Celebrating 71 video podcasters selected for the STORYHIVE Video Podcast program!

We are thrilled to introduce a new wave of storytellers as we unveil the selections for the very first TELUS STORYHIVE Video Podcast program. 

71 projects pitched by new and emerging content creators across British Columbia and Alberta have been selected to produce their locally reflective video podcast series. 

Each of the selected projects will receive $12,000 in production funding, training, a community of support and distribution on TELUS Optik TV channel 9, Stream+ and STORYHIVE’s YouTube channel.

From insightful interviews with female entrepreneurs, to visionary individuals actively shaping the future of the space industry and courageous first responders in small towns, our upcoming video podcast lineup promises an exciting array of topics.  

Stay tuned for the premiere of these projects in 2025. 

Congratulations to the following project leads! 

Alberta

What’s new 

• Ashlee Thompson | Student Life 101 | Edmonton

• Bev Berg | Tea With Grammy | Fort St. John

• Britney Supernault | The Neechie Mindset Podcast | Edmonton

• Charlene Bonnar | Âsokan: Building Bridges One Conversation at a Time | Lloydminster

• Cheryl Sikora | Read it and eat it | Lloydminster

• Christine Sutherland | Wheelers of the North | Fort St. John

• Corey Sadlemyer | Prairie Phoenix: Raised in the Hat | Medicine Hat

• Dalton Ehry | Adapting | Medicine Hat

• Debora Ferreira dos Santos | WHY DID WE CHOOSE ALBERTA AS A PLACE TO LIVE? | Fort McMurray

• Demar Anderson | LetsChat GP | Grande Prairie

• Elaine Jagielski | Tools for Healing & Wellbeing | Lethbridge

• Emil Starlight | The Ancestral Science Podcast | Tsuut’ina

• Gabe Mousseau | In The Shed' with Men's Shed Grande Prairie | Grande Prairie

• Gerald Pagdato | Frame by Frame: Voices of New Cinema | Edmonton

• Heidy Panameno | Social Practices In The House of Wisdom | Red Deer

• Jozika Hitjii | EcoUnveiled | Fort McMurray

• Josh Webber | Music Makes Sense | Fort McMurray

• Louis Elliott Pierre | The Mac City Morning Show | Fort McMurray

• Misty Zanger | Helping Around The Hat | Medicine Hat

• Rico Martinez | Keeping It Real- An Exploration of Hip Hop Culture | Red Deer

• Sarah Parker | The Sour Chat Kids | Airdrie

• Tanner Holthe | Weird In Highschool | Lethbridge

• Tom Paul | Western Synergy | Lethbridge

• Tyler Duffy | Building Bridges: Red Deer Bands Together to Support Youth in the Community | Red Deer

• Tyler McKinney | Voices of Resilience | Red Deer

• Zac Trolley | Albertans In Space | Calgary

Season 2 

• AJ Frey | Haunted Bricks - The History & Hauntings of Hell's Basement Season 2 | Medicine Hat

• Alyssa McMasters | Confidence Re-Defined Season 2 | Calgary

• Fahad Suleiman | Let's Talk Mental Health Season 2: Black Women's Mental Health | Edmonton

• Susan Serrao | Completely Off Topic, With Susan and Meg Season 2 | Calgary

Season 3 

• Kels Delamarter | Queer in Alberta Season 3 | Lethbridge

British Columbia

What’s new 

• Amy McInnes | The Art of Plenty: Kootenay Businesswomen | Cranbrook

• Auroara Leigh | Hope & Healing in the North | Prince George

• Audrey McKinnon | Miss Diagnosed Podcast | Prince George

• Brandon Kirk | Beyond Your Wildest Imagination | Cowichan Bay

• Chris Stenberg | Creativity in the Community Podcast | Penticton

• Cierra Carlyle | The Real Talk with Pillow Talk Studios | Vernon

• Daniel Akinshola | Ignite Entrepreneurs | Kamloops

• Deb Balino | Unlocking the Joy of Parenthood - Reclaiming Your Life After Caregiver Burnout | Victoria

• Endrene Shepherd | Trading Time | Penticton

• Erin Brillon | Next Ancestors Podcast | Courtenay

• Grady MacTavish | The NOT Dawson's Creek Podcast | Dawson Creek

• Jacquie King | Hold On To Your Heart Project Podcast | Cranbrook

• Jess Lupini | The Words Don't Fit The Picture: Gender vs. Voice | Vancouver

• Jonathan Brenneman | Bon Victoriage! | Victoria

• Joshua Louie | Mature-ish | Coquitlam

• Kelly Coulter | Meant to Pause/The Menopause Series | Victoria

• Kristina Lao | Bombshell Brunches - Grounding Season | Vancouver

• Kyle D. Robertson | Small Town Big Screen | Kamloops

• Kyle Scott | Revelstoke Responders: Story Behind the Siren | Revelstoke

• Lana Fine | The Care Corner: Kamloops Community Connections Podcast | Kamloops

• Liam Danger Park | The Art of ADHD | Kelowna

• Mangla Bansal | Sustainable Life Podcast - Okanagan Edition | Kelowna

• Matthew Enright | DOCKED | North Saanich

• Meagan Howard-Gibbon | Scary Stories From The Rez | Prince George

• Miranda Chrisp | STRONG AS A MOTHER PODCAST | Kamloops

• Paula (deMontigny) Montgomery | Spirit Talkers: Beyond the Veil | Nanaimo

• Rohan Keenan | Colours of Cariboo; Stories of Wild Creativity | Williams Lake

• Roxanne Ridler | Cultivation at the Canyon: A Study of the Foods grown by the Kitselas people | Terrace

• Ryan Hook | Island Sound & Story | Victoria

• Saul Gomez | Latino Sin Filtro | West Kelowna

• Sareena Nickoli | Feed Your Soul | Vernon

• Scotty Carlson | Remotely Creative | Rossland

• Sharon MacDermott | Artists get game | Prince George

• Storm Carroll | Sauna Talks - A journey to A healthy Lifestyle | Terrace

• Susan Solymosi | Backyards to Boardrooms | Vernon

• Taylor Leawood | Guts, Creativity, ACTION! | Dawson Creek

• Tryna Gower | People 4 Peace Podcast | Dawson Creek

• Zeynep Guler Tuck | NO CREDIT | Vancouver

Season 2 

• Josh McKenna | Sickle & Sash Season 2 | Delta

• Mike Chisholm | He Cast, The Official Podcast of He Changed It Season 2 | Kelowna