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
Apr 21, 2026
Apr 21, 2026
32 min
Craig passes the time with the writer & one of the stars of the new play, "The Starling Effect", Lara Schmitz.
Lara & Craig discuss sci-fi, Queer stories, the theatre scene in Calgary and having the World Premiere of their new play.
"The Starling Effect" runs April 28th to May 9th and is a collab between Verb Theatre & Reckless Daughter Creative.
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Apr 17, 2026
Apr 17, 2026
32 min
It's CUFF time once again in Calgary! The 23rd Annual Calgary Underground Film Festival runs April 16th - 26th at Globe Cinema, and Craig is passing the time watching some of the films and speaking to their directors.
Today, Craig passes the time with "Earth to Colby" director & writer, Rino Mioc. The two discuss making a low budget film, filming in Calgary and making it be a character, the supernatural and making his first feature film.
"Earth to Colby" has its World premiere on Saturday, April 25th at the Globe Cinema.
Full schedule and tickets can be found here: https://www.calgaryundergroundfilm.org/
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Apr 15, 2026
Apr 15, 2026
30 min
It's CUFF time once again in Calgary! The 23rd Annual Calgary Underground Film Festival runs April 16th - 26th at Globe Cinema, and Craig is passing the time watching some of the films and speaking to their directors.
Today, Craig passes the time with "Floating Carousel" directors, writers, and stars, Delilah Napier and Lucy Powers. The three discuss finding a person to collaborate with, finding comedy, filming on location in New York and sharing their stories with the world.
"Floating Carousel" has its International premiere on Friday, April 24th at the Globe Cinema.
Full schedule and tickets can be found here: https://www.calgaryundergroundfilm.org/
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Apr 10, 2026
Apr 10, 2026
36 min
It's CUFF time once again in Calgary! The 23rd Annual Calgary Underground Film Festival runs April 16th - 26th at Globe Cinema, and Craig is passing the time watching some of the films and speaking to their directors.
Today, Craig passes the time with "Grind" co-director & co-writer, Ed Dougherty. The two discuss making an anthology movie, having the stories be connected, and having fun in a dark comedy.
"Grind" has its International premiere on Sunday, April 19th at the Globe Cinema.
Full schedule and tickets can be found here: https://www.calgaryundergroundfilm.org/
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Apr 8, 2026
Apr 8, 2026
34 min
It's CUFF time once again in Calgary! The 23rd Annual Calgary Underground Film Festival runs April 16th - 26th at Globe Cinema, and Craig is passing the time watching some of the films and speaking to their directors.
Today, Craig passes the time with "Little Doors" director, writer, editor, and star, Anthony Oberbeck. The two discuss finding the human moments and comedy moments in a post apocalyptic world, making his directorial debut, and what's it like to direct himself and his wife.
"Little Doors" has its World premiere on Saturday, April 18th at the Globe Cinema.
Full schedule and tickets can be found here: https://www.calgaryundergroundfilm.org/
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Apr 3, 2026
Apr 3, 2026
44 min
It's CUFF time once again in Calgary! The 23rd Annual Calgary Underground Film Festival runs April 16th - 26th at Globe Cinema, and Craig is passing the time watching some of the films and speaking to their directors.
Today, Craig passes the time with "Friday the 69th" director, writer, editor, producer and star, Alex Montilla. The two discuss making a low budget film all on his phone, bringing comedy & horror together, films that inspire him as well what being in the editing room for movies like "The Muppets" and "Hot Tub Time Machine taught Alex.
"Friday the 69th" has its Canadian premiere on Friday, April 17th.
Full schedule and tickets can be found here: https://www.calgaryundergroundfilm.org/
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Apr 1, 2026
Apr 1, 2026
30 min
Craig passes the time with writer, director & producer, Annemarie Jacir. The two discuss Annemarie's new film "Palestine 36", the only feature film to be filmed in Palestine in the past 2 years. They cover why Annemarie wanted to cover this story, the journey it took to make it, casting, sharing stories from Palestine and more.
"Palestine 36" opens April 3rd at the Plaza Theatre in Calgary. For local showtimes or to get it screened in your city, contact your local cinema.
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Mar 25, 2026
Mar 25, 2026
51 min
Craig passes the time with comedian, writer, actor, director, producer Susan Serrao. The two discuss the differences between various forms of comedy and what she likes about each one, physical comedy, community and more.
Craig also talks about recent events including attending the opening night of Vertigo Theatre's "A Killing Snow" and Grape Escape.
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Mar 18, 2026
Mar 18, 2026
55 min
Craig passes the time with writer aloT of Poetry. The two discuss how she got into poetry, what we learn in school about poetry and how it can be so different, and the poetry scene in Calgary.
Find out more about her on her website: https://www.alotofpoetry.com/
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Mar 11, 2026
Mar 11, 2026
56 min
Craig passes the time with the wonderfully talented, Aldona B. of Aldona B. Creatives. The two discuss how she got into publicity, stylist, photography and how they can all be connected. Aldona also shares why using a publicist can be so beneficial and working with different companies including several Calgary based theatre ones. They also discuss Aldona's openness of her RA diagnosis and sharing it with her followers on Instagram.
Craig also starts the episode out talking about his recent solo trip to Europe!
Get in contact with Aldona at: https://www.aldonab.com/
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