Podcasts about Rio Theatre

Emily Bett Rickards (Arrow's Felicity Smoak) swung by the YVR Screen Scene Podcast to discuss one of the most wildly entertaining, audacious, and empowering films of this or any year, Queen of the Ring. Emily shines as Mildred “Millie” Burke, the legendary professional wrestler and single mom who defied incredible odds to become the first million-dollar female athlete and longest reigning champion at a time when the sport was banned across most of America. Queen of the Ring was written and directed by Ash Avildsen. The cast also includes Walter Goggins, Josh Lucas, Francesca Eastwood, Tyler Posey, and Marie Avgeropoulos. Queen of the Ring opens in Canada on April 4, including at VIFF Centre and the Rio Theatre in Vancouver, and Emily joined Sabrina Rani Furminger on the pod to talk about Mildred's commitment to intersectionality, muscularity, and femininity, what she learned about Millie by jacking up for the role, and the conversation she'd love to have with the late wrestling star. Episode sponsor: UBCP/ACTRA

A handful of candidates for the Liberal leadership say they've submitted their nomination packages, which they have until 2 p.m. PST to complete. Candidates Karina Gould, Chrystia Freeland, Mark Carney, Jaime Battiste, Chandra Arya and Frank Baylis all said they've sent in their nomination packages. Surrey Centre Liberal MP Randeep Sarai joins the show to tell us why he is pledging his support for Mark Carney. So far, none of the frontrunners are from B.C. Daniel Reeve, a political scientist at Camosun College, discusses how the candidates could appeal to the province's interests.Emilia Pérez, Wicked, and The Brutalist received the most number of nominations for the 2025 Academy Awards. Rio Theatre senior programmer Rachel Fox joins the show to talk about her standouts this year, as we ask the audience what films they are rooting for.

Erik Fidel of the Beatles tribute band The Fab Four (he plays Ringo) returns to talk about the band's annual show at The Rio Theatre with "Neighborhood Night" host Jamie Coffis. Remember that you can subscribe to "Pigs In a Podcast" at Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube...wherever you find your favorite podcasts!

Summary   This week we come to you live from The Rio Theatre in Vancouver! It's Pop This's 10th anniversary this year, if you can believe it. On top of that, Andrea Warner recently released a book called Time of My Life: Dirty Dancing. We wanted to celebrate both things, so we got together with the fine folks at The Rio to create a night that included a reading from Andrea, a live recording of Pop This!, a screening of Dirty Dancing, and a costume contest. Our guest on this episode is the always wonderful programmer from the Rio, Rachel Fox.   Music credits  "Get Happy" by Podington Bear From:  Free Music Archive Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License   Theme song "Pyro Flow" by Kevin Macleod From: incompetech.com Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License       Pop This! Links: Pop This! on TumblrPop This! on iTunes (please consider reviewing and rating us!) Pop This! on Stitcher (please consider reviewing and rating us!) Pop This! on Google PlayPop This! on TuneIn radioPop This! on TwitterPop This! on Instagram Logo design by Samantha Smith Intro voiced by Morgan Brayton Pop This! is a podcast featuring three women talking about pop culture. Lisa Christiansen is a broadcaster, journalist and longtime metal head. Andrea Warner is a music critic, author and former horoscopes columnist. Andrea Gin is a producer and an avid figure skating fan. Press play and come hang out with your new best friends. Pop This! podcast is produced by Andrea Gin.

CITR's 24 Hours of Radio Art in a snack-sized format. Dark Ambient. Drone. Field Recordings. Noise. Sound Art. Or something. Tune in today for new music from Klara Lewis, Philippe Petit, and legendary pop culture-jamming sound artists (and CITR perennial favourites) Negativland who bring their ‘Stand By For Failure‘ documentary / ‘We Can Really Feel Like We're Here‘ one-two punch tour to The Rio Theatre tonight.

One of our ABSOLUTE favorites, James McMurtry, drops into the sty with Austin's Betty Soo to play and and chat with Ramblin' Ror' on the afternoon before their June 2024 show at The Rio Theatre in Santa Cruz. This episode includes live version of James' "Melinda" and Canola Field," Betty Soo's "Henry & Me," and James and Betty teaming up on "Gulf Road" (an old song of James' that Betty recorded on her new record.)

“Vancouver, I'm so excited to hang with you!”Mathias Eichler is the Executive Director of the Trail Running Film Festival and he will be here in Vancouver, BC for our Thursday April 4 screening! It was fantastic to catch up with him about how the festival is going. We touched on the quality of the films, what it means to have Brooks as a title sponsor, where he sees the festival going, and what he's looking forward to about seeing a screening here in Vancouver. He mentioned how exciting it is for him to see the festival in another city and feel the local vibes, like what we've created here.“You've really taken the ball and sort of figured out a way of how you want to interpret what the Trail Running Film Festival means for your community. And I hope I can preserve that, right? I hope that I can find hosts and sort of build relationships with them that they continue to want to be able to do this in their way.”We have enjoyed the process of producing an event for you all and this film festival is a real blast to work on. We're grateful for those who are coming out and we can't wait to celebrate our amazing sport with you all. Hope to see you all tonight!Vancouver tonight is the night!Thursday, April 4, 2024. The Rio Theatre. Doors at 6, show at 7.Sheena's Burlesque is in the house as our opening act…Bring your noisemakers!I'm so excited to host all of you amazing trail runners once again here in Vancouver, BC, and to have Sheena's Burlesque producing our opening act! We have amazing sponsors lined up once again, some great giveaways, the awesome Deanne McDoom as our guest, and of course our opening act! Bring your cowbells, tambourines, or whatever you have to get loud, and let's rock the Rio together!Tickets are on sale now for $30/$35 at the door.Our local sponsors:5 PeaksCoast Mountain Trail Running Conquer the VedderDistance RunwearRidgeline AthleticsPeaks N ValleysBeast of Big CreekHeads or TrailsRunGoNaakMum's the WordAlberta tickets available!I'm incredibly excited to be able to hang out with more of you and share the film festival vibes. Our dates are:Tuesday, June 4, 2024, Edmonton (Garneau Theatre) $25 (Early birds sold out in just over 72 hours!)Wednesday, June 5, 2024, Calgary (Globe Cinema) $25Thursday, June 6, 2024, Canmore (Partnering with artsPlace) $25 (members receive a discount)Friday, June 7, 2024, Crowsnest Pass (Blairmore) (Frank Slide Interpretive Centre partnering with Sinister Sports) Limited (75) $25 tickets on sale nowClick on the links above for the FB event pages to keep up to date. Keep an eye peeled for official announcements as we will let you know the moment these become official and tickets are listed for sale. I'm so pumped to hang out with you all!#NaaksquadI enjoy the Naak products, even if the sauces took a few tries to grow on me. They get the job done and they don't give me any issues, and isn't that the point? So I applied to be part of the squad to get a discount on the products I plan on using a bunch. Reach out to me if you have any questions and I'll do my best to answer! They give me a referral code, so I'm including that today. If you're gonna check it out, click through this link, I appreciate it.Listen where you listenSpotify: Click HereGoogle Podcasts: Click HereApple Podcasts: Click HereMusic by Paolo Argentino from PixabayWe're on the journey to 2,000 subscribers, help us get there!If you enjoy this podcast, I would really appreciate it if you could like, share, subscribe, or comment! I'm trying to make this the best trail running podcast it can be and I certainly appreciate your time. Thank you all and happy trails :) Get full access to Community Trail Running at communitytrailrunning.substack.com/subscribe

“We're (Lethbridge, AB) a huge arts community and a huge sports community and so it's a really cool mix to be able to mix the arts and sport. So just excited to see some returning faces and hopefully some new ones too. What stands out to me from the event last year was all the socializing that happened before and after the film started. I just loved seeing that. I love seeing people out in the foyer, all the sort of chit-chatter and people, you know, getting excited.”Chantelle Erickson is always growing her community. When she sees a demand for something that isn't offered, she's all over it. This is why she is a coach, she has a website, she's a writer, she hosts the film festival as part of the Lethbridge Sport Council, and she does all that while training and running big distance events. She recently completed “Moab Run the Rocks” and had rave reviews about the event. Through all of this, she is a beacon of positivity and continues to push forward sharing the sport and the space she loves, and making friends along the way.“I actually went the wrong way on the first day of the course because I was way too busy meeting other Canadian friends at the race briefing. I'm in the back socializing at race briefing while they're giving (directions) and just “pay attention to this tomorrow and pay attention to that” while I was I wasn't not listening but I wasn't listening. So I missed my turn on day one too busy making other Alberta friends!”Chantelle is an awesome human and I really enjoy the chance to chat with her. Her energy is infectious and I hope you enjoy the conversation as much as I did! Chantelle is pumped for her showing of the Trail Running Film Festival and we sure are excited to get rolling this week as well!Vancouver Trail Running Film Festival tickets availableThursday, April 4, 2024. The Rio Theatre. Doors at 6, show at 7.Sheena's Burlesque is in the house as our opening act…Bring your noisemakers!I'm so excited to host all of you amazing trail runners once again here in Vancouver, BC, and to have Sheena's Burlesque producing our opening act! Meadow Phorical, Ronnie Canela, Sugar Lestrange, and Sheena herself have been working hard on the routine, themed “welcoming a new trail runner” and it's a blast. We can't wait to share it with all of you at the Rio Theatre Thursday, April 4, 2024. The doors open at 6 and the show starts at 7. We're gonna do it bigger and better than last year and give this thing a festival vibe!We have amazing sponsors lined up once again, we'll have some great giveaways, the awesome Deanne McDoom as our guest, and an amazing show opening act by Sheena's Burlesque! Bring your cowbells, tambourines, or whatever you have to get loud, and let's rock the Rio together!Tickets are on sale now for $30/$35 at the door.Our local sponsors:5 PeaksCoast Mountain Trail Running Conquer the VedderDistance RunwearRidgeline AthleticsPeaks N ValleysBeast of Big CreekHeads or TrailsRunGoNaakMum's the WordAlberta tickets available!I'm incredibly excited to be able to hang out with more of you and share the film festival vibes. Our dates are:Tuesday, June 4, 2024, Edmonton (Garneau Theatre) $25 (Early birds sold out in just over 72 hours!)Wednesday, June 5, 2024, Calgary (Globe Cinema) $25Thursday, June 6, 2024, Canmore (Partnering with artsPlace) $25 (members receive a discount)Friday, June 7, 2024, Crowsnest Pass (Blairmore) (Frank Slide Interpretive Centre partnering with Sinister Sports) Limited (75) $25 tickets on sale nowClick on the links above for the FB event pages to keep up to date. Keep an eye peeled for official announcements as we will let you know the moment these become official and tickets are listed for sale. I'm so pumped to hang out with you all!#NaaksquadI enjoy the Naak products, even if the sauces took a few tries to grow on me. They get the job done and they don't give me any issues, and isn't that the point? So I applied to be part of the squad to get a discount on the products I plan on using a bunch. Reach out to me if you have any questions and I'll do my best to answer! They give me a referral code, so I'm including that today. If you're gonna check it out, click through this link, I appreciate it.Listen where you listenSpotify: Click HereGoogle Podcasts: Click HereApple Podcasts: Click HereMusic by Paolo Argentino from PixabayWe're on the journey to 2,000 subscribers, help us get there!If you enjoy this podcast, I would really appreciate it if you could like, share, subscribe, or comment! I'm trying to make this the best trail running podcast it can be and I certainly appreciate your time. Thank you all and happy trails :) Get full access to Community Trail Running at communitytrailrunning.substack.com/subscribe

