Season 2 Episode 8 - The Folk Lordz

masinahikan iskwêwak – Book Women Podcast

We take a break from whatever is happening to talk to the Folk Lordz - an improv/digital comedy duo from Edmonton. We chat about cultural protocols, what makes Indigenous storytelling and using real live (but dead) Octopus as puppets.

Links to Stuff Mentioned:

• The Folk Lordz on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEfpcGMy7s74gBHcU5aiGpA
  
• The Folk Lordz website: https://www.folklordz.com/. This includes links to their teaching as well as contact info.
  
• Blackfoot Crossing Historical Park: http://www.blackfootcrossing.ca/
  
• Howie Miller (Todd's Dad!) and Comedian: http://howiemiller.com/
  
• My Octopus Teacher: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12888462/ Available on Netflix.
  
• Diversity in Comedy Sponsorships and Programs: Rapid Fire Theater in Edmonton, Bad Dog Theatre Company in Toronto and Blind Tiger Comedy in Vancouver.
  
• Mary's Wedding at the Citadel in Edmonton: https://www.citadeltheatre.com/2020-2021/marys-wedding currently postponed to December 22, 2020 - January 30, 2021.
  
• Nakai Theatre Pivot Festival in Whitehorse, Yukon: https://nakaitheatre.com
  
• The Folk Lordz at the Vancouver Improv Festival: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngM8wfHe08s