Clock In - Shima and Elsa

Clock In - Shima and Elsa

From Let's Find Out by Chris Chang-Yen Phillips

November 10, 2025 · 29 min · Episode 87

About this episode

Shima Robinson interviews her mother, Elsa Robinson, about the intersection of art and parenting.

The second episode of Clock In - An ECAMP Podcast, produced by Chris from Let's Find Out. Each episode, host Jay Gilday helps people talk to their parents about the work they did when they were younger. Along the way, we learn how working life has changed in the city. We're sharing the first two episodes in the Let's Find Out feed. New episodes of Clock In come out on Mondays here . Shima Robinson has always admired her mom. Shima served as Edmonton’s 10th Poet Laureate, and performs spoken word poetry under the name Dwennimen. Her mom, Elsa Robinson, is an accomplished visual artist and former teacher. Shima finds Elsa such a stalwart and reliable human being. Given how hard it can be to be a parent and make a living as an artist, Shima’s always wondered: How has Elsa pulled it off? And how have Elsa’s jobs and art informed each other? In this episode, Clock In host Jay Gilday helps Shima ask her mom, and finds the admiration runs both ways. Clock In was produced by Joe Hartfeil and Chris Chang-Yen Phillips. Our researcher is Cathy Roy. Artwork and design by Mike Kendrick and Raffaella Loro. Music by Blue Dot Sessions and Jay Gilday. This episode is brought to you by the Taproot…

People in this episode

Host: Chris Chang-Yen Phillips

Guests: Shima Robinson, Elsa Robinson

Topics covered

  • art
  • parenting
  • poetry
  • interviews
  • work life

Keywords

  • Edmonton
  • Poet Laureate
  • spoken word poetry
  • visual artist
  • working life

Sponsors

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Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Clock In, Clock In - An ECAMP Podcast

Places: Edmonton

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