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This month, join us for a conversation between Shout correspondent Andy Zhang about his colleague Zane Kordich’s trip to Japan’s archives. Zane talks about the journey he took to track down the unknown origin of a specific album cover art, unable to be found online, which eventually led him to visiting the archives. Returning Shout listeners may recognize this voice from season 10, since we interviewed Zane about Animethon and AMVs just this past April. Theme Song Music: Vlad Gluschenko – Forest License: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en Production Credits Ethan Tonack, Andy Zhang, Erika Gauvin, Jaya Budhia, and Dani Chavez. Music CreditsThe Model by Big Black (This episode originally featured the full-length version of this song. For copyright purposes, it has been shortened.)

Join us in a conversation with Chakura Kineard as we dive into the world of Tarot and her practice. Chakura uses tarot readings to help others, and as a recent graduate in mental health counseling  and art therapy has an understanding of how divination and tarot foster community and connection. For more information about tarot, check out The Tarot Coloring Book by Theresa Reed and The Complete Book of Tarot Reversals by Mary K Greer or reach out to  Chakura personally on her social media [@unfilteredglitter] Theme Song Music: Vlad Gluschenko – Forest License: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en Production Credits Natasha D’Amours, Emily Jensen, Ethan Tonack, Andy Zhang, Erika Gauvin, and Jaya Budhia. Music Credits Happy Tarot by Jasmyn (This episode originally featured the full-length version of this song. For copyright purposes, it has been shortened.)

S10E11 - Interviewing SHOUT’s Founders (Part 2) Join us for part two of our interview with SHOUT For Libraries founders Céline Gareau-Brennan and Gianmarco Visconti. You can catch the first half of this interview in our May episode. Theme Song Music: Vlad Gluschenko – Forest License: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en Production Credits Natasha D’Amours, Emily Jensen, Ethan Tonack, Andy Zhang, Erika Gauvin, Jaya Budhia, and Dani Chavez.

Bill 28 is an ominous bill allowing the provincial government to expand their control over municipal governments, one that was passed without consulting any Alberta libraries. In this episode, we will discuss what this bill is about, why this is important, resources, and more!Theme Song Music: Vlad Gluschenko – Forest License: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en Production Credits Natasha D’Amours, Emily Jensen, Ethan Tonack, Andy Zhang, Erika Gauvin, Jaya Budhia, and Dani Chávez.

S10E09 - Interviewing SHOUT’s Founders (Part 1)For this month, we have tracked down some more members of SHOUT’s past: and gone all the way back to the beginning. Join us as we interviewed the co-founders of SHOUT for Libraries about their experience starting and working on this radio show. This conversation reflects on SHOUT’s 2016 origins, impact, and continued legacy. Theme Song Music: Vlad Gluschenko – Forest License: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en Production Credits Natasha D’Amours, Emily Jensen, Ethan Tonack, Andy Zhang, Erika Gauvin, Jaya Budhia, and Dani Chavez.

S10E08 – AMV  This April episode we got a unique and fun little peek into the world of AMV, short for Anime Music Video, editing and programming at Animethon, Canada’s longest running Anime Convention held annually here in Edmonton.  Theme Song Music: Vlad Gluschenko – Forest License: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en Production Credits Natasha D’Amours, Emily Jensen, Ethan Tonack, Andy Zhang, Erika Gauvin, Jaya Budhia, and Dani Chavez.  Details (for posting on Social Media: Instagram & X)

S10E07 – FIP Conference 2026 Join us for a selection of interviews with attendees and presenters at the 2026 Forum for Information Professionals (FIP) Conference. This year, FIP celebrated its 40th anniversary, with the theme “Gateways, not Gatekeepers: Intellectual Freedom and Access to Information.” If you would like to learn more about FIP or watch recordings of the conference, visit: https://fipconference.wordpress.com/  Theme Song Music: Vlad Gluschenko – Forest License: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en Production Credits Natasha D’Amours, Emily Jensen, Ethan Tonack, Andy Zhang, Erika Gauvin, Jaya Budhia, and Dani Chavez.

This month, SHOUT! For Libraries joined forces with Moving Radio host Lindsey Campbell to discuss Freedom to Read Week, intellectual freedom, and library-related films. For more information on book bans in Alberta, listen to our Alberta Book Ban Roundtable episode. To learn more about the role of libraries in the community, check out this article from The Walrus. To listen to an extended version of this interview, find it on Moving Radio’s podcast feed. Theme Song Music: Vlad Gluschenko – Forest License: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en Production Credits Natasha D’Amours, Emily Jensen, Ethan Tonack, Andy Zhang, Erika Gauvin, and Jaya Budhia.

