The Hello Calgary Podcast

The PIDLLP crew celebrate the Christmas season by conducting their annual wine taste test. Easy Evan is seeking redemption from last year's debacle, with nine new and old world wines to sample and identify. Happy holidays! (note: the actual clinking of glasses, banter and sipping has been edited out for the purposes of the public podcast)

Dr J and the Crew keep on keeping on about streaming, commercialism and the lost art of indie film hunting.  This episode includes; impromptu judged poetry readings, Evan gets fomo when nature calls, and a debate over whether popularity and commercialization can ruin the written word.

Follow us down this stream of consciousness as we go against the flow.

The PIDLLP boys plus Dr J delve deeper into the topic of "flow", discussing flow in poetry, music and sports. They debate whether published spoken word can be read in the voice of the author or if some voices are off limits to reader.  Listen up, settle in and go with the flow. 

The PIDLLP Crew is joined by Doctor J in a discussion about poetry and the concept of flow. What is flow? Is it innate, can it be developed? Who has the sickest flow in poetry and in music? Can flow be quantified or formulated? The Doctor is Real In, but before we begin, 5 cents please.

The boys break down the "tells" of AI in generating original poetry. The self-described "chefs" finally enjoy the long awaited poem from "Furious Cooking" by Maureen Seaton, read by Infectious.

The poetry conversation veers to the topic of haikus and rhyme, with each podcaster taking a stance on the value of brevity and matching lines. Infectious gives us a reading sample of the rhyming poem he recalled from his childhood "The Cremation of Sam McGee" by Robert W. Service.

The PIDLLP crew debate the merits of rhyming in poetry and music. While enjoying the unofficial chips of the HC podcast, the boys discuss the inclusion of gluten in specific flavours of Doritos and how sweet chili heat is a heartbreaker for all celiacs.

In the spirit of the name of this episode, Infectious reads Good Bones by Maggie Smith. In response, Easy Evan reads Buen Esqueleto by Natalie Scenters-Zapico.

The original 3 PIDLLP co-hosts are back, here to talk about what originally brought us here to hear all those seasons ago; poetry.  We're gonna talk about “the email”, the recent swell of the poetry scene in Calgary, and obviously have a few poem readings.

The second act of the now much acclaimed original hit play THE ORIGINELS, read by The Collective.  This is followed with a debrief and analysis that led to defining changes in the final draft that debuted to rave reviews in Calgary just this past spring.  Enjoy!