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Shopping for a good cause, and keeping the noise down

We'll drop by the Ten Thousand Villages sale in St. John's, and retired architect Jim Case makes himself heard on the matter of loud restaurants

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The Mer B'ys get a glow up, the White Hills trails need a spruce up, and we remember Paul Bendzsa

The Mer B'ys are being turned into an animated cartoon, outdoor enthusiasts are working on formalizing the White Hills Trail system, and two musicians remember the wildly creative life of Paul Bendzsa.

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The soundtrack maestro of Newfoundland and Labrador, and local craftspeople strip down

Adam Foran tells us about his career scoring for film, television and commercials, and Newfoundland and Labrador crafts people get naked for a good cause

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All Halloween, all the time

Dee Payne carves an old school Jack O'Lantern, and Nicolle Parrell applies her special effects makeup skills to 31 Days of Halloween.

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Skipper's Hole and a new novel

We visit a new web series called Skipper's Hole, and Leslie Vryenhoek tells us about her new novel, We All Will Be Received

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A book about artists Christopher and Mary Pratt, an exhibit by artist Marlene Creates, and a culinary work of art - the Sweet Turkey Mess

A book about the marriage of Christopher and Mary Pratt, environmental artist Marlene Creates shows us her retrospective show at The Rooms, and we dive into a culinary work of art - The Sweet Turkey Mess.

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[mp3 file: runs 00:34:51]

Three trips — one to Smuggler's Cove, one by bicycle, and another that's a literary whirlwind

We'll visit Smuggler's Cove on the Burin Peninsula, meet a 71-year-old man who just wrapped up a cross-Canada bicycle trip, and hear about writer Michael Crummey's incredible year with his novel, The Innocents

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The Couldn'ts of Boat Harbour and the cats of Gaultois

At Livyer's Lot in Boat Harbour, no textile goes to waste, and in Gaultois, most cats get neutered.

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[mp3 file: runs 00:22:24]

A Toronto premiere, a Clarenville coffee house, and some Swiss chard

Toronto gets ready for its first-ever Harbour Symphony, a new coffee house and performance venue opens in Clarenville, and we'll follow some Swiss chard from farm to table.

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From brews to bulls, history in colour, and everything outdoors

The local craft brewery boom is helping out local farmers, a Facebook page is rendering Newfoundland and Labrador history in colour, and an outdoors enthusiast in Labrador West has created a hit YouTube channel

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A collection that's the salt - and pepper - of the earth, and coping with a local publishing hit

Gavin Will of Boulder Books talk about how his small publishing company is keeping up with the demand of two of its biggest sellers, and Heather checks out a very, very large collection of salt and pepper shakers.

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[mp3 file: runs 00:22:20]

A rare Cadillac and a new theatre for Grand Bank

Vernon Smith of Vernon's Antique Car Museum in Swift Current shows us his latest acquisition, and we get a tour of the Grand Bank Regional Theatre's new performance space in the town's former Pentecostal church.

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The Honey Bee Hike, A Job To Say, a visit to the Karma Kafe and beating back to school stress.

Guest host Maggie Gillis goes on a honey bee hike and visits an exhibition all about Newfoundland and Labrador's interesting expressions. We also take a trip to the Karma Kafe and get some tips on how to deal with back to school stress.

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TITLE: 275 Duckworth reunion and rowing into eternity

We'll take a walk through a cemetery filled with Royal St. John's Regatta history, and we'll meet an extra special guest at the 275 Duckworth Street reunion.

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A quilted car, Mi'kma'q art in Manhattan, and a symphony in the key of U

An SUV in downtown St. John's has a custom made cover, Indigenous artist Jordan Bennett shows his work in lower Manhattan, and Newfoundland Symphony Orchestra musicians join a union.

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From the moon to a cemetery to Cape St. Mary's

A St. John's man tells us about his personal connection to the Apollo 11 moon mission, some cemetery research dos and don'ts, and the Cape St. Mary's summer concert series begins

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Saltwater Classics and Dobby the Hairless Pride Cat

Saltwater Classics, the sequel to the blockbuster knitting book Saltwater Mittens, is available for pre-order, and we'l meet Dobby, the Hairless Pride Cat.

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Young pub musicians, stories of an old building, and a new podcast

Luke and Andrew Mercer are two young traditional musicians playing this summer at O'Reilly's Irish Newfoundland Pub, Rachael Green is collecting stories from anyone who worked at the building at 275 Duckworth Street in St. John's, and Mary Dalton tells us about her new podcast, Flahoolic.

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Everything you need to know about insects in Newfoundland and Labrador - and Bob Dylan

Stouts, Millers and Forky Tales is a new field guide to the insects of Newfoundland and Labrador from Boulder Books, and Chris LeDrew returns from an international academic conference on Bob Dylan.

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