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UnSpun with Jody Vance and George AffleckAuthor: Jody Vance and George Affleck
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US Hockey Disgrace, WeChat Slander & Vancouver's Mega Development Push | UnSpun Ep. 314
Episode 314
Thursday, 26 February, 2026
Episode 314 of UnSpun with Jody Vance and George Affleck swings from Olympic hockey outrage to Vancouver City Hall scandal to the geopolitical chess game Canada's playing on the world stage.Here's what's inside:🏒 US Hockey Team's Locker Room Moment — The men's Olympic gold medal team's call with Trump and Cash Patel goes sideways. The women's team laughs it off in real time. Jody goes deep on why "locker room talk" stopped being an excuse decades ago. Some players are apologizing. Most aren't.🏙️ Councillor Lenny Zhou's WeChat Scandal — A Vancouver councillor goes on WeChat in Mandarin and calls fellow councillors drug dealers and users. He apologized — but only because he got caught. Mayor Ken Sim's response? A thank-you note for saying sorry. Then he literally ran from the media.🌎 Mexico Under Siege — George just got back from Puerto Vallarta as cartel violence erupted. Buses, banks, and taxis on fire. Tourists watching from hotel rooftops. A bizarre personal encounter with what may have been a cartel message at a resort.🇨🇦 Canada's Unity Surge — Polling shows Canadians more united than they've been in decades. Mark Carney's approval hits record highs, Poilievre drops to minus 16, and defence deals with South Korea, Norway, and the UK fly under the radar.🇺🇸 Trump's State of the Union — Ten thousand words, zero connection to reality. George and Jody break down the "bizarro world" speech, the sycophant applause, and why Andrew Scheer's "where's the deal?" line may be the worst political read of the year.🤖 AI, Anthropic & Pete Hegseth — The US Defence Secretary pressures Anthropic to loosen AI safeguards while Canada pushes to tighten them. Jody and George discuss what that means for the future.🏛️ Vancouver's Official Development Plan — A massive public hearing on March 10th will codify the Vancouver Plan into policy. Over 130 development projects are in the pipeline for 2026, double last year. The sidewalk budget triples — but it'll still take 500 years to catch up.⚽ World Cup & ICE in Vancouver — Pete Fry's motion to ban US immigration agents from Vancouver during the FIFA World Cup gets ruled out of order. George calls it performative. The question remains: what happens at the border?📍 From Olympic hockey scandal to Vancouver's biggest planning decision in 40 years, Episode 314 is packed.📬 Follow Jody: @jodyvance 📬 Follow George: @george_affleck 🌐 unspunpodcast.com⏱ Chapters: 00:00 – Trump's State of the Union Spin 02:00 – US Hockey Team's Locker Room Disgrace 07:00 – Councillor Xo's WeChat Scandal 11:00 – World Cup, ICE & Vancouver Border Politics 13:00 – Lenny Zhou, Drug Slander & Ken Sim Runs Away 17:00 – Carney's Record Polling & Canada's Unity Moment 20:00 – Poilievre's UK Trip & Conservative Collapse 22:00 – Andrew Scheer's Worst Take of the Year 25:00 – Trump's Bizarro State of the Union 27:00 – Vancouver's 130 Development Projects & the ODP 29:00 – AI, Anthropic & the Hegseth Problem 31:00 – Final Thoughts & the Vancouver Plan