“I just decided this is going to be kind of part of my life mission, to try to just be an open book and share my struggles and share the triumph over them, and help people realize that there is life outside of that. That's kind of how we got to be where we are now. I work a lot with people in recovery still to this day. And, just want to keep spreading the word that recovery is possible and we do recover.” - Yassine DibounYassine Diboun was addicted to drinking in his early 20's and the addiction affected himself and everyone around him. Things got quite rough for Diboun but he was eventually able to get himself into rehab and turn the corner. It's not the most direct path into trail and ultra running, but Yassine found peace and solace through running which helped him in recovery. Suddenly Diboun finds himself looking back over 20 years to reminisce about the no-so-good ole days, a challenging past that remains there, through hard work and dedication to his sobriety. He's also become an open book over the years, looking to help people in recovery and show them there is light at the end of the tunnel. It's an inspiring story and a story that filmmaker and good friend of Yassine's, Steven Mortinson, felt a lot of pressure to tell right.“Being a good friend with Yassine, it's incredibly stressful because you've got this big weight. You want to tell it right.vYou don't want to mess it up. And so it was a lot of responsibility on me, I feel like, to just tell It true to Yassine.” - Steven MortinsonSteven nailed it as this film is fantastic, and Yassine agreed. It's a great glimpse into a real struggle from someone who we now know as a completely different person. It offers hope without judgment and I hope you all enjoy the film and this conversation as much as I did. Come on out to the film festival and see for yourself!You can also check out Yassine's Wy'East Wolf Pack here.Vancouver Trail Running Film Festival tickets availableThursday, April 4, 2024. The Rio Theatre. Doors at 6, show at 7.Sheena's Burlesque is in the house as our opening act…Bring your noisemakers!I'm so excited to host all of you amazing trail runners once again here in Vancouver, BC, and to have Sheena's Burlesque producing our opening act! Meadow Phorical, Ronnie Canela, Sugar Lestrange, and Sheena herself have been working hard on the routine, themed “welcoming a new trail runner” and it's a blast. We can't wait to share it with all of you at the Rio Theatre Thursday, April 4, 2024. The doors open at 6 and the show starts at 7. We're gonna do it bigger and better than last year and give this thing a festival vibe!We have amazing sponsors lined up once again, we'll have some great giveaways, an awesome guest, and we will be announcing our show opener that you'll want to make noise for. Bring your cowbells, tambourines, or whatever you have to get loud, and let's rock the Rio together!Tickets are on sale now for $30/$35 at the door.Our local sponsors:5 PeaksCoast Mountain Trail Running Conquer the VedderDistance RunwearRidgeline AthleticsPeaks N ValleysBeast of Big CreekHeads or TrailsRunGoNaakMum's the WordAlberta tickets available!I'm incredibly excited to be able to hang out with more of you and share the film festival vibes. Our dates are:Tuesday, June 4, 2024, Edmonton (Garneau Theatre) $25 (Early birds sold out in just over 72 hours!)Wednesday, June 5, 2024, Calgary (Globe Cinema) $25Thursday, June 6, 2024, Canmore (Partnering with artsPlace) $25 (members receive a discount)Friday, June 7, 2024, Crowsnest Pass (Blairmore) (Frank Slide Interpretive Centre partnering with Sinister Sports) Limited (75) $25 tickets on sale nowClick on the links above for the FB event pages to keep up to date. Keep an eye peeled for official announcements as we will let you know the moment these become official and tickets are listed for sale. I'm so pumped to hang out with you all!#NaaksquadI enjoy the Naak products, even if the sauces took a few tries to grow on me. They get the job done and they don't give me any issues, and isn't that the point? So I applied to be part of the squad to get a discount on the products I plan on using a bunch. Reach out to me if you have any questions and I'll do my best to answer! They give me a referral code, so I'm including that today. If you're gonna check it out, click through this link, I appreciate it.Listen where you listenSpotify: Click HereGoogle Podcasts: Click HereApple Podcasts: Click HereMusic by Paolo Argentino from PixabayWe're on the journey to 2,000 subscribers, help us get there!If you enjoy this podcast, I would really appreciate it if you could like, share, subscribe, or comment! I'm trying to make this the best trail running podcast it can be and I certainly appreciate your time. Thank you all and happy trails :) Get full access to Community Trail Running at communitytrailrunning.substack.com/subscribe

“Through our program, “Running on Native Lands Initiative” to bring land blessings and land acknowledgments to life at these events, at races, but also go beyond that and really bring communities together, bring awareness to Indigenous peoples, bring awareness to Indigenous stewardship, the lands, the history, the people connected to them, even if they were displaced or not there presently. But also just an access point to continue those conversations of what does justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion, accessibility, affordability, and safety look like when we are trying to create these safe spaces, inclusive spaces within the running and outdoor industry.”Jordan Marie Whetstone is passionate about community and storytelling. The opportunity to tell Yatika Starr Fields's story at the Western States 100 and also work to bring the first land acknowledgment to the race is something Whetstone was excited to document. She and her husband created a beautiful film on a limited budget and found a great subject to follow in Yatika. This film is one of my favourites so far as it's absolutely stunning and the storytelling is fantastic. Jordan wants her work to have an impact on people and brands.“That's the whole purpose of why we wanted to create this series was to spark these conversations to get people uncomfortable, especially if it does make them uncomfortable and to sit with that and to ask them, what's making me feel uncomfortable? How can I sit with this and process, but take it in a proactive way and in a positive way to do better, to unlearn or relearn… …how can we be a good relative to each other, how can we grow our community together as a collective and how can we just be good humans?”Jordan is also the founder and organizer behind Rising Hearts. The “Know to Run” series continues with more great people featured that you can follow along with. They are looking for funding for episode 3. I'm looking forward to catching these and whatever else they get up to, as “Know to Run: Yatika” is so good, they've got me hooked on waiting for the rest! Come check it out at any of our Trail Running Film Festival screenings, we can't wait to hang out.CTV Morning Live appearanceJeannine and I will also be on CTV Morning Live on Thursday March 28, at 7:40 am pacific. Tune and hear more about our upcoming screening of the Trail Running Film Festival!Vancouver Trail Running Film Festival tickets availableThursday, April 4, 2024. The Rio Theatre. Doors at 6, show at 7.Sheena's Burlesque is in the house as our opening act…Bring your noisemakers!I'm so excited to host all of you amazing trail runners once again here in Vancouver, BC, and to have Sheena's Burlesque producing our opening act! Meadow Phorical, Ronnie Canela, Sugar Lestrange, and Sheena herself have been working hard on the routine, themed “welcoming a new trail runner” and it's a blast. We can't wait to share it with all of you at the Rio Theatre Thursday, April 4, 2024. The doors open at 6 and the show starts at 7. We're gonna do it bigger and better than last year and give this thing a festival vibe!We have amazing sponsors lined up once again, we'll have some great giveaways, an awesome guest, and we will be announcing our show opener that you'll want to make noise for. Bring your cowbells, tambourines, or whatever you have to get loud, and let's rock the Rio together!Tickets are on sale now for $30/$35 at the door.Our local sponsors:5 PeaksCoast Mountain Trail Running Conquer the VedderDistance RunwearRidgeline AthleticsPeaks N ValleysBeast of Big CreekHeads or TrailsRunGoNaakMum's the WordAlberta tickets available!I'm incredibly excited to be able to hang out with more of you and share the film festival vibes. Our dates are:Tuesday, June 4, 2024, Edmonton (Garneau Theatre) $25 (Early birds sold out in just over 72 hours!)Wednesday, June 5, 2024, Calgary (Globe Cinema) $25Thursday, June 6, 2024, Canmore (Partnering with artsPlace) $25 (members receive a discount)Friday, June 7, 2024, Crowsnest Pass (Blairmore) (Frank Slide Interpretive Centre partnering with Sinister Sports) Limited (75) $25 tickets on sale nowClick on the links above for the FB event pages to keep up to date. Keep an eye peeled for official announcements as we will let you know the moment these become official and tickets are listed for sale. I'm so pumped to hang out with you all!Thank you to Run Tri Bike Magazine for the fireside chatIt was an honour to chat with Jason Bahamundi and Aum Gandhi on their 100th fireside chat. We had a ton of laughs while chatting about the podcast, the film festival, food, and whatever else we went on about :) I'll attach the podcast episode when it drops; below is the live video. Enjoy!#NaaksquadI enjoy the Naak products, even if the sauces took a few tries to grow on me. They get the job done and they don't give me any issues, and isn't that the point? So I applied to be part of the squad to get a discount on the products I plan on using a bunch. Reach out to me if you have any questions and I'll do my best to answer! They give me a referral code, so I'm including that today. If you're gonna check it out, click through this link, I appreciate it.Listen where you listenSpotify: Click HereGoogle Podcasts: Click HereApple Podcasts: Click HereMusic by Paolo Argentino from PixabayWe're on the journey to 2,000 subscribers, help us get there!If you enjoy this podcast, I would really appreciate it if you could like, share, subscribe, or comment! I'm trying to make this the best trail running podcast it can be and I certainly appreciate your time. Thank you all and happy trails :) Get full access to Community Trail Running at communitytrailrunning.substack.com/subscribe

“We were kind of in the thick of her going to her first couple trips to Mexico. We were alongside her when she first went there and everything, so yeah, it was really interesting. I think it would have been pretty easy to lean into some cliches about loss and grieving and going to find out about people in your family, and I think I think we avoided those pretty well.” - Stephen KershRabbitwolf Creative's Ryan Sterner and Stephen Kersh were thrilled about the opportunity to work with Laura Cortez on a North Face film project. Laura pitched her FKT mission while seeking to learn more about her Mexican heritage after her father's passing. Ryan and Stephen did a scouting trip with Cortez and her husband before going back for the FKT attempt. They had to deal with the challenges of shooting in a foreign country and working at an elevation they never had in the past. Despite the challenges they enjoyed working with Laura and the opportunity to tell a small part of her story. Both filmmakers mentioned the human behind the attempt is always the most interesting part of the story, and where they place their focus.“We want to make a compelling film for people who aren't fans of the sport and I think that that means, it's like Stephen said, developing a character that you are interested in learning about whether or not they succeed or whether or not they fail. So that's always the goal with everything that we do.” - Ryan SternerChatting with these two and hearing more about their film was a lot of fun. It's beautiful and I'm excited to watch it with all of you at one of our screenings! Laura is a great subject and I enjoyed following her FKT attempt. I hope you will as well :)Live with Run Tri Bike MagazineCome hang out on Tuesday, March 26 at 5 pm Pacific on any of the Run Tri Bike Mag socials, and join the conversation!CTV Morning Live appearanceJeannine and I will also be on CTV Morning Live on Thursday March 28, at 7:40 am pacific. Tune and hear more about our upcoming screening! Vancouver Trail Running Film Festival tickets availableThursday, April 4, 2024. The Rio Theatre. Doors at 6, show at 7.Sheena's Burlesque is in the house as our opening act…Bring your noisemakers!I'm so excited to host all of you amazing trail runners once again here in Vancouver, BC, and to have Sheena's Burlesque producing our opening act! Meadow Phorical, Ronnie Canela, Sugar Lestrange, and Sheena herself have been working hard on the routine, themed “welcoming a new trail runner” and it's a blast. We can't wait to share it with all of you at the Rio Theatre Thursday, April 4, 2024. The doors open at 6 and the show starts at 7. We're gonna do it bigger and better than last year and give this thing a festival vibe!We have amazing sponsors lined up once again, we'll have some great giveaways, an awesome guest, and we will be announcing our show opener that you'll want to make noise for. Bring your cowbells, tambourines, or whatever you have to get loud, and let's rock the Rio together!Tickets are on sale now for $30/$35 at the door.Our local sponsors:5 PeaksCoast Mountain Trail Running Conquer the VedderDistance RunwearRidgeline AthleticsPeaks N ValleysBeast of Big CreekHeads or TrailsRunGoNaakMum's the WordAlberta tickets available!I'm incredibly excited to be able to hang out with more of you and share the film festival vibes. Our dates are:Tuesday, June 4, 2024, Edmonton (Garneau Theatre) $25 (Early birds sold out in just over 72 hours!)Wednesday, June 5, 2024, Calgary (Globe Cinema) $25Thursday, June 6, 2024, Canmore (Partnering with artsPlace) $25 (members receive a discount)Friday, June 7, 2024, Crowsnest Pass (Blairmore) (Frank Slide Interpretive Centre partnering with Sinister Sports) Limited (75) $25 tickets on sale nowClick on the links above for the FB event pages to keep up to date. Keep an eye peeled for official announcements as we will let you know the moment these become official and tickets are listed for sale. I'm so pumped to hang out with you all!Listen where you listenSpotify: Click HereGoogle Podcasts: Click HereApple Podcasts: Click HereMusic by Paolo Argentino from PixabayWe're on the journey to 2,000 subscribers, help us get there!If you enjoy this podcast, I would really appreciate it if you could like, share, subscribe, or comment! I'm trying to make this the best trail running podcast it can be and I certainly appreciate your time. Thank you all and happy trails :) Get full access to Community Trail Running at communitytrailrunning.substack.com/subscribe

“There's a lot of people that talk about running being their therapy, and the the line that I like to use now is running can be complementary to therapy. But I think, you know, seek it out. Seek out support in any way, shape or form. If you feel as though you're alone in this, you're not. It's shared experience. We're not meant to do this alone. We're not meant to do it in isolation. Mental health (issues), all these things that people experience, it wants us alone. So don't let it get you alone.”Evan Birch is an ultra runner and former emergency first responder in the dispatch communication field. The trauma from that job took its toll on Evan, who eventually found himself having panic attacks at work (or in his car in the parking lot at work) due to the overwhelming stress of the job. This led him down a mental health journey of self-discovery that's been difficult but rewarding for the Calgary runner. Not only has he been able to get a handle on his mental demons, he's been able to share his story and help others understand that it's OK to not feel OK. Evan is running the “Speed Project” starting on Monday, March 25, which is a solo venture from the Santa Monica Pier to Las Vegas. He's doing this to raise funds for “Bigger than the Trail” which advocates and raises money for mental health. He's looking forward to the challenge of running 300 miles as well as the opportunity to raise some money for a cause near and dear to him. All of this allows him to accomplish his goal, which is to help anyone he can so they don't struggle like he did.“I've said it multiple times, even if one person seeks out help or care or some other form of reaching out to anybody, it doesn't have to be therapy it can be a friend, it can be a family member, not all of us need therapy I recognize that, but just some form of support. I've had so many people in the few talks that I've done on my journey coming up to me and saying “me too” and giving me a hug. There's so many moments or people messaging me saying, “you know I listened to your podcast episode and you know I actually went and reached out for therapy for the first time ever today because of what you talked so openly about.”I'm so grateful that Evan had the time to come on and chat and that he's such an open book about his mental health. It's awesome to have someone who wants to help folks as much as he does, and championing such a great cause is something I really love to see. I hope you enjoy the episode as much as I do and if you're struggling, that's OK! You can always reach out, I'm here.Alberta tickets available!I'm incredibly excited to be able to hang out with more of you and share the film festival vibes. Our dates are:Tuesday, June 4, 2024, Edmonton (Garneau Theatre) $25 (Early birds sold out in just over 72 hours!)Wednesday, June 5, 2024, Calgary (Globe Cinema) $25Thursday, June 6, 2024, Canmore (Partnering with artsPlace) $25 (members receive a discount)Friday, June 7, 2024, Crowsnest Pass (Blairmore) (Frank Slide Interpretive Centre partnering with Sinister Sports) Limited (75) $25 tickets on sale nowClick on the links above for the FB event pages to keep up to date. Keep an eye peeled for official announcements as we will let you know the moment these become official and tickets are listed for sale. I'm so pumped to hang out with you all!Please share the podcast anywhere you post :)Vancouver Trail Running Film Festival tickets availableThursday, April 4, 2024. The Rio Theatre. Doors at 6, show at 7.Sheena's Burlesque is in the house as our opening act…Bring your noisemakers!I'm so excited to host all of you amazing trail runners once again here in Vancouver, BC, and to have Sheena's Burlesque producing our opening act! Meadow Phorical, Ronnie Canela, Sugar Lestrange, and Sheena herself have been working hard on the routine, themed “welcoming a new trail runner” and it's a blast. We can't wait to share it with all of you at the Rio Theatre Thursday, April 4, 2024. The doors open at 6 and the show starts at 7. We're gonna do it bigger and better than last year and give this thing a festival vibe!We have amazing sponsors lined up once again, we'll have some great giveaways, an awesome guest, and we will be announcing our show opener that you'll want to make noise for. Bring your cowbells, tambourines, or whatever you have to get loud, and let's rock the Rio together!Tickets are on sale now for $30/$35 at the door.Our local sponsors:5 PeaksCoast Mountain Trail Running Conquer the VedderDistance RunwearRidgeline AthleticsPeaks N ValleysBeast of Big CreekHeads or TrailsRunGoNaakMum's the WordListen where you listenSpotify: Click HereGoogle Podcasts: Click HereApple Podcasts: Click HereMusic by Paolo Argentino from PixabayWe're on the journey to 2,000 subscribers, help us get there!If you enjoy this podcast, I would really appreciate it if you could like, share, subscribe, or comment! I'm trying to make this the best trail running podcast it can be and I certainly appreciate your time. Thank you all and happy trails :) Get full access to Community Trail Running at communitytrailrunning.substack.com/subscribe

