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The Heard Podcast

The Heard Podcast

By MLA David Shepherd

Welcome to The Heard, a weekly podcast with MLA David Shepherd looking at how the decisions made under the Alberta Legislature dome, connecting with the issues that matter to you.
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Episode 3 - I Was Promised a Puppy

The Heard PodcastOct 04, 2019

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The "Best Summer Ever"

The "Best Summer Ever"

Join MLA David Shepherd as he sits down with MLA Kathleen Ganley to discuss the recent events in Alberta including the government house shut down, the covid 19 variants getting out of hand and dissent within the UCP party.

May 12, 202138:21
Season 2 Episode 13 - Can I Afford Post-Secondary?

Season 2 Episode 13 - Can I Afford Post-Secondary?

Join MLA David Shepherd and MLA David Eggen as they get into the steep tuition hikes students will be facing next fall.

Apr 26, 202127:35
Season 2 Episode 12 - Symbols Mean Something

Season 2 Episode 12 - Symbols Mean Something

Join MLA David Shepherd Critic for Health with special guest Thomas Dang MLS for Infrastructure. They talk about the "Freedom Rally", symbols of hate appearing in Alberta, and more of the governments continued lack of action in keeping Albertans safe from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Mar 29, 202129:05
Season 2 Episode 11 - Where Are My Supports?

Season 2 Episode 11 - Where Are My Supports?

Host David Shepherd sits down with Deron Bilous to talk about the governments new budget 2021. Keep up to date with the latest news from the Legislature!

Mar 19, 202134:55
Season 2 Episode 10 - The Future Is In Your Hands Alberta

Season 2 Episode 10 - The Future Is In Your Hands Alberta

In this episode David Shepherd is joined by MLA Richard Feehan - Critic for Indigenous Relations and the chair of our committee on our Alberta's Future economic proposals. They discuss growing pressure on the UCP after business group joins call to cap food delivery apps, Kenney's risky reopening plans, the UCP leaving the door open for future coal developments and of course Alberta's Future. 

Feb 17, 202137:26
Season 2 Episode 9 - Get To Know Black History in Alberta

Season 2 Episode 9 - Get To Know Black History in Alberta

Join David Shepherd as he interviews Black folks in Alberta. Elmer Edwards - Was born in Amber Valley and grew up just north of Edmonton, and Mario Miles Sr. - Mario Miles is a long time football coach and founder of the Mill Woods Football Organization. He is the son of Rollie Miles a long time Edmonton Eskimo and Teacher in the Edmonton area Elmer Edwards - Was born in Amber Valley and grew up just north of Edmonton. 

Feb 09, 202152:06
Baby, It's Coal Outside

Baby, It's Coal Outside

In this episode David Shepherd talks with Environment Critic Marlin Schmidt. They discuss transparent plan for covid19 variants, UCP MLA Pat Rehn not being held accountable for inappropriate expenses, the UCP coal development that has Albertans up in arms and more. 

Jan 27, 202141:20
Season 2 Episode 7- Alohagate

Season 2 Episode 7- Alohagate

MLA David Shepherd sits down with MLA Heather Sweet to talk about the jet setting some of the UCP MLAs did over the break. 

Jan 19, 202144:58
Season 2 Episode 6 - Decisions, decisions

Season 2 Episode 6 - Decisions, decisions

Join David Shepherd and MLA Sarah Hoffman Critic for Education as they delve through another week of UCP blunders and misses. 

Dec 17, 202036:46
Season 2 Episode 5 - Past The Tipping Point

Season 2 Episode 5 - Past The Tipping Point

On The Heard this week we have special guest MLA Janis Irwin critic for Women and LGBTQ Issues sitting with David Shepherd discussing the ever-growing COVID-19 problem and the governments failure to act. 

Dec 08, 202025:54
Season 2 Episode 4 - Leaving Alberta's Money On The Table

Season 2 Episode 4 - Leaving Alberta's Money On The Table

On this episode David Shepherd is joined by MLA Christina Gray the Labour & Immigration Critic. This week we dive into where has Kenney been hiding? , how does this province not yet have a mask mandate? , and Bill 47 among many more topics. Tune in for a new episode every week! 

Dec 02, 202036:17
Season 2 Episode 3 - Where's the Leadership?

Season 2 Episode 3 - Where's the Leadership?

Join MLA Critic for Health David Shepherd recapping a week in the legislature, and answering some listener questions.

Nov 24, 202027:18
Season 2 Episode 2 -Downloading Costs on Albertans

Season 2 Episode 2 -Downloading Costs on Albertans

Join MLA David Shepherd as he and MLA Rod Loyola discuss the week in session. They go into separatism, Kenney speeding up his failed corporate handout, the new toll roads, insurance profits soaring, and the scathing report by the auditor general on the UCP finances. 

