What's up on APN — Jan. 18-24

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Check out the past week’s podcast episodes from our members, rounded up into playlists so you can choose the topic that appeals to you. The “subscribe” button will let you grab a playlist for your podcatcher. Or, you can sample the shows below.

ALBERTA STORIES

I Don’t Get It packs in the Edmonton entertainment with Everybody Loves Robbie, Cost of Living, and Crave, then takes a look at the Winter Shakespeare Festival with Karen and Elizabeth of That’s a Thing?! . Girl Tries Life sits down for a powerful conversation with Joelle Tomlinson of Calgary’s CTV Morning Live. Let’s Do Coffee talks with NAIT grad and Silicon Valley connector Joanne Fedeyko. On City of Champions, Shane Fennessey interviews Edmonton city councillor Mike Nickel. Eat More Barbecue talks with Eric Krautheim of Township 27, an Alberta company making small batch rubs, spices, and condiments. And watch for this week’s Speaking Municipally, expected to hit your podcatcher later on today.


SPORTS

Hockey Feels heads into the all-star break with firings, Flyers fun and a fantastic AHL performance. The 4th Line Podcast sees if Carl and Nick’s relationship can again survive their teams playing each other. The Eskimo Empire Podcast offers a double-header, with one episode featuring interviews with some of the new coaching staff, and the other examining those choices, along with a trip into Esks history. The 2 and Out CFL Podcast digs into more off-season news in the CFL. Tight Ends examines who’s going to the Super Bowl (and who’s not) with Stephen from the Piffles Podcast. And Loyal Company of the River Valley is joined by Dallas Walker to discuss supporter culture in Edmonton.

ENTERTAINMENT

Ken Likeley, our favourite accidental inter-dimensional traveller, finds himself separating from his community association on Makeshift Stories. Press Start to Join talks Google Stadia and the latest in the FBI/Apple discussion. Putting it Together digs into the song “Have I Got a Girl For You” with Matt McClendon from the Warped Podcast. The Read-Along meets their primary antagonist face-to-face when they get into Chapter 9 of The Municipalists.

LEARNING

Ed - Conversations about the Teaching Life welcomes back Maire from New Jersey to discuss “toxic positivity” on education’s social media channels. Modern Manhood discusses Evryman’s dangerous approach to men’s mental health with Barrett Swanson, who wrote about his experience on a retreat. On Don’t Call Me a Guru, Linda sits down with two entrepreneurs who have successfully built their personal brands using social media. It’s a Conspiracy! digs into the history and traditions surrounding the pickle, and the Mess Hall Podcast tries out some Scottish foods with storyteller Calum Lykan.

MOVIES AND FILM

Bollywood is For Lovers considers the most notable Bollywood films from the back half of 2019. Creative Block shares the story behind the story of Kyle and Dave vs The Machine, and the latest episode of Kyle and Dave vs The Machine slams into the forgettable and forgotten Still Crazy. Metro Cinema Presents… Close-Up explores several of the films screening in February, and shares an interview with Robert Smith, curator of the cinema’s “Bring on the Extra-Terrestrials” series.

SPONSORS AND PARTNERS

All of this is possible because of our founding sponsor, ATB Financial, and our other sponsors and partners.

SPONSORS & PARTNERS 

ATB is our founding sponsor. Why? Because ATB listens. Watch stories of ATB customers and their journeys. And be sure to check out ATB's podcasts: We Are Alberta and Perch.
ECF helps the Edmonton community give, grow, and transform. Find out how. And don't miss The Well Endowed Podcast.
Choose Park Power, a provider of natural gas and electricity in Alberta that shares its profits with awesome local non-profits. It's a great follow on Instagram!
See the Canadian premiere at TELUS World of Science Edmonton, running Oct. 19, 2019, to Feb. 17, 2020.
 
Alberta Innovates brings inventors, investors and thought leaders together June 3-5 in Calgary to discover and share the latest in innovation.
The SkirtsAfire Festival is Edmonton’s only theatre and multidisciplinary arts festival featuring women. Festival passes are just $38!
Unit B is a multi-company coworking space focused on helping people pursue their passions and making Edmonton its creative best. Book a tour.
Satisfy your curiosity and save time with Taproot Edmonton. Subscribe to roundups of local information on various topics, and read original stories.
NorQuest College offers Career Moves, a professional development program supporting mid-career workers transition to new opportunities.
A podcast series about the rise and fall of Edmonton's two alt-weeklies, SEE Magazine and Vue Weekly.
Kids know when to go to emergency and when not to — do you? Alberta Health Services wants you to know your options.
Looking for tickets to a big game, concert or other fun? Buy tickets in Canadian funds from Seat Giant. Use the offer code apn to get 5% off.
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Celebrate Canadian podcasting with us!

