Sigh. We all thought we were in the clear from winter until this week's freak slush storm blew through, but it's really not that freakish at all — it's easy to recall the white stuff falling into the May long weekend annually. Of course it melted quickly, and we're back at the office for the rest of this short week, sniffling from our snow mold allergies.
The APN cohort has been productive over the Easter break, so we've got an extra robust playlist queued up for your weekend. And, if you're in Calgary looking for something fun, check out some of the live podcasts happening at Calgary Expo; catch familiar APN faces from Repodcasting, Let's Find Out, Makeshift Stories, Mess Hall Podcast, and The Breakfast Dish recording live at Stampede Park now through April 24.
The “subscribe” button on the Listen Notes playlist below will let you grab APN’s most recent episodes for your podcatcher.
The Well Endowed Podcast talks with Northern Light Theatre on the upcoming production of Two Headed/Half Hearted, and visits the Al Rashid Mosque to learn about its A Taste of Ramadan program.
Bloom looks at soil remediation, cleantech success, and helping our food entrepreneurs achieve success.
Speaking Municipally discusses the intersection of politics at the school board, city hall, and the legislature with Trisha Estabrooks, and talks to Coun. Anne Stevenson about the police commission.
La place heads to Cold Lake to explore the legend of Alex Janvier and tall tales about the area’s marine life.
Let’s Find Out drops a short update in anticipation of a live recording at Calgary Expo.
Modern Manhood is joined by Samantha Nzessi and Remoy Philip for a Cold Take on Jerrod Carmichael's special Rothanial.
Karen and Stephanie take on the OK BOOMER! trivia game on this week’s Bridging the Gap.
After decades of teaching music to high school students, Lesley Moffat was ready to call it quits. She shares her story on Ed - Conversations about the Teaching Life. Shane also talks with Pedro Dones, math teacher and professional wrestler, about the importance of a sound support system.
The 2nd Floor has two new episodes covering team leadership, vulnerability, and sticking to your goals.
Ugh, Janet got COVID! She discusses her experience on Healthy Lifestyle Design.
Let’s Do Coffee chats with Steven Brochu, NAIT Culinary alumnus, and chef and owner of MilkCrate.
It’s A Conspiracy! looks at wacky fan theories, including Casper as the ghost of Richie Rich, Jessica Fletcher as a serial killer, and the rumour of Phil Collins’s “In the Air Tonight” as a story of attempted murder.
Scamtime looks at the Amazing Randy, debunker of mentalists and “healers,” and a selection of the worst and weirdest April Fool’s Day jokes.
Avery, Lena, and King Fabbs try out an array of breakfast pastries, including French toast sticks and Eggo Poptarts,on Mess Hall Podcast.
Three Kitchens takes turns braiding paska (Ukrainian Easter bread), and offers a special clip show to celebrate their first anniversary in podcasting.
IN A & E:
Bollywood is For Lovers takes a swing at two cricket biopics: M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story and 83.
For a change of pace from I Have Some Notes's usual fix-this schtick, Robyn Slack of Quantum Kickflip returns as a guest to pitch a few original movie concepts.
I Love This, You Should Too looks at Step Up 3D this week, following up on last week’s preview and recommendations for After I Do by Taylor Jenkins Reid and short reviews of the last novels of Kurt Vonnegut.
Kyle and Dave vs The Machine takes on two 1982 films of note: Diner and Sophie’s Choice.
The Read-Along proceeds through chapters two and three of Anne Tibbets’s Screams from the Void.
A new episode of Glass Bookshop Radio has Jason sitting down with author Anne-Marie Turza to discuss their mutual love of Tolstoy’s Anna Karenina, poetry’s untapped potential, and her latest collection, Fugue with Bedbug.
Shannon Dohar and Stephani Lim join Kyle on Putting It Together across two Sweeney Todd-centered episodes to marvel at how different actors have interpreted the song “Epiphany” and how “Pretty Women” reveals some deeper character traits.
We meet a rogue android, hiding from capture in Tokyo by posing as a stand-in, on a new tale from Makeshift Stories.
Our heroes are challenged to a race in Empyrean by a rival crew as they deal with even bigger challenges of their own on this week’s Quantum Kickflip.
And in SPORTS:
Superfan Mike of The Turf District joins Travis Currah to discuss the State of the Elks on 2 and Out CFL Podcast.
Armchair Sports looks at the upcoming year for the Sylvan Lake Gulls as the team proceeds to its second season in the Western Canadian Baseball League.
Get Checkered celebrates Charles Leclerc’s victory at the Australian Grand Prix, and looks at the legal rigmarole surrounding the Miami GP.
Loyal Company of the River Valley takes in the Canadian Premier League’s opening week; highlights include Tobias Warschewski's goal to salvage a draw for FC Edmonton, plus Pacific's pregame ceremony and alternate kits that honour Vancouver Island’s Indigenous peoples.
The Turf District talks with Elks assistant general manager and CFL legend Geroy Simon about his first few months on the job.
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