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Addison Brasil, author of the brand new book, "Grief Club", joins us again to unpack the complicated world of Grief and what it truly means to be a part of grief club. Addison's insight is truly a game changer when it comes to life itself, and his coined character traits of "Honour the Journey" and "Find the Funny" always make for an incredible conversation, which is why we decided to bring him back. And if you want to dive deeper into his story, go back and listen to episode #015! Topics Discussed: what it means to grieve, what is grief club, why grief is a process and not a result, how to find support and be supported, the comeback versus the comethru, the difference between happening "to" versus happening "thru", addressing our inner child, and more.  Connect with Addison BrasilClick Here to Purchase His New Book on AmazonFollow his Journey on IG: @addisonbrasil Visit Addisons website for more!  If you enjoyed this episode or any of our previous episodes, please leave us a rating! It really helps us reach more men and include more brothers in this community.Follow Modern MaskulinityInstagramFacebook TikTokConnect with the Host'sKyle Rushton | @therelationshipcoach_Anwar Ahmed | @anwarahmed4Featured On: Top Masculinity Podcasts Audio Produced by: Chris Smith

Topics discussed: our human ability to adapt, the need to change our scenery, breaking the stigma the world has towards the locker room, what our truth is - the "and both", the societal influence of this narrative, and does the mens locker room evolve over time? If you enjoyed this episode or any of our previous episodes, please leave us a rating! It really helps us reach more men and include more brothers in this community.Follow Modern MaskulinityInstagramFacebook TikTokConnect with the Host'sKyle Rushton | @coachkylerushtonAnwar Ahmed | @anwarahmed4Featured On: Top Masculinity Podcasts Audio Produced by: Chris Smith

Topics Discussed: abundance vs. scarcity mindset, the meaning and power of manifestation, living fully, embracing the spiritual, inviting in flow, masculine and feminine energies, how to live abundantly, and becoming aware of our energetic blocks.  This episode is sponsored by:TETHR - a free mental health and wellness app just for men.  Click here to download now and join the community! Follow Modern MaskulinityInstagramFacebook TikTok Connect with the UsKyle Rushton | @coachkylerushtonAnwar Ahmed | @anwarahmed4 Check Out Our New Feature!Top Masculinity Podcasts  Podcast Produced by Chris Smith 

Topics Discussed: character building, inner child awareness, boyhood to manhood, journey towards masculinity, growing up too quickly, the "man-box" epidemic, finding fun again, and more.  This episode is sponsored by:TETHR - a free mental health and wellness app just for men.  Click here to download now and join the community! Follow Modern MaskulinityInstagramFacebook TikTok Connect with the Host'sKyle Rushton | @coachkylerushtonAnwar Ahmed | @anwarahmed4 Check Out Our New Feature!Top Masculinity Podcasts  Podcast Produced by Chris Smith 

Topics Discussed: the purpose and importance of Movember + Mens Health Month, doing the maintenance, mental health, self-worth, masculinity, physical health, being at our worst, evading the lostness, finding our identity, and seeing the beauty in life. November is Mens Health month and has been fuelled for many years by the creation and influence of Movember, an annual event where people grow moustaches to raise awareness for mens health issues such as prostate cancer, testicular cancer, and mens suicide. Unfortunately, we feel as if November is often a forgotten month due to Christmas and yet, we feel that it needs to become one of the most important months of the year to ensure we as men are supported fully in our mental and physical health. Educate and Donate to the Movember Cause This episode is sponsored by:TETHR - a free mental health and wellness app just for men.  Click here to download now and join the community! Follow Modern MaskulinityInstagramFacebook TikTok Connect with the UsKyle Rushton | @coachkylerushtonAnwar Ahmed | @anwarahmed4 Check Out Our New Feature!Top Masculinity Podcasts  Podcast Produced by Chris Smith 

Amanda Chen is a retired entrepreneur, storyteller, speaker, and is the host of the "The Amanda Chen Show" where she held a powerful series called "100 Masked Men," a space dedicated to open but anonymous conversations with 100 men to talk about masculinity, fear, and self-worth + how this is all seen thru the eyes of women. Join us in this incredible dialogue as we explore the different perspectives between men and women on the topic of masculinity, how this shows up in relationships, why consent is such a challenging conversation, and if the world is truly ready for the unmasking of men + much more! Connect with Amanda Chen100 Masked Men - A Series on The Amanda Chen PodcastFollow Amanda on Instagram  This episode is sponsored by:TETHR - a free mental health and wellness app just for men.  Click here to download now and join the community! Follow Modern MaskulinityInstagramFacebook TikTok Connect with the UsKyle Rushton | @coachkylerushtonAnwar Ahmed | @anwarahmed4 Check Out Our New Feature!Top Masculinity Podcasts  Podcast Produced by Chris Smith

