Let’s Find Out has been on a break because Chris has a day job in public history now, with the Edmonton City as Museum Project (or ECAMP). Good news: he’s been helping produce a podcast mini-series Clock In – An ECAMP Podcast, and we’re sharing the first two episodes on Let’s Find Out.

Each episode, host Jay Gilday helps people talk to their parents about the work they did when they were younger. Along the way, we learn how working life has changed in the city. New episodes of Clock In come out on Mondays here.

Listen anytime on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, and Wednesdays at 5 PM on CJSR 88.5 FM

Episode 1 – On the Line

Meet Jay Gilday: musician, postal worker, and host of Clock In. Delivering mail in Edmonton has always felt meaningful for Jay. Imagine his surprise when he found out his grandfather did the same work in the Northwest Territories – by dogsled.

In this first episode of Clock In, follow Jay to the picket line to learn why he and his fellow workers decided to put it all on the line by going on strike. Then hear him sing at open mic night at River City Revival – including a song he wrote to honour his connection to his grandfather, “Shoes.” What parts of ourselves do we bring to our jobs? How much does our work define us? This episode is the start of a journey to understand how Edmontonians’ work and family lives shape each other, and the world around us.

Clock In was produced by Joe Hartfeil and Chris Chang-Yen Phillips. Our researcher is Cathy Roy. Artwork and design by Mike Kendrick and Raffaella Loro. Music by Blue Dot Sessions and Jay Gilday.

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Episode 2 – Shima and Elsa

Shima Robinson has always admired her mom. Shima served as Edmonton’s 10th Poet Laureate, and performs spoken word poetry under the name Dwennimen. Her mom, Elsa Robinson, is an accomplished visual artist and former teacher. Shima finds Elsa such a stalwart and reliable human being. Given how hard it can be to be a parent and make a living as an artist, Shima’s always wondered: How has Elsa pulled it off? And how have Elsa’s jobs and art informed each other?

In this episode, Clock In host Jay Gilday helps Shima ask her mom, and finds the admiration runs both ways.

Clock In was produced by Joe Hartfeil and Chris Chang-Yen Phillips. Our researcher is Cathy Roy. Artwork and design by Mike Kendrick and Raffaella Loro. Music by Blue Dot Sessions and Jay Gilday.

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