Alberta Podcast Network Roundup 52

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We love it when our podcasters turn up on each other's shows, and we've got some great guest spots this week. Shane from the Ed podcast reviewed West Side Story on Putting It Together, and Fawnda and Paul from I Don't Get It nerded out about dance and theatre on the Northern Nerdcast.

We also have the return of the EPIC Podcast and The WorkNotWork Show, and a whole bunch of fascinating shows from the rest of our talented crew on salesmanship and soccer, civic problem-solving and cinematic recasting, Nylander and Nerf, candy and camping, Wayne’s World and weirdness, and more.

30 MINUTES OR LESS

On The Undad, Trent chats with radio host and ex-NHLer Jason Strudwick about his path into fatherhood, adoption, hockey, poetry and more.
30 min
This week on Girl Tries Life, Victoria  talks about setting overarching intentions, weekly intentions and daily intentions to fire up progress.
11 min
On Cross-PolliNation, NBee talks with Elisha Muskat, a social innovation leader who redefines problems to unlock civic solutions. 
30 min
Makeshift Stories finds the curmudgeonly Ken Likeley on a Space Park tour, where a rather odd souvenir leads to an extraterrestrial encounter.
30 min
Troy Pavlek and Mack Male take a deeper look at what Edmonton's city council is up to — the new episode will be up Friday afternoon.
30 ish
On the Mess Hall Podcast, Avery Cochrane chats with Jody Turner, owner of Yummy Co Nostalgic Candy Shop. This is one sweet show.
28 min

30 TO 45 MINUTES

On The WorkNotWork Show, Terence C. Gannon shares his live interview with Emily Hicks, president and co-founder of FREDsense, a Calgary-based biotechnology startup that uses modified bacteria to measure water quality. 
44 min
On this episode of Emergency Preparedness in Canada (EPIC), hosted by Dr. Josh Bezanson and Grayson Cockett, hear Jack Lindsay talk about the history behind Canada's laws governing emergency situations.
43 min
Calum Lykan of The Bothy Storytelling Podcast shares three episodes this week! Hear about Calum adapting his focus in "Speaking of Change"; Harry Potter in "It's Potter Time"; and skullduggery in "A Pirate's Life for Me!" 
34 to 43 min each
The Nice Approach
This week on Ed. Shane Lawrence sits down with George Evans, to hear about his experiences while teaching English and social studies in Japan, and to discuss what it truly means to be a teacher.
36 min
On Creative Block, Kyle Marshall welcomes Calum Graham, who borrowed his father's guitar and never gave it back. You'll hear about high school music class, bad social media, and German fans.
45 min
On this month's "check-in" episode of Ed, Shane welcomes fellow educators Shaun Smith and Nadine Young to discuss how to be a great (or at least good) educator without burning out. 
41 min 
This week on Emily Missed Out, Breanne and Emily take a trip to Aurora, bypass Delaware, and dig into — as it turns out — the pop-culturally relevant Wayne's World! Party on. Warning: Giggling ensues.
37 min

45 TO 60 MINUTES

On the Northern Nerdcast, Dan and Chelsea are joined by fellow Alberta Podcast Network comrades Fawnda Mithrush and Paul Blinov from the I Don't Get it Podcast, and we get to hear all about the hosts and the genesis of their show!
49 min
On Putting it Together, Kyle turns his attention to the film version of West Side Story. Drama nerd and film studies teacher Shane Lawrence from the Ed podcast discusses why it still remains a cultural touchpoint almost 60 years later.
47 min
On this week’s Hockey Feels, Rachel and Steven talk about the Oilers under new head coach Ken Hitchcock, the Flyers after firing of Ron Hextall, and the blessed end of the William Nylander saga. 
55 min
It’s a very special holiday episode of Repodcasting, and to celebrate, Janet and Lucia are joined by their other relative, Dan, to recast Jim Carrey's How the Grinch Stole Christmas.
47 min

