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Bloom: The podcast about innovation in EdmontonHighlights from a trip to Upper BoundTaproot reporters Shayne Giles and Ashley Lavallee-Koenig join Karen Unland to recap what they heard at Upper Bound, Edmonton's annual AI week, and share their thoughts on how artificial intelligence is changing their world.Here are the relevant links for this episode:Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute (Amii)Upper Bound ran from May 23 to 26, 2023What we saw and heard at Upper BoundDuckietownUniversity of Alberta instructor Matt Taylor's talk on DuckietownPanel on cellular agricultureNew HarvestNew Harvest and Amii to explore AI's uses in lab-grown foodRouteiqueSession on how Routeique uses machine learningAlberta AI pioneer plans new research institute in...
2023-06-2031 min
The Deep Dive from The WalrusThe Evolution of Workout VideosThe Evolution of Workout VideosSeason 1, Episode 4In early 2021, as gyms remained shuttered and wet weather made walks almost unbearable, Carine Abouseif found herself reaching for the nostalgia of the home workout—and she isn’t alone. Many Canadians have gravitated to home workouts over the past year. And market research suggests that this revival isn’t just a pandemic blip. Some former gym goers say they’re never going back, and many of those that do want to return plan to keep YouTube instructors in their fitness repertoire.As part of...
2022-02-1011 min
The Deep Dive from The WalrusCan Weed and Pro Sports Coexist?Season 1, Episode 3Can Weed and Pro Sports Coexist?The 2022 Winter Olympics are about to start in Beijing, and there has been a lot of attention paid to these games already, from the strict COVID-19 protocols that will be in place to concerns over China’s human rights record. But there’s one issue that comes up at nearly every Olympic Games: drug testing. In a few memorable cases, athletes have been penalized after testing positive for cannabis—a drug that normally isn’t considered performance enhancing. Attitudes toward cannabis have changed d...
2022-02-0320 min
The Deep Dive from The WalrusCanada’s Encampment CrisisSeason 1, Episode 2Canada’s Encampment CrisisAs housing inequality rises across the country, many Winnipeg residents have been left without a place to call home. In the grips of winter, they live without permanent shelter at bus stops and riverside camps. What failures led us here, and what’s being done to make change?This week, we hear from the Justice Fund Writer-in-Residence, Julia-Simone Rutgers. She’s a writer, journalist, essayist, and sometimes poet. She’s written daily news for the Winnipeg Free Press and StarMetro Halifax, and her work has also...
2022-01-2717 min
GaywireHockey, but it's gay?This week, Shayne Giles and Terrence Adams speak with athletes from The Edmonton RAGE, an all-inclusive sports organization.
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2021-08-1244 min
The Filmmakers Podcast | Directing | Producing | Screenwriting | IndieFilmsHow to Make an Action film with Cagefighter: Worlds Collide director Jesse Quinones and producer Shayne Putzlocher with Giles AldersonThis week we talk making a MMA style Cagefighting movie with director Jesse Quinones and producer Shayne Putzlocher which releases…
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2020-05-1200 min
The Filmmakers PodcastHow to Make an Action film with Cagefighter: Worlds Collide director Jesse Quinones and producer Shayne Putzlocher with Giles AldersonThis week we talk making a MMA style Cagefighting movie with director Jesse Quinones and producer Shayne Putzlocher which releases this SAT May 16th on FITE.comGiles Alderson had a chat with Jesse and Shayne about their careers, how they got to where they are. They talk about shooting and choreographing a action film, pre vis and storyboards and why you need to come as prepared as possible.They talk about Jesse's debut movie Calloused hands and what he learnt as a filmmaker and how he met Shayne at Cannes Film Festival and pitched...
2020-05-121h 20
The Filmmakers PodcastHow to make an Action Movie with Cagefighter's Jesse Quinones and Shayne PutzlocherJesse Quinones and producer and Shayne PutzlocherThis week we talk making a MMA style Cagefighting movie with director Jesse Quinones and producer Shayne Putzlocher which releases this SAT May 16th on FITE.com
Giles Alderson had a chat with Jesse and Shayne about their careers, how they got to where they are. They talk about shooting and choreographing a action film, pre vis and storyboards and why you need to come as prepared as possible.
They talk about Jesse's debut movie Calloused hands and what he learnt as a filmmaker and how he met Shayne at Cannes Film Festival and...
2020-05-121h 17