Ep. 78: Premier Smith, Minister/MLA LaGrange, and CA Humane

Ep. 79: Canadian Forces Snowbirds' Capt. Iain Muir, and the Red Deer Regional Airshow

(0:00) Chatting off the hop with Red Deer Regional Airport's Ashley Reierson and airshow performer Jimmy Hrymack, who pilots the historic Harvard aircraft. (15:05) In Case You Missed It, and the top local stories of the week at rdnewsNOW.com. (19:32) Capt. Iain Muir with the Canadian Forces Snowbirds! Subscribe to our free daily newsletter! [https://rdnewsnow.com/newsletter/] Airshow information and tickets! [https://www.reddeerregionalairshow.com/]

Ep. 78: Premier Smith, Minister/MLA LaGrange, and CA Humane

(0:00) Intro, and what really 'grinded' my gears this week! (5:12) In Case You Missed It (11:29) Premier Danielle Smith and Red Deer-North MLA Adriana LaGrange take questions at Red Deer District Chamber event. (20:05) Jennifer Erickson, fund development coordinator at CA Humane.  *Jennifer slightly misspoke on the garage sale dates; the event runs July 24-26. More details HERE [https://cahumane.com/event/ultimate-garage-sale/]. Sign up for the rdnewsNOW newsletter [https://rdnewsnow.com/newsletter/]

Ep. 77: Celebrating 10 years of rdnewsNOW.com -- Guests Galore!!!

We've made it to TEN YEARS of rdnewsNOW.com -- the machine that is powering (as they say) The Everything Red Deer Podcast! Here's what you'll hear on this episode: (0:00) Host Josh Hall and Pattison Media Alberta News Director Sheldon Spackman break down the Top 10 Most Memorable Stories of the Last Decade countdown and offer additional insight from our videos. (26:51) Josh mentions a laundry list of past names who've worked in news in the building somewhere along the way, and before rdnewsNOW.com existed; also, a conversation with rdnewsNOW colleagues Ian Gustafson and Ashley Lavallee-Koenig. (37:50) Hear from former Pattison Red Deer newsies Leanne Murray, Troy Gillard, Alessia Proietti, Jordan Davidson, and Rene Rondeau. (47:04) In Case You Missed It - our weekly segment looking at the top local stories of the week at rdnewsNOW.com. (52:02) Interview with the legendary Gary McKinnon! (1:10:07) Gary McKinnon Reads the Tweets! With special guest announcer Jamie Worthington! (1:13:49) See ya! Subscribe to the rdnewsNOW newsletter. [https://rdnewsnow.com/newsletter/]

Ep. 76: Make-A-Wish Northern Alberta

Some friends from Make-A-Wish Northern Alberta pop by to first give an update on the 2026 edition of the Heroes Challenge; then we get into some recent special Wish stories, and how you can make an impact for or with the organization. This week, we reversed everything, so In Case You Missed It (29:38), our weekly review of the top stories at rdnewsNOW.com, can be found at the end of today's episode. Stick around to the very end for an important bulletin. Further rdnewsNOW coverage of M-A-W: Yoga classes to support Make-A-Wish, remember late teen [https://rdnewsnow.com/2026/06/08/yoga-classes-to-support-make-a-wish-remember-late-teen/]

Ep. 75: Cree knowledge keeper Clare Butterfly, and National Indigenous Peoples Day

Host Josh Hall gives his two cents on what you can do to make the most of National Indigenous Peoples Day, and welcomes two guests to the show. They are Sylvan Lake Mayor Megan Hanson (15:36), and Sylvan Lake-based Cree knowledge keeper, Mr. Clare Butterfly (23:32). Of course, there's also our weekly segment 'In Case You Missed It' (11:45). This Sunday, catch the festivities for National Indigenous Peoples Day in Sylvan Lake and Red Deer. Details are at rdnewsnow.com, or -- and just hear me out -- you can get them by listening to this episode of the podcast!