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The Lunchbox Interview: Rory Taillon

Posted on 2025-05-28 by encaf1 Posted in The Lunchbox

My guest today is musician and road warrior Rory Taillon. Rory is on the tail end of his current Atlantic Canada tour before heading back home to Ontario. He joins me to play a few songs and chat about finding inspiration, looking backward and looking forward.

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The Lunchbox Interview: Michelle Tupy, Shelter Movers

Posted on 2025-05-21 by encaf1 Posted in The Lunchbox

My guest today is Michelle Tupy, the Chapter Director of Shelter Movers New Brunswick and Nova Scotia.

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RIP Frédéric Bonenfant

Posted on 2025-05-12 by encaf1 Posted in Against The Mat!, Announcements, CHSR News

It is with incredible sadness that we have learned of the sudden passing of one of our own. Fred Bonenfant was enthusiastic, funny and a gentle giant. He is missed tremendously.

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Live Election Coverage on CHSR!

Posted on 2025-04-28 by encaf1 Posted in CHSR News, Elections, News, Specialty, Spoken Word Shows

Join a collection of radio stations from across the country as we broadcast live coverage of the federal election from an alternative point of view! Starting at 9pm, tune in for 2 hours of nationally-produced live commentary.

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Interview: Amanda Munday (New Majority)

Posted on 2025-04-15 by encaf1 Posted in The Lunchbox

My guest today is Amanda Munday, the Executive Director of New Majority. Their mission is to “activate young and first-time voters, ensuring [their] voice is heard where it counts”.

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STU Lunchbox 2025 04: Grand Finale

Posted on 2025-04-09 by encaf1 Posted in STU Lunchbox, The Lunchbox

The students all gather with professor Mark Tunney for a live show send-off, both for their own individual efforts and for the their retiring teacher.

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Interview: John Heinstein, Peter Hicks (Sleepy Driver)

Posted on 2025-04-04 by encaf1 Posted in The Lunchbox

My guests today are John Heinstein and Peter Hicks, core members of the band Sleepy Driver (among other projects).

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Interview: Theatre UNB presents Oscar Wilde’s “An Ideal Husband”

Posted on 2025-03-28 by encaf1 Posted in The Lunchbox

For the last play of the season, Theatre UNB is staging a production of Oscar Wilde’s An Ideal Husband. Joining me is John Ball (director; professor & acting Chair of the Department of English at UNB), Shannon Munn (actor: “Mrs. Cheveley”) and James Gwathmey (actor: “Sir Robert Chiltern”).

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STU Lunchbox 2025 EP03: “Virgin Voters”

Posted on 2025-03-25 by encaf1 Posted in STU Lunchbox, The Lunchbox

Hosts Fernanda Sanchez and Caleb Desjardins look at the upcoming federal election through the lens of young people suffering from information and disinformation overload.

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Interview: Greg Davies, “Chronos”

Posted on 2025-03-12 by encaf1 Posted in The Lunchbox

My guest today is Greg Davies, a painter, art historian, educator and administrator. His collection Chronos is part of the 2025 UNB Art Centre World Water Day showing, running from March 7 to May 2.

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STU Lunchbox 2025 EP02: “The Making of Gen Zed”

Posted on 2025-03-04 by encaf1 Posted in STU Lunchbox, The Lunchbox

On the STU Lunchbox this week, hosts Willem Haines-Lacey and Rachael Ilupeju explore how young Canadians are reacting to American threats to our sovereignty.

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UNB SU Debate 2025

Posted on 2025-02-27 by encaf1 Posted in CHSR News, News, The Lunchbox, UNB SU Election
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On February 19, candidates for positions on the UNB Fredericton Student Union partook in a debate/Q&A moderated in part by CHSR’s own Mark Kilfoil.

Here is a recording of the discussion, with edits only to remove irrelevant matter (our trivia contests).

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STU Lunchbox 2025 EP01: “Open Mic”

Posted on 2025-02-27 by encaf1 Posted in STU Lunchbox, The Lunchbox

On the STU Lunchbox this week, hosts Sarah Desmond and Willem Haines-Lacey bring you Open Mic. They introduce you to some of the up-and-coming songwriters of Fredericton — and those songwriters will introduce you to the stories behind the songs.

