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Sarah Crosbie has been telling stories in Calgary for years. Now she's connecting with you. Connect with Sarah Crosbie can be heard on QR Calgary weekdays 3-6pm.
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Mastering the art of conversation ... when you live alone. Ian Williams book What I Mean to Say: Remaking Conversation in Our Time and Walrus piece examine "best" part of talking times.
U.S. election: Grab it ... by the horns? Rachael Segal of Beyond a Ballot on Access Hollywood Donald Trump audio resurfacing and whether it will affect voters.
Ira Wells, critic, essayist, and contributor to The Walrus tells us why consumer rage will be a massive election issue the next time Canadians head to the polls.
This week's cold pizza is served to perfection! We learn how to trust your gut, if politicians need to bother appealing to opposition voters, the complicated state of supervised consumption sites in Calgary, and how Gen Z is changing the future of romantic movies.
Cold Pizza: The Best of HALLOWEEN Connect with Sarah Crosbie. Monster expert on importance of slasher films, Skittles are bad for your gut, moving Halloween and roasting pumpkin seeds.
Pac Man. Gremlins. Michael Jackson's Thriller: How horror "seeps" into all parts of our lives. Jeremy Dauber examines genre in new book: American Scary: A History of Horror, from Salem to Stephen King and Beyond.
Mom. Dad. I want to be a writer/painter/designer when I grow up ... Mark J. Jones, author of new book The Starving Artist Myth, says he also experienced anxiety when his child wanted an arts career. "It is a reasonable thing to want to protect your child and make sure they are secure in life; and they can have that in a creative career - but it demands a particular combination of education and long-term strategies."
A horror story: children are no longer reading. How do we fix that? Sam Leith, author of The Haunted Wood: A History of Childhood Reading, says trick is you can't read to your child - and scroll.
Working - but can't afford groceries: Canada’s Hunger Count Report shows alarming food-bank usage in Calgary. Calgary Food Bank CEO Melissa From on seeing donors turn into users - and how the city always rallies to stock shelves.
Cold Pizza: The Best of Connect with Sarah Crosbie This Week (Oct. 21 to 25): WWII veteran turns 100, earthquakes in AB, how New Brunswick politics could influence us and Interstellar organist Roger Sayer.
A-chooey. A-chooey. Why are some sneezes so loud? Loud blaster himself, RJ Mackenzie investigates how vocal cords, lung capacity, cultural expectations - and even dramatics factor in
Gentle parenting: Are you leading with communication, compassion, collaboration? Even a shoe to the head hasn't stopped Globe and Mail writer Amberly McAteer from thinking gentle parenting is a better way forward for families. "Gentle parent that I am, I was narrating and validating emotions, in a failing effort to get my kid to calm down."
This week's Cold Pizza helps us better understand the tensions between Canada and India. The pizza is topped with an Alberta invention that Disney is interested in, a highlight from our live on location show in Marda Loop, plus a check-in with Jasper Pizza as they relaunch!
Protecting trucks, cars - and maybe even Mickey Mouse ... one spray at time. Brad Rempel from Body-Liner shares how the rockstar life painted the way for a new automotive career.
Don't poo-pooh leftovers. XL Cuisine's Xavier Lacaze says they are "so underrated." Chef Lacaze joins Connect every Tuesday at 4:17.
Can self-driving cars navigate Calgary slushy roads? Susan Kennedy, VP innovation at Hexagon Autonomy, explains technology and policy must merge for autonomous vehicles to work.
SAIT instructor and cybersecurity expert Andrew Campbell tells us how hackers can get into your phone with QR codes and why you need to think before you scan.
One card to pay for riding CTrain, bus, car-share, scooter? Professor Betsy Donald explores transit in Urban Mobility: How the iPhone, Covid and Climate Changed Everything.
Diapers and duty: Banff's Kaylee Ram on taking mat leave while working as elected councillor. Canmore follows in Banff's (baby) footsteps and offers time away for maternity, parental leave for town councillors.
Big brains, big bucks gone? Canada-India dispute could mean fewer foreign students at our universities. Partha Mohanram, director India Innovation Institute: "This has been a very important economic stimulus for our universities."
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