“I grew up in Montreal and maybe we prioritized culture and arts and music and late nights. But from an early age, I really felt the alure towards the mountains. Now I'm living in North Vancouver and with endless trails in the backyard, I'm able to pursue my love for exploring the trails and wilderness. But in between those two things, I've had a few key experiences in my life that are guiding what I'm working on and also RunGo's mission which is to encourage people to explore their world and prioritize their well-being.”Noah Bloom has found a way to make two of the things he loves come together in an app that he and Craig Slagel founded. RunGo, which is a sponsor for our Vancouver screening of the Trail Running Film Festival, is an app that's the most popular running app for discovering the best routes in the world with turn-by-turn voice navigation. They've done partnerships where the app guides you through races, highlighting important features along the way, like trail names, distance to aid stations, and even alerting you if you're off course. The app never runs ads and they pride themselves on providing an experience, not simply trying to collect people's data. They look to form strong relationships with folks to achieve growth.We're recently focusing our growth more on our partnerships and by supporting creators. By partners, I mean like cities and hotels, often luxury hotels around the world to develop outdoor fitness programs. And creators like run groups, coaches, run specialty retailers, fitness influencers, race organizers. To give them the best and only tools out there to really personalize maps and routes, let them share more easily with their audience, and make it simple and not a nuisance for people to use these routes and maps. And they can use it on RunGo or via a unique custom route file for any device.Noah was a wonderful guest to chat with, it was a great time hearing his story and how excited he and all of RunGo are for their future. I hope you enjoy the episode and you can let us know what you think about it and the app! We're so pumped to have RunGo on board a sponsor for the Trail Running Film Festival.Please share the podcast anywhere you post :)Vancouver Trail Running Film Festival tickets available Thursday, April 4, 2024. The Rio Theatre. Doors at 6, show at 7.Sheena's Burlesque is in the house as our opening act…Bring your noisemakers!I'm so excited to host all of you amazing trail runners once again here in Vancouver, BC, and to have Sheena's Burlesque producing our opening act! Meadow Phorical, Ronnie Canela, Sugar Lestrange, and Sheena herself have been working hard on the routine, themed “welcoming a new trail runner” and it's a blast. We can't wait to share it with all of you at the Rio Theatre Thursday, April 4, 2024. The doors open at 6 and the show starts at 7. We're gonna do it bigger and better than last year and give this thing a festival vibe!We have amazing sponsors lined up once again, we'll have some great giveaways, an awesome guest, and we will be announcing our show opener that you'll want to make noise for. Bring your cowbells, tambourines, or whatever you have to get loud, and let's rock the Rio together!Tickets are on sale now for $30/$35 at the door.Our local sponsors:5 PeaksCoast Mountain Trail Running Conquer the VedderDistance RunwearRidgeline AthleticsPeaks N ValleysBeast of Big CreekHeads or TrailsRunGoNaakMum's the WordAlberta tickets available!I'm incredibly excited to be able to hang out with more of you and share the film festival vibes. Our dates are:Tuesday, June 4, 2024, Edmonton (Garneau Theatre) $25 (Early birds sold out in just over 72 hours!)Wednesday, June 5, 2024, Calgary (Globe Cinema) $25Thursday, June 6, 2024, Canmore (Partnering with artsPlace) $25 (members receive a discount)Friday, June 7, 2024, Crowsnest Pass (Blairmore) (Frank Slide Interpretive Centre partnering with Sinister Sports) Limited (75) $25 tickets on sale nowClick on the links above for the FB event pages to keep up to date. Keep an eye peeled for official announcements as we will let you know the moment these become official and tickets are listed for sale. I'm so pumped to hang out with you all!Spotify: Click HereGoogle Podcasts: Click HereApple Podcasts: Click HereMusic by Paolo Argentino from PixabayWe're on the journey to 2,000 subscribers, help us get there!If you enjoy this podcast, I would really appreciate it if you could like, share, subscribe, or comment! I'm trying to make this the best trail running podcast it can be and I certainly appreciate your time. Thank you all and happy trails :) Get full access to Community Trail Running at communitytrailrunning.substack.com/subscribe

“Sarah's story was really surprising to me. We all make judgments about people, it's a very natural human thing to do. We go and we look at people and we create a story in our mind about who they are and what they do and where they come from and blah blah blah. Part of this process for me of filmmaking is to challenge that in me and there were things that I thought I knew about Sarah, I assumed maybe, and I was totally wrong, and I just I just love that process.”Dom Bush is an introspective filmmaker who takes pleasure in telling a good story, even if that story touches on subjects we don't talk about much. That's why he and Sarah Gerrish connected as Sarah's story includes not only being an ultra trail runner but also the fact she had both her ovaries removed by the time she was 36. The resulting challenge makes for compelling storytelling but also important stories for others who find themselves in a similar situation. Dom appreciated the opportunity to tell the story while being cognizant that he was telling a story about something he wouldn't experience personally. “The only way that we're going to come into direct contact with that subject is when our partners go through it. And we want to take that seriously. We want to be people who are thoughtful of the women who are in our lives. And I guess we felt like we wanted to challenge some of the guys as well to sit down and watch this and take the subject matter seriously. But we were very aware that we certainly weren't going to understand it in the way that Sarah does and some of the women would.”Dom was a pleasure to chat with as I enjoyed how thoughtful he was and how evident it is that he loves storytelling and filmmaking. I'm excited Red Needle is part of the Trail Running Film Festival and can't wait to watch it with all of you!Canmore on sale today!Canmore tickets are on sale now for artsPlace members and on March 15 for non-members! Calgary, Edmonton and Crowsnest Pass are on sale now as well. I'm incredibly excited to be able to hang out with more of you and share the film festival vibes. Our dates are:Tuesday, June 4, 2024, Edmonton (Garneau Theatre) $25 (Early birds sold out in just over 72 hours!)Wednesday, June 5, 2024, Calgary (Globe Cinema) $25Thursday, June 6, 2024, Canmore (Partnering with artsPlace) Tickets on sale March 13/15 (members receive a discount/non-members $25)Friday, June 7, 2024, Crowsnest Pass (Blairmore) (Frank Slide Interpretive Centre partnering with Sinister Sports) Limited (75) $25 tickets on sale nowClick on the links above for the FB event pages to keep up to date. Keep an eye peeled for official announcements as we will let you know the moment these become official and tickets are listed for sale. I'm so pumped to hang out with you all!Vancouver tickets availableThursday, April 4, 2024. The Rio Theatre. Doors at 6, show at 7.Bring your noisemakers!I'm so excited to host all of you amazing trail runners once again here in Vancouver, BC! The Rio Theatre is booked for Thursday, April 4, 2024, with the doors opening at 6 and the show starting at 7. We're gonna do it bigger and better than last year and give this thing a festival vibe.We have amazing sponsors lined up once again, we'll have some great giveaways, an awesome guest, and we will be announcing our show opener that you'll want to make noise for. Bring your cowbells, tambourines, or whatever you have to get loud, and let's rock the Rio together!Tickets are on sale now for $30/$35 at the door.Our local sponsors:5 PeaksCoast Mountain Trail Running Conquer the VedderDistance RunwearRidgeline AthleticsPeaks N ValleysBeast of Big CreekHeads or TrailsRunGoNaakMum's the WordPlease share the podcast anywhere you post :)Spotify: Click HereGoogle Podcasts: Click HereApple Podcasts: Click HereMusic by Paolo Argentino from PixabayWe're on the journey to 2,000 subscribers, help us get there!If you enjoy this podcast, I would really appreciate it if you could like, share, subscribe, or comment! I'm trying to make this the best trail running podcast it can be and I certainly appreciate your time. Thank you all and happy trails :) Get full access to Community Trail Running at communitytrailrunning.substack.com/subscribe

“In 2015, I think the first the first group that came, we had maybe six people showed up. We ran some intervals at Quarry Lake and it was kind of fun, we had a beer afterward and really from there it just it it it's grown and grown. I mean it's become a real fixture here in Canmore.”Dr. Andy Reed started Dirt Bag Runners Bow Valley because he wanted some help to stay motivated while training. He didn't realize that his group would be a weekly fixture for so many in the running community of Canmore, Alberta when it started, but he's thrilled to be a part of it now. He's quick to mention others who contribute and how everybody together makes Canmore special to him. He's also quick to mention that his runs cater to all levels and he creates them with being social in mind. “We have a huge variety of different abilities from, I mean we have ex-Olympic champions and world cup cross country skiers who come out and basically run away from everybody else and then we got new runners come out and hang out more at the back. We cater to everybody, I try and design the workouts so that we all pretty much stay together. It's very sociable even if you're not the fastest person out there. You're not gonna get left behind, we're together pretty much the whole time. We run for about an hour, we go all year round and we pride ourselves in that we've never actually missed a Thursday since we started.”Dr. Reed is also a coach who has athletes all over the world and he simply loves the trail and outdoor community. It was a pleasure to chat with him and I'm excited to meet him and as many others as possible in Canmore on Thursday, June 6, as tickets to the Trail Running Film Festival at artsPlace go on sale this week! We've made sure to start the films at a time that gives all the dirtbags a chance to run and hang out with us

“I spent the first 20-something years as an amputee, both not knowing what was possible, but also not knowing that my prosthetics hurting me every single day wasn't normal… …It took me two decades to learn that. So my goal with my platform is to make sure that specifically amputees, but para athletes or anybody else know that there's ways to overcome these obstacles and for amputees knowing that pain isn't normal. There's ways to fix this.”Brian Reynolds is looking to be the inspiration he missed out on earlier in life. He's on a mission to help amputees and para athletes get all the information he didn't have. He wants to make it possible for amputees to learn how to run great distances, or simply after their children. He also loves to take on big challenges, and the hooks of Leadville had set themselves deep in Reynolds trail running physche from his previous experience at the event. When his name was drawn in the lottery, he didn't hesitate to get after it.“I love Colorado. I love the mountains. I love the small little town atmosphere where just everybody is into the race. I worked the event a year, I crewed for somebody the next year, and then I put my name in the lottery because it usually takes a few years to get in. I was like, “if I start putting my name in the lottery now, by the time I'm actually ready to run it, I'll get in.” Then I got in on the first year, it was like, “Oh no, now I can't say no.” And, you know what? I like big goals and may as well go from a marathon to an ultra. And we may as well make the ultra at altitude and 100 miles. I have a great community around me, whether it's training partners, coaches, family. I was just like, I'm going to go for it.”Check out the trailer here!Brian is excited to have the film included in the festival to help him spread his message. I had a great time chatting with him and learning more about amputee athletes and I'm grateful he came on to share! Come out to the Trail Running Film Festival and check out the film for yourself, you'll be happy you did!Check out Episode 78 with the filmmaker Michael Grasela:Vancouver tickets availableThursday, April 4, 2024. The Rio Theatre. Doors at 6, show at 7.Bring your noisemakers!I'm so excited to host all of you amazing trail runners once again here in Vancouver, BC! The Rio Theatre is booked for Thursday, April 4, 2024, with the doors opening at 6 and the show starting at 7. We're gonna do it bigger and better than last year and give this thing a festival vibe.We have amazing sponsors lined up once again, we'll have some great giveaways, another awesome guest, and a secret show opener that you'll want to make noise for. Bring your cowbells, tambourines, or whatever you have to get loud, and let's rock the Rio together!Tickets are on sale now for $30.Our local sponsors:5 PeaksCoast Mountain Trail Running Conquer the VedderDistance RunwearRidgeline AthleticsPeaks N ValleysBeast of Big CreekHeads or TrailsRunGoNaakMum's the WordCalgary early bird tickets on sale now!I'm so excited to get Calgary online! Get your $20 early bird tickets this week only! Edmonton and Crowsnest Pass are on sale now as well. Canmore will come online March 13 for artsPlace members and March 15 for non-members. I'm incredibly excited to be able to hang out with more of you and share the film festival vibes. Our dates are:Tuesday, June 4, 2024, Edmonton (Garneau Theatre) Regular Price $25 (Early birds sold out in just over 72 hours!)Wednesday, June 5, 2024, Calgary (Globe Cinema) Monday, March 4 $20 early-bird tickets. Regular Price $25 starts Monday, March 11Thursday, June 6, 2024, Canmore (Partnering with artsPlace) Tickets on sale March 13/15 (members/non members)Friday, June 7, 2024, Crowsnest Pass (Blairmore) (Frank Slide Interpretive Centre partnering with Sinister Sports) Limited (75) $25 tickets on sale nowClick on the links above for the FB event pages to keep up to date. Keep an eye peeled for official announcements as we will let you know the moment these become official and tickets are listed for sale. I'm so pumped to hang out with you all!Please like (me), rate, share, and subscribe wherever you do those things (Now on Facebook)Spotify: Click HereGoogle Podcasts: Click HereApple Podcasts: Click HereMusic by Paolo Argentino from PixabayWe're on the journey to 2,000 subscribers, help us get there!If you enjoy this podcast, I would really appreciate it if you could like, share, subscribe, or comment! I'm trying to make this the best trail running podcast it can be and I certainly appreciate your time. Thank you all and happy trails :) Get full access to Community Trail Running at communitytrailrunning.substack.com/subscribe

