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On this board game episode, Abbas talks about family game nights spent playing Ludo, & Nathan talks about 'Castle Itter' & 'Ace of Aces' Castle Itter: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/196257/castle-itter-the-strangest-battle-of-wwii Ace of Aces: https://paxsims.wordpress.com/2024/03/02/ace-of-aces-or-why-you-should-do-maths-as-a-game-designer/ https://maverick.brainiac.com/aoa/aoa1.html Alex Cox on spaghetti westerns: https://archive.org/details/10-000-ways-to-die-a-directors-take-on-the-spaghetti-alex-cox-2009-oldcastle-boo/10%2C000%20Ways%20to%20Die_%20A%20Director%27s%20Take%20on%20the%20Spaghetti%20--%20Alex%20Cox%20--%202009%20--%20Oldcastle%20Books%20--%209781842434802%20--%20404f30fb9edd4bb5e442122f6c5086fc%20--%20Anna%E2%80%99s%20Archive

Nathan speaks with Christine Klassen & John Webster of the 500 Collective to learn about 'Out Of The Studios', which runs until Saturday August 29 https://www.500collective.com/ https://christineklassengallery.com/ https://mountaingalleries.com/artist/john-webster Then, dig into the youtube page of Isabella Rossellini: https://www.youtube.com/@IsabellaRossellini/featured Finally, Newsradio and the Comedic Art: https://web.archive.org/web/20030701101805/http://newsradioart.com/Pages/TOC.html Precetto: https://precetto.bandcamp.com/track/angel-flight-flurry-2

It's The Calgary Fringe Special on Artslink!tickets.calgaryfringe.ca July 31st - Aug 8th in Inglewood This month, Abbas & Nathan bring 6 interviews with artists performing at the 2026 Calgary Fringe: 1. Ugly Priviledge w/ Jessica Pigeau 2. Lumber w/ Colin Wolf 3. John Jack Josie - JUICE w/ Josie Nixon 4. Ride Or Die w/ Natalie Gifford & Amanda Haggett 5. The Late Great Mormon Queen w/ Steven Morton 6. Randy & Elizabeth: A Savage Love Story w/ Geoff Hughes (The Macho Manitoban)

Artslink this month features interviews with local artists who played Sled Island 2026: Cartel Madras / EVIDENT 2 ME - Interviewed by Kaamil Kareemi Toxic Fem / Night Witches - Interviewed by Willow Pflueger

This episode presents work from the later incarnation of 'The Credibility Gap', which features Harry Shearer, Michael McKean & David L. Lander from 1973-79. https://taylorjessen.blogspot.com/2014/04/the-credibility-gap-great-gift-idea_4.html There are portions of the show 'Ricky Jay & His 52 Assistants' (a show about sleight of hand magic) that lends itself nicely to the aural experience..I hope you'll agree! https://archive.org/details/ricky_jay_and_his_52_assisstants_rf My favourite performance of Angine De Poitrine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzdZsoRKbto&list=RDrzdZsoRKbto&start_radio=1

This month we have an interview with Hank Hansen of Two Wheel View. https://www.twowheelview.org/ Also, several Repair Exchange events are happening over the next few weeks: https://www.arusha.org/repair-exchange

For the March episode, Abbas interviews Doug Haslam & Shauna Thompson from The Esker Foundation about what goes on behind the scenes in managing an art exhibition. https://eskerfoundation.com/exhibition/katie-ohe/ https://eskerfoundation.com/exhibition/the-visitors/

For the episode this month, an interview with Cayley Wreggit, Director of Full Circle Theatre's 'The Taming Of The Shrew'. Known for their interest in Shakespeare adaptations, Cayley takes us through what went into this Romantasy re-telling of the bards' tale.. https://www.fullcircletheatre.ca/the-taming-of-the-shrew Please check out the Black Film Archive: blackfilmarchive.com

This month, we welcome Abagail Vanmerlin & Jakob Schaefer, Co-Artistic Directors of a new theatre company and Venue: The Theatre (215, 14th Ave SW). Their latest production is 'The Boss Of It All', which runs until February 7th. https://thetheatre.com/thebossofitall/ https://archive.org/details/ThunderbirdsSeries/Thunderbirds+20+-+Move+and+You're+Dead.mp4

For this final 2025 episode, Abbas interviews local painter & entrepreneur Billie Rae Busby, who talks about the challenges (and rewards) of selling her art. https://www.billieraebusby.com/home Nathan ends the show with a couple of movie recommendations: -Chompy & The Girls https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8h1c65 -Downey Wrote That https://www.cookdandbombd.co.uk/forums/index.php?topic=118464.0