Nov 10, 202045:43
Season 2 Episode 1 - We're Back

Season 2 Episode 1 - We're Back

Join MLA David Shepherd for his second season of The Heard. This season starts with Rakhi Pancholi and a discussion on what is happening in the legislature. This episodes big stories including child care, more layoffs and chaos in the health sector and a conversation on diversification of our economy.

Nov 04, 202031:44
Episode 34: The Bills Keep Coming
Jul 22, 202001:00:58
Episode 33: Dude! Where's My Doctor?
Jul 17, 202056:35
Episode 32 - What About This Deal Is Fair?
Jul 06, 202059:58
Episode 31: Hands Off My Pension
Jun 22, 202001:19:01
Episode 30 - Black Lives Matter

Episode 30 - Black Lives Matter

On this week's episode of The Heard, David Shepherd is joined by local activist/influencer Camille Maclean, Abdul Majid, a social worker living in Edmonton and Feisal Kirumira an advisor on the City of Edmonton Antiracism Advisory Council. They talk about the Black Lives Matter movement, it’s history and we delve into Alberta's own history of racism towards the black community. These are hard conversations but nothing changes unless we open the discussion. #BLM
Featured Artist: Mouraine - Open Letter to America
Jun 12, 202001:12:24
Episode 29 - Our Parks Are Not Your Construction Site
Jun 05, 202001:06:12
Episode 28 - State of the Arts
May 27, 202045:08
Episode 27 - An Urgent Conversation
May 19, 202001:21:02
Episode 26 - Are We Ready To Reopen?
May 11, 202053:54
Episode 25 - I Told You So...
May 05, 202050:13
Episode 24 - Where Is My PPE?
Apr 23, 202058:12
Episode 23 - To Business or Not to Business

Episode 23 - To Business or Not to Business

This week we’re talking about the economic challenges our province is facing during the pandemic and some of what Albertans are facing. We cover Marie Renaud’s call for better support for folks on AISH and income support, the closure of the emergency support program, and job losses as a result of the pandemic. David Shepherd is joined by Ian O’Donnell the executive director of the downtown business association to talk about what he’s hearing from the business in his area and what he would like to see from the government to support small businesses.
Featured artist: Seth Anderson - Highway Lights
Apr 15, 202054:31
Episode 22 -The Isolation Episode
Apr 03, 202043:13
Episode 21 - Corona & Cuts
Mar 22, 202047:35
Episode 20 - A Fiscal Fairytale
Mar 14, 202041:36
Episode 19 - All Pain and No Gain

Episode 19 - All Pain and No Gain

This week, David and his guest MLA Christina Gray break down some initial thoughts on Jason Kenney's 2020 budget. Also, an Edmonton emergency room doctor talks about how the budget will impact people needing care.
Featured artist: Audrey Ochoa - Low Interest Rate
Mar 02, 202047:11
Episode 18 - Hands Off Our Health Care
Feb 22, 202040:15
Episode 17 - So We Got a Letter...

Episode 17 - So We Got a Letter...

In this episode we dig into mounting frustrations about how the government is and isn’t supporting Albertans. David speaks to the mother of a fifth grader who wrote a powerful letter questioning Jason Kenney’s priorities, and dives into the controversy surrounding the government’s relations with indigenous communities with Richard Feehan, the former Indigenous Relations Minister.
Featured artist: Two World Creatives - The Vibe
Feb 15, 202055:08
Episode 16 - Cuts, Costs & Community

Episode 16 - Cuts, Costs & Community

This week David is talking AHS review, UCP changes to AISH and how this is hurting folks with disabilities, and Black History month.
Featured Artist: Celeigh Cardinal - When All is Said and Done
Feb 08, 202041:12
Episode 15 - Jobs, Economy, Pipelines
Jan 25, 202001:02:59
Episode 14 - Consult Your Physician

Episode 14 - Consult Your Physician

On the podcast this week, David chats with two patients with auto-immune diseases who take us through the UCP governement's changes to the use of biosimilars as a treatment method. Later he speaks with Dr. Vitesh Sheopershad, a physician in Airdrie who used to practice in Slave Lake. He breaks down the impacts of the changes in the billing structure on patients and doctors alike.
Featured artist: GhostBoy and their cover of Dolly Parton's 9 to 5
Jan 18, 202001:05:08
Episode 13 - Climate, Climate, Climate
Jan 11, 202054:33
Episode 12 - A Session in Review

Episode 12 - A Session in Review

Join David Shepherd for our last episode of the season, as he looks back at the fall session with special guests, MLA Kathleen Ganley and MLA Heather Sweet. Help spread the word about this show this holiday season. Tell everyone you know about the show. Like, share, and subscribe! See you in the new year!
Dec 14, 201958:17
Episode 11 - A Patient, A Nurse, and A Doctor

Episode 11 - A Patient, A Nurse, and A Doctor

This week, David sits down with three people at different intersections of the Alberta health care system. Marilyn Kontz, a woman with Crohn's disease who talks about how detrimental the UCP's changes will be on her treatment. Elly O’Greysik, an RN who peels back the curtain on life as an ICU nurse and how Jason Kenney's cuts to nursing will impact us all. And finally, Dr. Kathleen Moncrieff, a family physician in Calgary, who gives us a sense of how the UCP is affecting doctor's abilities to put their patients first.

