Food Court In Session Transistor (https://transistor.fm) https://feeds.transistor.fm/food-court-in-session Food Court In Session is a podcast, ranking, series of essays, and exploration of every mall in Metro Vancouver. Every two weeks, Justin McElroy, Steve Masuch and rotating guests explore a different mall in our region, as we debate and determine what a mall means in 2026, and which one in Metro Vancouver is truly the best. Come along with us on this very silly but worthwhile journey, as we go to new food courts, and debate old memories. Consider it less as a definitive ranking and more of an anthology of the walkable indoor commercial spaces of our city that inspire joy, annoyance, nostalgia and questions about their future. Theme music composed by Tom Whalen, https://echomenace.com 2026 Justin McElroy & Steven Masuch 73cc7468-e2b2-5551-b3d9-352aa18bc496 yes en Mon, 13 Jul 2026 11:23:52 -0700 Mon, 13 Jul 2026 11:27:01 -0700 http://foodcourtinsession.ca https://img.transistorcdn.com/C5ocBFpI7sO6Itw2qxptS2maXRSjZ8Y3fohhlWbTmBk/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS81ZDBl/MWY4NjliOTEyNzE3/NDFjNWFjNzA1NjVh/MjExMC5qcGc.jpg Food Court In Session http://foodcourtinsession.ca episodic Justin McElroy & Steven Masuch Food Court In Session is a podcast, ranking, series of essays, and exploration of every mall in Metro Vancouver. Every two weeks, Justin McElroy, Steve Masuch and rotating guests explore a different mall in our region, as we debate and determine what a mall means in 2026, and which one in Metro Vancouver is truly the best. Come along with us on this very silly but worthwhile journey, as we go to new food courts, and debate old memories. Consider it less as a definitive ranking and more of an anthology of the walkable indoor commercial spaces of our city that inspire joy, annoyance, nostalgia and questions about their future. Theme music composed by Tom Whalen, https://echomenace.com Food Court In Session is a podcast, ranking, series of essays, and exploration of every mall in Metro Vancouver. vancouver richmond burnaby surrey malls shopping urban suburban Justin McElroy & Steven Masuch No No Denman Place 11 11 Denman Place full 75486fa4-fc97-4858-a843-2d8234bbd7ff https://www.foodcourtinsession.ca/mall-pd-11-denman-place-by-steven-masuch/ A small, old and dark mall, Denman is often derided — but is that justified? Justin and Steve invite their West End friend to make the best case for its community impact. Episode guest: Union organizer Stephanie Ryan.

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]]> A small, old and dark mall, Denman is often derided — but is that justified? Justin and Steve invite their West End friend to make the best case for its community impact. Episode guest: Union organizer Stephanie Ryan.

Theme music composed by Tom Whalen, www.echomenace.com

]]> Mon, 13 Jul 2026 11:23:52 -0700 Justin McElroy & Steven Masuch Justin McElroy & Steven Masuch 2064 A small, old and dark mall, Denman is often derided — but is that justified? Justin and Steve invite their West End friend to make the best case for its community impact. Episode guest: Union organizer Stephanie Ryan.

Theme music composed by Tom Whalen, www.echomenace.com

]]> vancouver richmond burnaby surrey malls shopping urban suburban No Crystal Mall 10 10 Crystal Mall full 68653f30-60d9-47b0-af86-3090229b6939 https://share.transistor.fm/s/56b73912 The year was 2000, and across the street from the mighty Metrotown, something new was coming to the City of Burnaby. Even with a famed planner and architect behind a new project, this plan for a new mall was raising eyebrows for all its unorthodox choices. Then it opened, and a new reality crystallized. Episode Guest: Vancouver writer and journalist Christopher Cheung.

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]]> The year was 2000, and across the street from the mighty Metrotown, something new was coming to the City of Burnaby. Even with a famed planner and architect behind a new project, this plan for a new mall was raising eyebrows for all its unorthodox choices. Then it opened, and a new reality crystallized. Episode Guest: Vancouver writer and journalist Christopher Cheung.

Theme music composed by Tom Whalen, www.echomenace.com

]]> Mon, 29 Jun 2026 09:44:33 -0700 Justin McElroy & Steven Masuch Justin McElroy & Steven Masuch 2302 The year was 2000, and across the street from the mighty Metrotown, something new was coming to the City of Burnaby. Even with a famed planner and architect behind a new project, this plan for a new mall was raising eyebrows for all its unorthodox choices. Then it opened, and a new reality crystallized. Episode Guest: Vancouver writer and journalist Christopher Cheung.

