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Calgary’s in-depth municipal podcast. A show for curious Calgarians who want a deeper understanding of the city they call home.

  1. 2025-12-17

    How Urban Sprawl Is Stretching Calgary Transit To The Max

    With 40+ new communities being built on Calgary’s outskirts, city hall is struggling to reach them all with services, including transit. We look at how Calgary's new city council is tackling an old problem.

    32 min

  2. 2025-11-15

    What We Learned Covering Calgary's Election

    Can local journalism be... joyful? You bet it can. Sprawl editor Jeremy Klaszus catches up with roving election reporter Asad Chishti to reflect on Calgary's 2025 election and why we covered it the way we did.

    32 min

  3. 2025-10-11

    The truth about Calgary’s billion-dollar arena deal

    Mayoral candidates are bickering about which arena deal was best and who got fleeced. The Sprawl dug into how the $1.2B deal for Scotia Place—which has city hall putting up $853 million—got approved by council with no public debate. (Most of this episode originally aired in 2023.)

    52 min

  4. 2025-06-21

    Calgary At 150: The Forgotten Anniversary

    Fort Calgary's anniversary has traditionally been celebrated as the city's "birthday" but this time city hall isn't celebrating. Is this historical awareness—or amnesia?

    36 min

  5. 2025-04-26

    The Story And Struggle Of Calgary's Urban Forest

    Calgary’s urban tree canopy coverage is among the lowest in Canada. We dig into why—and what city hall is doing about it.

    29 min

  6. 2025-03-22

    The Deerfoot Divide

    In the 1970s, a new freeway cut one side of Calgary off from the other. We dig into why the city remains divided when it comes to amenities and infrastructure on each side of Deerfoot Trail.

    30 min

  7. 2025-02-15

    The Battle Of Glenmore Landing

    We dig into a 60-year fight against density by the reservoir shores in southwest Calgary. It's a saga about class, conservation and community politics. History is repeating itself at Glenmore Landing—but with some new twists.

    56 min

  8. 2024-12-07

    How The UCP Is Rejigging Calgary’s Next Election

    Will municipal parties strengthen local democracy or undermine it? We speak with some of the candidates and parties that will be on the ballot—and dig into how the 2025 election will be different.

    28 min
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Calgary’s in-depth municipal podcast. A show for curious Calgarians who want a deeper understanding of the city they call home.

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  • Creator
    The Sprawl
  • Years Active
    2018 - 2025
  • Episodes
    93
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2018 - 2024, The Sprawl
  • Show Website
    Sprawlcast

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