Overheard Podcast

Everyone says to get out there and experience life. Finding the time, money and confidence to do it is another story. This week on the Overheard Podcast, we’re joined by Adam and Morgan from The HOWL Experience, a Canmore based charitable organization helping young people build confidence, find connection and discover direction through hands on, land based learning. From the pressure to choose a c...

Some milestones deserve a whole room of people cheering you on. This week, we’re on location celebrating Scott Walker’s first officially published book and catching the action at his release and signing. If you joined us for episode 70, you’ll recognize Scott. This time, we’re catching up as he turns a new page in his mental health advocacy. Before getting into the celebrations, we sit down with A...

A vote meant to send a message could give politicians permission to do something you never intended. That’s one of the concerns we unpack with Banff–Kananaskis MLA Sarah Elmeligi as we dig into Alberta’s referendum, what the questions are asking and how the results could be used long after the ballots are counted. Sarah is clear about where she stands. We get into why she opposes these proposals,...

The closer we look at nature, the harder it becomes to fit it into neat little boxes. A few weeks ago, during the public run of the Queer(y)ing Ecologies art exhibition at artsPlace in Canmore, we stepped inside the gallery to explore the artwork, stories and ideas behind the project. In this episode, we’re joined by Tanya, a queer ecologist from the Biosphere Institute of the Bow Valley who playe...

Banff knows how to welcome the world. But what does it take to feel like you belong here? With Banff Pride just around the corner, we sit down with River, a longtime Bow Valley local and Banff Pride volunteer coordinator, for a conversation about queer community in a town where people are always coming and going. We talk about River’s first experiences of Pride in Banff, the moments that have stay...

Can cooking dinner help protect the Bow Valley? In this episode of the Overheard Podcast, we head to the Co + Kitchen in Canmore for the Harnessing the Power of Food workshop, hosted in partnership with the Biosphere Institute of the Bow Valley. We were given a Bow Valley Food Alliance Fresh Food Box, split into teams and tasked with putting our own twist on a selection of provided recipes. Along...

You only get one debut album, and Tyler Wood left nothing off the table. Less than 24 hours after the release of Launchpad, we sat down with the Canmore singer songwriter to talk about the years of life, personal struggles and musical influences behind the record. Tyler takes us back to his formative years, his time in Brazil and the heavy metal music that first made him feel something. We get int...

By popular demand, Banff ultramarathon runner Samuel Dickie joins us on the Overheard Podcast, fresh off the biggest win of his career. Sam recently became the overall winner of the 2026 Canadian Death Race, completing 118 kilometers and roughly 4,770 meters of climbing in an incredible 13 hours, 25 minutes and 13 seconds. That victory adds to a racing resume that already includes winning the 120-...

We’re heading back to Cascade Creek to witness the next chapter in the restoration of this incredible ecosystem and the return of the native westslope cutthroat trout. We’re joined by Dan from Parks Canada and Leslie from Freshwater Conservation Canada as a group of volunteers installs PALS, or post assisted log structures, directly into the creek. They might not look like much at first glance, bu...

Turns out Canada’s worst golf courses might not be so bad after all. Casey James is a Calgary-born tattoo artist, father of two and lifelong golfer who is travelling across the country in search of overlooked small-town courses. But despite the name of his series, he isn’t showing up to tear these places apart. He’s uncovering hidden gems, meeting the people keeping them alive and proving that rou...

What does the Chamber of Commerce really do? This week, Dan sits down with Sarah and Simon from the Bow Valley Chamber of Commerce to talk about what happens behind the scenes when local businesses need support, connection or someone in their corner. We get into membership, advocacy, mentorship and what it takes to build a stronger business community in a place as unique as the Bow Valley. We also...

What does it take to climb all 58 of the Canadian Rockies’ 11,000-foot peaks? This week on the Overheard Podcast, we’re joined by Canmore-based alpinist and former Canadian biathlete Haldan Borglum. After spending nearly two decades competing at the highest levels of biathlon, Haldan stepped away from elite sport and turned his focus to the mountains, completing one of the most demanding alpine pr...

