Clock In: Saniya and Nas
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Saniya Ghalehdar wants to make sure her dad Nas makes it into the history books. Nas Ghalehdar owned Teddy’s Bar & Grill on Jasper Avenue from 2006 – 2017. The business first opened in 1932, and has passed through several immigrant families over the decades. Previous owners like Saul Reichert are as famous as its steak and sandwiches. But Nas’ story isn’t as well-known. Originally from Iran, Nas studied math and mechanical engineering but found desk jobs unfulfilling. When he bought Teddy’s, he kept most of the staff and menu classics. What he brought was mentorship,...
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Clock In: Shima and Elsa
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Shima Robinson has always admired her mom. Shima served as Edmonton’s 10th Poet Laureate, and performs spoken word poetry under the name Dwennimmen. Her mom, Elsa Robinson, is an accomplished visual artist and former teacher. Shima finds Elsa such a stalwart and reliable human being. Given how hard it can be to be a parent and make a living as an artist, Shima’s always wondered: How has Elsa pulled it off? And how have Elsa’s jobs and art informed each other? In this episode, Clock In host Jay Gilday helps Shima ask her mom, and finds the admiration runs both ways. Clock In was...
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Clock In: On the Line
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Meet Jay Gilday: musician, postal worker, and host of . Delivering mail in Edmonton has always felt meaningful for Jay. Imagine his surprise when he found out his grandfather did the same work in the Northwest Territories – by dogsled. In this first episode of Clock In, follow Jay to the picket line to learn why he and his fellow workers decided to put it all on the line by going on strike. Then hear him sing at open mic night at River City Revival – including a song he wrote to honour his connection to his grandfather, “Shoes.” What parts of ourselves do we bring to our jobs? How...
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Announcing Clock In - An ECAMP Podcast
Clock In - An ECAMP Podcast
Coming November 10 in the ECAMP Podcast feed: Clock In. A podcast mini-series about work from ECAMP – the Edmonton City as Museum Project. Each episode, host Jay Gilday helps people talk to their parents about the work they did when they were younger. Along the way, we learn how working life has changed in the city. New episodes drop every Monday. Clock In is produced in amiskwacîwâskahikan / Edmonton in Treaty 6 territory.
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S02E13 | Without Discrimination: The Delwin Vriend Case
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This ECAMP Podcast bonus episode, hosted by Murray Billett and produced by the Alberta Labour History Institute, takes us on a journey through a history-making decision that impacts Alberta’s Human Rights law to this day. Featured voices include Vriend, former City Councillor Michael Phair, and four people who participated as lawyers in the case: Sheila Greckol (now a Justice of the Court of Appeal of Alberta); Douglas Stollery, CM, QC; Julie Lloyd, QC (now a Provincial Court Judge); and Lyle Kanee, QC.
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TEASER for Episode 13 (Bonus)
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S02E12 | Bringing it Together: Immigration History through food & Edmonton’s Annexations
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In this final episode of Season 2, revisit perspectives on Edmonton’s immigration history through the lens of food. Then, we consider annexation as a relationship between people, communities and the land with Peter Ohm, Edmonton’s Historian Laureate Amber Paquette & Mackenzie Ground.
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S2E11 | The Edmonton 2Spirit Society, Lebanese Peddlers & Burger Baron
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In this episode, Elder Richard Jenkins & Cheyenne Mihko Kihêw discuss the formation of the Edmonton 2Spirit Society, its history & hiccups experienced along the way. Then, Omar Mollaleum takes to the streets to explore the history of Lebanese peddlers in Alberta & their connection to a beloved Alberta fast food restaurant.
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S02E10 | Do It Together: DIY Art and Music Organizing in Edmonton
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In this episode, discover the Edmonton Women's Music Collective, Women Unlimited, Not Enough Fest, and Brown, Black & Fierce- four different projects across four decades that created Queer arts spaces in Edmonton.
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S02E09 | The Points System, Caribbean Immigration & Neighbourhoods as Corporate Artifacts
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Donna Coombs-Montrose shares her experience of immigrating to Canada and speaks about her involvement in the Cariwest Festival. Then, Erik Backstrom & Doug Kelly consider The Grange and the historical role of corporations in neighbourhood development.
info_outlineJazz and bop and the birth of cool. The Yardbird Suite was the hippest juke joint you could imagine in 1960s Edmonton. Don Hill connects with music legends Tommy and Ida Banks and entertainment writer Colin Maclean over their memories of the club.