Episodios

  • Education to jobs pipeline in N.L.
    Mar 30 2026

    We have a changing word and and a changing economy, today on the show we ask how do we make sure people are equipped for the jobs of today and tomorrow? Education is part of it and so is understanding what employers want and how jobs are changing. We've got a great panel that digs into all of it.


    Guests:


    From College of the North Atlantic: Brent Howell, dean, Natural Resources and Industrial Trades; Brenda Lockyer, associate dean, Business & IT; Fergus O'Brien, vice-president, Academic & Applied Research.


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    55 m
  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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    55 m
  • 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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  • 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, executive member of the Muslim Association of Newfoundland and Labrador; 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