Seen and Heard in Edmonton

Well, if we thought we needed distraction yesterday, we are doubly in need today. I’ll do what I can.

Less than 15 minutes: On Pet Sounds, Sarah Hoyles looks at how to prepare kids to take care of pets; Don Hill explores theatre in Edmonton on the Edmonton City as Museum podcast; and Capital City Records offers up a couple of recommendations from local politicians.

15 to 30 minutes: Tyler Butler and Linda Hoang launch their new social-media podcast, Don’t Call Me a Guru; Monetizing Your Creativity explores how Kelly Wolfert is crowdfunding his film about SpiderMable; Jordan Bloemen and Scott Francis Winder release a special episode of Hacked on how to cheat an election; The Nerdebrates talk to Mary Madness about tattoos and such; Vintage Edmonton unearths a 1970s concert band; and That’s So Maven talks entrepreneurship with boutique owner Nicole Rice and artist/author/photographer Alexis Marie Chute.

30 to 45 minutes: OilersNation launches a new podcast with hosts Jason Gregor, Jason Strudwick and the inimitable Wanye Gretz; Adam Rozenhart talks to an American expat in Toronto who seeks to understand Canada; Chris Chang-Yen Phillips tries to answer Rebecca Jade’s question about putting up a plaque where the KKK used to publish in Edmonton; the Well-Endowed Podcast explores newcomers’ health, Canada 150 and Emmy Stuebing’s generosity; Kendyl Lauzon tells That’s So Maven what it’s like to be an illustrator; and For Kicks previews the under-20 Women’s World Cup.

45 to 60 minutes: Witch, Please looks into the trailers for Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them:  Bollywood is for Lovers looks at a couple of horror movies; the guys at Bottom Shelf learn about music therapy from Tiffany Sparrow; the Nerdcast visits with James Ross of The Debutantes; Jason Gregor pops up again, this time on Downtown Hockey; Montreal Sauce checks in with Brandon and Danica of Variant Edition; and my own Seen and Heard in Edmonton has audio from the meetup on how to start a podcast.

More than 60 minutes: Ryan Holtz talks social media dos and don’ts with Beverley Theresa; Dave Jamieson tells war stories and addresses the name debate with the Eskimo Empire Podcast; Laura Frey joins the Write Reads crew to discuss Zoe Whittall’s Giller-nominated book; Trash, Art and the Movies compares two movies about people getting too close to wild animals; I Have Some Notes is back with suggestions for fixing I Know What You Did Last Summer; What It Is talks to the Good Women Dance Collective, and performs a play with them!; and Cups n Cakes visits with Chris Page and plays some good music.

If you need more, you can find it on the Podcast Network page, in previous podcast roundups, on the Northern Content Network, on the Edmonton Nerd List, and on Guerrilla Radio.