https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-wordfest-podcast--2515938enSociety & CultureCopyright Wordfesthttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/d081879490bfdebb372ff3f59fd90e7f.jpghttps://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-wordfest-podcast--2515938Thu, 02 May 2024 13:20:02 +0000WordfestWordfestfeeds@spreaker.comtrue42be8319-0e8b-57c2-88d6-c6b4a277f891episodichttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/cheryl-foggo-live-at-wordfest--29918031https://wke.lt/w/s/pxlQil)]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/29918031Mon, 08 Jun 2020 22:25:03 +0000WordfestOn February 8th, 2020, author, screenwriter, and playwright Cheryl Foggo took to the Wordfest stage at Memorial Park Library in Calgary to celebrate the 30th anniversary re-release of her book, Pourin' Down Rain: A Black Woman Claims Her Place In The...https://wke.lt/w/s/pxlQil)]]>4652falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/desmond-cole-live-at-wordfest--29901473https://wke.lt/w/s/TleUHx)]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/29901473Mon, 08 Jun 2020 17:11:47 +0000WordfestOn February 20th, 2020, journalist and activist Desmond Cole took to the Wordfest stage at Memorial Park Library in Calgary to talk about his bestselling book, The Skin We're In. This sold-out event was hosted by playwright and activist Melanee...https://wke.lt/w/s/TleUHx)]]>5058falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/dr-melanee-thomas-averages--23992169https://api.spreaker.com/episode/23992169Tue, 17 Mar 2020 21:03:53 +0000WordfestDr. Melanee Thomas has a "bee in her bonet" about averages in Alberta. Here she is speaking at the Alberta Views Live: 2020 Budget Dig In on March. 11, 2020.289falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/dr-trevor-tombe-what-albertans-should-be-talking-about--23986591https://api.spreaker.com/episode/23986591Tue, 17 Mar 2020 18:03:58 +0000WordfestDr. Trevor Tombe highlights what he thinks Albertans SHOULD be talking about in relation to the budget during the Alberta Views Live: 2020 Budget Dig In.390falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/cheryl-foggo-reading-from-pourin-down-rain-at-the-30th-anniversary-re-release-celebration-on-february-8th--22669611https://api.spreaker.com/episode/22669611Tue, 11 Feb 2020 22:05:38 +0000WordfestListen to Cheryl Foggo reading from Pourin' Down Rain: A Black Woman Claims Her Place In The Canadian West at our event on February 8th.393falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/what-do-we-need-men-for-an-honest-proposal-reading--22032502https://api.spreaker.com/episode/22032502Fri, 24 Jan 2020 20:46:33 +0000WordfestOn Oct. 20th, 2019, Wordfest hosted an event with E. Jean Carroll called "Ask E. Jean Anything." This audio features Wordfest's Programming Associate, Rita Sirignano reading aloud from E. Jean's book, "What Do We Need Men For?" in front of the sold...437falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/alberta-views-live-election-deep-dive-2--17524380https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17524380Wed, 03 Apr 2019 20:40:53 +0000WordfestOn March 14th, 2019, Dave Cournoyer, Jen Gerson and Graham Thomson provided in-depth takes on the current political conversations and offered unique insights into what an engaged electorate should be talking about. This event was presented in...4980ableg,abpoli,albertaelection,calgary,wordfest,yycfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/alberta-views-live-election-deep-dive-1--17522313https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17522313Wed, 03 Apr 2019 16:24:55 +0000WordfestOn February 21st 2019, Kevin Van Tighem, Trevor Tombe, and Susan Wright provided in-depth takes on the current political conversations, and offered unique insights into what an engaged electorate should be talking about. This event was presented in...4618ableg,abpoli,albertaelection,election,ndp,ucp,yycfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/wordfest-presents-aj-finn--16976729https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16976729Thu, 07 Feb 2019 16:40:30 +0000WordfestOn September 18th Wordfest presented the author of the esteemed novel, The Woman In The Window, AJ Finn. Here are some highlights from our interview with him.861ajfinn,thewomaninthewindow,wordfesttruefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/wordfest-presents-the-2017-poetry-cabaret--13589201
Featuring live readings from Jordan Abel, Billy-Ray Belcourt, Hera Lindsay Bird, Lorna Crozier, Clea Roberts, Jamie Sharpe, and Phoebe Wang.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/13589201Thu, 14 Dec 2017 22:08:00 +0000Wordfest*This episode contains explicit content* Featuring live readings from Jordan Abel, Billy-Ray Belcourt, Hera Lindsay Bird, Lorna Crozier, Clea Roberts, Jamie Sharpe, and Phoebe Wang.
Featuring live readings from Jordan Abel, Billy-Ray Belcourt, Hera Lindsay Bird, Lorna Crozier, Clea Roberts, Jamie Sharpe, and Phoebe Wang.]]>3738books,literature,poetry,reading,wordfesttruefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/wordfest-presents-how-to-fall-in-love-with-anyone--13253746
Thank you Feng Suave for letting us use your song "By The Poolside" in this episode. If you liked what you heard, check out their Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/fengsuave/

Remember to check out more wordy events like Nate Blakeslee on Nov. 10: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/wordfest-presents-nate-blakeslee-tickets-39004114356]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/13253746Mon, 06 Nov 2017 04:19:15 +0000WordfestHave you ever asked a stranger 36 questions, stared into their eyes for four minutes, and then fell in love? Author Mandy Len Catron did just that and wrote a book called, How to Fall in Love With Anyone. Here she is at the Big Secret Theatre at...
Thank you Feng Suave for letting us use your song "By The Poolside" in this episode. If you liked what you heard, check out their Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/fengsuave/

Remember to check out more wordy events like Nate Blakeslee on Nov. 10: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/wordfest-presents-nate-blakeslee-tickets-39004114356]]>929books,dating,literature,love,newyorktimes,wordfestfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/festival-preview-teaser--12950045
For full lineup: http://wordfest.com/artists/

For event schedule: http://wordfest.com/schedule/]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/12950045Tue, 03 Oct 2017 23:34:42 +0000WordfestWe are giving you an insider's look into the 2017 Wordfest festival. From Oct. 9-15 the most delicious writers from Canada and the rest of the world will be serving up life-changing ideas at theatres around Calgary, as well as Wordfest’s new home at...
For full lineup: http://wordfest.com/artists/

For event schedule: http://wordfest.com/schedule/]]>233books,festival,literature,livereadings,wordfest2017falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/wordfest-presents-omar-el-akkad--12094029
Music credit: Downloaded from Freemusicarchive.org: “Pine Apple Rag (Scott Joplin Piano Roll)” – by Scott Joplin and “Rainy Day Blues” – by Joseph C. Smith Orchestra.

Sound credit: Downloaded from Freesound.org: “Sota War” – by YleArkisto https://www.freesound.org/people/YleArkisto/sounds/320133/]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/12094029Mon, 12 Jun 2017 17:05:51 +0000WordfestOmar El Akkad presented his first published novel, American War in the Wordfest Lab on May 24, 2017. The novel depicts America struggling with civil war, a manufactured plague, and environmental fallback due to global warming. The book provides...
Music credit: Downloaded from Freemusicarchive.org: “Pine Apple Rag (Scott Joplin Piano Roll)” – by Scott Joplin and “Rainy Day Blues” – by Joseph C. Smith Orchestra.

Sound credit: Downloaded from Freesound.org: “Sota War” – by YleArkisto https://www.freesound.org/people/YleArkisto/sounds/320133/]]>263authorsvoice,books,canada,entertainment,literaturefalsefull