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Let's Find Out70 - Parks for TomorrowThis episode: Parks for Tomorrow. We’re going to look at one protest in Banff on a drizzly October day in 1977. And we’re going to peek behind the scenes to see how and why organizers tried to get media attention. We’re sharing three stories about Albertan environmental groups and journalists way back in the 70s.It's part two of our mini-series… You Can Change the World! Or… Why Would I Talk to You?Parks for Tomorrow was a coalition of scientists and environmental groups from across Canada who came together to protect national p...
2026-02-1841 min
Let's Find OutLive Show March 3: About the Whale Society of EdmontonYes, Edmonton really used to have a save-the-whales club. No, they weren't based at West Edmonton Mall. But they did make a big splash.Join Let's Find Out host Chris Chang-Yen Phillips for a live podcast recording, exploring the fascinating history of the Whale Society of Edmonton.Live PodcastTuesday March 3 20266:30 – 8 PMCity of Edmonton ArchivesPrince of Wales Armouries10440 108 AvenueFrom 1979 - 1984, the group led public education programs about whales and dolphins and advocated for their protection. Together we'll learn what drove these Ed...
2026-01-2801 min
Let's Find OutClock In - Shima and ElsaThe second episode of Clock In - An ECAMP Podcast, produced by Chris from Let's Find Out. Each episode, host Jay Gilday helps people talk to their parents about the work they did when they were younger. Along the way, we learn how working life has changed in the city.We're sharing the first two episodes in the Let's Find Out feed. New episodes of Clock In come out on Mondays here.Shima Robinson has always admired her mom. Shima served as Edmonton’s 10th Poet Laureate, and performs spoken word poetry under the name Dw...
2025-11-1028 min
Let's Find OutClock In - On the LineThe first episode of Clock In - An ECAMP Podcast, produced by Chris from Let's Find Out. Each episode, host Jay Gilday helps people talk to their parents about the work they did when they were younger. Along the way, we learn how working life has changed in the city.We're sharing the first two episodes in the Let's Find Out feed. New episodes of Clock In come out on Mondays here.Meet Jay Gilday: musician, postal worker, and host of Clock In. Delivering mail in Edmonton has always felt meaningful for Jay. Imagine his...
2025-11-1024 min
Let's Find OutComing soon: Clock In - An ECAMP PodcastTwo little updates on things coming soon to the Let's Find Out feed!In the new year, Chris will be sharing a three-part mini-series about environmental groups in Alberta in the 1970s.Chris has been helping produce a show called Clock In - An ECAMP Podcast. The first two episodes will be published here next week.
2025-11-0401 min
The Tarot Podcast with T. Susan ChangEpisode 03: Five Questions with Chris-Anne + the Light Seer's TarotThe first installment of our Five Questions segment, in which we take a moment to learn about the creative process of tarot artists whose work has had a major impact on those of us who read cards.
Our first guest is Chris-Anne Donnelly, maker of art and magic, and creator of the wildly popular Light Seer’s Tarot (2019). You can learn about Chris-Anne's work on her website, and follow her musings on Instagram, where she is @pixiecurio.
The Tarot Podcast relies on listener support to grow and expand! To support the show as a Patreon memb...
2025-06-1139 min
Trucking Risk and Insurance PodcastEfficiency on the Road: The Future of Trucking with Chang RoboticsSend us a textRevolutionizing Trucking with Automation and Hybrid Technology | Featuring Matt ChangIn this episode of the Trucking Risk and Insurance Podcast, host interviews Matt Chang, a robotic engineer and founder of Chang Robotics. They discuss innovative tech solutions for the trucking industry, including automated freight corridors, hybrid trucking, and warehouse automation. Chang shares insights on current projects, such as the automated freight corridor in Texas, which aims to reduce congestion and idle time for truckers while improving efficiency. They also explore the implications of hybrid electric powertrains for co...
2025-05-0234 min
The Upper Hand: Chuck & Chris Talk Hand SurgeryGlobal Hand Surgery with Guest Jim ChangChuck and Chris welcome Jim Chang from Stanford University for a deep dive on two really amazing topics. First, we discuss Jim's leadership of the IFSSH Triannual Meeting in Washington DC March 24-28. And second, we discuss global reconstructive surgery and Jim's work in this area, specifically with Resurg International. Join us for interesting conversation (and then join us in DC). Jim had much to share about psychic compensation and 4 tenants to successful international work: finding the right host, being a good guest, making a lasting impact, and not competing with other organizations. Please complete our survey: https...
2025-03-0238 min
Startups with SeoulStartups with Seoul Ep 2 - Chris Chae of Relate CRMEpisode 2 of Startups with Seoul with Chris Chae of Relate CRM. Hosted by Chang Kim and Aviram Jenik of Rabbit Ventures.
Main takeaways:
1. On Pivoting and Finding Market Fit:
"We actually pivoted five or six times during the course of our journey so far. It was a full pivot too, like it's not like, should we try this feature or that feature, it was more like an entirely different kind of business every single time."
2. On Building for a Global Market:
"If you're looking to go global, I mean, like...
2024-03-0749 min
Web3 Galaxy Brain 🌌🧠Chris Chang and George Datskos, Founders of GhostLogsMy guests today are Chris Chang and George Datskos, founders of GhostLogs.