Preparing for this episode was tough. Just the thought of reflecting on our childhoods and asking ourselves,"what influence does our childhood have on our lives?" and "do I have a mother and/or father wound?" seemed both exciting and scary as hell. In this episode, we really open up ourselves to the idea of what a mother and father wound, if + how they have impacted our lives + current relationships, and how intensely our relationship with our parents growing up can + has influenced our current reality and the thoughts, patterns, and behaviours we frequent. We laugh, we cry, and we dive deep - an episode you do NOT want to miss. This episode is sponsored by:TETHR - a free mental health and wellness app just for men.  Click here to download now and join the community! Follow Modern MaskulinityInstagramFacebook  Connect with the UsKyle Rushton | @coachkylerushtonAnwar Ahmed | @anwarahmed4  Check Out Our New Feature!Top Masculinity Podcasts  Podcast Produced by Chris Smith

"Men live lives of quiet desperation.""Women, children, and dogs are loved unconditionally. Men are loved under the condition that they provide something."Statements like these are everywhere with even more trying to counteract their validity, and while this may not be 100% of mens experience, just the fact that it is a reality for some is something to be addressed (btw, men are still 3 times more likely to take their own life...). In this weeks episode, we dive deep into these statements and how they have not only influenced but have actively shown up in our lives. This isn't an episode attempting to fix the problem - this is an episode to speak the truth - the truth of our struggles as men in our current era. We see you, we hear you, and we stand beside you, King. This episode is sponsored by:TETHR - a free mental health and wellness app just for men.  Click here to download now and join the community!Follow Modern Maskulinity:InstagramFacebookConnect with the UsKyle Rushton | @coachkylerushtonAnwar Ahmed | @anwarahmed4Check Out Our New Feature!Top Masculinity PodcastsModern Maskulinity is Produced by: Chris Smith

For the longest time, we presumed, based on our upbringing, that integrity only meant "stay true to your word" and "be honest, always.:" But where did our word come from? Is it truly our word, or someone else's? What does "honesty" truly even mean? Why does the dictionary define the word "Integrity" in two different ways, and what about a building or an airplanes integrity can we learn from? Join us in this weeks episode as we dive deep into the concept of integrity and how we can begin to cultivate a sense of wholeness.  Check out our feature as one of the top masculinity podcasts! https://blog.feedspot.com/masculinity_podcasts/Produced by: Chris Smith

Andy Nguyen is a mens coach and group facilitator focusing on cultivating a deeper resonance with our own personal confidence and integrity. And not just integrity of our mind + word, but also our integrity of within our body and our heart. In this powerful guest episode we discuss what it means to be a man, how our childhood has affected our journey as men, the importance of breath work + meditation, the social approval we seek to ensure our manhood, and how we can begin to cultivate a more conscious approach to our own masculinity.  Check out our feature as one of the top masculinity podcasts! https://blog.feedspot.com/masculinity_podcasts/Produced by: Chris Smith

Do you find yourself blocking happiness from entering your life because you feel as if you haven't accomplished enough yet and therefore are not worthy of it? To help cultivate our personal answer, we prompt the following questions: what does happiness mean to you? Is it something found outside of yourself? Is it a mindset? Is it something that we eventually achieve when we've accomplished a certain amount of goals? Can you just simply choose to be happy? Is a state of feeling optimistic the same as being happy? And finally - in this moment, are you happy? Seemingly ever-present and, at the same time, ever-elusive, we challenge the following notion - is the concept of "happiness" an appropriate measurement stick for a fulfilling life?  Check out our feature as one of the top masculinity podcasts! https://blog.feedspot.com/masculinity_podcasts/Produced by: Chris Smith

We as men are hearing a reoccurring theme: asking for help is a strength, not a weakness. And while this can be empowering for some, it can also feel like another task or a representation that we are never doing enough + not doing a good job. So what do we do? How do we navigate the knowing that asking for support is a good thing while it feels so uncomfortable? What are the possibilities that can + have come from this seemingly uncommon space amongst us as men? As always, we are here to talk about it, so join us on this weeks episode as we discuss some of the common challenges when it comes to seeking support, why it can be so hard for many including ourselves, what asking for help looks like for us, and how we can better navigate this space together within our collective brotherhood.

