# sprawl (audio feeds) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover sprawl. Page: Feed: --- ## [The Life And Death Of Local Radio In Calgary](http://www.sprawlcalgary.com) _2026-08-09 · hello@sprawlcalgary.com (The Sprawl) · Sprawlcast_ 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. [Listen](https://cdn.simplecast.com/media/audio/transcoded/bd9bea87-d7ca-4c92-83c6-1ba5b4dc3045/0eb14c00-74c4-4724-ad4f-5bb75faa75be/episodes/audio/group/9538584d-8289-489f-bbca-d3ad904b9371/group-item/9c5d3c84-c539-4d0b-981b-db10878f77c5/128_default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=vVyPSdoW) ## [In Calgary’s Chinatown, Teresa Wong Revisits A Family History](http://www.sprawlcalgary.com) _2026-05-23 · hello@sprawlcalgary.com (The Sprawl) · Sprawlcast_ 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 Sprawl's Pop-Up Press in homage to Chinatown. Jeremy Klaszus speaks… [Listen](https://cdn.simplecast.com/media/audio/transcoded/bd9bea87-d7ca-4c92-83c6-1ba5b4dc3045/0eb14c00-74c4-4724-ad4f-5bb75faa75be/episodes/audio/group/19a6b983-f462-407e-aa82-7df47d151eb5/group-item/8f4749bd-55fb-49c6-84aa-c7fce345fae6/128_default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=vVyPSdoW) ## [The Paper Chase: How 4 Calgarians Made Their Cities Better With Bookshops](http://www.sprawlcalgary.com) _2026-04-18 · hello@sprawlcalgary.com (The Sprawl) · Sprawlcast_ All grew up in Calgary—but only one stayed. 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). [Listen](https://cdn.simplecast.com/media/audio/transcoded/bd9bea87-d7ca-4c92-83c6-1ba5b4dc3045/0eb14c00-74c4-4724-ad4f-5bb75faa75be/episodes/audio/group/a27fc709-f11c-4618-9d22-a4647128fce6/group-item/ca751f33-7a8b-4455-94e1-7c9f63323f66/128_default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=vVyPSdoW) ## [Paying For It: Calgary Developers Face New Scrutiny](http://www.sprawlcalgary.com) _2026-03-21 · hello@sprawlcalgary.com (The Sprawl) · Sprawlcast_ 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. [Listen](https://cdn.simplecast.com/media/audio/transcoded/bd9bea87-d7ca-4c92-83c6-1ba5b4dc3045/0eb14c00-74c4-4724-ad4f-5bb75faa75be/episodes/audio/group/efa7de80-39ea-4614-94ce-99f99925b23d/group-item/c578cfae-e037-439c-9513-db5b790f353d/128_default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=vVyPSdoW) ## [Should Calgary Press Play On A Future Olympics Bid?](http://www.sprawlcalgary.com) _2026-02-14 · hello@sprawlcalgary.com (The Sprawl) · Sprawlcast_ After opposing Calgary 2026, Mayor Farkas considers 2038. We speak with the mayor about what changed—and ask city councillors what they think about the prospect of another Calgary Winter Games. [Listen](https://cdn.simplecast.com/audio/0eb14c00-74c4-4724-ad4f-5bb75faa75be/episodes/d8bf3c72-33c9-4eb2-bdfb-6bba8db033c9/audio/eb8021bf-0102-406d-917f-e4e6b54cb00c/default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=vVyPSdoW) ## [Why Calgary Said No To The 2026 Olympics](http://www.sprawlcalgary.com) _2026-02-09 · hello@sprawlcalgary.com (The Sprawl) · Sprawlcast_ A decade ago, under Mayor Nenshi, city council started work on a bid for the 2026 Winter Olympics. It went downhill from there. [Listen](https://cdn.simplecast.com/audio/0eb14c00-74c4-4724-ad4f-5bb75faa75be/episodes/f8e4f3d1-c2d6-44b3-a2dd-50735e19603f/audio/a37f4847-a8cb-4cbb-aa02-cca74520796e/default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=vVyPSdoW) ## [How Urban Sprawl Is Stretching Calgary Transit To The Max](http://www.sprawlcalgary.com) _2025-12-17 · hello@sprawlcalgary.com (The Sprawl) · Sprawlcast_ With 40+ new communities being built on Calgary’s outskirts, city hall is struggling to reach them all with services, including transit. We look at how Calgary's new city council is tackling an old problem. [Listen](https://cdn.simplecast.com/audio/0eb14c00-74c4-4724-ad4f-5bb75faa75be/episodes/39c8c43a-4e7e-4ade-87ab-1584c923db6c/audio/8592e8e2-6d9e-4fe9-8968-3a505b754de0/default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=vVyPSdoW) ## Minesing to Matchedash — Sandy Agnew and Lynne Melnyk _2025-12-13 · Tree Planters: A podcast about change for