By Josh Hall | @Vancan19

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ERD Podcast – Episode 8: Juno nominee, sexiest cities, Sockey Day, and is donating blood actually scary?

Feb 14, 2025 | 9:51 AM

It’s Valentine’s Day!

Did Red Deer make PinkCherry’s annual sexiest cities list?

This week, Josh talks with Shamus Neeson from Canadian Blood Services in central Alberta about how NOT scary it is to donate blood, how blood donation works, and his journey to over 300 donations, plus a kidney donation (4:38)!

Then, we hear from Juno Award winner and now (newly) two-time Juno nominee Claude Lapalme, music director and conductor with the Red Deer Symphony Orchestra (18:39)!

Plus, this Monday is Sockey Day in Red Deer, and Josh shares all the details (00:43).

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