All shows which are special, maybe even indescribable.
Ancient arts can still survive in modern artists. My guest is Jennifer Digby, a FAA artist in residence who was working on spinning her own yarn from wool with a portable wheel. She discusses her journey from being an avid knitter to inevitably learning to create her own wool from scratch. We talk about the
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Art is a way to express yourself, your world and your heart. My guest is Katherine Moller, a local musician who’s specialty is the violin — or the fiddle, depending on the piece. She spent her time in the residency combing through and refining musical compositions relating back to a reflective trip in France. Podcast:
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You know the old expression, “hang a lampshade on it”? Sometimes, that’s exactly what is needed. My guest today is Faith MacFarlane, who spent her time in residence at the Barracks building functional art in the form of complicated, sophisticated lampshades. This art challenges her to combine fabric, sculpting, and light to make an impact,
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Art can celebrate, but it can also challenge, inspire and offer change. My guest is Jacqueline Carr, a mixed-media artist who sought to challenge assumptions and invite the public to share their stories of how language and action has been used to oppress, do harm and box in women. In return, she offers them each
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Words are magical containers for thoughts, both shaping and being shaped by them. My guest today is Marla Lesage, who spent her time in the FAA artist residency rediscovering of writing poetry, rather than the illustrated children’s books she had usually been writing. She had fun inspiring others to “pick a word” to create their
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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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What kind of animals are you, deep down inside? My guest today is Cheryl Ford, working at the Picaroon’s Roundhouse on a layered set of paintings exploring the notion of “Spirit Animals”. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS | More
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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AI went from a scifi concept and limited research projects to daily life incredibly fast, but to we have to take a moment to understand it better? My guest today is Dr. Mahtab Sarvmaili, the director of the new Responsible AI Lab at UNB. She joins me to talk about the goals and mandate for
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Doing plays outside creates a certain amount of challenge and opportunity in equal measure. My guests today are all involved with the numerous outdoor shows for the Taking It To The Streets portion of the 2026 Notable Acts Theatre Festival. Len Falkenstein, festival artistic director and co-director of The Rural Gap and The Anchor; Brandon
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What does it take to make a play? Ideas, patience and writing, although coaching and support go far. My guests today are all involved in elements of the one-act plays, readings and production from this year’s Notable Acts Theatre Festival. Len Falkenstein is the Festival Artistic Director; Monika Rennick is the playwright of Detective Richard;
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Sometimes, a celebration of life comes from an entire musical… My guests today are all part of the Notable Acts 2026 mainstage production of The Dog Dies, a comedy-musical-drama production about the life and eventual death of a beloved pooch, Steve. Hannah McKellar is a multi-hyphenate playwright and performer (and vet!), who wrote the musical
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It’s summertime, when thoughts go to steady work, rock and roll, and inevitable distractions. My guests today are Len Falkenstein (director), Jake Martin (co-director), Mary Walker (Princess of France) and Alex Macallister (Prince of Navarre), all involved in one of the summer Shakespeare plays being staged by Bard In The Barracks, Love’s Labour Lost. They
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A case of mistaken jealousy, potential redemption and… a bear? What’s not to like? My guests today are John Ball (Director), Shannon Munn (Hermione) and Scott Shannon (Leontes) from the Bard in the Barracks production of Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale. They join me to talk about the emotional arc and weight of this play, whether
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My guest today is author Lemlem Adenech Handome, whose book I Am A Woman Born Of A Woman both celebrates the strength and resilience of the women on whom she has based her name, but takes a critical eye toward systemic and non-obvious sexism, with the goal of making it visible and defeatable.
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When a person is lost, their impact can be celebrated in the art — and memories — they left behind. My guest today is Lori Quick, the Exhibitions & Communications Coordinator at the UNB Centre for Learning Futures and the UNB Art Centre. She has spearheaded an exhibition of the works of beloved Fredericton artist
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If we really want to know each other, why don’t we just ask? My guest today is Fae Johnstone, an advocate for queer issues and is travelling across the country along with Victoria Bucholtz for the Trans Canada Tour. With over 60 events planned, they hope to provide a platform for the curious and the
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If you know or find anything that might lead to the discovery of Michael Keetch, please contact the RCMP. My guest today is Anita Fougere, whose brother, Michael Keetch, went missing over a year ago. Clues have been found, but they lead to more questions than answers. Anita joins me to talk about her brother
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