We were thrilled to see a number of the Alberta Podcast Network’s shows receive nominations for this year’s Canadian Podcast Awards. We know how hard they work, so it’s lovely to see them get some recognition.

We’d also like to salute Podcamp Toronto for putting this together, and shining a light on all of the great work that Canadian podcasters are doing. We are easily lost in the shadow of the American podcasting scene, but we know Canadians want and need to hear local voices, and this awards program helps make sure that happens.

Speaking of voices, you can make yours heard in this year’s awards. Voting is open until Feb. 18. We’d like to highlight the categories in which our shows are nominated.

People’s Choice

The nominees for the People’s Choice Award at the 2020 Canadian Podcast Awards.

The nominees for the People’s Choice Award at the 2020 Canadian Podcast Awards.

Anyone can vote for the People’s Choice, regardless of whether you have a podcast. The nominees are the top nominated podcasts across all categories. We’re thrilled to see two of our shows among the nominees:

  • Emily Missed Out — Breanne catches her friend Emily up on the movies she missed in her youth, so that she can catch pop-culture references that she’d otherwise miss.

  • Modern Manhood — German Villegas explores the many facets of masculinity in the modern world, through interviews and informed commentary on what it means to be a man.

Also nominated in this category are BGM: Bad Gay Movies = Bitchy Gay Men, Break a Wish, Killed to Death with Griffin and Steve, Live from The Centre, On a Dark Cold Night, The Bed Post Podcast, The Villain Was Right, and Truths Be Told.

Vote in the People's Choice

Only verified Canadian podcasters can vote in the other 29 categories. It’s easy to get verified, and once you do, your podcast will be listed in the Canadian Podcast Directory, which could help people discover your show.

Here are the categories in which Alberta Podcast Network shows are nominated:

Outstanding Arts series

The nominees for Outstanding Arts Series in the 2020 Canadian Podcast Awards.

The nominees for Outstanding Arts Series in the 2020 Canadian Podcast Awards.

Two of our member podcasts are nominated in Arts:

  • The Read-Along — A mini book club for your ears, hosted by Anita and Scott Bourgeois

  • Putting It Together — A journey through Stephen Sondheim’s body of work, show by show and song by song, hosted by Kyle Marshall.

Also nominated in this category are On a Dark, Cold Night, Stageworthy, and The Spouter-Inn; Or, A Conversation with Great Books.

Vote for Outstanding Arts Series

Outstanding Education Series

The nominees for Outstanding Education Series in the 2020 Canadian Podcast Awards.

The nominees for Outstanding Education Series in the 2020 Canadian Podcast Awards.

Two of our member podcasts are nominated in Education:

Also nominated in this category are LawLawLand, Our Fake History, and Super Awesome Science Show.

Vote for Outstanding Education Series


Outstanding Fiction Series

The nominees for Outstanding Fiction Series in the 2020 Canadian Podcast Awards.

The nominees for Outstanding Fiction Series in the 2020 Canadian Podcast Awards.

One of our member podcasts is nominated in Fiction:

  • Makeshift Stories — A long-running series featuring original speculative fiction written by Alan V. Hare and performed by Mitchell Tew.

Also nominated in this category are Fairy Tales for Unwanted Children, The Axe & Crown: More Tales from the World of Alba Salix, Royal Physician, This Sounds Serious, and Twilight Histories.

Vote for Outstanding Fiction Series

Outstanding Kids & Family Series

The nominees for Outstanding Kids & Family Series in the 2020 Canadian Podcast Awards.

The nominees for Outstanding Kids & Family Series in the 2020 Canadian Podcast Awards.

One of our member podcasts is nominated in Kids & Family:

  • That’s a Thing?! — Elizabeth, a teenager, explains her media to her mom, with an occasional assist from her brother Jon.

Also nominated in this category are Bain libre, Les jeunes sages, Life on the Spectrum, and The Adventures of the Starship Coconut.

Vote for Outstanding Kids & Family Series

Outstanding Music Series

The nominees for Outstanding Music Series in the 2020 Canadian Podcast Awards.

The nominees for Outstanding Music Series in the 2020 Canadian Podcast Awards.

