Edify Unfiltered

By Edify Magazine

Get behind the scenes of Edmonton’s award-winning, city magazine: Edify — which celebrates living in the dynamic city of Edmonton.

Hosts Steven Sandor (Editor-In-Chief) and Trudy Callaghan (Publish... more

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How many episodes does Edify Unfiltered have?

The podcast currently has 19 episodes available.

Edify Unfiltered episodes:

May 14, 2025Are YOU a Technology Optimist?
Omar is joined by Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute CEO Cam Linke (Top 40 Under 40 Class of 2011, by the way!) to discuss Edmonton’s evolving place in the artificial intelligence ecosystem, and why Linke calls himself a technology optimist.

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(02:13) - Machine learning moves fast
(05:31) - Technology optimism
(06:50) - Podcast in a podcast
(12:06) - Amii’s history
(14:47) - Saying no
(19:14) - Artificial intelligence is still evolving

--Credits--
Hosted by Omar Mouallem
Produced by Odvod Media
Audio Engineering by Steve Glen
Original music by Darrin Hagen
...more
24min
April 22, 2025Full Circle
Print isn’t dead. In this episode, Trudy welcomes Edify’s new editor-in-chief, Omar Mouallem — and together they pull back the curtain on the editor/publisher distinction, the resurgence of magazines and their ambitious goals for Edify’s future.

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(03:52) - Welcome Omar
(09:42) - Magazines are an experience
(17:27) - Publishers and editors
(24:39) - Journalism helps us understand our moment
(30:27) - This magazine is a conversation

--Credits—
Hosted by Trudy Callaghan
Produced by Odvod Media
Audio Engineering by Steve Glen
Original music by Darrin Hagen
...more
33min
March 28, 2025About Those Orange Rolls…
When Edify staff invited Leduc Coffee Shop back for another Best Restaurants event, owner Karen Richert almost said no — but her daughter Anna convinced her to come back, with a new, truly local treat.

Host Trudy Callaghan and guest host Jennifer Walton pull back the curtain on our annual Best Restaurants event, and how it brings the Edmonton region’s culinary scene together.

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--From This Episode--
Edify's Best Dessert 2024
(00:28) - Guest Host, Jennifer Walton
(02:42) - Guests, Karen and Anna Richert of Leduc Coffee Shop
(07:18) - The Life of a Coffee Shop Owner
(11:26) - Supporting Local Business
(16:04) - If One of Us Succeeds, We All Succeed
(19:47) - Celebrating the Restaurant Scene

--Credits—
Hosted by Trudy Callaghan
Produced by Odvod Media
Audio Engineering by Steve Glen
Original music by Darrin Hagen
...more
23min
March 12, 2025Don't Panic
From a less than stellar job interview to nearly 15 years as editor-in-chief, Steven Sandor has left his mark on Edify and Edmonton. In this episode, Trudy and Steven do a little reminiscing — and discuss where print journalism is heading.

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(01:31) - How Sandor Got the Job
(03:31) - The Evolving Beast of Print Media
(08:34) - Winning as a Team
(14:27) - Holding to our Values
(25:46) - Levelling the Ice

--Credits—
Hosted by Trudy Callaghan and Steven Sandor
Produced by Odvod Media
Audio Engineering by Steve Glen
Original music by Darrin Hagen
...more
30min
February 25, 2025Retail Maverick
Sina Zere didn’t plan to be an entrepreneur. But when she saw a gap in Edmonton’s esthetics market, she opened her own wax bar, Buff Wax Spot. She joins Trudy and guest co-host Heather Thomson, Vice President of Economy and Engagement at Edmonton Chamber of Commerce for a lively conversation ranging from what sets Buff Wax Spot apart from the pack, why Sina will always stick to her inclusive business practices, and why clients don’t want to look at your family photos while they’re getting waxed.
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--From This Episode--
Read about all the Edifier Awards winners in the Jan/Feb issue of Edify Magazine.
(00:15) - - Meet Guest Co-host, Heather Thomson
(03:22) - - Introducing Retail Maverick Sina Zere
(05:39) - - Building a Client Base
(08:22) - - Doing Business Differently
(15:24) - - Inclusivity in Business
(21:11) - - Creating the Right Client Experience
(27:05) - - If I Could Turn Back Time

