Creative Block

A circus has come to town! Andrew Cooper joins Kyle to discuss musical theatre, the culture of Calgary, and why there's something special about being part of a crowd.

Andrew's website: https://www.and…

It feels like the world has been having a string of bad luck. Chris Stockton's company Birnton Theatricals will be putting on the show The Other Josh Cohen soon. Described as a "hilarious rock-and-ro…

Kids are increasingly staying indoors and not exploring what's around them in the natural world. Jenelle Peterson thought of a way to inspire kids to go outside and discover what's around them. Kyle …

Lumen Beltran may be the current title holder of Miss Asia Calgary, but she's an accomplished marketer and online creator. She joins Kyle to discuss representation in the media, the fashion industry,…

Josiah Sinanan joins Kyle to discuss what growing up in Calgary is like when you're culturally ambiguous. Plus discussions on Oprah, the Olsen twins, and Ira Glass.

anticulture with Josiah Sinanan: h…

Sometimes you just have to know. I asked David Youn what the first movie he watched was. The answer surprised me, and then things took a turn from there.

The beginning of Transformers: The Movie: htt…

Adam Morris grew up in Calgary influenced by his parents' entrepreneurial spirit. He took what he learned and started his own business in the construction industry and focused on how to make the worl…

Kyle is creating a new podcast? Does he need to? Does anyone need to? All of these questions might be answered by the end of the episode.

Dave Youn is the creator of Perspectives YYC: https://www.per…

Father of Nations tells the story of a group of people that are trying to find a way to survive in a world that has turned into a wasteland. They wander the wasteland, confronted by ravagers, and a d…

Karen Johnson Diamond started Dirty Laundry, and improvised soap opera, twenty years ago. Jesselle Laurén starts with the company this year. Listen to see what each has learned about theatre, improv,…

Kyle has felt out of the loop the last few years. Who is this David Dobrik guy? What does he do? Why do people watch him? Kyle gets Matt Mort on the phone to walk him through all these questions.

Mat…

Jason Mehmel joins Kyle in an empty auditorium at Pumphouse Theatre. They discuss the upcoming 20th season of Sage Theatre, the upcoming productions, and what the future holds.

Sage Theatre website (…

Eduard and Stan might seem like very different people but their goals are aligned. Eduard emigrated to Canada from Romania and eventually opened his own modelling agency. Stan grew up in Saskatchewan…

Kyle invites David Youn (of Perspectives YYC) to discuss what was learned at PodSummit this year. Then a quick rundown of a chocolate company that Media Lab is collaborating with.

Perspectives YYC we…

Ramen 🍜 makes me very happy. So it was a great time talking with Koki Aihara, the owner of Shiki Menya which is one of the best ramen spots in Calgary. He discusses what it took to open up the restau…

Zach Polis was first obsessed with animals and then found himself pulled into the worlds of poetry and filmmaking. Now, as St. Albert's Poet Laureate, he is an ambassador of culture and looks to prom…

Chris Taniguchi is not only the artist behind Creative Block's thumbnail, but also all the other shows that Kyle does. Chris gets into how he was obsessed with being fair as a child, how wanting to b…

The show starts with a quick update about what Media Lab has been up to, and then Matt Mort and Kyle Marshall learn a LOT more about each other by asking each other the famous "The 36 Questions That …

Spencer Streichert comes on the podcast to discuss some of the wild stories that have happened to him. Currently working in the film industry and as a comedian, that isn't what Spencer started as. Al…

Matt and Kyle grapple with the new law that was passed in the European Parliament. Is this the end of memes? Also they discuss the news of Spotify buying Gimlet and whether listening to podcasts on S…