Sprawlcast Podcast
1) How Urban Sprawl Is Stretching Calgary Transit To The Max
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 pr...Show More
2) What We Learned Covering Calgary's Election
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 wa...Show More
3) The truth about Calgary’s billion-dollar arena deal
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 b...Show More
4) Calgary At 150: The Forgotten Anniversary
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?
5) The Story And Struggle Of Calgary's Urban Forest
Calgary’s urban tree canopy coverage is among the lowest in Canada. We dig into why—and what city hall is doing about it.
6) The Deerfoot divide
In the 1970s, a new freeway cut one side of Calgary off from the other. We dig into why the city remains divided when it comes to amenities and infrastructure on each side of Deerfoot Trail.
7) The Battle Of Glenmore Landing
We dig into a 60-year fight against density by the reservoir shores in southwest Calgary. It's a saga about class, conservation and community politics. History is repeating itself at Glenmore Landing—...Show More
8) How The UCP Is Rejigging Calgary’s Next Election
Will municipal parties strengthen local democracy or undermine it? We speak with some of the candidates and parties that will be on the ballot—and dig into how the 2025 election will be different.
9) The Politics Of Property Taxes
City hall's decision to close Inglewood's swimming pool left many Calgarians scratching their heads. We dig into why city council cut inner-city pools in the first place after oil prices crashed a dec...Show More
10) The tycoons reshaping Calgary-area transit
When it comes to rail projects in Alberta, the Green Line is one piece of a larger puzzle. We dig into who's been setting the agenda when it comes to these projects—and to what extent they are complem...Show More