--Credits—
Hosted by Trudy Callaghan with guest co-host Heather Thomson
Produced by Odvod Media
Audio Engineering by Steve Glen
Original music by Darrin Hagen
...more
37min
January 14, 2025The Queen of the Lingnan
If you live in Edmonton, chances are you know Amy Quon of The Lingnan and Chicken for Lunch. She’s also been named one of Edify’s 6 Who Inspire 2025. Amy joins Trudy and Steve to talk about the Lingnan’s history in the city and the place it has in the lives of Edmontonians.

6 Who Inspire honours community organizers, business owners, philanthropists and mentors who make Edmonton a great city to live in, and have done so for years, or even decades. It’s Edify’s way of celebrating the Edmontonians who are leading the way, exemplifying the energy, focus and innovation that builds us all up. Visit EdifyEdmonton.com to read about Amy Quon and the five other honourees for 2025.

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Join the conversation on Edify's Instagram.

--Read--
6 Who Inspire 2025: Amy Quon
6 Who Inspire 2025: Darrin Hagen
6 Who Inspire 2025: Jeanne Lehman
6 Who Inspire 2025: Jan Reimer
6 Who Inspire 2025: Annette Trimbee
6 Who Inspire 2025: Randy Gregg
(02:26) - The Lingnan
(07:27) - Nicknames
(10:16) - Family in The Restaurant
(16:41) - Surviving
(22:38) - Chinese Food’s History and Evolution in Alberta
(29:26) - Customers
--Credits--
Hosted by Trudy Callaghan and Steven Sandor
Produced by Odvod Media
Audio Engineering by Steve Glen
Original music by Darrin Hagen
...more
35min
December 12, 2024 Scienceploitation
No one calls themselves anti-science. But there’s a lot of anti-science bias these days. Peek behind the curtain on a story from Edify’s May edition, “The Battle for Truth” featuring former Edify cover star, author, professor and researcher at the University of Alberta Timothy Caufield. Tim joins Trudy and Steven to discuss the problems facing the scientific community, how journalism faces parallel challenges and how we can all resist the rising tide of misinformation.

Join the conversation on Edify's Instagram.

--Read--
Read Harder Better Faster Stronger about Tim Caufield’s new documentary on EdifyEdmonton.com
Read The Battle for Truth about science communication on EdifyEdmonton.com
Read Style Q&A: Rock Star/Scientist on EdifyEdmonton.com

Timothy Caulfield’s newest book, The Certainty Illusion: What You Don't Know and Why It Matters, comes out January 7, 2025

Tim’s other books:
The Cure for Everything: Untangling the Twisted Messages about Health, Fitness and Happiness (Penguin 2012) Is Gwyneth Paltrow Wrong About Everything?: When Celebrity Culture and Science Clash (Penguin 2015)
Relax, Dammit!: A User’s Guide to the Age of Anxiety (Penguin Random House, 2020).
--Credits—
Hosted by Trudy Callaghan and Steven Sandor
Produced by Odvod Media
Audio Engineering by Steve Glen
Original music by Darrin Hagen
...more
54min
November 27, 2024 Building Edmonton Up and Out
Whoever said “if you build it, they will come” didn’t know much about real estate development. Busting some myths about city building and discussing Edmonton’s growing pains, Chris Nicholas, President of MLC Group, and Madeline Belter, MLC Group's Marketing Manager talk with Edify magazine’s Trudy Callaghan and Steven Sandor about the Edmonton advantage in a world of increasingly unaffordable big cities.

