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A collaboration between the Sprawl and CJSW, Sprawlcast is a show for curious Calgarians who want more than the daily news grind. We go deep to bring you local stories and conversations you won't hear anywhere else. Hosted by Jeremy Klaszus.

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Sprawlcast - Episode August 15, 2026

The Life And Death Of Local Radio In Calgary In July, Rogers yanked two longstanding Calgary radio stations off the air: 660 News and 960 The Fan. What happens when stations go silent? We look at what Calgary is losing. We also hear from Jacqueline Donoghue, a former AM 960 broadcaster, about breaking into the radio industry as a woman in the 1950s.

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Sprawlcast - Episode June 1, 2026

In Calgary’s Chinatown, Teresa Wong Revisits A Family History Calgary cartoonist and author Teresa Wong is the author of the 2024 graphic memoir "All Our Ordinary Stories." Her great-grandfather came to Calgary more than a century ago—but the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1923 kept the rest of his family from following. Now Wong has created a new piece of artwork specifically to be printed on The…

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Sprawlcast - Episode April 25, 2026

The paper chase: How 4 Calgarians made their cities better with bookstores A trip into Western Canadian book culture. Featuring Don Stewart of MacLeod's Books (Vancouver), Céline Chuang of Paper Birch Books (Edmonton), Rodney Clarke of The Paper Hound Bookshop (Vancouver) and David Sidjak of Sigla Books (Calgary). All of them grew up in Calgary.

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Sprawlcast - Episode April 6, 2026

Paying For It: Calgary Developers Face New Scrutiny A slowdown on sprawl? New councillors consider it as Calgary city hall reckons with a looming $49 billion price tag for infrastructure over the next decade.

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Sprawlcast - Episode February 17, 2026

Why Calgary Said No To The 2026 Olympics A decade ago, under Mayor Nenshi, city council started work on a bid for the 2026 Winter Olympics. It went downhill from there.

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Sprawlcast - Episode January 5, 2026

How urban sprawl is stretching Calgary Transit to the max As the city grows in size and population, Calgary's new city council grapples with an old problem: how to pay for half-decent transit service.

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Sprawlcast - Episode December 1, 2025

What we learned covering Calgary’s 2025 election Can local journalism be... joyful? You bet it can. Sprawl editor Jeremy Klaszus catches up with roving election reporter Asad Chishti to reflect on Calgary's 2025 election and why we covered it the way we did.

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Sprawlcast - Episode October 21, 2025

2025 Funding Drive Episode Tune in to this special 2025 Funding Drive edition of Sprawlcast, hosted live at CJSW 90.9FM by Jeremy Klaszus and Lauz (host of Rock Bottom)!

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Sprawlcast - Episode July 7, 2025

Calgary at 150: The Forgotten Anniversary Fort Calgary's anniversary has traditionally been celebrated as the city's "birthday" but this time city hall isn't celebrating. Is this historical awareness—or amnesia?

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Sprawlcast - Episode May 5, 2025

The story and struggle of Calgary's urban forest Calgary’s urban tree canopy coverage is among the lowest in Canada. We dig into why—and what city hall is doing about it.

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