What's up on APN for the first week of June

This week we're going to lead with the episode guide, because it's nice to change it up now and then, no?

A tipsheet for podcasters and listeners

We've come across a few opportunities in the past little that may be of interest to podcasters:

• Pure Speculation is inviting podcasters to do live shows Edmonton's "friendly little science fiction and fantasy festival runs June 21 to 22. Check out the details and application form.
• The Vancouver Podcast Festival, which runs Nov. 7 to 10, is also accepting pitches.
• The early-bird deadline for the Canadian Online Publishing Awards is June 14. There is a podcast category for both B2B and consumer-facing podcasts.
• Don't forget to put your podcast on the Podmap.

• Welcome to Night Vale is coming to Alberta in the fall — it will be in Edmonton on Nov. 12 and Calgary on Nov. 13.
• If you're willing to travel for a live show, Criminal will be in Vancouver on Sept. 26.
• Podcast Brunch Club's June listening list is Understanding China. 

Listener survey closes June 17

APN news

• The 2 and Out CFL Podcast hit the 100,000 download mark! That's a lot of football talk.
• For even more from 2 and Out's Travis Currah, check out his appearance on the B.C. Lions Den Pawdcast.
• A fun thing to do on Twitter is to follow Scott C. Bourgeois of The Read-Along and I Have Some Notes for his forgotten English word of the day.
• Your correspondent is lined up to talk podcasting every other week through the summer on CBC Radio Active. Listen in at 5:40 p.m., starting June 10. 

Event listings

June 11: The Struggle YYC: The Balancing Act — Come to the ATB Entrepreneur Centre in Calgary to hear Koleya Karringten of Absolute Combustion and BitQuest Corp., Pippa Blair of Routine Inc., and Kelly Doody of Social School talk about how they tackle the fine balance of work, life and play.
Free: RSVP

June 13: Pecha Kucha Night 34 — Troy Pavlek of Speaking Municipally will be giving a talk called “Don’t Run for Public Office” at the next Pecha Kucha Night, an evening of short, entertaining talks.
Tickets: $15 to $20

June 18: Stories that Drive Action — A Branded World’s Luiza Campos offers a workshop for registered charities through the Calgary Foundation. Come find your Why Story, and learn how to tell it.
Free: RSVP

June 18: Ace Wellness Series: The Burnout is Real — Victoria Smith of Girl Tries Life is among to panelists invited by the Ace Class in Calgary to discuss how to turn things around before your gas tank hits empty.
Tickets: $25 to $51

June 19: Wine Wednesday — Learn more about the Edmonton Community Foundation and how you can contribute to our communities in this casual evening over fine wine paired with an amazing culinary experience by one of Edmonton's top chefs.
RSVP to tgleason@ecfoundation.org

June 23: Photo Walk: Instagrammable Walls of Old Strathcona/Whyte Avenue — Linda Hoang of Don’t Call Me A Guru leads a three-hour tour through one of Edmonton’s most photogenic neighbourhoods.
Tickets: $20

June 27: Let’s Find Out Book Club: Dream Work — Chris Chang-Yen Phillips of Let’s Find Out hosts a monthly book club related to this season’s focus on how humans and nature shape each other. This time around, the focus is on a book of poetry by Mary Oliver.
Free: RSVP

July 9: Edmonton Podcasting Get-Together: How to Get a Grant — Join us at the ATB Entrepreneur Centre to hear from Soni Dasmohapatra of the Edmonton Heritage Council and Keren Tang of OtherWise to discuss what it takes to get a grant to help support your podcast.
Free: RSVP

July 12: Orality — WestWord — Knowmadic, co-creator of the OtherWise podcast, hosts an evening of poetry and song in celebration of Africanival, featuring performances by Titilope Sonuga and Ian Keteku, and the music of Sangea.
Tickets: $25

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