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The Sprawl

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

  1. 23 maj

    In Calgary’s Chinatown, Teresa Wong Revisits A Family History

    Calgary cartoonist and author Teresa Wong is the author of the 2024 graphic memoir "All Our Ordinary Stories." Her great-grandfather came to Calgary more than a century ago—but the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1923 kept the rest of his family from following. Now Wong has created a new piece of artwork specifically to be printed on The Sprawl's Pop-Up Press in homage to Chinatown. Jeremy Klaszus speaks with Wong about her family’s roots in Calgary and what she’s created for the Pop-Up Press—and why. Join The Sprawl for a printing pop-up with Wong on Sunday, June 14, at 2 p.m. Meet at Sien Lok Park in Chinatown and make a print of Wong's artwork!

    25 min

  2. 18 apr.

    The Paper Chase: How 4 Calgarians Made Their Cities Better With Bookshops

    All grew up in Calgary—but only one stayed. Featuring Don Stewart of MacLeod's Books (Vancouver), Céline Chuang of Paper Birch Books (Edmonton), Rodney Clarke of The Paper Hound Bookshop (Vancouver) and David Sidjak of Sigla Books (Calgary).

    1 tim 4 min

  3. 21 mars

    Paying For It: Calgary Developers Face New Scrutiny

    A slowdown on sprawl? New councillors consider it as Calgary city hall reckons with a looming $49 billion price tag for infrastructure over the next decade.

    39 min

  4. 14 feb.

    Should Calgary Press Play On A Future Olympics Bid?

    After opposing Calgary 2026, Mayor Farkas considers 2038. We speak with the mayor about what changed—and ask city councillors what they think about the prospect of another Calgary Winter Games.

    29 min

  5. 9 feb.

    Why Calgary Said No To The 2026 Olympics

    A decade ago, under Mayor Nenshi, city council started work on a bid for the 2026 Winter Olympics. It went downhill from there.

    34 min

  6. 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

  7. 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

  8. 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
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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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    The Sprawl
  • Aktiva år
    2018 - 2026
  • Avsnitt
    98
  • Åldersgräns
    Barnvänligt
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