“He really wants to pave the way for the advocacy for para-athletes to say “hey you're not just gonna be on the couch all day, you can actually go out there and compete” so I think just that in itself is so powerful that like anytime I can tell his story and help push it into the world, I think that's just kind of the most rewarding part of that. At the end of the day, this guy probably can outwork three people at a time and it's just crazy to watch it from a friend perspective but also from a storytelling perspective.”Michael Grasela is a filmmaker and runner who wants to share Brian Reynold's story. Brian is a double amputee below-the-knee athlete. Brian and Michael have become good friends over the years as both share a love of running and both want to amplify the message that amputees can accomplish great things. Reynolds is a strong road runner but had very limited experience running on trails. So when he told Grasela that he wanted to run Leadville, the idea to document the journey was not far behind. “When he told me about going out to Leadville to run it, I was just like, I got to come with you. This is going to be a good one to see what's happening because he's not a trail runner, he doesn't really run on the trails because of the way his legs are built. So it's a lot of different challenges that we were going to find out in the moment. It was kind of curious for me as a runner, but also just like, “hey, this is going to be a great story no matter what happens in this race, we're going to find out something new about you today, right?”Check out the trailer here!Michael was a lot of fun to chat with. It was great hearing how he got into filmmaking and he's incredibly passionate about the opportunity to inspire. He has some plans in the works for another project with Brian that he's excited about and I'm excited the next episode features Brian! Come back Wednesday to hear Brian's interview about the film and you'll be even more excited for the Trail Running Film Festival screenings. Subscribe if you don't already and you'll be sure to get the post as soon as it goes up:Vancouver tickets availableThursday, April 4, 2024. The Rio Theatre. Doors at 6, show at 7.Bring your noisemakers!I'm so excited to host all of you amazing trail runners once again here in Vancouver, BC! The Rio Theatre is booked for Thursday, April 4, 2024, with the doors opening at 6 and the show starting at 7. We're gonna do it bigger and better than last year and give this thing a festival vibe.We have amazing sponsors lined up once again, we'll have some great giveaways, another awesome guest, and a secret show opener that you'll want to make noise for. Bring your cowbells, tambourines, or whatever you have to get loud, and let's rock the Rio together!Tickets are on sale now for $30.Our local sponsors:5 PeaksCoast Mountain Trail Running Conquer the VedderDistance RunwearRidgeline AthleticsPeaks N ValleysBeast of Big CreekHeads or TrailsRunGoNaakMum's the WordCalgary early bird tickets on sale today!I'm so excited to get Calgary online! Get your $20 early bird tickets this week only! Edmonton and Crowsnest Pass are on sale now as well. Canmore will come online March 13 for artsPlace members and March 15 for non-members. I'm incredibly excited to be able to hang out with more of you and share the film festival vibes. Our dates are:Tuesday, June 4, 2024, Edmonton (Garneau Theatre) Regular Price $25 (Early birds sold out in just over 72 hours!)Wednesday, June 5, 2024, Calgary (Globe Cinema) Monday, March 4 $20 early-bird tickets. Regular Price $25 starts Monday, March 11Thursday, June 6, 2024, Canmore (Partnering with artsPlace) Tickets on sale in MarchFriday, June 7, 2024, Crowsnest Pass (Blairmore) (Frank Slide Interpretive Centre partnering with Sinister Sports) Limited (75) $25 tickets on sale nowClick on the links above for the FB event pages to keep up to date. Keep an eye peeled for official announcements as we will let you know the moment these become official and tickets are listed for sale. I'm so pumped to hang out with you all!Please like (me), rate, share, and subscribe wherever you do those things (Now on Facebook)Spotify: Click HereGoogle Podcasts: Click HereApple Podcasts: Click HereMusic by Paolo Argentino from PixabayWe're on the journey to 2,000 subscribers, help us get there!If you enjoy this podcast, I would really appreciate it if you could like, share, subscribe, or comment! I'm trying to make this the best trail running podcast it can be and I certainly appreciate your time. Thank you all and happy trails :) Get full access to Community Trail Running at communitytrailrunning.substack.com/subscribe

“This gentleman, he was training and he said, “Hey, show up at my parents' ranch. I'm running a five-mile loop, run as much or as little as you want during the night, just would love to have company. If you could bring your favorite aid station food item, that'd be great.” So there was about 20 of us that showed up. Some people ran one loop, other people ran a couple loops and then sat down cracked open a beer cheered on the rest of us, and there was about four or five of us that ran until three four in the morning.”Gretchen Walla is a race director in Washington who loves the community and taking opportunities when they present themselves. As can be the case, sometimes being involved in a community presents opportunities and Gretchen has seized those over the years to grow our trail-running community. She's been involved with several race organizations, The Trail Running Film Festival, and of course she operates Walla Trails and Community. While touring with The Trail Running Film Festival Gretchen got to meet so many passionate folks around the U.S. and that opportunity to meet such excited trail runners grew her love for the sport and community even more.“The stories we have from that U.S. tour, we were like this poor indie rock band that was showing up at shows, sometimes playing for seven people and then other times sold out shows like Cleveland, Ohio. Shout out to the Cleveland community. But it was so much fun because I got to meet so many different trail-running groups all over the US.” Road trip to the trail mecca of Cleveland anyone? Gretchen was a blast to chat with. She's passionate about what she does and our community is bigger and stronger because of her contributions! I really enjoyed the chat and I hope you do too.Gretchen is also proud to be involved with Trail Sisters.Win tickets to the Film Festival with Route Arrows!Our friends at Route Arrows are giving away two tickets to the film festival. Head over to their post and tell your trail-marking story to enter.Vancouver tickets availableThursday, April 4, 2024. The Rio Theatre. Doors at 6, show at 7.Bring your noisemakers!I'm so excited to host all of you amazing trail runners once again here in Vancouver, BC! The Rio Theatre is booked for Thursday, April 4, 2024, with the doors opening at 6 and the show starting at 7. We're gonna do it bigger and better than last year and give this thing a festival vibe.We have amazing sponsors lined up once again, we'll have some great giveaways, another awesome guest, and a secret show opener that you'll want to make noise for. Bring your cowbells, tambourines, or whatever you have to get loud, and let's rock the Rio together!Tickets are on sale now for $30.Our local sponsors:5 PeaksCoast Mountain Trail Running Conquer the Vedder and Race to be NamedDistance RunwearRidgeline AthleticsPeaks N ValleysBeast of Big CreekHeads or TrailsNaakMum's the WordCalgary early bird tickets on sale next week!I'm so excited to get Calgary online as well! Tickets are on sale for some of our Alberta shows. Edmonton and Crowsnest Pass are on sale now. Canmore will come online a little later. I'm incredibly excited to be able to hang out with more of you and share the film festival vibes. We're still finalizing contracts with theatres, but our dates will be:Tuesday, June 4, 2024, Edmonton (Garneau Theatre) Regular Price $25 (Early birds sold out in just over 72 hours!)Wednesday, June 5, 2024, Calgary (Globe Cinema) Monday, March 4 $20 early-bird tickets. Regular Price $25 starts Monday, March 11Thursday, June 6, 2024, Canmore (Partnering with artsPlace) Tickets on sale in MarchFriday, June 7, 2024, Crowsnest Pass (Blairmore) (Frank Slide Interpretive Centre partnering with Sinister Sports) Limited (75) $25 tickets on sale nowClick on the links above for the FB event pages to keep up to date. Keep an eye peeled for official announcements as we will let you know the moment these become official and tickets are listed for sale. I'm so pumped to hang out with you all!Please like (me), rate, share, and subscribe wherever you do those things (Now on Facebook)Spotify: Click HereGoogle Podcasts: Click HereApple Podcasts: Click HereMusic by Paolo Argentino from PixabayWe're on the journey to 2,000 subscribers, help us get there!If you enjoy this podcast, I would really appreciate it if you could like, share, subscribe, or comment! I'm trying to make this the best trail running podcast it can be and I certainly appreciate your time. Thank you all and happy trails :) Get full access to Community Trail Running at communitytrailrunning.substack.com/subscribe

Have you ever found yourself captivated by the allure of mountain landscapes on the big screen, wondering about the visionary minds behind the lens? Well, we did too.Join us as we delve into the world of the adventure film festival with the legend himself, Alan Formanek – the driving force behind the Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival (VIMFF), set to kick off on February 23 across multiple theatres including Centennial Theatre, Rio Theatre, Cinematheque, Roundhouse Community Centre, and Delbrook Community Centre.As a pioneer in modern free climbing hailing from Slovakia, Alan's unique perspective as a festival director and outdoor enthusiast adds unparalleled depth to the festival's narrative. Alongside his dedicated team, Alan has propelled VIMFF onto the global stage, showcasing films that have left audiences in awe at various film festivals worldwide, both in person and online.We'll be peeking behind the curtains, exploring the films that have graced VIMFF, and gain exclusive insights into what the future holds for Alan and the VIMFF legacy.If you're as intrigued as we are, feel free to connect with VIMFF through their channels or drop us a message via our social media platforms. Get ready to embark on a cinematic journey like never before, where the mountains meet the silver screen.Thank you for listening Get in touch with us via Steed Cycles or via our Instagram Hosted by Jarrad Connolly Produced by Sam James Listen to other episodes here.

“We changed everything to just literally say “the voice of the everyday athlete” and then we started asking people instead of waiting for them to come to us. We went out after them and we said your story matters, tell us your story.”Jason Bahamundi is one of the folks behind Run Tri Bike Mag and he is passionate about sharing the voice of the everyday athlete. A trail runner who enjoys pushing himself, Jason is equally driven with his publication. Along with his two partners, the three set out to help endurance athletes by telling stories and showing people there are many ways to get the best out of ourselves. This commitment to the everyday athlete has resulted in growth for the magazine, and Bahamundi finds joy in not just chasing growth numbers, but truly connecting with people. He wants to continue to merge growth with connection and help as many people as possible recognize that their stories matter.“I want to help millions of people. I get that in order for me to help millions of people, I got to start with one. But if my vision is only one person, that's too small. I'm a big dreamer. We're going to help millions of people. We're going to share this everywhere. And so that's our guiding light.”Jason was a great interview and I loved hearing more about Run Tri Bike Mag as well as learning more about Jason and why he's so driven. Please share the episode! Let us know what you think and reach out to Jason and the crew with your story, I know they would love to feature you.Thank you for sharing this podcast as much as you do!Episode 75 with Andrew Fairhurst was our first episode with over 300 downloads in the first week! Win tickets to the Film Festival with Route Arrows!Our friends at Route Arrows are giving away two tickets to the film festival. Head over to their post and tell your trail-marking story to enter.Vancouver tickets availableThursday, April 4, 2024. The Rio Theatre. Doors at 6, show at 7.Bring your noisemakers!I'm so excited to host all of you amazing trail runners once again here in Vancouver, BC! The Rio Theatre is booked for Thursday, April 4, 2024, with the doors opening at 6 and the show starting at 7. We're gonna do it bigger and better than last year and give this thing a festival vibe.We have amazing sponsors lined up once again, we'll have some great giveaways, another awesome guest, and a secret show opener that you'll want to make noise for. Bring your cowbells, tambourines, or whatever you have to get loud, and let's rock the Rio together!Tickets are on sale now for $30.Our local sponsors:5 PeaksCoast Mountain Trail Running Conquer the Vedder and Race to be NamedDistance RunwearRidgeline AthleticsPeaks N ValleysBeast of Big CreekHeads or TrailsNaakMum's the WordAlberta Film Fest ticketsTickets are on sale for some of our Alberta shows. Edmonton and Crowsnest Pass are on sale now. Calgary and Canmore will come online a little later. I'm incredibly excited to be able to hang out with more of you and share the film festival vibes. We're still finalizing contracts with theatres, but our dates will be:Tuesday, June 4, 2024, Edmonton (Garneau Theatre) Regular Price $25 (Early girds sold out in just over 72 hours!)Wednesday, June 5, 2024, Calgary (Globe Cinema) 1-week of $20 early-bird tickets going on sale soon. Regular Price $25Thursday, June 6, 2024, Canmore (Partnering with artsPlace) Tickets on sale in MarchFriday, June 7, 2024, Crowsnest Pass (Blairmore) (Frank Slide Interpretive Centre partnering with Sinister Sports) Limited (75) $25 tickets on sale nowClick on the links above for the FB event pages to keep up to date. Keep an eye peeled for official announcements as we will let you know the moment these become official and tickets are listed for sale. I'm so pumped to hang out with you all!Please like (me), rate, share, and subscribe wherever you do those things (Now on Facebook)Spotify: Click HereGoogle Podcasts: Click HereApple Podcasts: Click HereMusic by Paolo Argentino from PixabayWe're on the journey to 2,000 subscribers, help us get there!If you enjoy this podcast, I would really appreciate it if you could like, share, subscribe, or comment! I'm trying to make this the best trail running podcast it can be and I certainly appreciate your time. Thank you all and happy trails :) Get full access to Community Trail Running at communitytrailrunning.substack.com/subscribe

