Earlier this month, I hosted a live panel at the University of Alberta’s International Week, with Anne McLellan, former deputy PM, Rickey Yada, the Dean of Agricultural and Life Sciences, and Dr. Charlie Mballa, a poli Sci prof at Campus Saint-Jean. I’m very proud of the resulting podcast, about how Canada, and Alberta, step up to this global moment. https://open.spotify.com/episode/3Ycn1fRLsEnVhh0r5QTiuH?si=dBwUDTdATta483OGitQouA #AlbertaUnbound #cdnpoli #ualberta #Edmonton #yeg #Alberta #Canada #abpoli #separatism #sovereignty #Trump #francophonie #trade

IMHO This is a must-listen episode of #AlbertaUnbound for all of us in #USA and #Canada and elsewhere. Our #FediFriend Senator Paula Simons (@Paulatics) speaks with Chief Conroy Sewepagaham of the Little Red River Cree Nation, a #FirstNations community that is struggling to rebuild after several wildfires. #cdnpoli #LittleRedRiver #Jasper #Canada #Cree https://mastodon.social/@Paulatics@mstdn.ca/114274832082218348

Hello Edmonton! Next Friday, February 6, Alberta Unbound is coming live to the University of Alberta as part of International Week. Please come help me shoot the breeze in the Tory Breezeway with three phenomenal panelists, as we tackle the question of Alberta’s evolving role on the world stage, in this time of new world disorder. https://www.ualberta.ca/en/events/international/iweek-2026/alberta-unbound-live-taping-at-i-week.html #Edmonton #yeg #UAlberta #AlbertaUnbound #Alberta

Dr. David Wishart is one of Canada’s most acclaimed scientists, a pioneer in the field of metabolomics. Debby Waldman is an award-winning children’s author. When a Métis trapper’s son met a New York rabbi’s daughter? Let’s just say there was chemistry. Meet this delightful couple in this latest Alberta Unbound. https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/alberta-unbound/id1511810939?i=1000740687005 #AlbertaUnbound #ualberta #yeg #Edmonton #Alberta #abpoli #cdnpoli #metabolomics #NSERC #TMIC

ICYMI - I commend unto you my most excellent podcast interview with break-out stand-up star Faris Hytiaa, the pride of Lethbridge, speaking about his Sudanese roots, Alberta identity, and the future of Canadian comedy. At a moment of both crisis in Sudan, and rising anti-immigrant rhetoric in Canada, this is a very timely listen. (Also includes comedy excerpts, if you need a good laugh today.) #Alberta #AlbertaUnbound #abpoli #Canada #Sudan #yyc

A new episode of Alberta Unbound! And it's a great one - my conversation with Calgary-based Sudanese-Canadian stand up Faris Hytiaa. I recently discovered his comedy - and it is so fresh and funny and unexpected, as is his whole life story. We did this interview a bit differently, and interwove some of his material with our questions. If you're not already a fan - well, you have a great comedian to discover. But our conversation covered everything from the politics of Sudan, to the politics of Alberta, to the meaning of community and identity. This really is a very special episode. https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/home-and-laughing-with-faris-hytiaa/id1511810939?i=1000736616034 #Calgary #Alberta #yyc #Sudan #abpoli #AlbertaUnbound #SenateofCanada #Lethbridge #ULethbridge #CBC

ICYMI - my Alberta Unbound season premiere! I talk to former Alberta deputy premier Thomas Lukaszuk about his Forever Canadian petition campaign? A mad idea that plays into separatist hands? Or smart political gamesmanship that calls the premier’s bluff? Listen and make up your own mind. https://open.spotify.com/episode/6HGSdMAi4dAPFKs1ow5T0e?si=8xZtlWFTR_qILnVhVchoYg #ableg #abpoli #ForeverCanadian #AlbertaUnbound #cdnpoli