I Don't Get It Podcast
1) S6E32: Iso-Interview: Ellen Chorley
This year’s Nextfest—its 25th anniversary—goes entirely online. We caught up with Festival Director Ellen Chorley to talk about her career path and the wonders of the beautiful, multidisciplinary beas...Show More
2) S6E31: Iso-Review: TRACKS
It’s been a while, but we actually caught a local show to review! Vena Amoris Productions offered an online choose-you-own-route experience with Tracks. Fawnda and Colleen take the trip together—virtu...Show More
3) S6E30: Iso-Interview: Vern Thiessen
Vern Thiessen published an open letter to the nation’s professional theatre associations last week, encouraging them to seriously consider what they could be doing during the Great Pause, including re...Show More
4) S6E29: Iso-Interview: Nisha Patel
YEG Poet Laureate and PoFest Executive Director Nisha Patel chats about taking literary events online, her #CanadaPerforms stint, the realities of being an artist and festival producer in the gig econ...Show More
5) S6E28: Iso-Interview: Alexis Hillyard
While the rest of us had to get used to this new era of online connecting when the pandemic was declared, Alexis Hillyard was already an internet star in her own right with her Youtube series, Stump K...Show More
6) S6E27: Iso-Interview: Trevor Schmidt
Links discussed: • Northern Light Theatre• Mile Zero Dance’s 3-hour online Dance Blitz for International Dance Day • Gurdeep Pandher’s Youtube channel of joyful Yukon Bhangra goodness.• Freewill Shake...Show More
7) S6E26: Iso-Interview: Peter Brown
Week five of no live shows, and we’re all still commiserating about it. Funnyman Peter Brown talks with us about the nature of laughter, improv online, creative feelings, and unique uses for toilet pa...Show More
8) S6E25: Iso-Interview: Liz Nicholls
It took a pandemic, but we finally caught her! This week, we talk bread-making, online performances, and the surreal weirdness of Edmonton sans live theatre with the one and only Liz Nicholls. Some li...Show More
9) S6E24: Iso-Interview: Ben Gorodetsky
It’s our first foray into remote recording! We tracked down Ben Gorodetsky to talk about Biblioteka, which was cancelled (among everything else) with the order to shutdown gathering spaces. We cover t...Show More
10) S6E23: But think of The Children (and your local arts community)
Here we go, all: It’s a pandemic. We managed to catch The Children in preview, and sat a healthy distance from each other while discussing the impacts of COVID-19 on the arts community. We provide som...Show More