One of our member podcasts is nominated in Music:

  • Putting It Together — Kyle Marshall’s aforementioned journey through the oeuvre of Broadway legend Stephen Sondheim

Also nominated in this category are Columbia House Party, Growing Up Punk, Ongoing History of New Music and This is Your Mixtape.

Vote for Outstanding Music Series

Outstanding News & Current Affairs Series

The nominees for Outstanding News & Current Affairs Series in the 2020 Canadian Podcast Awards.

The nominees for Outstanding News & Current Affairs Series in the 2020 Canadian Podcast Awards.

One of our member podcasts is nominated in News & Current Affairs:

  • The Daveberta Podcast — Dave Cournoyer’s look at what’s going on in Alberta politics, produced by Adam Rozenhart

Also nominated in this category are Follow-Up With Althia Raj, Front Burner, #onpoli, a TVO podcast, and Wait, There’s More.

Vote for Outstanding News & Current Affairs Series



Outstanding Society & Culture Series

The nominees for Outstanding Society & Culture Series in the 2020 Canadian Podcast Awards.

The nominees for Outstanding Society & Culture Series in the 2020 Canadian Podcast Awards.

Two of our member podcasts are nominated in Society & Culture:

  • anticulture with Josiah Sinanan — Josiah Sinanan’s exploration of what culture and identity really mean, based on listening intently to the unique experiences of those around us

  • Modern Manhood — German Villegas gets the hat trick with this nomination for his show exploring masculinity in the modern world.

Also nominated in this category are Born and Raised, Eat & Drink, and Word Bomb.

Vote for Outstanding Society & Culture Series

Outstanding Sports Series

The nominees for Outstanding Sports Series in the 2020 Canadian Podcast Awards.

The nominees for Outstanding Sports Series in the 2020 Canadian Podcast Awards.

Two of our member podcasts are nominated in Sports:

  • 2 and Out CFL Podcast — Travis Currah and Brazilian Ty preview and recap every weekend in the Canadian Football League, and keep tabs on the off-season.

  • Tight Ends Podcast — Vanda Favaro hosts a sports show for the rest of us, taking a look at what’s going on in the NFL, the wider world of sports and her local community.

Also nominated in this category are 31 Thoughts: The Podcast, The Hockey PDOcast, and The Steve Dangle Podcast.

Vote for Outstanding Sports Series

Outstanding Technology Series

The nominees for Outstanding Technology Series in the 2020 Canadian Podcast Awards.

The nominees for Outstanding Technology Series in the 2020 Canadian Podcast Awards.

One of our member podcasts is nominated in Technology:

  • Press Start to Join — Josh and Alan share the latest in tech news, data security and video games

Also nominated in this category are A.I. Meets World, Hackable?, I’ll Go First, and The Tech Haus.

Vote for Outstanding Tech Series


Outstanding TV and Film Series

The nominees for Outstanding Television and Film Series in the 2020 Canadian Podcast Awards.

The nominees for Outstanding Television and Film Series in the 2020 Canadian Podcast Awards.

One of our member podcasts is nominated in TV & Film:

  • Emily Missed Out — The aforementioned look at the movies and thus cultural literacy that Emily missed in her youth, and that Breanne is catching her up on

Also nominated in this category are BGM: Bad Gay Movies = Bitchy Gay Men, I Hate It But I Love It, Talk From Superheroes, and The Villain Was Right.

Vote for Outstanding Television & Film Series

Outstanding Documentary

The nominees for Outstanding Documentary Series in the 2020 Canadian Podcast Awards.

The nominees for Outstanding Documentary Series in the 2020 Canadian Podcast Awards.

We’ve had the pleasure of promoting A Tale of Two Weeklies, a short-run series about the rise and fall of Edmonton’s alt-weeklies. It was produced by Fawnda Mithrush, Paul Blinov and Andrew Paul, the team behind member podcast I Don’t Get It.

Also nominated in this category are Commons: Dynasties, Dark Poutine — True Crime and Dark History, La Fois Où, and Truths Be Told.

Vote for Outstanding Documentary Series

There are 18 more categories to vote in, so spend some time, discover some great new shows, and make your voice heard!

Vote in all categories

And one more!

The annual Best of Calgary 2020 survey is up, and one of our podcasts — Repodcasting — is up for Best Podcast. The show features cousins Lucia and Janet (and sometimes guests) recasting Hollywood movies.

