Cross Talk

Today on the show we have The Signal's pop culture panel to talk the year of movies, television and streaming. Guests: Sandra Mills, Susan Kelsey and Ian Mills

Today on the show a conversation about municipal budgets -- what goes into the thinking and the planning process. How do you balance the budget to get more for your buck, balancing essential expenses, recreational activities and places but also having taxe levels tolerable?GUESTS - Miles Russell, civil engineering technologist with Happy City; Rigel Penman, Happy City's head of community partnership; Mike Doyle, mayor of Harbour Main-Chapel's Cove-Lakeview; Danny Breen, mayor of St. John's. Triffie Parsons, town clerk/manager Hare Bay; Connie Reid, President of Professional Municipal administrators and town manager of Reidville; Jordan Brown, mayor of Labrador City

This province's deficit has skyrocketed to $948 million, which is something the finance minister says is 'deeply troubling' but he has some optimism for 2026. Today on the show we dig into the update and what it may mean for Newfoundland and Labrador. Guests Politics watchers John Whelan, Laurabel Mba and Kristina Ennis, along with markets commentator Larry Short.

Today on the show we have a food and culture conversation with folks who are part of the 'edible Newfoundland & Labrador' community. GUESTS Marsha Tulk, contributor; Bill Dray, co-owner and butcher at Anderson's; Steve Canning, owner and butcher, Newlander Meat Shop; Karen Thorp, Karen's Woodworking; editors Dave Snow and Sara Tedford; Valerie Ryan, owner of the Lovely Grand Bake Shop.

Today on the show we are speaking with historians and enthusiasts about shipwrecks around Newfoundoland and Labrador. “Every body of water has had a shipwreck” as one guest says. And each shipwreck has a story.GUESTS - Historians: Heather Elliot, Julia Stryker, Meaghan Walker, Alexa Bailey and Neil Burgess, president of the Shipwreck Preservation Society of NL.

In 1967 at he age of 23 he left the mosslands of Ireland to seek his fortune as principal in Island Habor Fogo Island. Today on the show we find out what happened when we speak with Michael Boyle about his memoir On New Turf.

The federal budget has billions of dollars allocated for defence spending. Today on the show we dive into a dicussion with industry experts on how the provincial government and business can maximize our slice of the pie. GUESTS - Florian Villaumé, CEO of techNL; Michelle Simms, CEO of the regional economic development agency Advantage St. John's; Karen Moores, Atlantic Canada at the Council of Canadian Innovators' senior advisor; Charlie Oliver, property management specialist with Martek and also with Think N.L; Mark Norman, retired vice-admiral who commanded Canada's Navy and was vice-chief of Defence.

On today's show folks from Choices for Youth talk about the impacts of family poverty on young people. We also take a look at possible solutions including their social services hubs with a new one in Corner Brook soon opening. GUESTS - Jen Crowe, executive director of Choices for Youth; Nivethine Mahendran, CFY project officer; Kim Dreaddy, Jimmy Pratt Foundation executive director; Krista Butler, CFY director of Becket; Mike Kearley, executive director of Vine Place Community Centre (Corner Brook).

Today on the show we play a new limited series called 'Future Ancestors'. Over the course of the hour we hear from young Indigenous folks from across the province who are already taking the mantle of community leadership in their own ways.

The Newfoundland Quarterly magazine is out with a new issue this winter with the theme this time around being “air.” We invited contributors to the show to talk about their pieces and the inspiration behind them. GUESTS - Joan Sullivan, managing editor of the Newfoundland Quarterly; Janet McNaughton, artist and orchardist; Mark Thompson, painter; Nora Kelly, Montreal-based multimedia artist; Vanessa Iddon, artist; Karin Murray-Bergquist, writer; Mark David Turner, cultural historian and co-owner of Brak and Brine.

It's a rare Thursday trivia day on the show. Host Adam Walsh is joined by former CBC colleague and trivia master extraordinaire Ted Blades for an hour of stumping folks across Newfoundland and Labrador

Ahead of the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women on Dec. 6, today on the show we have a discussion about how financial support is a leading barrier to safety from gender-based violence.

Today on the show we talk about Giving Tuesday, a globally recognized day where people are encouraged to show generosity - either with money, volunteering or just making someone smile. We invited folks from Stella's Circle to talk about the events they are having throughout the day and their long-term plans of tackling housing crisis in N.L.

Today on the show we are joined by tech critic Paris Marx who will talk about the consequences of Artificial Intelligence in our lives, thoughts on regulations and important questions we all should be asking.

Today's show digs into a conversation about food and nutrition in Newfoundland and Labrador. We talk about folks having access to and a better understanding of culturally appropriate and nutritious food.

Newfoundland and Labrador has the highest rates of diabetes in the country. Today on the show we speak with people living with it, people who have loved ones with diabetes, doctors treating it and people working on prevention.

Today on the show we dig into a biography about Roger Bill, an American draft dodger turned pot-stirring journalist here in this Newfoundland and Labrador. It's an immersive trip through the local and international politics and players that shaped - and were shaped by - the agitators of the baby boomer generation.

Today on the show we unpack a mystery and how a St. John's soldier killed in France 108 years ago has caught the attention of historians. The remains could be those of Pte. George Patrick Kirk, but a family mystery is stalling identification process.

Today on the show we explore 'Dear Mr. Smallwood -Confederation in the Words of Those Who Lived It'. Host Adam Walsh is joined by researchers from Memorial University's folklore department who compiled hundreds of letters sent to former N.L. premier Joey Smallwood.

It's Climate Week day five. Today on the show we explore the connection between climate change, our food quality and supply, and our health.

Today on the show we speak with activists and advocates who are pushing for stronger climate policies and action. The conversation focuses on communities and people who are most vulnerable, climate justice, and the work young people are doing to help.

It's day three of Climate Week on The Signal. Today on the show we ask what do climate extremes mean for the future of our food? And we speak with local farmers about how they are adapting to climate change and what kind of support is needed. Guests: Aaron Rogers, farm manager O'Brien Farm; Rodney Reid, project lead with N.L. Living Lab; Stephanie Arnold with Climatlantic; Darryl Legge, Legge's Poultry Farm; Tom Angiers, Spruce Meadow Farms.

It's day two of Climate Week on the show and today we are asking how does a province plan for a 'just transition'? Economist Jim Stanford has thoughts for Newfoundland and Labrador and shares them with host Adam Walsh at the N.L. Federation of Labour's convention. Adam also speaks with NLFL president Jessica McCormick about climate impacts on the workforce and other labour issues of note.

Wildfires, drought, flooding, disappearing shorelines — these are the climate change impacts people living in communities across Newfoundland and Labrador are grappling with. Today on The Signal we start our third annual Climate Week with a look at how communities are trying to adapt to our climate reality. We start the show in Brazil with CBC International Climate Producer Jill English who gives us an update from UN climate negotiations at COP 30. Guests: Jill English, CBC international climate producer; Kathleen Parewick, the lead for Climate-Ready N.L. with Municipalities Newfoundland and Labrador; Ashley Smith, managing director, Fundamental Inc.; Triffie Parsons, town clerk/manager, Hare Bay; Marsha Crocker, deputy mayor, Trout River

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

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.

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.

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.