Something to do while the world is on hold

It's hard to talk or think about anything but COVID-19 right now. All we can say is we hope you stay healthy, and maybe while we ride the storm, we can distract ourselves or inform ourselves with a podcast or two.

• Our Sports podcasts include a lot of COVID-19 talk, naturally. Most of them were recorded before most sporting events were cancelled, so keep that in mind.
• This would be a good time to catch up with EPIC Podcast (Emergency Preparedness in Canada), which has a new episode this week on the Learning list, and a good one from a few weeks ago on COVID-19 terminology.
• We've got a couple of St. Patrick's Day episodes, one from the Mess Hall Podcast on the Learning list, the other from It's a Conspiracy! on the Alberta Stories list.
• Also in Alberta Stories, an important episode of The Daveberta Podcast (its 50th!) on supervised consumption sites, and a look at Edmonton politics from Speaking Municipally.
• Entertainment-wise, Kyle Marshall does yeoman service with two shows to keep your spirits up: Putting It Together and Kyle and Dave vs The Machine.

Podcast news

• Press Start to Join has been nominated for Content Creator of the Year at the Design and Game Awards, a celebration of Alberta gaming to be awarded in April. 
• Victoria Smith of Girl Tries Life shared three tips for stressing less about coronavirus.
• Shane Lawrence of Ed - Conversations about the Teaching Life was a guest on the Teach Better Talk Podcast.
• Makeshift Stories performer Mitchell Tew recorded on the road with this impressive setup.
• Linda Hoang of Don't Call Me a Guru put together a massive guide and itinerary list for women-owned businesses in the Edmonton area.
• Your correspondent was interviewed by ATB for an article on podcasting for business, and was quoted by CBC's Don Pittis in an article about the future of newspapers.

And...

• PodSummit is not happening this year, but is aiming to return in 2021, and your input is sought.
• We're promoting a couple of new podcasts this right now: The Loop from CBC Edmonton, which launched today, and Snow and Tell - The Winter City Podcast. 
• If you want to advertise your podcast on our network, get in touch!

Events

In light of the need for social distancing to control the spread of COVID-19, the iMedia conference in Edmonton that was to happen March 13-14 has been postponed. We'll let you know when we have the new dates. The same goes for the meetup we were planning for April 21 at the ATB Entrepreneur Centre and Work Nicer Red Mile. Again, stay tuned for details.

These listings reflect the best of our knowledge at this time, but if you're planning to attend something, please check to make sure it's still going ahead.

March 14: Self-Care Saturday: Writing Yourself into a Better Future — Join spoken word poet Miranda Krogstad at a workshop organized by Victoria Smith of Girl Tries Life to help you use creative journaling techniques to reflect, goal set and write yourself to a better future.
Tickets: $50

March 20 and 21: Andrew Scott — Hear the music of the multitalented Andrew Scott, co-host of It’s a Conspiracy!, at the Sherlock Holmes in downtown Edmonton.
Details

March 21: Podcast Brunch Club: Edmonton — Join Lisa Pruden of The Well Endowed Podcast and friends to nerd out about podcasts at The Nook. This month’s listening list is on happiness.
Free: Sign up

March 24: Podcast Brunch Club: Calgary — Join Kyle Marshall of Putting It Together, Creative Block, and Kyle and Dave vs The Machine to nerd out about podcasts at the Calgary Central Library at 6 pm. This month’s listening list is on happiness.
Free: Sign up

March 28: Metro Movie Party presents Magic Mike — German Villegas of Modern Manhood welcomes the crew from Kino Lefter to introduce and discuss the film Magic Mike at Metro Cinema in Edmonton.
Tickets: $10 to $13

March 29: Metro Cinema Movie Trivia — On the last Sunday of every month, Owen Armstrong of Metro Cinema Presents... Close-Up hosts a movie trivia night at The Tavern on Whyte.
Details

May 30: Edmonton International Cat Festival — Linda Hoang of Don’t Call Me a Guru brings together cat lovers to celebrate cats and cat culture, while raising money and awareness for rescues helping cats in need.
Tickets: $15

June 3-5: INVENTURE$ 2020 — Connect with brilliant minds and big ideas from around the world. Engage with ambitious startups, scaleups, influential investors, plus international thought and industry leaders in Calgary.
Tickets: Prices vary

Find more happenings involving our podcasters, sponsors or partners on our Events page.