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STU Lunchbox: Beer + STU Lunchbox

Infinite in variety, it has been said there is a kind of beer for every individual, for every taste. On the first half of today’s STU Lunchbox, Conrad Palmer investigates the world of the sudsy drink. A last-minute cancellation meant a missing space to fill, so the normally silent-engineer-in-the-room, class teacher Mark Tunney joins a

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The Lunchbox – Interview: John Staples on The Cross and the Closet

The world is a complicated place. Perhaps it has always been so, and individuals have always had to choose the compromises and integrations of the pressures of society, family, and your own sense of being. We think of ourselves perhaps in an enlightened age, but that only means that we can discuss these conflicts more

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Fredericton Music Scene Weekend Update 2014-03-07

Listen in to hear what was happening in the Fredericton local music scene the weekend on March 14th to March 16th. Sleepy Driver announce they’ll have new music soon Anniversary of Jayde Hunter’s death XWA Brain Bash at The Playhouse The Waking Night announce first show in 4 months Maiden Names now on Instagram (maiden_names)

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The Lunchbox: Rosie (XWA Brain Bash) & Katey Day (Deception: The Rock Opera)

Friday brought with it plenty of great music and theatre combined, as well as community-minded groups. First, Roger Jean — beautifully and purply-coifed as “Rosie” — dropped by to tell me about tonight’s rockin’ charity show presented by wrestlers from XWA Pro Wrestling, local comedians and hard rockin’ bands called XWA Brain Bash. That’s happening

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The Lunchbox: Michelle Lavery on “Rock Snot” #didymo

The first half of the show is filled with the regular review of upcoming events (including several opportunities for writers and poets), but the second half features a real treat: an interview with Michelle Lavery, Master’s Student at UNB in Biology. Michelle shares her passion for science through the least likely candidate: a creature known

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STU Lunchbox: Hockey + Basketball

It’s a sports-filled week for the STU Lunchbox! Sports play a big part in student life, but the opportunities can be sometimes harder to find. Kelsey Pye reflects on her experiences as the only girl hockey player on the boy’s team, and how hockey is trying to grow leagues for women across the province. In

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The Lunchbox: Chantelle McMullin, UNB Global Brigades

The world is big place, filled with interesting people and places, as well as needs and problems. University-aged people are the ones in one of the best positions to travel around the world and help solve these problems — and it’s good for students to see the world as it really is, with their own

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The Lunchbox: Interviews: The Great Gathering, The Man Who Disliked Cats + Stream 2 Help

Our community is wonderfully diverse, so it only follows that the community show — The Lunchbox — is also similarly diverse! Today, a trio of great interviews with three very different facets of our community: community organization, the arts, and gaming for charity. First up, John Coates, one of the founder of The Great Gathering

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STU Lunchbox: Fredericton Nightlife + Baseball

Our city may not be large, but it is mighty! That’s what Jean-Etienne Sheehy discovered after moving here from Moncton. In the first half-hour, he brings you his portrait of Fredericton nightlife. Sunny weather starts to turn thoughts toward more summery pursuits. In the second half-hour, Jeremy Trevors brings you several perspectives on his favourite summer

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The Lunchbox: Interview with Matt Carter & Caleb Marshall on “The Net: A Tragedy of the Sea”

“New Brunswick is a bit like a miniature Canada” is one of the greatest quotes I’ve heard in a long time. That was stated by Caleb Marshall, one of our guests on the Lunchbox today. He and Matt Carter talk about the staging of the translated play The Net: A Tragedy of the Sea, as

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The Lunchbox: Julian Christie on ENBICON Gaming Convention

Gaming conventions bring together players to create an imagination-filled, somewhat competitive weekend of tabletop roleplaying, wargames, card games and more! Fredericton’s original gaming convention is reincarnated into this year’s ENBICON, involving its original founders but a location we could have only dreamed of 20 years ago: The Fredericton Exhibition Centre! Join the Encaffeinated ONE and

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STU Lunchbox: Living & Learning with Autism + Is Chivarly Still Alive?

On this week’s edition, Mackenzie Riley & Dylan Hackett present two new segments: first, living and learning with autism, and can we do a better job of dealing with students with mental disorders; and second: is chivalry still alive — and does it matter? Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS | More

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STU Lunchbox: Love In The Digital Age + Canadian Pride In Sport

Another edition of the STU Lunchbox! This week, Desiree Joseph brings us a half-hour appropriate for the upcoming Valentine’s Day: Love In The Digital Age. And Michael Bourgeois brings another timely discussion of nationalism and the Olympics: Canadian Pride In Sport. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS | More

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CHSR presents TableTop Day – FunDrive Edition! #helpchsr

Sunday, February 16, 2014, 2:00pm until 6:00pm At the UNB SUB’s Blue Room/Lounge A day filled with fun board games, provided by your favorite alternative radio station. Have a game you would like to play but unsure if we have it? Bring yours along and we will set it up for all to play. Snacks will be provided

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Win a Signed Copy of Jay Malinowski & The Deadcoast’s New Album!

Jay Malinowski & The Deadcoast‘s new album “Martel” will be relased February 11, 2014 and thanks to With A Bullet Radio Promotions YOU have a chance to win a signed copy. All you have to do is check out Jay Malinowski & The Deadcoast’s interactive website http://www.whoismartel.com/ and answer one of the following questions: 1) On a boat

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STU Lunchbox: Snakes and Lapels

The inaugural STU Lunchbox for the 2014 season! Tess Allen brings you into her world of snakes and those who love them. In the second half, John Munn goes on the hunt for fashion statements in our humble little city of Fredericton. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS | More

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