No. No. Nine times no! Five very smart Albertans on why we need to call out these 9 referendum questions for what they are. And why we all have a role to play in speaking out. #ableg #abpoli #AlbertaUnbound #cdnpoli #SenateofCanada
Here is my latest Alberta Unbound via Spotify, if that’s easier. How do we respond to these nine nasty questions? open.spotify.com/episode/2ik5... #AlbertaUnbound
A brand new “very special” episode of Alberta Unbound! This one was recorded live at the University of Alberta for International Week. With panelists Anne McLellan, ALES Dean Rickey Yada, and Dr. Charlie Mballa from Campus Saint-Jean! #AlbertaUnbound #Alberta #cdnpoli #abpoli #ualberta #yeg #Canada
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Dean Rickey Yada, a tall man in a black blazer and shorts, laughs and gestures, towards Dr. Charlie Mballa, a shorter man in a black and white striped shirt and grey jacket, who shakes hands with the Hon. Anne McLellan.
From left - ALES Dean Rickey Yada, Prof. Charlie Mballa, Sen. Paula Simons and the Hon. Anne McLellan, stand before a white board.
Thank you so much to the University of Alberta for hosting a live taping of Alberta Unbound before a warm and generous audience tonight. And thank you to my amazing panelists, Rickey Yada, Charlie Mballa and Anne McLellan. #yeg #Edmonton #ualberta #AlbertaUnbound #cdnpoli #abpoli #Alberta #Canada
A bunch of great Alberta performers were nominated for Junos this week, across genres. Among them? Stand-up Faris Hytiaa, nominated for best comedy album. I had the delight of hosting Faris on Alberta Unbound this fall. Our convo is as timely - and funny - as ever. #Juno #Junos #AlbertaUnbound #yyc
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Better late than never! Our January episode of Alberta Unbound, an exit interview of sorts with outgoing Edmonton Public Library CEO Pilar Martinez, on the role of libraries in an age of AI slop, disinformation and book-banning. #yeg #Edmonton #AlbertaUnbound #libraries #EPL #SenateofCanada #abpoli
Exciting news. Next week, Alberta Unbound will be live! We’re recording a panel in the Tory Breezeway as part of International Week at the University of Alberta - our first live event in 5 years. Free admission. #yeg #Edmonton #ualberta #AlbertaUnbound #Alberta #cdnpoli #Canada #SenateofCanada
In 2025, my podcast, Alberta Unbound, celebrated its 5th anniversary and passed the 60,000 download mark. Since I am relatively new to Bluesky, and many of you are newish followers, I hope you will indulge me in a New Year’s Eve countdown of my 2025 episodes! #AlbertaUnbound #cdnpoli #abpoli
Dr. David Wishart, @ualberta.bsky.social superstar, just won the Herzberg Medal as Canada's top scientist. Debby Waldman is an award-winning children's author & journalist. When the Metis trapper's son met the rabbi's daughter? Chemistry! #AlbertaUnbound #yeg #Edmonton #metabolomics #NSERC #ualberta
An image of Sudanese-Canadian stand up Faris Hytiaa, in a black shirt buttoned over a white T, holding a microphone, and performing his stand-up comedy in front of a theatre curtain. The logo reads: This month on Alberta Unbound, Faris Hytiaa, Home and Laughing
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ICYMI - I commend unto you my most excellent podcast interview with break-out stand-up star Faris Hytiaa, the pride of Lethbridge, speaking about his Sudanese roots, Alberta identity, and the future of Canadian comedy. #Alberta #AlbertaUnbound #abpoli #Canada #Sudan #yyc
I actually interviewed @caulfieldtim.bsky.social right when he was researching and writing The Certainty Illusion. Here’s that conversation. #ualberta #AlbertaUnbound @irpp.org #irpp
From my Alberta Unbound archives - a must-listen for Albertans tonight. Protecting Trans Kids: a Conversation with Alex Marshall and Kristy Harcourt. #ableg #abpoli #NotWithstandingClause #Alberta #AlbertaUnbound
If podcast apps aren’t your jam, you can always stream Alberta Unbound from my Senatorial webpage. #AlbertaUnbound #SenateofCanada
I am SO excited to share this month’s episode of Alberta Unbound: my conversation with Calgary stand up Faris Hytiaa, a Sudanese-Canadian comic who is as insightful as he is funny. (With bits of his comedy woven in.) #AlbertaUnbound #yyc #Calgary #abpoli #cdnpoli #Alberta #Lethbridge #yql #CBC
