Episodes

It's Breast Cancer Awareness month and Jann invited some friends of a friend to talk about power and confidence during what is a terrible experience for breast cancer patients. Kacie Rainey & Carmelina Baccari call themselves THE NIPPLE SISTERS ™ as they are united through their shared passion and vision to improve the lives of cancer warriors. With well-trained eyes and over 15 years of combined experience as internationally certified paramedical micro-pigmentation specialists, they have helped...

Irish comedian Joanne McNally joins Jann Arden from her Winnipeg hotel for a chat about Just For Laughs Festival, her fall tour, and all the topics she explores Off the Prosecco Express. Joanne created, wrote, and presented the funny and insightful documentary Baby Hater, which was broadcast in Ireland for TV3. Her first one-woman show, Bite Me - a show about eating disorders - was nominated for multiple awards including Best Performer, Best Production, and a First Fortnight award at the Dublin ...

What don’t we cover on this podcast? Jann regales Caitlin with the eyebrow raising tale of a parched bear and we wonder about the tone of some stories around Joe Jonas’ divorce from Sophie Turner. We also touch on wedding gifts, and even a dog attending a Metallica concert. Master of pupp…ies.

Jann welcomes Caitlin Green back to the podcast after over a year off on maternity leave! They catch up on each others lives and fittingly dig into the topic of friendships and the difference between dating men and women!

This week's guest is Julie Van Rosendaal, a food journalist and broadcaster, and the author of thirteen best-selling cookbooks. She has been the food columnist on the Calgary Eyeopener on CBC Radio One and a regularl contributor to other CBC Radio shows for over 17 years. Julie writes about food for the Globe and Mail, Chatelaine and other publications across Canada and she regularly does TV segments, teaches, speaks and cooks at culinary schools and events across the country. She is an involved...

Jann and Sarah discuss the devastating wildfires in Maui, North West Territories and Kelowna. This prompts Jann to think about her emergency evacuation plans and what she would do in an emergency. Sarah and Jann review some emergency preparedness tips from the organization Ready for Wildfire and Red Cross. To our friends in British Columbia, follow evacuation orders and find more information HERE. To our friends in North West Territories, find more information HERE. Stay safe out there!

Jann and Sarah dive into the history of Barbie and discuss summer blockbusters, childhood superstar crushes, the Taylor Swift Eras tour and more! Jann mentions this TikTok account and Sarah encourages Swifty fans to watch the Miss Americana documentary which you can watch on Netflix. Let us know if you got tickets to The Eras Tour and tell us about your childhood crushes @JannArdenPod on Instagram, Twitter, Threads or find us on Facebook! Leave us voicenotes!

This week's guest is iconic television personality and now author, Bill Welychka! On August 31st, he'll release his debut memoir, Bill Welychka: A Happy Has-Been. Exciting Times and Lessons Learned by One of Canada's Foremost Entertainment Journalists. You'll remember him as the longest-running MuchMusic VJ with countless interviews and awards under his belt. He's currently a morning television personality in Kingston, Ontario. Bill will tell Jann and Sarah about the Crave Original Documentary a...

Jann and Sarah discuss the devastating news that began their recording session; the passing of Irish singer-songwriter Sinéad O'Connor. They also talk about making friends in adulthood, Elon Musk's disastrous Twitter re-launch as 'X,' and more with some listener questions along the way.

Jann hosted her 8th annual golf tournament with Enviros this week at the gorgeous Silvertip Golf Course in Canmore. Sarah flew out with some girlfriends for a road-trip through the mountains. Her vacation ends at Jann's house for a live-taping of the podcast with NO editing and some great questions from our listeners. Thank you so much for sending in your questions!

Jann wanted to talk about death and dying in the most hopeful and optimistic ways, inspired by some wacky internet articles; so stay with us. Honourable mention goes to Jann's title idea for this episode, Where There's a Will, There's a Way, because she definitely gave Sarah a pep-talk about her non-existent will. Sarah couldn't resist plucking a song from the Jann's Summer Jams Summer Playlist. And, it's true! There's nothing to fear, especially some made-up reaper. Here's the article Jann refe...

Jann tells Sarah about a surprise meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and her time in Ottawa celebrating Canada Day. They reminisce about summer jobs they had when they were younger and review a summer essentials list Jann read from Forbes. Send us a voicenote about your first summer jobs in a DM @JannArdenPod on Instagram!