GhostLogs is a new platform that allows developers to fork contracts on various EVMs, inject their own custom events and view functions, and then interact with them via RPC, Dune Analytics, or Flipside.
In this episode, Chris and George explain how their journey doing MEV on Binance Smart Chain and building NFT loan aggregator Snow Genesis led them to build GhostLogs. We also discuss EIP-7571, another potentially compatible approach to moving event logs out of transaction execution.
It was great getting...
2024-01-3055 min
This Commerce LifeLooking for a Christmas treat? HINT - listen to this episode. A colouring cookie kit. Who knew? Chris Goodrow and his wife, Kristy, that's who.A colouring cookie kit. Who knew? Chris Goodrow and his wife, Kristy, that's who. They began baking out of a licensed kitchen in their basement part-time and frantically juggling 3 small children, a travel work schedule and growing demand. Today, they're pioneering a whole new category, and pushing the borders on decorating kits. check out https://bysweetness.com/Find Chris here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisgoodrow/
2023-12-0556 min
The WLD ShowFitness Roundtable: Winston Ma and Chris Chou weigh in on exercise, diet, and common misconceptions |#109We've invited our friends Winston Ma and Chris Chou to do a fitness round table with us. Lee moderates the conversation while Winston, Chris, Andrew, and Will talk about their fitness journey, workouts, diet, and common misconceptions.
2023-09-191h 38Let's Find Out67 - The Best Playground EverKathryn Gwun-Yeen 君妍 Lennon asks: what is the best playground in Edmonton? We crawl and swing through the past and present of playgrounds in our city to help her and her toddler on their quest.Kathryn and her family find themselves easily visiting 4 playgrounds in a weekend lately, and she estimates she visited around 30 different playgrounds last summer. So she’s been curious about finding the best one in town. She’s been thinking about how much shade and gathering space that playgrounds have, how close they are to other amenities, and how much her kid Yassin can challeng...
2023-09-061h 03
Let's Find OutLive Show Sep 21 - How to Make a National ParkDid you know that Elk Island National Park used to have a bison abattoir? Have you ever heard of the national parks in Alberta that were dissolved? Join us for a live podcast on September 21 recording exploring the wild history of making national parks in our area, and what it can teach us about the current plans to build a new urban national park in Edmonton’s river valley.The evening will be hosted by Chris Chang-Yen Phillips, with special guests including Lauren Markewicz – a public historian, member of the IUCN Bison Specialist Group, and author of Like...
2023-08-2900 minLet's Find OutPlayground UpdateWe're taking a summer break this month, but we have some updates:
Our next episode will be a search for Edmonton's best ever playground. Tell us which one is your favourite! You can send us a message or an audio clip on Instagram, Facebook, or to chris@letsfindoutpodcast.com
We are planning a live show to wrap up our season on the history of parks and natural areas in Edmonton. It'll be September 21 at the Alfred H. Savage Centre in Whitemud Creek Ravine. We'll explore what past national park experiences could teach us about building a national urban...
2023-08-0206 min
All the Hacks: Money, Points & LifeCooking at Home: Delicious Food Made Easy with David Chang#122: Culinary icon David Chang joins Chris to explore the wonders of cooking at home and the importance of understanding food science. They discuss the power of the heavily underutilized microwave, debunk myths around its safety and share uncommon things to cook in it. The episode also covers a range of topics from their favorite home cooking techniques to underrated ingredients and spices, using the freezer as a way to preserve food and many other hacks to empower you to become the master of your own kitchen.David Chang (@davidchang) is the founder of the renowned restaurant group...
2023-06-2852 min
Mind Body Mastery013: Chris Dufey - Finding Equanimity and the Power of PerspectiveChris Dufey is a cookie-loving entrepreneur who bakes up delicious businesses for coaches who crave more dough. He is also an author, speaker, filmmaker, and health nut. His book, The New Body Plan, will make you want to shed your old skin and slip into something more comfortable. His podcast, The Chris Dufey Show, will tickle your ears with witty interviews on success, freedom, and happiness. He is a man on a mission to make an impact in this crazy world and have fun along the way.Hailing from Sydney, Australia, Dufey eschewed the traditional path in...
2023-06-2650 minLet's Find Out64 - Return of the Snow Goose FestivalBack in 2016, the very first episode of Let’s Find Out was about a festival in Tofield, a town about 45 minutes southeast of Edmonton: The Snow Goose Festival. In that episode, we set out to find out how this big festival that started in the 90’s with thousands of bird watchers coming to Tofield to admire the geese migrating through in the spring became a convoy of school bus tours run by the Edmonton Nature Club. In that episode what we found out was that the festival was centred on Beaverhill Lake, which mostly dried up a decade later, lead...
2023-05-0339 min
Safety Glasses Required-From Shop to FarmDarrel ChangIn this episode Darrel Chang. Darrel is currently working in the MAG program at Reedley College. Darrel may be new to this profession, but he speaks like he has been teacher for years. Darrel has had the opportunity to work in a few different industries which allows him to bring in a wealth of experience that makes him a great teacher. We have enjoyed getting to know him and are happy that we get to share that with all of you as well. If you have topic ideas or want to reach out to us our email is SGR...
