أفضل بودكاسات Halifax (2025)

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Should you be concerned about campaign contributions made to local politicians by developers? 9:10

3d ago9:10

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How likely is it that money influences decisions at council? Guest host Blair Sanderson asks Andrew Sancton, retired professor at Western University who studies ubran politics and local government.

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If It Makes You Happy EP 3: The Outcomes 19:54

12d ago19:54

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Originally Uploaded March 28, 2024 Research shows many younger people are feeling unhappy. And while they may want to do something to improve their mood, the endless advice from books, articles and podcasts about how to be happier is overwhelming. Enter an inquiring group of journalism students at the University of King's College, in Halifax, Nova …

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January 5th : 2025 - By His Spirit - Mike Miller 43:37

21d ago43:37

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January 5th : 2025 - By His Spirit - Mike Miller by Nova Church Halifaxبقلم Nova Church Halifax

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For the Love of My Sister: Paula Gallant's Legacy 16:24

4d ago16:24

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Lynn Gallant-Blackburn is the sister of Paula Gallant. Paula was a teacher, artist and new mother who was killed by her husband in December of 2005. In the fall of 2024, Lynn released a memoir titled, For the Love of My Sister: Paula Gallant's Legacy. The book was published with the support of Women's Centres Connect. Alex Guye sat down with Lynn t…

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A trauma therapist's perspective on what working in the gender-based violence sector is like 14:50

5d ago14:50

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Kristina Fifield is a trauma therapist and social worker. Alex Guye spoke with her about what her experience has been like working in this field over the last five years. This story talks about intimate partner violence and what that may look like, so we ask that you listen with care. Information about crisis services can be found by calling or tex…

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Who are "they" and why do conspiracy theorists blame them when things go wrong? 17:24

6d ago17:24

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Jeff Douglas talks with Saint Mary's University psychology Professor Steven Smith, as Politico reports a "major vibe shift" in how conspiracy theorists are operating in the American political landscape.

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Dalhousie researcher says the gender-based violence action plans are critical, but action is the next step 13:16

6d ago13:16

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Alex Guye has been looking into the progress of addressing gender-based violence in Nova Scotia. She spoke with three people to get an idea of where they think the province is at. One of them is Alexa Yakubovich, a researcher of gender-based violence at Dalhousie University.

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Mi’kmaw Kina’matnewey starts initiative promoting clean eating 9:05

9d ago9:05

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Tex Marshall is one of the people coordinating the initiative with Mi’kmaw Kina’matnewey. It's called Waqmatalmk Punamuiku’s, or Eating Clean in January and he tells Mainstreet's Ella Burke all about it.

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War Amps representative talks importance of accessible prosthetics 15:07

9d ago15:07

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Tim Verney, the regional representative for the War Amps, tells Jeff Douglas about the importance of having accessible and affordable prosthetics.

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UFO enthusiast Pat Laba always felt like an alien growing up, and he explores why in a documentary 21:26

10d ago21:26

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A Place Under The Stars is a documentary in progress. Pat Laba drops into Studio A to tell Jeff Douglas about it, and about how his father's history of fighting in the Lebanese civil war, and spending time in a notorious Syrian prison, shaped his own sense of belonging to different worlds.

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Retired fisheries and environmental consultant Geoff Hurley on how to defuse tensions in lobster fishery 17:30

10d ago17:30

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Geoff Hurley tells Jeff Douglas why he thinks lobster fishing seasons, as we've known them, should be thrown overboard in favour of "a dynamic approach to opening and closing fisheries."

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Journalism is in crisis, and some attempts to help it have politicized it instead -- Jesse Brown, Canadaland 14:37

11d ago14:37

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Jesse Brown, the publisher of Canadaland, talks with host Jeff Douglas about the state and the future of journalism in Canada, and about why some of the things the federal government did to try to help journalism also did harm.

