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Before the Blue Noes Marathon kicks off this weekend, intern Ethan Hunt spoke with some experts in Dartmouth to find out what it takes to run a marathon.

This morning before work, Alex Guye went down and met artists, Kalkidan Assafe and Prince Churchill, about the murals they are working on.

Filmmaker Jason Eisner remembers a childhood fright that inspired his current Vice TV series, Dark Side Of The Ring. Jeff talks with two players from the Halifax Hoopers, Anthony Ottley Jr and Antonio 'Tony' Davis, about their 14-game winning streak. Sarah Taylor drops into Studio A from the Halifax Tides to talk about what it's like to come home to a new pro soccer team. And, from our May 5th program, author Ted Barris in the Netherlands on the continued gratitude there, 80 years after Canadian forces liberated them from the Nazis.

The co-executive director of the AfterWords Literary Festival drops into Studio A to talk books, with host Jeff Douglas.

Intern Jennifer Waugh speaks with HOT POT creator Emily Kwan, stage name Elle Lixir, and Simon Yap about where the show came from and what makes it important.

He speaks with guest host Alex Guye.

Joe Murphy, a board member with the Gaelic Council of Nova Scotia, spoke to Alex Guye about the importance of storytelling to the language of scottish gaelic.

If bad news makes you feel bad, this podcast is an alternative just for you! Jeff Douglas finds out how Morris Green connects with teenage boys when Jeff drops into a GuysWork class at Millwood High. Then, we travel back to the year 1995 to hear how Randy Bachman ended up making a split-single vinyl 45 with The Hardship Post. Jason Buxton talks about his made-in-Halifax film 'Sharp Corner,' opening May 9th across the country. And Alex Guye finds out about why the BCG vaccine may prove to be a Swiss Army knife of vaccines.

Alex Guye speaks with several researches and scientists about how their work has and will be impacted in the future when it comes to treating things like diabetes, Alzheimer's, asthma and sepsis in newborns.

He listens in, and talks with Morris Green who founded GuysWork. It's a made-in-Nova Scotia program. Find more info at www.guyswork.org

Alonzo talks with Jeff Douglas ahead of his performances at the Halifax Comedy Fest.

Shila LeBlanc is the coordinator for the Rainbow Rights information guide. She spoke with Alex Guye about its importance.

She speaks with Mainstreet host Jeff Douglas.

Th program, held by Honouring Indigenous Peoples, took place at Acadia University this year. Mainstreet's Jennifer Waugh and Alex Guye spoke to several students and knowledge keepers about the event and its importance.

He speaks with host Jeff Douglas.

To kick off Mìos nan Gàidheal (Gaelic Nova Scotia Month), Alex Guye spoke with two people involved in planning and curating the events and experiences.

April showers bring May...what? What is going on here? August MacLean explains. He is the litter program coordinator with Coastal Action. 

Jeff speaks with James MacNeil, an economist at Dalhousie University.

If bad news makes you feel bad, check out these conversations Jeff Douglas had with Alex Guye about the return of the house hippo, Colin Meagher in an Export Report about a new product line at a fifty year old company in Lockeport, comedian DJ Demers who's coming to Halifax for the All Access Comedy show May 11th, and Michelle Sylliboy who is transforming a hundred acres into an Indigenous healing art school.

Kate Swanson is the Canada Research Chair in International Peace, Security and Children and a professor at Dalhousie. She shares her thoughts and expertise Jeff Douglas about what migrants in the U.S. are facing when it comes to deportation and whether the U.S. should still be considered a safe third country.

Chris Lydon, Michelle Coffin and Barbara Emodi talk with host Jeff Douglas.

Jeff speaks with Rob Russo from The Economist, and Lori Turnbull from Dalhousie University.

Troy Muise, founder and CEO of Microline Homes, talks with Jeff Douglas.

Psychiatrist Jason Morrison talks with Alex Guye about schizophrenia, what we know about it, the way cannabis impacts it, how common and misunderstood it is and what society can do to dismantle the stigma surrounding the condition.

Nyesha Sparks has made it her mission to foster greater understanding, connection, and acceptance of autism in her community of East Preston. She tells Jeff Douglas about the Autism Acceptance Fair she organized.

Award winning playwright, Nick Green, created the theatre production Casey & Diana. It is now hitting the stage at Neptune Theatre. Alex Guye sat down with Nick to hear all about the visit and handshake that inspired him to adapt this true story for the stage.

The fictional hippo is once again the centre of a campaign to increase the media literacy and digital resiliency of Canadians. Alex Guye dropped in to tell Jeff Douglas about the new ad created by Media Smarts, Canada's Centre for Digital Media Literacy.

An expanded version of Jeff's conversation with Chris Lydon, Michelle Coffin, and Barbara Emodi.

Our intern, Jennifer Waugh, drops into Studio A with the story

Fatu Kaba is an entrepreneur, award winning peace activist and she is the founder and president of the HEARTS Global Network. Natasha Fernandes is an organizer and moderator for the peace conference. She is also a Business Consultant at the Arthur L. Irving Entrepreneurship Centre. They tell Jeff Douglas about the conference and Fatu began by telling him about the organization, HEARTS Global Network.

Host Jeff Douglas talks with some of the people involved.

In every federal election since 2011, our oceans guy Boris Worm has asked candidates from all the federal parties what their policies would mean for the oceans.

Jeff talks with our oceans guy, Boris Worm.

Christian Barry talks with host Jeff Douglas about how 2B Theatre took its productions from Nova Scotia to the world.

CBC's Rose Murphy caught up with short story prize winner, Dorian McNamara, in Tokyo.

Claudine Bonner is an associate professor and the Canada Research Chair in African Diaspora Migration at Mount Allison University. Isaac Saney is an associate professor and the coordinator of the Black and African Diaspora Studies program at Dalhousie. They tell Jeff Douglas why this symposium is important and why they hope it can happen annually.

Shannon Monk the cultural tourism manager for Kwilmu'kw Maw-klusuaqn (KMK) and Heather Stevens, a maker with the Mik'mawitasik trademark and the manager at the Millbrook Cultural and Heritage Centre, tell Alex Guye all about it.

Jeff Douglas speaks with Asa McKercher, the Hudson Research Chair in Canada-US Relations, and an associate prof in Public Policy & Governance at St. Francis Xavier University.

Jeff speaks with Margaret Brigley, CEO and a partner at Narrative Research, a market research firm located in Halifax.

The Mi'kmaq Artist Emergence Program was created to bring together emerging Indigenous artists for a week of music training, cultural teachings and mental wellness counselling. You can learn more about it and how to apply by visiting the instagram page mikmaqaep. Christina Googoo is a participant of last year's program. She tells Mainstreet's Alex Guye all about her experience and why she thinks it's a great opportunity for other Indigenous youth. Alex started by asking Christina how she first found out about the program.

Katie MacLean and Chauntel Lewis are medical communications officers, at the EHS Medical Communications Centre in Nova Scotia. Once a 911 operator takes some basic info from you, the next voice you hear might be Katie or Chauntel. They'll tell Jeff Douglas what it takes to do this job, and why they love it.

Many of these people were brought to the US through Biden-era parole systems. Robert Huish is an associate professor in the department of International Development Studies. He speaks with Jeff Douglas about why, and how the current Trump administration is ending this legal status, as well as the administration's utilization of the Alien Enemies Act.