Airdrie Inside
Airdrie Inside, with host and long time Airdrie resident, Chris Glass | Bringing light to our homegrown and hardworking heroes.
Episodes
76 episodes
Albert DeWitt: DeWitt’s Pond
In this episode of Airdrie Inside, Britton Ledingham sits down with Albert DeWitt. Albert isn’t just a witness to Airdrie’s history; he is the architecture of it. From starting school in a one-room classroom in 1949 to the "kick in the ass" ...
Robyn Pearson: A Friend Indeed
In this episode of Airdrie Inside, Chris Glass sits down with Robyn Pearson, founder of A Friend Indeed. With a background in graphic design, Robyn recognized a gap in the social infrastructure of Airdrie. She didn't b...
Berlyn McKay: Speed Demon
In this episode of Airdrie Inside, Chris Glass sits down with Berlyn McKay, the 16-year-old race car driver taking the Midwest and Florida by storm. Berlyn’s story is a masterclass in resilience. From crying in her first race car at 11 to ac...
Amanda Williams: Sweet Williams Co.
In this episode of Airdrie Inside, Chris Glass sits down with Amanda Williams, founder of Sweet Williams Co. Amanda’s story is a masterclass in the Decisive pivot. After a career with the Calgary Flames and Stage West was ...
Kimwell and Grace del Rosario: Dueling Violins
In this episode of Airdrie Inside, Chris Glass sits down with Kimwell and Grace del Rosario. Their story is a masterclass in leadership. When they saw Airdrie Christian Academy lacked a music program, they didn't just apply for a job—they su...
Dr. Phillip Hoffmann: Community Builder
In this episode of Airdrie Inside, Chris Glass sits down with Dr. Phillip Hoffmann, co-chair and vice president of the Airdrie Food Bank and a pillar of the city’s volunteer sector. Phillip’s story is a masterclass in the caregiver archetype...
Darby Beeson: Speed Skating
In this episode of Airdrie Inside, Chris Glass sits down with Darby Beeson—Team Canada NextGen speed skater and clubfoot ambassador. Darby’s story is a masterclass in resilience. Born with a clubfoot and told by doctors she might never walk,...
Sarah West: West Reformer Pilates
In this episode of Airdrie Inside, Chris Glass sits down with Sarah West, founder of West Reformer Pilates. Sarah’s story is a masterclass in the pivot. After AI disruption shifted her career in international editorial...
Airdrie Inside: Summer Sessions
On June 6th, 2026, Chris Glass and Britton Ledingham hosted the first Airdrie Inside: The Summer Session at Rival Axe Throwing. We brought together seven of our city’s premier artists who represent the heart and soul of the place we call hom...
Shamus Neeson: Arts Champion
Welcome to Airdrie Inside. We are the city’s narrative infrastructure—the platform for the builders, weavers, and warriors who form the fabric of Airdrie.In this episode, host Chris Glass sits down with S...
Dustin Horlacher: Carson and Friends
In this episode of Airdrie Inside, Chris Glass sits down with Dustin Horlacher, founder of Carson and Friends. Five years ago, Dustin’s son Carson sent out birthday invitations and received zero RSVPs. What started as ...
Kristy McConnell: Off the Beaten Path
In this episode of Airdrie Inside, Chris Glass sits down with Kristy McConnell, Registered Psychologist and founder of Off the Beaten Path Psychology & Wellness. Kristy isn't just offering counseling; she is the ar...
Miles Canyon: Burn It Down
In this episode, host Chris Glass sits down with Miles Canyon, a songwriter who traded the metal scene of Saskatoon for the "Wild West" opportunity of Airdrie, Alberta. Miles is a story weaver of the highest order—a man whose transition from me...
Chad Moore: Airdrie Thunder
Welcome to Airdrie Inside. We’re the city’s narrative infrastructure—the platform for the builders, weavers, and warriors who form the fabric of Airdrie.In this episode, host Chris Glass sits down with Ch...
Sienna MacDonald: Heptathlete
In this episode of Airdrie Inside, Chris Glass sits down with Team Canada heptathlete Sienna MacDonald. Sienna’s journey is a masterclass in the generalist mindset—competing in eight different disciplines where the margin for error is non-ex...
Bob Wilkie: Sideways
In this episode of Airdrie Inside, Chris Glass sits down with Bob Wilkie, President of I Got Mind. Bob isn't just a survivor of the Swift Current Broncos 1986 bus crash tragedy; he’s the architect of a new narrative in...
Rishav Sharma: Airdrie's Para-Badminton Star
In this episode of Airdrie Inside, Chris Glass sits down with Rishav Sharma—Team Canada para-badminton athlete, double gold medalist, and founder of the Rocky View Badminton Academy. Rishav’s story is a masterclass in moving from "doubt" to ...
Celine Simard: Purely Chemical
Celine Simard (Celin) grew up in Fahler, Alta., the "Honey Capital of Canada," but she found her voice in the isolation of a 28-day quarantine. From the Young Canadians to the King Eddie, Celin is part of the creative "explosion" that has tr...
Horacio Galanti: Death Zone CAO
What does it take to manage 100,000 people and a $500 Million budget? For Horacio Galanti, the answer was found at 8,000 meters in the "Death Zone."In this episode of Airdrie Inside, Chris Glass sits down with Horacio Galanti—C...
Kim Titus: Thumbs Up Foundation
"There comes a time when we need to stop pulling people out of the river and go upstream to find out why they're falling in." Kim Titus didn't just start a foundation to honour her son, Braden; she started a movement to dismantle a bro...
Tong Wang: Windwood Music Festival
She has performed at the Lincoln Center and toured the world, but Tong Wang’s most important stage is a cul-de-sac in Airdrie. As a concert pianist, educator, and co-founder of the Windwood Music Festival, Tong is on a mission to replace the...
Mo Shaukat: Boots on the Ground
"We are training people to survive the job physically, but we aren't training them to survive it mentally." Mo Shaukat has seen the worst of humanity as a hostage negotiator and correctional officer at the Edmonton Institution, a maxim...
Mandi Fusaro: Building Airdrie's Soul
The "Champion of the Arts" award isn't for the person who writes the biggest cheque. It's for the person who gives the most of themselves. For Mandi Fusaro—actor, director, playwright, and teacher—that has meant spending nearly a decade in t...
Kristen Shima: City Builder
Most politicians learn how cities work after they're elected. Kristen Shima spent a decade building them from the inside. With a Master's degree in sustainable community development and a resume that includes securing ...
David Barchard: Micro Acres
Most people think farming requires hundreds of acres and massive tractors. David Barchard proves you can feed a community with just a few hundred square feet and a lot of heart. After 15 years in the restaurant industry witnessing a broken s...