Latest Calgary council Podcast Episodes
013: Jason and I
Your Neck of the Woods - March 30, 2022 14:00 - 1 hourWell, we haven’t done this in a while. No guests on this episode of Your Neck of the Woods, just Jason and I chatting about things going on in Calgary, Alberta, and the world. We’ve had a provincial budget affecting priorities right here in Calgary, the relaxing of COVID pandemic restrictions bu...
012: Citizen Brewing Company
Your Neck of the Woods - March 16, 2022 14:00 - 55 minutesWe are all citizens. That’s the motto that encompasses everything you need to know about Citizen Brewing Company. In this episode on Your Neck of the Woods Jason and I continue our series highlighting local business stories as we go behind the mic with Joel Field head brewer at Citizen Brewing C...
011: Jordan Schmuszko - Owner of Joyful Java
Your Neck of the Woods - February 23, 2022 23:00 - 53 minutesA place to feel at home, connect with people, and work peacefully at your own pace. That’s the vision Jordan Schmuszko and his family started the Joyful Java Cafe. This week on Your Neck of the Woods we talk to Jordan about Joyful Java as well as The Village Lifestyle Centre in Brentwood an impo...
010: Danielle Smith
Your Neck of the Woods - February 16, 2022 15:00 - 1 hourThis week we had the absolute pleasure to have a conversation with someone who’s been part of the political, business, and media spheres in Alberta. This week on Your Neck of the Woods we chatted with the President of the Alberta Enterprise Group, former Calgary radio personality, and former lea...
009: Melba Seto - Owner of Bowness Soapworks
Your Neck of the Woods - February 09, 2022 15:00 - 49 minutesPart of what makes doing the show so much fun is all the interesting people that I get to talk to. It would be hard to find somebody more interesting than Melba Seto. Polyglot, altruist, survivalist, adventurer, not to mention businesswoman and maker of “adventure soap”. She just happens to be t...
008: Terry Rock - CEO of Platform Calgary
Your Neck of the Woods - January 26, 2022 15:00 - 57 minutesIf there’s one thing we’re learning from the pandemic it’s the importance of local businesses in our communities. Most of the time this has taken the form of calls to buy products and services locally to support your community. Of course, it’s much easier to support local the more local business...
007: Shane Wenzel - President of Shane Homes
Your Neck of the Woods - January 19, 2022 22:00 - 58 minutesIf you were to look at Calgary 30 years ago it would certainly look very different from Calgary as we know it today. That’s when this week’s guest on Your Neck of the Woods Shane Wenzel became involved with the company named after him by his father and began helping build our communities. Jason,...
006: Sonya Sharp - Ward 1 Councillor
Your Neck of the Woods - January 12, 2022 15:00 - 1 hourWell, we're back after our break for the holidays and they couldn’t be more glad that we record the show indoors because Your Neck of the Woods has been dropped in the deep-freeze the last couple of weeks. For our first show back, Jason and I had the pleasure of chatting with a once political ri...
005: Cory Morgan of the Western Standard
Your Neck of the Woods - December 22, 2021 15:00 - 1 hourOur cohost Jason is back this week as for the second episode in a row we are chatting with the journalist. This week Your Neck of the Woods welcomes Cory Morgan of the Western Standard! We discuss the latest goings on at City Hall, how action can change from the campaign trail to when you begin ...
004: Jeremy Appel - Journalist, Podcast Host, and More
Your Neck of the Woods - December 16, 2021 04:00 - 1 hourThis week on Your Neck of the Woods I had the pleasure of chatting with a freelance writer, podcast host, and former City Hall reporter for The Sprawl Jeremy Appel. After some lamentation on the fate of Canadian cultural staples like Much Music, we took a look at media and journalism in Canada a...
003: Kourtney Penner - Ward 11 Councillor
Your Neck of the Woods - December 11, 2021 15:00 - 1 hourWe have our first returning guest of season two, although last time she was going by her married name. In this episode on Your Neck of the Woods, we welcome back then-candidate now councillor Kourtney Penner of Ward 11. Kourtney, Jason, and I chat about what the first month and a half of Council...
002: Christopher Brown - Host of Cross Borders Podcast
Your Neck of the Woods - December 01, 2021 23:00 - 1 hourThis week on Your Neck of the Woods we had the pleasure of sitting down with Christopher Brown the host of the Cross Border Interview Podcast. This was an episode a long time in the making after I appeared on his show and he moderated forums throughout the municipal election. Naturally, this led...
001: Pat Kelly - MP for Calgary Rocky Ridge
Your Neck of the Woods - November 24, 2021 20:00 - 1 hourIt’s a new season here in Your Neck of the Woods and we couldn’t be more excited especially because to start off season two we had the honour and the pleasure of interviewing the Member of Parliament for Calgary Rocky Ridge Pat Kelly. This episode covered lots of ground between the recently past...
0.5: Season 2 Preview
Your Neck of the Woods - November 18, 2021 14:00 - 50 minutesWith the announcement of our first nine guests for season two of Your Neck of the Woods Jason and I decided to give you a little preview of the excitement that’s coming very soon! The first nine guests represent the expansion of Your Neck of the Woods to a wider audience, touching on political i...
031.5: Referendum Special
Your Neck of the Woods - November 01, 2021 15:00 - 53 minutesIt’s not quite Season Two of Your Neck of the Woods yet but Calgarians Had Lots of Questions Posed to Them Aside from Council on Election Day. So, Jason and I Figured We Would Do a Show Breaking down the Results of the Equalization, and Daylight Savings Referendums As Well As the Fluoride Plebis...
