Artists and those with love for art can welcome the Festival of Animated Objects back to Calgary. We talk the festival and more with Xstine Cook, the cofounder and artistic director of the festival.

This week's True Calgarian for March 8th:

On this week's segment of True Calgarian, we talk to a young woman with a dream to make the Olympic team in 2026. Here to talk about her lifestyle as a young halfpipe rider is 15-year-old Calgarian, Felicity Geremia.

M&M's has released limited-edition 'flipped' packs, featuring its three female spokescandies, with a pledge of $1 CAD per purchase of these packs to support the Canadian Women's Foundation's Economic Development Program. We talk all about that with Suzanne Duncan, vice president of philanthropy at the Canadian Women's Foundation.

We talk with Peninsula Canada's Kiljon Shukullari, an HR advisory manager and professional about the importance of mental health supports in the workplace.

On this March 7th edition of The Drive Podcast:

Starting off the show, Calgarians are invested in the wellbeing of their neighbours amid the affordability crisis. We talk that with Lee Stevens, lead author of the study Vibrant Communities Calgary (VCC) released on the state of wellbeing in Calgary – Beneath the Surface, the layers of poverty in Calgary. Then, we talk with a member of ASET and civil engineering technologist Jennifer Stewart on mentoring for women in tech. And lastly, we explore the “Live Aid-style” benefit concert for Ukraine that could see the likes of U2, The Rolling Stones, Pink and more at Wembley Stadium on June 24. All that with Sirius XM host Eric Alper.

International Womens Day is tomorrow and leading up to that, we talked with Jennifer Stewart, a member of the Association of Science and Engineering Technology Professionals of Alberta (ASET) who participates in ASET’s mentoring program. She advocates mentoring for woman in the engineering technology profession.

On this March 6th edition of The Drive Podcast:

Talking today, Premier Danielle Smith and a trio of UCP MLAs made the announcement of new inpatient sites, more spaces in day programs and a rollout of "mental health classrooms" across the province are all part of a $92 million plan to improve treatment for kids in Alberta. So, to continue that conversation we talked about mental health supports with Kiljon Shukullari, HR Advisory Manager at Peninsula Canada. Afterwards, it's Fraud Prevention Month in Alberta and the Better Business Bureau published its Scam Tracker Risk Report which details the top 10 riskiest scams in Canada in 2022. To talk about the scams were most at risk for is Mary O’Sullivan-Andersen, the President and CEO of BBB Serving Southern Alberta and East Kootenay.

Neil Osbourne is the lead singer and front-man for the iconic Canadian band 54-40. He joins Ted Henley on The Drive to discuss his career, his music, and his tour, which brings him to Calgary and Edmonton the first weekend of March!

Jonathan Hogg is a regular, every day Albertan doing something extraordinary. He, for charity, will be getting on his bike and going from Banff to New Mexico! We learn about why he's doing this on The Drive.

On this February 1st edition of The Drive Podcast:

Yesterday the City of Calgary announced the launch of their Clean Energy Improvement Program for homeowners. A program that aims in assisting homeowners in helping make their homes more energy efficient and green. We speak with Carlee Beaver, the CEIP Program Manager for the City of Calgary. Afterwards, Jason Griffin, a lead home inspector with Twenty20 Master Home Inspectors joins to give our listeners advice on how to make their homes more energy efficient. Finally, we speak with Mark Shupe - a man who is on a quest to walk EVERY street in the City!