
Hosted by Craig McFarlane, this series explores the people who are influencing the world in a positive way. Craig covers everything from art, music, acting, politics, activism, writing and many more incredible stories, people and events around the YYC. New guest every week! Follow us on Instagram: @PTWCraig, Facebook: @PassingTimewithCraig
Episodes

5 days ago
5 days ago
Craig passes the time with writer/director, Noam Gonick, and producer, Justine Pimlott, to discuss their new documentary "Parade: Queer Acts of Love & Resistance".
The trio discuss what it was like to cover a documentary about Queer history in Canada, trying to tell as many stories as possible, and why this film is so important.
"Parade: Queer Acts of Love & Resistance" is now available to watch for free at https://www.nfb.ca/film/parade/
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Wednesday Dec 03, 2025
2.54 - "Stranger Things 5: Vol 1" with Ryan Phillips
Wednesday Dec 03, 2025
Wednesday Dec 03, 2025
THIS EPISODE CONTAINS SPOILERS ABOUT THE FIRST FOUR EPISODES OF STRANGER THINGS 5!
Craig passes the time with his friend, Ryan Phillips in a spoiler filled review of Vol 1 of Stranger Things 5! The two discuss the first four episodes including what worked, what didn't, who is standing out and all the fun surprises and twists. They also make their predictions of what will happen in the final episodes of the series and Ryan gives some suggestions for other things to watch while waiting for those episodes.
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Wednesday Nov 26, 2025
2.53 - Networking with Mike Migliara & Victoria Givlin
Wednesday Nov 26, 2025
Wednesday Nov 26, 2025
Craig passes the time with Mike Migliara & Victoria Givlin. The trio discuss how Mike got into casting and founded The Screen Acting Academy, how Victoria got into the entertainment business and how important networking is. They also chat about Christmas & the Celebration of the Screen Acting Academy, Cornerstone Collage of Alberta (CCAB) and Ascent Stories partnership on December 5th where Craig will be hosting an industry panel.
Tickets available at: https://screenactingacademy.ca/
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Wednesday Nov 19, 2025
2.52 - "Cowboy #2" with Spencer Streichert
Wednesday Nov 19, 2025
Wednesday Nov 19, 2025
Craig passes the time with comedian Spencer Streichert. The two friends catch-up and talk about Spencer's first comedy special, "Cowboy #2", being open and honest about mental health issues, and the comedy scene in Calgary lately.
"Cowboy #2" is now available to watch for free on YouTube.
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Friday Nov 14, 2025
2.51 - "How Dark My Love" with Scott Gracheff, Joe Coleman & Whitney Ward
Friday Nov 14, 2025
Friday Nov 14, 2025
It's CUFF.Docs week all week long!
Craig passes the time with director Scott Gracheff and subject of "How Dark My Love", Joe Coleman & Whitney Ward. The group discuss how this documentary came to be, Joe & Whitney sharing their love story with the world, and the positives and negatives of having a lot of footage and story to work with. "How Dark My Love" premieres Nov 21st at 6:30pm.
CUFF.Docs runs Nov 19th-23rd, 2025 at The Globe Cinema in Calgary. Tickets & Schedule available on their website: https://www.calgaryundergroundfilm.org/cuffdocs/
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Thursday Nov 13, 2025
2.50 - "Hearse Chasing" with Teresa Alfeld & Cassidy Waring
Thursday Nov 13, 2025
Thursday Nov 13, 2025
It's CUFF.Docs week all week long!
Craig passes the time with director Teresa Alfeld and subject of "Hearse Chasing", Cassidy Waring. The trio discuss telling Cassidy's story, the difference of directing scripted versus documentary, having conversations about so called touchy subjects, and Craig shares his connection to their film. "Hearse Chasing" has it's premiere on Nov 22nd at 12pm.
CUFF.Docs runs Nov 19th-23rd, 2025 at The Globe Cinema in Calgary. Tickets & Schedule available on their website: https://www.calgaryundergroundfilm.org/cuffdocs/
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Wednesday Nov 12, 2025
2.49 - "Modern Whore" with Nicole Bazuin & Andrea Werhun
Wednesday Nov 12, 2025
Wednesday Nov 12, 2025
It's CUFF.Docs week all week long!
Craig passes the time with director Nicole Bazuin and subject of "Modern Whore", Andrea Werhun. The trio discuss telling Andrea's story, destigmatizing sex work, being creative when it comes to documentaries and having conversations that need to happen. "Modern Whore" premieres Nov 19th at 9:15pm.
CUFF.Docs runs Nov 19th-23rd, 2025 at The Globe Cinema in Calgary. Tickets & Schedule available on their website: https://www.calgaryundergroundfilm.org/cuffdocs/
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Tuesday Nov 11, 2025
2.48 - "#skoden" with Damien Eagle Bear
Tuesday Nov 11, 2025
Tuesday Nov 11, 2025
It's CUFF.Docs week all week long!
Craig passes the time with "#skoden" director, Damien Eagle Bear. The two discuss his new film, the stories behind memes, the importance of documentaries and being able to share Indigenous stories. "#skoden" premieres Nov 22nd at 2:30pm.
CUFF.Docs runs Nov 19th-23rd, 2025 at The Globe Cinema in Calgary. Tickets & Schedule available on their website: https://www.calgaryundergroundfilm.org/cuffdocs/
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Monday Nov 10, 2025
2.47 - CUFF.Docs with Brenda Lieberman, Cameron Macgowan & Brennan Tilley
Monday Nov 10, 2025
Monday Nov 10, 2025
It's CUFF.Docs week all week long!
Craig passes the time once again with his friends at the Calgary Underground Film Festival for the 13th Edition of CUFF.Docs! Festival Programmers Brenda Lieberman, Cameron Macgowan & Brennan Tilley join Craig to talk about documentaries, this year's festival and the joys of watching films with an audience.
CUFF.Docs runs Nov 19th-23rd, 2025 at The Globe Cinema in Calgary. Tickets & Schedule available on their website: https://www.calgaryundergroundfilm.org/cuffdocs/
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Wednesday Nov 05, 2025
2.46 - Stories & Puppets with Andrew G. Cooper
Wednesday Nov 05, 2025
Wednesday Nov 05, 2025
Craig passes the time with a man of many hats, Andrew G. Cooper! The two discuss how Andrew got into the entertainment industry, writing for different mediums, his short film "Strangers", doing improv & getting into puppetry where he worked on Apple TV's "Fraggle Rock".
Craig also gives an update on how much money was raised at "Pat's Night"!
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