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Norovirus is even grosser than you thought, thanks to the role of "toilet plume" - Dr Iris Gorfinkel explains 9:55

11d ago9:55

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Cases of norovirus are spiking across Canada. It spreads through contaminated food or surfaces, and through close contact with an infected person. Also -- from something called "toilet plume." Mainstreet health columnist Dr. Iris Gorfinkel explains, to a horrified Jeff Douglas.

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T Thomason: Meta's Relaxing of Rules on Hate Speech Could Lead to Real World Harm 13:50

12d ago13:50

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Musician, actor and activist T. Thomason shares thoughts and experiences with online hate, and fears that Meta's move to walk back protections against Hate Speech and Abuse will create unsafe environments for Queer and Gender-Queer community.

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If It Makes You Happy EP 2: The Intervention 23:12

12d ago23:12

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Originally uploaded on March 28, 2024 Research shows many younger people are feeling unhappy. And while they may want to do something to improve their mood, the endless advice from books, articles and podcasts about how to be happier is overwhelming. Enter an inquiring group of journalism students at the University of King's College, in Halifax, No…

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If If Makes You Happy EP 1: Are you Happy? 23:56

12d ago23:56

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Originally uploaded on March 27, 2024 Research shows many younger people are feeling unhappy. And while they may want to do something to improve their mood, the endless advice from books, articles and podcasts about how to be happier is overwhelming. Enter an inquiring group of journalism students at the University of King's College, in Halifax, No…

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Oldest animal known to have lived is a 507-year-old clam that has secrets to share about ocean currents 11:29

13d ago11:29

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Our oceans guy, Boris Worm, drops into Studio A to tell Jeff about it.

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If Trump imposes 25% tariffs across the board, that will mean "a definite recession" for Canada 20:36

13d ago20:36

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JP Deveau's company, Acadian Seaplants, exports products to eighty countries. He previously led the One Nova Scotia Coalition's working group on global competitiveness and improving exports. He drops into Studio A to talk with host Jeff Douglas about the threat of US tariffs on imports from Canada.

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Doctor talks about abortion care services are available in the Eastern Zone 10:23

13d ago10:23

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Obstetrician/gynecologist and Maternal Child department head for the Eastern Zone, Dr. Vaughan Marshall, tells us what doctors in the region can and cannot do when it comes to abortion care.

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Two winter enthusiasts tell us why they love getting outside this time of year 11:19

16d ago11:19

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Winter is here, and there's lots of activities to take advantage of around the province. Jeff Douglas speaks to Dalhousie professor John Cameron and family doctor John Chiasson about ways they enjoy the outdoors in the winter.

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Mulgrave mayor says coyotes are gone, but they may be causing problems in another community 7:23

16d ago7:23

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Mayor Ron Chisholm tells Jeff Douglas how Mulgrave's coyote problem was solved, but now he's hearing the community of Canso is dealing with a similar issue.

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St. FX student starts petition to increase abortion access at Antigonish hospital 10:50

16d ago10:50

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Sophia Kydd is a third year student at St. Francis Xavier University. She found that in her adopted town of Antigonish, women have no real access to a surgical abortion and must travel to Halifax if they need one. Sophia spoke with Jeff Douglas about this, and the petition she started to try and promote change.…

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Coalition of advocates requests urgent meeting with provincial ministers to address gender based violence 17:40

17d ago17:40

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Their letter, signed by more than a dozen people in the gender based violence sector, is addressed to Justice Minister Becky Druhan and Leah Martin, the minister responsible for the advisory council on the status of women act. The coalition also hopes to meet with Premier Tim Houston. Guest host Preston Mulligan spoke with two people in the coaliti…

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That charge on your receipt, when you buy ground beef -- it's mainly because of the meat. But... 7:54

17d ago7:54

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...did they also weigh the packaging, and charge you for that as if it was also made of meat? CBC business reporter Sophia Harris tells guest host Preston Mulligan how she took a small scale into grocery stores to see if customers are always getting what they pay for. And she found cases where they're not.…

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Independent defence analyst Ken Hansen on Trump's plans for Greenland, Panama, and Canada 22:10

18d ago22:10

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Ken talks with guest host Preston Mulligan, after we hear some memorable moments (maybe too many) from US President-elect Donald Trump's meandering news conference January 7th in Mar-a-Lago.

