#45 - Jantine Van Kregten (Ottawa Tourism)

In this episode, we talked to Jantine Van Kregten, the incredibly knowledgable director of communications at Ottawa Tourism.

We talked about attracting people to our great city by speed dating with journalists, some of the city's plans for Canada's 150th anniversary celebration in 2017, and our interesting relationship with the Dutch and their tulips.

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ottawatourism.ca

Beer:
Karma Citra - Great Lakes Brewing Co.

#44 - Waubgeshig Rice

In this episode, we sat down with Waubgeshig Rice. He's a video journalist working for the CBC in Ottawa, he's published a book of short stories and last year put out a novel called Legacy.

We discussed some of his favourite experiences as a video journalist, the influence of technology and social media on reporting news, and spoke about important aboriginal issues affecting Ontario and all of Canada.

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waub.ca
Legacy - Theytus Books
cbc.ca/ottawa

Beer:
Heller Highwater - Kichessippi Beer Co.

#43 - Michael Townsend

On the show this week, we sat down with Michael Townsend, a software developer and founder of doublespeakgames.com, creator of two very popular online games, A Dark Room and Gridland.

We talked about growing up playing and making computer games, making it to the top of the iTunes charts, and balancing a day job with your passions.

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doublespeakgames.com
A Dark Room
Gridland

Beer:
Maple Porter - Nickel Brook Brewery

#42 - Colin Giles

This week, we sat down with comedian Colin Giles, who has been contributing to our Classic Ottawa segment for the last few weeks. He's part of two improv troupes, EFT Improv and Hall of Justice, and has also been putting his energy into writing comedy.

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Experimental Farm Theatre
Hall of Justice Improv

Beer:
Russian Gun Imperial Stout - Grand River Brewing