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A coda

Not every tragic death gets a headline.

Posted on 2 February 2014 and filed under main, misc, nocomments

At Home in the Hood Podcast: Download Stories from Prince George's VLA

In this special series, Daybreak goes inside one of the most notorious neighbourhoods in British Columbia to get the stories behind the statistics.

Posted on 2 February 2014 and filed under articles, big, CBC, comments, main, Prince George, radio

Even more reasons why audio never goes viral (and how to change it)

We aren’t conditioned to think of the world in terms of audio, and even if we do it’s expensive and difficult to share it.

Posted on 22 January 2014 and filed under articles, Best Of, big, comments, main, radio

I am going to fail

Breaths and stutters might be just breaths and stutters… or they might add resonance and emotion to the words someone is saying.

Posted on 15 January 2014 and filed under CBC, personal, radio

500 x 8

Tricking myself into doing something big by setting a bunch of little goals.

Posted on 12 January 2014 and filed under articles, main, misc

Soufflé

Today is the ninth annual International Soufflé Day. I’m not normally one to mark made-up days, but this one has a soft spot for me.

Posted on 11 January 2014 and filed under articles, small

How many people should we expect to die in car accidents?

Driving is a convenience, but it comes with a real cost.

Posted on 10 January 2014 and filed under articles, comments, design, main, misc

Nervous

Yesterday I released an audio trailer for “At Home in the Hood: Stories from Prince George’s VLA Neighbourhood.” It’s a small radio series I’m doing within my regular job at Daybreak North. It’s the first series I’ve ever done, and I’m pretty nervous about it.

Posted on 9 January 2014 and filed under articles, CBC, main, personal, small, social media

Rutted Roads

It’s been a bad winter for small, fuel-efficient vehicles.

Posted on 7 January 2014 and filed under links, outbound, small

Mars

Today’s 500 words: I don’t have the right mindset to go to Mars.

Posted on 6 January 2014 and filed under links, outbound, small

Doctor Who

500 words of my thoughts on the new Doctor Who, and the end of David Tennant’s run (I’m behind, I know).

Posted on 5 January 2014 and filed under links, nocomments, outbound, small

Start Now

I resolve to make resolutions whenever I damn well please, starting with this.

Posted on 4 January 2014 and filed under articles, comments, main, personal, writing

Almost Mainstream: The 2013 Mixtape

A sampling of my favourite albums, songs and artists of 2013.

Posted on 1 January 2014 and filed under articles, music

The Best of Andrew 2013

The pieces of writing, radio, and miscellania that I am most proud of in 2013.

Posted on 21 December 2013 and filed under Best Of, big, comments, main

If you want to understand why Ev made Medium, look at what Ev wanted Blogger to do in 2008

At some point I should write a post outling my thoughts on the benefits of Medium, but for now I wrote a post outlining what I think Medium is. I’m linking to it on Medium because it just kind of makes more sense to read it in that context.

Posted on 12 December 2013 and filed under articles, links, misc, outbound

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