she's also won a $100 Save-On-Foods gift card.

They say the olfactory part of the brain is closely connected to memories, and Play-Doh wants to send millennials on a trip down memory lane with some nostalgia triggering scents.

Some "concerned" parents at an Ontario High School want a beloved principal fired for her love of metal. 

Our latest Amplify Victoria winner, Adam Wolske, nominated Westshore Barber Shop as his favourite local business and he's getting a $100 dollar Save-On-Foods gift card as a thank you! 

Never mind the spirit of radio, what about the beer of radio?

Listener Johanna is our latest Amplify Victoria draw winner! She nominated Brady's Fish & Chips as her favourite locally owned business, and as a thank you she's won a $100 gift card to Save-on-Foods.

Dr. Stephen Burgess of Comox knows first hand what hidden treasures you might find. 

Linda Lamont wanted to highlight Cask & Keg Liquor Store as her favourite local business because of their wonderful and friendly staff, and as a thank you she's getting a $100 gift card to Save-On-Foods! "The friendly staff kept us well supplied during these unprecedented times, and kept us smiling."

Conan O'Brien has wrapped up his 11 year run as late night funny man on TBS. What will he do next?

This cute but invasive lizard species are taking over Vancouver Island. 

This CDC warning is a good reminder that eating chicken isn't the only way to get salmonella poisoning. 

A Scottish transplant who owns a whiskey distillery in Saanich is getting heat from the Scotch Whisky Association, over the use of his last name in branding. 

A Taiwanese sushi restaurant promotion offered free sushi for people with "salmon" in their name, what could go wrong?

Are the recent changes in the dairy industry affecting our butter, or is it just...cowincidence? 

I got to chat with Cally Wesson, CEO of Variety the Children's Charity, about their 3 day Show of Hearts Telethon and the the effects covid has had on the charity.

Every rose has it's thorn, and every website has it's scammers?

From asking for the time to petty neighbour complaints, the list is both hilarious and alarming. 

Japan are looking to make wooden satellites in order to cut down on space debris.  Plan A was paper mâché but they just burned up during launch.