Meet Erin E. Fraser, co-host of two podcasts about film: Trash, Art and the Movies and Bollywood is for Lovers. Erin joined Paul Matwychuk and Heather Noel on Trash, Art and the Movies in 2012, and has been pitting highbrow cinema again brainless entertainment and declaring a victor ever since. The format of the podcast has … More Episode 11: Erin E. Fraser
Meet Jenna Marynowski, the woman behind After the House Lights, an outlet for her profound passion for local theatre. Jenna caught the writing-about-theatre bug at Sound + Noise, which led her to start own place to shine a spotlight on the dramatic arts. In addition to reviews, she also pays exceptionally close attention to theatre festivals, … More Episode 10: Jenna Marynowski
Meet Nicole Rowan, the woman behind The Spirited Thrifter, a blog about secondhand shopping and everyday style. Nicole is now in her fourth year of blogging, and she says it has been a life-changing experience. She tells us how a bout of retail therapy at Value Village led to her blog, and why her blog … More Episode 9: Nicole Rowan
It’s the Labour Day long weekend, and it feels like I’ve been on a dead run for weeks, notwithstanding (or maybe including) the little family vacation we just took. Anyway, this seemed like a good time to take a breath. I don’t want to leave you empty-eared, however. Thanks to my Episode 8 guest, Andy … More Interlude 1: The tables are turned
Meet Andy Grabia, the blogger behind Yegball, a look at baseball in Edmonton, and a veteran of the original Oilogosphere, the community of hardcore hockey bloggers who helped change the way the game was written about in the early 2000s. Andy explores his blogging history, all the way back to a personal blog called The Cosby … More Episode 8: Andy Grabia
Meet Sharon Yeo, the woman behind Only Here for the Food, one of Edmonton’s great food blogs, and the co-founder of What the Truck?!, the food-truck festival that has had a huge impact on the food scene and on the city’s sense of community. Like many bloggers, Sharon started because she liked to write and … More Episode 7: Sharon Yeo
Meet Jay Runham, the YouTuber, movie geek and basketball fan behind The Jay Runham Show. Jay is one of several independent media producers who got his start at The Edmontonian, the news and events site founded by Jeff Samsonow and Sally Poulsen that spawned a diaspora of talent. He went on to do an entertainment podcast … More Episode 6: Jay Runham
Meet Laura Frey, the woman behind Reading in Bed, a delightful blog about books and the reading life. Reading in Bed started as part of Laura’s challenge to herself to make a bigger dent in a list of “1,001 books you must read before you die,” but it has since transformed into something more. Book blogging gave … More Seen and Heard in Edmonton podcast: Episode 5
Meet Andrea Beça, a filmmaker, blogger and ukulele aficionado who loves to set herself challenges that she has to do out loud, usually at contessabessa.com, aka Jayne Mansfield Had Stretchmarks. Andrea is nearing the end of her #ukuleleyear project, in which she learns a new song every week and posts her performance of it on … More Seen and Heard in Edmonton podcast: Episode 4
Meet Adam Rozenhart, a nonstop creator of interesting things on the Internet, including his latest podcast, The Expats, in which he interviews Canadians living abroad. In this episode, Adam and I talk about many online adventures, including OilersNation, which he co-founded with the man they call Wanye Gretz; The Unknown Studio, a podcast he does with … More Seen and Heard in Edmonton podcast: Episode 3
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