Edify Unfiltered

In the Age of Instagram, paid influencers and people peddling empty content, how can you make sure to set your personal filter to spot legitimate journalism? Edify publisher Trudy Callaghan and editor-in-chief Steven Sandor discuss what it's like to try and stick to the ethical principles when there is so much pressure on magazines to sell their souls.

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• Read the article “Ottawa keeps spending on influencers. Liberals say it’s about stemming disinformation” from the Globe and Mail.
• Read the article “The Contestant Who Outsmarted The Price Is Right” by Chris Jone. (Note: the article is owned by Esquire and is behind a paywall).
• Learn more about the Alberta Magazine Publishers Association (AMPA).
• See more from Edify Magazine.
• Find Edify on Facebook, Instagram and X.

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Hosted by Steve Sandor and Trudy Callaghan

Produced by Odvod Media

Audio Engineering by Steve Glen

Original music by Darrin Hagen

Edify’s Art director, Kim Larson, joins us to talk about designing covers. Dream job? Maybe! We talk about getting from the photoshoot to public reaction. You’ll hear about the surprising controversies and meaningful profiles we’ve featured.

Good to know: you cannot buy your way onto Edify’s cover. It’s not for sale.

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●      See the covers we talked about this episode:

         Gene and Karen Principe - read the article: When Gene Met Karen

         Jason Kenney - read the article: “I Wanted to Have a Normal Life.”

         Darnell Nurse - read the article: Enough

         WEM Fashion - see the fashion spread: Heat Wave

●      See more fromEdify Magazine.

●      Find Edify on Facebook, Instagram and X.

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Hosted by Steve Sandor and Trudy Callaghan.

Produced by Odvod Media.

Audio Engineering by Steve Glen.

Original music by Darrin Hagen. 

Edmonton city is growing rapidly. We need housing and infrastructure to support it. Kalen Anderson, CEO at BILD Edmonton Metro, joins us to unpack the controversy of South Edmonton and the nuances of urban development.

--From This Episode--    

• Read the article - The Beautiful South
  • And the responding Letter to the Editor in our June digital issue, p15.
• See the City of Edmonton’s City Plan.
• Learn more about BILD Edmonton Metro.
• See more from Edify Magazine.
• Find Edify on Facebook, Instagram and X.

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• (00:00) - Intro

Hosted by Steve Sandor and Trudy Callaghan.

Produced by Odvod Media.

Audio Engineering by Steve Glen.

Original music by Darrin Hagen. 

It's the inaugural episode of Edify Unfiltered. Buckle in as Steve Sandor and Trudy Callaghan (the Editor-in-Chief and Publisher of Edify magazine) talk about the wild process of creating a city magazine: the team, the evolution, the “interesting” stuff people send and other hints about the weird and wonderful stories that bring this magazine to life.

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• Read the article Steve flew to Los Angeles for: Growing Up Comrie 
• See Edify with other past winners for AMPAs Best Magazine Award: https://albertamagazines.com/awards/magazine-of-the-year/ 
• See more from Edify Magazine.
• Find Edify on Facebook, Instagram and X.

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  • (00:00) - Intro

Hosted by Steve Sandor and Trudy Callaghan.

Produced by Odvod Media.

Audio Engineering by Steve Glen.

Original music by Darrin Hagen.