Witchpolice information

*Witchpolice*
Witchpolice
Presentation
Hosted by	Sam Thompson
Genre	Music podcast
Format	Audio
Language	English
Production
Audio format	MP3
Related
Website	witchpolice.com

Witchpolice is a music archive and weekly musician interview podcast first established in 2009.^[1] Beginning as a blog dedicated to archiving the music history of Winnipeg,^[2] it evolved into a podcast that is also broadcast on Sunday nights at midnight on 101.5 UMFM.^[3]

It is currently hosted by Winnipeg journalist Sam Thompson, as well as a rotating team that occasionally organise the program, including Jon Askholm, Rob Crooks, Elliott Walsh, Ryan Sanders and Dwayne Larson.^[4] The hosts discuss a wide range of music, commonly that of the local guest they feature in every installment. They often discuss the guest's work and allow them to showcase their latest projects as live performances.

On their 100th episode, they featured Chris Hannah, the lead singer from Propagandhi. The episode was significant for Thompson as he said Propagandhi was an influential band that constantly came up when interviewing other local artists.^[5]

The podcast has also featured such notable Manitoba artists as Pip Skid,^[6] Del Barber,^[7] Duotang,^[8] Fred Penner,^[9] iskwē,^[10] Royal Canoe,^[11] Ridley Bent,^[12] Romi Mayes,^[13] Leonard Sumner,^[14] Kelly Fraser,^[15] and hundreds of smaller, independent musicians.^[16]

It has also occasionally featured musicians from other parts of Canada and overseas who are visiting Winnipeg on tour, including Ziggy Marley, Luciano, The Slackers, Julie and the Wrong Guys, and more.^[16]

In 2015, at the local Winnipeg bar The Handsome Daughter, after three years and 150 episodes, Witchpolice held its first live podcast in front of an audience.^[17]

Subsequent live events were held in the ensuing years at the same venue as well as at Winnipeg's historic Park Theatre^[18] and Torque Brewing^[19]

In 2019, it was nominated for a Canadian Podcast Award^[20]

^ "WITCHPOLICE.com". Archived from the original on 2019-04-02. Retrieved 2019-05-21.
^ "Witchpolice is a digital audio archive of Lost Winnipeg". BeatRoute Magazine. 2015-04-06. Archived from the original on 2019-08-03. Retrieved 2019-10-21.
^ "UMFM Program Directory: Witchpolice Radio". uniter.ca. Archived from the original on 2019-10-21. Retrieved 2019-10-21.
^ Radio, Witchpolice. "Witchpolice Radio". witchpolice.podiant.co. Archived from the original on 2017-10-02. Retrieved 2019-05-21.
^ "Favourite Local radio show or podcast – The Uniter". uniter.ca. Archived from the original on 2019-03-22. Retrieved 2019-05-21.
^ Radio, Witchpolice. "WR026: Pip Skid". witchpolice.podiant.co. Archived from the original on 2019-10-22. Retrieved 2019-10-22.
^ Radio, Witchpolice. "WR418: Del Barber". witchpolice.podiant.co. Archived from the original on 2019-10-22. Retrieved 2019-10-22.
^ Radio, Witchpolice. "WR172: Duotang". witchpolice.podiant.co. Archived from the original on 2019-10-22. Retrieved 2019-10-22.
^ Radio, Witchpolice. "WR231: Fred Penner". witchpolice.podiant.co. Archived from the original on 2019-10-22. Retrieved 2019-10-22.
^ Radio, Witchpolice. "WR144: Iswké". witchpolice.podiant.co. Archived from the original on 2019-10-22. Retrieved 2019-10-22.
^ Radio, Witchpolice. "WR094: Royal Canoe". witchpolice.podiant.co. Archived from the original on 2019-10-22. Retrieved 2019-10-22.
^ Radio, Witchpolice. "WR278: Ridley Bent". witchpolice.podiant.co. Archived from the original on 2019-10-22. Retrieved 2019-10-22.
^ Radio, Witchpolice. "WR334: Romi Mayes". witchpolice.podiant.co. Archived from the original on 2019-10-22. Retrieved 2019-10-22.
^ Radio, Witchpolice. "WR190: Sara Stasiuk / Leonard Sumner". witchpolice.podiant.co. Archived from the original on 2019-10-22. Retrieved 2019-10-22.
^ Radio, Witchpolice. "WR352: Kelly Fraser". witchpolice.podiant.co. Archived from the original on 2019-10-22. Retrieved 2019-10-22.
^ ^a ^b Radio, Witchpolice. "Guests". witchpolice.podiant.co. Archived from the original on 2019-10-21. Retrieved 2019-10-21.
^ Trachenko, Alana (2015-09-22). "Radio gets onstage". Winnipeg Free Press. Archived from the original on 2019-04-02. Retrieved 2019-05-21.
^ "From on air to onstage – The Uniter". uniter.ca. Archived from the original on 2019-03-22. Retrieved 2019-10-21.
^ Trachenko, Alana (2017-09-22). "Sep 2017: Witchpolice mix it up for live podcast". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved 2019-10-22.
^ "The Canadian Podcast Awards". Archived from the original on 2019-05-13. Retrieved 2019-05-21.