2022-12-1254 minLet's Find OutSep 29 Live Show – Let’s Find Out About ParksEdmontonians take a lot of pride in our parks and natural areas. But how did they come to be the way they are, and how well do they make space for humans and other species? Join Let’s Find Out host Chris Chang-Yen Phillips and producer Trevor Chow-Fraser for a live podcast recording at the Aviary, with short talks and activities about parks and a chance to meet fellow listeners.
At the end, you’ll get a chance to submit a question for our upcoming season about parks and natural areas in and around our city.
Se...
2022-09-1000 minLet's Find Out56 – We Made ItAs Chris wraps up year one of his history master’s degree, Chris and Trevor do one last regular check-in about the pile of essays, grantwriting, and paddling. After this episode, we’ll be back to doing another season of listener questions! Send us your questions about parks and natural areas around Edmonton. What are you curious about? Email us at chris@letsfindoutpodcast.com or drop us a line on social media.
2022-05-3134 minLet's Find Out55 – Making Space for FossilsIn this episode, we travel to the Burgess Shale: a set of incredible fossil beds in Yoho National Park, preserving 500-million-year-old soft-bodied sea creatures. Today, it is part of a huge World Heritage Site: it has expanded to encompass all of Yoho National Park here in BC, Jasper and Banff, Kootenay, and three BC provincial parks. But back in 1980, the Burgess Shale sites at the Mount Stephen Trilobite Beds and the Walcott Quarry became the first little nucleus of that World Heritage site.
We find out how these fossil sites ended up on that list, what kind...
2022-03-2923 minLet's Find Out54 – RoadblocksIn this episode, Chris tells Trevor about some of the comic (and cosmic) roadblocks on the road to learning about paleontology and power in Yoho National Park, and just generally the challenges facing students right now. Trevor offers some advice (and a hug). Guest co-host Eliot joins us for hot tips about the best songs from Encanto.
2022-02-2840 minLet's Find Out53 – Right to the SourceWhat’s the difference between a library and an archive? Why might you want to go into one versus the other? In this episode, Chris talks about some heartbreaking and complicated diary entries he read in the City of Edmonton Archives, what it’s like getting into libraries and archives right now with Omicron, and why it matters that it’s so tough.
2022-01-2540 minLet's Find Out52 – With Intent to Destroy a GroupThis December, Dr. Andrew Woolford delivered the Western Canadian Lecture, presented by the University of Alberta’s Department of History, Classics, & Religion the 2021 Western Canadian Lecture. Dr. Woolford is a prominent scholar in Genocide Studies who has worked on the history of Indian Residential Schools in Canada. His talk was titled: “With intent to destroy a group: Genocide’s past and present in Canada.”
In this episode, Chris and Dylan Hall ask Dr. Woolford about his work, about defining genocide in Canada, and about some of the innovative ways Indigenous scholars and communities are moving beyond settler colonial...
2021-12-1539 min
The WLD Show#35 Chris Teng Balmaseda: How a Superconnector Discovered His Love For TaiwanChris Teng Balmaseda is a Venture Partner at Infinio Capital - as an Early Stage SpaceTech Investor - with the goal of sending the first Taiwanese astronaut into space. Chris is very involved in nonprofits, including his roles as:President-elect of the Alhambra Chamber of Commerce.Board member of the Taiwan Center Foundation of Greater Los Angeles.Board member of the Taiwan United FundBoard member of the Taiwanese American Film FestivalPresident of the Taiwanese American Professionals Los AngelesAssociate Advisor of the Overseas Community Affairs Council of the Republic of China.In this episode we discuss:Taiwan Q...
2021-12-091h 19Let's Find Out51 – That’s a Good QuestionHow do you form a good historical question? In this episode, Chris and Trevor talk about trying to do that for a very specific reason: a Canada Graduate Scholarship grant application.
2021-11-3031 min
Filosofia no Café Flor de Lótus#26 Thailand - turistando por Bangkok, Trat e Koh ChangApaixonante, do início ao último dia, fui embora morrendo de saudade, me senti em casa. Foi na Ilha Chang que um dia conheci um indio, me deu carona de moto e me convidou para visita-lo em Koh Max, que aceitei e tive um dos momentos mais incríveis de toda a minha vida! Fui tratada com respeito, admiração e honra, me senti cortejada de uma forma tão carinhosa que jamais poderia esquecer. Rodeada de homens que pescaram com arpão e me ofereceram um almoço delicioso, feito ali na hora e que comemos com as mãos, sent...
2021-11-2658 min
The Business Method: Interviewing Billionaires, Billion Dollar Founders & the World’s Most Successful People 🎧🔥Ep.527 ~ Walking Away From an 8-Figure Wolf of Wall Street Business & Finding Happiness ~ Mike Chang 04:17 Who is Mike Chang & Six Pack Shortcuts
06:13 Starting 6-Pack Shortcuts & Becoming a Top YouTube Influencer
16:25 Walking Away From an 8-Figure Wolf of Wall Street Business
42:45 Finding What is Next After Leaving Six Pack Shortcuts & Keeping a Zen State While Building a Business
49:40 Our Brains on Presence
51:20 Understanding Flow and Flow Training
58:28 Getting Into & Out of Flow
1:09:25 Mike’s Daily Routine & Diet
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Website: https://www.flowtribe.us/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mikechangofficial/
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2021-11-031h 29Let's Find Out50 – A Community of ScholarsChris just started a masters in history at the University of Alberta. In this episode we wanted to give you a peek into his day to day life studying to be a historian. Hopefully you’ll understand a little more what it’s actually like in the fall of 2021 to go to grad school when the pandemic’s still on, the university’s open, and most of your classwork and job are actually in person on campus.