ICYMI - On the first Alberta Unbound of the season, @lukaszukab.bsky.social explains the strategy behind his Forever Canadian campaign - and his love for the country that gave his family political asylum. #ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli #SenateofCanada #ForeverCanadian #UCP #AlbertaUnbound
Welcome back for another season of Alberta Unbound. We kick off with a humdinger - an interview with Thomas Lukaszuk about his anti-separatism petition. A mad idea that plays right into the separatist’s hands? Or does it call the premier’s bluff? You’ll want to listen. #AlbertaUnbound #ableg #abpoli
Happy Canada Day Eve! I can’t wait to share this special Canada Day edition of Alberta Unbound, my interview with award-winning spoken word poet Nonso Morah, the pride of Spruce Grove, on what it means to be Albertan, Canadian and Nigerian #AlbertaUnbound #Alberta #ableg #abpoli #yeg #SenateofCabada
Intrigued? Want to hear more? Listen in as Ken Boessenkool, Anne McLellan and Shannon Phillips dig into all the complexities of Alberta/Ottawa relations. #ableg #separation #AlbertaUnbound
Proud to share my 5th anniversary episode of Alberta Unbound, with provocative political observers Anne McLellan, Ken Boessenkool and Shannon Phillips. We talk thru ALL the election fallout - including the seeming rise in Alberta separatism. #abpoli #cdnpoli #AlbertaUnbound @sphillipsab.bsky.social
Next, please meet @marnipanas.bsky.social - trans activist, passionate Ukrainian-Canadian, and champion of true inclusion. #IDAHOBIT #yeg #Edmonton #abpoli #cdnpoli #Ukraine #AlbertaUnbound
As I look back at 5 years of Alberta Unbound, I want to share some episodes from my archive, suitable for #IDAHOBIT. First up? My interview with the original Edmonton Queen - playwright & queer historian Darrin Hagen. In which, perhaps, we had a bit too much fun. #yeg #Edmonton #AlbertaUnbound
A black and white “quilt” made up of headshots of the 70 diverse guests who’ve been guests my podcast Alberta Unbound.
This month marks the 5th anniversary of Alberta Unbound. Just finished recording our 5th anniversary epi, with Anne McLellan, Shannon Phillips and Ken Boessenkool, talking election aftermath, Ottawa-Alberta relations and separatist threats. Can’t wait to share it. #cdnpoli #abpoli #AlbertaUnbound
This Sunday morning, sharing two of my projects you might have missed this week. First: my conversation with Chief Conroy Sewepagaham of Little Red River Cree Nation, about the horrific toll wildfires have taken on his community. #AlbertaUnbound #wildfires #cdnpoli #Alberta
Twice in two years, the Little Red River Cree Nation has been ravaged by wildfire. And while hundreds of millions of dollars have been earmarked for disaster relief in Jasper, Little Red is still struggling to rebuild. Chief Conroy Sewepagaham tells the story here. #AlbertaUnbound #wildfire #cdnpoli
You can find Alberta Unbound on every major podcast app - or, if you prefer, you can stream every episode directly from my Senate webpage. senatorpaulasimons.ca/en/media/alb... #cdnpoli #SenateofCanada #AlbertaUnbound
Also, for the Trans Day of Visibility - resharing this vital Alberta Unbound conversation with Edmonton trans educator Alex Marshall and queer activist and social work professor Kristy Harcourt, about the need to protect trans kids from their own governments. #AlbertaUnbound #protecttranskids
On this Trans Day of Visibility, I wanted to share two episodes from the Alberta Unbound podcast archives. First, an interview with Marni Panas, one of Edmonton's, and Canada's, most effective and delightful trans inclusion activists. First released in March, 2023. #trans #AlbertaUnbound #cdnpoli
A brand new episode of Alberta Unbound - a debrief on all the tariff and trade war madness with Bloomberg White House correspondent (and Edmonton expat) Josh Wingrove. #tariffs #tradewar #Trump #cdnpoli #AlbertaUnbound #Canada #yeg #Alberta @bloomberg.com
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Finally, on this last day of Black History Month - re-sharing this interview activist, actor and author Jesse Lipscombe, about how to resist hopeless and apathy (and cowardice) and instead get up and doing. #AlbertaUnbound #BlackHistoryMonth #Alberta #DEI #Atlanta #Edmonton
As the Trump regime seeks to erase Black history, trans history, women’s history - and our border - my all too timely #AlbertaUnbound podcast with author & activist Jesse Lipscombe, on building coalitions and finding courage. #BlackHistoryMonth #DEI #Morehouse #AmberValley #Alberta #cdnpoli #yeg
