Alberta Podcast Network Roundup 31

What a topsy-turvy roundup we have this week, with our branding podcast talking about sports, and our live-your-best-life podcast talking about politics! You'll also get a double-dose of storytelling, a milestone for our video-game podcast, another episode spun out of our live show, plus movies, hockey, soccer, history, friendship, cookies and more.

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LESS THAN 45 MINUTES

On The Bothy Storytelling Podcast, Calum Lykan fills us in on the Vikings in the Streets Festival, and shares one of his favourite Viking tales. 
35 min   
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6 min
On the Mess Hall Podcast, Avery Cochrane talks with podcaster Valerie Moss about favourite Calgary restaurants and raising kids with adventurous palates. 
31 min
I Don't Get It host Fawnda Mithrush and guest Laura Raboud discuss the Freewill Shakespeare Festival, the Sterling Awards, and a spreadsheet tracking gender-based stats of Edmonton’s theatre companies.
36 min
On this extra episode of The Bothy Storytelling Podcast, Calum talks about hitting a creative roadblock. He tries taking a friend's advice to just talk and see what happens. You get to hear what happens.
38 min
Frank Reactions has Tema talking with Don Romano, CEO of Hyundai Canada, about the usual awful car-buying experience and how Hyundai Canada's Genesis brand takes the pain out of buying a car, bringing service to your door.
35 min
On Modern Manhood, German Villegas talks with filmmaker Michael Rowley about how a man born in Texas came to make a film about the youth involved in parkour in one of the most divided areas in the world, Palestine. 
32 min
On A Branded World, Luiza Campos talks with Ryan Popowich, director of marketing and promotions for the Calgary Flames, Hitmen, Stampeders and Roughnecks, on what it takes to meet the expectations of loyal fans.
33 min

45 TO 60 MINUTES

Girl Tries Life host Victoria Smith is talking politics with Esmahan Razavi. They discuss her experience running for city council, and how the political arena can be different for women. 
48 min
On That's So Maven, Andrea Beça shares her interview with startup founder Meaghan Nolan of Mikata Health, recorded live in Calgary at our Podcasts Connect live show
53 min
On this month's Press Start to Join "history" episode, Josh and Alan present Part 1 of the history of Halo, from the inception of the franchise to the point where Bungie made its final game. 
48 min
The 4th Line's Carl and Joel get into the 2018 NHL draft weekend. But first, Jurassic World prompts a discussion of whether actually cloning dinosaurs would be that terrible of an idea. (It would.)
57 min
This week on the Northern Nerdcast, Dan and Chelsea chat with Darren Steele, creator of a new actual-play Dungeons and Dragons podcast called Shadows of Pindus. 
51 min
On Let's Find Out, Chris Chang-Yen Phillips returns to the Ritchie neighbourhood of Edmonton for a second set of locals’ questions and a live history walk exploring their answers. They learn about cobblers, a house's history and some odd buildings.
55 min
Kyle and Daniel of Assumptions conclude their two-part conversation on loneliness, singleness, community, and friendship. How do you find and keep friends? What does the Bible say about this, compared with what the culture says?
53 min

