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Julia Davids is the choirs artistic director. Joel Tranquilla is the assistant conductor. They both spoke to guest host, Alex Guye.

Dalhousie marine biology student, Geraldine Fernandez and Atlantic Shark Expeditions president, Neil Hammerschlag, tell Jeff about a great white shark encounter from earlier this week. Geraldine managed to captured an incredible photo of the shark curiously peaking out of the ocean near the tour boat.

Waggin' Wheels Mobile Dog Gym is a service in HRM that brings a mobile, indoor gym directly to your dog and provides a supervised workout for dogs on a treadmill inside a climate-controlled van. Rob Doublett met up with owner and operator Spencer Fry this morning to see the idea in action.

Founder of OCEARCH, Chris Fischer, speaks with Mainstreet's Alex Guye about the organization's current expedition in Nova Scotia working alongside the Tancook Islands Marine Field Station.

One of them is Karin Jafer. She spoke with Jeff Douglas about what this opportunity means to her.

NSCAD associate professor, April Mandrona, joins Jeff Douglas to talk about the subversive, survival mechanism that is art.

Branko Mizerit tells Jeff Douglas about his company Aerodome Canada, a new model for future food production.

Councillor Laura White, who represents Halifax South Downtown, tells Jeff Douglas her thoughts on HRM council voting to move ahead on a two-way bike lane design for Morris Street that would make the stretch one-way for car traffic.

Fatu Kaba, Vatsal Sood and Danella Calina stop by to talk about the 2025 TEDx ArgyleSt event and its theme, "Rooted in Resilience: Inspired by the Bluenoser Spirit".

There is a virtual event on this topic, Tuesday from noon to 1:30pm. It's part of a series of public talks called Emancipate Your Mind. Two of the panelists join Jeff Douglas. Here's more detail on the EYM series -- www.eventbrite.ca/e/emancipate-your-mind-a-virtual-conversation-series-tickets-1400289235799?aff=oddtdtcreator

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She tells Jeff Douglas about the letters that inspired her new book, "The Golden Daughter: My Mother's Secret Past as a Ukrainian Slave Worker in Nazi Germany." It hits store shelves August 5, and is published by Anansi Press.

Bailey Vernon tells Alex Mason about some of the more unusual flavours at her new ice cream shop, Churned, in downtown Dartmouth.

Charmaine Nelson, who runs the Slavery North Initiative, speak with Jeff Douglas.

She drops into Studio A to tell Jeff about The Women Next Door, Quoir, and the other groups they're joining on stage at St Andrew's United Church in Halifax for this Pride event.

The Senator drops into Studio A to speak with Jeff Douglas, and uses her own family's experience to illustrate what culturally responsive health care looks like. This story also includes audio from an event Mainstreet's Alex Guye recorded earlier this month, with the voices of Terry Lewis from Dal's School of Social Work, and Sue Bookchin from the Be The Peace Institute.

From the Mainstreet archives, an interview with Michael Melski from 2017, recorded just before his movie "The Child Remains" premiered at an Atlantic International Film Festival gala.

Jeff Douglas goes to City Hall.

The TD Halifax JazzFest continued on the waterfront this weekend with an exciting performance by Goldie Boutilier. Rob caught up with Goldie—a fellow Cape Bretoner—this afternoon for a chat ahead of her first-ever hometown show. Their conversation got off to a memorable - and awkward - start when a fan stopped them for a picture right as they began to speak.

Edward Peill is one of the executive producers of "Great White North Invasion," a follow-up to "Great White North" which aired last July on the Discovery Channel. He drops into the Mainstreet living room to talk with Jeff.

Jeff talks with the Mainstreet S[inbusters - Michelle Coffin, Barbara Emodi, and Chris Lydon.

Carsten Knox speaks with mural artists Maddy Filipps and John McPartland, and Quinpool Road Business Association Executive Director Karla Nicholson. The big reveals are planned for Saturday. Find all the details at halifaxmuralfestival.ca

Laura Simpson tells guest host Preston Mulligan how this tech platform has evolved, and about the challenges involved in growing at the right pace, and making Side Door Access profitable. Here's more info about their dilemma -- https://news.sidedooraccess.com/news/we-need-your-help-2025

Things have since changed. Dal university veterinarian Chris Harvey-Clark talks about what Jaws gets right and wrong about great whites, what drove their numbers down in the 1900s, and the situation off Nova Scotia and Massachusetts now. He's also the author of "In Search Of The Great Canadian Shark."

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

Ken Hansen is a former naval commander, a former chair of the Maritime Studies Program at the Canadian Forces College in Toronto, and an independent defence analyst. He speaks with guest host Alex Guye.

They talk with Jeff about a research project that began by asking African Nova Scotians about gender-based violence, and then evolved in response to what they heard back. This is the first in a series of interviews about the training modules that will result.

Jeff Douglas visited the AVSSC on its annual family day, and got a tour from past president John Robinson.

On June 13, in Ottawa, Governor General Mary Simon presented Nova Scotian artist and advocate, April Hubbard with the award. She spoke with Jeff Douglas about the experience.

Jeff Douglas talks with Atefeh Tabesh, a Nova Scotian who grew up in Iran.

Latoya Nugent is head of engagement with Rainbow Railroad. She shares the details of the organizations annual report, 'Understanding the state of Global LGBTQI+ Persecution'.

Sarah Blue is a professor in the department of geography and environmental studies at Texas State University. She has an interest in the political geography of migration.

It's a stretch for your body and a boost for your mood. Rob Doublett tells guest host Alex Guye, about the business that's combining mindfulness with bundles of cuteness: Halifax Puppy Yoga!

Mari Cordes is a registered nurse and a member of Vermont's Legislature where she's served on the House Committee on Health Care. She speaks to guest host Alex Guye, about what's she's experienced to make her want to start a new life in Nova Scotia.

Today we're turning our attention to one of the most anticipated events of the summer - the Stan Rogers Folk Festival! The beloved Canso festival is kicking off its 28th edition in July and today we get all the details on this years fun from the Artistic Director himself, Steve MacIntyre.

Dalhousie University associate professor Robert Huish shares his thoughts on the ongoing unrest in Los Angeles that began almost a week ago with anti-ICE protests and why this U.S. is at a pivotal moment.

They speak with Jeff Douglas ahead of this year's Move For Sight fundraiser. Find more info at https://fightingblindness.akaraisin.com/ui/MOVEFORSIGHT2025

Ken Hansen is a former naval commander, former chair of the Maritime Studies Program at the Canadian Forces College in Toronto, and an independent defence analyst. He speaks with Mainstreet host Jeff Douglas.

Jeff speaks with the CBC's Mariam Mesbah, and then Laura Horn from The North Grove in Dartmouth.

Technology columnist Takara Small shares her thoughts on whether attitudes are changing, compared to a couple decades ago, when it comes to sharing information on social media.

Ken Hansen is a former naval commander, former chair of the Maritime Studies Program at the Canadian Forces College in Toronto, an independent defence analyst, and a columnist on Mainstreet in Halifax.

Jeff Douglas talks with Paul Service, the chief director of Halifax Search & Rescue, about a fake GoFundMe that says $100,000 is needed to cover the cost of drones to search for Lilly and Jack, and any leftover money will go to Halifax Search & Rescue.