Conflict resolution is everywhere at almost every moment. How? Because conflict doesn't just exist with other people - it also happens inside of ourselves. Where should i go today? What career path should I take? What should i eat today? The choice between left and right, good or bad, right and wrong crosses our space constantly, and every one of these moments is breeding an opportunity for conflict. So that begs the question: how do we handle it? Do we shut down because it's too much? Do we deflect it because we don't want to deal with it? Maybe we just give into other peoples opinions because we don't want to upset them or be a burden? No matter what your conflict resolution style is, we invite you to listen in as we share our styles. how they were developed, what patterns we both have that we are working on doing differently, and the biggest lessons we learned that have helped us handle conflict - even between the two of us!

Have you noticed that stress has become a hot button topic these days? Is it possible to have a conversation that doesn't involve some sort of discussion around stress management? What even is this concept of stress, and why is it so prevalent in what seems to be every day of our lives? Listen in to this weeks episode as we dive deep + add context to the mindset of stress, how it has impacted our personal lives + our relationships with others, and how we choose to see it now in each of our current experiences.

Do you see your ego as a friend, or an enemy? Is it possible to fully rid ourselves of our ego? What is it even there for? Partly inspired by the book, "Ego is The Enemy" by Ryan Holiday, this episode is focused entirely on breaking down this concept of the ego and what part it played + continues to play in our lives. From reactionary outbursts to keeping us safe, dive in with us as we get down into the nitty gritty of our own personal egos + share perspectives surrounding egoism that have drastically impacted our relationship with ourselves + others + the world.

In order to best serve others, we must first serve ourself - but what does that look like? Why is it that we as men often find ourselves serving others and neglecting service to self? Is service to self, selfish? In true fashion, the two of us break down our own unique experiences with self-leadership, where we got it wrong, where we got it right, what society is telling us, and what we believe to be true about leadership as a whole.

Have you ever wondered why the concept of achieving success always seems to elude you? Why is it that some people seem to feel successful by owning nothing and others feel successful by owning everything? Who speaks thru you when you explain your definition of success? We cover all of this in this weeks episode as we discuss the concept of balancing the karmic expression, the ideology of swinging the pendulum from one extreme to the next, and what success means to us in this moment + how it has evolved over the course of our lives.

Extending off of last weeks topic surrounding the 5 love languages, we decided it would be profound to continue the relationship topic by speaking more in-depth about a newer field of research called "the attachment styles." As we dive in, we both uncover parts of ourselves we haven't discovered before and we hope that presenting this topic will do the same for you + assist in developing more powerful relationships.

Have you ever talked about what your love language is with one of your guy friends? Neither have we, but we decided it was time to break that stigma of thinking we can't talk about these kinds of things with our fellow brothers. Join us in this weeks episode as we discuss, define, and describe what our own languages are + see into the perspective of how so many of us men give "acts of service" simply because we feel we are "supposed to."

Continuing off of last weeks episode surrounding death, we began to consider what we found to be the top 5 regrets of the dying. The top answers were curated by a nurse named Bronnie Ware who spoke with people who were in the last 12 weeks of their life. As we began to break them down for ourselves and what each one meant to us, we realized something - although there was no gender specifications in the gathering of this information, all five regrets appeared to deeply resonate with us as men...

Discussing death is not a common conversation, which is exactly why we wanted to dive into it. Death is not something to fear - it is something to be embraced, and we believe that the ideology, "Memento Mori" is a powerful way to live. We would love to have you join us as we open the gateway to what death means to us and how we can allow ourselves to honour a beautiful piece of our human experience.

As we continue to navigate the ever-changing world around us, one major topic is often a point of discussion - patriarchy. Although this episode isn't solely based on the concept, what we wanted to discuss is the impact it has on gender roles + the unconscious role it plays in making day-to-day decisions as men including a very common one - pronouns.

Spirituality, faith, and religion can easily become a very argumentative subject to talk about as each one of us subscribes to our own unique ideology of who or what the "higher power" is (that is, if we even believe in it or not). To support this conversation, we brought in our producer to add in a third perspective as we believe that having these conversations don't make anyone right or wrong - they are simply a way to share perspective and honour the journey we all have with our relationship to something bigger than ourselves.

