On September 19th, the CPI is thrilled to have podcast strategist and producer Kattie Laur join us for Marketing your podcast: Strategies for any budget – or none at all! You’re producing a podcast. It sounds great and the content is top notch, but your audience seems to be stagnant. Or maybe you’re in the…
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At 18, Ashley King was ready to leave home for the beaches, booze & boys of Byron Bay — but her hot Australian summer didn’t go as planned.
Static: A Party Girl’s Memoir is a four-part coming-of-age tale unlike any you’ve ever heard. Subscribe now to hear the first episode when it drops November 15th.
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There are more than 16,000 Canadian podcasts out on the Internet — but how many can you name?
In the last episode of the season, Meg Wilcox talks to Kattie Laur, a podcast producer, writer and consultant. She also writes Pod the North, a bi-weekly newsletter on all things about podcasting north of the 49th parrallel. Hear why Kattie started Pod the North, what she sees as the biggest challenges for Canadian podcasters, and how starting her new series, Canardian, helped her rekindle her podcasting joy.
You can find Kattie at kattielaur.com, and subscribe to Pod the North at podthenorth.com.
To learn more about the Community Podcast Initiative, you can visit the website at thepodcaststudio.ca or on social media at @communitypodyyc.
We’ll see you in September for season 3!
Not many people are lucky enough to receive a grand gesture on a regular basis, but for Shane Bassen, he wouldn’t let a day go by without cherishing his wife Sandy. That’s why he’s been going out every snowfall and special occasion before sunrise, creating giant love notes to her on a hill visible from a major highway in South Calgary for decades. Follow host Tammie Samuel as she answers questions many have wondered about the community “SAN D” heart phenomenon for years, and even gets the chance to witness one being made.
Episode 5 of What’s Your Story? is hosted and produced by Tammie Samuel, and was made in collaboration with the Community Podcast Initiative. You can learn more about the CPI at https://thepodcaststudio.ca/.
Sometimes history surrounds you, even if it no longer exists. Old architectural buildings hold clues to the past, telling the stories of those who came before us. In Calgary, buildings that no longer stand, and those that still do, provide a sense of how the city came to be.
Frank Finley is exploring the history of these lost buildings. With a love of architecture, Frank is on a mission to share the city of Calgary’s vibrant past as he delves into the old buildings that once stood. He shares the story of two lost buildings and those who dwelled in them. With his research, Frank looks to conserve these stories in a book he is currently writing.
This episode is hosted and produced by Ethan Seaborn, and was made in collaboration with the Community Podcast Initiative. You can learn more about the CPI at https://thepodcaststudio.ca/.
Every family has trauma. For generations, parents unknowingly passed their trauma down to their children. But with increasing mental health resources, trauma can be identified and healing can begin.
Crystal Allon knew she had trauma after growing up with parents who survived the residential school system. However, she never understood how the trauma affected her behaviour as a parent. But in her 50s she had a wakeup call – her son told her he was going to go no contact unless she healed and corrected her toxic behaviours.
By breaking down her past, Crystal is changing her future. In a healing journey of therapy, cultural connection, and — surprisingly — TikTok, Crystal’s life is changing, her family is healing, and the intergenerational trauma is breaking.
This episode is hosted and produced by Julie Patton, and was made in collaboration with the Community Podcast Initiative. You can learn more about the CPI at https://thepodcaststudio.ca/.
Hockey is the pride of Canada. The sport that unifies us all. And it’s a sport that draws people in from all over the country.
Lyndsey Janes, for instance, didn’t start playing hockey until she was 10. Even then, she only played recreationally at first. It wasn’t until she took a leap of faith and tried out for a competitive boys’ team that her hockey journey really began. A journey that took her far from home, and resulted in a National Championship at Mount Royal University, and a career that has the potential to live on after university.
This episode is hosted and produced by Zach Payne, and was made in collaboration with the Community Podcast Initiative. You can learn more about the CPI at https://thepodcaststudio.ca/.
Shared conversations into the effects of job burnout, neurodivergence, art and how the determined decision to thread together separate passions can lead to a brighter future.
Through Sophie Sammes, and her father Steve, we navigate the destinations travelled to, both personally and via air travel.
This episode is hosted and produced by El Reid, and was made in collaboration with the Community Podcast Initiative. You can learn more about the CPI at https://thepodcaststudio.ca/.
Check out our newest podcast series, Surge in the City: Beyond Basketball. Hosted and produced by students from Mount Royal University’s Journalism and Digital Media program, this series follows the Calgary Surge – the city’s newest professional sports team – both on the court and in the community. Tune in to hear exclusive interviews and…
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The Surge’s first season showcased their dedication and talent, launching them from rookies to crowd favourites. But the team’s story began long before the first tip-off in May 2023.
In this episode, host Lucy Beauregard talks with three people who have been with the team before it was even the Surge — Chairman Usman Tahir Jutt, Vice-Chairman and President Jason Ribeiro, and Vice-President Dylan Howe.
This series was created in partnership with the Community Podcast Initiative. Learn more about the CPI at thepodcaststudio.ca.
Find out more about the Calgary Surge at calgarysurge.ca