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Experience Imagine On Air Audio by Wordfest

You could call it our podcast or radio show. Or simply accessible audio recordings of our most memorable in-person shows. We think of these episodes as yet another way to connect the world’s best audiences to the world’s best authors, enabling you to focus on the big ideas, life-changing insights, and moments of magic that define Wordfest events. Check back regularly for more thought-provoking episodes, custom-crafted for you by Wordfest.

Listen to “Niigaan Sinclair & David A. Robertson in conversation, Imaginairium Festival, Oct. 2024, recorded at Memorial Park Library” on Spreaker.

Listen to “Lisa Taddeo in conversation with Shelley Youngblut, Year-Round Programming, November 2019, recorded at Memorial Park Library” on Spreaker.

Listen to “Ali Velshi in conversation with Zain Velji, Year-Round Programming, June 2024, recorded at The Grand” on Spreaker.

Listen to “Alexandra Auder and Claudia Dey in conversation with Heather O’Neill, Imaginairium Festival, Oct. 2023, recorded at Memorial Park Library” on Spreaker.

Listen to “Eleanor Catton in conversation with Shelley Youngblut, Year-Round Programming, March 2023, recorded at Memorial Park Library” on Spreaker.

Listen to “Cory Doctorow in conversation with Peter Hemminger, Year-Round Programming, May 2023, recorded at Memorial Park Library” on Spreaker.

Listen to “Catherine Leroux and Anne Berest in conversation with Susan Ouriou, Imaginairium Festival, Oct. 2023, recorded at Memorial Park Library” on Spreaker.

Listen to “Shelagh Rogers in conversation with Shelley Youngblut, Imaginairium Festival, Oct. 2023, recorded at Memorial Park Library” on Spreaker.

Listen to “Michael Crummey & Holly Hogan in conversation with Shelagh Rogers, Imaginairium Festival, Oct. 2023, recorded at Memorial Park Library” on Spreaker.

Listen to “Martha Baillie, Anne Berest & Kyo Maclear in conversation with Pam Rocker, Imaginairium Festival, Oct. 2023, recorded at DJD Dance Centre” on Spreaker.

Listen to “Iain Reid in conversation with Shelley Youngblut, Year-Round Programming, Oct. 2022, recorded at DJD Dance Centre” on Spreaker.

If you enjoy everything Wordfest does to help connect audiences of all ages to the world’s best authors, please consider donating to our Legacy Fund.

Contributions go toward an unrestricted reserve that can be accessed to continue to innovate and design programs for long-term sustainability, as well as provide free tickets to those unable to access our programming. You will also be fuelling our Wordfest Youth Program, which focuses on teen literacy in Grades 5 to 12 to spark the next generation of engaged Calgarians and avid readers. Your generosity meaningfully connects Calgary students with the world’s most inspiring authors – such as Sarah Polley, Cherie Dimaline, Yann Martel, Cadence Weapon, David A. Robertson, and Tegan & Sara – including purchasing much-needed sets of books for classrooms. Learn more here. 

If you are inspired to make a multi-year pledge to the Legacy Fund, please contact Everett Wilson, Wordfest’s Director of Development and Audience Engagement, at ewilson@wordfest.com.

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