The Unknown Studio

The Unknown Studio


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All good things | S07E07
December 23, 2015

This is the very last episode of the Unknown Studio we’ll ever create. And I don’t really know what to say. It’s been over six years of doing a twice-a-month show about the City of Edmonton. We’ve interviewed well over 100 people.

The Master Librarian | S07E06
December 09, 2015

This episode, we ask the question: “WTF Libraries?” Why do they still exist, when virtually everyone has access to the internet in some form? In order to answer this question, we invited MASTER LIBRARIAN Kyle Marshall onto the show to talk about modern...

Committing acts of journalism | S07E05
November 19, 2015

We’re only two more episodes away from the end of the Unknown Studio! As Scott and I count down to the end, we cast about thinking of who we haven’t had on the show, but should. The first person who came to mind was Samantha Power.

The fine art of fantasy and sci-fi artists | S07E04
November 04, 2015

Scott and I got to be the media guests of honour at Pure Spec this year! We’ve often interviewed the author guests of honour at this annual event, but this time we were guests ourselves. And part of our duties included interviewing Mike Sass and Jim Be...

Love and food in audio form | S07E03
October 21, 2015

The podcasting community keeps growing. Karen Unland has had her fingers on the pulse for months now, and she’s doing a great service to fans of homegrown content. But credit must go to the creators, of course,

Designing the Unknown Studio | S07E02
October 07, 2015

Many moons ago, we contacted a plucky graphic designer to create our logo for us. That graphic designer’s name is Eldon Kymson, and he isn’t actually a graphic designer anymore; he’s the Creative Director at Habit.

The beginning of the end | S07E01
September 23, 2015

The Unknown Studio has been around for almost six and a half years. This episode marks the beginning of our seventh season. And it also marks the beginning of the end of the show. After much deliberation, Scott and I have decided to hang up our mics an...

A Live, Very Podcast-y Variety Show | S06E16
July 01, 2015

What’s the best way to wrap up your 6th season? Why, with a variety show performed live in front of an audience, that’s how! The show featured some incredible entertainment, including: new music from local a cappella group Apocalypse Kow stand-up comed...

Leanne Brown: Gooder and Cheaper | S06E15
May 28, 2015

A few months ago, former Edmontonian-turned-New-Yorker Leanne Brown launched a Kickstarter for her new cookbook Good and Cheap. The book is all about eating well on 4$/day. With a fundraising goal of $10,000, Brown crushed it, earning over $140,

A new Edmonton comic book store! | S06E14
April 29, 2015

This episode, we invited Brandon Schatz and Danica Le Blanc — two of the three owners of Edmonton’s newest comic store (and the drunken minds behind the Doctor Whooch podcast) — to tell us what Variant Edition will be bringing to the city of Edmonton.