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Trudeau announces he'll step down, and the Mainstreet Spinbusters react 38:06

20d ago38:06

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Guest host Preston Mulligan talks with Barbara Emodi, Michelle Coffin, and Chris Lydon.

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The Healthy Relationships for Youth program aims to shift the culture of gender-based violence 10:43

23d ago10:43

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After yet another tragic incident of gender-based, intimate-partner violence - experts remind us that violent relationships rarely start out that way. We take a look at one program from the Antigonish Women’s Resource Centre and Sexual Assault Services Association, called the Healthy Relationships for Youth program. It hopes to shift the culture by…

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Health professionals with long term exposure to traumatic events can develop compassion fatigue 8:01

23d ago8:01

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Alec Stratford, the executive director of Nova Scotia’s College of Social Workers, tells us about compassion fatigue in health care professionals and why it might be on the rise.

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We're living in a cyber security "dark age" and Canada is "the weak link in the Western world" 22:44

24d ago22:44

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David Shipley, CEO and co-founder of Beauceron Security, talks with host Jeff Douglas about recent and ongoing cyber security breaches involving major US institutions, and about Canada's vulnerabilities.

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2024: Year of the Maggie 23:25

26d ago23:25

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Maggie Andrew had a pretty killer 2024: she was a Wavemaker at the 2024 JUNO Awards, won CBC Music's Searchlight Competition and put a song in the top five of the CBC Music Top 20... picked up an ECMA and two ANSMA Awards. Maggie joins Jeff to talk about turning dreams into goals, manifesting success, and staying strong.…

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November 24th: 2024 -Care For The Coal - Paul Fraser 40:23

1M ago40:23

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November 24th: 2024 -Care For The Coal - Paul Fraser by Nova Church Halifaxبقلم Nova Church Halifax

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A visit to Café Caye Mangé in Yarmouth 11:46

1M ago11:46

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One year ago, Café Caye Mangé open its doors on Main Street in Yarmouth. The restaurant boasts healthy options and gives visitors a taste of Saint Lucia. Alex Guye visited the cafe earlier this month, and spent the morning with owner and chef, Pamela Alexander Leonforde as she prepped for the day.

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December 22nd : 2024 - Sudden Correction - Mike Miller 39:45

1M ago39:45

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December 22nd : 2024 - Sudden Correction - Mike Miller by Nova Church Halifaxبقلم Nova Church Halifax

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Nova Scotia's Perennial Child Poverty Problem 18:09

1M ago18:09

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The latest Child Poverty Report Card for Nova Scotia show's the steepest increase in child poverty rates in a generation: Provincially, nearly 24% of children live in poverty. Locally, that number can soar from over 30% to a staggering 66%. Lesley Frank, the Tier II Canada Research Chair in Food, Health, and Social Justice at Acadia University, ref…

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Team Member of the Month, Brian Schubert 21:57

1M ago21:57

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Listen in as John Guthrie speaks with our November 2024 Team Member of the Month, Brian Schubert!بقلم Halifax Health

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High school students in Halifax reflect on the impact of the phone ban in schools 14:10

1M ago14:10

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Freelancer and grade 12 student Damini Awoyiga drops into Studio A to tell Jeff Douglas what people are telling her about the impact of the phone ban in Nova Scotian schools.

