The Broadcast is a show about women and politics in Alberta. Hosted by journalists Trisha Estabrooks and Alex Zabjek, the podcast is a place for women to tell their stories about life in and around politics. These women are legislators, candidates, activists, grassroots campaigners, and academics. They are smart, passionate, and opinionated. We believe their…
It’s been 28 years since Jan Reimer was elected Edmonton’s mayor. In this feature interview Reimer reflects on her tenure as a three term city councillor and two term mayor beginning with the story of how sleeping city councillors inspired her to run. During her time on Edmonton City Council Reimer pitched a number of…
Gender quotas — in some form or another — exist in the political structures of countries from Rwanda to Sweden. But the word alone seems to make many Canadians wince — why? There’s a prevailing notion that “good” candidates shouldn’t need a quota to get elected. In this episode, University of Calgary political scientist Melanee…
Lisa Holmes is a political veteran at an age when most men haven’t even started their political careers. The outgoing mayor of Morinville was first elected to the town’s council in 2010, at the age of 30 — in the seven years since, she has become a prominent supporter of women in politics across the…
Male feminists in politics. How does a man best support women in politics? How can men help propel the feminist movement forward by learning when to step back? Edmonton City Councillor Andrew Knack and activist Reakash Walters join us on The Broadcast to discuss this important topic. Knack talks about his “Ah-ha!” moment, when he…
In this episode, The Broadcast comes to you from the Needle Vinyl Tavern where Trish and Alex spoke at Northwestfest about why they started a podcast about women and politics. If you’re interested in women and politics, and the media, and how the media COVERS women and politics, you’ll want to listen to this conversation. How do…
Why the Alberta government has talked to 2,000 public servants about gender Could a gender-based snow plowing policy work in Alberta? Serious question. Sweden adopted a snow-clearing policy that explicitly considered the needs of women, who are more likely to be pushing baby strollers on snowy sidewalks. It’s part of an approach called gender-based analysis,…
In this week’s episode, we ask former PC President, Katherine O’Neill, about what really happened inside the PC party after it was nearly wiped off Alberta’s political map in 2015, and why she decided to step down from the party executive, just three weeks after the election of party leader Jason Kenney. For two years,…
