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Over the next two weeks we will be licensing and publishing the 8 Local Correspondent finalists on the CANADALAND podcast feed.  Today, Local Correspondent Jean M. Sarrazin brings you a story called Fish Count 🐟 For 12 years now, members of the Brooklyn Creek Watershed Society have been counting baby Coho Salmon in Brooklyn Creek at this time of the year. This capture and release exercise helps the volunteer-run organization determine how healthy the salmon runs are each year. Listen to Jean’s full 3 minute story: https://lnkd.in/evyN8Byp Initiatives like CanadaLabs are possible because of our supporters. If you value creating and maintaining spaces for emerging journalists consider becoming a supporter: https://lnkd.in/e-tnJpt7  

Our Local Correspondent Audio Competition stories went live today - we received almost 50 submissions and you can listen to them all now! We will be licensing and publishing our 8 finalists over the next two weeks on the CANADALAND podcast feed. Up first, Local Correspondent Finalist James Archer’s story Street Piano Superstars 🎹 Montreal’s public pianos present immediate accessibility to the arts, for listeners and performers alike, providing a space for the under-represented heart of Canadian music that exists in our communities. Listen to James' full 3 minute story: https://lnkd.in/efpfA2YY

Last week we held our first CanadaLabs event in our studio at 401 Richmond in Toronto! A packed house of journalists and audio storytellers joined us to talk about conducting captivating interviews and creating narrative arcs that draw listeners in and keep them coming back. Thank you to everyone who came out, participated, asked a question and got to be part of the premiere of the Local Correspondent finalist pieces. Special thank you to our partners, Acast, Amazon Music, Perspective Fund & Journalists for Human Rights (JHR) for helping us put the event together! We have a few more events coming up in 2024, check them out! https://lnkd.in/e6fUbv4x

Canadaland received 7 Signal Awards nominations! Across the different categories, 3 of our different shows were highlighted ✨ That is AMAZING! Listener's choice voting is open until Oct 17! A Field Guide to Gay Animals was nominated in 3 categories! Laine Kaplan-Levenson & Owen Ever are nominated for Best Co-Host Team, the show was nominated in the Documentary category and also Best Show Artwork.  The Pretendians series got 2 nominations! Robert Jago and Angel Ellis are nominated for Best Co-Host Team, and the show was also nominated for the Documentary category. The episode of Canadaland Is Jesse a Zionist? was nominated in 2 individual episodes in the Best Conversation Starter category and for the Best Writing Category. Visit the Signal Awards website to check out all the award categories and the amazing shows nominated: https://lnkd.in/ekgGjTdb

“If somebody tickled my armpit right now, I would call the police”. Comedian Steph Tolev talks about how terrible tickling is, the worst fight she’s ever gotten in and Alan takes a moment to share some fatherly advice. The two discuss internet trolls and Steph imagines the scene that leads to a man trolling her online….on Christmas morning. Listen to the 6th episode of The Worst Podcast now: https://lnkd.in/eCmpfxTM

“I agreed to do this to have a brotherhood of curmudgeonly feeling.” Novelist Rick Moody joins Alan Zweig and the two bond over their curmudgeonly ways. Rick reflects on being an asshole in a college writing workshop, being haunted by a deer he hit 10 years ago and how awful sleeping in a tent is. Alan gets verklempt when he realizes who his guest is. Listen to the episode now: https://lnkd.in/exp545_f

Registration is now open for the Podcast Development and Pitching workshop on November 1st in collaboration with Pandemic University! Mia Lobel, veteran audio producer and the former VP of Content and Production at Pushkin Industries will lead you through how to craft a story or idea into a captivating podcast pitch. Mia’s industry analysis and personal anecdotes will provide you with concrete tips and tricks to turn your idea into an effective, attention grabbing podcast pitch. The workshop will also guide you through crafting a sustainable production and launch plan to make your ideas into realities. Registration is free, but donations are encouraged with proceeds going to Audio Flux. Learn more and register now: https://lnkd.in/ewGCUZWS

Registration is now open for the first CanadaLabs Workshop! Space is limited for The Promise of Audio on October 17th so RSVP today: https://lnkd.in/etYvfQaf     Join us for an afternoon of insightful sessions featuring journalists who work on the vanguard of audio, demonstrating its power and possibility. The programming for the day includes two panels, the premiere of CanadaLabs’ Local Correspondent Finalists and an informal chance to network. Panel #1 -  Asking Questions and Getting Answers: The Art of the Audio Interview Podcasts provide listeners with unparalleled access and intimacy that is simply not afforded by any other medium. A good podcast host can bring listeners into a conversation, making a methodically designed interview feel effortless and natural. This session, moderated by Rachel Pulfer from Journalists for Human Rights, will invite panelists Noor Azrieh and Jordan Heath-Rawlings to share their tried and tested methods for getting great tape. Panel #2 -  How To Keep Them Coming Back: Creating a Serialized Narrative In this session, Samantha Hodder (Bingeworthy) will moderate the conversation between Katrina Onstad (Love, Janessa), Sam Mullins (Chameleon - Wild Boys) and Arshy Mann (Commons), diving into their playbooks to discover how to weave a story that hooks an audience and leaves them wanting more. This workshop is co-presented by Amazon Music and Journalists for Human Rights (JHR) for Human Rights. 

Canadian politics doesn’t take breaks and starting today with Noor Azrieh as host, neither does The Backbench. The team is switching up the way they help Canadians stay up-to-date with federal politics by posting weekly episodes! Noor will be taking the mic along with producer Sam Konnert who will join the show reporting from Ottawa for a weekly segment “From the Hill”.  With producer Aviva Lessard and audio editor Caleb Thompson, The Backbench team will bring you the latest political news. With the constant storm of headlines, there’s a lot to keep track of, but the team will help you cut through the noise. Starting this week, you can find The Backbench’s bold questions and sharp analysis on the main CANADALAND podcast feed too!   This week, Noor is joined by Michael Lynk, the former Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian Territories, and Mark Kersten, a human rights and international criminal justice expert to discuss how Canadian recognition of a Palestinian state would play out on the global stage.  Listen to the episode now: https://lnkd.in/efZVs_te

Look who’s featured on Apple Podcasts New and Noteworthy in the US 👀 After a month of weekly episodes, host Alan Zweig has forgotten one of his guest’s names, invited himself onto another guest’s podcast and compared an interview to a colonoscopy. The Worst Podcast and its host still might not be great…but maybe it’s refreshing to hear about the worst things in life? Listen to The Worst Podcast: https://lnkd.in/d5yVZCvc