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This Week in Fredericton: September 26 – October 2, 2026

In this week’s episode, we highlight the work of Bronwen Cunningham, a Fredericton woman who last month was posthumously awarded the New Brunswick Human Rights Award. We also visit Fredericton High School for the grand opening of a new outdoor classroom; and, bring you more coverage of the Writers of the Realm literary festival from

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Interview: Peter Hicks (writer): “For One Thing”

Nostalgia is a funny thing, because it can hit you for people, places and times you’ve never been to. My guest today is Peter Hicks, a local musician, songwriter and author, who has released three books this year alone. The second of those books is For One Thing, a novel set in the near-history of

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Interview: Karine & Nadia Francavilla: “PIAF”

Some voices are iconic, and it takes a brave — and talented — artist to step into them. My guests are vocalist Karine and musician Nadia Francavilla (and part of Atlantic Sinfonia), to talk about the upcoming performance of PIAF, a tribute to the incredible vocalist Edith Piaf. PIAF kicks off a tour across the

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Interview: Jenna James (FAA AIR): writer; “Fools in Culture”

Most artists work with visible arts, but a writer‘s work lives in the mind, and often explores things that can exist no where else. My guest is Jenna James, a musician, writer and student, working on a creative thesis project about “fools” appearing in popular culture. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS |

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Interview: Hayley Monroe (FAA AIR): printmaker: “Creation Through Destruction”

Artists often have to develop their mental eyes to transform their vision into process; sometimes, it also means thinking backwards, and in reverse. My guest is Hayle Monroe, a printmaker and painter who was engaged in a new process (for her) of “reductive linocut printmaking”, where as each layer of the print is created, it

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