Also nominated are Passing Time with Craig, Poolside Podcast, and Taylor Made Radio. And there are dozens of categories highlighting all the best things to do, see and experience in Calgary.

Vote for the Best of Calgary

What's up on APN — Jan. 11-17

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Tune in to this past week’s podcast episodes from our members and affiliates, rounded up into playlists so you can choose the topic that appeals to you. The “subscribe” button will let you grab a playlist for your podcatcher. Or, you can sample the shows below.

ALBERTA STORIES

The Well Endowed Podcast tours the iHuman Youth Society in Edmonton and meets the creators of an endowment fund that supports the society in honour of their son. City of Champions sits down with Kris Harvey, the DJ, promoter, and owner of the unique Edmonton nightspot, The Chvrch of John. The Mess Hall Podcast taste-tests ice cream on the coldest day of the year with Josiah Sinanan of anticulture with Josiah Sinanan. Meanwhile, Healthy Lifestyle Design settles in for a chat about the extreme cold weather that Alberta has been experiencing. And watch for the return of Speaking Municipally, in which Troy and Mack celebrate their recent Canadian Online Publishing Award before tackling what’s up with Edmonton’s city council.


SPORTS

On Tight Ends, Vanda talks with Austin of the Football UNfocused Podcast and taps his on-field expertise to analyze the weekend in NFL football. The 4th Line and Hockey Feels respectively discuss the latest NHL news and the latest suspensions and firings. And Loyal Company of the River Valley shines a spotlight on Canadian Premier League player Amer Didic and his success with the Canadian men’s national team.

ENTERTAINMENT

Welcome to our newest podcast member, Kyle and Dave vs The Machine! This week, Kyle and Dave take in the 1999 football film Varsity Blues. Press Start to Join talks iPhone security, Ring Fit Adventure speedrunning, and a game developer intentionally using The Pirate Bay. Putting it Together discusses the song “You Could Drive a Person Crazy” with Christine Chen of the Bottomless Broadway podcast. Eat More Barbecue talks with by Bevan Sweeney of the Redneck Kitchen barbecue food truck in Terrace, B.C. The Mess Hall Podcast tries out the new Tim Hortons Timbit cereals. And on The Read-Along, Scott and Anita chug along to Chapter 8 of Seth Fried’s The Municipalists.

LEARNING

Life with Dementia shares Brande Terashita’s personal experience alongside her father who had been diagnosed with early-onset dementia. It’s a Conspiracy! focuses in on GMOs, Israeli Super Shark Assassination Squads, and the tale of Indrid Cold. Ed - Conversations about the Teaching Life talks with Grade 2 teacher Kathryn Long about the positive benefits of integrating dance and visual art into her lessons. Cross-polliNation hears from explorer Mario Rigby about his walk from South Africa to Egypt and his bike ride across Canada! And Girl Tries Life shares four steps to changing your mindset to ease your stress.

SPONSORS AND PARTNERS

All of this is possible because of our founding sponsor, ATB Financial, and our other sponsors and partners.

SPONSORS & PARTNERS 

ATB is our founding sponsor. Why? Because ATB listens. Watch stories of ATB customers and their journeys. And be sure to check out ATB's podcasts: We Are Alberta and Perch.
ECF helps the Edmonton community give, grow, and transform. Find out how. And don't miss The Well Endowed Podcast.
Choose Park Power, a provider of natural gas and electricity in Alberta that shares its profits with awesome local non-profits. It's a great follow on Instagram!
See the Canadian premiere at TELUS World of Science Edmonton, running Oct. 19, 2019, to Feb. 17, 2020.
 
Alberta Innovates brings inventors, investors and thought leaders together June 3-5 in Calgary to discover and share the latest in innovation.
The SkirtsAfire Festival is Edmonton’s only theatre and multidisciplinary arts festival featuring women. Festival passes are just $38!
Unit B is a multi-company coworking space focused on helping people pursue their passions and making Edmonton its creative best. Book a tour.
Satisfy your curiosity and save time with Taproot Edmonton. Subscribe to roundups of local information on various topics, and read original stories.
NorQuest College offers Career Moves, a professional development program supporting mid-career workers transition to new opportunities.
A podcast series about the rise and fall of Edmonton's two alt-weeklies, SEE Magazine and Vue Weekly.
Kids know when to go to emergency and when not to — do you? Alberta Health Services wants you to know your options.
Looking for tickets to a big game, concert or other fun? Buy tickets in Canadian funds from Seat Giant. Use the offer code apn to get 5% off.
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