Have you ever heard the statement, "Anger is the only emotion men are allowed to express?" Have you ever found yourself expressing anger in an unhealthy way? From punching holes in walls to shutting down completely, we as men are often trying to figure out how to deal with this specific emotion. Tune into this weeks episode as we share our personal experiences with anger, what we learned is really under the surface of it all, and how we can learn to not just express it in a healthier way, but to also understand it better for ourselves.

Do you believe "Nice Guys Finish Last?" If they do, why is that? What characteristics of being a "nice guy" leave them finishing, perspectively, in last place? In this weeks episode, we break down why we believe this narrative exists, some of the challenges that men are feeling because of it, and what we believe is required to begin moving away from this ideology.

Do you ever feel like the weight of the world is on your back? Have you ever identified with a job role so much, it seems impossible to quit? Do you ever receive praise for being able to "handle" a ton of things all at once? In this episode, we revolve the discussion around the topic of careers, the impact they have on our mental health, and why it's so vital to not get too lost in the realm of DOing.

"Those things that weren't supposed to happen? They happened. What happens next is up to you." -Hank Moody, Californication

Quite often we find the word "masculinity" attached to the word "toxic", especially these days, but it's more rare to find it phrased as the "wounded masculine." So what is it? How exactly are we "wounded," and how do we know? Listen in to this weeks conversation as we dissect the concept, present the definition + how it shows up, and openly acknowledge how being wounded can empower us to heal.

One of the most revolutionary artifacts of the psyche is the discovery of one thing: it is always you versus you. You may have teammates, you may be in a competition, but the real competition is always with yourself. Who is in control of your life - you, or your mind? Listen in as we help you uncover the existence of the intimate relationship you have with yourself and how to begin to walk through life not deflecting it, but rather, to begin holding hands with it.

Grab your tickets for our first ever live show! We're watching Magic Mike with the Modern Manhood Podcast! Saturday March 28th at Metro Cinema in Edmonton (tix here)CW: there's a lot of talk about gaslighting, mental health, and domestic abuse throughout this episode. ReComradations:Abdul: Marbula 1 from Jelle's Marble Runs (https://www.marble-sports.com/series/marbula-one/)Evan: organizing and taking care of each otherJoin the DiscordSupport us with $3/month to access Primo Lefter, our weekly premium show.

In this episode Phil sits down with German Villegas, host of the Modern Manhood Podcast, to discuss the 2004 documentary "Metallica: Some Kind of Monster." German shares his insights on the film from a masculinity perspective, and we manage to throw in a little Oilers chat at the end. This episode was recorded in July of 2019, so feel free to mock us on our Oilers predictions!

Not sure if the episode is The Greatest One or German Villegas from Modern Manhood Podcast is. Take a listen and find out! German is here to give his perspective on Don Cherry's firing, Colin Kaepernick, and TV! I had to give him a break after some pretty heavy topics! Wayne Gretzky's number was 99. I LOVED Wayne Gretzky when he played with the Oilers in the 80's. I wore black for a week after he was traded to LA. Literally. I wore black all week. So 99 always make me think of Wayne and the hay-days of hockey. tightendspodcast.com This episode is brought to you by: ATB.com Alberta Podcast Network Marvel: Universe of Superheroes Seat Giant (use code apn)

Welcome to the Mess Hall Podcast, part of the @albertapodnet powered by @atbfinancial.   This week's guest is Freddy G! This week I welcome Freddy to the podcast where we talk about the Keto diet, dry rub wings and the deliciousness of baby back ribs.  Check out Freddy on twitter @OrangeFreddyG or check out his site freddygcomedy.com Also have a look at his You Tube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKa83htvL89DZHoa_Xmk8RA This week's podcast shout out goes to the Modern Manhood Podcast. Give it a listen. https://modernmanhood.org    

On this episode, we highlight the work of two local feminists to understand why they do what they do. First we hear from German Villegas, the host of the Modern Manhood Podcast, about why he thinks it’s important for men to organize conversations about masculinity and empathy. Then we hear from Theresa Whiskeyjack, who helped […]