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Interview: Nate & the Busy Boys/Katie Hamill (“Setting The Stage”)

Posted on 2025-02-27 by encaf1 Posted in The Lunchbox

My guests today are Nate Murchison and Paul Hayes of local band Nate & The Busy Boys, and Katie Hamill, a CHSR staff member working on organizing local events. They join me to talk about the origins and enthusiasm of Nate & The Busy Boys, as well as the upcoming Setting The Stage concert and mentorship opportunity.

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Interview: Brigadier-General Mark Parsons

Posted on 2025-02-27 by encaf1 Posted in The Lunchbox

My guest today is Brigadier-General Mark Parsons, Commander of the 5th Canadian Division of the Canadian Army, in charge of operations and activities throughout Atlantic Canada.

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Interview: Thomas Hodd (TNB Presents “O’Brien”)

Posted on 2025-02-06 by encaf1 Posted in The Lunchbox

My guest today is Thomas Hodd, the Saint John playwright behind an upcoming Theatre NB production of O’Brien.

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Interview: TheatreUNB presents Kat Sandler’s “Mustard”

Posted on 2025-02-03 by encaf1 Posted in The Lunchbox

My guests today are Len Falkenstein (Director of Drama at UNB, Grand Poobah of Theatre in Fredericton), Abhi/Naga Abhinav Sujal Kamireddy (“Mustard”) and Maham Raza (“Thai”).

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Interview: Charlotte Toner (Research on the bobolink)

Posted on 2025-02-03 by encaf1 Posted in The Lunchbox

My guest today is Charlotte Toner, a BScEM (Bachelor’s in Science, Environment Management) wildlife conservation honour’s student who’s senior research project is looking at the behavioural patterns of a species at risk, a grassland bird called the bobolink.

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Interview: Girls STEM Up 2025

Posted on 2025-01-27 by encaf1 Posted in The Lunchbox

My guests today are Deeniti Saha and Samu Shawesh, two organizers of the Girls STEM Up group and the upcoming supporting conference in February.

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Interview: GIZMO

Posted on 2024-12-13 by encaf1 Posted in The Lunchbox

My guests today are Spencer Swaine, Daniel Hartinger, Julien Kitson, Patrick Stephen, members of the band GIZMO.

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Interview: The 25th Wall [THEATRE]

Posted on 2024-11-29 by encaf1 Posted in The Lunchbox

My guests today are Corinski Nowlan (Herbert The Cow Productions), Scott Shannon (Nasty Shadows Theatre Company) and Ryan Griffith (Next Folding Theatre Company), here to celebrate 25th anniversaries for two of the companies with a triptych of plays in a production called The 25th Wall.

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Interview: Jeremy Gorman (Playwright: “Doommates”, “Pass The Glove”)

Posted on 2024-11-27 by encaf1 Posted in The Lunchbox

My guest today is Jeremy Gorman, the playwright of “Doommates” and “Pass The Glove”, two of the seven plays being featured in the upcoming presentation by Theatre UNB called “From The Vaults: Comedy Gold from Notable Acts”.

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Interview: Theatre UNB presents “From The Vaults: Comedy Gold from Notable Acts”

Posted on 2024-11-27 by encaf1 Posted in The Lunchbox

My guests today are Len Falkenstein (Director; head of UNB Drama; grand poobah of theatre in Fredericton), Maham Raza (Actor) and Shannon Munn (Actor), all part of the upcoming Theatre UNB presentation called From the Vaults: Comedy Gold from Notable Acts.

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Interview: Cassandra LeBlanc (Fredericton Community Kitchens)

Posted on 2024-11-21 by encaf1 Posted in The Lunchbox

My guest today is Cassandra LeBlanc, the Executive Director of the Fredericton Community Kitchens, a local non-profit organization that has been serving necessary meals for free to the public in need for decades.

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Interview: Nadia Francavilla, Norm Adams (Contemporary Music Festival: Echoes)

Posted on 2024-11-20 by encaf1 Posted in The Lunchbox

My guests today are Nadia Francavilla and Norm Adams, two of the organizers and performers of the upcoming annual edition of the Contemporary Music Festival. The theme for 2024 for is “Echoes”, and they reflect on what the pieces chosen challenge them to do, how they highlight the composers working today, and the thrill of live performance.

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