LiveWire-d in Calgary

Welcome back to the LiveWired in Calgary podcast – a monthly news-focused program done in partnership with CJSW 90.9 FM. In this month’s show, host Darren Krause, editor at LiveWire Calgary, plays clips from conversations [...] The post LiveWired in Calgary – Episode 37: Nenshi spars with Reeve, Memorial Drive trees appeared first on LiveWire Calgary.

Lots to talk about this month in Episode 36 of the LiveWired in Calgary broadcast on CJSW 90.9 FM (yeah, it’s been THREE YEARS on the air). In this episode host Darren Krause, editor at [...] The post LiveWired in Calgary – Episode 36: COVID resurgence, masks, and the federal/municipal election crossover appeared first on LiveWire Calgary.

In this episode, originally aired on CJSW 90.9, host Darren Krause, editor at LiveWire Calgary, looks at the Green Line funding approval and Jyoti Gondek’s pitch to create a planning regime that incentives the creation [...] The post LiveWired in Calgary – Episode 35: Green Line, child care and open seats on Calgary city council appeared first on LiveWire Calgary.

First, we acknowledge the atrocity at the site of a former Saskatchewan residential school, where there were 751 unmarked graves. Host Darren Krause, editor at LiveWire Calgary, brings you more on the province’s plan to [...] The post LiveWired in Calgary – Episode 34: Reconciliation and Canada Day, mask bylaw conflict and Mayors for a day appeared first on LiveWire Calgary.

In the May edition of LiveWire in Calgary, host Darren Krause, editor at LiveWire Calgary looks at the idea of voter lists and the return of kids to Alberta schools after the most recent public [...] The post LiveWired in Calgary – Episode 33: Back to school, Green Line and the Calgary Stampede appeared first on LiveWire Calgary.

We thought last month’s show was jam packed – but this month we’re pushing the limits of audio news production to the limits! Host Darren Krause, editor at livewirecalgary.com, hits on a few hot button [...] The post LiveWired in Calgary – Episode 32: DQ, Bill 68, Downtown Strategy, and public engagement appeared first on LiveWire Calgary.

In this month’s episode, originally airing on CJSW 90.9 FM, host Darren Krause, editor at livewirecalgary.com, had a jam packed show. He played a portion of his interview with outgoing councillor Druh Farrell and her [...] The post LiveWired in Calgary – Episode 31: Druh Farrell goodbye, Guidebook and a tree mystery appeared first on LiveWire Calgary.

It’s the February edition of LiveWired in Calgary broadcast on CJSW 90.9 FM! This month, host Darren Krause, editor at LiveWire Calgary, talks with Beltline Neighbourhoods Association president Peter Oliver and Ward 8 councillor Evan [...] The post LiveWired in Calgary – Episode 30: Eau Claire YMCA closure, the bow wave and Calgary’s film industry appeared first on LiveWire Calgary.

It’s the January edition of LiveWired in Calgary broadcast on CJSW 90.9 FM! This month, host Darren Krause, editor at LiveWire Calgary, talks with Matt Osborne of the Calgary Firefighter’s Association about racism accusations. He [...] The post LiveWired in Calgary – Episode 29: Firefighters, YYC Console Drive and mayoral candidates appeared first on LiveWire Calgary.

What were the top stories of 2020? LiveWired in Calgary host Darren Krause goes through the stories that impacted Calgarians the most this year in his final CJSW 90.9 show of 2020. We have audio [...] The post LiveWired in Calgary – Episode 28: Year in review appeared first on LiveWire Calgary.

What will define the 2021 Calgary municipal election? In this month’s show on CJSW 90.9 FM, we talk with political strategist and communications consultant Alex Middleton from Champion Communications on what he expects in the [...] The post LiveWired in Calgary – Episode 25: EMS dispatch, municipal election and COVID info overload appeared first on LiveWire Calgary.

In this month’s show on CJSW 90.9 FM, host Darren Krause, editor at livewirecalgary.com talks with Calgary musician Matt Masters. Masters is the founder of Curbside Concerts Canada, and it’s gone from a one-person show [...] The post LiveWired in Calgary – Episode 24: Matt Masters, Alberta school re-entry, Cheryl Foggo’s new film appeared first on LiveWire Calgary.

Don’t worry – we still have plenty of coronavirus content inside this month’s show. But, we’ve got great interviews with Calgary’s outgoing Poet Laureate Sheri-D Wilson and Righteous Gelato owner James Boettcher and the company’s [...] The post LiveWired in Calgary – Episode 21: Poet Sheri-D Wilson, James Boettcher of Righteous Gelato, and why Alberta’s summer was cancelled appeared first on LiveWire Calgary.

In this month’s episode, host Darren Krause, editor at LiveWire Calgary, talked with two people at the forefront of helping others as the coronavirus began in our city. Krause talked with local photographer Neil Zeller [...] The post LiveWired in Calgary – Episode 20: Coronavirus good deeds appeared first on LiveWire Calgary.

In our first episode of 2020, LiveWired in Calgary host Darren Krause looks at changes to the way Alberta has funded post-secondary, actual data on crime trends around Calgary’s Supervised Consumption Sites (SCS) and a [...] The post LiveWired in Calgary – Episode 18: Alberta post secondary, Peter Oliver, and Coun. Jyoti Gondek appeared first on LiveWire Calgary.

In the November 2019 episode of LiveWired in Calgary, host Darren Krause has a heartfelt conversation with Coun. Druh Farrell about her longtime friend and community advocate, Cheri Macaulay. Things then swing over the city [...] The post LiveWired in Calgary – Episode 16: Cheri Macaulay, city hall decorum and budget appeared first on LiveWire Calgary.

In this episode, host Darren Krause takes a look at some recent remarks made by Jason Kenney in the Alberta legislature, he talks with Cameron Graham about a cool cafe in the basement of a [...] The post LiveWired in Calgary – Episode 15: Ohana Café, Kenney legislature remarks and federal election appeared first on LiveWire Calgary.

In this month’s show, host and editor of livewirecalgary.com, Darren Krause, talks with the man behind the I Love… sticker project, Ben Laird. It’s created a lot of buzz! We touch on the Canadian federal [...] The post LiveWired in Calgary – Episode 14: Ben Laird, YYC Matters and city council decorum appeared first on LiveWire Calgary.

In this month’s episode, we take a look at the challenge Calgary is having in cutting certain areas to bridge a $60 million gap. We catch up with City of Calgary Transportation GM, Michael Thompson [...] The post LiveWired in Calgary – Episode 12 appeared first on LiveWire Calgary.

Lucky number 13! In this month’s episode, LiveWire Calgary editor, Darren Krause talks with Calgary artist Katie Green about her multiple-surface art installation along Calgary’s RiverWalk in the East Village. We chat with Calgary cyclist [...] The post LiveWired in Calgary – Episode 13: Katie Green, David Spence appeared first on LiveWire Calgary.

This month’s show digs into how the Calgary Stampede comes up with its wild and crazy new food each year and we talk with Silvia Pikal, editor in chief of the newly-launched New Forum magazine. [...] The post Podcast: LiveWired in Calgary – Episode 11 appeared first on LiveWire Calgary.