2021-11-0142 minLet's Find Out49 – First Day(s) in ClassChris talks to Trevor about what it’s like being on campus in a pandemic (surprisingly great), feelings of FOMO picking classes, and studying with John Acorn the Nature Nut. Plus, a little bit about Tacitus and a lot of thoughts on what we owe each other (and/or the state).
2021-09-2843 minLet's Find Out48 – Back to SchoolThe next chapter for Let’s Find Out (and Chris).
Trevor Chow-Fraser asks Chris Chang-Yen Phillips to talk through his days as a wee student starting school, what the purpose of a university education is, and why he’s headed to the University of Alberta to pursue a Masters’ degree in history.
In the next phase of Let’s Find Out, Chris will be sharing what he’s learning, and how.
We won’t be taking listener questions at the moment, but we are inviting you to send in audio clips for a new segment...
2021-08-3148 min
The Recombobulator LabReinventing City Hall with New York City Mayoral Candidate, Art Chang-Ep.19Chris and Jason celebrate the "Friend of the Lab" title and lament the pain involved in repeatedly delivering a poor punch line (or watching someone else do so).
Chris quizzes Jason over the five most full democracies and the five most authoritarian regimes based on five criteria.
Then the two interview New York City mayoral candidate, Art Chang. Art talks about why he's running and spells out some specific systemic changes he plans to make to avoid past mistakes and push the city into the 21st century technologically.
Art talks about his...
2021-03-2435 min
This Commerce LifeVP Of Business Development at Daiya Foods, Chris Bailey comes on to talk career path and leading edge plant based food innovationLong time "rock" of the retail industry...Alan Bates comes up, we talk career progression and Philly drools (as usual) over Daiya's new lineup of products. You can find Chris here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-bailey-4130958/You can find Daiya here: https://daiyafoods.com/ Drool over Daiya's food lineup here: https://www.youtube.com/user/daiyafoods/videos
2020-12-291h 03
T206 Polar Bear Chronicles By Chris TorresProject 2020 Nightly News Ep. 107: Discussing the Latest Releases from Ben Baller & Sophia ChangToday I take a look at the two newest cards in Topps Project 2020, card #309 Willie Mays by Ben Baller & #310 Mark McGwire by Sophia Chang. I also recap the first two print runs of the week and compare them to my projections from Ep. 106. I also recap the 8PM sales date from the Tuesday and Wednesday cards!
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2020-10-2907 minLet's Find Out47 – The Adventure of the Golden MailbagChris and Trevor rifle through listener questions and messages.
2020-09-1037 minLet's Find OutGarden UpdateUpdates on some pod stuff coming up:
A mailbag episode next week! Email your messages to chris@letsfindoutpodcast.com by September 7 and as long as they require absolutely no research, we’ll try to read them out on air.
Back by popular demand, we’ll be doing another Ritchie historical walking tour this September, in collaboration with the Ritchie Community League. The Ritchie area is filled with fascinating stories, from its cameo appearance on SCTV to the cattle that escaped from the Gainers Meatpacking Plant. Send us your questions and Oumar Salifou will use them to build this year...
2020-09-0202 minLet's Find Out46 – Marriage and Murder at the MiramaPart 4 of our miniseries about the Mirama Dining & Lounge dim sum restaurant: what exactly happened at the 2004 fight in the restaurant and what is there to know about Asian gangs in Edmonton around the early 2000s?
2020-08-2649 minLet's Find Out45 – A Feast for VeteransPart 3 of our miniseries about the Mirama Dining & Lounge dim sum restaurant: Mike Tulley is a former sound engineer with CJSR. Reporter Nathan Fung talks to Mike about his time working at fundraising events held at the Mirama restaurant, which were organized to help out Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) veterans in Edmonton.
2020-08-1226 minLet's Find Out44 – Salad Days at Mirama
Part 2 of our miniseries about the Mirama Dining & Lounge dim sum restaurant: How does Mirama fit in the wider history of Edmonton’s Chinatown? How did business go for Mirama after the alleged gang incident in 2004? And why did Mirama eventually shut down? Reporter Nathan Fung asks Lan Chan-Marples and Games Choi for their insights.
2020-07-2235 minLet's Find Out43 – Mirama MemoriesReporter Nathan Fung asks Grace Law what she remembers of the old Mirama restaurant on 94 St. and Jasper Ave, and what did this old dim sum place mean to her and possibly other Chinese Canadians living in Edmonton. Part 1 of a miniseries about the Mirama restaurant.
2020-07-0822 minLet's Find OutComing Soon: Mirama Restaurant MiniseriesStarting July 8, we’re going to be starting a summer miniseries about Edmonton’s lost Mirama Restaurant. The series will be produced by Nathan Fung, and episodes will be out every two weeks.
