Josh White's in-depth conversations with Calgary personalities, newsmakers and all-around movers and shakers to provide insight, nuance and context to the city and province's most pressing issues.
How exactly are libraries changing and evolving? We talked with Calgary Public Library CEO, Mark Asberg about this and a whole host of other library-related topics. OUR PATRONS ARE LISTENING TO BONUS CONTENT WHERE ASBERG [...] The post Common Ground YYC – S2E4: Mark Asberg, CEO – Calgary Public Library appeared first on LiveWire Calgary.
Increasingly when you hear about development in Calgary, you hear about the divide between suburban (new) and established area growth. It often pits citizens against one another, insisting that one must happen to a greater [...] The post Common Ground YYC – S2E3: Brian Hahn, BILD Calgary CEO appeared first on LiveWire Calgary.
Kate Thompson took charge of the Calgary Municipal Land Corporation late last year, as previous CEO Michael Brown left the post. In this conversation with Silvia Pikal, co-host of the Common Ground YYC podcast and [...] The post Common Ground YYC – S2E2: Kate Thompson, CMLC appeared first on LiveWire Calgary.
After a successful first season, we’re back with Common Ground YYC – albeit with a little different format. Former host Josh White had to move on to a different job that conflicted with the podcast [...] The post Common Ground YYC – Season 2, Episode 1: Calgary’s independent journalism appeared first on LiveWire Calgary.
Affordable housing is an issue for many Calgarians and in this episode, host Josh White talks with Sarah Woodgate, President of the Calgary Housing Company and Director of Calgary Housing. The pair talk about a [...] The post Common Ground YYC – Episode 17: Sarah Woodgate on affordable housing appeared first on LiveWire Calgary.
In Episode 16, host Josh White chats with Flames Nation writer Ryan Pike. The pair talk about the Calgary Flames great regular season and lacklustre playoff run and what worked this season and what didn’t. [...] The post Common Ground YYC – Episode 16: Ryan Pike, Flames Nation appeared first on LiveWire Calgary.
Freedom Conservative party leader, Derek Fildebrandt joins Common Ground YYC host Josh White to talk about politics, the Alberta election and the evolving conservative movement in Canada. On the current state of today’s politics, Fildebrandt [...] The post Common Ground YYC – Episode 15: Derek Fildebrandt – Freedom Conservative Party appeared first on LiveWire Calgary.
In Episode 14 of Common Ground YYC, host Josh White talks with Paul Dornian, president and CEO of the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra. The pair cover a range of topics, from Paul’s time at the Mount [...] The post Common Ground YYC – Episode 14: Paul Dornian, President, CEO Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra appeared first on LiveWire Calgary.
In this episode – lucky number 13 – host Josh White is joined by Calgary city councillors Druh Farrell, Jyoti Gondek and Gian-Carlo Carra to talk about city building and their thoughts on how Calgary [...] The post Common Ground YYC – Episode 13: Couns. Gondek, Farrell and Carra appeared first on LiveWire Calgary.
If you like Alberta and Canadian politics, you’re going to love this episode, as host Josh White talks with freelance journalist Jen Gerson. The pair touch on Gerson’s journalism journey before diving into Alberta conservatism, [...] The post Common Ground YYC – Episode 12: Jen Gerson appeared first on LiveWire Calgary.