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Home Routes / Chemin Chez Nous executive director Leonard Podolak (who you may recognize from The Duhks among many other projects) sat down to talk about the organization’s upcoming 15th anniversary and Traveling Goodtime Medicine Show!
We also talked about navigating the pandemic (and technology) to present a new kind of intimate concert experience, the power of house shows, being born into Winnipeg folk music, and much more.
This week, Sam and Ryan are joined by comedians **[John B. Duff](http://oddblock.ca/speaker/john-b-duff/)** and **[Chantel Marostica](http://oddblock.ca/speaker/chantel-marostica/)** , along with **Erick Casselman** (owner of the Park Theatre), to talk about the upcoming **[Oddblock Comedy Festival](http://oddblock.ca/)** , Aug. 27-30 in Winnipeg's South Osborne neighbourhood. Recorded in the spacious lobby of the **[Park Theatre](http://oddblock.ca/the-park-theatre/)** (hence the mild echo), the gang discusses the local comedy scene, 'making it' as a comedian, "gut" songs and more! Along the way, Sam demonstrates his complete ignorance about the 'burggoinging' (or something) Winnipeg comedy scene in particular and stand-up in general. We all learn a thing or two. ...
On this episode, I took a deep-dive into Winnipeg’s early rap history with local pioneer DJ Bunny Lester!Bunny was a key figure in the development of what has become the city's enduring hip-hop scene, so we talked about those early days, how things have changed over the decades, why Winnipeg has maintained a strong community, and much more. This episode brought to you by our pals at Devine Shirt Companyand the Manitoba Loud Music Awards.Huge thanks to everyone who supports the podcast on Patreon. You can help out for as little as $1 a month if you like the show and want to throw some change in the guitar case! You can also throw a one-time tip via Buymeacoffee.As always, if you like the podcast, please tell a friend or 20! Rate and review on your podcast player of choice! Word of mouth is still the main way Witchpolice Radio reaches new ears.Thanks for listening! ...
This week's guest, Jessika Ellement, was the drummer in Filtered Reality way back in 1995 -- the first real band co-host Rob Crooks and I were ever members of. I've known her even longer, though, since way back in kindergarten, so it was awesome to have her on the show to talk about the (randomly-generated) "bleeds" theme. Jessika doesn't play drums anymore, but she's still muscially inclined, backing up other local artists, and she performed a song at the end of the show as part of our Live Exclusives series. ...
