Nominations announced for the COPAs
We were thrilled to see three of our member podcasts and one of our longtime affiliates nominated for Canadian Online Publishing Awards this week!
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EPIC Podcast, an exploration of emergency preparedness in Canada hosted by Grayson Cockett and Josh Bezanson, was nominated for best podcast in the business category.
Nominated in for best podcast in the consumer category were two member podcasts and an affiliate:
- Speaking Municipally, Taproot's weekly podcast on civic affairs in Edmonton hosted by Troy Pavlek and Mack Male.
- Not There Yet, a series of personal essays produced by Terence C. Gannon.
- The Well-Endowed Podcast, the Edmonton Community Foundation's look at good works and the people who make them happen.
Shout-out as well to the Overdue Finds podcast from the Edmonton Public Library, also nominated in that category. We were pleased to promote it as an affiliate earlier this year.
The awards will be announced in Toronto in November.
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For your consideration
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AuthorPods is on now — see you there!
AuthorPods is halfway done, after a sold-out show with Malcolm Gladwell in Edmonton's Winspear Centre, and a lovely evening with Rick Harp, the Book Women Podcast and a live recording of MEDIA INDIGENA.
There's still time to get to the rest of the events on Friday (that's today):
- Emotional Baggage: Edmonton's poet laureate, Nisha Patel, interviews Alicia Tobin of Super! Sick! Podcast! and Retail Nightmares, and author of So You’re A Little Sad, So What?
- The Secret Life of Canada: Chris Chang-Yen Phillips of Let's Find Out discusses history podcasts with Falen Johnson and Leah-Simone Bowen of The Secret Life of Canada from CBC Podcasts.
And the event concludes on Saturday:
- How is that Funny?: Peter Brown moderates a panel on how to make unfunny things funny with Alicia Tobin, Falen Johnson and Leah-Simone Bowen.
- Neighbourhood Beats: Trisha Estabrooks moderates a panel with Justin Ling of Uncover: The Village, Elizabeth Hames of Slumtown, and writer Carissa Halton on reporting from real-life neighbourhoods.
- True Crime Showdown: Karen Unland of That's a Thing?! discusses true crime with Jana Pruden of the Globe & Mail and Justin Ling.
Tickets are $12 in advance, $15 at the door, except for Neighbourhood Beats, which is free. Use the offer code APNROCKS19 to get $5 off advance tickets.
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- Victoria Smith of Girl Tries Life was a guest on the debut episode of Small Business Mastermind by Olympia Benefits.
- Dave Cournoyer of The Daveberta Podcast is in hot demand for commentary on the federal election. Here he is on Edmonton AM.
- Metro Cinema, home of Metro Cinema Presents... Close-Up, has launched an "October Madness" bracket pitting horror movies against each other.
- Vanda Favaro of Tight Ends has a new puppy!
- Elizabeth Spencer of That's a Thing?! has launched an Inktober project called miniProsetrey. (It's also on Instagram.)
- Rachel Donner, co-host of Hockey Feels, has been made co-host of Locked On Flyers, a daily podcast about Philadelphia's team.
- Her co-host Steven Schapansky is re-enacting parts of the baseball post-season in Lego.
- Podcast Brunch Club has released its October playlist. Sign up in Calgary or Edmonton to get in on the next discussion.
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This week, we've got five playlists for your listening enjoyment: Sports, Entertainment, Learning, Edmonton Stories, and Calgary Stories. Tune into any one of them to accompany your Halloween costume-making, or to just — take a break. Everyone needs one of those. Find a comfy chair, a cup of coffee, and plug into an interesting discussion.
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Many thanks to our founding sponsor, ATB Financial, and our supporters at the Edmonton Community Foundation, Park Power, Alberta Blue Cross, LitFest, Unit B Coworking and Taproot Edmonton for making it possible to put this roundup together.
Shout-out to to our friends at SeatGIANT and Alberta Health Services, as well as to three podcasts that we're happy to promote this month: The techlifetoday podcast, The Common Ground and Rural Routes to Climate Solutions.
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Event listings
Oct. 3-12: Open Invitation — Anita Bourgeois of The Read-Along directs a new one-act comedy at Edmonton’s Backstage Theatre featuring a couple with very different expectations of a dinner party.
Tickets: $24 to $30
Oct. 7-10: Willpower Wills Week — The Edmonton Community Foundation presents a series of free presentations to answer your questions about will and estate planning.
Free: Details
Oct. 8: Edmonton Podcasting Get-Together: How to Sell Ads — Robyn Dawson of Kick Media and Karen Unland of the Alberta Podcast Network will discuss what it takes to sell ads on your podcast
Tickets: $10
Oct. 9: Green Drinks: Climate Politics — Dave Cournoyer of The Daveberta Podcast moderates a panel on the politics of climate action at the monthly event organized by The Local Good in Edmonton.
Tickets: $0 to $15
Oct. 17-27: LitFest — Canada's original nonfiction festival brings together authors and presenters from home and afar, giving their perspectives on true crime, historic mysteries, gender identity, mental health, food culture, and more.
Details and tickets
- Oct. 21: Election Night: Can’t We Get Along? — At LitFest, Dave Cournoyer of The Daveberta Podcast moderates a discussion with Humble the Poet, Kai Cheng Thom, Ayelet Tsabari, and Ami McKay. Then watch the federal election results roll in on the big screen at Metro Cinema. By donation: RSVP
- Oct. 22: Genetics: A Love Story — Keren Tang, co-founder of OtherWise, moderates a discussion on family, genetics, and early detection with authors Ami McKay and Renée Pellerin. Tickets: $12
- Oct. 23: An Earthling’s Guide to Outer Space — Adam Rozenhart of The Daveberta Podcast interviews science commentator Bob McDonald about his new book. Tickets: $12
Oct. 22: Nerd Nite Edmonton — Get nerdy about gamification, bankruptcy law, and healthy living at the next Nerd Nite, co-hosted by Daveberta producer Adam Rozenhart.
Tickets: $20
Oct. 24: Speaking Municipally Live: Politics and Tech with Taproot — Join us at Startup Edmonton for a live recording of Speaking Municipally, in which Troy Pavlek and Mack Male will talk tech with councillors Sarah Hamilton and Andrew Knack.
Free: Register
Oct. 30: Let’s Find Out Book Club: Crow Planet — Join Chris Chang-Yen Phillips of Let’s Find Out at Mill Creek Cafe to discuss Crow Planet: Essential Wisdom from the Urban Wilderness by Lyanda Lynn Haupt.
Free: RSVP
Nov. 21: 2 and Out Live — The Sequel! — Join Travis Currah and Brazilian Ty at Booker’s BBQ and Crab Shack for a live show previewing the Grey Cup in Calgary. They’ll record their show in front of a crew of hardcore CFL fans, and then we’ll have a brisket-eating contest.
Tickets: $15
Find more happenings involving our podcasters, sponsors or partners on our Events page.
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