ARCHIVE EPISODE: Vancouver – The Beautiful and the Ugly, Part 5

📅 Originally released: April 17, 2021
📛 Originally released under my former podcast name: Vancouver True Crime
Welcome to the early 2000s—a chaotic mix of tech bubbles, rave culture, and toxic romance.
I was back in school, studying graphic design and computer programming. But outside the classroom? Total madness. This episode captures the unfiltered chaos of online dating in its infancy—before apps, before filters, just strange emails, weirder meetups, and some of the most unforgettable people I’ve ever crossed paths with.
It’s hilarious, tragic, and deeply reflective of a Vancouver few remember but many survived.
🧨 What You’ll Hear:
The Dot-com boom and bust through the eyes of a broke student

The golden age of raves, ecstasy, and underground parties

My journey through dating sites filled with cougars, swingers, and broken souls

A romance with a witch-slash-chemical-engineer

The absolute worst date I’ve ever been on (and that’s saying something)

My first soul-crushing sales job under a volatile stock promoter

⚠️ This one’s part comedy, part cautionary tale.
👉 Follow me on Spotify to hear how wild the ride really was.