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Scottish musicians Màiri Morrison and Alasdair Roberts collaborate with Nova Scotia bassist/musical arranger Pete Johnston to create "Remembered in Exile: Songs and Ballads from Nova Scotia". The album explores traditional songs with Scottish roots collected by prominent folklorist Helen Creighton.

Màiri Britton tells Alex Guye about Cala Cainnte, formerly known as the Gàidhlig aig Baile Institute. The name means language haven in English, and it will create new opportunities for teaching and learning Gaelic in Nova Scotia.

Becky Western-Macfadyen is the financial coaching and education manager with the credit counselling agency, Credit Canada. She gives some tips and resources to protect your credit and identity in the wake of the Nova Scotia Power data breach.

Peter Gregg tells Jeff Douglas about the ransomware attack Nova Scotia Power has been the victim of. He confirmed that the hackers who stole the data have published it to the dark web.

Alex Guye attends a Gaelic Nova Scotia Month event at Gottingen street's Eastern Tea Bar.

A retired physician helps Radstorm raise enough money to buy the building it calls home in Halifax, we hear how some healthcare workers are using art to deal with stress and burnout, and a matchmaker tells Jeff about a new trend called Loud Dating.

Alex Khasnabish is chair of the department of Sociology and Anthropology at Mount Saint Vincent University. He studies social movements, radical politics, and social & political theory. Erik McDuffie is an associate professor of African American Studies and History at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. He is the author of the Jon Gjerde Prize winning book, "The Second Battle for Africa: Garveyism, the US Heartland, and Global Black Freedom". Alex Guye spoke with the two professors about the term woke, and the harm the anti-woke movement can cause.

Jeff Douglas spoke with the Premier on the afternoon of May 22nd, in his office in Halifax.

Susan Fraser is a certified High Performance Equestrian coach who has spent decades training and caring for horses. She tells Mainstreet host, Jeff Douglas, about the condition of the horses at Ross Farm Museum when she was asked to evaluate them back in November.

Jotham Corbett shares his experience living with schizophrenia. Alex Guye gave Jotham and his parents, Cyndi and Dennis, a call to hear about Jotham's experiences, and the importance of his family's support.

Jeff talks with our defence columnist Ken Hansen.

David Shipley is a cyber-security expert and a principal at Beauceron Security.

Cape Breton musician Mary Jane Lamond, who has long been involved in preserving Gaelic songs and language, tells Alex Guye about Stòras a' Bhaile and the importance of keeping Gaelic culture alive.

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