a better world_ In this episode, we speak with Sandy Agnew and Lynne Melnyk about the unveiling of the Agnew–Melnyk Nature Reserve—one of the newest protected properties within the Minesing to Matchedash Connected Corridor. This 39.5-acre reserve, donated to the Couchiching Conservancy in 2024, protects a rich mix of grassland meadow, a section of Hogg Creek, and conifer swamp, all forming part of a critical… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/315899/episodes/18347974-minesing-to-matchedash-sandy-agnew-and-lynne-melnyk.mp3) ## What’s Happening with Ontario’s Drinking Water Rules? — Theresa McClenaghan _2025-11-26 · Tree Planters: A podcast about change for a better world_ In this episode, we speak with Theresa McClenaghan, Executive Director of the Canadian Environmental Law Association, for a clear, accessible overview of how Ontario’s drinking-water protection framework came to be — and where it may be heading. We begin with the events in Walkerton, outlining what happened, why it mattered, and how that tragedy prompted a fundamental rethinking of drinking-water… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/315899/episodes/18258923-what-s-happening-with-ontario-s-drinking-water-rules-theresa-mcclenaghan.mp3) ## The Art of Reconciliation Project, Phase 3 - Mary Lou Meiers _2025-11-24 · Tree Planters: A podcast about change for a better world_ In this episode of The Tree Planters Podcast , we return to the Red Earth Gallery at St. Paul’s Centre to explore Phase 3 of the Art of Reconciliation project. Created during 2021–2023, this round unfolds against an intense period in Canadian public life: the discovery of unmarked graves at former residential schools, the establishment of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, and the… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/315899/episodes/18246494-the-art-of-reconciliation-project-phase-3-mary-lou-meiers.mp3) ## [Ship everywhere from one CLI (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/jbPLOxtX4k06) _2025-11-24 · **Sponsored**_ One codebase, hosted runners, encrypted credentials, and automated submissions across stores ## [What We Learned Covering Calgary's Election](http://www.sprawlcalgary.com) _2025-11-15 · hello@sprawlcalgary.com (The Sprawl) · Sprawlcast_ 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. [Listen](https://cdn.simplecast.com/audio/0eb14c00-74c4-4724-ad4f-5bb75faa75be/episodes/1c83927d-cca4-4dd5-81fb-cf46ff4fd517/audio/209bb84a-b13a-4780-ad80-177c3c709500/default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=vVyPSdoW) ## The Art of Reconciliation Project, Phase 2 - Mary Lou Meiers _2025-11-05 · Tree Planters: A podcast about change for a better world_ In this episode of The Tree Planters Podcast, we return to St. Paul’s Centre to explore Phase 2 of the Art of Reconciliation project — a stage shaped by the artists themselves as they asked, “Where are you now in your personal reconciliation process?” This round, created between 2015 and 2018, brought together Indigenous and non-Indigenous artists whose works reflect on truth, listening, and… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/315899/episodes/18138026-the-art-of-reconciliation-project-phase-2-mary-lou-meiers.mp3) ## TRC Call To Action #83 - Mary Lou Meiers _2025-10-22 · Tree Planters: A podcast about change for a better world_ On this episode of Tree Planters, we visit the inspiring reconciliation-art initiative Call To Action #83 Simcoe County, curated by retired educator and multi-mode artist Mary Lou Meiers. The project brings together Indigenous and non-Indigenous artists in Simcoe County to respond collaboratively to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada’s 83rd Call to Action – namely, “A strategy for… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/315899/episodes/18057761-trc-call-to-action-83-mary-lou-meiers.mp3) ## [The truth about Calgary’s billion-dollar arena deal](http://www.sprawlcalgary.com) _2025-10-11 · hello@sprawlcalgary.com (The Sprawl) · Sprawlcast_ Mayoral candidates are bickering about which arena deal was best