To kick off 2026, we take a trip behind the curtain into the world of Edmonton Symphony Librarian, Peter Eratostene. A unique job at the intersection of music and librarianship, we get a special look at the operations of a music library and the role of the music librarian here in Edmonton at the Winspear Centre.  Theme Song Music: Vlad Gluschenko – Forest License: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en Production Credits Natasha D’Amours, Emily Jensen, Ethan Tonack, Andy Zhang, Erika Gauvin, and Jaya Budhia.  Music Credits The Listener promo music created by Ethan Tonack

In our final episode of 2025, we sat down with five librarians working at small, rural libraries in the Parkland Regional Library System. Join them for a discussion about how small libraries are stronger together, and how working collaboratively can make a big impact. Thank you to Lesley Moody (Olds), Maia Foster (Didsbury), Megan Ginther (Carstairs), Joy Willihnganz (Sundre), and Rebecca Smith (Cremona) for speaking with us. For more information, find their contact information at prl.ab.ca. Theme Song Music: Vlad Gluschenko – Forest License: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en Production Credits Natasha D’Amours, Emily Jensen, Ethan Tonack, Andy Zhang, Erika Gauvin, and Jaya Budhia.  Music Credits Everybody All Together by Brian Allossery and the Lazy Poets (This episode originally featured the full-length version of this song. For copyright purposes, it has been shortened.)

Join us for episode three of our tenth season, where we continue last month’s journey back in time to find previous Shout members and check in with them now. We spoke with past members Joel Blechinger and Merran Carr-Wiggan to find out where life has taken them and how Shout has been a part of their journey in the world of librarianship. Theme Song Music: Vlad Gluschenko – Forest License: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en Production Credits Natasha D'Amours, Emily Jensen, Ethan Tonack, Andy Zhang, Erika Gauvin, and Jaya Budhia

Join us for our FunDrive episode, featuring blasts from our past with previous members of the Shout For Libraries team! In this episode, we sat down with some past members (Maia Trotter, Jereme Wilson, and Lorisia MacLeod) to talk about their time with the show – what they loved, what they wished they had done, and anything else that stuck with them – and where they are now in their careers!  If you are interested in supporting independent and local radio, we hope you’ll consider donating to the CJSR FunDrive! Information about donating can be found on CJSR’s website (cjsr.com) or by emailing [email protected].  Theme Song Music: Vlad Gluschenko – Forest License: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en Production Credits Natasha D’Amours, Emily Jensen, Jennie McCurdy, Ethan Tonack, Andy Zhang, Erika Gauvin, and Jaya Budhia.

In June of 2025, the Government of Alberta released a survey addressing what they referred to as “explicit materials in school libraries.” Now, as the results of this survey have led to the release of Ministerial Order #030/2025: Standards for the Selection, Availability, and Access of School Library Materials, the Shout! For Libraries team has come together for a roundtable discussion to address this “book ban” and its impacts on the present and future of librarianship in Alberta. Theme Songs Music: Vlad Gluschenko – Forest License: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en Production Credits Natasha D’Amours, Emily Jensen, Jennie McCurdy, Andy Zhang, and Ethan Tonack.

This month, we’re reaching back into the vault, and bringing you a rerun of the third episode of Shout’s fourth season. In this rerun episode, Julia Guy, Joel Blechinger, Belinda Ongaro, Dan Hackborn, and Timothy Arthur from the season 4 Shout team sit down as a panel to discuss the invitation of trans-exclusionary radical feminist Meghan Murphy to speak at an event taking place in the Toronto Public Library in 2019 and what intellectual freedom looks like in the context of libraries in Canada. The original episode also features commentary from guest speakers Matthew Stepanic, Parker Leflar, and Colette Poitras.  (The original episode aired in November 2019. This rerun (with update) aired August 22, 2025.) Theme Song Music: Vlad Gluschenko – Forest License: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en Production Credits Natasha D’Amours, Emily Jensen, Jennie McCurdy, Andy Zhang, Brett Sheehan, and Ethan Tonack. S04E03 credits: Julia Guy, Joel Blechinger, Belinda Ongaro, Dan Hackborn, and Timothy Arthur.

This month, we’re reaching back into the vault, and bringing you a rerun of the second ever episode of Shout! – with some current-event updates. In this rerun episode, hosts Jesse and Rachel, interviewers Céline Gareau-Brennan and Lorisia MacLeod, and guest Kyle Marshall discuss the role that libraries play in sexual health education for kids and teens.(The original episode aired in October 2016. This rerun (with update) aired July 25, 2025.) Theme Songs Music: Vlad Gluschenko – Forest License: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en Old theme song composed by Bulat Nugmanov Production Credits Natasha D’Amours, Emily Jensen, Jennie McCurdy, Andy Zhang, Brett Sheehan, and Ethan Tonack. S01E02 credits: Jesse, Rachel, Céline Gareau-Brennan and Lorisia MacLeod. Music Credits Sex Ed by The Brood (This episode originally featured the full-length version of this song. For copyright purposes, it has been shortened.)