Witchpolice Radio

Great sitdown on this episode with the big homie Jeff Darichuk of new Portage la Prairie folk-punk outfit Chucky and the Cheapskates! 

Tune in for a chat about getting back into the game in your 40s, the imminent new Cheapskates record, three chords and the truth, his old band the Naked Midgets, and much more!

Need more Chucky? He was on episode #561 (Feb. 2021) with the Naked Midgets!

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Huge thanks to everyone who supports the podcast on Patreon. You can help out for as little as a couple bucks a month if you like the show and want to throw some change in the guitar case!

As always, if you like the podcast, please tell a friend or 20! Rate and review on your podcast player of choice! Word of mouth is still the main way Witchpolice Radio reaches new ears. Thanks for listening. 

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I sat down with BreakOut West executive director Michael Dawson to talk about the festival/awards show/music industry conference, which will take over Winnipeg beginning later this week!

Tune in for all the details!

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Huge thanks to everyone who supports the podcast on Patreon. You can help out for as little as a couple bucks a month if you like the show and want to throw some change in the guitar case!

As always, if you like the podcast, please tell a friend or 20! Rate and review on your podcast player of choice! Word of mouth is still the main way Witchpolice Radio reaches new ears. Thanks for listening. 

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I caught up with all-Ha(i)ley classic rock/pop/alt-rock trio The Haileys to talk about the band’s upward trajectory, collaborating with outside writers, the dad crowd, their first time at the Royal Albert, and much more! 

Need more Haileys in your life? Check out their appearances on episode #796 (May 2023) and episode #590 (May 2021)! 

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Huge thanks to everyone who supports the podcast on Patreon. You can help out for as little as a couple bucks a month if you like the show and want to throw some change in the guitar case! Shoutout to the latest patron, Andrew!  

As always, if you like the podcast, please tell a friend or 20! Rate and review on your podcast player of choice! Word of mouth is still the main way Witchpolice Radio reaches new ears. Thanks for listening. 

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Andrew Ritchot, a/k/a Lifte, is back on the show to talk all about 'How Strength Creates Tolerance', his new and deeply personal record that closes out a series based on his experiences as a caregiver for his late wife. 

Tune in for our conversation about music as catharsis, the future of this project (if there is one), and much more! 

Need more from Andrew? Check out his appearance on episode #760 (Jan. 2023), as a member of Boss Logan on episode #345 (Dec. 2018), and his spot as a guest host on episode #939 (Oct. 2024). Also give a listen to his podcast Head Full of Radio and his UMFM show, Alphabet Soup. 

This episode brought to you by our pals at Devine Shirt Company.   

Huge thanks to everyone who supports the podcast on Patreon. You can help out for as little as a couple bucks a month if you like the show and want to throw some change in the guitar case!  

As always, if you like the podcast, please tell a friend or 20! Rate and review on your podcast player of choice! Word of mouth is still the main way Witchpolice Radio reaches new ears. Thanks for listening. 

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It's here! Episode 1,000! Who knew this silly podcast would have lasted so long?

This, probably unsurprisingly, isn't a regular episode of Witchpolice Radio. It's a conversation -- led by my friends and fellow podcasters Sean and Todd McGinity (and shoutout to Ron Moore for his contributions as well) -- about the show's history, podcasting in general, the local music scene... and much more!

On this episode, I respond to questions from listeners, friends, family and general well-wishers -- all of which I'm hearing for the first time. Some of them are serious, some of them are funny, some are deep-cut in-jokes, but all are greatly appreciated.

A huge thank you to everyone who got the podcast this far. I love you all.

Big shoutout to Jamie Fougere for this creepy-cool cover art!

Back to your regularly-scheduled programming next week. 

This episode brought to you by our pals at Devine Shirt Company.   

Huge thanks to everyone who supports the podcast on Patreon. You can help out for as little as a couple bucks a month if you like the show and want to throw some change in the guitar case!  

As always, if you like the podcast, please tell a friend or 20! Rate and review on your podcast player of choice! Word of mouth is still the main way Witchpolice Radio reaches new ears. Thanks for listening. 

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Great chat with award-winning singer-songwriter Stephanie Westdal, all about balancing bold, vulnerable lyrics about serious issues with danceable pop songs, the upcoming Goddess Series of events celebrating creative women, and much more! 

