Canadian Podcaster Mid-August Check In - The Canadian Creator Economy, Podcast Features for the Month, PodSummit 2026

Episode 36 - Canadian Podcaster Mid-August Check In - The Canadian Creator Economy, Podcast Features for the Month, PodSummit 2026

Canadian Podcasting in August

August brings another edition of the Canadian Podcaster Online Magazine, along with a personal update from Dave after back-to-back floods disrupted his home and podcast studio. Despite the damage, he continued podcasting from wherever he could, including the kitchen table and backyard. The situation reinforces how podcasting can provide a welcome connection and creative outlet when life gets difficult.

Canadian Creators and Podcasts

The August magazine showcases podcasts covering business, entrepreneurship, plant-based nutrition, gaming, marketing, education, music, publishing, birds, music therapy, and Canadian cities. Each feature offers listeners a quick introduction before inviting them to explore the full shows.

The episode also highlights the growing Canadian creator economy through a conversation about podcast strategy, audience discovery, branding, and measuring success. The discussion questions the value of social media metrics and looks instead at meaningful actions such as podcast downloads, website visits, event attendance, and audience loyalty.

Building a Podcast Community

Community sits at the heart of the upcoming Pod Summit in Calgary. The event celebrates three years of development and continues to focus on bringing Canadian podcasters together. The 2026 event takes place in October, with organizers emphasizing connection, participation, and the continued growth of Canada's podcasting community.

The magazine also invites Canadian podcasters to contribute articles, newsletters, opinions, resources, tools, and podcast features. The goal remains simple. Give Canadian creators a place to discover each other, share what they are doing, and help the wider podcasting community grow.

Key Takeaway

Podcasting keeps moving even when circumstances get messy. Strong communities, useful resources, meaningful audience connections, and a willingness to keep creating can help Canadian podcasters stay active and discover new opportunities.

How is the Canadian creator economy doing?

VIDEO: An interview with Brand and Social Media Content Strategist, June Findlay.

June Findlay, Brand and Social Media Content Strategist joins Pod the North’s Kattie Laur for a deep dive into the Canadian creator economy.

Don’t miss this discussion on the state of podcasters and creators in Canada, how advertisers think about Canadian content, the future of building digital ecosystems (not just a podcast), and how creators make money while navigating the systems that don’t pay out (ahem, meta).

https://substack.com/@podthenorth/note/p-210690362?r=1xa74u

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