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Teresa Heffernan, Director of SMU's Social Robot Futures Project, on how AI companions manipulate us 18:07

1M ago18:07

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In the US, some parents are suing Character.AI, alleging the AI companionship app has played a role in ruining their kids' lives, and in one case contributed to a 14-year old boy's decision to commit suicide. Teresa Heffernan talks with Jeff about longstanding concerns about technology that tricks people into thinking they're talking to a real pers…

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Stephanie Domet catches up with musicians who competed as teens in Mainstreet's School Of Rock 21:30

1M ago21:30

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Former Mainstreet host Stephanie Domet drops into Studio A, to reminisce about some of the amazing teen musicians who competed live on the radio in our School of Rock contests in 2010 and 2011, and tell Jeff what she's learned about where they are now.

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Should you wash your Christmas tree? Why are you even asking that question? 11:07

1M ago11:07

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If you're considering washing your Christmas tree, the Christmas Tree Council of Nova Scotia recommends against it. The CBC's Molly MacNaughton tells Jeff Douglas what she's learned about why some people are doing this, and how it can backfire.

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Founder of Ocean To Plate Seafood on why so much of the fish caught off our coast is quickly exported 12:03

1M ago12:03

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Troy Atkinson drops into Studio A to talk with Jeff Douglas, and address some of the points raised in an email from a listener about the availability of fresh, local fish.

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November 17th: 2024 - The God Who Sees Me- Mike Miller 40:23

1M ago40:23

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November 17th: 2024 - The God Who Sees Me- Mike Miller by Nova Church Halifaxبقلم Nova Church Halifax

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Chrystia Freeland's resignation, and the "Biden-style" implosion of the federal Liberals 21:02

1M ago21:02

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Jeff Douglas is joined by the Mainstreet Spinbusters -- Barbara Emodi, Chris Lydon, and Michelle Coffin.

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Dad on social assistance say he can't recover from theft of packages in time for Christmas 12:35

1M ago12:35

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Jeff speaks with David Bent from Berwick, who says a courier delivered his packages (or pretended to deliver them) to the wrong house, and Ashley Farnsworth of Torbrook, who started a facebook group about this because so many people are having similar experiences with packages going missing.

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December 15th : 2024 - Sudden Provision - Mike Miller 1:05:07

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December 15th : 2024 - Sudden Provision - Mike Miller by Nova Church Halifaxبقلم Nova Church Halifax

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How another Nova Scotian organization has been impacted by the Canada Post strike 9:17

1M ago9:17

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Today federal Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon is sending the labour dispute between Canada Post and the CUPW to the Canada Industrial Relations Board. MacKinnon says this could see the mail service return as early as next week. Throughout this labour disruption, many businesses and organizations in Nova Scotia are being impacted in different ways.…

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Shaun Majumder finally releases his first ever comedy album, Cool Dad! 15:35

1M ago15:35

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He also tells Jeff Douglas about why he's decided to permanently move his family from California to Nova Scotia.

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Defence analyst Ken Hansen on Trump's talk of Canada being 51st state: "so juvenile it makes me laugh" 17:41

1M ago17:41

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Ken Hansen talks with Jeff Douglas about the Canada-US relationship.

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The second annual Dreamers' Gala takes place December 12th 7:13

2M ago7:13

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The Dreamers' Gala is put on through the Ulnooweg Education Centre in support of Asitu’lisk, formerly called Windhorse Farm. Ulnooweg chief operating officer, Chris Googoo, tells host Jeff Douglas why bringing the community together for this event is so important.

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Ross Creek Centre for the Arts' executive director on impacts from Canada Post strike 7:38

2M ago7:38

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As the strike by workers at Canada Post continues, the impact on businesses and other organizations grows. Some small businesses have scrambled to find alternate ways to get products to customers -- sometimes at a higher cost. Others have halted sales, because they had no other way to move their merchandise. And for some not-for-profit organization…

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Transition House Association of Nova Scotia representative talks gender-based violence in the province 14:22

2M ago14:22

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Between November 25th, and December 10th - which is today, International Human Rights Day - activists try to focus public attention on the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence. As these days of activism wrap up, host Jeff Douglas spoke with Ann de Ste Croix to check in on the situation in this province. She's the executive director of …

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