• When Moon Mist ice cream meets the wrestling ring
    Apr 26 2026

    When pro-wrestler Jennifer Crawford (a.k.a. Moon Miss) faces a setback, they’re determined to make a comeback. Follow their journey from ice cream inspiration to injury and beyond, in this doc from Dave Irish and Emma Smith. First aired in 2023, To The Moon won an Atlantic Journalism Award and was shortlisted for the New York Festivals Radio Awards.

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    26 mins
  • The babies born into the drug crisis
    Apr 19 2026

    Meet one St. John's mom who got sober during pregnancy, and one pediatrician trying to help every similar case she comes across. Both of them want to change a system that's struggling to help moms and babies in Newfoundland and Labrador, as the drug crisis climbs. Listen in Treated Together, a documentary by Caroline Hillier.

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    26 mins
  • Songs for the hardest times
    Apr 12 2026

    "Being part of the cancer club sucks." But Samantha Keays is also a member of a pretty awesome club - a choir in Saint John, made up of people who have been touched by cancer. Listen in as they practice for their first concert, and share their stories of both darkness and joy. A moving documentary - with great music - produced by Hannah Rudderham, called Healing Through Harmonies. Featuring the voices of the Healing Voices Choir.



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    26 mins
  • Dear Mr. Smallwood...
    Mar 29 2026

    Thousands of people wrote to Joey Smallwood with questions, needs (and even insults) around the time Newfoundland and Labrador joined Canada in 1949. 76 years later the letters live on, and actually have a lot to say to our world in 2026. Tour the archives and hear these letters come to life in this episode, that features the book Dear Mr. Smallwood: Confederation in the Words of Those Who Lived it.

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    26 mins
  • How a Titanic tragedy gave way to unexpected generosity
    Mar 22 2026

    The Titan submersible implosion grabbed the world's attention in 2023. Away from the headlines, the family of two of its victims found solace with the St. John's Muslim community, and ended up making a generous, and much needed, gift. That's all in The Best of Planners, a documentary from Caroline Hillier. This story first aired in June 2025.

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    26 mins
  • Is apathy our biggest problem in these divided times?
    Mar 15 2026

    "My biggest fear is not protest, it's not anger, it's not division - it's apathy." So starts Randy Boyagoda's thoughts on finding common ground to talk to each other in deeply partisan times. Hint: it involves putting aside the smartphone and getting curious about others lives. A talk for everyone wondering where we go from here, and how.


    Randy is a writer, thinker and advisor for civil discourse at the University of Toronto. This talk was recorded live at the Halifax Central Library, with the CBC's Adam Walsh, as part of the Hear Me Out conversation series, and first aired on Atlantic Voice in March 2024.

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    26 mins
  • Inside a group home
    Mar 8 2026

    When Jazmyne McLaughlin was placed in a youth group home, she says she felt like a game piece, being moved around by adults, without a say in her own life. Now, as a law student, she's telling her story, and working to change the child welfare system for the kids and teens coming after her. This documentary was produced by CBC Fredericton's Jennifer Sweet. As a heads up, it does contain brief mentions of suicidal thoughts, so please take care while listening.


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    26 mins
  • In pursuit of the perfect chicken
    Mar 1 2026

    You know about purebred dogs. But what about purebred...ducks? Or chickens? Meet the Maritimers dedicated to beautiful poultry, and tag along on their roadtrip to show them off on Canada's biggest stage. Plus, hot tips for how to give a chicken a bath. That's all in Phlis McGregor's documentary. Standard of Perfection.

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    26 mins