2020-07-0600 min
Chris HOJ-CastEpisode #36 - "Hobby History, Hockey, and MJ with Jeremy of Sports Cards Live + Sophia Chang on Art, Cards, & More"In this episode: (1) Chris talks with Jeremy Lee of Sports Cards Live about his fascinating history in the hobby, hockey collecting, and his MJ PC (1:54) and (2) Kristina interviews Topps Project 2020 star Sophia Chang (1:07:09).
2020-07-031h 36
Dive Happy: The Best Places To Go Scuba Diving In AsiaDiving HTMS Chang and Alhambra Rock, ThailandHTMS Chang is one of Thailand's best wreck dives, and along with the very fishy Alhambra Rock, it's accessible as a weekend liveaboard from BangkokFull show notes with links to the various people and places mentioned, along with a complete transcript of the episode, are at divehappy.com/diving-htms-chang-and-alhambra-rock-podcast/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit divehappy.substack.com
2020-06-1514 min
Beyond the Buckets Show with Chris McSwainEp. 14 Stephen Chang - Former College Basketball Player turned Actor & AuthorStephen Chang joins the show today with a very diverse background. He had a steller high school basketball career that led to a college basketball scholarship and an opportunity to play in the San Francisco Pro Am League. From there he had a major pivot in his life… Go to law school or try his hand in acting. With the encouragement of his wife he chose the latter. He started his first acting class and kept going back. Years later he is now an accomplished actor… seen in Captain Marvel and Shameless to name a few... Author of the chil...
2020-05-211h 06
STICK IT TO THE MAN SHOW w/Trista4Sheriff Aug4Elect me TRISTA CHANG interim president, & we’ll FINALLY Drain The Swamp! : STICK IT TO THE MAN ShowIn this, another AWESOME, uplifting free podcast, I will light the way towards true freedom from tyranny. Shoutout to DemocracyNow #DNLive Uncles @Ralph Nader, Chomsky. Keep the faith, everyone! Call Congress now — drop whatever yer doin’ - & CALL CONGRESS- #ImpeachAGAIN #RemoveAndImprison ! NOW!!! 202 224 3121 Trista diGenova-CHANG
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2020-05-1746 minLet's Find OutThe Covid Call-In ShowWith Covid-19 rolling through all of our lives right now, we had a really basic question: how are you holding up? For this bonus episode, we held a live call-in show to find out. Karen Unland, Marlena Wyman, Jaya Chauhan, and Allan Farrell called in.
2020-04-0246 minLet's Find OutMar 26 – Live Call-In ShowHow are you doing? We’re hosting a live call-in show this week to find out. It’ll be Thursday March 26 from 10 AM – 11 AM Mountain Time, and we’ll share it later on the podcast. Join by clicking the Zoom meeting link: https://us04web.zoom.us/j/897659176
2020-03-2401 minLet's Find Out42 – Icons of RitchieWe’re back with another historical walking tour of Edmonton’s Ritchie neighbourhood, presented by the Ritchie Community League. In this bonus episode, we explore the history of meatpacking, German immigration, and iconic local species in the neighbourhood.
2020-01-2958 minLet's Find Out41 – How We Make NatureThe way we think about a thing can totally change the way we behave. We talk about nature as if it’s something outside of us. Separate from us. In this live episode wrapping up our season on humans and nature, we present three short talks to help you shake up your ideas about what’s natural and what’s not.
Luke Wonneck, Emily Riddle, and Stephen Raitz share three different lenses on how we build nature where we live: both the idea of nature, and the physical manifestation of those ideas. And then we let the audien...
2019-12-111h 02Let's Find Out40 – Is Jasper a Wild Place?Dylan Hall and Chris Chang-Yen Phillips take a road trip to the Rockies, to figure out whether Jasper National Park is a wild place.
2019-11-2845 minLet's Find OutDecember 1 Live Show: How We Make NatureJoin us for an afternoon of short talks at a live recording of Let’s Find Out. Throughout this season of the podcast, we’ve answered listener questions about how humans and nature have shaped each other in Edmonton. At this event, we’ll share stories that’ll really make you think about how we create nature where we live, and you’ll have a chance to get your hands dirty playing around with visions of what our city could become.
When: Sunday, December 1
Doors will be open at 1:30 PM, and the event will begin at 2 PM.
Wh...
2019-11-1000 minLet's Find Out39 – The Most Edmonton SpeciesMarlena Wyman asks what wildlife species are so adapted to city life that they depend on the city to survive. We decided to answer with a gameshow, pitting a cockroach, a magpie, an elm, and a hare against each other to claim the title of The Most Edmonton Species.
2019-10-301h 01Let's Find Out38 – Leaving BruderheimDustin Bajer asks whether we have a responsibility to help local species adapt to climate change by helping them migrate.
2019-09-2541 minLet's Find Out37 – The Case of the Capilano ApricotsBrooklin Schneider asks us to help her find out who planted the Capilano apricots – three apricot trees growing beside the road on 75 Street.
