Whew, it's been a busy time at the APN office. Between a bunch of new episodes dropping in from the CIFF recording booth last week (see the handy playlist below) and YEGPodfest kicking off today, we haven't had a ton of time to think about the weather, or the trees, or whatever else is going on out there (we hear that there might be a public health emergency... or something... happening).
Either way, Podfest is all super-safely online — we're holing up in a skyscraper from Oct. 1 to 3 to broadcast great convos into the ether. In between all the onscreen delights, you can queue up the whole APN family to keep your ears fully occupied.
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.
APN at CIFF
Our titular heroes talk with director Ben Epstein on his new film, Buck Alamo, on Kyle and Dave vs The Machine. The ladies from Three Kitchens cover the new doc Juila, and discuss some of Julia Child’s most legendary recipes. Shanika and Caitlyn chat with CIFF programmer Guy Lavallee, and offer a roundup of Formula 1 films on Get Checkered. Josiah talks with Calgary filmmaker Shaun Crawford on his new film, Here & After on a special bonus episode of anticulture.
SOCIETY & CULTURE
Twelve-year-old Thomas is back to talk to Karen’s son, 25-year-old Griffin, on Bridging the Gap. It’s a Conspiracy! looks at the strange history of toilet paper and the five most hygienic countries on the planet. Chris Chang-Yen Phillips is going back to school this season on Let’s Find Out and he’s thinking about Tacitus. With Stephanie in live (!) stage plays for the next few weeks, Karen brings in guest host Mark Bellamy to talk Saudi Arabian princes and Bornean prospectors on Scamtime. Mack and Troy are hitting the campaign trail hard these days on Speaking Municipally to cover the ever-closer Edmonton municipal election. Karen and Elizabeth get spooked on That’s a Thing?! as they examine the world of analog horror. The Daveberta Podcast looks at the red and orange seats in Alberta’s sea of Conservative blue with Bradley Lafortune of Public Interest Alberta.
SPORTS
Ty and Currah recap Week 8 in the CFL plus Tuesday's RedBlacks win over the Elks, and preview the rest of Week 9 on 2 and Out CFL Podcast. Shanika and Caitlyn look back at Lando Norris’s first pole and Lewis Hamilton’s 100th F1 career win at the Russian Grand Prix on Get Checkered. Loyal Company of the River Valley looks at FC Edmonton's first trip out east (outside of last year’s Island Games) since 2019. Jeannine from the Mouchoir Podcast jumps into The Turf District to talk about Ottawa football.
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Bollywood is For Lovers continues their Amitabh Bachchan journey by jumping headfirst into the early ‘90s with two explosive crime movies. Crow Reads talks with author, writer, and wildfire lookout Trina Moyles about her latest book, Lookout: Love, Solitude, and Searching for Wildfire in the Boreal Forest. I Have Some Notes offers some takes on the 2019 version of Charlie’s Angels. Sam and Indy take on the complexities of the cult classic Heathers on I Love This, You Should Too. Kyle and Dave vs The Machine watches Godzilla vs Hedorah with Ben from Scream Scene. Our heroes attempt to find their way out of the planar eclipse without losing each other along the way on Quantum Kickflip. Scott and Anita move along to the next chapter in Premee Mohamed’s Beneath the Rising on The Read-Along. Janet and Lucia revisit Adam Sandler’s so-bad-it’s-scary flick Hubie Halloween on Repodcasting. Matt Steele returns to Putting It Together to kick off a miniseries on songs previously covered on the show — let's call it Sondheim Redux!
LIFE & WORK
Kyle talks with photographer Waleed Shah this week on Creative Block. It’s the end of an era for Eat More Barbecue, as Ryan looks back at some of the APN guests that have dropped by the show. Shane talks with middle school dropout Ari Cagan on his reasons for leaving public education in Grade 8, and his journey of learning since then on Ed - Conversations About the Teaching Life. Dale Schaub chats with NAIT alumnus Bean Gill, co-founder of ReYu Paralysis Recovery Centre, on Let’s Do Coffee. The team at EPIC Podcast chats with one of their disaster heroes, retired chief of the Calgary Emergency Management Agency Tom Sampson. Kevin’s back with Avery and Lena on Mess Hall Podcast to sample cheesy treats. The 2nd Floor sits down with Shara Vigeant, a certified personal trainer and one of the first female strength and conditioning coaches in MMA. ATB’s The Future Of looks at the future of education with Dr. Linda ManyGuns, and discuss her new appointment as associate vice-president of Indigenization and decolonization at Mount Royal University. Shahzia looks at her journey as a “COVID hire” on The Colour Gap, from landing the job, through a personally and professionally challenging period, and eventual promotion — all working online and in under 18 months. Three Kitchens visits three favourite “F”s: food, family, and fall.
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