Hey everybody, let's put on a podcast!
This week, your correspondent spent a wonderfully creative morning with the digital marketing team from DDB Edmonton, under the direction of the formidable Kate Leadbeater.
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Our task was to conceive, record and edit a pilot episode for a podcast in about three hours. They came up with an idea and an approach, then they split into three groups to work on different aspects simultaneously, reconvening when necessary to make sure everyone was on the same page.
The main goal was to work together to make something cool. Mission accomplished! I'll leave it to them to decide whether to share it, but the end product was impressive, and it was so fun to watch talented people apply their skills toward a common goal.
Infinite thanks to Lisa Pruden of the Edmonton Community Foundation for all of her help to make this workshop possible.
Does making a podcast together sound like a fun team-building exercise for your organization? Let's talk.
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We have signed on a new sponsor, and renewed a relationship with one of our originals:
- You'll be hearing about Shaw Business SmartSuite on some of our business oriented podcasts over the next few weeks. If you're an entrepreneur or an IT professional, check out what Shaw Business can offer with SmartWiFi, SmartSecurity, SmartSurveillance and SmartVoice. Learn more here.
- We're thrilled to be working with the Edmonton Community Foundation and promoting The Well Endowed Podcast for another year. Be sure to check out this award-winning podcast, which tells the stories of the passionate people who are dedicated to building a vibrant city.
Many thanks to all of our sponsors, especially ATB Financial, without whom all of this would be impossible.
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More kudos, and your chance to help
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Voting is now open in the annual Best of Calgary survey, and two of our shows — Repodcasting and Girl Tries Life — are up for Best Podcast!
We hope you'll consider supporting one of them in the vote, and lending your support to other Calgary businesses, places and personalities.
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More news
- Remember to vote in the Canadian Podcast Awards. Anyone can vote for the People's Choice Award, and podcasters can vote in the other categories until Feb. 18.
- The Tomato, published by Tomato Radio co-host Mary Bailey, is seeking nominations for top 100 things to eat or drink in Edmonton.
- Trent Wilkie of The UnDad and Dan Shessel of Northern Nerdcast participated in a centurion (100 shots of beer in 100 minutes) with a bunch of other podcasters. You can hear the results on the latest episode of It's a Conspiracy!
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This week’s roundup contains a variety of blasts from the past, whether it be highlights from OtherWise’s launch party, a retrospective from The UnDad, a fantastic tale from the Makeshift Stories vault, or the chance to again hear the voice of Sharon Ruyter from Highlevel Showdown, this time on Tight Ends!
We also have hard-won advice, hockey’s halfway mark, trunk tunes, surprise CFL moves, Star Wars, political punditry and so much more.
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Jan. 18 (TONIGHT!): Arts 4 Action — What is Black Community? — The Ribbon Rouge Foundation, in partnership with the OtherWise podcast, presents a World-Cafe-style community dialogue centred on this question.
Free: Register
Jan. 19: Improbotics — Rapid Fire Theatre and HumanMachine challenge you to decipher what sets humans apart, in a show that blurs the lines between human and machine minds.
Tickets: $12 to $14
Jan. 20: Shane Koyczan with special guest Knowmadic — Ahmed “Knowmadic” Ali, Edmonton’s poet laureate and part of the OtherWise team, opens for spoken word artist Shane Koyczan.
Tickets: $29.50
Jan. 24: TALES from the Land of Robbie Burns — Calum Lykan of The Bothy Storytelling Podcast shares stories from the land of Scotland’s famed bard while you enjoy a three-course dinner at Chianti Café.
Tickets: $55
Jan. 24: Wolf Pack YEG x Rad Dads Talk Fatherhood — Join German Villegas of Modern Manhood at this collaboration between Next Gen Men and Rad Dads to discuss how the empowerment of fathers is good for everyone.
Free: Register
Jan. 29: Audio Recording Room at the Central Library — The Calgary Casters Meetup takes a field trip to the Central Public Library's studio.
Free: RSVP
Jan. 31: ATB Tech on Tap — Disrupt or be Disrupted — Attend the Edmonton launch of ATB’s celebration of Alberta’s growing innovation ecosystem and glowing craft beer scene.
Tickets: $15 to $20
Feb. 6: ATB Tech on Tap — Where Technology Meets Biology — Meet at Village Brewery in Calgary to hear three speakers on the topic of wearable technology and the future of biotech.
Tickets: $10 to $15
Feb. 9: Let’s Find Out — How Nature Shapes Us — Let’s Find Out and Taproot Edmonton present an afternoon of short talks on how humans and nature have shaped each other in Edmonton.
Tickets: $15
Feb. 11: The Struggle is Real Edmonton: Just Hit Pause — ATB Business gathers Jacquelyn Cardinal of Naheyawin, Bradley Poulette of Air Trail, and Susie Sykes of Catapult Marketing to discuss taking a break.
Tickets: $5
Feb. 19: Nerd Nite Edmonton: Our past and present futures — Hear Daveberta co-host Dave Cournoyer, economist Andrew Leach and writer Bashir Mohamed nerd about about various historical and futuristic topics.
Tickets: $20
Find more happenings involving our podcasters, sponsors or partners on our Events page.
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