MORE THAN 60 MINUTES

Carl, Joel and Nick return to The 4th Line Podcast to chirp each other about William Nylander, the Red Wings vs. the Avalanche, the NHL Board of Governors meeting, the salary cap, and much more. 
62 min
On Tight Ends, Vanda and Frank discuss some bad and good things happening in the NFL, and Vanda interviews Kerry from The Roads We Roam about what it's like to live full-time on the road in a cute but small trailer.
76 min
This month on PopCycle, Eric and Christian chat with Nerf inventor Reyn Guyer! They somehow connect him to Judas Priest frontman Rob Halford and filmmaker Ingmar Bergman's Seventh Seal before returning to Nerf again.
75 min
The Nice Approach
On a new episode of A Branded World, Luiza talks with Hamish Knox about the best ways to approach selling, the proven seven-step process to converting, and the psychology behind successful sales.
64 min
On For Kicks, Jessica and Katie talk about Canada's showing in the U17 Women's World Cup, and welcome back Canucks Abroad's Oscar Melander for an interview with Rachel Hoekstra.
63 min
On City of Champions, Shane welcomes Tom Gazzola to chat about his journey in moving from reporting for the Oilers to working as a producer and reporter at TSN.
77 min
On Loyal Company of the River Valley, Nate and Adam dig into early signings, the  pricing options for Cavalry FC, and other news around the Canadian Premier League.
63 min
The final Press Start to Join of the year has Josh and Alan looking back at all of interesting topics they covered in 2018 — and they do it all in a single take! 
70 min

AFFILIATES & SPONSORS

On The Well Endowed Podcast, hear Nicole Smith of the Sage Seniors Association discuss older women's needs in Edmonton. And the Edmonton Community Foundation's Martin Garber-Conrad shares his approach to teaching philanthropy. 
30 min
The Nice Approach
On the latest episode of Let's Do Coffee, Dan van Veelen of NAIT's Mawji Centre interviews military veteran and new dad Cole Rosentreter about his company, Pegasus Imagery, which is a drone company designed to aid in emergency management. 
36 min
Every month, join host and ATB economist Nick Ford as he explores Alberta’s geography, businesses, organizations, and diverse people on We Are Alberta. The most recent episode focuses on Bow Island mint and dill farmer Lynn Thacker.
22 min
Despite being seen as a cohesive group, Edmonton's Black communities have contrasting experiences and dynamics. On OtherWise, Morenike Olaosebikan explores the fragmentation of the city's African, Caribbean, and Black communities.
46 min
Many people have a mid-life epiphany that they should have pursued their passion into the arts. Darrell Pidner had the opposite experience. On the latest episode of Back to School Again, he shares his journey to the business side with host Katrina Ingram.
34 min
The Nice Approach
Kris Kasawski aims for Park Power to be a positive member of the community by supporting local non-profits and local initiatives. Through the Community Partner Program, Park Power shares 10% of its profits with awesome local charities.  
Dig deep into the work done by ATB Financial’s Economics and Research team with Perch. Host Rob Roach talks with the experts, influencers and big thinkers who are shaping Alberta. Season 1 focuses on post-secondary education.
The Nice Approach
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Alberta Podcast Network Roundup 51

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This week’s collection of episodes sees Modern Manhood Interviewing The UnDad, which in turn does a question-answering session featuring cameos from several members of the network. You’ll also hear a couple of Grey Cup wrapups, a West Side Story finale, a soccer scoop of sorts, a Super Smash Bros history, a big announcement about the Highlevel Showdown, plus NHL firings, Bollywood pulp, arts data, bad Spider-Man, barbecue, wine and more.

30 MINUTES OR LESS

This week on Press Start to Join, Josh and Alan talk about movies streaming on YouTube and DC's interesting movie choice. Josh recommends a kaiju board game, and Alan suggests a rhythm game to check out on VR. 
27 min
The Nice Approach
On I Don't Get It, Fawnda and Paul catch What A Young Wife Ought to Know, Theatre Network’s latest offering by Hannah Moscovitch. Then, they fill us in on the results of the recent Arts Datathon. 
21 min

30 TO 45 MINUTES

On Modern Manhood, German Villegas welcomes fellow APN podcaster Trent Wilkie of The UnDad to share his ideas on manhood as a writer, journalist, performer, adoptee, and new dad. 
35 min
This week on The UnDad, answers questions from members of the Alberta Podcast Network, among others (including his son). Some of them are funny, some sincere, and some are about corn nuts.
35 min
On the Mess Hall Podcast, Avery Cochrane welcomes Ryan from the Eat More Barbecue podcast to talk barbecue, smokers, techniques and Texas vs. Carolina-style.
35 min
Todd Nesloney - Asking Crazy Questions
On Ed, Shane sits down to talk with Dani Bostick, a survivor of childhood sexual abuse who is now an educator and passionate defender of students' rights to feel safe in their school.
39 min
Check-in 24 - Resolutions & Babies
Putting it Together reaches the end of its first Sondheim musical! Kyle Marshall welcomes Joe Slabe to discuss the ending of West Side Story and its wider cultural impact. 
34 min
Before the news was even public, Nate and Adam of the Loyal Company of the River Valley got to interview Randy Edwini-Bonsu and Allan Zebie, FC Edmonton's first signed CPL signings.
37 min
On Speaking Municipally, Troy Pavlek and Mack Male take a deeper look at what Edmonton's city council is up to. The new episode will be up Friday afternoon.
30ish min

