The Jann Arden Podcast

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The Story Of...Bill Welychka Aug 04, 2023

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This week's guest is iconic television personality and now author, Bill Welychka! On August 31st, he'll release his debut memoir, Bill Welychka: A Happy Has-Been. Exciting Times and Lessons Learned by One of Canada's Foremost Entertainment Journalists. You'll remember him as the longest-running MuchMusic VJ with countless interviews and awards under his belt. He's currently a morning television personality in Kingston, Ontario. Bill will tell Jann and Sarah about the Crave Original Documentary about MuchMusic entitled 299 Queen Street West ahead of it's release in September.

You can find out more about his memoir and pre-order the book at www.billwelychka.ca.

You can visit www.299queenstreetwest.comfor further details about the MuchMusic Documentary.

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Nothing Compares To You Jul 28, 2023

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Jann and Sarah discuss the devastating news that began their recording session; the passing of Irish singer-songwriter Sinéad O'Connor. They also talk about making friends in adulthood, Elon Musk's disastrous Twitter re-launch as 'X,' and more with some listener questions along the way.

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Chez Jann Jul 21, 2023

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Jann hosted her 8th annual golf tournament with Enviros this week at the gorgeous Silvertip Golf Course in Canmore. Sarah flew out with some girlfriends for a road-trip through the mountains. Her vacation ends at Jann's house for a live-taping of the podcast with NO editing and some great questions from our listeners. Thank you so much for sending in your questions!

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(Don't Fear) The Reaper: A Nice Chat About Death Jul 14, 2023

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Jann wanted to talk about death and dying in the most hopeful and optimistic ways, inspired by some wacky internet articles; so stay with us. Honourable mention goes to Jann's title idea for this episode, Where There's a Will, There's a Way, because she definitely gave Sarah a pep-talk about her non-existent will. Sarah couldn't resist plucking a song from the Jann's Summer Jams Summer Playlist. And, it's true! There's nothing to fear, especially some made-up reaper. Here's the article Jann references about Quantum Immortality.

A note for next week: Sarah is heading to Canmore for Jann's 8th Annual Charity Golf Tournament in support of Envirosso for next week's episode, the theme is "Ask Us Anything!" Send us a DM on socials and don't forget to join us on our new THREADS account!

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A Surprise Meeting with Prime Minister Trudeau Jul 07, 2023

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Jann tells Sarah about a surprise meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and her time in Ottawa celebrating Canada Day. They reminisce about summer jobs they had when they were younger and review a summer essentials list Jann read from Forbes. Send us a voicenote about your first summer jobs in a DM @JannArdenPod on Instagram!

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Road Trip Season & Being 'Funemployed' Jun 30, 2023

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With the Canadian long-weekend upon them, Jann and Sarah discuss many topics including Olivia Chow being elected as Mayor of Toronto, pride month, summer road trips and travel, student summer roommates and more! For YOUR next road trip, please check out the Official Jann Arden Summer Jams Playlist!

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Holly Fortier and A Tale of Two Canoes Jun 23, 2023

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Jann invites her high school friend Holly Fortier on the show this week to dig into Indigenous History Month and Indigenous Peoples' Day. Holly is Cree/Dene from Ft. McKay First Nation, Alberta, born in Treaty 7 Territory. Her business, Nisto Consulting, specializes in the development and delivery of Indigenous Awareness Training. Her passion for sharing Indigenous history and culture rises from her mother's inspirational survival from Residential School when she was a child. Holly's mission is to encourage respect and understanding between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Canadians. To that end, she launched an award-winning film and television company called Two Canoes Media. Please find the short-film about her mother's residential school story HERE.

21 Things You May Not Know About the Indian Act:

https://www.ictinc.ca/books/21-things-you-may-not-know-about-the-indian-act

Learning resources about First Nations, Inuit and Métis across Canada:

https://www.rcaanc-cirnac.gc.ca/eng/1621447127773/1621447157184

Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada:

https://www.rcaanc-cirnac.gc.ca/eng/1450124405592/1529106060525

National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation:

https://nctr.ca/records/reports/

Jann and Rick Mercer's YouTube Adventures:

https://youtu.be/sPGIuatMKvc

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The Best Voice in the Biz: Charles Adler Jun 16, 2023

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Jann Arden invited her like-minded twitter friend for a conversation this week about everything from the state of social media to the state of politics in this country. You probably know Charles Adler from several radio frequencies over the years. He is a Hungarian-Canadian writer/broadcaster and political commentator, most notably the former host of the newsmagazine series Global Sunday and the syndicated radio talk show Charles Adler Tonight. With more than 40 years in broadcasting, he's excited for his next chapter. Find his new podcast THE CHARLES ADLER SHOW wherever you get your podcasts.

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Jody Vance: Disagree with Decorum Jun 09, 2023

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This week, Jann and Sarah welcome fellow media personality Jody Vance, a radio and television host from Vancouver. Over her career, she's been a host for Sportsnet, Breakfast Television, and several radio stations. In 2021, Vance signed on as Canadian Correspondent for Al Jazeera English bringing stories from Canada to a worldwide audience and she recently launched a Thursday evening program on CHEK TV in Vancouver, Steele and Vance. Jann speaks about her appearance on the show and how grateful she was to have a platform to thank BC Provincial Health Officer Bonnie Henry. Content warning: Vance also speaks about making national headlines sharing her experience with online criminal harassment.

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Walking on Sunshine Jun 02, 2023

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Jann just got back from a trip to Toronto to surprise Marilyn Dennis for her last week of shows on TV and shares about her visit & her thoughts on the Alberta election. Inspired by a friend's preparation for a backyard water balloon fight, Jann and Sarah discuss childhood summer memories and share some voice notes that came in from listeners! Jann asks Sarah what she thinks about Al Pacino expecting a baby at 83 years old with his 29 year-old wife. Jann also gives Sarah a pep-talk for her sister's wedding weekend complete with some great advice for anyone being asked why they don't have a partner or a ring on their finger. Keep sending us your summer songs, stories and anything else @JannArdenPod!

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