  I have been thinking a lot about the EDU bubble. Not just the challenges that are created by it or the frustrations that arise from it, but also the composition of it. Honestly, it is way too easy to call out the competitive agendas that exist inside and outside the bubble...but what of the actual bubble? What is it really made of? Its not surprising to me that I have started to look at the stories that emerge from the surface tension on the bubble. The spirit of Chasing Squirrels has always pursued the curious stories  about the relationship between educator and system - more and more the convos have started to include the challenges of creating EDU spaces with the community included as a fully participating role. And I have begun to appreciate the little bits of source code that are being written and rewritten there. The colocation of essential services that could support learning is one sample of the new thinking that is popping in the dialogue between systems. German Villegas is the human behind the ModernManhood Podcast and he exists directly in that space 'between'. He spends his time working with youth and males in a human service capacity and supports conversations with men about their masculinity and what it means to be a modern man. I knew that this convo would tie in with the action on the bubble and would definitely illuminate some of the necessary work that needs to be done with many of the modern learners that I interact with on the daily. Please check it out. Go find Modern Manhood's Twiiter feed https://twitter.com/modernmanpod and the website https://modernmanhood.org/  Chasing Squirrels is on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/chasing-squirrels/id1191208370?mt=2 You can find me on Twitter @chrisjcluff and on Wordpress at https://chrisjcluff.com/ If you would like to chat on the podcast, let me know. Song in episode: 8bit Detective by Bass Assassin is used under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/) This song has not been remixed or changed in any way.

I have been thinking a lot about the EDU bubble. Not just the challenges that are created by it or the frustrations that arise from it, but also the composition of it. Honestly, it is way too easy to call out the competitive agendas that exist inside and outside the bubble...but what of the actual bubble? What is it really made of? Its not surprising to me that I have started to look at the stories that emerge from the surface tension on the bubble. The spirit of Chasing Squirrels has always pursued the curious stories  about the relationship between educator and system - more and more the convos have started to include the challenges of creating EDU spaces with the community included as a fully participating role. And I have begun to appreciate the little bits of source code that are being written and rewritten there. The colocation of essential services that could support learning is one sample of the new thinking that is popping in the dialogue between systems. German Villegas is the human behind the ModernManhood Podcast and he exists directly in that space 'between'. He spends his time working with youth and males in a human service capacity and supports conversations with men about their masculinity and what it means to be a modern man. I knew that this convo would tie in with the action on the bubble and would definitely illuminate some of the necessary work that needs to be done with many of the modern learners that I interact with on the daily. Please check it out. Go find Modern Manhood's Twiiter feed https://twitter.com/modernmanpod and the website https://modernmanhood.org/  Chasing Squirrels is on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/chasing-squirrels/id1191208370?mt=2 You can find me on Twitter @chrisjcluff and on Wordpress at https://chrisjcluff.com/ If you would like to chat on the podcast, let me know. Song in episode: 8bit Detective by Bass Assassin is used under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/) This song has not been remixed or changed in any way.

The guys are joined by German Villegas from the Modern Manhood Podcast (modernmanhood.org) In this episode we talk about the state of masculinity in hockey, especially in the NHL. How does the way that a person views manliness impact their view on violence, injures, sexuality and more. Modern Manhood is a podcast that mostly concentrates on the lives and viewpoints of many different male voices talking about their own masculinity. The biggest problem we have as males is that we don't talk about our own experiences and problems about our own manhood; and that being a man now looks a lot different that it used to be, or that we think it is. The4thLinePodcast.com Twitter: twitter.com/4thLinePodcast Facebook: facebook.com/the4thlinepodcast Patreon: patreon.com/4thLinePodcast Email: mail@the4thlinepodcast.com Intro music by Erik Hall of Shoot the Shred podcast shredpod.simplecast.fm

Here we have another of our patented, massive introductions of our guest German Villages, but did Chris get the research right? Oops. German hosts the amazing Modern Manhood Podcast, a show that examines male mental health and masculinity. He also has a show with some friends about hockey, Your Team Sucks. The discussion in this episode covers being vulnerable males, fronting about your Red Sox fandom, finding your tribe, challenging stereotypes and the subversion in satire. A book not recommended by any voice on the podcast, The Game. German says Mark Manson’s book Models changed his life. Weird coincidence, Chris was reading Manson’s The Subtle Art of Not Giving A Fuck. German was a guest on The Awesome Hour. Is Millwoods Edmonton’s Bermuda triangle? German’s introspection led him to Iron John and The Art of Manliness. Not finding exactly what he wanted, he created his podcast. Paul & German school us on the art of satire in South Park. There’s a difference between adding to a conversation and exploiting it for shock like Milo Yiannopoulos. German encourages people to look at the research of Joseph Gelfer when we talk about masculinity and manhood. There are no stupid questions and we just need to be open. Chris is reminded of an article he worked on, “In The Netherlands Sexuality Education Starts At Age 4”. That’s just part one of our conversation with the empathetic and intelligent host of The Modern Manhood Podcast, German Villegas. As you wait for part two, check out his podcast with the link above or head over to German’s Patreon page and help out. It’s a great show with conversations we need at the moment. You can also find German on Twitter and Instagram. Support Montreal Sauce on Patreon

