Episode 12 – Queer-History Tour with Darrin Hagen

On this month’s episode, we go cruising with Darrin Hagen as he guides us through a queer-history tour of Edmonton.

Listener Advisory: we will be referencing sex and sexuality in this episode.

Find out more about the wonderful Darrin Hagen:
Portraits 150: Darrin Hagen
Darrin is in the Canadian Encyclopedia!
Check out Darrin’s Theater Group: Guys in Disguise.

Find out more about queer history in Edmonton:
Edmonton Queer History Project
Let’s Find Out Podcast – A Rather Queer Roadtrip

Grants:
Young Edmonton Grants – Deadline is October 15th.

The Well Endowed Podcast is produced by Edmonton Community Foundation. And is a proud, affiliate member of the Alberta Podcast Network.

Episode 11 – Miyo Wahkohtowin-Good Relations

On this month’s episode, we find out how Edmonton Public Library is using Digital Story Telling to help Edmontonians better understand one another, we hear about how the Bent Arrow Traditional Healing Society and the Edmonton Mennonite Centre for Newcomers are connecting newcomers to Indigenous culture, and we catch up with recipients of ECF’s young Edmonton Grants Program to learn about the exciting new projects they are creating.

Links:
Create your own Digital Story, and find EPL’s channel on Vimeo.
Learn more about Bent Arrow Traditional Healing Society.
Check out the Edmonton Mennonite Centre for Newcomers.

Grants:
Charmaine Letourneau Scholarships – Deadline is August 31st
Al Maurer Awards – Deadline is August 31st
Community Grants – Deadline is September 1st.

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Episode 10 – Big Back yards

On this month’s episode, we sit down with Malcolm Azania, or as many know him — Minister Faust – to talk about his contribution to High Level Lit and about an area of the city he fondly calls Kush to reflect the incredible African communities that live in the Boyle, McCauley and Alberta Avenue neighbourhoods.  Former Centennial Officer Bud Salloum tells us what Canada 150 means to him. And, we speak with Dr. John Weaver about the science behind conservation in the Bighorn Back Country of Alberta.

Links:
Check out Malcolm Azania’s podcast: The MF GALAXY Podcast
Read Dr. John Weaver’s report, Bighorn Backcountry of Alberta: Protecting Vulnerable Wildlife and Precious Waters
Learn more about the organizations collaborating to protect the Bighorn Backcountry Wildland
WCS Canada
Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative
Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society
Eldon & Anne Foote – Record-Breaking Gift

Grants:
Charmaine Letourneau Scholarships – Deadline is August 31st
Al Maurer Awards – Deadline is August 31st
Community Grants – Deadline is September 1st.

 

Episode 9 – Big Hearts, Open Minds

On this month’s episode, we sit down with Jon Hall to remember his wife, Gail Hall, and her dedication to uplifting Edmonton’s community. Jas Pandher reveals everything you’ve ever wanted to know about the Sikh Turban with the Turban Eh! event for Canada 150. We speak with Karen Unland about the landscape of podcasting in Edmonton, and we find out more about her new project: The Alberta Podcast Network. We also spend a little time at the Zoo where we catch up with ECF  donors and partners.

Links:
Donate to the ChefGail Fund here. And you can read more about her story here.
Follow the World Sikh Organization @WorldSikhOrg.
Keep up with Karen Unland @KarenUnland, and get your journalism fix with The Alberta Podcast Network, Seen and Heard in Edmonton, and Taproot!

Grants and Awards:
Community Scholarships
Vital Signs Grants

Recommended Podcasts:
Karen Unland has a few recommendations for the Well Endowed listener!
What It Is
The Expats
Let’s Find Out
Pet Sounds
That’s So Maven

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