“It's 33 and a half kilometers long, 2,900 meters of climbing and about 90% off trails. You're on trails, but really you're not on commonly used trails. You're up on ridges, you're running down scree slopes, up scree slopes, truly, truly running in the mountains.”Crowsnest Pass is home to “Meet the Minotaur”, Canada's only official Skyrunner World Series event, directed by Andrew and Erin Fairhurst. The Skyrunner tag means runners will be cruising summits and truly experiencing mountain running. This partnership has been great for the race but it's not where the race started. The original races gave runners choices at certain points on the course on which challenge they wanted to face. These days the course is standardized and has runners come from all over the world. It's something that Andrew cherishes and he loves sending runners into the incredible Crowsnest Pass mountains.“My favorite thing is honestly seeing the racers at the start line with this look of trepidation on their face maybe some of them doubting themselves or just outright fear. A lot of people don't realize what they're getting into. But then when I see these people come across the finish line, lots of tears of joy, some tears of true sadness,but lots of tears of joy or just people cannot believe what they've done.”This race sounds incredible. Andrew loves what he does and bringing runners to Crowsnest Pass is something that brings him joy. That joy is reciprocated as Meet the Minotaur has plenty of supporters and I for one can't wait to try this race someday! Let us know what you think, will you be Meeting the Minotaur?Alberta Film Fest ticketsTickets are on sale for some of our Alberta shows. Edmonton and Crowsnest Pass are on sale now. Calgary and Canmore will come online a little later. I'm incredibly excited to be able to hang out with more of you and share the film festival vibes. We're still finalizing contracts with theatres, but our dates will be:Tuesday, June 4, 2024, Edmonton (Garneau Theatre) Regular Price $25Wednesday, June 5, 2024, Calgary (Globe Cinema) 1-week of $20 early-bird tickets going on sale soon. Regular Price $25Thursday, June 6, 2024, Canmore (Partnering with artsPlace) Tickets on sale in MarchFriday, June 7, 2024, Crowsnest Pass (Blairmore) (Frank Slide Interpretive Centre partnering with Sinister Sports) Limited (75) $25 tickets on sale nowClick on the links above for the FB event pages to keep up to date. Keep an eye peeled for official announcements as we will let you know the moment these become official and tickets are listed for sale. I'm so pumped to hang out with you all!Vancouver tickets availableThursday, April 4, 2024. The Rio Theatre. Doors at 6, show at 7.Bring your noisemakers!I'm so excited to host all of you amazing trail runners once again here in Vancouver, BC! The Rio Theatre is booked for Thursday, April 4, 2024, with the doors opening at 6 and the show starting at 7. We're gonna do it bigger and better than last year and give this thing a festival vibe.We have amazing sponsors lined up once again, we'll have some great giveaways, another awesome guest, and a secret show opener that you'll want to make noise for. Bring your cowbells, tambourines, or whatever you have to get loud, and let's rock the Rio together!Tickets are on sale now for $30.Our local sponsors:5 PeaksCoast Mountain Trail Running Conquer the Vedder and Race to be NamedDistance RunwearRidgeline AthleticsPeaks N ValleysBeast of Big CreekHeads or TrailsNaakMum's the WordThank you to our latest paying subscribers Anastasia and Andrew!Please like (me), rate, share, and subscribe wherever you do those things (Now on Facebook)Spotify: Click HereGoogle Podcasts: Click HereApple Podcasts: Click HereMusic by Paolo Argentino from PixabayWe're on the journey to 2,000 subscribers, help us get there!If you enjoy this podcast, I would really appreciate it if you could like, share, subscribe, or comment! I'm trying to make this the best trail running podcast it can be and I certainly appreciate your time. Thank you all and happy trails :) Get full access to Community Trail Running at communitytrailrunning.substack.com/subscribe

“I came into the running world as a hater of running. When I was a kid growing up, I played a lot of soccer and a little bit of rugby, but I always hated the running part. And so then when my husband and I found out that we were pregnant with triplets, we decided to pick one thing outside of our marriage and our kids. To this day, I still don't really understand why I picked running because I still hated it at that time. But it was life-changing for sure because I met a great group of people.”Laura Sherrer-Townsend doesn't know why she got into running, but she's never looked back either. The Edmonton race director found a sense of community and belonging and has engrained herself in the local running scene. Her race, Survivorfest, is a 6 H, 12 H, and 24 H, timed event that she loves organizing because she gets to see the athletes bond throughout the race. That's been rewarding for her and the race itself raises funds and awareness for Saffron Centre, which is a centre that supports sexual assault victims. This centre and its programs are also what she supports while running towards her goal of 50 ultras by 50 years old. It's an important cause for Laura. “Things would have been different for me if something like that had been in my school. Or even when I went to friends when I was young and told them what had happened, they would have been able to support me through that and send me to the right individuals to talk about that. But instead, I kept it a secret for quite a long time. And so I thought this could be a life changer for these kids. I instantly thought that this needs to happen in every school.”Laura is passionate about community and running, and I was grateful to chat with her and hear a bit of her story. I'm incredibly excited to meet her in person in Edmonton for the Trail Running Film Festival!Alberta Film Fest tickets on sale today!A big step for us as tickets are finally going on sale for some of our Alberta shows! Edmonton, and Crowsnest Pass are on sale today. Calgary and Canmore will come online a little later. I'm incredibly excited to be able to hang out with more of you and share the film festival vibes. We're still finalizing contracts with theatres, but our dates will be:Tuesday, June 4, 2024, Edmonton (Garneau Theatre) Limited (50) $20 early-bird tickets on sale Feb. 5 at 11 am. Regular Price $25Wednesday, June 5, 2024, Calgary (Globe Cinema) 1-week of $20 early-bird tickets going on sale soon. Regular Price $25Thursday, June 6, 2024, Canmore (Partnering with artsPlace) Tickets on sale in MarchFriday, June 7, 2024, Crowsnest Pass (Blairmore) (Frank Slide Interpretive Centre partnering with Sinister Sports) Limited (75) $25 tickets on sale nowClick on the links above for the FB event pages to keep up to date. Keep an eye peeled for official announcements as we will let you know the moment these become official and tickets are listed for sale. I'm so pumped to hang out with you all!Vancouver tickets availableThursday, April 4, 2024. The Rio Theatre. Doors at 6, show at 7.Bring your noisemakers!I'm so excited to host all of you amazing trail runners once again here in Vancouver, BC! The Rio Theatre is booked for Thursday, April 4, 2024, with the doors opening at 6 and the show starting at 7. We're gonna do it bigger and better than last year and give this thing a festival vibe.We have amazing sponsors lined up once again, we'll have some great giveaways, another awesome guest, and a secret show opener that you'll want to make noise for. Bring your cowbells, tambourines, or whatever you have to get loud, and let's rock the Rio together!Tickets are on sale now for $30.Our local sponsors:5 PeaksCoast Mountain Trail Running Conquer the Vedder and Race to be NamedDistance RunwearRidgeline AthleticsPeaks N ValleysBeast of Big CreekHeads or TrailsNaakMum's the WordThank you to our latest paying subscribers Anastasia and Andrew!Please like (me), rate, share, and subscribe wherever you do those things (Now on Facebook)Spotify: Click HereGoogle Podcasts: Click HereApple Podcasts: Click HereMusic by Paolo Argentino from PixabayWe're on the journey to 2,000 subscribers, help us get there!If you enjoy this podcast, I would really appreciate it if you could like, share, subscribe, or comment! I'm trying to make this the best trail running podcast it can be and I certainly appreciate your time. Thank you all and happy trails :) Get full access to Community Trail Running at communitytrailrunning.substack.com/subscribe

“It was kind of a bike, a mountain bike community but not a running community at all. And I just thought, you know, it'd be cool to put on a trail race out here. It'd be a cool way to kind of immerse myself in the sport a little bit more and kind of give back.”Devin VansCoy fell in love with trail running and the community. He wanted to immerse himself even more and so he started organizing races. It started with his stage race, stage race, and now includes “Elevated Trail Racing”, which is a series of four more races. He's enjoyed creating courses and bringing runners to a few small Oregon towns. The amount of work that goes into race directing has been eye-opening but Devin finds it's all worth it once race day rolls around. The opportunity to be with the community that he loves so much is his favourite part of it all.“My favorite part by far of race directing is the race itself, having them come in and getting their bibs and having them be all happy and excited for the race and then having them come in and finish and share a beer with them. You know, just the social aspect that trail racing has after the race.”Devin's races sound like a lot of fun, he doesn't have any cutoffs during his events and keeps them open until everyone is done, and he loves sharing a celebratory drink of any type at the finish line with runners. I hope you enjoy the conversation, I certainly did, and let us know what you think! Learn more about the Oakridge Triple Summit here.Learn more about Elevated Trail Racing here.Follow Devin here.Trail Running Film Festival tickets now available!Thursday, April 4, 2024. The Rio Theatre. Doors at 6, show at 7.Bring your noisemakers!I'm so excited to host all of you amazing trail runners once again here in Vancouver, BC! The Rio Theatre is booked for Thursday, April 4, 2024, with the doors opening at 6 and the show starting at 7. We're gonna do it bigger and better than last year and give this thing a festival vibe.We have amazing sponsors lined up once again, we'll have some great giveaways, another awesome guest, and a secret show opener that you'll want to make noise for. Bring your cowbells, tambourines, or whatever you have to get loud, and let's rock the Rio together!Tickets are on sale now for $30.Our local sponsors:5 PeaksCoast Mountain Trail Running Conquer the Vedder and Race to be NamedDistance RunwearRidgeline AthleticsPeaks N ValleysBeast of Big CreekHeads or TrailsNaakAlberta Film Fest tickets going on sale February 5!A big step for us as we're bringing the film festival to Edmonton, Calgary, Canmore, and now Blairmore! I'm incredibly excited to be able to hang out with more of you and share the film festival vibes. We're still finalizing contracts with theatres, but our dates will be:Tuesday, June 4, 2024, Edmonton (Garneau Theatre) Limited (50) $20 early-bird tickets on sale Feb. 5. Regular Price $25Wednesday, June 5, 2024, Calgary (Globe Cinema) 1-week of $20 early-bird tickets going on sale soon. Regular Price $25Thursday, June 6, 2024, Canmore (Partnering with artsPlace) Tickets on sale in MarchFriday, June 7, 2024, Blairmore (Frank Slide Interpretive Centre partnering with Sinister Sports) Limited (75) $25 tickets on sale Feb. 5Click on the links above for the FB event pages to keep up to date. Keep an eye peeled for official announcements as we will let you know the moment these become official and tickets are listed for sale. I'm so pumped to hang out with you all!Please like (me), rate, share, and subscribe wherever you do those things (Now on Facebook)Spotify: Click HereGoogle Podcasts: Click HereApple Podcasts: Click HereMusic by Paolo Argentino from PixabayWe're on the journey to 2,000 subscribers, help us get there!If you enjoy this podcast, I would really appreciate it if you could like, share, subscribe, or comment! I'm trying to make this the best trail running podcast it can be and I certainly appreciate your time. Thank you all and happy trails :) Get full access to Community Trail Running at communitytrailrunning.substack.com/subscribe

