Deirdre Mitchell-Maclean is the host of one of a very particular podcast on Alberta politics, but the current format is the result of an evolution over several years.

As well, with Deirdre’s experience covering politics as both a journalist and a pundit, as well as someone who not only identified as a centrist but also actively volunteered for the only political party in Alberta that openly described itself as centrist, she is uniquely prepared to offer us a glimpse on what the often vaguely defined space on the political spectrum known as centrism is all about in Alberta as well as whether or not the Alberta Party is the only party to occupy that space. 

In Part 1 of this special two part episode, Deirdre shares how the groundbreaking Alberta politics podcast that she hosts with Kathleen Smith came to be. Not only that, she also lets us in on what drove the “Women of AB Poli” podcast to make some of the choices that they make in regards to not only how they present their information, but perhaps most importantly, who they have as guests to present it.

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