CrossTalk

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Gardening

Horticulturist Kim Thistle, owner operator, "The Greenhouse and Garden Store" iN Little Rapids.

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Favourite potato recipes

Ramona's guest is Barry Parsons of Rock Recipes.

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Have you been noticing the rock art that's taken Nfld and Labrador by storm?

Karen Young, founder of NL Rock Art. Daughter Lauren Young, age 10

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Today CrossTalk takes you to the climate strike in St. John's.

Adam Walsh live on location. 2. Alison Luscombe student.

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Do we need a separate regulator for offshore safety and environmental protection?

Max Ruelokke is an offshore oil consultant, and the former chair and CEO of the CNLOPB - the Canada Nfld and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board. Bill Montevecchi is a seabird biologist.

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Gardening

Tim Walsh - Horticulturist at MUN Botanical Gardens

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Which community here do you think is the most liveable?

Dave Aker, mayor of Mount Pearl and Barb Genge, mayor of Main Brook. 709

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Does life really get better as you get older?

On today's phone-in, we've got the one and only Sheila Williams in studio. She's hilarious, she's extremely musical. And she's on stage next weekend in St. John's. She have two performances at Holy Heart Theatre. Where some of her material will be about the mysteries of the aging process. We've got a pair of tickets to give away. And this kind of tongue-in cheek question for you: Does life really get better as you get older?

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What's your reaction to those images of Justin Trudeau that everyone's talking about?

With Memorial University political scientist Kelly Blidook. And Indian-Canadian writer and cbc.ca/nl commentator Prajwala Dixit.

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Does the shortage of family doctors worry you?

On today's phone-in, the doctor shortage. Poll results suggest that one in five people in this province do not have a family physician. That's 99-thousand people. So here's our question for you: Does the shortage of family doctors worry you? We've got the president of the Nfld and Labrador Medical Association standing by to take your calls.

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Gardening with Botanist Peter Scott

Guest: Botanist Peter Scott

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Would you ever try hunting with a bow and arrow?

Guests: Bowhunter Leo Squires and Bowhunter Christine Fleet.

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It's Friday the 13th and a full moon

In fact the harvest moon. And it's a Trivia Day on CrossTalk. Kind of a perfect combination. John Gushue is in studio. Questions. Prizes 722-7111 / 1-800-563-8255

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Are deaf children here being shortchanged by the education system.

Myles Murphy, Executive Director NL Association of the Deaf Barbara O'Dea, an advocate for deaf education Sheila Keats - ASL interpreter

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It's a gardening day.

Dr. Ross Traverse

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Are too many seniors being forced to work because of poverty?

Mary Martin and Mary Moylan have cofounded the group, SOS, or Support our Seniors.

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Where does your pet sleep - is it on your bed?

CBC reporter Daniel MacEachern.

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Today we're focusing on making jams and jellies and preserves.

Sarah MacAulay is known as "The Jam Lady" at the St. John's Farmers' Market.

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Do you remember your first day of school?

Mary Foley taught in Conche on the Northern Peninsula for 38 years. That was until 2015. Since then, she's worked as a substitute teacher in both Roddickton and Englee.

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Gardening

Tim Walsh

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Share your experiences questions about bees and beekeeping

Barry Hicks is an entomologist and bee researcher. Catherine Dempsey is the president of the Nfld and Labrador Beekeeping Association.

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Gardening

kim Linekin

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Your outdoor adventures & memories of Newfoundland Outdoors.

Lloyd Colbourne, former co-host of Newfoundland Outdoors.

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Trivia Friday

Ted Blades

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Traditional Newfoundland and Labrador food

Guest: John Riche Today we're talking about traditional foods. My guest on the show made up a list of sixty of them that hold a unique place in the culture. John Riche included some of the best-known foods, such as Vienna sausages and peppermint knobs.

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What young listeners are reading this summer

Guest: Leigha Locke, Provincial Children's Librarian

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It's a gardening day

Gardening today with Todd Boland, who is a research scientist at Memorial University's Botanical Garden.

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Are you seeing less trash around this summer?

Brendon Follett from Western Bay, has been collecting litter from the area as a volunteer for several years.

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When you have visitors, where's the first place you take them sightseeing?

We're talking about hosting visitors. We want to know the first place you take them sightseeing. There are so many possibilities, from amazing vistas to getting out on the water to museums and historic premises.