Theme music composed by Tom Whalen, www.echomenace.com

]]> burnaby vancouver mall crystal mall food court No Coquitlam Centre 9 9 Coquitlam Centre full de3b6add-229a-4bae-985f-e9057204d7cb https://www.foodcourtinsession.ca/mall-podcast-9-coquitlam-centre/ Coquitlam Centre is a 1980s style suburban mall that has tried to stay relevant with renovations and buzzier retail options — but does it fully work? Episode Guest: Vancouver architect and project manager John Roddick.

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]]> Coquitlam Centre is a 1980s style suburban mall that has tried to stay relevant with renovations and buzzier retail options — but does it fully work? Episode Guest: Vancouver architect and project manager John Roddick.

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]]> Mon, 15 Jun 2026 09:25:39 -0700 Justin McElroy & Steven Masuch Justin McElroy & Steven Masuch 2278 Coquitlam Centre is a 1980s style suburban mall that has tried to stay relevant with renovations and buzzier retail options — but does it fully work? Episode Guest: Vancouver architect and project manager John Roddick.

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]]> vancouver coquitlam mall centre anchors architecture No City Square 8 8 City Square full 7c45b7da-4b4e-409c-8a56-264244b2c9da https://share.transistor.fm/s/d4803762 For a mall next to City Hall, City Square may fly under the radar — but it’s a fascinating mix of neighbourhood necessities and Vancouver history. Episode Guests: Vancouver journalists Jen St. Denis and Dan Fumano.

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]]> For a mall next to City Hall, City Square may fly under the radar — but it’s a fascinating mix of neighbourhood necessities and Vancouver history. Episode Guests: Vancouver journalists Jen St. Denis and Dan Fumano.

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]]> Mon, 01 Jun 2026 16:50:14 -0700 Justin McElroy & Steven Masuch Justin McElroy & Steven Masuch 2084 For a mall next to City Hall, City Square may fly under the radar — but it’s a fascinating mix of neighbourhood necessities and Vancouver history. Episode Guests: Vancouver journalists Jen St. Denis and Dan Fumano.

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]]> vancouver cityhall broadway cambie mall xfiles timecop No City of Lougheed 7 7 City of Lougheed full 6a5b1d00-1ca1-4acd-9595-c36f1887c3df https://www.foodcourtinsession.ca/mall-podcast-7-city-of-lougheed/ What happens to a mall when a redevelopment takes forever to take place? And what happens when a mall stops trying to be exciting, and in the process becomes a whole lot more interesting? Episode Guest: New Westminster resident and Burquitlam fan Chelsea Watt.

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]]> What happens to a mall when a redevelopment takes forever to take place? And what happens when a mall stops trying to be exciting, and in the process becomes a whole lot more interesting? Episode Guest: New Westminster resident and Burquitlam fan Chelsea Watt.

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]]> Mon, 18 May 2026 15:04:06 -0700 Justin McElroy & Steven Masuch Justin McElroy & Steven Masuch 1853 What happens to a mall when a redevelopment takes forever to take place? And what happens when a mall stops trying to be exciting, and in the process becomes a whole lot more interesting? Episode Guest: New Westminster resident and Burquitlam fan Chelsea Watt.

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]]> vancouver burnaby mall lougheed skytrain No Central City 6 6 Central City full 123c4652-8f07-4c68-a210-8d63fceade45 https://www.foodcourtinsession.ca/mall-podcast-6-central-city/ 25 years ago, Surrey's big attempt at a big mall had goals of being "the Robson Street of Surrey". We fact check the reality. Episode Guest: Vancouver comedian Colin Sharp.

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]]> 25 years ago, Surrey's big attempt at a big mall had goals of being "the Robson Street of Surrey". We fact check the reality. Episode Guest: Vancouver comedian Colin Sharp.

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]]> Sun, 03 May 2026 22:27:57 -0700 Justin McElroy & Steven Masuch Justin McElroy & Steven Masuch 2528 25 years ago, Surrey's big attempt at a big mall had goals of being "the Robson Street of Surrey". We fact check the reality. Episode Guest: Vancouver comedian Colin Sharp.

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]]> surrey vancouver mall centralcity sfu No Capilano Mall 5 5 Capilano Mall full 12f39a68-e668-47e6-99d7-6105f94df68d https://www.foodcourtinsession.ca/mall-podcast-5-capilano/ The story of Capilano is the story of so many midsized suburban malls, but there's a few interesting details of this mall that make it worth debating. Episode Guest: Earnscliffe Strategies principal Amelia Hill.

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]]> The story of Capilano is the story of so many midsized suburban malls, but there's a few interesting details of this mall that make it worth debating. Episode Guest: Earnscliffe Strategies principal Amelia Hill.