--From This Episode--
Read Choose Your Own Way about MLC Group on EdifyEdmonton.com
Read Edify's coverage of housing choices in Edmonton with The Beautiful South, published in the May issue of Edify.
Join the conversation by commenting on Edify's Instagram.
--Related Links--
Hate Bike Lanes? Read This Now on EdifyEdmonton.com
Infill Etiquette on EdifyEdmonton.com
Rise of the Rental on EdmontonEdmonton.com
Retire In Place on EdifyEdmonton.com
Not For Sale on EdifyEdmonton.com
Parks and Recreation on EdifyEdmonton.com
Underwhelmed on EdifyEdmonton.com
My Neighbour is a Total DINK on EdifyEdmonton.com
If I Had a Million Dollars… on EdifyEdmonton.com
Pretend It’s a City on EdifyEdmonton.com
Boule-Gardening on EdifyEdmonton.com
--Credits--
Hosted by Trudy Callaghan and Steven Sandor
Produced by Odvod Media
Audio Engineering by Steve Glen
Original music by Darrin Hagen

...more
31min
November 13, 2024Pints, Pride, and Purpose: Top 40
A Syrian refugee who turned his experience into service to other 2SLGBTQ+ newcomers. A world class brewer on Edmonton’s Happy Beer Street. Hear from two members of Edify’s Top 40 Under 40 Class of 2024.

First, hosts Trudy Callaghan and Steven Sandor chat with Basel Abou Hamrah, founder of the Newcomer Centre’s Rainbow Refuge program. Basel Abou Hamrah tells of how he went from closeted refugee to helping put Edmonton on the map for 2SLGBTQ+ refugees looking for a welcoming city.

Then, listen to Doug Checknita, head brewer and blender at The Monolith. Doug takes the title of beer nerd to another level with his scientific approach to the brand’s Beer World Cup-winning barrel-fermented beer.

Buy tickets to Top 40 Under 40 now.

Read Basel Abou Hamrah's Top 40 profile
Read Doug Checknita's Top 40 profile
See the Top 40 Under 40 class of 2024
Comment on Edify's Instagram

--Related Links--
Edmonton Wins the World Cup (of Beer)
--Chapters--
(00:11) - Top 40 Under 40 Event Preview
(03:21) - Basel Abou Hamrah's Story
(11:02) - Rainbow Refuge Achievements
(18:21) - Doug Checknita's Journey in Beer Making
(25:55) - Education and Research in Brewing
(28:24) - Winning Worldwide
(34:20) - Doug's Reflections and Future Plans
--Credits—
Hosted by Trudy Callaghan and Steven Sandor
Produced by Odvod Media
Audio Engineering by Steve Glen
Original music by Darrin Hagen
...more
38min
November 05, 2024Sarah Hamilton Got Called a C…
Sarah Hamilton, an Edmonton City Councillor and member of the Top 40 Under 40 class of 2024, shares her surreal experience of being recognized on the list, her political journey that includes being the brunt of verbal insults and the challenges of balancing motherhood with her role in politics. She shares some insight into the role of councillors and why everyone needs to participate in the political process.

See the list of Top 40 Under 40s 2024
Read Sarah Hamilton's Top 40 Under 40 profile.
Join the conversation on Edify's Instagram.

--Chapters--
(00:13) - Sarah Hamilton is a Top 40
(03:20) - The Start of Her Career
(04:49) - Political Vision
(12:46) - Balancing Work and Personal Life in Politics
(18:32) - City Challenges and Budget Constraints
(21:21) - Comparing Current and Previous Councils
(31:40) - Future Plans and Political Aspirations
(32:32) - The Role of Media and Public Discourse
--Credits--
Hosted by Trudy Callaghan and Steven Sandor
Produced by Odvod Media
Audio Engineering by Steve Glen
Original music by Darrin Hagen
...more
38min

FAQs about Edify Unfiltered:

How many episodes does Edify Unfiltered have?

The podcast currently has 19 episodes available.