2019-08-3044 minLet's Find OutSeptember 8: A Ritchie Tour with Oumar SalifouComing up on Sunday, September 8 we’re offering another historical walking tour of Edmonton’s Ritchie Neighbourhood. This year’s walk will be led by Oumar Salifou.
Grab your free tickets here:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ritchie-historical-walking-tours-tickets-66142380641
2019-08-1901 minLet's Find Out36 – The Climate-Proof FarmDenise Chang-Yen (yes, Chris’ mom) asks whether climate change will end up being a net benefit for farms in our area.
2019-07-3152 min
Dynamic Lifestyle PodcastToday's HOTTEST Trend on the Market with Jerome ChangI remember when I started hearing about UBER and LYFT, I was so stubborn and didn't want to download the app. Part of it was because I didn't want to be like everyone else talking about it, using it, and following the latest trend. But it wasn't until I was stranded one night, I didn't drive my car, my friends disappeared, it was too late to walk, and I wasn't about to hitchhike…so I was forced to download the LYFT app, and the driver got me home safe and sound. From there, I...
2019-07-2354 minLet's Find Out35 – Bear CountryShelley Jodoin-Chouinard asks if the proliferation of lawns in Edmonton has anything to do with the absence of bears in the city.
More on this story: http://letsfindoutpodcast.com/2019/06/26/episode-35-bear-country/
2019-06-2656 minLet's Find Out34 – The Dredge ReportAllan Farrell asks what’s up with a picture of a gold dredge he saw on a plaque downtown, and where the gold in the North Saskatchewan River comes from.
2019-05-2943 minLet's Find Out33 – Kalyna CountryAlison Brooks-Starks asks how folks from Ukraine settled where they did in Canada – was it because the landscapes here looked like places in the Ukraine?
To explore her question, we dug into a stack of academic research. We also went to the University of Alberta’s Pembina Hall to meet Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies Director Jars Balan.
That inspired us to try making some juice from kalyna – aka high bush cranberry – berries using this recipe.
Come say hi before NorthwestFest’s May 4 screening of The Trouble With Wolves at 12 PM at Metro Cinema. Us...
2019-04-2552 minLet's Find Out32 – Dam ComplicatedAmandah van Merlin asks how have dams changed our relationship with the North Saskatchewan River. To explore her question, we brought Amandah to the Provincial Archives of Alberta, to dig for files on the two dams upstream of Edmonton: the Brazeau Dam and the Bighorn Dam. We also met up with local writer Billie Milholland, author of Living in the Shed: Alberta’s North Saskatchewan River Watershed.
2019-03-2755 minLet's Find Out31 – How Nature Shapes UsThis year, we’re embarking on a new season of Let’s Find Out, exploring these ideas. We kicked things off with a live show at The Almanac this February. It featured short talks about humans and natural history in the Edmonton area, and games for audience members to play.
In this episode, you’ll hear from Marlena Wyman, Miranda Lucas, Jacquelyn Cardinal, and Hunter Cardinal.
More info and a bevy of pictures and links from the event:
http://letsfindoutpodcast.com/2019/02/26/episode-31-how-nature-shapes-us/
2019-02-2746 minLet's Find OutLive Event Feb 9 – How Nature Shapes UsFrom clearing the prairies with fire to planting elm trees along our streets, humans have been shaping the land in the Edmonton area for millennia. And it’s been shaping us right back.
Join us Saturday, February 9 at 2 PM for an afternoon of short talks and a live recording of Let’s Find Out! Ever wondered how Edmontonians helped create the river valley parks? Curious about how lawns mould the locals who live nearby? We’ll share short stories about how humans and nature have shaped each other in our city.
At the end of the da...
2019-01-0902 minLet's Find Out30 – The Class Photo EnigmaIn our second episode, we wondered about the name of a black student in an Edmonton Technical School class photo from 1932. In this episode, Kyle Muzyka explains how he found out the answer.
2018-10-3123 minLet's Find Out29 – About the Green Onion Cake ManEarlier in 2018, we hosted a live panel dedicated to one of the most important questions in Edmonton’s food history: how the heck did green onion cakes get so popular in Edmonton? These delicious, flaky, greasy little circles of fried goodness didn’t just magically worm their way into our hearts. This episode, we’re getting a taste of what’s changed for green onion cake master Siu To since that episode.
2018-10-2414 minLet's Find Out28 – The Not-So-Absent GravestoneBack in 2017, Sheila Thomas asked why there was no headstone to mark the grave of Frank Beevers – the first Edmonton police officer killed in the line of duty. This episode, we find out what it’s like to actually see your idea turn into cold, hard, granite reality.
2018-10-1820 minLet's Find Out27 – The Cree CalendarWith geese flying south in August and snow in September, it sometimes feels like winter in Edmonton spills far outside its season. What if instead of getting frustrated with the weather though, we tweaked the way we measured the year?
Ben Freeland learned that the Cree calendar divides the year into six seasons. So he wondered why we don’t revive the calendar here in Treaty Six territory.
Further reading on this month’s episode:
http://letsfindoutpodcast.com/2018/09/26/episode-27-the-cree-calendar/
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2018-09-2636 minLet's Find Out26 – The High Rise InquisitionHow is the proliferation of tall buildings in Edmonton affecting training and planning by Edmonton Fire Rescue? Susan Padget asked that question on Taproot Edmonton‘s story garden. Finding out the answer taught us about a surprisingly tangible transition the city is making.
