Rise and shine: New listens for longer days — What's up on APN — Mar. 6-12

As Alberta springs into Daylight Savings Time this Sunday, we're eager to leave behind winter's doldrums. Though it's not always easy on the body to adjust an hour, research shows that being an early bird has its benefits.

Ready your podcatcher for this week's roundup of new episodes, and bounce forward to longer days and sunnier mornings with the band at APN.

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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

Eat More Barbecue talks with Weyburn, Sask.’s Lowbrow BBQ, Mess Hall Podcast dishes meat pies for Pi Day, The Daveberta Podcast reads from the mailbag and covers the most unpopular Alberta premiers of all time, Press Start to Join looks back at the founding of Josh’s favourite sci-fi franchise on this week in gaming history, and Speaking Municipally talks transit with the new branch manager of ETS.

SPORTS

Loyal Company of the River Valley discusses transparency in the Canadian Premier League and the new mandated minimum player salary, and Real Learning with Real People talks with head coach Lezlie States, founder and director of The Maritime Elite Girls Basketball Academy (MEGA Basketball).

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Glass Bookshop Radio talks with horror essayist Peter Counter, I Have Some Notes takes a look at Vin Diesel’s muscular performance in Pitch Black, Kyle and Dave vs The Machine follows The Omega Man’s fight against vampires, The Read-Along moves along to Chapter 24 of Black Leopard, Red Wolf, Putting It Together covers Sondheim’s most well-known song (Send in the Clowns), My View Finder talks to fine art photographer Greg Gerla, and The Breakfast Dish dishes with the dulcet-toned Colin Matty (a.k.a. Brother Bedtime).

LIFE & WORK

Ed - Conversations About the Teaching Life chats with Alane Adams on literacy and empathy, Let’s Do Coffee takes a sip with Patrick and Chaimae Cunningham, founders of Paddy Bakes, EPIC Podcast covers the speaker line-up at the Ontario Disaster and Emergency Management Conference (DEMCon), Healthy Lifestyle Design looks at how COVID-19 vaccinations may be affecting mammograms, The 2nd Floor talks about self-made success with Alex Eskandarkhah of The Gifted Gab podcast, and ATB’s The Future Of looks at what’s next for arts and culture with Derek Stevenson.

SPONSORS & PARTNERS

All of this is possible because of our sponsors and partners in the Alberta community.

ECF helps the community give, grow, and transform. Find out how. And don't miss The Well Endowed Podcast.
ATB is a proud sponsor of the Alberta Podcast Network. Why? Because ATB listens. Learn how ATB makes banking work for you at atb.com
Park Power is 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!
For Community, Forever. Each year, Calgary Foundation flows millions of dollars to every corner of the community, supporting causes as myriad as the city's population.
This podcast from the Edmonton Community Foundation explores the impact of passionate people dedicated to building community. 
The Career Essentials podcast offers real-world advice and insight into different career paths via the experiences of NAIT alumni.

This special nine-part series tells the story of Izena Ross and the 30 women who have served on Edmonton's City Council over the past 100 years.

Curiosity-driven stories, curated newsletters on various topics, and locally focused podcasts, all in the service of informing Edmontonians.
Todd Hirsch, ATB Financial’s Chief Economist, connects with special guests who offer unique perspectives about the future through an economic lens. 
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