Climate change is usually talked about through numbers, emissions and policy. But what happens when we start talking about how it feels? In this episode of the Overheard Podcast, recorded live in Banff, we sit down with Cory Beaver immediately following the Braiding Knowledges workshop hosted by the Biosphere Institute to explore the connection between climate change, mental health and our relatio...

Metalheads can look intimidating from the outside, but Kasey Nolan says the community behind the music is often one of the most welcoming places you can find. Kasey is a Banff-based musician, independent promoter and the founder of Beauty In Chaos Productions. For more than a decade, he has helped create space for punk, metal and alternative music in the Bow Valley, connecting local artists with b...

What does the Bow Valley taste like? Chef Tracy A. Little has spent years trying to answer that question through Sauvage, her Canmore restaurant built around wild ingredients, ethical sourcing and food that feels connected to the place it comes from. In this episode, Tracy takes us through the full story, from growing up in northern Alberta and learning to hunt, fish and forage with her father, to...

Cave Arcade make the kind of music that sounds like summer slipping away in real time. Right after their performance at the Banff Centre Amphitheatre, we sat down with the Canmore indie-rock band to figure out how four guys from the mountains ended up making music soaked in reverb, surf-rock influence and just enough sadness to keep it interesting. We get into where the name Cave Arcade came from...

Side Hustle started as a family playing music together during the pandemic. Somewhere along the way, the experiment became a real band, and after seeing them take over the Banff Centre Amphitheatre, it is pretty clear they are not treating this like a casual side project. They are a family band in the truest sense, but they completely over-deliver when you put them on a premium stage. The chemistr...

The Motown 6 may have Motown in the name, but Jo and Arif made it clear their sound goes much further than that. This is really a band about soul in the broadest sense. Feeling the music, reading the room and creating the kind of live show where the audience becomes part of what is happening. We talked about where that sound comes from, how they built it and why playing live still matters so much,...

Kayla Williams had barely stepped off the Banff Centre stage with the Yacht Daddies before sitting down with us for a full conversation about yacht pop, big summer energy and the kind of live show that makes you feel like there should be a yacht floating down the Bow River. We get into what makes the sound work, the personality behind it and why this style of music feels especially right when the...

Miss Rizz has a personality big enough to fill the best stage in Banff, and this full conversation gives you the complete experience. @marissagell To Miss Rizz, karaoke is not just about picking a song and hoping you remember the words. It is an experience, a way of life and, under the right circumstances, a chance to transcend on stage in front of a room full of strangers. As the host, she takes...

From building their own lane in Calgary to earning recognition across Canada, Sargeant X Comrade have spent more than a decade proving that some of the most compelling music happens when artists stop chasing trends and start trusting their vision. This week on the Overheard Podcast, we sit down with the Calgary-based Lo-Fi Soul duo to talk about staying independent, launching their own label, crea...

Banff has no shortage of nightlife in the summer, but if you’re looking for an alternative to the crowds, lineups, and chaos of Banff Avenue, there’s a new venue quietly building something special just up the hill. Ahead of his Peak Laughs appearance at CLVB ’33, we sat down with Canadian comedian Faris Hytiaa for a conversation about Alberta audiences, performing everywhere from small-town bars t...

Most people arrive in Banff expecting to stay for a season. A winter chasing powder. A summer chasing adventure. Then somehow years go by. This week on the Overheard Podcast, we sit down with Pete Rothery, snowboard instructor, musician, world traveller, Parks worker, and long-time Bow Valley resident, to talk about building a life in the mountains without following a conventional path. Originally...

Mayor Corrie DiManno returns to the Overheard Podcast for her second appearance to discuss the biggest issues shaping Banff today. Since we last sat down during the municipal election, the conversation has evolved. Housing projects are moving forward, child care remains a critical challenge, tourism continues to grow, and transportation is becoming an increasingly important part of Banff’s future....

This week on the Overheard Podcast, we’re joined by Daisy and Andrea from the Bow Valley SPCA, Canada’s very first no-cage, no-kill adoption centre. In this conversation, we go far beyond the walls of the shelter. We unpack many of the challenges facing pets and pet owners here in the Bow Valley, from housing and affordability pressures to the realities of responsible pet ownership in a mountain c...