The Signal

Show about the play Braiding Peonies, written by Sobia Shaheen Shaikh and directed by Santiago Guzmán. It’s a play revolving around a Muslim family in St. John’s after they faced a racist incident. It’s about why art and sharing those kind of stories matter - to make a difference, to build connections, for representation. 

Josh Smee, CEO of Food First N.L.; Russell Williams, MUN political science professor; David Macdonald, senior economist with Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives; Darrelle Bennett, whose family owns a couple of convenience stores in Happy Valley-Goose Bay. 

Alan Doyle stops in to talk about his new book 'The Smiling Land: All around the circle in my Newfoundland and Labrador'. 

We check-in with Adam Walsh about the Remembrance day events at the War Memorial, and Terry Roberts reports a radio documentary from last year, that included areas just off the shores of our own province.

Today's show brings you coverage from CBN and speaks with residents about rebuilding efforts after a devastating summer of wildfires. The main question we ask- what does rebuilding a community look like?

Today on the show we have an economist, a business professor, a political scientist and the head of the Board of Trade all weighing in on the federal budget and what it means for you. Guests: Tom Cooper, MUN business professor; Lynn Gambin, economist; AnnMarie Boudreau, CEO, Board of Trade; Scott Matthews, MUN political science professor.  

We are talking to students at MUN who want to raise the alarm on the importance of mental health supports and resources - especially for students - we will talk about academic stress, financial stress, food, and being far from home. They are part of MUN Minds which is a student peer support resource. GUESTS: Matt Wheeler, trained peer-supporter and is currently doing a masters in experimental psychology; Haley Bonnell, first year PhD student researching peer-support, and co-chair of MUN minds; Tariq Al-Sidawi, social work student and the outreach co-ordinator with MUN Minds; and Kelly Neville, wellness Lead at MUN’s Student Wellness and Counselling Centre.

The Centre for Social Enterprise at Memorial University is hosting a full week of activities in celebration of Social Enterprise Day. On today's show they highlight some of the social enterprises the students created. The students offer some insight into which social issues they want to tackle through their businesses.GUESTS: Gillian Morrissey; manager of the Centre for Social Enterprise, Oluwatoyin Mary Awosansya, co-founder of MKS productions; Pablo Baldiviezo Rodriguez and Yasaman Alidadi, founders of FutureSprouts; and we are calling Mike Taylor, founder of Frontline Peers. 

Food Banks Canada's annual HungerCount report is out and says food bank use has doubled nationally since 2019. Today we start with the national look and zoom in to check with food banks in this province. Guests: Lesley Burgess, executive director, Bridges to Hope; Tina Bishop, general manager, Community Food Sharing Association; Rudy Singleton, chairperson, Emmaus House; Danielle Seward, executive director, Single Parent Association of Newfoundland and Labrador; Kirstin Beardsley, CEO Food Banks Canada; Marjorie Flowers, Hopedale AngajukKâk; Pastor Gerard Nobel, chair of Stephenville Emergency Food Services; Glenn Roil; chairman of the board of Canada Without Poverty.

Today on the show we meet some of N.L.’s youngest town councillors and we have a couple of veterans offer them some advice. Guests: CBC reporter Jenna Head; Kate Cadigan, councillor at large for the City of St. John’s; Justina Nawaz, deputy mayor, Witless Bay; Hunter Burton, councillor in La Scie; Steve Crewe, former mayor of Hermitage; Brett Langdon, former Deer Lake councillor 

Today on the show, you learn you have ADHD, so what’s next? What are the treatments? How do you process the news? What are the resources available? We have a panel of medical expects and people with ADHD to break it all down. GUESTSDr. Janine Hubbard, registered psychologist; Dr. Roxanne Cooper; Andrea Hann, physiotherapist; Karleena Squires, diagnosed with ADHD as an adult; Annie Desrochers, Centre for ADHD Awareness

A new summit called FIERCE is on the go. In it you have leaders from with different backgrounds (mainly business) talking to a crowd of women, gender diverse people to inspire more equity in the workforce. 

Drought conditions through the summer and fall have led to major water issues for some N.L. communities. Today on the show we talk about that with a look to what can be done about it. Guests: CBC meteorologist Ashley Brauweiler; Torbay Mayor Craig Scott; Alexis Foster, MNL; Amy Coady, MNL president; Millertown Mayor Fiona Humber; Harbour Breton Mayor Roy Drake and others. 

Join us at the Alt Hotel as we talk to folks about this year's St. John’s International Women’s Film Festival.Guests include Jenn Brown, executive director, SJIWFF; filmmakers Sasha Leigh Henry, Allison Basha, David Gosine, Heidi Atter, Alexa Jane and Jessica Brown; producers, Louise Lalonde and Penny Eizenga; Winnie Luk, executive director, Disability Screen Office

Today on the show we talk the Middle East crisis and what a road to peace may look like. We also talk about other top international stories of the week. Guests: Lucian Ashworth, Memorial University political science professor; Justin Fantauzzo, history professor at Memorial University.  

We’ve got a panel of crime and mystery authors who are also participating at a panel in The Rooms on Oct. 22nd. It’s a light, fun and spooky show for Halloween that is around the corner. They will talk their books, and writing scary. 

Today we bring you a live on location show at the 3rd Canadian Symposium on Long COVID. We talk to doctors, researchers, students and patients together to share information on treatments and research.

We talk about online misogyny, how it influences boys and men, and how it leads to gender-based violence. How young men are radicalised online, how that impacts women and men’s attitudes towards relationships, safety, and self-esteem.

Moose hunters take a break from the hunt to talk about hunter safety, Sharing the Harvest, and more.

Fallen Heroes dives into Canada Armed Forces’ role in the Afghanistan war, and veterans explain why this is important.