Dec 06, 201956:01
Episode 10 - The Whites of Their Eyes

Episode 10 - The Whites of Their Eyes

Our host is away this week, but we managed to find two great guest hosts in Shannon Phillips and Thomas Dang, who were more than willing to talk about how the UCP corruption scandal evolved this week, what it's like to be a backbencher, and what the UCP backbenchers are probably thinking these days.

Nov 29, 201949:46
Episode 9 - Nice Investigation You Have There... Shame if Something Happened to It

Episode 9 - Nice Investigation You Have There... Shame if Something Happened to It

After a very busy week in the Legislature, David sits down with Christina Gray for a candid conversation about the NDP Leader's ejection from the House and the UCP's highly controversial decision to fire Alberta's ethics commisionner, who is currently investigating Jason Kenney's leadership campaign.
Nov 23, 201901:02:37
Episode 8 - This Budget Is Bad For Your Health

Episode 8 - This Budget Is Bad For Your Health

This week, we dig into what's happening to our public health care system with Nicole Heron, a nurse with extensive experience in addictions and harm reduction, critical care and LGBTQ health. They talk how new legislation with affect the quality of health care for all Albertans, and what their colleagues are afraid will happen under the new government. Plus, David talks about the latest Alison Redford-esque scandals in the UCP.
Nov 16, 201955:26
Episode 7 - Thrown Under the Omnibus

Episode 7 - Thrown Under the Omnibus

This week, we brought in a mother, retired teacher and university student to hear their emotional reactions to the UCP's budget. Plus, David unpacks two especially large pieces of omnibus legislation introduced in the House, and asks the question: what is the government trying to hide?

Nov 01, 201946:41
Episode 6 - The Cost of Kenney

Episode 6 - The Cost of Kenney

It's been an incredibly busy week in Alberta politics, from the Federal election to Jason Kenney dropping his first budget. We took time to speak to former Finance Minister Joe Ceci to breakdown what goes into writing a budget, and then collected some early analysis from the Alberta NDP MLAs on it's impacts. 

Oct 26, 201940:42
Episode 5 - Sapporo is an Alberta Beer

Episode 5 - Sapporo is an Alberta Beer

This week we dig in to what's happening in the world of tech in our province with former Minister of Economic Development and Trade Deron Bilous and entrepreneur and advocate Ashlyn Bernier. Plus, we talk about how family members of the victims of the Humboldt bus crash ended up at the Legislature, and why they're so angry with the UCP government.
Oct 19, 201901:03:36
Episode 4 - Questions about Questions

Episode 4 - Questions about Questions

The Alberta Legislature is back in session, and you had some questions. David sat down with two new MLAs for a candid chat about all the debate drama, what it means to be partisan and how they got into politics. (Shoutout to Bawulf!) 

Plus, we dissect an exchange between Rachel Notley and Jason Kenney.

Oct 11, 201942:01
Episode 3 - I Was Promised a Puppy

Episode 3 - I Was Promised a Puppy

The way to Rachel Notley’s heart? Puppies. On this week’s episode she talks with Dave about music, being a honey badger, and why the heck she ran for office in the first place.

Oct 04, 201924:29
Episode 2 - Dollars and Sense

Episode 2 - Dollars and Sense

Jobs and the economy is top of mind for many Albertans, so this week we talk to Lethbridge-West MLA Shannon Phillips and NDP Finance Critic about the upcoming budget and what we’ve been hearing at Alberta’s NDP budget town halls. We also get a bit nerdy with economist Mark Anielski and delve into the UCP’s blue-ribbon panel, equalization and Alberta’s past and present fiscal picture.
Sep 27, 201939:02
Episode 1 - Back to School

Episode 1 - Back to School

In the inaugural episode of The Heard Podcast, NDP MLA David Shepherd talks all things education with his guests, Education Critic, MLA Sarah Hoffman, and Allison Pike, President of the Alberta School Councils' Association. 

Want your music featured in the outro? Drop me a line at david@theheardpodcast.ca or hit us up on Twitter @theheardpod ! 

Sep 17, 201930:56