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Tell us about a remarkable woman who has or had a connection to this place.

Susan Chalker Browne, author of books including "Mother of the Regiment and Other Remarkable Women of NL"

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Do you book accommodations through hotels or through services such as Airbnb?

Peg Norman, owns The Travel Bug store on Water Street.

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Gardening

Botanist, Dr Peter Scott.

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Are you finding ways to bring less waste into your home?

Jilian Rose created the Facebook group called, "Zero Waste Newfoundland and Labrador " Sophie Wells is a member of the NL chapter of Zero Waste Canada.

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Are Come From Aways who move here truly welcome?

Leslie Vryenhoek, author, Trudy Morgan-Cole, author & blogger

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Do you love being out on the water?

In studio to share their stories, kayaker Jenn Guy and sailing addict Kirk Rees.

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Gardening Day

Michael Murray of Murray's Garden Centre

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Pedestrian safety

There are lots of distractions for drivers, including texting and phone calls. It's possible there's also been an increase in aggressive driving. Or at the very least, speeding. What's your experience been like? Is it getting more unsafe to be a pedestrian? Guest: Rob Howell

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Roundabouts: Do you like them or hate them?

Guest: Jim Brazil, Defensive Driving Instructor, Safety NL

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So today we've got an expert on mini-split heat pumps and other ways to conserve electricity.

Guest: Peter Upshall of TakeChargeNL

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Gardening Day

Guest: Gardening expert Anthony O'Neill

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Should the flooding of Muskrat Falls be delayed?

Guest: Johannes Lampe, president of Nunatsiavut

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We want to hear about your favourite museum exhibits.

Sometimes we think of museums as dusty dark spaces where there's so much to read that your head starts spinning, but museums have changed a whole lot over the years.

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Invasive green crab

A species that is aggressive and incredibly difficult to deal with. Green crab is a challenge you're going to be hearing more and more about. Guest: Federal fisheries scientist Cynthia McKenzie

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Have you ever run the Tely 10 or would you like to some day?

Guests: Kate Bazeley, record-breaking Tely 10 winner, elite road runner. Art Meaney, Tely 10 champ and running coach.

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Gardening

Guest: Research horticulturist Todd Boland with MUN Botanical Garden

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Do you have questions about how to take better pictures?

Guests: photographers Dennis Minty and Carol Ann Ryan.

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Have you been checking out local craft beer?

We're all about beer today, specifically, craft beer made right here in Newfoundland and Labrador.

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Do you worry that some traditional craft-making skills are being lost?

What are some of the traditional crafts that you remember? Do you keep those traditions alive? Have you maybe put a modern twist on them?

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Are you interested in any of the countless shipwrecks off Newfoundland and Labrador?

Guest: Neil Burgess - president of the Shipwreck Preservation Society of Nfld and Labrador.

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Gardening Day

Guest: Botanist Peter Scott

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Do you still hear people making homophobic comments or jokes?

Guests: St. John's Pride NL Board members Derek Semerad and Forough Emam plus activist Blair Curtis.

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Trivia Day

with John Gushue

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Which vintage car would you love to have?

If money were no object, which vintage car would you choose? Or maybe it would be a motorcycle or a van or a truck. Our guests today are absolutely in love with beautiful classic and antique cars. Mel and Cynthia Gregory have quite the collection.

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Dog training

Guest: Ken Reid is a dog trainer in St. John's. He's known as Newfoundland's Dog Whisperer.

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Gardening Day

Guest: Tim Walsh - Nursery Manager, MUN Botanical Garden

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Have you made changes so that you can stay in your home as you get older?

Guests: Kim White is an accessibility advocate. Karen Noel is responsible for the new "Home to Stay" social enterprise at Stella's Circle in St. John's. And Keri Chambers is an occupational therapist at Stella's Circle.

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Who taught you how to cook?

A Relative? Cookbook? Or did you learn from watching cooking tv shows? Do you remember what you first started cooking? We've got Andrea Maunder in studio with lots of her own stories.

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The fascinating insects of Nfld and Labrador.

From fire ants to lady bugs to daddy long legs and bees. We have two of the authors of the new book, Stouts, Millers & Forky-Tails ready to hear from you.

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We're dedicating the show today to magnificent whales.

We've love to hear about your experiences with whales off the coast of Newfoundland and Labrador. We have two guests from the Department of Fisheries and Oceans with all kinds of information

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