Ep. 60: Big Sugar's Gordie Johnson talks 30th anniversary Hemi-Vision tour

The one and only Gordie Johnson, lead singer of Canadian rock band BIG SUGAR stops by the pod to speak with host Josh Hall about the 20th anniversary Hemi-Vision live tour, which stops in Red Deer Friday, Feb. 13. The podcast will be back March 6 as some much-needed vacation is being took! Thanks f…

Ep. 59: A Night Among Stars, and talking Big Brothers Big Sisters Lacombe & District

This week, host Josh Hall speaks with Jen Harty, interim executive director of Big Brothers Big Sisters Lacombe & District all about how the organization works, the impact it has on so many people, and their upcoming charity event called A Night Among Stars, which goes March 14. As well, we have In…

Ep. 58: Lacombe Mayor Thalia Hibbs addresses closure of AAFC Research and Development Centre

This week on the show, we of course have 'In Case You Missed It,' plus host Josh Hall interviews Lacombe Mayor Thalia Hibbs about the announcement this week that the 119-year-old Lacombe Research and Development Centre will close, killing more than 100 local jobs. For our previous coverage on this …

Ep. 57: Kicking off 2026 discussing the latest on homelessness and housing in Red Deer

On this season premiere of The Everything Red Deer Podcast, host Josh Hall catches you up on the latest news surrounding the much-enmeshed issues of homelessness and housing in Alberta's third-largest city. Hear from Red Deer Mayor Cindy Jefferies, Raye St. Denys with Shining Mountains Living Commu…

Ep. 56: Sports Year-in-Review + rdnewsNOW's #1 sports story of 2025, and a very special guest!

Ep. 55: News Year-in-Review + rdnewsNOW's top local news story of 2025 revealed!

IT'S HERE! Our massive year-in-review lookback at the top news stories of 2025 around Red Deer and central Alberta, as reported on by the crew at rdnewsNOW.com. And stick around until the end of the episode for our big reveal of the #1 news (non-sports) story of the year, as voted on by our dedicat…

Ep. 54: It's our Bday -- Enjoy a rant, some laughs, and farm talk!

WOOT WOOT! We made it to one year! Happy Birthday to us, and thank you to everyone who's ever listened a even a few minutes of the show in year one. As well, thank you to all the guests we've had; it has honestly been a treat to do this podcast. Here's what you can find on today's episode, #54, th…

Ep. 53: Best of the ERD Podcast - Year 1: News Edition

Year one of The Everything Red Deer Podcast has come with so many opportunities to speak with incredible people, including politicians, musicians, youth, Indigenous Elders, veterans, executive directors, and the list goes on. This is the second of two 'Best Of' episodes, and if you missed the Sport…

Ep. 52: Best of the ERD Podcast - Year 1: Sports Edition

It's been a fantastically fun first year of The Everything Red Deer Podcast with many amazing guests. This is the first of two 'Best Of' episodes -- this week sports and next week news. Today on the podcast, you can hear a new edition of our weekly segment ICYMI, plus the best of the show's sports …

Ep. 51: Red Deer renames downtown Recreation Centre after late Don Moore

Red Deer has renamed its downtown recreation centre, the Don Moore Recreation Centre. On this week's episode, host Josh Hall catches up with some of the people who knew him and knew of his great contributions to the community of Red Deer. Hear from his son Glenn Moore, City general manager of opera…