Allen Featherstone has gone through his own journey of understanding how to be a proper man and human being. And it took him a long struggle with addictions, with hard drugs, then alcohol to understand what he has to do. In this interview, you can see that he is still on this journey, one that he is willing to share with anyone who will listen. You can hear that he is working to better himself, and some days he wins and some days he loses. You can tell he wants to be more at peace with himself, with his wife, and with his daughter. In this episode, I also talk about Ryan Getzlaf and his fine over an inappropriate comment. You can check out Allen’s podcast The Featherstone by searching it on iTunes or on Stitcher . You can also find him on Instagram @theFeatherstonehimself an on twitter @thefeatherpod If you want to support the Modern Manhood Podcast, check out the patreon page at patreon.com/modernmanpod

In early May, Modern Manhood Podcast celebrated one year of life. In the last 12 months we have had an awesome collection of interviews and guests, each providing a unique spin on what they call manhood. In the first of many different clip shows, I'm going to be providing some feedback on my favorite parts of these interviews, as well as try to parse them in a way which is relevant to the study of masculinity.  Today we talk about fatherhood, with guests like Micheal Hingston, Ryan Valley, and Darren Cheverie. And what that means to yourself as a man, and to your sons and daughters. I hope you enjoy and you can catch all these episodes in full at the modernmanhoodpodcast.com

Meet Elliott Tanti and Michael Vecchio, two friends who started sparring about politics for fun and decided to turn their frequent debates into the Highlevel Showdown podcast. Highlevel Showdown started in the Tory Building at the University of Alberta, where Elliott and Michael found themselves engaging in political discussions that spilled over onto the LRT on the way home. Elliott had done a podcast called What's Up UAlberta, and it felt natural to capture the conversations they were already having. A terrific politics podcast was born. In this episode, you'll hear how the show has changed over the past two years; how kitchen-table debates prepared them for political argument; how to prepare for a structured but vibrant discussion; what opera, wrestling and politics have in common; how the show benefits from Elliott's campaign experience and Michael's historical knowledge; the coming municipal election; and how to make a podcast with a friend. This episode is also available in iTunes, on Google Play, on SoundCloud or on Stitcher. Michael and Elliott made the following recommendations: NewsWired, a discussion of current events distributed on Guerrilla Radio; The Modern Manhood Podcast, German Villegas's interview show exploring different facets of masculinity; The Broadcast, the show about women and politics in Alberta with Alex Zabjek and Trisha Estabrooks; daveberta, Dave Cournoyer's long-running blog about politics in Alberta; The Casual, Nate Villegas's podcast about forgotten flicks. You can also read Michael's thoughts on movies and pop culture at Before the Cyborgs, and you can hear Elliott's thoughts on sports from time to time on Hat Trick Sports. They are also on Twitter: @tanti90 and @michaelvecchio2. You can also follow the Highlevel Showdown on Twitter and Facebook, and find it on iTunes and Guerrilla Radio. Michael and Elliott are kind enough to shout out to the Seen and Heard Podcast Network. Stay tuned for some exciting network news in the coming weeks.   The next episode of Seen and Heard in Edmonton will be delayed by a week — watch for it on May 8. You can experience the next episode in real life on April 30 at our podcasting meetup, featuring Fawnda Mithrush of NorthwestFest, which is putting on a mini-podcast-orama in conjunction with the documentary film festival in May.  This week's Seen and Heard in Edmonton is brought to you by Taproot Edmonton, a source of curiosity-driven stories about the city, cultivated by the community.  Read the latest Taproot story, Fluffy snow + high standards = a noisy Edmonton winter, Mel Priestley's examination of why it seemed like we were hearing leaf blowers an awful lot this past winter. Curious about something going on in Edmonton? Join Taproot so you can seed your own ideas and support the creation of more stories like this.