2018-08-3021 min
Let's Find Out25 – The City That Wanted To Be PrairieHow did Edmonton come to be known as a prairie city? Dustin Bajer asked that question on Taproot Edmonton’s story garden. Finding out the answer – and figuring out whether this area is aspen parkland, or prairie, or forest – challenged our ideas about the land we live on.
2018-07-2547 min
Let's Find Out24 – Back To RitchieWe’re back in the Ritchie neighbourhood for a second set of locals’ questions and a live history walk exploring their answers. Karen Wall wanted to know how one neighbourhood could support two independent cobblers. Nicole Anderson wanted to know the history of her home in Ritchie. And Scott Harris wanted to know what the story was behind the quonset-hut type rounded-roof buildings with the squared off fronting in the industrial area of West Ritchie.
2018-06-2754 min
Let's Find Out23 – The High Level InquisitionSusan Padget asks whether it’s true that workers died during the construction of Edmonton’s High Level Bridge.
Oodles of extra content on our website: http://www.letsfindoutpodcast.com
2018-05-3046 min
Let's Find Out22 – The Glyde MuralWhen Kelsey Chief took an orientation tour at the University of Alberta in 2015, one of the stops took her to a mural in Rutherford Library: Henry Glyde’s painting, “Alberta History.” In this episode, Kelsey talks about the anger she felt seeing that mural. And University of Regina artist and professor David Garneau shares a different take on the mural.
2018-04-2519 min
Let's Find Out21 – About Green Onion CakesDaniel Emberg wanted to know why green onion cakes took hold in Edmonton when they did. He flew in from Winnipeg to join us for a live panel at the Mercury Room to find out the answer. Featuring special guests Linda Tzang, Siu To, and Marty Chan.
2018-03-281h 25
Let's Find Out20 – If It Hadn’t Been For You Meddling KidsMariam Macabanding and Laila Elbery help us investigate how climate change could affect the ways Indigenous peoples around here connect to nature.
We’ve been working with a group of students from Hazeldean Elementary and Queen Elizabeth high school. They gave us some questions about climate change in our area. Then we brought them to CJSR (Edmonton’s campus and community radio station) for a radio camp to teach them how to use radio and podcasting to find out the answers.
This is the second of two episodes adapted for the podcast from that camp.
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2018-03-0231 min
Let's Find Out19 – And I Would Have Gotten Away With All Those Wildfires Too…Rasha Chebli and Nuha Taha help us investigate whether climate change is affecting wildfires in Alberta.
We’ve been working with a group of students from Hazeldean Elementary and Queen Elizabeth high school. They gave us some questions about climate change in our area. Then we brought them to CJSR (Edmonton’s campus and community radio station) for a radio camp to teach them how to use radio and podcasting to find out the answers.
This is the first of two episodes we’ve adapted for the podcast from that camp.
Find out more a...
2018-02-2826 min
Let's Find Out18 – The Case Of The Christmas TrainGlen Carlson asks us to help him figure out whether the Bay store downtown really used to have a Christmas train on the rooftop.Get the full story on our website: https://letsfindoutpodcast.com/2018/01/31/episode-18-the-case-of-the-christmas-train/
2018-01-3132 min
Let's Find Out17 – The Avalanche Of GarbageNicole and Jason Harcus ask whether the hill in Gallagher Park used to be a dump once upon a time.
2017-12-2733 min
Let's Find Out16 – Keep EverythingWhat should we keep, and what should we throw away? We use a case study of three boxes that Chris’ parents asked him to finally sort through. And we bring in expert witnesses: a private records archivist from the Provincial Archives of Alberta, and two people connected to letters we published in a previous episode.
2017-11-2949 min
Let's Find Out15 – The Sign Of The FerryRaymond Matthias asks if he’s found the remains of John Walter’s ferry.
We take a live history walk into the river valley to examine the debris he found and get to the bottom of his question.
2017-10-2548 min
Let's Find Out14 – The Land At HandLauren Crazybull asks what parallels we can see between broken treaties and gentrification in Edmonton. Our journey starts on a hill at the Mount Pleasant Cemetery with Papaschase First Nation’s Chief Calvin Bruneau.
2017-09-2742 min
Let's Find Out13 – The Multiplication Of EvilTess Dehoog asks whether it’s true that the German Nazi party came to Edmonton to learn about Alberta’s eugenics program.
2017-08-3043 min
Masters of Craft#165: Emily Chang - Taking On The UnknownAs the newly appointed CMO of Starbucks China, Emily Chang is on a mission. With a stint heading Apple retail marketing in the region, and another at the helm of commercial functions for the InterContinental Hotel Group under her belt, Emily is prepared to take on the company’s deepest dive into China since it began. While most US companies are pulling out of the region, Starbucks is projecting the creation of over 10,000 jobs a year, and more than 5000 locations (doubling the current number) in the next 4 years. To put that in perspective, Shanghai currently has twice as many location...
