YXE Underground

Knowing where your next hot meal is coming from is a luxury most of us take for granted, but there are people in our community from all backgrounds who struggle to find their next breakfast or lunch.…

"Everybody in the pandemic has seems more friendly and more open. I've seen so many more people during the pandemic actually engaging in eye-contact and actually stopping and saying hello."

I love thi…

Two years ago, Saskatoon was preparing to host the Juno Awards. Covid-19 was definitely in the news, but it had not reached our community yet. All systems were ready to go celebrate the best in Canad…

It's 9:30 on a cold January morning at the Saskatoon Field House and 85 year-old George Parchomchuk is right where he wants to be. He is walking on the track!

For the past 20 years, George has been a …

“It’s the hardest thing for them to walk through the door because nobody wants to be in that position. It’s their reality now. They are a bereaved by suicide person. So when they rip off that first B…

When I think of a fire department, I think of red fire trucks with ladders reaching towards the sky and fire fighters who are willing to sacrifice themselves to save the lives of others. 

All that is …

For Nahanni Olson, the best way of reaching Indigenous youth in our community is through meaningful relationships, and that’s why I think she is the perfect person to lead this new University of Sask…

"In rural-speak: head out of the city on 22nd Street and stay on Highway 14 for about 10km."

This is how Katie Suek started an email this summer when we were coordinating this podcast episode. Despite…

Welcome to Season Four of YXE Underground. I am very grateful for your support of this local, independent podcast and I am excited to be sharing another season of stories with you. 

We begin Season Fo…

I’m very excited to share with you a conversation I had last month with a really insightful and caring person named Lisa Grieg. Lisa is a social worker by trade and has worked as a therapist in the p…

Welcome to a special summer bonus episode of YXE Underground. I hope you are having a great summer so far and are managing to stay cool in what has been a sweltering summer here in Saskatoon. 

I want …

When you walk into Saskatoon's Prince Philip School, a wave of hospitality and community hits you. It's a small elementary school tucked away in the city's south end and it holds a special place in M…

Jordan Stovra's character cannot be contained behind a mask and a hairnet. 

For the past eight years, the 24 year-old former football player has worked pretty much every job you can imagine at the Var…

On a December evening in 2017, Andrea Schick's life was thrown into chaos. 

The health of her four and a half year-old son, Sebastian, quickly took a turn for the worse. Doctors in Regina didn't know …

Spend some time in the Ronald McDonald House here in Saskatoon and you will feel a lot of things.

You will feel the kindness of staff as they work to serve the families that are calling the house home…

March 20th was the first day of spring and it felt like a day to be outside. 

I woke up early to go for a haircut and run a few errands, including picking up lunch for my wife who was at home particip…

"If I allow praise to be why I do this job or get wrapped up in that life-saving mentality, I would worry about the job I'm doing. You have to keep some humility."

Jen Rondeau is a very humble and wis…

How are you doing?

It's a question I have asked my friends, my family, my colleagues and plenty of strangers during the last year. It's been a hard year for many in our community due to the pandemic. …

I love speaking with Scotty Dicks.

In Season One of YXE Underground, Scotty appeared on the podcast to talk about his work in growing Saskatoon's culinary scene. A wonderful chef who loves collaborati…

I have had the pleasure of knowing Dr. Jodi Grant for the past four years. Jodi is a resident at Sherbrooke Community Centre, which is where I work, and her life has been full of challenges. However,…