Meet Lauren Dary, an Edmonton photographer and one-half of the team behind That’s So Maven, a podcast by, for and about female entrepreneurs. Lauren and her co-host, Andrea Beça, discovered in a series of texts that they had both been thinking about starting a podcast. Then they discovered they were both interested in focusing on women in business. Kismet. Off they went. At first they thought it would be bi-weekly, but when they started building their list of potential guests, it was quickly more than a year long. So now they have a weekly interview show, talking to a female entrepreneur about how she got into business, what she has learned, and what it's really — and I mean really — like to be the boss. In this episode, you'll hear why Lauren chose to podcast instead of blog; why she and Andrea decided to start tying the podcast more closely to their businesses; how the show has helped her find customers and collaborators; how she has refined her own online presence; and how the podcast has become a crash course in entrepreneurship that can literally make her crash (in a good way). This episode is also available in iTunes, on Google Play, on SoundCloud or on Stitcher. Lauren made these recommendations: Linda Hoang's blog, linda-hoang.com, which focuses on fun things to do in Edmonton; The Modern Manhood Podcast, German Villegas's podcast on the many facets of masculinity; Capital Ideas, a community of business owners helping business owners by sharing what they know, at live events, online and in a podcast. Speaking of Capital Ideas, Lauren and Andrea will be on the panel at the live show on March 22, along with Bryan Smith of Bluetrain Inc., for an event called "Squirrel! The elusive art of finding your focus." Get your free tickets here.  I host that show, so yes, this is log-rolling, but what can I say? It's a good log. That's So Maven is on iTunes, and you can follow @yegmavens on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Find L Photography at lphoto.ca, and on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Pinterest. (And since we're talking about podcasts, you're invited to the next Edmonton Podcasting Meetup on March 26. Open to podcasters and listeners alike.) This week's Seen and Heard in Edmonton is brought to you by Taproot Edmonton, a source of curiosity-driven stories about the city, cultivated by the community. Read our latest story, 104th Street: Marquee area, mismatched market, by Mel Priestley. If you'd like to put more such stories into the world, and get in on more ways to stay informed about Edmonton, join Taproot.

Our January meetup was billed as a debate between Taylor Chadwick of What It Is against Andrea Beça of That's So Maven on how long a podcast should be. "Debate" turned out to be a bit of a strong term. As Taylor says at one point, "it sounds like we're just going to agree the whole time." I accept responsibility. Everyone's just so nice. They do come from different points of view on what works for the length of their own shows. The sweet spot for What It Is — an arts interview show that Taylor does with Chris Cook and Brian Bergum — is 70 minutes. That's So Maven — a show for, by and about female entrepreneurs that Andrea does with Lauren Dary — is about half an hour. Both have sound reasons for that, which you'll hear in the podcast, along with the following points: How your content and format dictate length; How the growth of podcasting has made shorter shows more common; Audience feedback on length and what to do with it; Batch recording vs time-sensitive recording; Preparation vs editing for controlling length. You'll also hear questions and comments from Troy Pavlek of Basket of Yegs, Brandon Schatz of Yegs and Bacon and Doctor Whooch, Nick McQuik of The Quik and Slow Comedy Show, and Chris Chang-Yen Phillips of Let's Find Out. Incidentally, I usually like to keep my podcast to less than half an hour, but this one was so full of good stuff that it's pushing 50 minutes. I guess you win this round,Taylor.  This episode is also available in iTunes, on Google Play, on SoundCloud or on Stitcher. For even more on the art of podcasting, listen to Taylor's conversation with Andrea along with Adam Rozenhart of The Expats and German Villegas of The Modern Manhood Podcast. Many thanks to Edmonton Opera for sending one of our audience members to Cinderella (remember that Elektra is coming in March!). Thanks to Variant Edition for their hospitality, and to CafeRista for the treats. Shout-out to Edmojis, too.  Our next Edmonton Podcasting Meetup is on Saturday, Feb. 25, at Variant Edition. The topic is "How to get started, Part 2," and we'll be drawing on the experience of the team behind The Broadcast, which was in development at our first meetup on getting started, and is now a real thing. Register to attend here. This episode of Seen and Heard in Edmonton is brought to you by Castria, where award-winning podcasters help you take your podcast from idea to reality. Castria's Erika Ensign and Steven Schapansky will be on a panel about podcasting at iMedia on March 11. If you miss them there, find them at wearecastria.com.