With the Canadian long-weekend upon them, Jann and Sarah discuss many topics including Olivia Chow being elected as Mayor of Toronto, pride month, summer road trips and travel, student summer roommates and more! For YOUR next road trip, please check out the Official Jann Arden Summer Jams Playlist!

Jann invites her high school friend Holly Fortier on the show this week to dig into Indigenous History Month and Indigenous Peoples' Day. Holly is Cree/Dene from Ft. McKay First Nation, Alberta, born in Treaty 7 Territory. Her business, Nisto Consulting, specializes in the development and delivery of Indigenous Awareness Training. Her passion for sharing Indigenous history and culture rises from her mother's inspirational survival from Residential School when she was a child. Holly's mission is ...

Jann Arden invited her like-minded twitter friend for a conversation this week about everything from the state of social media to the state of politics in this country. You probably know Charles Adler from several radio frequencies over the years. He is a Hungarian-Canadian writer/broadcaster and political commentator, most notably the former host of the newsmagazine series Global Sunday and the syndicated radio talk show Charles Adler Tonight. With more than 40 years in broadcasting, he's excit...

This week, Jann and Sarah welcome fellow media personality Jody Vance, a radio and television host from Vancouver. Over her career, she's been a host for Sportsnet, Breakfast Television, and several radio stations. In 2021, Vance signed on as Canadian Correspondent for Al Jazeera English bringing stories from Canada to a worldwide audience and she recently launched a Thursday evening program on CHEK TV in Vancouver, Steele and Vance. Jann speaks about her appearance on the show and how grateful ...

Jann just got back from a trip to Toronto to surprise Marilyn Dennis for her last week of shows on TV and shares about her visit & her thoughts on the Alberta election. Inspired by a friend's preparation for a backyard water balloon fight, Jann and Sarah discuss childhood summer memories and share some voice notes that came in from listeners! Jann asks Sarah what she thinks about Al Pacino expecting a baby at 83 years old with his 29 year-old wife. Jann also gives Sarah a pep-talk for her sister...

Jann and Sarah remember Tina Turner, the QUEEN of Rock 'N Roll, who passed away this week at eighty-three. Special guest Gavin Crawford joins the show to talk about his new podcast, Let's Not Be Kidding; a seven-part series about a comedian, his mom, and her dementia. In this seven-part series, Gavin tells the story of losing his mother — his best friend and the inspiration for a lot of his comedy — to a disease that can be as hilarious as it is heartbreaking. He’s also joined by family and come...

Jann and Sarah talk about summer romance and how the sunshine can not only change our moods, but our romantic lives! That (very quickly) lead them down memory lane to recount how they both lost their virginity, when their parents caught them, and more! Send them a voicenote about your first time @JannArdenPod and they may play your story on the show next week!

Jann and Caitlin are reunited for a special episode where they catch up on life, the MET Gala and the Coronation.

Jann shares some Gordon Lightfoot memories after he left us this week, Sarah shares an update about her sister's wedding festivities, and special guest Mark Brand joins to talk about his podcast BETTER which just launched its second season. BETTER is a podcast about hope & resilience and leaving the planet a better place than we found it. It’s a home for conversations with incredible people who are changemakers, disrupters, and experts in their fields and you can listen to it HERE. Brand is a so...

Jann and Sarah cover a variety of topics this week. Jann shares stories from her time on the road with Harry Belafonte, Sarah confides in Jann about her sister's upcoming wedding + more! The book Jann recommends in this episode is The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz. The podcast Jann mentions is The Blaze Sessions, check them out! Send us your voicenotes about wedding season @JannArdenPod on Instagram.

This week's special guest is Melissa Gilbert; an Emmy-winning, Golden Globe-nominated actor, director, producer, and New York Times Best-Selling author. Melissa’s career began at the age of 2 appearing in commercials and guest spots. Melissa achieved iconic status by the age of 19 after a 10-year run on the television classic Little House On The Prairie where she played the role of Laura Ingalls Wilder. She has starred in over fifty television movies and feature films including The Miracle Worke...

Jann catches Sarah up on her trip to Iceland as she settles in the UK for a friend's birthday surprise and a listener prompts a discussion about how to find passion later in life. On this episode, Jann and Sarah also discuss her upcoming charity golf tournament which you can find more information about HERE.