“Everyone is welcome from the elite athlete to somebody doing their first trail race to somebody doing their first ultra, someone starting in the trail community, somebody that's retiring from running. We really support all those racers. Sustainability means a lot to me. Community means a lot to me.”Kara Leinweber is a trail runner and race director, for Lewiston Ultra Events, who is community-driven and focused. It's clear she's very passionate about putting on events and ensuring they have a purpose. It was awesome hearing her speak about doing everything with intention. It was also awesome having her drop some news about a potential new 100-mile race! You might think that's the only news she dropped during the interview, but you'd be wrong. This one's a doozy and I'm so happy Kara and I got to chat about her trail life and what's important to her when it comes to trail races.“I wouldn't say the course (Shuswap) is a reflection of me, but I would say it's a reflection of what I look for when I participate in an event or an ultra. When I go to sign up for an event, one of the first things I'm looking at is, I like viewpoints. I really do. Exposure is my thing. It's not everybody's thing. Single track, not old quad roads.I feel like if I was to say something reflects me accurately, it would probably be my start finish line area. I think this is very accurate. I have the best playlist. I have been told that so many times!”Kara was a blast to chat with. I can't wait to hear what you all think of this episode and if you're excited for the new races?!You can learn more about the decision to put Shuswap Ultra on hold here.Sign up and learn more about BC Backyard here.Sign up and learn more about Moose Mountain here.Marathon Shuffle registration opens February 1Ean Jackson, from episode 30 (chatting about the amazing Sunshine Coast Trail) reached out to let me know registration is opening for the Marathon Shuffle on February 1. You can read more about the event here.Trail Running Film Festival tickets now available!Thursday, April 4, 2024. The Rio Theatre. Doors at 6, show at 7.Bring your noisemakers!I'm so excited to host all of you amazing trail runners once again here in Vancouver, BC! The Rio Theatre is booked for Thursday, April 4, 2024, with the doors opening at 6 and the show starting at 7. We're gonna do it bigger and better than last year and give this thing a festival vibe.We have amazing sponsors lined up once again, we'll have some great giveaways, another awesome guest, and a secret show opener that you'll want to make noise for. Bring your cowbells, tambourines, or whatever you have to get loud, and let's rock the Rio together!Tickets are on sale now for $30.Our local sponsors:5 PeaksCoast Mountain Trail Running Conquer the Vedder and Race to be NamedDistance RunwearRidgeline AthleticsPeaks N ValleysBeast of Big CreekHeads or TrailsNaakWe're bringing the films to AlbertaA big step for us as we're bringing the film festival to Edmonton, Calgary, Canmore, and now Blairmore! I'm incredibly excited to be able to hang out with more of you and share the film festival vibes. We're still finalizing contracts with theatres, but our dates will be:Tuesday, June 4, 2024, Edmonton (Garneau Theatre) Limited $20 early-bird tickets on sale Feb. 5!Wednesday, June 5, 2024, Calgary (Globe Cinema)Thursday, June 6, 2024, Canmore (Partnering with artsPlace)Friday, June 7, 2024, Blairmore (Frank Slide Interpretive Centre partnering with Sinister Sports)Click on the links above for the FB event pages to keep up to date. Keep an eye peeled for official announcements as we will let you know the moment these become official and tickets are listed for sale. I'm so pumped to hang out with you all!Please like (me), rate, share, and subscribe wherever you do those things (Now on Facebook)Spotify: Click HereGoogle Podcasts: Click HereApple Podcasts: Click HereMusic by Paolo Argentino from PixabayWe're on the journey to 2,000 subscribers, help us get there!If you enjoy this podcast, I would really appreciate it if you could like, share, subscribe, or comment! I'm trying to make this the best trail running podcast it can be and I certainly appreciate your time. Thank you all and happy trails :) Get full access to Community Trail Running at communitytrailrunning.substack.com/subscribe

Kirsti Dolson and Matt Shepard are very passionate about trail running and that passion shines through in the way they approach their jobs with Sinister Sports. These two want to create special events for people to celebrate their love of trails, and that mentality is shared with the entire Sinister team. All they want to do is make your experience awesome. And Sinister has plenty of opportunities to make your experience awesome as they host a bunch of different races and camp, all varying in length, difficulty and whether you'll be above ground or not. Yes, Sinister even hosts an underground race in an old mine! Whatever you sign up for, their collective goal is. the same. Make it awesome.“Something iconic that Sinister has is just the energy that we bring. Because I mean our whole team is made up of people like us that are passionate about the role that they have, and then they're tied to the running community, and they get to be a part of this thing. It's a dream job to support the thing that you love.” - Matt Shepard“We want our races to be an event. We recognize that it's not only racers that are showing up on the race weekends. It is also their crew, their family, their friends, the volunteers, the spectators. It is an enormous crowd of people above and beyond those that are at the start line. And we want everyone to feel as a part of the race as the racers are. So that's why we have that energy and we create it to be a whole spectacle of a weekend.” - Kirsti DolsonIt was so awesome to hear all about what Sinister is up to, and how Kirsti and “Shep” are involved. I can't wait to run the Sinister 7 relay this summer and I hope you will enjoy checking out what these awesome folks are up to!I'm even more excited to be highlighting what Sinister Sports is up to because we are working together to bring the Trail Running Film Festival to Crowsnest Pass as well! Friday, June 7, will be the date and we're just working to finalize the venue. I'm so excited to be hanging out with so many of you awesome folks and finding more community. Stay tuned for more details of this latest show! Speaking of the Trail Running Film Festival…Trail Running Film Festival tickets now available!Thursday, April 4, 2024. The Rio Theatre. Doors at 6, show at 7.Bring your noisemakers!I'm so excited to host all of you amazing trail runners once again here in Vancouver, BC! The Rio Theatre is booked for Thursday, April 4, 2024, with the doors opening at 6 and the show starting at 7. We're gonna do it bigger and better than last year and give this thing a festival vibe.We have amazing sponsors lined up once again, we'll have some great giveaways, another awesome guest, and a secret show opener that you'll want to make noise for. Bring your cowbells, tambourines, or whatever you have to get loud, and let's rock the Rio together!Tickets are on sale now for $30.Our local sponsors:5 PeaksCoast Mountain Trail Running Conquer the Vedder and Race to be NamedDistance RunwearRidgeline AthleticsPeaks N ValleysBeast of Big CreekHeads or TrailsNaakWe're bringing the films to AlbertaA big step for us as we're bringing the film festival to Edmonton, Calgary, Canmore, and now Blairmore! I'm incredibly excited to be able to hang out with more of you and share the film festival vibes. We're still finalizing contracts with theatres, but our dates will be:Tuesday, June 4, 2024, Edmonton (Garneau Theatre)Wednesday, June 5, 2024, Calgary (Globe Cinema)Thursday, June 6, 2024, Canmore (artsPlace)Friday, June 7, 2024, Blairmore (Frank Slide Interpretive Centre)Click on the links above for the FB event pages to keep up to date. Keep an eye peeled for official announcements as we will let you know the moment these become official and tickets are listed for sale. I'm so pumped to hang out with you all!Please like (me), rate, share, and subscribe wherever you do those things (Now on Facebook)Spotify: Click HereGoogle Podcasts: Click HereApple Podcasts: Click HereMusic by Paolo Argentino from PixabayWe're on the journey to 2,000 subscribers, help us get there!If you enjoy this podcast, I would really appreciate it if you could like, share, subscribe, or comment! I'm trying to make this the best trail running podcast it can be and I certainly appreciate your time. Thank you all and happy trails :) Get full access to Community Trail Running at communitytrailrunning.substack.com/subscribe

“There are options, there are different programs, there are all these things that, I feel like they should be talked about, because I probably would have reached out or tried to find a way to figure out why I was drinking so much or how to stop drinking so much earlier if I would have actually known that there were options out there.”Coree Woltering has done incredible things on the trails. He's won races and set FKT's. He also celebrated 2 years of sobriety on Oct 31, 2023 and that's what our chat centred around. It was awesome to have Coree be so open about his journey and I appreciated him giving us so much insight. Everybody has a different relationship with alcohol, and Coree just wanted people to know there are resources available to help. He talked about how the programs available helped him and how they can help others.“Not everybody needs to be sober. And, that's totally fine. I don't care if people are sober or not, to be completely honest. But, if you're someone that's struggling with it, then absolutely reach out. Don't be afraid to get help for it.”It's a great accomplishment for Coree and I'm thrilled we got to chat about it. I hope you enjoy the conversation as much as I did. Let us know what you think in the comments. Trail Running Film Festival tickets now available!Thursday, April 4, 2024. The Rio Theatre. Doors at 6, show at 7.Bring your noisemakers!I'm so excited to host all of you amazing trail runners once again here in Vancouver, BC! The Rio Theatre is booked for Thursday, April 4, 2024, with the doors opening at 6 and the show starting at 7. We're gonna do it bigger and better than last year and give this thing a festival vibe.We have amazing sponsors lined up once again, we'll have some great giveaways, another awesome guest, and a secret show opener that you'll want to make noise for. Bring your cowbells, tambourines, or whatever you have to get loud, and let's rock the Rio together!Tickets are on sale now for $30.Our local sponsors:5 PeaksCoast Mountain Trail Running Conquer the Vedder and Race to be NamedDistance RunwearRidgeline AthleticsPeaks N ValleysBeast of Big CreekHeads or TrailsNaakWe're bringing the films to AlbertaA big step for us as we're bringing the film festival to Edmonton, Calgary, and Canmore! I'm incredibly excited to be able to hang out with more of you and share the film festival vibes. We're still finalizing contracts with theatres, but our dates will be:Tuesday, June 4, 2024, Edmonton (Ziedler Hall)Wednesday, June 5, 2024, Calgary (Globe Cinema)Thursday, June 6, 2024, Canmore (artsPlace)Click on the links above for the FB event pages to keep up to date. Keep an eye peeled for official announcements as we will let you know the moment these become official and tickets are listed for sale. I'm so pumped to hang out with you all!Please like (me), rate, share, and subscribe wherever you do those things (Now on Facebook)Spotify: Click HereGoogle Podcasts: Click HereApple Podcasts: Click HereMusic by Paolo Argentino from PixabayWe're on the journey to 2,000 subscribers, help us get there.If you enjoy this podcast, I would really appreciate it if you could like, share, subscribe, or comment! I'm trying to make this the best trail running podcast it can be and I certainly appreciate your time. Thank you all and happy trails :) Get full access to Community Trail Running at communitytrailrunning.substack.com/subscribe

“Starting January 1st for $20, you can join the Runnin Rich Vert Challenge, and we're going to track your vertical gain throughout the year… And it had to be a vert challenge because Richard was all about the vert.”Tommy Mlazgar is a passionate trail runner, a burgeoning race director, and a grieving friend. We touched on all 3 of these topics in our interview and I'm very grateful for Tommy to come on and share. The race directing is about Run Saysutshun, a race on Saysutshun island, in Nanaimo, BC, that features many distance and time options, including up to 24 hours. His passion for getting others on the trails and spending time out there himself is also prevalent in the passing of his best friend Richard Booth. The two spent many hours trail running together and when Richard passed suddenly in December, Tommy, with the help of a few others, organized the Runnin Rich Vert Challenge to honour and help raise funds for Richards's family. The way people have responded has been heartwarming for Mlazgar.“Community is, there's no other community like it. The trail running community, especially is just, it's wild. You form these bonds with people that, you can only really form through sport, I think, and that's the power of sport. And, I love it. Huge fan.”I'm a huge fan too, especially of what Tommy is up to. Check out more about Run Saysutshun and/or sign up for Runnin Rich Vert Challenge. Let us know where you're favourite spots for vert are and consider checking out Saysutshun this June for the race. Maybe you can go further than you ever have!“I'm excited to see some people just push and see how far they can go. I can't remember the exact number we had last year but I want to say we had, close to half a dozen people, probably more, that ran further than they ever had before.”Trail Running Film Festival tickets now available!Thursday, April 4, 2024. The Rio Theatre. Doors at 6, show at 7.Bring your noisemakers!I'm so excited to host all of you amazing trail runners once again here in Vancouver, BC! The Rio Theatre is booked for Thursday, April 4, 2024, with the doors opening at 6 and the show starting at 7. We're gonna do it bigger and better than last year and give this thing a festival vibe.We have amazing sponsors lined up once again, we'll have some great giveaways, another awesome guest, and a secret show opener that you'll want to make noise for. Bring your cowbells, tambourines, or whatever you have to get loud, and let's rock the Rio together!Tickets are on sale now for $30. Our local sponsors:5 PeaksCoast Mountain Trail Running Conquer the Vedder and Race to be NamedDistance RunwearRidgeline AthleticsPeaks N ValleysBeast of Big CreekHeads or TrailsNaakWe're bringing the films to AlbertaA big step for us as we're bringing the film festival to Edmonton, Calgary, and Canmore! I'm incredibly excited to be able to hang out with more of you and share the film festival vibes. We're still finalizing contracts with theatres, but our dates will be:Tuesday, June 4, 2024, Edmonton (Ziedler Hall)Wednesday, June 5, 2024, Calgary (Globe Cinema)Thursday, June 6, 2024, Canmore (artsPlace)Click on the links above for the FB event pages to keep up to date. Keep an eye peeled for official announcements as we will let you know the moment these become official and tickets are listed for sale. I'm so pumped to hang out with you all!Please like (me), rate, share, and subscribe wherever you do those things (Now on Facebook)Spotify: Click HereGoogle Podcasts: Click HereApple Podcasts: Click HereMusic by Paolo Argentino from PixabayTHANK YOU FOR HELPING PASS 1,000 SUBSCRIBERS! If you enjoy this podcast, I would really appreciate it if you could like, share, subscribe, or comment! I'm trying to make this the best trail running podcast it can be and I certainly appreciate your time. Thank you all and happy trails :) Get full access to Community Trail Running at communitytrailrunning.substack.com/subscribe