45 TO 60 MINUTES

On Hockey Feels, Steven and Rachel talk about Edmonton replacing coach Todd McLellan, and Philadelphia dumping GM Ron Hextall. 
47 min
On the 2 and Out CFL Podcast, Travis Currah and Brazilian Ty recap the craziness that was Grey Cup Week in Edmonton. And the game, too!
58 min
The Spy Who Loved Me: Ek Tha Tiger and Tiger Zinda Hai
Highlevel Showdown announces its finale (live Dec. 6!)  Then Michael, Elliott and Sharon look at media funding in Canada and back-to-work legislation for Canada Post. 
47 min
On Girl Tries Life, Victoria sits down with the founder of Barre Body Studio, Marlo Brausse, to discuss personal narratives, how to motivate, and what it means to truly love yourself. 
50 min
Looking for holiday wine recommendations? Join Mary and Amanda on Tomato Radio as they catch up with Juanita and Kelsey Roos from Color de Vino. 
46 min

MORE THAN 60 MINUTES

The newest episode of Bollywood is for Lovers has Erin and Matt discussing critically acclaimed crime auteur Sriram Raghavan and two of his films: Johnny Gaddaar and Agent Vionod.  
68 min
On I Have Some Notes, Colin, Scott and Gregg dig into Spider-Man 3 and the Sam Raimi reign with the franchise. How will the team of film-fixing crusaders solve this one? 
73 min
This game has only four entries across the 15 years of its existence, but all of them are loved in their own way and are still played for fun and competition today. On Press Start to Join's "History" episode: Super Smash Bros. 
71 min
The latest episode of Northern Nerdcast has Dan and Chelsea joined by Eddie MacIntosh and Kyle Weatherby from Ray Gun Wizard, an Edmonton-based film production company and home to a live-stream DnD game. 
62 min
On a new episode of Creative Block, Kyle Marshall sits down with lawyer, composer, and author Ben Birney. Ben shares the meandering journey that led him to where he is now, which includes video game music, Broadway, and fantasy novels.
65 min
Join Vanda and her husband Frank on a new episode of Tight Ends as they discuss the Calgary Stampeders' Grey Cup win, and how hard it is to be a fan of the NFL sometimes. 
65 min
Carl, Joel and Nick are together again on The 4th Line Podcast to discuss the latest in NHL firings, trades and contracts. Also, which Strome is the best Strome?
64 min

AFFILIATES & SPONSORS

Despite being seen as one cohesive group, Edmonton's Black communities have contrasting lived experiences and dynamics. On OtherWise, Morenike Olaosebikan explores the fragmentation of the city's African, Caribbean, and Black communities.
46 min
The Nice Approach
On the latest episode of Let's Do Coffee, Dan van Veelen of NAIT's Mawji Centre interviews military veteran and new dad Cole Rosentreter about his company, Pegasus Imagery, which is a drone company designed to aid in emergency management. 
36 min
Many people have a mid-life epiphany that they should have pursued their passion and sought a career in the arts. Darrell Pidner had the opposite experience, and this week on Back to School Again, he shares his journey with host Katrina Ingram.
34 min
The Nice Approach
Every month, join host and ATB economist Nick Ford as he explores Alberta’s geography, businesses, organizations, and diverse people on We Are Alberta. This month, the show focuses on Bow Island mint and dill farmer Lynn Thacker.
22 min
Check-in 24 - Resolutions & Babies
In case you missed it, Park Power founder Kris Kasawski reflected on his company's first five years in business as an electricity and natural gas provider in Alberta. Check out his blog post reflecting on the journey so far and the road ahead.
The Nice Approach
If you missed Trevor Phillips at the Shift Lab Speaker Series on difficult conversations about race, you can still hear his important message in an interview on The Well-Endowed Podcast.
29 min