Episodios

  • Team Broken Earth
    Mar 27 2026

    Team Broken Earth is celebrating 15 years conducting medical relief missions around the world. Today on the show we talk about this milestone, as well as recent missions conducted in Guatemala, Dominican Republic, Uganda and for the first time, Jamaica.

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    55 m
  • Housing and suppports in N.L.
    Mar 26 2026

    Today on the show we talk about housing supports needs in Newfoundland and Labrador. We start with a look at the recent Auditor General report which found social housing supports stagnated as waitlists swelled.


    GUESTS - Hope Jamieson, housing researcher and the president of Annex Consulting; Angela Crockwell, executive director of Thrive; Rebecca Larkham, supportive living co-ordinator with Mokami Status of Women Council; Doug Pawson, executive director of End Homelessness St. John’s.; Kelly Rogers, executive officer of Canadian Home Builders’ Association Newfoundland and Labrador.


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  • Tourism and hospitality's value to N.L.
    Mar 25 2026

    Today on the show we look at how local tourism businesses are preparing for the summer plus we talk about the industry's importance for Newfoundland and Labrador's economy.


    GUESTS - Dave Lank, owner and operator of The Cape; Alex Blagdon, culinary director at The Cape; Deborah Bourden, owner and operator at Anchor Inn Hotel; John Devereaux, chair of hospitality N.L.; and John Fisher, director of Fisher’s Loft in Port Rexton.


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  • Pre-season gardening
    Mar 24 2026

    We start today's show with a weather update from CBC meteorologist Ashley Brauweiler. Then we are joined by Michael Murray for a pre-season gardening show.

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    55 m
  • Press freedom and police oversight
    Mar 23 2026

    Today on the show we talk about a court case that could decide the future of press freedom, and police oversight, in Canada.


    Guests: Justin Brake reporter/editor at The Independent; Geoff Budden, St. John's Lawyer; Brent Jolly, national president, Canadian Association of Journalists; Ethan Cox, editor, Ricochet Media; Karyn Pugliese, journalist/editor


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  • Ultra processed food and our health
    Mar 20 2026

    A discussion about ultra processed foods (UPF) and their affect on our health. We also talk about the history of UPF, how they ended up on our plates, climate change impacts on getting fresh foods and relying on UPF, policy and diet, etc…


    GUESTS - Rachel Prowse, registered dietitian and assistant professor of nutrition and dietetics at Memorial University; Daniel Zaltz, assistant professor at the University of Ottawa School of Epidemiology and Public Health; Sarah Parsons, registred dietitian and postdoctoral fellow at MUN's biochemestry department; and Nicholas Fairbridge, Research Associate within the Faculty of Medicine at Memorial University.


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    55 m
  • The spirituality of both Ramadan and Lent
    Mar 19 2026

    Today’s show is about the spirituality of both Ramadan and Lent. We dive into how people observe respective months of fasting and prayer. Today's panel talks about why they participate the lessons their practice teaches them for life in general.


    GUESTS - Sa'adatu Usman, founder of a non-profit organization called Global Citizen Inc; Ayse Sule Akinturk, professors of religious studies at Memorial University; Father Tony Bidgood; Bonnie Morgan, author and public services librarian at the centre of N.L. studies at Memorial University; and Nancy Nochasak, first-time participent of Ramadan,


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    55 m
  • How to deal with sewage, and other messy municipal matters
    Mar 17 2026

    Easy for the federal government to say, but hard for towns and cities to put into practice. Many municipalities in this province are struggling to comply with federal wastewater regulations. We'll talk about sewage treatment and other challenges facing towns and cities in Newfoundland and Labrador.


    Guests: Alexis Foster, director of advocacy and communications, Municipalities NL, Aaron O'Brien, assistant director of engineering, City of Corner Brook and Josie Wittmer, an assistant professor of Environment and Sustainability at Grenfell Campus, Memorial University.

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    55 m