Happy holidays friends. Thank you for a wonderful year! I hope you have a great time with family, friends, and on the trails during your downtime, and of course, I wish all of you the best in 2024. Upwards and onwards! Onwards and upwards isn't always a reality though, and sometimes things go sideways. And that's where today's episode comes in! We have guests from the past (and even a few from the future) sharing some of their funny trail running stories and it's a super fun holiday listen. I'm so grateful for everyone to have shared their time and stories and I hope you all enjoy it as much as I did.A huge thank you to the guests who had time to share:Jeanelle HazlettJeannine AvelinoChantelle EricksonAndrew MillerKirsti DolsonMatt ShepardRenee JanssenKara Delwo:Tommy MlazgarJoanne Lee SmithComment about your own funny trail running stories and we can keep the lighthearted good times going! Early Bird Tickets available for one more week!Thursday, April 4, 2024. The Rio Theatre. Doors at 6, show at 7.Bring your noisemakers!I'm so excited to host all of you amazing trail runners once again here in Vancouver, BC! The Rio Theatre is booked for Thursday, April 4, 2024, with the doors opening at 6 and the show starting at 7. We're gonna do it bigger and better than last year and give this thing a festival vibe.We have amazing sponsors lined up once again, we'll have some great giveaways, another awesome guest, and a secret show opener that you'll want to make noise for. Bring your cowbells, tambourines, or whatever you have to get loud, and let's rock the Rio together!Buy your tickets here.Tickets are on sale now for $25 and go up to $30 on January 1, so pick'em up for your holiday shopping and save a few bucks.Our local sponsors:5 PeaksCoast Mountain Trail Running Conquer the Vedder and Race to be NamedDistance RunwearRidgeline AthleticsPeaks N ValleysBeast of Big CreekHeads or TrailsNaakWe're bringing the films to AlbertaA big step for us as we're bringing the film festival to Edmonton, Calgary, and Canmore! I'm incredibly excited to be able to hang out with more of you and share the film festival vibes. We're still finalizing contracts with theatres, but our dates will be:Tuesday, June 4, 2024, Edmonton (Ziedler Hall)Wednesday, June 5, 2024, Calgary (Globe Cinema)Thursday, June 6, 2024, Canmore (artsPlace)Click on the links above for the FB event pages to keep up to date. Keep an eye peeled for official announcements as we will let you know the moment these become official and tickets are listed for sale. I'm so pumped to hang out with you all!Please like (me), rate, share, and subscribe wherever you do those things (Now on Facebook)Spotify: Click HereGoogle Podcasts: Click HereApple Podcasts: Click HereMusic by Paolo Argentino from PixabayThank you for the support friends we are less than 5 away from 1,000 subscribers!If you enjoy this podcast, I would really appreciate it if you could like, share, subscribe, or comment! I'm trying to make this the best trail running podcast it can be and I certainly appreciate your time. Thank you all and happy trails :) Get full access to Community Trail Running at communitytrailrunning.substack.com/subscribe

“Staying true to helping people who can't afford the race registration fees and helping the BIPOC and the queer community get to a start line. That's where we're staying focused”Renee Janssen is a trail runner and race director living in Oregon. Her racing company, Go Beyond holds a bunch of events and that's where the idea of starting a charity has its roots. The Trail Mix Fund was born during the pandemic because people couldn't afford to enter virtual races, Go Beyond wanted to remove the financial barrier, and other people wanted to donate funds for entries. It all came together and now the fund is helping get people to start lines at all kinds of events, including events that aren't Go Beyond. It's a great way to help make the sport more accessible and awesome that they took the ball and ran with it. Renee enjoys each story of people they've helped and how it's helped pick people up.“They want to represent. They're an Asian person who is tired of being at races and not seeing other faces like theirs. And they're just like, this is an opportunity for them to make a change and they want to become ambassadors of this whole thing and spread the word to other people in their communities. So I like that too.”The Trail Mix Fund is growing and is a great way to help people get into racing. I hope you enjoy the chat and learning more about Renee and the Trail Mix Fund as much as I did!Early Bird Trail Running Film Festival tickets on sale nowThursday, April 4, 2024. The Rio Theatre. Doors at 6, show at 7.Bring your noisemakers!Yes, I'm so excited to host all of you amazing trail runners once again here in Vancouver, BC! The Rio Theatre is booked for Thursday, April 4, 2024, with the doors opening at 6 and the show starting at 7. We're gonna do it bigger and better than last year and give this thing a festival vibe.We have amazing sponsors lined up once again, we'll have some great giveaways (like Naak!), another awesome guest, and a secret show opener that you're going to want to make noise for. Bring your cowbells, your tambourines, or whatever you have to get loud, and let's rock the Rio together!Tickets are on sale now for $25 and go up to $30 on January 1, so pick'em up for your holiday shopping and save a few bucks.Buy your tickets here.We're bringing the films to AlbertaAnd a big step for us as we're bringing the film festival to Edmonton, Calgary, and Canmore! I'm incredibly excited to be able to hang out with more of you and share the film festival vibes. We're still finalizing contracts with theatres, but it's looking like our dates will be:Tuesday, June 4, 2024, EdmontonWednesday, June 5, 2024, Calgary (Globe Cinema)Thursday, June 6, 2024, Canmore (artsPlace)Click on the links above for the FB event pages to keep up to date. Keep an eye peeled for official announcements as we will let you know the moment these become official and tickets are listed for sale. I'm so pumped to hang out with you all!Please like (me), rate, share, and subscribe wherever you do those things (Now on Facebook)Spotify: Click HereGoogle Podcasts: Click HereApple Podcasts: Click HereMusic by Paolo Argentino from PixabayThank you for the support friends we are so close to 1,000 subscribers!If you enjoy this podcast, I would really appreciate it if you could like, share, subscribe, or comment! I'm trying to make this the best trail running podcast it can be and I certainly appreciate your time. Thank you all and happy trails :) Get full access to Community Trail Running at communitytrailrunning.substack.com/subscribe

“I think it's why we've been successful in the past few years. The fact that we are obsessed by the quality, right? We listen to our community. I am a runner myself. All our employees run, so we're super into it. We have that obsession of delivering the best products.”Minh Pham and his business partner started Naak in 2016 and have found success in the highly competitive running nutrition market, although it's not always been easy. Over the years they've managed to find success by listening to their customers, working with their athletes, and continuously looking for ways to improve. This “obsession” is what Minh believes makes Naak successful, and he had a very driven message that he shared when he thought about the journey so far.“There's going to be a lot of up and downs, a lot of lessons learned, a lot of failures, but it's like an ultra, right? I think that we can do the comparison with an ultramarathon. A lot of up and downs, but at the end, if you have the perseverance, if you believe in what you do, if you are curious enough and if you are motivated enough, you're going to make it.”Minh is super passionate about Naak and the conversation was interesting for me, I enjoyed learning more about his company! I have to apologize as I called him Ming at the end of the episode and that was my mistake. I hope you enjoy the conversation as much as I do and let us know in the comments below what you think.We're also incredibly excited to have Naak products on hand for the first 2 dozen folks through the door at the Vancouver screening of the Trail Running Film Festival!Early Bird Trail Running Film Festival tickets on sale nowThursday, April 4, 2024. The Rio Theatre. Doors at 6, show at 7.Bring your noisemakers!Yes, I'm so excited to host all of you amazing trail runners once again here in Vancouver, BC! The Rio Theatre is booked for Thursday, April 4, 2024, with the doors opening at 6 and the show starting at 7. We're gonna do it bigger and better than last year and give this thing a festival vibe.We have amazing sponsors lined up once again, we'll have some great giveaways (like Naak!), another awesome guest, and a secret show opener that you're going to want to make noise for. Bring your cowbells, your tambourines, or whatever you have to get loud, and let's rock the Rio together!Tickets are on sale now for $25 and go up to $30 on January 1, so pick'em up for your holiday shopping and save a few bucks.Buy your tickets here.We're bringing the films to AlbertaAnd a big step for us as we're bringing the film festival to Edmonton, Calgary, and Canmore! I'm incredibly excited to be able to hang out with more of you and share the film festival vibes. We're still finalizing contracts with theatres, but it's looking like our dates will be:Tuesday, June 4, 2024, EdmontonWednesday, June 5, 2024, Calgary (Globe Cinema)Thursday, June 6, 2024, Canmore (ArtsPlace)Keep an eye peeled for official announcements as we will let you know the moment these become official and tickets are listed for sale. I'm so pumped to hang out with you all!Please like (me), rate, share, and subscribe wherever you do those things (Now on Facebook)Spotify: Click HereGoogle Podcasts: Click HereApple Podcasts: Click HereMusic by Paolo Argentino from PixabayThank you for the support friends we are so close to 1,000 subscribers!If you enjoy this podcast, I would really appreciate it if you could like, share, subscribe, or comment! I'm trying to make this the best trail running podcast it can be and I certainly appreciate your time. Thank you all and happy trails :) Get full access to Community Trail Running at communitytrailrunning.substack.com/subscribe

“I need to be outdoors. And I feel like most people need to be outdoors. I see that in my kids, and I see that in most people in society. But I love seeing how much nature can impact people. It is unlike anything else.”Jacob Puzey is the owner and director of 5 Peaks. 5 Peaks hosts trail races in BC, Alberta, and Ontario and Jacob has local race directors who help ensure the races speak to the locals in each area. It was very insightful to hear from Jacob about how races come to life, what costs go into hosting, and how the permitting process can play out. He touched on so much more than just that and I'm grateful for his candor. 5 Peaks, like all of us, is doing there best to keep costs down, but today's environment is a challenge.“We tried really hard to not increase costs unnecessarily. And we actually haven't for three years. But the cost of everything, food, gas, storage, shipping, swag, you know, toilets, medics, everything has gone up.”Jacob is definitely in trail running for the love of it. As a labour of love, 5 Peaks touches many who trail run in Canada. They are fun for the whole family and a big part of that is because Jacob's creating those events with having fun with his family in mind. “I love being on-site on race day, and my kids love attending the races. They love running the races. They love passing the finisher swag out at the end. I mean, when we're there, we're there at 6 a.m. So, if we go to a race, it's usually a road trip, so to speak. Surprisingly, even my five-year-old son, he can't wait to get up before the sun comes up. His favorite thing to do is break down boxes, and they like to work at the merch tent. Even my kids like doing different things. It's their favorite. It's like Christmas.5 Peaks races are a great time and here in BC the race lineup will have something to challenge runners of all levels:April 6 - Alice LakeMay 4 - Golden EarsJuly 20 - Cypress MountainAugust 31 - Whistler BlackcombSeptember 14 - Mount SeymourThis year, Season Pass holders will get an exclusive 5 Peaks running towel. It's also a family-friendly event with 3 km and 1 km kids races at each event. Head over to www.5peaks.com to learn more.5 peaks is the gold sponsor of the Trail Running Film Festival!Early Bird Trail Running Film Festival tickets on sale nowThursday, April 4, 2024. The Rio Theatre. Doors at 6, show at 7.Bring your noisemakers!Yes, I'm so excited to host all of you amazing trail runners once again here in Vancouver, BC! The Rio Theatre is booked for Thursday, April 4, 2024, with the doors opening at 6 and the show starting at 7. We're gonna do it bigger and better than last year and give this thing a festival vibe.We have amazing sponsors lined up once again (like 5 Peaks!), we'll have some great giveaways, another awesome guest, and a secret show opener that you're going to want to make noise for. Bring your cowbells, your tambourines, or whatever you have to get loud, and let's rock the Rio together!Tickets are on sale now for $25 and go up to $30 on January 1, so pick'em up for your holiday shopping and save a few bucks.Buy your tickets here.We're bringing the films to AlbertaAnd a big step for us as we're bringing the film festival to Edmonton, Calgary, and Canmore! I'm incredibly excited to be able to hang out with more of you and share the film festival vibes. We're still finalizing contracts with theatres, but it's looking like our dates will be:Tuesday, June 4, 2024, EdmontonWednesday, June 5, 2024, CalgaryThursday, June 6, 2024, Canmore (ArtsPlace)Keep an eye peeled for official announcements as we will let you know the moment these become official and tickets are listed for sale. I'm so pumped to hang out with you all!Please like (me), rate, share, and subscribe wherever you do those things (Now on Facebook)Spotify: Click HereGoogle Podcasts: Click HereApple Podcasts: Click HereMusic by Paolo Argentino from PixabayThank you for the support friends we are so close to 1,000 subscribers!If you enjoy this podcast, I would really appreciate it if you could like, share, subscribe, or comment! I'm trying to make this the best trail running podcast it can be and I certainly appreciate your time. Thank you all and happy trails :) Get full access to Community Trail Running at communitytrailrunning.substack.com/subscribe

“That Film Fest was awesome, man. Kudos to you for putting that on and creating, well, not only more community in Vancouver for trail running but also to help trail running filmmakers. It's so unique. And to bring that to Vancouver was super special. So I'm stoked for next year.”Adam Stevens loves filmmaking and trail running. He talked about his passion for both and how they both came into his life when he was looking to make a change. From there that hobby turned into a career and Adam is constantly releasing new material and challenging himself on the trails. One of those challenges was running and filming his experience at TranSelkirks. It's a multi-stage event and Adam had to learn how to manage his body for an entire week. “Day 2 I was like, oh, I'm actually feeling pretty good. No s**t. It's day two. And there was a lot of climbing that day, not quite 2200m, but pretty close. And, I was suffering for like 10 K and I was not feeling too well. So that was a bit of a wake up call for day three to be like, okay, I gotta like chill out and make sure I can get through this.”Adam was a great guest and I enjoyed hearing from him about his experience running and filming. You can see the film he submitted to the Film Festival for consideration here. It's a great piece and should get you pumped for The Trail Running Film Festival!Early Bird Trail Running Film Festival tickets on sale nowThursday, April 4, 2024. The Rio Theatre. Doors at 6, show at 7.Bring your noisemakers!Yes, I'm so excited to host all you amazing trail runners once again here in Vancouver, BC! The Rio Theatre is booked for Thursday April 4, 2024 with the doors opening at 6 and the show starting at 7. We're gonna do it bigger and better than last year and give this thing a festival vibe. We have amazing sponsors lined up once again, we'll have some great giveaways, another awesome guest, and a secret show opener that you're going to want to make noise for. Bring your cowbells, your tambourines, or whatever you have to get loud and let's rock the Rio together! Tickets are on sale now for $25 and go up to $30 January 1, so pick'em up for your holiday shopping and save a few bucks.Buy your tickets here.We're bringing the films to AlbertaAnd a big step for us as we're bringing the film festival to Edmonton, Calgary, and Canmore! I'm incredibly excited to be able to hang out with more of you and share the film festival vibes. We're still finalizing contracts with theatres, but it's looking like our dates will be:Tuesday, June 4, 2024, EdmontonWednesday, June 5, 2024, CalgaryThursday, June 6, 2024, CanmoreKeep an eye peeled for official announcements as we will let you know the moment these become official and tickets are listed for sale. I'm so pumped to hang out with you all!Please like (me), rate, share, and subscribe wherever you do those thingsSpotify: Click HereGoogle Podcasts: Click HereApple Podcasts: Click HereMusic by Paolo Argentino from PixabayThank you for the support friends we are so close to 1,000 subscribers!If you enjoy this podcast, I would really appreciate it if you could like, share, subscribe, or comment! I'm trying to make this the best trail running podcast it can be and I certainly appreciate your time. Thank you all and happy trails :) Get full access to Community Trail Running at communitytrailrunning.substack.com/subscribe

The Restaurants Canada's 2023 Foodservice Facts report shows that half of restaurant owners are operating at a loss or just breaking even. We check in with Amelie Nguyen, co-founder of Anh and Chi Restaurant in Vancouver about what she's experiencing and what she sees in the industry. And for our second half, we get into the Halloween spirit with your favourite horror movies. Guest Rachel Fox, program director at the Rio Theatre gives her favourites and our callers also gave us some excellent titles.