2017-08-0851 min
Let's Find Out12 – A Rather Queer RoadtripKory deGroot asks where we can learn about queer history in Edmonton. Answering that takes us through old love letters at the U of A Archives, a sneak peek at some research Fort Ed is doing, and hearing a story about coming out late in life.
2017-07-2658 min
Let's Find Out11 – About RitchieRitchie is a beloved older neighbourhood near Mill Creek Ravine. In this episode, we gathered residents’ questions about a school, a meatpacking plant, and some trees in the area. And then we took a walk to find out the answers together.
2017-06-2836 min
Let's Find Out10 – The Dinosaurs At DanekWhat are paleontologists digging up at Edmonton’s Danek Bonebed? We head down into the ravine to answer that question and a whole lot more questions about dinosaurs from Edmonton kids.
2017-06-0128 min
Let's Find OutLong Weekend UpdateI’m looking for questions about the Ritchie neighbourhood for a historical walk. And we’re hiring! More details on the website:
Long Weekend Update
2017-05-2300 min
Let's Find Out9 – A Lesson In ProtocolNathan Smith asks what food plants have been important to Indigenous peoples in the Edmonton area. A simple question opens up a deep process of learning how to ask questions across cultures, and who knowledge belongs to.
2017-05-0449 min
Let's Find Out8 – How We Know What’s True (Live)Under an avalanche of fake news and misinformation, it seems more important than ever to understand how we know what’s true. On March 11, 2017 we brought out a panel of speakers to The Needle Vinyl Tavern in Edmonton. They answered audience questions about how they know what’s true in their field.
Our panelists:
– Dr. Kisha Supernant (Métis Anthropology Professor & Archaeologist)
– Dave Cournoyer (Writer/Political Watcher at daveberta.ca)
– Sarah Hoyles (Producer behind the ECAMP podcast on Edmonton history)
More information at http://letsfindoutpodcast.com.
2017-03-291h 20
Let's Find Out7 – The Absent GravestoneConstable Frank Beevers was the first Edmonton police officer to be killed in the line of duty. Sheila Thomas asks: why is his grave unmarked?
2017-03-0132 min
Let's Find OutMarch 11 – Let’s Find Out Goes Live At The Needle!Have you been digging listening to Let’s Find Out? Then come bring your history questions to an all-ages live taping!
We’ve got an amazing panel of speakers coming out to The Needle Vinyl Tavern in Edmonton on March 11:
– Dr. Kisha Supernant (Métis Anthropology Professor & Archaeologist)
– Dave Cournoyer (Writer/Political Watcher at daveberta.ca)
– Sarah Hoyles (Producer behind the Edmonton City as Museum Project podcast on Edmonton history)
I’ll be asking them how they know what’s true in their field. And you’ll have a chance to submit your questions ab...
2017-02-1601 min
Let's Find OutThe Talking TeacupThis month, I have something a little different for you. It’s a one-off podcast I did in June 2016 to capture a little taste of the 2016 Edmonton Chinatown Conference. The 2016 Edmonton Chinatown Conference ran from June 11-12 at the University of Alberta. It was a gathering of city planners, business people, history nerds, young artists, folks from Chinatowns in other cities, and just generally Edmontonians with a strong bond to Chinatown here. The goal: to learn more about Chinatown’s cultural and historical roots, and do some visioning about its future.
This podcast was originally presented on the...
2017-01-2525 min
Let's Find Out6 – The Great Apartment CaperThis episode: The Great Apartment Caper. Pamela Learmond asks me to help her verify whether her grandpa really had an entire apartment building moved down 97 Street.
[Editor’s note: This episode has been slightly edited to remove some personal details]
2016-12-2957 min
Let's Find Out5 – The Ravine RevealWhat has archaeologist Haeden Stewart been digging up in Mill Creek Ravine? I followed him down to the dig site itself. And along the way, I learned about a neighbourhood you might never have known existed, how Edmonton industrialized in the early 20th century, and what caragana can tell you about where to dig.
2016-12-0142 min
Let's Find OutMini-Update – The Klan QueryWe found out the name of the building where the Ku Klux Klan published their newspaper, The Liberator, in the 1930s.
2016-11-2307 min
Let's Find Out4 – The Klan QueryRebecca Jade asks whether we can put a plaque where the KKK used to publish their newspaper in Edmonton – The Liberator. Along the way we learn about the mayor and premier who lent support to the KKK, a fiery picnic, and what the point of a plaque is anyway. The Edmonton Historical Board’s Barbara Hilden helps us figure out whether a plaque is possible.
2016-10-2539 min
Let's Find Out3 – The Story Of The Sheppard HouseThis episode: The Story of the Sheppard House. Christy Boulter asks what exactly is the story behind her home, and its original owner William Sheppard.
Investigating that question gave us a surprising look at booze, the behind-the-scenes machinations around prohibition, and what your dining room says about you.
2016-09-2836 min
Let's Find Out2 – The Trustee EnigmaThis episode: The Trustee Enigma. Bashir Mohamed asks whether Edmonton has ever had a black public school trustee.
Looking for an answer takes us to the Edmonton Public School Board’s archives, a conversation with a current trustee, and to the centre of the conversation about modern-day racism in Edmonton.
This episode contains some explicit language.
Full episode information at http://letsfindoutpodcast.com.
2016-08-2938 min