MORE THAN 60 MINUTES

On Blue in the Face, Chris Ursaki talks with cookbook author, food writer, columnist, and CBC personality Julie Van Rosendaal about all things cooking and her experience meeting Anthony Bourdain. You'll also hear a bit off the top about the origin story of the Alberta Podcast Network.
70 min
In true I Have Some Notes form, Gregg, Scott, Colin and guest Beverley Theresa choose the most mediocre Fast film of them all, Fate of the Furious. They tear down Vin Diesel’s big-car-go-vroom epic to the nuts and bolts and rebuild the engine with some new motivations and elevated under-used characters.
73 min
On a special episode of Highlevel Showdown, Michael, Sharon and Elliott take a look at the key political events at the midpoint of 2018, and some of the big stories that defined the first six months of this year at the provincial, federal and international level.
68 min
On a special Press Start to Join, Josh and Alan discuss the road to their 200th episode, their favourite games, and their favourite movies, and then dive into some listener questions. They've also put together a Spotify playlist of their musical picks!
79 min
This week's episode of Loyal Company of the River Valley features Part 2 of Nate and Adam's conversation with FC Edmonton general manager Jay Ball. Together they look to the future of the club in the newly minted Canadian Premier League.
74 min
On this week’s Hockey Feels, Steven and Rachel discuss Rasmus Dahlin going first overall at the NHL Draft. They also give both the Oilers and the Flyers high marks for their picks, note the beginning of courting John Tavares, and more!
63 min
On Daveberta, Dave and Ryan ask some great questions: What does the national equalization formula mean for Alberta? What should we think about the NDP's latest attack ad? And how should election candidates be using social media heading into 2019?
95 min

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Rotarians are bringing a lot of inspiring speakers to Edmonton in October for the District 5370 Conference. Among them is Susan Morrice, founder and chairwoman of Belize Natural Energy. Learn more at conference5370-2018.ca.
The next episode of the Edmonton Community Foundation's excellent podcast will come out soon. Be sure to subscribe so you don't miss it, and in the meantime, peruse the back catalogue for interesting conversations with people who make a difference.
If you enjoyed Victoria Smith's recent conversation with Hannah Cree of Common Good on Girl Tries Life, you might enjoy Hannah's chat about social enterprise from the archives of ATB Financial's Thrive podcast, recorded in 2016.

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Alberta Podcast Network Roundup 30

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The World Cup has set off a bit of football fever that has spread beyond our soccer-focused podcasts. But we've also got sci-fi and mobile stories, futuristic food and old-school drinks, Make Something Edmonton and SocialWest, a Bollywood girls' night and whirl with Super Smash Bros., plus some shakeups at The 4th Line and Tight Ends, and a whole lot more.

30 MINUTES OR LESS

On Makeshift Stories, a psychologist tries to convince a sentient program to shut itself down before it is attacked by a rogue computer virus. However, the program doesn’t trust the motivations of its creators and resorts to subterfuge to avoid its fate.
21 min
On Don’t Call Me a Guru, Linda and Tyler go through their highlights from SocialWest 2018 (the largest digital and social media conference in the Prairies). They discuss artificial intelligence, Tyler's presentation, and ATB’s brand activation.
18  min
On this newest episode of Girl Tries Life, Victoria Smith explores whose opinion truly matters and why that list should be super small.
10 min
This week on the Mess Hall, Avery Cochrane welcomes comedian Lamont Ferguson to share childhood vs. adult food preferences.
30 min
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6 min

30 TO 45 MINUTES

Shane Lawrence talks with Jordie Maxwell, campus pastor at Shane's school and the first guest to come on Ed. They discuss his role as both educator and counsellor, how Jordie dovetails his faith with his role as an educator, and the purpose of Christian education. 
38 min
On A Branded World, Luiza Campos talks to Laura Tailleur of Make Something Edmonton about how the City of Edmonton identified the values that its citizens hold true, and created more opportunities for citizens and staff to continue to live by those values.  
35 min

