Common Ground YYC - LiveWire Calgary

After a successful first season, we’re back with Common Ground YYC – albeit with a little different format. Former host Josh White had to move on to a different job that conflicted with the podcast production, so enter New Forum magazine editor Silvia Pikal and LiveWire Calgary editor, Darren Krause. They’ll continue the tradition Josh […]

Affordable housing is an issue for many Calgarians and in this episode, host Josh White talks with Sarah Woodgate, President of the Calgary Housing Company and Director of Calgary Housing. The pair talk about a variety of the challenges and successes with Calgary’s affordable housing market.

In Episode 16, host Josh White chats with Flames Nation writer Ryan Pike. The pair talk about the Calgary Flames great regular season and lacklustre playoff run and what worked this season and what didn’t. Oh – possible changes, too. What’s a Calgary Flames conversation without talking about a new arena deal? They cover off […]

Freedom Conservative party leader, Derek Fildebrandt joins Common Ground YYC host Josh White to talk about politics, the Alberta election and the evolving conservative movement in Canada. On the current state of today’s politics, Fildebrandt says: “Your whole job is just to keep your job and everything else is secondary.” Enjoy the conversation!

In Episode 14 of Common Ground YYC, host Josh White talks with Paul Dornian, president and CEO of the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra. The pair cover a range of topics, from Paul’s time at the Mount Royal University Conservatory and spearheading the construction of the Bella Concert Hall, to the planned upgrades to Arts Commons in […]

In this episode – lucky number 13 – host Josh White is joined by Calgary city councillors Druh Farrell, Jyoti Gondek and Gian-Carlo Carra to talk about city building and their thoughts on how Calgary should grow in the years to come. Everything from Green Line to newly-approved suburban communities come up and the dialogue […]

If you like Alberta and Canadian politics, you’re going to love this episode, as host Josh White talks with freelance journalist Jen Gerson. The pair touch on Gerson’s journalism journey before diving into Alberta conservatism, Alberta’s fiscal situation, the (ir)relevance of the Alberta Party and the recent SNC Lavalin scandal and its impact on an […]

Why do they refer to it as an ‘Events Centre’ instead of an arena? In Episode 11 of Common Ground YYC, host Josh White talks with the CEO of the Calgary Municipal Land Corporation, Michael [...]

Want to know how the City of Calgary is handling the potential of a future with driveless cars? In Episode 10, host Josh White covers a wide range of Calgary transportation topics with City of [...]

It was a very tumultuous year for Calgary. From the highs of the new Central Library opening, to the lows of Calgary city council infighting, Common Ground YYC host Josh White discusses six of the [...]