Interview: Thomas Hodd (TNB Presents “O’Brien”)
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”
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)
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
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
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]
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”)
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”
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)
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.
Interview: Nadia Francavilla, Norm Adams (Contemporary Music Festival: Echoes)
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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Interview: Melanie Langille (NB Lung/Radon Awareness)
My guest to day is Melanie Langille, the President and CEO of NB Lung. November is Lung Month, Lung Cancer Awareness Month and Radon Awareness Month.
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Interview: Michael Clowater (Filmmaker: “Drive Back Home”)
My guest today is filmmaker Michael Clowater, who wrote and directed his first feature film Drive Back Home, which is the selection for the Opening Night Gala of the Silver Wave Film Festival.
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Interview: Eric Hill (The North Fades)
My guest today is Eric Hill, a poetic and musician and staple of the local music community at Backstreet Records. He joins me to talk about his upcoming performance of the multi-media exhibition, The North Fades.
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Interview: UNB CSA’s Extra Life Gaming Marathon
My guest today is Tanzim Bint Abdul Majid, the President of the UNB Computer Science Association (CSA). She joins me to talk about the upcoming fun annual fundraiser the CSA is hosting: a 24-hour gaming marathon, part of the global Extra Life organization.
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Interview: UNB Woodsmen (Woodmen’s Competition)
My guests today are Josh Foster (President) and Logan Kennedy (Alumni Rep) from the UNB Woodsmen Team.
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Interview: Samaqani Cocahq (Songs from Finding Wolastoq Voice)
My guest today is Samaqani Cocahq, a storyteller who shares and expresses her Indigenous life through music, words and performance. She joins me to discuss an upcoming TNB presentation of Songs from Finding Wolastoq Voice, an upcoming performance alongside Sisters of the Drum and Dawson Sacobie.
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Interview: Black Box Theatre presents “A Number”
My guests today are Scott Shannon (“Salter”), Ilkey Silk (Director) and Ian Curran (Promotions Director), all part of the Theatre St. Thomas presentation of Caryl Churchill’s A Number.
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Interview: Theatre UNB presents “Detective Partner Hero Villain”
My guests today are Sammy Cormier (Director), Armin Panjwani (Detective Baani Baker), and Ell Gignac (Partner Diane) from the Theatre UNB production of Detective Partner Hero Villain.
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Interview: Janie Moyen (New Majority)
My guest today is Janie Moyen, the Bilingual National Organizer for New Majority, a non-partisan group seeking to encourage younger voters to get to the polls.
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Interview: Andrew MacLean (Backyard History)
My guest today is Andrew MacLean, author, historian and storyteller, who has written series of books, newspaper columns and podcasts about bits of forgotten lore about the Maritimes, all under the title of Backyard History.
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Interview: Dr. Trevor Hanson (UNB Mobility Day)
My guest today is Dr. Trevor Hanson, a Professor of Civil Engineering, Coordinator of the UNB Transportation Group, and a founder of the Community Transportation Research Lab (CTRL) at UNB.
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Interview: Kate Weaver (Evil Dead: The Musical)
My guest today is Kate Weaver, the director of the upcoming Branch Out Productions presentation of Evil Dead: The Musical.
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The Lunchbox Interview: Terry Graff (Avian Cyborgs)
My guest today is Terry Graff, a mixed-media artist who combines whatever he can get a hold of into complex, multi-layered, challenging artwork. He joins me to talk about an exhibition of his work, filling one gallery with works from his Avian Cyborgs series and the other gallery with a combination of different series, including his Covid Terror Series. Terry joins me to talk about his long history of art-making from combining found objects and found ideas, and his constant inspiration.
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The Lunchbox Interview: Don Hannah, Natasha MacLellan (“Greetings”)
My guests today are Don Hannah (playwright & author) and Natasha MacLellan (Artistic Director of TNB). They join me to talk about Greetings
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The Lunchbox Interview: Jared Carney (Demonic Brilliance Film Festival)
My guest today is Jared Carney, founder of the Demonic Brilliance Film Festival. This local festival celebrates the creepy, the odd, the horror movies and shorts. Jared joins me to talk about the appeal of horror movies, the origin and shape of the festival, and some of the featured films coming to screams near you.
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