To promote their big show at The Rio Theatre in Santa Cruz last May, Keith Greeninger and Kellen Coffis appeared - and played live - on Neighborhood Night with Jamie Coffis. You have another chance to see Keith play with The Coffis Brothers band in August. Details at www.santacruzmountainsol.com.

This week I'm chatting with good friend Adam Lee, the host of our Trail Running Film Festival stop in Vancouver, BC at the Rio Theatre. He's also a returning guest on Singletrack and the owner, voice and host of Community Trail Running, Substack newsletter and podcast. Links and more at singletrack.fm LINKS Community Trail Running Beast of Big Creek The Trail Running Film Festival at the Rio Theatre in Vancouver, BC Connect with Singletrack on: Singletrack.fm Instagram

I feel super lucky to have spent time chatting with this week's guest, Tin Lorica. I have admired them as a stand-up comedian for a long time, and as you will learn in this episode, they're also an incredibly talented poet, too. In fact, I got to hear from Tin about how their first stint in poetry and being on stage led them to comedy too. Now they explore their creative art through both and we are so lucky! Check out Millenial Line, a live comedy and poetry show they co-host.   If Tin looks familiar, it might be because you have seen them on stage around the city of Vancouver, in Season 2 of CBC's New Wave of Stand Up, on many many shows each year at Vancouver's Just For Laughs Festivals or if you were as lucky as me, you would have caught them opening for Alok at The Rio Theatre. Seeing them on that show, as a fellow poet/comedian to Alok, was A TREAT! I think about the show often, almost a year later. It was an incredible experience and Tin absolutely crushed the show. Amazing.   When I asked Tin what they would like to share in our conversation, they told me they would love to give their perspective from someone who is a first-generation Filipino nonbinary bitch. Need I say more? Obsessed with them. While sharing this experience, Tin delves into their thoughts about respecting their energy. As a lot of us know, the experience of coming out is an ongoing one, but Tin explains a refreshing approach of caring less and less when it comes to people they do not know. They say if people want to know, they can ask questions. If not, that is awkward for that person, not for them. Energy is precious. Hell yeah.   Additionally, Tin shares how they learned to enjoy themself as a newly independent Queer person and found support through the people in their Women's Studies program — a lot of whom were gay and all shared similar values — when they first moved to Vancouver.   In this episode: -It is an ongoing theme: this is a podcast about coming out and mullets! -Revealed! Queer people might hold each other to higher standards than boring straight people! You heard it here first! Maybe. -We discuss both navigating confusing feelings as a teen through our writing! -I discover that Tegan and Sara had an impression on Tin's journey. Icons! -Tin delves into how most Queerness is centered around whiteness! Listen up! -We want to tell you that is really hard to make friends in Vancouver! But East Van is a winner! -I tell you why everyone should be a guest on The Drew Barrymore Show! Especially Tin! -We decide that we need more fun perverts!   RESOURCES - Follow Tin on Instagram! @selfiemixtape  - Watch Tin on Season 2 of New Wave of Stand Up on CBC Gem - Get a copy of Tin's chapbook - Soft Armour by DM'ing them on IG    CONNECT WITH MDSML: - Subscribe to our fun mailing list for FREE updates: mdsml.substack.com - Podcast production and editing made possible by: Alexi Johnson and Alistair Ogden - Email us: mydadstolemylimelight@gmail.com - Follow the podcast network: @604podnetwork - Logo Art: @raphe.ca - Music: Shawn Kangro  

This week, Eric, and Josh chat about: Barrymoore's Music Hall, Parliament Hill, Dwayne Gretzky, celebrity status, the Rio Theatre, the Revue Cinema, Grand Piano, dangerous stunts, Rian Johnson, and more! They also mention the movies screening the week of Friday January 13 - Thursday January 19: No Bears, Tár, Friday The 13th Part V: A New Beginning, Bullitt, The Menu, and Saturday Night Sinema!

In 1982 he became the morning talk show host of WKDA/KDF in Nashville, Tennessee which was the number-one talk show in the mid-south for two years. In 1986 he became a full-time touring comedian, based in San Francisco. In his twenty-six years as a standup comedian, he has appeared on dozens of national TV shows, headlined A-List comedy clubs from coast to coast – Improv, Punchline, Comedy Underground, Comedy Works, and more – growing an audience of devotees to his unique take on the human potential movement.His first book, “Fondle The Fear,” is now in its third printing, and is the basis for a TV show by the same name, broadcast by Comcast Television in west coast markets. He also creates short stories of transformation for NPR stations KQED, KUSP, and KAZU in Northern California. He currently produces and hosts Planet Cruz Comedy with Richard Stockton, a live comedy/variety show performed at the Rio Theatre.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

: Independent theatres say they're last in line for new releases because of Cineplex. We go over this story with Corinne Lea owner of one such theatre – the Rio Theatre – in Vancouver.

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Today we get to the bottom of it LIVE from Vancouver at the Rio Theatre. There are magic performances, jokes, a t-shirt cannon, confetti streamers, insults, pronouns, surprises, special guest like Eric Leclerc, Shawn Farquhar, Dino Archie, and various other lies. Tell 3 friends about it.    Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4C0edXSTiojGpX7UVNbGIU Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bottom-of-the-barrel/id1517878439  1ST Merch https://www.1st.shop/ 2ND Merch https://wesbarker.shop/  Follow us here:  BOB YouTube https://www.youtube.com/UCwsDltslJ7QJCBKCKcjooHw BOB Instagram https://www.instagram.com/podcastinthebarrel WES https://www.instagram.com/stuntmagician CHRIS https://www.instagram.com/chrisramsay52/  Welcome back to BOB everyone.  @Chris Ramsay  and  @WES Barker  are Magicians, YouTubers, Best Friends, and next door neighbours. Come to this podcast if you like fun. It's mostly stories and nonsense. Super chill. Super honest. Great laughs.

Richard Stockton is a local performer, comedian and musician. While performing in the south Santa Cruz County town of Corralitos he befriended a neighbor named Wayne who was the source of the precious frozen SKUNK Seeds from David Watson's Sacred Seeds company a legendary legacy seed bank from the 1970's era clandestine domestic cannabis growers community. We discuss the lost history of this legendary line and the roots of many world class cannabis cultivars!Richard Stockton BioIn 1982 he became the morning talk show host of WKDA/KDF in Nashville, Tennessee which was the number one talk show in the mid south for two years. In 1986 he became a full time touring comedian, based in San Francisco. In his twenty-six years as a standup comedian he has appeared on dozens of national TV shows, headlined A List comedy clubs from coast to coast – Improv, Punchline, Comedy Underground, Comedy Works, and more – growing an audience of devotees to his unique take on the human potential movement.His first book, “Fondle The Fear,” is now in it's third printing, and is the basis for a TV show by the same name, broadcast by Comcast Television in west coast markets. He also creates short stories of transformation for NPR stations KQED, KUSP and KAZU in Northern California. He currently produces and hosts Planet Cruz Comedy with Richard Stockton, a live comedy/variety show performed at the Rio Theatre.

Corinne Lea joins us again. They've had a rough go of things, to say the least. 

Come on Dr. Henry! What about the arts community? We talk to Corinne Lea, the woman behind the Rio Theatre. 

Biden is the President Officially, anyway. What can we expect moving forward? Indigenous land acknowledgements Dr. Henry and Adrian Dix open every conference they do by honouring the land they are speaking on. This idea was brought to both Surrey and Richmond, and they turned it down. JJ Bean struggling with drug users JJ Bean has sometimes been a safe place for drug users to use their washrooms. However, since the pandemic, and JJ Bean needing to turn people down, they're becoming hostile towards the staff.    And more in this episode! _____________ NAVIGATE THE PODCAST:  Chapter 1 Joe Biden is the 46th President What can we expect in his first few months as the new President of the USA Chapter 2 The Rio Sports Bar, and what their move represents for B.C. Yesterday we broke the news that the Rio Theatre was going to identify themselves in a new way. More specifically, as a sports bar. Muriel Protzer with the CFIB joins us regarding what this says about the state of business in B.C. and in Canada Chapter 3 Does Trudeau have a poor relationship with big pharma? And, could this be why Canada has struggled when it comes to securing a good amount of doses of the Pfizer vaccine? Tasha Kheiriddin, Principal at Navigator Ltd. and Columnist for the National Post provides her take.  Chapter 4 The opposition to Indigenous land acknowledgements We hear it at every presser with Dr. Henry and Adrian Dix, as they thank the Indigenous people whose land they are speaking on.  So, why are Richmond and Surrey so opposed to this practice? Chief Terry Teegee, Regional Chief of the B.C. Assembly of First Nations, joins us for a conversation.  Chapter 5 What a woman of colour as VP means Here locally, we've elected many bright young and empowered women of colour to hold leadership positions. With Kamala-Harris as the new VP, we talk about what this represents. First with Annamie Paul, Leader of the Green Party of Canada. And then with Bowinn Ma, North Vancouver MLA, and Minister of State for Infrastructure Chapter 6 JJ Bean staff being mistreated by street community Drug users and other vulnerable populations are directed their ire towards staff at JJ Bean Coffee, for not letting them use their facilities in light of the pandemic.  Julian Bentley, operator of JJ Main and 14th, tells us what's happening.  _____________   Remember to wash your hands, practice physical distancing, and stay home at all costs if you are sick. We're not out of the woods yet!    The Lynda Steele Full Show podcast includes all the individual segments that can be found on the Lynda Steele Show page, digitally stitched together for your convenience.    Listen live online at globalnews.ca/radio/cknw/ 3-6 PM!

Owner Corinne Lea tells us how the Rio is reinventing themselves to stay open.

Yesterday we broke the news that the Rio Theatre was going to identify themselves in a new way. More specifically, as a sports bar. Corinne Lea joins us again, and then Muriel Protzer with the CFIB tells us what this says about the state of business in B.C. and in Canada

The Rio Theatre is still upset They're upset that ‘low intensity' workouts like Yoga and Pilates are allowed to operate, but not their theatre. Do they have a valid concern?  Erin O'Toole's comments Erin O'Toole wound back his comments, but didn't go so far as offering an apology. We chat about this with our political panel.  Big White staff fired For partying irresponsibly.  That and more!  _____________ NAVIGATE THE PODCAST:  Chapter 1 Why can we downward dog together, but not go to the theatre?  This is the concern raised by Corrine Lea, with the Rio Theatre.  Chapter 2 The Political Panel: Erin Doh'Toole!  We chat with Sandy Garossino Former Crown prosecutor, and Columnist with the National Observer. Also, Dianne Watts - Former Surrey Mayor.  Chapter 3 What do Mr. Floatie, and the Canucks logo have in common? Nothing, but we're talking about both things in this segment. Chapter 4 Big White staff fired. Was it justified?  Apparently the staff were engaging in parties and other festivities that caused an outbreak. Chapter 5 Homeless for the Holidays - How language impacts perception, and hope for the DTES Christina Wong is Executive Director for Employ to Empower. It's a group that makes the ones dealing with homelessness and poverty, part of the solution.  Christina talks about the impact the language we use to discuss poverty and homelessness has, and also how she sees positive signs every day that we might be able to find our way to a better tomorrow, by acknowledging that even those living in poverty, have ambitions, and aspirations. Chapter 6 Wish a Senior a happy holidays! _____________   Remember to wash your hands, practice physical distancing, and stay home at all costs if you are sick. We're not out of the woods yet!    The Lynda Steele Full Show podcast includes all the individual segments that can be found on the Lynda Steele Show page, digitally stitched together for your convenience.    Listen live online at globalnews.ca/radio/cknw/ 3-6 PM!

This is the concern raised by Corrine Lea, with the Rio Theatre, who has been pushing back against health officials for weeks.

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