and who got fleeced. The Sprawl dug into how the $1.2B deal for Scotia Place—which has city hall putting up $853 million—got approved by council with no public debate. (Most of this episode originally aired in 2023.) [Listen](https://cdn.simplecast.com/audio/0eb14c00-74c4-4724-ad4f-5bb75faa75be/episodes/be7cdb1f-96d0-4d21-ad9a-b062f7c9af8f/audio/0adea66b-5235-4c4f-bca3-0697c27c297b/default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=vVyPSdoW) ## Watershed Security— Andrew McCammon _2025-10-07 · Tree Planters: A podcast about change for a better world_ How can watersheds be used to strengthen our communities, enhance our resilience to the impacts of climate change, and provide the foundations for a sustainable, thriving economy? Support the show [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/315899/episodes/17971730-watershed-security-andrew-mccammon.mp3) ## Truth and Reconciliation, 10 Years On — Jeff Monague _2025-09-30 · Tree Planters: A podcast about change for a better world_ As Canada marks National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, we reflect on the commitments that remain unfinished and the future we hope to build together. In this episode, we speak with Jeff Monague—educator, storyteller, and former Chief of Beausoleil First Nation—about the progress on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action and what reconciliation truly means in practice. This… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/315899/episodes/17906130-truth-and-reconciliation-10-years-on-jeff-monague.mp3) ## What Kind of Emergency Do We Really Have in Barrie? — Jennifer van Gennip _2025-09-16 · Tree Planters: A podcast about change for a better world_ Barrie’s mayor has declared a state of emergency over the city’s growing homeless encampments—a crisis that’s been building for years while governments at every level have largely failed to respond. Is this declaration a genuine step toward solutions, or will it shift the burden onto those least able to carry it: the people already living on the margins? Support the show [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/315899/episodes/17855194-what-kind-of-emergency-do-we-really-have-in-barrie-jennifer-van-gennip.mp3) ## What's the Future Like for the Rescue Lake Simcoe Coalition? — Jonathan Scott _2025-09-09 · Tree Planters: A podcast about change for a better world_ The Rescue Lake Simcoe Coalition has a new Executive Director. We sit down with Jonathan Scott to discuss his vision for the organization, his outlook on the future of advocacy for Lake Simcoe, and how he believes economic and environmental priorities can be balanced in the years ahead. Support the show [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/315899/episodes/17816555-what-s-the-future-like-for-the-rescue-lake-simcoe-coalition-jonathan-scott.mp3) ## What's Happening with the Greenbelt Review? _2025-09-02 · Tree Planters: A podcast about change for a better world_ What's happening with the impending review of the Greenbelt? The Greenbelt Act requires the province to conduct a review of the Greenbelt plan every 10 years. The last one was in 2015, so, while nothing has been announced yet, it is expected that the province will conduct a review in the coming months. Show links: The Tyee: Robert Macfarlane’s New Book Asks, ‘Is a River Alive?’ Canoing across… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/315899/episodes/17775948-what-s-happening-with-the-greenbelt-review.mp3) ## [Pirate.io on Google Play (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/F3fGzD0LHX8t) _2025-09-02 · **Sponsored**_ Open the Pirate.io listing on Google Play to view the app’s details. ## [Calgary At 150: The Forgotten Anniversary](http://www.sprawlcalgary.com) _2025-06-21 · hello@sprawlcalgary.com (The Sprawl) · Sprawlcast_ 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? [Listen](https://cdn.simplecast.com/audio/0eb14c00-74c4-4724-ad4f-5bb75faa75be/episodes/c1e8851c-0db3-4905-8d19-3151b255f091/audio/b1ae9980-65c9-467c-acf6-6579af29c198/default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=vVyPSdoW)