What It Is

Guests: Dustin Allen, Brooklyn Melnyk & Jesse Harlton With: Chris W. Cook Hosted by Taylor Chadwick Creative Commons Music by Josh Woodward Contains Coarse Language Things get a little sketchy when the team behind Edmonton’s hottest sketch troupe, Don’t Not Talk To Strangers, swing by Living Room Studios for a chat and to share a […]

Guests: Mieko Ouchi, Kristi Hansen & Daryl Cloran With: Chris W. Cook & #theatremari Hosted by Taylor Chadwick Creative Commons Music From Josh Woodward Contains some coarse language The boys are back in podcast town! What It Is returns to the Edmonton Theatre scene in fine form with a top notch ep full of top […]

Guests: Nasra, Hunter Cardinal & Kristi Hansen Hosted by Taylor Chadwick Contains some coarse language Join the What It Is team LIVE in front of actual people at Chinook Series 2018. Taylor chats to artists and artistic leaders Nasra, Hunter Cardinal and Kristi Hansen about the responsibilities of bring a leader and the pressure that can […]

Guests: Jeff Newman, Natalie Frija, Zita Nyarady & Myque Franz, Delia Barnett, Trish Parry, Calum Lykan, Larissa Pohoreski, Johnnie Walker & Morgan Norwich, Jem Rolls, Alex Clarke, Savanna Harvey Hosted by Taylor Chadwick With Colton Taylor Thomas Sound Engineer: Brian Bergum The Edmonton International Fringe Theatre Festival is back and we were back in the […]

Guests: Ricardo Espinoza, Andrew Ritchie, Dion Arnold, Adam Schwartz, Josh Langdoc, Shanni Pinkerton & Darrell Portz & Maria Colonescu, Maria Colonescu & Derek Kaye, Lesley Carlberg, Nathaniel Dunaway, Stuart McDougall, Braydon Dowler-Coltman & Matt Skopyk, Gianna Read-Skelton & Damon Pitcher, Willie Banfield & Cliff Kelly, Rebecca Merkley Hosted by Taylor Chadwick With Colton Taylor Thomas […]

Guests: Allie Pedden & Brooklyn Rowe, Holly Von Sinn, Arabella Alure, Nona & Squee (Neelam Chattoo & Amy Chow), Adam Bailey, Robyn Slack & Joshua Lee Coss, Joel Taras & Owen Bishop, Liam Creswick & James Ross, Madge (Dave Rae), Nathan Eveneshen, Paul Blinov & Marguerite Lawler, Caitlyn Goruck, Sue Goberdahn & Michael Vetsch & […]

Guests: Beth Dart, Julie Ferguson & Lady Vanessa Cardona With: Colton Taylor Thomas & #theatremari Hosted by Taylor Chadwick Creative Commons Music by Josh Woodward Contains some coarse language What will you find in this new ep? You’ll find a lively, serious, silly and energized discussion about Common Ground Art Society’s latest edition of Found […]

Guests: Ellen Chorley & Maggie Baird Hosted by Taylor Chadwick What It Is Podcast Theme performed by White Lightning Contains Some Coarse Language It’s a bonus ep from What It Is – during Nextfest 2017 visit nextfest.ca or follow along via the What It Is feed to stay up to date on everything Nextfest! In […]

Recorded May 8 2017 @ The Needle Vinyl Tavern Curated by Fawnda Mithrush of North West Fest 2017 Panelists: Taylor Chadwick, Erika Ensign, Steven Schapansky Recorded by Castria Presented as part of the LunchPod Series at North West Fest 2017, Taylor Chadwick of What It Is hosts a panel discussion on Podcasting Your Passion with […]

Guests: Eva Foote & Karen Unland With #theatremari Songs perfromed by Eva Foote Creative Commons Music by Josh Woodward Contains Coarse Language This is ep is totally good… but actually it’s great! Taylor sits down with songstress (with a dress made of snakes), Eva Foote and The Fairy God Mother of Edmonton Podcasts (who can only be […]

Guests: Fawnda Mithrush and Trevor Schmidt, Matthew Lindholm & Amanda Neufeld With Brian Bergum & Ainsley Hillyard Hosted by Taylor Chadwick Creative Commons Music from Josh Woodward Contains Some Coarse Language The theatre season is winding down and that means that festival season is winding up! We cover the International Documentary & New Media Festival […]

Guests: Farren Timoteo & Andrea Rankin and Colleen Murphy With: #theatremari & Brian Bergum Hosted by Taylor Chadwick Creative Commons Music from Josh Woodward Contains some coarse language The What It Is podcast team proves that theatre is their expertise in an ep covering two theatrical presentations currently playing in Edmonton including The Citadel Theatre’s […]

Guest: Amy Shostak & Success 5000 With: Colton Taylor Thomas, Guy Fieri, The Poditor & Stan Ostrowski Hosted by Taylor Chadwick Live Sketches from The Debutantes: Josh Coss, Nathalie Feehan, Laena Anderson, Robyn Slack, Liam Creswick, Jamee Nall, Ritchie Panas Creative Commons Music by Josh Woodward Contains Coarse Language The What It Is podcast takes over Odd Wednesday at […]

The Future of Arts Coverage A Salon Discussion As presented at Chinook Series 2017 Moderator: Taylor Chadwick Panelists: Liz Nicholls, Ken Davis, Jenna Marynowski & Murray Utas With the loss of arts-coverage in many major news outlets and the decline in print media – how do arts organizations get into the news cycle? Is the […]

With: Taylor Chadwick & Chris W. Cook Contains some coarse language The What It Is podcast boys are hanging out recording the Salon Conversations as part of Chinook Series so a full episode of the show wasn’t possible. Instead the team decided to drop a short update episode that is easily digestible with a few […]

Recorded on November 25, 2016 @ The Citadel Theatre Moderator: Sarah Garton Stanley (National Arts Centre) Guests:  Theo Pitsiavas & Chris Little (LoHiFi Productions), Erin Shields & Genevieve L. Blais (Théâtre à corps perdus), Ali Joy Richardson & Amanda Wong (Outside the March), Joey Tremblay (Curtain Razors), Trevor Schmidt (Northern Light Theatre), Matthew Payne & […]

Guests: Matthew MacKenzie & Brandon Coffey and Murray Utas, Nasra Adem & Kristi Hansen Hosted by Taylor Chadwick With Chris W. Cook Creative Commons Music from Josh Woodward Contains Coarse Language It’s a busy month of February for the arts scene of Edmonton and What It Is podcast as the crew tackles a world premiere […]

Guests: Andrea Beça, German Villegas & Adam Rozenhart Hosted by Taylor Chadwick Creative Commons Music by Josh Woodward Contains some coarse language Time to talk podcasts on a podcast! In this episode Taylor is joined by Edmontonian podcasters Andrea Beça, German Villegas and Adam Rozenhart to discuss their own kick-ass shows as well as the […]

Guests: Clinton Carew and Bradley Doré & Harley Morison With Chris W. Cook Hosted by Taylor Chadwick Creative Commons Music from Josh Woodward Contains some coarse language The crew is back for an all-new ep in an all-new year! Taylor chats with three guests in two different sessions. Get the deets on Star Killing Machine […]

Guests: Rebecca Merkley, Robyn Slack & Joshua Lee Coss With: #theatremari, Colton Taylor Thomas & Brian Bergum Hosted by Taylor Chadwick Creative Commons Music by Josh Woodward Contains Coarse Language What It Is celebrates the holiday season with an annual tradition of trying not to promote the arts for once. Taylor, Brian, Mari and CTT welcome […]