Freezing rain and treacherous sidewalks were the news of the week, but some were happy to strap on the blades before sanding trucks caught up to conditions. Whatever your danger tolerance, if your street is a literal skating rink, you may as well join the neighbours for an impromptu hockey match.
As the more cautious souls stayed in to work on their holiday baking — really, a proper gingerbread house takes a good while to dry —the family at APN was decorating these fancy new playlists just for you.
The “subscribe” button on any of the Listen Notes playlists will let you grab a playlist for your podcatcher. Sample the shows below, or check out the full week’s roundup on Spotify.
SOCIETY & CULTURE
Mitzi Payne, founder of Arcade Studios, chatted about her journeys around the world as a second-generation Latina Canadian on this week’s anticulture with Josiah Sinanan. Speaking Municipally examines what should be done with Edmonton’s police budget and what not to do with bike lanes.
SPORTS
Ty and Travis celebrate their 300th episode with a preview of this weekend’s Grey Cup match on 2 and Out CFL Podcast (congrats fellas!). Shanika and Caitlin welcome guest Courtney Eves on to analyze what the heck happened on the Jeddah street circuit at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix on Get Checkered. On their final episode of 2021, Loyal Company of the River Valley recap the finals and how Pacific FC became champions, and look at perceived politics in the league. Calvin McCarty drops by The Turf District to talk about the CFL season, ponder changes in Edmonton, and, of course, set up the Grey Cup weekend.
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
I Have Some Notes tackles everyone’s favourite holiday punching bag, Love, Actually. Alternatively, on I Love This, You Should Too, Sam and Indy look at a legit Christmas classic, The Muppet Christmas Carol (you can’t lose with Michael Caine as Scrooge). Kyle and Dave vs The Machine take in the 1971 NFB film, Mon oncle Antoine. Makeshift Stories shares a new yarn in Xenobot, where Avery is hired to help launch an immersive social media platform but begins to experience mysterious headaches after using it. Our heroes on Quantum Kickflip journey to a brand new undiscovered dimension — but will they be able to find their way back? The Read-Along moves along to the next chapter of Phoenix Extravagant by Yoon Ha Lee. Putting It Together wraps up the West Side Story mini-series with Christine Chen and a discussion on the oft-covered song “Somewhere.” The Breakfast Dish sees Karen and Griffin joined by actor Mike Tan, who’s currently playing Scrooge in Theatre Calgary's A Christmas Carol.
LIFE & WORK
Shane is joined by William Mealey and Ryan Tibbens to ponder a career switch to elementary teaching on Ed - Conversations About the Teaching Life. Mike Schoenberger, CEO and founder of Sunco Communications & Installation Ltd., is the featured guest on this week’s Let’s Do Coffee. Avery and Lena sample plant-based cheeze delights and Tim Biebs on Mess Hall Podcast. Qashus and Kenny reflect on this year and ask each other six questions that might change your life on a 2021 recap episode of The 2nd Floor. Shahzia resurrects an open letter she wrote to job seekers to provide perspective and insight on what it’s really like to be the recruiter on The Colour Gap. Sarah's making Roti John on Three Kitchens this week; the omelette sandwich is popular in Singapore and Malaysia — Singaporean Paul Kaller joins in talk about adapting the traditional recipe.
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