This one is jumping the queue because it’s a little time sensitive and I’m working around the big 1,000th episode coming soon... 

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Huge thanks to everyone who supports the podcast on Patreon. You can help out for as little as a couple bucks a month if you like the show and want to throw some change in the guitar case!  

As always, if you like the podcast, please tell a friend or 20! Rate and review on your podcast player of choice! Word of mouth is still the main way Witchpolice Radio reaches new ears. Thanks for listening. 

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This isn't a regular episode of Witchpolice Radio. It's an abridged audio version of a two-hour(!) conversation I had with the host of video podcast Peg City Soundoff on his show. 

We talked all about podcasting (including my upcoming 1,000th episode and his one-year anniversary), local music -- of course -- and all sorts of other stuff. 

You can find the full video chat on Peg City Soundoff's Facebook or YouTube. Always very nice to see other people getting into this podcast thing. DIY or die.

This episode brought to you by our pals at Devine Shirt Company.   

Huge thanks to everyone who supports the podcast on Patreon. You can help out for as little as a couple bucks a month if you like the show and want to throw some change in the guitar case!  

As always, if you like the podcast, please tell a friend or 20! Rate and review on your podcast player of choice! Word of mouth is still the main way Witchpolice Radio reaches new ears. Thanks for listening. 

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Fun conversation on this one with Jayda of Portage la Prairie punks (or as the band describes itself, “queercore meets riot grrrl meets unhinged bitch-fit fury”) Ticked Off!

Listen up a chat about Ticked Off’s new EP, 'Act Your Rage', plus ‘lead bass’, the importance of songs with a message, punk in Portage, and much more!

This episode brought to you by our pals at Devine Shirt Company.  

Huge thanks to everyone who supports the podcast on Patreon. You can help out for as little as a couple bucks a month if you like the show and want to throw some change in the guitar case! 

...and don't forget, we're closing in on 1,000 episodes, so please get your questions in to [email protected]. More details here: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Iz8TPM5gGt0 

As always, if you like the podcast, please tell a friend or 20! Rate and review on your podcast player of choice! Word of mouth is still the main way Witchpolice Radio reaches new ears. Thanks for listening.

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Even though Paul Hodgert has been involved with various Witchpolice things over the last little while, I had never personally sat down and interviewed him — until now. 

Here's our conversation about the vinyl release of his excellent ‘Paul is Dead’ album, his new grief-informed single, his fixation with a particular series of classic wrestling matches, and much more. 

Need to hear more from Paul? He was on episode #920 -- incidentally one year to the day from this episode's release -- with guest host Greg Soden, and he recorded a live session in my dining room for #960 (Dec. 2024). 

This episode brought to you by our pals at Devine Shirt Company.  

Huge thanks to everyone who supports the podcast on Patreon. You can help out for as little as a couple bucks a month if you like the show and want to throw some change in the guitar case! 

...and don't forget, we're closing in on 1,000 episodes, so please get your questions in to [email protected]. More details here: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Iz8TPM5gGt0 

As always, if you like the podcast, please tell a friend or 20! Rate and review on your podcast player of choice! Word of mouth is still the main way Witchpolice Radio reaches new ears. Thanks for listening.

Follow the podcast on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube! You can also support on Patreon... and do us a favour and leave a rating or review on your podcast player of choice. Thanks for listening!

Making his fourth appearance on the podcast, rapper/producer Kitz Willman sat down to talk about his new tape, ‘A Moon on the Verge of Everything That You Wanted’! 

Check out our chat about sonic experiments, defining ‘prairie rap’, future projects, and much more!

Need more Kitz Willman? Tune in to episodes #574 (March 2021), #811 (July 2023), and #853 (with Rob Crooks, Dec. 2023).

This episode brought to you by our pals at Devine Shirt Company. 

Huge thanks to everyone who supports the podcast on Patreon. You can help out for as little as a couple bucks a month if you like the show and want to throw some change in the guitar case! 

...and don't forget, we're closing in on 1,000 episodes, so please get your questions in to [email protected]. More details here: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Iz8TPM5gGt0 

As always, if you like the podcast, please tell a friend or 20! Rate and review on your podcast player of choice! Word of mouth is still the main way Witchpolice Radio reaches new ears. Thanks for listening.

Follow the podcast on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube! You can also support on Patreon... and do us a favour and leave a rating or review on your podcast player of choice. Thanks for listening!