45 TO 60 MINUTES

Carl, Joel and Tiny Mike are back for another episode of The Untitled Podcast; While The 4th Line remains the same, the special episodes with Tiny Mike need a new name and they need your help! Plus, the trio discusses trades, vacations and "Mike's Weird Question."
53 min
On the EPIC Podcast, Dr. Josh Bezanson and Grayson Cockett examine some of the lessons learned from the 2013 Southern Alberta floods surrounding the importance of an effective debris management plan. 
48 min
Mary Bailey and Amanda LeNeve of Tomato Radio meet Nic MacDonald and Warren Johnston from Speak Tiki, a cocktail pop-up. They shook up some fabulous tiki cocktails for Mary and Amanda and schooled them on tiki cocktails, their history and the culture.
57 min
On this week’s Hockey Feels, Steven and Rachel discuss The NHL Draft coming up, the NHL Awards, Barry Trotz leaving the Caps, and some interesting trades that are already happening. 
49 min
On Loyal Company of the River Valley, Nate and Adam are joined by FC Edmonton GM Jay Ball for the first of a two-part podcast on the team's entry into the Canadian Premier League. 
48 min
On Tight Ends, Vanda and her husband Frank have a huge reveal that could shake the very foundations of their marriage! Plus, they also talk about World Cup and men’s tennis.
53 min
This week on the Northern Nerdcast, Daniel Shessel and Chelsea Thompson chat with Christopher Webster, founder of StoryFix Media, a publisher of story-driven books and games. 
 51 min
On Press Start to Join, Alan has highlights from E3 2018, and Josh talks Super Smash Bros Ultimate. Plus, Josh recommends an older game and Alan has a less guilty pleasure to share.
60 min
German Villegas introduces a new series on Modern Manhood, where he and a past guest talk about what's going on the news, and what is going on with their lives. He chats with Jeff Perera about Anthony Bourdain, Chris Hardwick, and cats.
58 min
Highlevel Showdown has Michael, Elliott and Sharon taking a look at the protest at Edmonton's Pride Parade and what can be done to address the concerns. They also take a look at some federal and provincial byelections and #TrumpWatch.
58 min
On Future Chat, you'll hear the live show that Mike and Nick put on at our Podcasts Connect event earlier this month. They discuss Genome Alberta's TasteTECH, exploring cold brews, salmon farming, and Arctic Apples as part of the future of food and drink. 
48 min

MORE THAN 60 MINUTES

To celebrate the release of Veere Di Wedding, Matt Bowes and Erin Fraser welcome their good friend Dr. Juliet Franklin to Bollywood is for Lovers to discuss the hit film, along with Ladies vs Ricky Bahl.
84 min
On a bonus Future Chat episode, Nick and Mike interview experts from a number of local food and food-adjacent industries at the Genome Alberta TasteTECH event at The Tastemarket by SAIT in Calgary. 
67 min

AFFILIATES & SPONSORS

We usually use this space to draw your attention to The Well Endowed Podcast, but we'd also like to tell you the Edmonton Community Foundation is publishing stories from the Canada150 issue of Eighteen Bridges magazine, a special collection of essays commissioned for High Level Lit project.
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Our founding sponsor, ATB Financial, marked National Indigenous Peoples Day on June 21 with a celebration at the Calgary Campus. Hear from Holly Cooper, director of Indigenous Relations; Teresa Clouson, executive vice-president of Business and Agriculture; and team member Tosha Roper.
Stephanie Woollard of Seven Women, an award-winning social enterprise that helps women in Nepal, is one of the many iinspiring speakers coming to the Rotary District 5370 Conference in Edmonton this October. First-time attendees get a discount on tickets. Learn more here.

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Alberta Podcast Network Roundup 29

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This week's roundup includes nerd-outs about video games, food, intuition, stories, teaching, and emergency preparedness; examinations of the Ontario election and Trump's trade war; social enterprise and social isolation; celebrations of the Stanley Cup, previews of the Grey Cup and predictions for the World Cup (plus a whole bunch more soccer). The first episode from our live show is also up!

30 MINUTES OR LESS

On the EPIC Podcast, Grayson Cockett shares with co-host Josh Bezanson the cool stuff he learned at the recent IAEM Canada Emergency Management Leadership and Innovation Conference in Calgary.
19 min
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6 min
On this week's episode of the Mess Hall Podcast, Avery is joined by guests Aaron, Beckie, and Lena to discuss food, enjoy some drinks, and reminisce about Beckie and Lena's baking instructor Jean-Luc.
22 min

