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2022 Selected Podcasts

Art Intervention

Hosted and created by Alexandra Hunt

Playing before Back Issue Live with The New Yorker's Kelefa Sanneh

 

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Art Intervention is a deep dive into the gritty, chaotic side of the art world. In each episode we highlight unusual and unknown aspects of art and art history.

Auntie Up!

Hosted and produced by Jolene Banning and Kim Wheeler, Executive Produced by Tanya Talaga

Playing before The Secrets We Keep: A CBC Podcasts Storytelling Showcase

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Auntie Up! is a celebration of Indigenous women talking about important shit.

Don't Call Me Resilient

Hosted and produced by Vinita Srivastava

Playing before Sneak preview: Thunder Bay, the Crave Original Documentary Series

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Don’t Call Me Resilient takes on racism and the ways it permeates our everyday lives.

Living Hyphen

Co-hosted by Trisha Gregorio (producer, script writer) and Justine Abigail Yu (script writer)

Playing before Telling Hidden Stories: Invisibilia in Conversation with Resistance's Saidu Tejan-Thomas Jr. & Bethel Habte

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Living Hyphen uncovers what it means to live in between cultures as hyphenated Canadians – that is, individuals who call Canada home but with roots elsewhere.

This Is Our Time

Hosted, produced and edited by Samantha Hodder

Playing before Michael Lewis in conversation with Ira Glass

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A storytelling podcast that shares stories from women who dare to be part of the change, from the frontiers of leadership in the face of climate change.
 

You Made Me Queer!

Hosted by Trevor Campbell

Playing before Full Release Live with Samantha Bee

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An accusatory podcast in which host Trevor Campbell asks his 2SLGBTQIA+ guests to blame who and/or what left them bent for life. We're here, we're queer and it's your fault.

• The podcast must be actively in production or releasing new episodes.
• Principle podcast creator must be Canadian.
• Preference will be given to independently produced content.
• Submissions from all genres will be considered, but priority will be given to shows that favour compelling non-fiction audio storytelling.

What to submit:

• Please submit a two-minute clip (120 seconds max) that you feel represents your podcast best. The clip should illustrate your show’s premise, content, and tone in a way that might catch the ear of a brand-new audience hearing it for the first time.
• Clip submitted must be in English or with English subtitles available.
• Accepted file formats: 44.1 kHz/16-bit stereo audio file in either .aiff, .aac, .wav, or .mp3*
• The applicant must own the rights to the project or must demonstrate authorized permission to air the clip.

Submissions for the 2022 Podcast Festival are now closed.

Questions? Contact [email protected]