• This is Calgary

  • Written by: CBC
  • Podcast

This is Calgary

Written by: CBC
  • Summary

  • Let’s get into the curiosities and constants that make Calgary a wonderful and sometimes frustrating place to call home. One story and conversation at a time. Hosted by Anis Heydari. Every Wednesday.

    Copyright © CBC 2025
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Episodes
  • Say our city's name right, Saskatchewan!
    Feb 5 2025

    Our friends to the East have this habit. They tend to say Calgary weird. We don't like it, but we want to know why they do it. Luckily, our sister podcast in Saskatchewan looked into it!

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    15 mins
  • How young Calgary conservatives say "betrayal" got them into politics
    Jan 29 2025

    The federal Conservatives have openly bragged about how young people are getting more involved with their party than one might guess, based on stereotypes and clichés about teenagers and voters without much grey hair. Hear straight from two young Calgarians why they got involved in federal politics, and what the next federal election means to conservatives under 25 in this city.

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    23 mins
  • From chapstick to cowboy boots, newcomers to Calgary talk about moving here
    Dec 18 2024

    Calgary has been experiencing a rate of population growth not seen since the 1980s. We talk with three newcomers to Calgary — from elsewhere in Canada, Kenya and Ukraine — to hear what surprised them about the big move.

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    20 mins

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