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Maclean Kay: For BC Green leader Sonia Furstenau, 2021 was about standing tall in the face of angry mobs, and an arrogant government.

Rob Shaw: BC’s decision to reject Uber in Kelowna and Victoria has succeeded in pleasing exactly one stakeholder group – and nobody else.

Dene Moore: As we learn to live with the coronavirus – and come to grips with the fact that most unvaccinated people won’t budge – we’ll have to find ways to move forward.

Welcome to UnSpun - The Orca's current events podcast and YouTube show. Every week, Jody Vance and George Affleck unspin the latest news in local, provincial, federal politics, and much more.

Rob Shaw: Penticton is finally doing right by a woman whose home was auctioned off - but still doesn't think it did anything wrong.

COVID: sick of it. BC Liberal leadership debate: covering it. Kirk McLean: gets mentioned.

Jody Vance: ‘The Media’ is the solution, not the problem.

Rob Shaw: Like elsewhere in Canada, BC is seeing more troubling forms of protests, with explicit threats of violence – and it might only be a matter of time before someone gets hurt.

The year that felt like three, wrapped up in 30.

Rob Shaw: Though there are some cracks, the BC NDP convention showcased a well-organized, confident, and flush party that will be hard to beat.