YXE Underground

Anita Smith is wearing purple work gloves and has a walkie talkie clipped to shirt when I meet her at W.E. Graham Park a few days before the Saskatoon Fringe Festival is set to begin. She and her team of staff and...

There is always something happening in Saskatoon during the summertime. From Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan and the Fringe Festival, to the Saskatoon Ex and Rock the River, there is something for everyone to enjoy in...

When was the last time you felt free to be creative? To just let loose and tap into your creativity in an inviting and supportive space? I was thinking about these points when I took in the Something Sketchy – Bad...

Hello and welcome to Season 8, Episode 9 of YXE Underground. I’m Eric Anderson, and welcome to OUT Saskatoon’s Newcomer Support Group. It is a snowy, bitterly cold Thursday night in April, but in the OUT Saskatoon’s...

"Every day is a new, exciting challenge. I am having a great time doing it, but it is a challenge." Anita Smith has been creating live theatre for nearly 30 years. She is the Executive and Artistic Director of the 25th...

Welcome to the YWCA Saskatoon's Hopeful Hearts Home program. The program takes place in a four-story building that opened last year and is a transitional housing wing attached to the main YWCA building. The Hopeful...

Growing up in Swift Current, I never saw the infamous Great Buffet of China television ad that aired all the time from 1996 to 1998, but Craig Silliphant and Don Sparrow sure did. They remember seeing it in the mornings...

It’s a Tuesday afternoon and the commercial kitchen at Mount Royal Collegiate is filled with grade 11 and 12 students preparing a restaurant quality meal under the careful and encouraging eye of Wayne Pilon. Wayne...

I am very excited to share a conversation with you featuring two wonderful people who you met a few years ago. Tennille and Lydia Corbett are mother and daughter who wrote a best-selling memoir in 2024 entitled...

I remember being a kid in Swift Current being glued to the television when the Kinsmen Telemiracle fundraiser was on across the province. I would get my parents' permission to call and make a donation to the fundraiser...

For the past three years, Wanuskewin’s Artist-in-Residence program has welcomed emerging and established Indigenous artists to not only create within its beautiful space, but to share their inspiration and process with...

Hello, I'm Eric Anderson and welcome to YXE Underground. If you are a long time listener of the podcast, thank you! If this is your first time listening, welcome. YXE Underground is a local, independent podcast here in...

Empathy and compassion are qualities Brynn Service has in spades, and they are enabling her to make a difference the lives of Saskatoon’s homeless population and those who are at risk of homelessness. Brynn is the...

Hello and welcome to a special bonus episode of YXE Underground. I’m Eric Anderson and I hope you had a great holiday season. For 13 years, Swinging with the Stars has paired community leaders with professional dancers...

In this bonus episode, we are going to learn about a new and innovative project from Elmwood Residences that will make a real difference in Saskatoon’s disability community. It’s called the Elmwood Community Hub , and...