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Episode #5: The Bottom Line

This week, Simon talks to projection designer and all around tech wiz Nick Bottomley about the projection design for Stratford's upcoming production of Possible...

Sky Sounds pt.2: Ranchlands Hum

We turn our ears to the mysterious Ranchlands Hum: a near-subsonic drone that has been plaguing residents of the north west Calgary community for more than half a decade, without any explanation as to its cause.

Sky Sounds pt.1: Rico’s Requiem

In this first part of our 'Sky Sounds' series, we talk to local artist and musician Kenna Burima who has created a deeply personal composition for the Carillon in the Calgary Tower - the city's largest instrument.

Episode #6: Section 27

We explore Section 27 of the Alberta Marriage Act, which requires a doctor's note and guardian's permission for dependent adults to marry. Gaelyn and Brodie share their romantic histories.

Episode #5: Santa’s Dressing Room

A peek behind the beard of Ben Laird, the Chinook Mall Santa Clause. The DF team encounter the mall's new app that allows visitors to better control their experience of sitting on Santa's knee.

No Filter

Close your eyes, lean in, and listen: How does audio enhance the intimacy of storytelling? How are the stories we tell tangled with the confessional, omissions, with whispers, deep truths and white lies?

iWitness

Listening is a creative act. A way of witnessing. With iWitness, I was curious if the listener would conjure an image of me when guided to a deep place within themselves.

Hairing Myself

Hair. Here. My Hair. My head. An invitation. A saga. A texture. A whisp of hair. A hair’s whisper. The sound of a curl. Curled sound. Exploring the head. Heading in. Intimacy.

Mamère

It starts with a name, and it grows from there. Can you know me through the voices of my family—my Maman, my Papa, my Mamère, and me?

Writing Offering Reading

I invited random strangers to flip through the pages of my notebooks and read an excerpt out loud, if they were so inclined. What began as an experiment in transparency quickly turned into a crash course in public performance and engagement.