This week’s podcast features the audio from our October meetup with Kelly Froese of the Edmonton Nerd List and Jeff Williams of Guerrilla Radio. Kelly and Jeff have each devised ways to shine a spotlight on local creators and ventures. As you know, that is pretty much my favourite thing, so I brought them together and called it "how to reach your audience," because one of the ways to do that is to get noticed by one of these cross-promotion sites. You can also derive some lessons for how they have built their own audiences. In our conversation, you'll hear: The wildly different origin stories of the Edmonton Nerd List and Guerrilla Radio (one was an accident, one was on purpose); How and why they have grown; How each brings in revenue and what they've learned about monetizing; What impresses them about the local podcast scene; How to spread your podcast via guests; How to get listed on the Nerd List or join Guerrilla Radio; Future plans for each. They mentioned a few local producers, including the Shessels at Northern Nerdcast, Vue Weekly's Best of Edmonton podcast winner The Awesome Hour, and Nintendo Dads, a well-known podcast with an Edmonton connection. You'll also hear a great question from German Villegas of The Modern Manhood Podcast. Follow the Edmonton Nerd List on Twitter, like it on Facebook and subscribe to the YouTube channel. You can also support the list on Patreon. Follow Guerrilla Radio on Twitter and Instagram, like it on Facebook, subscribe to the feed of every show on iTunes or find it on SoundCloud. There's also an app (iOS and Android). Audio from our November meetup will be up in January, and that's when we're planning to resume our meetups at Variant Edition. Join the Edmonton Podcasting Meetup page to get the details when they're available. This episode of Seen and Heard in Edmonton is brought to you by Castria, where award-winning podcasters help you make your podcast. You'll hear Erika Ensign and Steven Schapansky talk about what they can do for you in this episode, and you're also hearing their handiwork, as they produced and edited this episode. If you'd like them to help you, look them up at wearecastria.com.  

Now I had the pleasure and honor to chat with this award-winning slam poet, turned Victoria B.C. city counselor. Jeremy tells us why he wanted to share his passion to change his culture around him, growing up as a sensitive child, how his father has been his role model, and of course we get to talking about Donald Trump. Because we unfortunately cannot avoid THAT any longer.  Jeremy talks about social isolation which coincidentally is a subject in review right here in Edmonton. Check out what Edmonton is doing in regards to mental health and isolation especially during the winter month. Or as Jeremy said, find out who is your one friend who you can reach out to. Night Vision is an Edmonton-based collective of producers, DJs, and artists trying to make electronic music awesome and relevant here in the YEG. They are one of the many amazing people trying to make Edmonton dance. Night Vision has graciously allowed me to use their tunes as music for the show, which includes the opener and the background music. The music that you heard from this episode was from a band called Dunmore Park. Click here to be a part of Modern Manhood Podcast's team of Mo Bros

Meet German Villegas,  a youth worker who conducts interviews about healthy masculinity on The Modern Manhood Podcast and jaws about hockey with his buddies on Your Team Sucks. German has been interested in podcasting for awhile, and had a music one that didn't go anywhere. Hockey turned out to be more fruitful terrain for a lively debate, hence Your Team Sucks, where fans of three different teams chirp each other and discuss various hockey-related happenings. That's where I first became aware of German. Your Team Sucks is fun, but it's clear that German's deeper passion lies in The Modern Manhood Podcast, which he started this year to initiate conversations between men about being men. In the course of his work, German has observed that men often have trouble talking about their vulnerabilities, and he wanted to create a safe and empathetic space to do so. The podcast is affiliated with Men Edmonton,  a movement to empower men to speak out against violence and to take on positive roles. It is most certainly not affiliated with "men's rights activists." The Modern Manhood Podcast is a feminism-friendly place.  German made these interesting recommendations: Michael Cameron's blog at passionpridepurpose.com; YEG People, especially the one with Blake Loates and her We All Believe In You project  Linda Hoang's food and lifestyle blog at linda-hoang.com Megan McCormick's Mastering Health The Modern Manhood Podcast is on iTunes, on Facebook, and on Twitter (@modernmanpod). It also has a GoFundMe campaign to help German further his work. Your Team Sucks is on iTunes, on Facebook, and on Twitter (@ytsshow). German himself is on Twitter, too: @germanNOTgerman. And if you ever get an opportunity to talk to him in real life, do it. He is such a joyful person. This episode was one of several recorded at the Makerspace at the downtown Edmonton Public Library on 100in1Day. Watch for more conversations captured that day in the coming weeks.   This week’s Seen and Heard in Edmonton is brought to you by Taproot Edmonton, a new member-supported home for local stories created with the community and not just for it. Mack Male explains the origins of the name and why the stories are free but membership isn't in this episode. If you’d like to help create a new way to sustain how-and-why journalism in our city, join Taproot today. Musical credits: Beethoven’s Sonata No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 2 No. 1, played by Daniel Veesey, from freemusicarchive.com.