Seen And Heard In Edmonton

Meet Matt Mercer-Slingsby, one of the hosts of Drink This Podcast, a celebration of pub culture that lets you eavesdrop on smart people talking about everything from restaurant life to Disney, over beers, of course. Drink This Podcast started as a review show four years ago, but that had some limitations, Matt says, and it got complicated when he got a job in the beer industry. So they shifted their focus to great conversations over tasty libations. Matt and his co-host Paul recently brought on Vancouver's Mia Steinberg as a third regular co-host after she blew their minds in a conversation about Star Wars. We talk about what she brings to the show, as well as lessons Matt has learned about equipment — "A $1,000 life lesson that I should have been able to learn for free," as he says. We also talk about the great theme song that a.i. wrote for the show. Listen to it after you listen to this. This episode is also available in iTunes, on SoundCloud or on Stitcher. Matt recommended the following Alberta-made podc

This week’s podcast features the audio from our meetup with Jeff Samsonow of the edmontonian media co. on the subject of how to ask good questions. Jeff first started asking questions in a professional capacity when he got into journalism in high school, which put him on a path that led him to radio and then Accessible Media. Along the way, he and his partner Sally Poulsen founded the edmontonian, a blog that gave many other bloggers and podcasters their start. Jeff now runs Capital Ideas in Edmonton and Calgary. You can hear his past interviews with local business owners about what they’ve learned along the way on the Capital Ideas Edmonton podcast. And be sure to check out Jeff and Sally’s latest production, The Underdogs of Comedy. The next meetup will take place at Variant Edition on June 19 at 1 pm. We’ll be talking about how to get good sound. Sign up here, and watch for details in the coming days. As you’ll hear in the podcast, I’m making some schedule changes to give myself more time to work on the po

Meet Jess Holt, the wry wit and graphic designer by trade who offers a raw, insightful look at life as the mother of twins on Grace and Champ. Jess started the blog as a way to connect with adults after emerging from the first-year fog of somewhat unexpected parenthood, multiplied by 2. “I didn’t want it to be just about parenting, but it turns out that’s all I do,” she says. You don’t get tips from Jess, nor do you get a candy-coated celebration of the joys of motherhood. You get candour, which brings with it reassurance that raising kids is stressful and crazy-making, and all you can do is your best, which is good enough. We talk about shutting down unsolicited advice, the heebie-jeebieness of the term “mommy blogger,” and the feeling of being outnumbered, among other things.  Jess recommended these local blogs and podcasts: Raising Edmonton, Lori Godin’s compendium of things to do with your kids; The Momoirs, Hannah Hamilton’s unvarnished truth about parenting; The Undad, Trent Wilkie’s blog about raising

Meet Alyssa Lau, the blogger who shares her unique and striking approach to style at Ordinary People, and the proprietor of New Classics Studios, an online shop for sustainable fashion.… More Episode 40: Alyssa Lau

Meet Nathan Terlesky, one half of the soccer-loving duo that chats about FC Edmonton and other football-related matters on the Loyal Company of the River Valley podcast.… More Episode 39: Nathan Terlesky

Meet Trent Wilkie, the writer, performer and blogger behind The Undad, where he tries to "make sense of being a father, a husband and a malcontent."… More Episode 38: Trent Wilkie

Meet Jeanshorts and Baggedmilk, two hockey fans who parlayed their passion for communicating about the game into paying jobs at OilersNation and the Nation Network.… More Episode 37: Jeanshorts and Baggedmilk

Meet Troy Pavlek, a close observer of civic affairs and the man behind Basket of YEGs and yegvotes.info.… More Episode 36: Troy Pavlek

Mayor Don Iveson discusses why he blogs, the good and bad of social media, and the changes happening in media in general.… More Episode 35: Don Iveson

Meet Paul Matwychuk, a writer, editor and film aficionado who compares and contrasts movies in the most erudite way on Trash, Art, and the Movies.… More Episode 34: Paul Matwychuk

Meet JP Fournier and Shawn Gramiak, aka The Movie Jerks, two comedians who make people love the movies they hate, or hate them more.… More Episode 33: The Movie Jerks

Hear Steven Schapansky of Radio Free Skaro discuss monetizing your podcast at a recent Edmonton Podcasting Meetup.… More Episode 32: Meetup with Steven Schapansky

Meet Sarah Hoyles, the passionate storyteller who talks to people about their animals on Pet Sounds, and who nerds out about history on the Edmonton City as Museum Project's podcast.… More Episode 31: Sarah Hoyles

Meet David Dodge, the man behind Green Energy Futures, a multimedia storytelling project that documents the clean energy revolution.… More Episode 30: David Dodge

Meet Lori Godin, the smart cookie behind Frugal Edmonton Mama, Raising Edmonton and YEG Date Night.… More Episode 29: Lori Godin

Meet Ben Proulx and Dan Taylor, the comedians behind the 30 Minute Week podcast.… More Episode 28: Dan Taylor and Ben Proulx

Hear Dan Clarke, Erika Ensign and Kevin Horek discuss how to promote your podcast.… More Episode 27: Podcast promotion meetup

Meet TJ Jans and Salena Kitteringham, the team behind the Curious Arts blog.… More Episode 26: TJ Jans and Salena Kitteringham

Meet Stacey Knopp, who connects awesome couples and great local vendors on yegwed.com.… More Episode 25: Stacey Knopp

Adam Rozenhart, Scott Winder and Mack Male discuss podcasting tech in Part 2 from our meetup.… More Episode 24: Podcasting tech meetup, Part 2