The Lunchbox Interview: Melika (Iran)
We discuss the size of protests against the religious government in Iran, and the degree of terrible response to them.
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The Lunchbox Interview: The Big Gay Cabaret 2026
My guests today are Alex Rioux (organizer) and Keri Fulton (host, performer), part of the upcoming event, The Big Gay Cabaret.
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The Lunchbox Interview: Gary Weekes (“Trayces”)
My guest today is photographer and artist Gary Weekes, whose new exhibit, Trayces, is featured at the UNB Art Centre Galleries as part of the Black History Month exhibition.
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The Lunchbox Interview: Laura Richard (Saltwinds Coffee)
My guest today is Laura Richard, one of the founders and the roastmaster of local company Saltwinds Coffee.
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The Lunchbox Interview: Next Folding presents “Good Night To You All”
My guests today are Jeremy Fowler (Producer) and Camryn Gaudet (actor) from the upcoming original production of Good Night To You All, a new play written by local playwright Ryan Griffith and being staged by The Next Folding Theatre Company.
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The Lunchbox Interview: Ama Sharpe
My guest today is Ama Sharpe, an up-and-coming local singer-musician looking to grow and perform in the local community.
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The Lunchbox Interview: Emily Blair (“Displacement”)
My guest today is Emily Blair, Executive Director of Connexion ARC. She joins me to talk about the current exhibition at the UNB Art Centre called “Displacement”.
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The Lunchbox Interview: Mini World Masters
My guests today are Lauren and Matt, the cofounders of Mini World Masters.
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The Lunchbox Interview: Melanie Langille (NB Lung)
My guest today is Melanie Langille from NB Lung. She joins me to talk about some of the current initiatives and broad spectrum of relevant activities that NB Lung undertakes.
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The Lunchbox Interview: LMG Wilson (“Of Mists and Bogs”)
My guest today is LMG Wilson, a local author who has just published a new novella, Of Mists and Bogs: Intrigue, Espionage, and Tea. Described as “a spy fantasy novella where not even the tea is safe!”
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The Lunchbox Interview: Gilbert Babin (Songwriters Association of NB)
My guest today is Gilbert Babin, the President of the Songwriters Association of NB.
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The Lunchbox Interview: Free To Grow (“Assorted Ruminations”)
My guests today are Jeff Patch and James Morrison of the local band Free To Grow. They’ve just released another studio album, Assorted Ruminations.
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The Lunchbox Interview: Andrew Maclean (Backyard History Book 4)
My guest today is Andrew Maclean, author, historian and storyteller. The latest book in his Backyard History series arrived this year. He joins me to tell about what sorts of tales we can expect in Backyard History: Mysterious Stories from Atlantic Canada’s Past.
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The Lunchbox: Peter Hicks on “Roughing It”
My guest today is Peter Hicks, well-known as songwriter and performer for Sleepy Driver and My Black Ram, but joining me today as an author (under the pseudonym “Andi Ellis”) of the romantic comedy novel Roughing It
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The Lunchbox Interview: Peter Hicks [Sleepy Driver]
My guest today was Peter Hicks, well-known front-man for Fredericton bands Sleepy Driver and My Black Ram.
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Lunchbox Interview: TUNB Presents “Stag and Doe”
My guests today are all involved in the next upcoming Theatre UNB production, Stag and Doe: Maham Raza (Director); Brianna Hawkes (Technical Director); Kabilan Shanmugaraja (Stage Manager).
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The Lunchbox: DBFF 2025
My guest today is Jared Carney, local filmmaker and organizer of the Demonic Brilliant Film Festival, the local festival of horror. We discuss some of the standout movies for each of the three theme nights.
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The Lunchbox: TNB’s The Greatest Play…
My guests today are Natasha MacLellan (TNB Artistic Director) and Dean Fleming (Director) who are behind the staging of The Greatest Play in the History of the World by Ian Kershaw, a curious new production coming to the Open Space stage.
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The Lunchbox Interview: Richard Hornsby (NBSMF 2025)
My guest today is Richard Hornsby, organizer of the New Brunswick Summer Music Festival, an annual celebration of classical composition and performance. He joins me to talk about the inspirations behind this year’s theme: The Roaring 20’s!
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Lunchbox Interview: NBActs Acting Out
My guests today are all involved in this year’s Notable Acts Theatre Festival. Gillian Salmon is the playwright and plays the Narrator for 32 Short Plays About Fredericton. Naomi McGowan is the director for 32 Short Plays About Fredericton. Brandon Hicks is the playwright for Sinking (as well as another play in the festival, Don’t Shoot Your Mother). Pluto Shaw and Mimi Martin are Stage Managers and Designers for each of these plays.
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Lunchbox Interview: NBActs Acting Out and Street Scenes
My guests today are all involved the Notable Acts Theatre Festival. Len Falkenstein is a well known figure in local theatre, and a founder of this festival, as well as acting and directing in this year’s productions. Beth Graham is the Playwright-in-Residence and Dramaturg for this year, as well as presenting a reading of her new play Amber Hope Porter. Beatrix Culligan is a performer in the site-specific play For Whom The Troll Tolls. Brandon Hicks is the playwright of the 10-minute plays Don’t Shoot Your Mother and Sinking.
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Lunchbox Interview: NBActs Mainstage
My guests today are the creators of the two mainstage presentations at this year’s Notable Acts Theatre Festival. Alexa Higgins is the playwright and a performer of Crane Girl, and Jean-Michel Cliche is the playwright and a performer of Tilt.
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The Lunchbox Interview: BitB’s “Macbeth”
My guests today are Len Falkenstein (Director), Rebekkah Chasse (Lady Macbeth), Scott Shannon (Macbeth), and Mary Walker (Witch), who are all involved in the upcoming Bard in the Barracks presentation of Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Macbeth.
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The Lunchbox Interview: BitB’s “The Merry Wives of Windsor”
My guests today are Len Falkenstein (Director), Shannon Munn (Mistress Ford), and Rhett Ellis (Falstaff), who are all involved in the upcoming Bard in the Barracks presentation of Shakespeare’s comedy, The Merry Wives of Windsor. We discuss the farce of this play, especially in contrast to the visual reframing as a mobster story.
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The Lunchbox Interview: Rory Taillon
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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