As we march on through Mental Health Month, we're gathering tips for keeping the mind in check. One of our fave ways to get happy is to get the heck outside, and with some much-needed rain this past week, it's looking like the long weekend will finally usher in the "green" in Alberta's green spaces. (Not to forget all the orange and red we're seeing out there — we hear there's some sort of battle happening?)
This May long is looking to be one for the record books, with clear skies and many a grateful gardener readying the yard for planting season. With that, the APN team has got a playlist of all-new episodes for your nature-loving adventures. Soak up some rays, and let good vibes in.
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ATB’s The Future Of talks with Mike Brown, president of Trico Homes, on the future of homebuilding and communities.
Bloom explores fueling endurance with chocolate from 7 Summits Snacks.
Speaking Municipally takes a look at this week’s debate over police funding in Edmonton.
La place travels to Plamondon, hometown of chanteuse Crystal Plamondon, whose grandfather founded the hamlet.
The Colour Gap returns from hiatus with special guest Moji Taiwo, creator and host of The Immigrant Experience Show.
Qashus sits down with Eric Halldorson to discuss the process of investing in a new home and the risks involved on The 2nd Floor.
Shane talks with gamer and junior high teacher Melissa Burns about the value of esports in a school setting on Ed - Conversations About the Teaching Life.
Janet and Pamella venture out to the mountains to reflect on why taking a break is so important on Healthy Lifestyle Design.
Stephanie digs up a UK buried treasure scam and Karen delivers the story of a self-titled "Archbishop" who promised infertile women miracle babies on Scamtime.
It’s a love story this week on Three Kitchens as the team weds a perfect coupling of crispy twice-fried chicken and bacon jam. YUM.
In A&E:
I Have Some Notes has surprisingly little to fix on Cruella — but the character’s backstory offers plenty to chew on.
I Love This, You Should Too gets to the next chapter of the Step Up franchise with a dissection of Step Up Revolution.
Kyle and Dave vs The Machine look back at Australia’s 1982 musical romp, Starstruck.
Lucia invites APN's Program Director Fawnda up to the mic to help re-jig Tank Girl on a special bonus episode of Repodcasting, recorded live at the Calgary Expo.
The Read-Along turns the page to Chapter 7 of Anne Tibbets’s Screams from the Void.
Glass Bookshop Radio features a conversation between culture writer Gloria Alamrew and author Jessamine Chan on her debut novel, The School for Good Mothers.
Ashley Pribyl returns to analyze Sweeney Todd’s very fun Act 1 opener “God, That’s Good!” on Putting It Together.
Karen and Griffin sit down with filmmaker, author, and Expo Expert Spencer Estabrooks for a special episode of The Breakfast Dish, also recorded live at the Calgary Expo.
Avery reluctantly attends a weekend event at a remote summer camp, and discovers that LARPing is about much more than role-playing on a new tale from Makeshift Stories.
And in SPORTS:
One of the newest Ottawa Redblacks, Jaelon Acklin, joins Currah for a fun chat on 2 and Out CFL Podcast.
With no grand prix in the calendar this week, Get Checkered dives deep on the dramatic career and current standing of one-of-a-kind driver Sebastian Vettel.
Loyal Company of the River Valley recaps the preliminary round of the Voyageurs Cup, and catches up on the week that was in the Canadian Premier League.
The gang is back in The Turf District to discuss the opening of the Elks training camp.
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