The rainbownation's Podcast
The “Rainbow Nation” is two best friends sharing their experiences and opinions as a Lesbian parent and a single Indigenous Gay man in a small north west town in British Columbia, Canada.
There are special guests weekly from across the Rainbow spectrum that share their stories with us.
- Update frequency
- every 43 days
- Average duration
- 49 minutes
- Episodes
- 35
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2025
Season 4, Episode 1 - Inport Vinyl
It's been a minute...and a HALF! Rainbow Nation podcast took some time off since Fall 2023 but we are back in time for Pride 2025!
Christine & Russel got the chance to interview "Inport Vinyl" crew, …
Season 3, Episode 11 - Jennifer Rice
Hello! This week we have been able to sit down with B.C. North-coast MLA Jennifer Rice. Here is a biography of Jennifer Rice:
Jennifer Rice was elected the MLA for North Coast in 2013, 2017 and re…
Episode 10 , Season 3 - Havana Fisher
Hello besties!
We are back for a fabulous podcast on the eve of another Pride month with the lovely, super busy and all around doll - Havana Fisher.
Havana is originally from Hartley Bay and enjoyi…
Episode 9, Season 3 - Dr. Rakel Kling
Season 3, Episode 8 - Sheila Gordon-Payne
Sheila Gordon-Payne is running for Prince Rupert City Council this upcoming election, and we wanted to sit down with her and get to know her a little better.
Sheila works in healthcare and is an avi…
Season 3, Episode 7 - Chrystopher Thompson
Today Christine & Russel got a chance to sit down with one of the mayoral candidates for the upcoming municipal election in Prince Rupert, Chrystopher Thompson. Chrystopher has worked in education f…
Season 3, Episode 6 - Danielle Dueck
Hi Gay, Happy Pride month! < / corporate rainbow washing >
It's a great day to be queer and an even better day to get to talk to Out & Queer teacher from Charles Hays Secondary School, Danielle Due…
Catch Up To Our Step!
Happy National Coming Out Day!
Christine and Russel take a minute to catch up with each other's busy lives over a rainy weekend in the RUP.
Lots of suggestions for entertainment shows to binge on for…
Prince Rupert's First Pride Event 2021
Happy Pride! Prince Rupert has had its first Pride event thanks to the fabulous couple, Angelo Octaviano & Kyle Hill. Angelo sent out an invite to a small group of friends for a gathering at the Ra…
Episode 3, Season 3 - Samuel Brennan
Samuel Brennan is a teacher at the Prince Rupert Middle School that teaches French Immersion. He helps out with the "Skittles" group (gender / sex alliance) while Lori Leighton is taking a bit of a…
Season 3, Episode 2 - Braden Etzerza
Welcome to season 3 episode 2 with Mr. Braden Etzerza. Braden is a young queer returning Rupertite / Ts'msyen that has a degree in Environmental Science. He is currently employed with the Metlakat…
Episode 1, Season 3 - Diana Edis
Season 3 ! Recorded in late January, we were able to catch up with one another over Zoom, musing on the transition of political leaders to the south of us and what that means for LGBTQ and the world.…
Season 2, Episode 9 - Alana Rice
Teacher, artist, creator and 80's movie aficionado, Alana Rice is a teacher and one of Christine's colleagues. She captures art 🖼 in the Northwest and her pieces can be viewed and purchased at: https…
Episode 8, Season 2 - Teri Forster
Teri Forster is a local nurse that is also a representative for all the nurses in the North West in the B.C. Nurses Union, representing workers with disabilities. She is an Ally to the LGBT community…
Episode 7, Season 2 - Blake Flann
Blake is a former Rupertite that took time out of his extremely busy schedule to talk to Christine & Russel about his new project : opening his new restaurant in Canmore Alberta with his fiancé and b…
Season 2, Episode 6 - COVID Quarantine Check In
Christine & Russel check in with each other from their separate spaces via Zoom and talk about what it's been like so far in the quarantine time in the world. Discussion on how the world has slowed …
Season 2, Episode 5 - Lee Brain
This is definitely one of the longest podcasts we've recorded so far. It would be great if this was a 'part one' to a longer conversation with Prince Rupert's current mayor, Lee Brain. Lee offered …
Episode 4, Season 2 - Lori Leighton
Happy 2020 ! Lori Leighton is one of Christine's closest friends that she has known for a long time (close to 40 years!). Lori works at Prince Rupert Middle School as an Indigenous Counsellor as wel…
Season 2, Episode 3 - Mike Pucci
Recorded on November 11, 2019, Christine and Russel talk all things Remembrance Day, the fallout of fake news and Rainbow Poppies. Quending is Drag Queen Story Time!
The guest for this podcast is M…
Episode 2, Season 2 - Jared Paolinelli
It was a good conversation with Mr. Jared Paolinelli in October, the day of the election. We talked about all things Skeena Kayaking, the fun aspects of the Hospitality / Tourism industry in the sma…