30 TO 45 MINUTES

On I Have Some Notes, Scott was feeling self-conscious about his insistence that Congo the book was better than the movie, so he made an entire episode about how he’s NOT a book snob.
33 min
I Don't Get It is a jam-slammed episode of #yegarts news, Sterlings chatter, and classical Kathak in KHOJ, Plus, Trent Wilkie from The Undad drops by to talk about Sprouts.
40 min
On a special "Overtime" episode of Tight Ends, Vanda talks with fans of two opposing teams, and discusses the start of the CFL season and the Grey Cup coming to our lovely Alberta.
33 min
On The Bothy Storytelling Podcast, Callum discusses visiting up and down the province of Alberta, and the notion that he may be losing a wee part of Scotland in the process.  
33 min

45 TO 60 MINUTES

After an unscheduled break of Don't Call Me a Guru, hosts Tyler and Linda are back to discuss a secret wedding, a cat festival, HQ trivia, Instagram Stories, and, of course, the latest social media news.
54 min
On Press Start to Join, Josh and Alan talk Heroes of the Storm and highlights from the Apple developer conference. Josh recommends a movie podcast, and Alan points out a comic book Kickstarter. 
46 min
On A Branded World, Luiza Campos shares her conversation with ATB's Lorne Rubis and Unreasonable's Dave Smith, recorded live at our Podcasts Connect event last week.
53 min
On this week’s Hockey Feels, Steven and Rachel talk about the Capitals winning the Stanley Cup and Alexander Ovechkin winning the Conn Smythe, perhaps also destroying the entire “Ovechkin think piece” genre!
41 min
Carl and Joel also discuss the Capitals' win on The 4th Line Podcast. Joel makes the case that he should have won the bracket. Plus, they name a new Hi Sticking champion and answer questions from the mailbag.
58 min
On Assumptions, Kyle and Daniel begin a two-part conversation on loneliness, singleness, community, and friendship. In a culture where singleness is increasingly common, what place is there for singles? 
58 min
This week on Northern Nerdcast, Dan is joined by Sam to talk with the amazing folks from Experience Points, a band in Edmonton that focuses on video game music. 
56 min
On The Young Gaffers, Jason and Adam continue their 2018 World Cup preview, providing thoughts on the tourney’s breakout star and their “Fifty Shades of Dark Horse” picks.  
57 min
Highlevel Showdown begins with Michael, Elliott and Sharon taking a look at Ontario's election and Doug Ford's big win, and then moves into a discussion on the end of session for the Alberta Legislature. Plus, #TrumpWatch.
48 min
In this episode of the Daveberta Podcast, Dave and Ryan discuss also discuss Ontario’s election, the NDP’s mid-campaign surge, and the Green Party’s surprising growth across Canada. Plus, Andrew Scheer’s deal with the Cheese Mafia.
56 min

MORE THAN 60 MINUTES

That's So Maven host Andrea Beça sits down with returning guest Kelsey Dalziel, a medium, meditation teacher, mother, author, and owner of Eleven Eleven Holistic Community Collective in Sherwood Park.
61 min
Victoria Smith chats with social entrepreneur and true badass Hannah Cree. They discuss doing well while doing good at COMMONGOOD, what community means to her, her past in radio, and much more.
63 min
Jessica and Katie are back with For Kicks to discuss the Canada vs. Germany friendly match in Hamilton, the CONCACAF U17 championship,youth program trends, and the return of men's pro soccer to Edmonton.
67 min
In this super-sized episode of Ed, Shane is joined by Doug Robertson, aka The Weird Teacher, to discuss the importance of relationships between student teachers and mentors, grammar, makerspaces, and more. 
75 min
On Loyal Company of the River Valley, Nate and Adam talk about FC Edmonton's official acceptance into the Canadian Premier League, and the party that ensued. They also break down the new crest.
61 min

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Our friends and founding sponsors at ATB Financial are at Social West in Calgary, and they are up to some pretty outstanding shenanigans. Follow along on Twitter here.
If you missed Jen Kish's talk at the Edmonton Public Library this week, you can still hear her message on the latest episode of the Edmonton Community Foundation's excellent podcast.
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