031: Election Day is Today! (Season 1 Finale)
Your Neck of the Woods - October 18, 2021 14:00 - 58 minutesHosting Your Neck of the Woods for the past year has been a major part of an incredible journey for me. When this episode comes out it will be election day here in Calgary. This is the day we’ve been talking about on the show for a long long time, and it seemed only fitting to have our election ...
030: Lets Talk About PACs!
Your Neck of the Woods - October 17, 2021 14:00 - 40 minutesPACs or the Third Party Advertisers in the jargon of the Local Authorities Elections Act have become a hot topic on the campaign trail in Your Neck of the Woods. These are groups that, while not affiliated with a specific campaign [directly] are known for advocating for specific policy outcomes....
029: Debate Summary
Your Neck of the Woods - October 16, 2021 14:00 - 35 minutesThings are heating up in Your Neck of the Woods, time is running out in the municipal election campaign and traditionally these campaigns include a debate. The pandemic means this isn’t exactly the easiest time to hold such an event though. Luckily Chris from the cross-border interview podcast w...
028: Voting
Your Neck of the Woods - September 23, 2021 17:00 - 45 minutesIf I had one I hope it’s that re-watch/listen to this episode of Your Neck of the Woods a couple of times before Election Day. This may very well be the most important and useful episode of the podcast so far. Jason and I walk you through the ballot, the voting process, your voting options and w...
027: Brad Field - Mayoral Candidate
Your Neck of the Woods - September 08, 2021 20:00 - 46 minutesIf there are 2 things I’ve emphasized on Your Neck of the Woods they are being a conduit for citizens and that if you vote for the same type of candidate you get the same results. My guest in this episode, Calgary mayoral candidate Brad Field would wholeheartedly agree! Jason and I chat with B...
026: DJ Kelly - Ward 4 Councillor Candidate
Your Neck of the Woods - September 01, 2021 20:00 - 57 minutesCommunity advocacy, collaboration, and economic recovery. These are things that are of paramount importance to the latest guest on Your Neck of the Woods. DJ Kelly a candidate for Ward 4, and community engagement strategist at the University of Calgary as well as a former columnist for Metro and...
025: Chris Harper - Former Ward 1 Candidate
Your Neck of the Woods - August 25, 2021 14:00 - 55 minutesThis week on Your Neck of the Woods Jason and I have the pleasure and privilege of chatting with a former candidate for Ward 1 in 2010 and 2013 Chris Harper! Now working in the private sector Chris has a unique perspective seeing politics through the lens of both former candidates and private se...
024: Checks and Balances, Advance Polls, and more!
Your Neck of the Woods - August 18, 2021 14:00 - 54 minutesBuilding on our conversation from a recent episode Jason and I continue our discussion of the role of City Council as well as individual counsellors, but we expand our conversation to term limits as well as ways to potentially make the city Council more representative. Any time we reach the end ...
023: Mike LaValley Rejoins the Show!
Your Neck of the Woods - August 13, 2021 15:00 - 1 hourWe had a familiar face on this episode of Your Neck of the Woods, three months after his first appearance Ward 12 candidate and friend of the show Mike LaValley is back! A lot has happened in three months, to say the least. So, Mike and I chat about updates to various issues like the Green Line,...
022: Who I Am
Your Neck of the Woods - August 04, 2021 14:00 - 48 minutesThis is a very different episode of Your Neck of the Woods than usual, we won’t have a guest or even cohost. This chat is just between you and myself, as I meet more and more of you through door knocking or answer your questions via email and social media, I realize that, as much as I’d like to,...
021: Green Line/Event Centre/Role of Council
Your Neck of the Woods - July 30, 2021 19:00 - 52 minutesOur co-host returns to Your Neck of the Woods this week, good thing too because there’s so much going on in Calgary! In this episode, we chat about the recent Green Line approval, updates and controversy regarding the Events Centre, and city councillors changing their minds and running for diffe...
020: Kim Feser - Ward 9 Councillor Candidate
Your Neck of the Woods - July 21, 2021 14:00 - 1 hourWhat we have here is a failure to communicate… with our constituents. More precisely to consult with them on projects that will affect their communities. Instead current Council and administration talk AT Calgarians and tell them what’s best for their neck of the woods. Myself and my guest this ...
019: Carolyn Krahn - Ward 11 Candidate
Your Neck of the Woods - July 14, 2021 14:00 - 1 hourIt’s easy to connect with someone when you share common experiences and I definitely have some of that with this episode’s guest. Ward 11 Candidate Carolyn Krahn has spent much of her life volunteering to help people with disabilities and knows the challenges faced by many Calgarians, including ...
018: Ted Knudtson - Ward 8 Candidate
Your Neck of the Woods - July 07, 2021 14:00 - 1 hourThings get a little philosophical today in Your Neck of the Woods is a sit down to chat with Ward 8 candidate Ted Knudtson. Alongside the major issues of the upcoming election, we discuss the proper functioning of a democratic society and whether the rhetoric that disappoints many of us is actua...
017: Teresa Hargreaves - Ward 12 Candidate
Your Neck of the Woods - June 30, 2021 14:00 - 1 hourIf you vote for the same, that’s what you’ll get. If there’s one thing, I want you to take away from listening to the show this is probably it. It’s the same lesson Ward 12 candidate Teresa Hargreaves would like people in her ward to take away as well. She ran for city Council in 2017 and wasn’t...
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