Ep. 80: Prime Minister Mark Carney, Premier Danielle Smith, and Mayor Cindy Jefferies

Did you miss Prime Minister Mark Carney's visit to Red Deer on Wednesday and the news that followed? It's believed to be the first visit of a sitting prime minister since Jean Chrétien following the Pine Lake tornado in 2000. Have no fear, for listening to Episode 80 of the podcast will catch you …

Ep. 79: Canadian Forces Snowbirds' Capt. Iain Muir, and the Red Deer Regional Airshow

(0:00) Chatting off the hop with Red Deer Regional Airport's Ashley Reierson and airshow performer Jimmy Hrymack, who pilots the historic Harvard aircraft. (15:05) In Case You Missed It, and the top local stories of the week at rdnewsNOW.com. (19:32) Capt. Iain Muir with the Canadian Forces Snowb…

Ep. 78: Premier Smith, Minister/MLA LaGrange, and CA Humane

(0:00) Intro, and what really 'grinded' my gears this week! (5:12) In Case You Missed It (11:29) Premier Danielle Smith and Red Deer-North MLA Adriana LaGrange take questions at Red Deer District Chamber event. (20:05) Jennifer Erickson, fund development coordinator at CA Humane.  *Jennifer sli…

Ep. 77: Celebrating 10 years of rdnewsNOW.com -- Guests Galore!!!

We've made it to TEN YEARS of rdnewsNOW.com -- the machine that is powering (as they say) The Everything Red Deer Podcast! Here's what you'll hear on this episode: (0:00) Host Josh Hall and Pattison Media Alberta News Director Sheldon Spackman break down the Top 10 Most Memorable Stories of the L…

Ep. 76: Make-A-Wish Northern Alberta

Some friends from Make-A-Wish Northern Alberta pop by to first give an update on the 2026 edition of the Heroes Challenge; then we get into some recent special Wish stories, and how you can make an impact for or with the organization. This week, we reversed everything, so In Case You Missed It (29:…

Ep. 75: Cree knowledge keeper Clare Butterfly, and National Indigenous Peoples Day

Host Josh Hall gives his two cents on what you can do to make the most of National Indigenous Peoples Day, and welcomes two guests to the show. They are Sylvan Lake Mayor Megan Hanson (15:36), and Sylvan Lake-based Cree knowledge keeper, Mr. Clare Butterfly (23:32). Of course, there's also our week…

Ep. 74: Shannon Kleibrink, David Moir, and the 2026 class of the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame

The 2026 Alberta Sports Hall of Fame induction ceremony was this past weekend, and podcast host Josh Hall was there to witness the pomp and circumstance, as well as speak with a couple of this year's amazing inductees. That includes Canadian Olympic bronze medallist (curling) Shannon Kleibrink, and…

Ep. 73: At Fairview School, everyone is cool!

This week, host Josh Hall takes a trip over to the amazing Fairview Elementary, which is where the school was hosting a division-wide soccer tournament. Learn all about it from the principal there, Teresa Tataryn, and soccer program liaison at Westpark Middle School, Monique Stennes-Koot.  ICYMI (…

Ep. 72: Thomas 'Forever Canadian' Lukaszuk

The man behind the Forever Canadian petition, Thomas Lukaszuk, returns to the show to talk about all the latest in the separation saga. The conversation with Thomas comes on the heels of our last episode, where we got reaction from several people on the Premier's recent referendum announcement. In…

Ep. 71: Referendum on a referendum: Jeffrey Rath, Naheed Nenshi, Cindy Jefferies & more react

In a whopper of an episode, host Josh Hall speaks with several movers and shakers to get their reaction to Thursday's announcement from Alberta Premier Danielle Smith that Albertans will vote in a referendum on separation this October 19, sort of. It's really a referendum... on a referendum for sep…