Here are the episodes released over the past week by our members and affiliates, organized into playlists so you can choose the topic that suits you but also discover something you didn’t know you were looking for. Hit the “subscribe” button to grab a playlist for your podcatcher, or sample the shows below.

Alberta stories

Let’s Find Out answers a question about the effect of climate change on farming around Edmonton. I Don’t Get It reviews a show about Johnny Cash and shares co-host Paul Blinov’s Toronto Fringe experience. Eat More Barbecue learns about the award-winning sauces from Bow Valley BBQ. The Mess Hall Podcast has a picnic with Calgary comedian Jeremy Furlong. The Well Endowed Podcast features long-serving Edmonton-Strathcona MP Linda Duncan. And City of Champions sits down with Edmonton city councillor Aaron Paquette.

Entertainment

Press Start to Join has a double-header this week, with a regular episode on news in tech and gaming, and a history episode on Sega. Putting It Together has a double-header, too — you’ll hear a song that was cut from Anyone Can Whistle but has taken on a new life, and you’ll get a bonus interview with Justin Guarini about performing Sondheim. Repodcasting recasts Point Break and ships the original leads. It’s a Conspiracy! looks for hidden messages in music played backwards. That’s a Thing?! explores recent memes and offers a kid’s-eye view on media literacy. And The Read-Along is on Chapter 10 of A Memory Called Empire.

Learning

This is Adulting makes its network debut with a re-introduction to hosts Dani and Jack and an assessment of their relative adultness. Girl Tries Life talks to Shan Boodram about how to have a better sex life. Healthy Lifestyle Design explores the nature of happiness. And Ed - Conversations about the Teaching Life talks to Jenn Binis about how to engage in critical thought, honest debate, and genuine conversation online.

Sports

The 4th Line talks to Joshua Riehl, director of the documentary The Russian Five, about a revolutionary moment in NHL history. Loyal Company of the River Valley gets excited about the Voyageurs Cup and salty about turnout at FC Edmonton games. The Eskimo Empire Podcast celebrates a win and looks ahead to the weekend. And 2 and Out looks at what happened last week in the CFL and previews the games ahead.

Sponsors and partners

All of this is possible thanks to our founding sponsor, ATB Financial, and the rest of our supporters.

We’re so pleased to introduce you to the latest addition to our network — Life with Dementia, a solutions-driven podcast sharing relevant research, personal stories, and practical tips to help people live well with dementia.

Host Johnna Lowther is an educator, author and consultant who has a passion for senior care and a belief that the world needs more empathy for the true needs of people living with Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia. Her show is realistic but full of hope, and often touches on how art and creativity can help us live well for our whole lives.

“My friends with dementia have been and continue to be some of the greatest spiritual teachers I’ve known,” she said in a recent episode. “They’ve changed my life, and the lives of many other I know, because we took the time to stop, listen, and learn the language being spoken.”

Johnna heard about the Alberta Podcast Network on CKUA. She got in touch and was inspired to extend her work through a podcast, and now we have the opportunity to amplify her efforts with our network.

Life with Dementia makes another great addition to our education and self-improvement podcasts. Subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts, and follow it on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn.

Many thanks to our founding sponsor, ATB Financial, and our other sponsors for making it possible to bring more podcasts into the network.

Behold the most recent episodes from our member podcasts, sorted into playlists so you can choose whatever suits you. Hit the “subscribe” button to grab a playlist for your podcatcher. You can also sample the shows below.

Calgary stories

Eat More Barbecue learns about Barley & Smoke, a beer-and-barbecue fundraiser for Kids Cancer Care. The Mess Hall Podcast talks Stamped food and more with cookbook author Elizabeth Chorney-Booth. Creative Block gets a sneak peek of UNKNOWN Calgary, a night of music and fashion. And Calgary Culture: The Perspectives YYC Podcast chats about creativity and video with erstwhile Calgarian Matt Mort.

Edmonton stories

Don’t Call Me a Guru gets into the Edmonton Fringe Festival’s social media strategy with Megan Dart. It’s a Conspiracy! chats with Paul Franklin about Afghanistan, post-traumatic stress, Area 51, the immortal Keanu Reeves and more. City of Champions talks martial arts and marketing with former MMA fighter turned businessman Mukai Maromo. And Speaking Municipally takes a look at affordable housing with Progress Alberta’s Duncan Kinney — we’ll add the episode when it becomes available.

Learning

Cross-polliNation explores how science fiction can help organizations innovate with Ari Popper of SciFutures. Ed - Conversations about the Teaching Life fights FOMO and embraces minimalism with Alana Stanton. Modern Manhood continues its examination of the media’s view of toxic masculinity, with cameos from David Youn of Perspectives YYC and Carl Landra of The 4th Line. And on Not There Yet, Terence C. Gannon’s recalls a lesson he learned long ago, and is still learning, about the nature of winning.

Entertainment

Bollywood is For Lovers shares a mammoth mid-year review of Hindi cinema’s releases so far. I Have Some Notes rewrites The Dark Knight Rises. Putting It Together continues its trip through Sondheim’s Anyone Can Whistle with a look at Miracle Song with Broadway fan Christine Chen. Press Start to Join shares some free video games before getting into some disturbing security breaches. And The Read-Along continues its trip through A Memory Called Empire — we’ll add the next episode when it comes up later today.

Sports

2 and Out looks at last weekend’s CFL games and previews this weekend’s slate. The Eskimo Empire Podcast mourns Edmonton’s loss to Montreal and looks back at an epic draft year in Esks history. The 4th Line gets mad at Calgary’s arena proposal, dissects the Lucic-Neal trade, and looks at the fallout of the Gretzky trade. And Loyal Company of the River Valley gets mad at OneSoccer and happy at some beautiful goals from the beautiful game.

Sponsors and partners

Many thanks to our founding sponsor, ATB Financial, and our other supporters and partners for making it possible for us to gather this up for you each week.