RIP Frédéric Bonenfant
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.
Category Archives: Specialty
All shows which are special, maybe even indescribable.
Live Election Coverage on CHSR!
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.
Testing For Echo – Episode 74 – Music and Mayhem – Orig. Air Date April 26, 2025
Hello there everyone. I trust that all is well and that you’re in the mood for an amazing hour of musical mayhem. This is episode 74 of Testing For Echo on CHSR FM 97.9 in Fredericton and around the world and I am your host Tim Scammell. Before we begin I just want to mention
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Interview: Amanda Munday (New Majority)
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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Testing For Echo – Episode 75 – “Testing For Echo and Canadianity eh?” – Orig. Air Date April 12, 2025
Hello everyone. I trust that all is well and that you’re in the mood for an amazing hour of musical magic. This is episode 75 of Testing For Echo on CHSR FM 97.9 in Fredericton and around the world and I am your host Tim Scammell. Today is a very special episode all about Canadians
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STU Lunchbox 2025 04: Grand Finale
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 // Bondo chats with Josh Bravener of The Hypochondriacs
Josh Bravener, frontman of the Fredericton staple The Hypochondriacs, stopped by CHSR on April 5, 2025 for a chat about the band’s upcoming shows, highlights from the past couple of years, and what’s on the horizon for 2025. Upcoming Dates: April 7th: The Cap w/ Devon Cuddy (solo) April 17th: FHS (The Hypos) April 25th:
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Interview: John Heinstein, Peter Hicks (Sleepy Driver)
My guests today are John Heinstein and Peter Hicks, core members of the band Sleepy Driver (among other projects).
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Interview with Author Tara Pyfrom
My guest today was Tara Pyfrom, author of memoir The Ocean in Our Blood. Tara joined me today to give insight into the category 5 hurricane that hit The Bahamas in 2019, Hurricane Dorian. During our interview Tara discusses her experience with environmental immigration, PTSD, her and her family’s mental health journeys and the effects
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Testing For Echo – Episode 73 – Thoughts Of A Legend – Orig. Air Date March 29, 2025
Before we start, I’d like to take a moment to send some love and thoughts to David Johansen of the New York Dolls, who reinvented himself in the 80’s as Buster Poindexter and later formed The Harry Smiths. I’ve been a fan of everything he has done for many years. David has been living with
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Interview: Theatre UNB presents Oscar Wilde’s “An Ideal Husband”
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”
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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Testing For Echo – Episode 72 – There is so much out there if you just look – Orig. Air Date March 15, 2025
Hello everyone I hope that you are well and looking forward to another great episode of Testing For Echo. This is Episode 72 on CHSR FM 97.9 in Fredericton and around the world and I am your host Tim Scammell. I just have a couple of things before we start. I have started taking a
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Interview: Greg Davies, “Chronos”
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”
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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Testing For Echo – Episode 71 – An Hour of Amazing! – Orig. Air Date March 1, 2025
Hello there folks. I hope that everything is going well and you’re in the mood for an hour of AMAZING music from all over the map. This is Testing For Echo Episode 71 on CHSR FM 97.9 in Fredericton and around the world and I am your host Tim Scammell. I have a nice big
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UNB SU Debate 2025
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”
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”)
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
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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Testing For Echo – Episode 70 – On We Go! – Orig. Air Date February 15, 2025
Hi there folks. I trust that all is going well and you’re in the mood for some great music. This is Testing For Echo Episode 70 on CHSR FM 97.9 in Fredericton and around the world and I am your host Tim Scammell. As usual this is another fun show with some surprises and plenty
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Interview With Puppeteer Ingrid Hansen
Our guest today was Ingrid Hansen, a voice actress and puppeteer, currently on tour through Canada with her very own Puppet shows.
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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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