最高の Mainstreet ポッドキャスト (2025)

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

1d ago17:24

17:24

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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Na Teliag Cape Breton 14:15

4d ago14:15

14:15

Tom Johnson is our guide in this showcase of Mi'kmaq language, culture and community goings-on in Eskasoni and the rest of Unama'ki.

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Episode 842 New Arts Festival Menus & Trip Report With Judith! 2:26:53

9d ago2:26:53

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Hello everyone and welcome to the WDW Mainstreet podcast. Pull up your stool with John and Doug as they discuss all of the latest news from around Walt Disney World and their worlds. The guys kick the show off with a little news then get into this years EPCOT Festival Of The Arts menus. What are the guys thought? How many new options? The guys cove…

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

4d ago9:05

9:05

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

4d 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

5d 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

5d 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

6d ago14:37

14:37

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

6d 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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Seeking Council - CBRM 19:24

7d ago19:24

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Steve Parsons represents district 7, which includes Route 4 from Howie Centre to Irish Cove, as well as Gabarus, Marion Bridge, Mira Road and Membertou. And Steven MacNeil represents district 8, which includes part of Glace Bay, part of Reserve Mines, the French Road area, Donkin, Port Morien, Mira Gut, Albert Bridge, and Louisbourg.…

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

7d 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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Oldest animal known to have lived is a 507-year-old clam that has secrets to share about ocean currents 11:29

8d ago11:29

11:29

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

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

8d 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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If Trump imposes 25% tariffs across the board, that will mean "a definite recession" for Canada 20:36

8d 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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Mulgrave mayor says coyotes are gone, but they may be causing problems in another community 7:23

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

11d 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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St. FX student starts petition to increase abortion access at Antigonish hospital 10:50

11d ago10:50

10:50

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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Changing climate, changing coast: protecting the past 9:39

11d ago9:39

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We're examining the threat climate change has to local history and what's being done about it.

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PowerSchool breach update 8:05

11d ago8:05

8:05

Social insurance numbers of over 250 staff members of the Cape Breton Regional Centre for Education have been compromised. We hear from the Minister of Cyber Security and Digital Solutions with the province.

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An update about the open letter to Membertou Chief and Council 6:58

12d ago6:58

6:58

We get an update from Candice Denny-Paul. She wrote an open letter to Chief and Council about the drug epidemic that is currently happening locally, including in Membertou.

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

12d 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

12d ago7:54

7:54

...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

13d 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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An open letter to Membertou Chief and Council 9:02

14d ago9:02

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Candice Denny-Paul talks about the letter she wrote to Chief and Council about the drug epidemic that is currently happening locally, including in Membertou. She's hoping this letter can open the door to further conversations that can help improve the community.

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

15d ago38:06

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

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Episode 841 Our Sunday News & Some Pub Talk! 1:26:23

16d ago1:26:23

1:26:23

Hello everybody and welcome to the WDW Mainstreet podcast. Pull up your stool with John and Doug as they discuss all of the latest news from around Walt Disney World and their worlds. The guy's hearts go out to all that have suffered in New Orleans. In pub talk they discuss some football, food and all the nonsense going on in the world. New Free Di…

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

18d 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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The Healthy Relationships for Youth program aims to shift the culture of gender-based violence 10:43

18d 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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Third person charged in Justin MacDonald disappearance 12:26

18d ago12:26

12:26

Ken and Peggy MacDonald respond to the latest development in the case of their missing son.

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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

19d ago22:44

22:44

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

21d 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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Episode 840 Happy New Year & Our Sunday News! 1:49:55

23d ago1:49:55

1:49:55

Hello everyone and welcome to the WDW Mainstreet podcast. Pull up your stool with John and Doug as they discuss all of the latest news from around Walt Disney World and their worlds. The guys kick the show off with wishing everyone a very happy and healthy New Year! The guys also cover a couple updated menus. All four parks sell out Lightning Lane …

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A visit to Café Caye Mangé in Yarmouth 11:46

29d 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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Episode 839 Merry Christmas & Villains And A Little News! 1:23:20

30d ago1:23:20

1:23:20

Hello everyone and welcome to the WDW Mainstreet podcast. Pull up your stool with John and Doug as they discuss all of the latest news from around their worlds and Walt Disney World. The guys kick off the show with a little football and everyday nonsense. then cover the little bit of news around Walt Disney World. The final part of the show was the…

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

1M ago14:10

14:10

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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Celtic Colours has new transition team 19:38

1M ago19:38

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The society that runs Cape Breton's iconic Celtic Colours International Festival has reached a legal settlement with its recently fired board of directors, and a new six-person transitional board of directors has taken the reins.

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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

21:30

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

1M ago11:07

11:07

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

12:03

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

1M ago12:35

12:35

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

1M ago21:02

21:02

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

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Episode 838 Navy Wins & Our Sunday News! 1:36:47

1M ago1:36:47

1:36:47

Hello everyone and welcome to the WDW Mainstreet podcast. Pull up your stool with John and Doug as they discuss all of the latest news from around Walt Disney World and their worlds. John is happy Navy kicked butt; John is sad because his tummy hurt when he was at EPCOT. In the news the parks are packed, Flower and Garden events schedule is out. Th…

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

1M ago9:17

9:17

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.…