On this episode of Artslink, its the leadup to the holidays with both The Calgary Society Of Inpependant Filmmakers & Full Circle Theatre! First, CSIFs' programming director, Kyle Marshal, tells us about 'In The Can' & the latest series of Cinema Club: 'Cowboys & Samurais". https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/in-the-can-films-made-by-calgary-filmmakers-tickets-1461998369479?aff=oddtdtcreator Use the below URL for 'Cowboys & Samurai': https://csif.org/events/8256-10001 For the second half of the show, we're joined by Erin Weir of Full Circle Theatre, who lets us know about their 'A Very Full Circle Holiday Show', which is a double feature! Get tickets at this URL: https://events.humanitix.com/a-very-full-circle-holiday-show Finally, Nathan talks about the treasure that can be found on the OLD Nash the Slash website...Thanks goodness for the Internet Archive!https://web.archive.org/web/20110816152553/http://www.nashtheslash.com/news/

For this post-funding drive, listener appreciation show, we continue the interview with James Istvanffy about the game 'Diplomacy', which will be played at the Airdrie Public Library on Saturday November 1st (805 Main St S)10AM-5PM Contact James to book your seat (403)554-1248 It's Halloween on Artslink! First, a taste of the 1960s radio drama 'The Black Mass', featuring the tale Lobster Salad. https://www.otrplotspot.com/blackMass.html Finally: Blue Jam. https://thequietus.com/opinion-and-essays/anniversary/blue-jam-review/?fbclid=IwdGRjcANnEdFjbGNrA2cRxmV4dG4DYWVtAjExAAEeMRFpAuHMchLSD3LwIW0E9RqI3KQ3kftjkUrD3ZAmS94fn_RUQ9jyhKKOytQ_aem_tfdlMxJfEXOeajYhNMExnA

This month features an interview with photographer Danny Luong about his exhibition called 'trap (disambiguation)', which can be seen at The Bows (2001b 10 Ave SW) until October 11th. https://www.thebows.org/projects/trap-disambiguation https://dannyluong.ca/ Here is the Forward to this exhibition, written by Louis Villanueva: Unskilled and Illegal Have you broken the law? If so, did you feel shame—or necessity? Economists like to divide employment into skilled and unskilled labour. Danny Luong’s exhibition highlights another division: one between legal and illegal work. What does it mean to be an illegal unskilled labourer? To the capitalist, it sounds like you’re illiterate, clumsy, and inexperienced. It means you deserve the constant presence of anxiety and less than a living wage. Your existence is called into question. You barely deserve to live. Made in unregistered cannabis and psilocybin farms, Luong’s work reflects a personal journey fostered by close friendships and art. Luong, a worker and witness, had the explicit permission to document the operation during his shifts. These photographs of anonymous workers and makeshift operations, reveal an ingenuity and imagination in using limited resources toward a life worth living. The vapour barrier in the gallery was installed by members of this community, bringing a private production space into one of leisure. A voyeuristic shock to some, the project is less an underworld to them than as everyday as a construction site. What if skill isn’t about certification, but survival? What if ingenuity thrives where legitimacy is denied? Trying to normalize something illegal feels impossible, but Luong’s labour as an artist effectively contextualizes a very human and very skilled need to make ends meet. https://www.louiev.ca/ Here are the resources Danny mentioned during the program: http://www.exposurephotofestival.com/ https://stefanlegisa.com/

This month, Artslink takes a look at the Repair Exchange program run by The Arusha Centre. https://www.arusha.org/repair-exchange The segment starts with an interview from Natalie Callas, who is the Circular Economy Manager at The Arusha Centre. Then, Artslink takes you right to the floor of a recent Repair Exchange at The Dalhousie Community Association to speak with some of the repairers, Steve, Farzana & Wayne. Then on Artslink, we're talking historical wargaming with James Istvanffy, who has been involved in playing and organizing historical strategy games for over 50 years. As discussed in the show, the upcoming sessions aren't for beginners, but if you are interested in learning more about historical wargaming you can contact James @ (403) 554-1248 Games played this September include 'Quebec 1759' and 'Axis & Allies'. Below are the official links to those games. https://www.columbiagames.com/cgi-bin/query/cfg/zoom.cfg?product_id=3001 https://www.axisandallies.org/ Here are some resources to start on your path to historical wargames: https://boardgamegeek.com/ https://grognard.com/ Here is the unusual gameplay mechanic about Henry VIII: https://theplayersaid.com/2024/10/09/my-favorite-wargame-cards-a-look-at-individual-cards-from-my-favorite-games-card-12-english-home-card-six-wives-of-henry-viii-from-here-i-stand-wars-of-the-reformation-1555-1571/

This month Artslink is covering the 2025 Calgary Fringe Theatre Festival! calgaryfringe.ca 'OH Mother!' - Written & Performed by Rebbekah Ogden Directed by Joel Braun Find tickets to 'Oh Mother!' here: https://tickets.calgaryfringe.ca/event/366:182/ '100 Foreskins For My Hand In Marriage' - Written & Performed by Rainier Pearl-Styles Find Tickets to '100 Foreskins For My Hand In Marriage' here: https://tickets.calgaryfringe.ca/event/366:178/