[1] "WITCHPOLICE.com". Archived from the original on 2019-04-02. Retrieved 2019-05-21.

[:7-2] "Witchpolice is a digital audio archive of Lost Winnipeg". BeatRoute Magazine. 2015-04-06. Archived from the original on 2019-08-03. Retrieved 2019-10-21.

[:0-3] "UMFM Program Directory: Witchpolice Radio". uniter.ca. Archived from the original on 2019-10-21. Retrieved 2019-10-21.

[4] Radio, Witchpolice. "Witchpolice Radio". witchpolice.podiant.co. Archived from the original on 2017-10-02. Retrieved 2019-05-21.

[:1-5] "Favourite Local radio show or podcast – The Uniter". uniter.ca. Archived from the original on 2019-03-22. Retrieved 2019-05-21.

[6] Radio, Witchpolice. "WR026: Pip Skid". witchpolice.podiant.co. Archived from the original on 2019-10-22. Retrieved 2019-10-22.

[7] Radio, Witchpolice. "WR418: Del Barber". witchpolice.podiant.co. Archived from the original on 2019-10-22. Retrieved 2019-10-22.

[8] Radio, Witchpolice. "WR172: Duotang". witchpolice.podiant.co. Archived from the original on 2019-10-22. Retrieved 2019-10-22.

[9] Radio, Witchpolice. "WR231: Fred Penner". witchpolice.podiant.co. Archived from the original on 2019-10-22. Retrieved 2019-10-22.

[10] Radio, Witchpolice. "WR144: Iswké". witchpolice.podiant.co. Archived from the original on 2019-10-22. Retrieved 2019-10-22.

[11] Radio, Witchpolice. "WR094: Royal Canoe". witchpolice.podiant.co. Archived from the original on 2019-10-22. Retrieved 2019-10-22.

[12] Radio, Witchpolice. "WR278: Ridley Bent". witchpolice.podiant.co. Archived from the original on 2019-10-22. Retrieved 2019-10-22.

[13] Radio, Witchpolice. "WR334: Romi Mayes". witchpolice.podiant.co. Archived from the original on 2019-10-22. Retrieved 2019-10-22.

[14] Radio, Witchpolice. "WR190: Sara Stasiuk / Leonard Sumner". witchpolice.podiant.co. Archived from the original on 2019-10-22. Retrieved 2019-10-22.

[15] Radio, Witchpolice. "WR352: Kelly Fraser". witchpolice.podiant.co. Archived from the original on 2019-10-22. Retrieved 2019-10-22.

[:6-16] Radio, Witchpolice. "Guests". witchpolice.podiant.co. Archived from the original on 2019-10-21. Retrieved 2019-10-21.

[:2-17] Trachenko, Alana (2015-09-22). "Radio gets onstage". Winnipeg Free Press. Archived from the original on 2019-04-02. Retrieved 2019-05-21.

[18] "From on air to onstage – The Uniter". uniter.ca. Archived from the original on 2019-03-22. Retrieved 2019-10-21.

[19] Trachenko, Alana (2017-09-22). "Sep 2017: Witchpolice mix it up for live podcast". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved 2019-10-22.

[:3-20] "The Canadian Podcast Awards". Archived from the original on 2019-05-13. Retrieved 2019-05-21.