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Interview: Jessie Kehaw (FAA AIR): Looming Small, By Chance

Just because something is traditional, doesn’t mean it can’t do something entirely new. My guest is Jessie Kehew, who spent her time in residence working with a miniature loom and a spinning wheel, working on a project that combined traditional methods with randomness. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS | More

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Interview: Andrew Robinson (FAA AIR): Linocut of Sharks Having Lunch

Art is often the task of removing everything that isn’t supposed to be there, and then reveling in the rest. My guest is Andrew Robinson, who joined me on a windy day to talk about his process of moving from digital to analog when creating his images — in this case, a project focusing on

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Interview: Ralph Simpson/Liz Demerson (FAA AIR): Mixing Media

Artists seem to love challenging themselves to doing something different — even stepping inside someone else’s shoes. My guests are Ralph Simpson (master basket-maker) and Liz Demerson (ceramicist), two of the artists in residence for this summer’s Fredericton Arts Alliance program. I met them at the Barracks, where they were busy working on new things

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Away From The Mire Episode 136

Back by unpopular demand, Away From The Mire is once again available On-Demand! Pearl Jam – Quick EscapeDad Patrol – Worms, Larva, Insects, Creepy CrawliesNRBQ – Wacky TobackySam Salmon – If I Needed You NowCourtney Barnett – One Thing at a TimeJonathan Richman – Velvet UndergroundThe Velvet Underground – All Tomorrow’s PartiesOvven – Ovven –

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Literary festival puts local authors in the spotlight

On September 19, the inaugural Writers of the Realm Literary Festival and Fantasy Ball took place at the Fredericton Inn. Our reporter Micrielle Manga covered the event and interviewed local authors about their creative process, inspirations and much more. For the full story, click the play button below. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe:

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This Week in Fredericton: September 19-25, 2026

In this week’s episode, we preview the Enbicon gaming convention taking place in Fredericton this weekend and see how board games are bringing people together. We also chat with the University of New Brunswick’s first research chair in digital agriculture and learn how this emerging field can help New Brunswick farmers. Podcast: Play in new

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Interview: Tamil Comedy Show

Every culture loves to laugh, and every generation has an opinion. My guests today include Kabilan Shanmugaraja (writer, director) and three performers for the upcoming Annual Tamil Comedy Show. They join me to talk about the combination of comedy, improv and musical accompaniment that will form a hilarious debate about which generation’s music is better.

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Interview: Margo Sheppard (Climate Anxiety)

Floods. Tsunamis. Storms. Erosion. There are a lot of reasons that we might be concerned. My guest today is Margo Sheppard, the President of the Fredericton Community Climate Hub. She joins me to discuss where the Hub came from and what it wants to do, as well as talk about the topic of the upcoming

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Gaming convention coming to Fredericton this weekend

Here’s your daily news update for September 23: Conditions are favourable for the development of frost in Fredericton tonight, according to Environment Canada. The Enbicon gaming convention will be taking place this weekend at the Fredericton Inn. Fredericton city council’s mobility committee meets tomorrow at noon. For the full stories, click the play button below.

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This Week in Fredericton: September 12-18, 2026

In this week’s episode, we cover the grand opening of the first large-scale perishable food recovery centre in Canada: Greener Village’s Thrive Food Rescue Centre. We also cover United Colours of Fashion’s Fredericton Fall Fashion Festival stop with guest reporter Micrielle Manga. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS | More

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People Need Music: September 17, 2026

Today on People Need Music, host Tonya Price,  welcomes Evan Cooper back to CHSR FM. Over the full hour, Tonya and Evan showcase his debut full length album “Freshman”. Evan’s  album showcases both the reality and the nostalgia of that first year of high school. Full of learning, love and life; “Freshman” is catchy, well

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This Week in Fredericton: September 5-11, 2026

In this week’s episode, we sit down for a chat with Josh Steeves, general manager of the Harvest Music Festival. The annual festival will take over downtown Fredericton from September 15th to 20th. This Week in Fredericton is a weekly news show dedicated to bringing Fredericton residents news about their community and the people that

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This Week in Fredericton: August 29 – September 4, 2026

In this week’s episode, we explore the situation surrounding the old militia arms store building at 11 Carleton Street. This Week in Fredericton is a weekly news show dedicated to bringing Fredericton residents news about their community and the people that shape it. It’s hosted by journalist Zachary Roman. Podcast: Play in new window |

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