Relationships, right, people? I mean, what more is there to say? So onerous are relationships that the popular social network Facebook includes “it’s complicated” among users relationships statuses. Fucked up, I know. OK, so we all know relationships are complicated, and we’re at least a little bit familiar with the everyday, run-of-the-mill complications. However, the [...]
A different kind of crawl – with words!
Most people throw the prefix “pub” in front of the word “crawl.” But local writer and author Jason Norman decided to shirk that tried-and-true formula somewhat to bring the first ever WordCrawl to the city. Organized by the same crew that puts on the successful “Words with Friends” events (which includes noted Edmonton poet and [...]
Edmonton Story Slam: Slam-Off tonight!
Scott and I have been attending monthly Edmonton Story Slam events at the Haven Social Club for just over a year now. I’m not sure what it was that enticed us to start going, but from the first time we attended, we knew this was something special. We dug it so much, in fact, that [...]
You love us, come see us!
Scott and I rarely get out, owing to the fact that Edmonton’s top scientists insist on conducting endless studies into just what it is that makes us so fantastic. It’s fuckin’ Wheaties, all right? ARE YOU HAPPY?! No, you’re not happy. And do you know why? Because you rarely get the opportunity to actually spend [...]
A big Unknown Studio welcome…
Many of our regular listeners and readers will recall (you WILL recall, I demand it!) that we launched a contest at the end of August designed to bring new blood into the careening mass of weirdness we call The Podcast. We asked listeners to become contributors by pitching us segment ideas. Part of the reasoning was [...]
Kikki: a planet worth visiting
This past weekend, Scott and I had the opportunity to record an interview with Kathleen Smith, known to most as @kikkiplanet on Twitter. Kikki started out on Twitter a ways back just playing around, and it wasn’t until the constant and effective chiding of Jerry Aulenbach that she became more involved with the community. Her [...]