Theme music composed by Tom Whalen, www.echomenace.com

]]> Mon, 20 Apr 2026 09:36:21 -0700 Justin McElroy & Steven Masuch Justin McElroy & Steven Masuch 2027 The story of Capilano is the story of so many midsized suburban malls, but there's a few interesting details of this mall that make it worth debating. Episode Guest: Earnscliffe Strategies principal Amelia Hill.

Theme music composed by Tom Whalen, www.echomenace.com

]]> vancouver north_vancouver capilano mall pickleball No Bentall Centre 4 4 Bentall Centre full 34459883-6e44-4293-9e02-9124e92ffca8 https://www.foodcourtinsession.ca/mall-podcast-4-bentall/ In some cities, underground maze-like malls linking metro stations to office complexes are popular, but does Vancouver's Bentall Centre match up? Episode Guest: government policy director and co-op champion Kevin Harding.

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]]> In some cities, underground maze-like malls linking metro stations to office complexes are popular, but does Vancouver's Bentall Centre match up? Episode Guest: government policy director and co-op champion Kevin Harding.

Theme music composed by Tom Whalen, www.echomenace.com

]]> Mon, 06 Apr 2026 22:30:16 -0700 Justin McElroy & Steven Masuch Justin McElroy & Steven Masuch 2300 In some cities, underground maze-like malls linking metro stations to office complexes are popular, but does Vancouver's Bentall Centre match up? Episode Guest: government policy director and co-op champion Kevin Harding.

Theme music composed by Tom Whalen, www.echomenace.com

]]> vancouver downtown mall bentall shopping foodcourt No Amazing Brentwood 3 3 Amazing Brentwood full b37cf9b1-dc14-4d32-ba78-a8b2ab87557e https://www.foodcourtinsession.ca/mall-podcast-3-amazing-brentwood/ It transformed from a somewhat generic suburban mall to a collection of shiny towers and anchor tenants, but as an actual mall, is The Amazing Brentwood really amazing? Episode Guest: Vancouver writer and journalist Christopher Cheung.

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]]> It transformed from a somewhat generic suburban mall to a collection of shiny towers and anchor tenants, but as an actual mall, is The Amazing Brentwood really amazing? Episode Guest: Vancouver writer and journalist Christopher Cheung.

Theme music composed by Tom Whalen, www.echomenace.com

]]> Mon, 23 Mar 2026 09:41:58 -0700 Justin McElroy & Steven Masuch Justin McElroy & Steven Masuch 1964 It transformed from a somewhat generic suburban mall to a collection of shiny towers and anchor tenants, but as an actual mall, is The Amazing Brentwood really amazing? Episode Guest: Vancouver writer and journalist Christopher Cheung.

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]]> burnaby malls amazing brentwood No Admiralty Mall 2 2 Admiralty Mall full 6753c4b5-6c38-4fab-aff1-a79c8eaffd14 https://www.foodcourtinsession.ca/mall-podcast-2-admiralty/ Which Metro Van mall has the biggest quality gap between its food court and the rest of its stuff? It may just be Admiralty. Episode Guest: Jeopardy Richmond local Brendan Liaw.

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]]> Which Metro Van mall has the biggest quality gap between its food court and the rest of its stuff? It may just be Admiralty. Episode Guest: Jeopardy Richmond local Brendan Liaw.

Theme music composed by Tom Whalen, www.echomenace.com

]]> Sun, 08 Mar 2026 23:51:55 -0700 Justin McElroy & Steven Masuch Justin McElroy & Steven Masuch 1917 Which Metro Van mall has the biggest quality gap between its food court and the rest of its stuff? It may just be Admiralty. Episode Guest: Jeopardy Richmond local Brendan Liaw.

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]]> vancouver richmond mall admiralty food court No Aberdeen Mall 1 1 Aberdeen Mall full 052b7812-d9e7-4837-8522-ec5d30b86402 https://www.foodcourtinsession.ca/podcast-1-aberdeen/ What's the best mall in Metro Vancouver? We're gonna figure it out, beginning with Richmond's influential Aberdeen Mall. Episode Guest: Vancouver writer and journalist Christopher Cheung.

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]]> What's the best mall in Metro Vancouver? We're gonna figure it out, beginning with Richmond's influential Aberdeen Mall. Episode Guest: Vancouver writer and journalist Christopher Cheung.

Theme music composed by Tom Whalen, www.echomenace.com

]]> Tue, 24 Feb 2026 21:00:08 -0800 Justin McElroy & Steven Masuch Justin McElroy & Steven Masuch 2082 What's the best mall in Metro Vancouver? We're gonna figure it out, beginning with Richmond's influential Aberdeen Mall. Episode Guest: Vancouver writer and journalist Christopher Cheung.

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