STRANGE ENCOUNTERS now available to download!

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Did you miss the LIVE episode of STRANGE ENCOUNTERS?

Well, miss it no more! Here are all the recordings — including the ones that didn’t make it to air. They are currently airing in the time slots for THE WEIRD SHOW (the primary slot it 9am Saturday mornings, but it repeats throughout the schedule), and you can go all the way over the website for that show, if you want..

Or you can get them right here!

Segment 1: Jeff Belanger and Nathan Schoonover

[audio:http://chsrfm.ca/podcast/general/Strange%20Encounters/TWS216-2012-04-07-SE000.mp3]

Segment 2: Alexandra Holzer & Stanton Friedman (part 1)

[audio:http://chsrfm.ca/podcast/general/Strange%20Encounters/TWS217-2012-04-14-SE000.mp3]

Segment 3: Stanton Friedman (part 2), our on-air conclusion

[audio:http://chsrfm.ca/podcast/general/Strange%20Encounters/TWS218-2012-04-21-SE000.mp3]

Segment 4: Loren Coleman

[audio:http://chsrfm.ca/podcast/general/Strange%20Encounters/TWS219-2012-04-28-SE000.mp3]

A HUGE thanks goes out to the Paranormal Researchers of Fredericton (PROF), and especially to Ollie, Bondo and Marvin, who made this idea come to life. Also thanks to Redshirt Ryan of Where Monsters Dwell, my friend Re and John of PROF.

We will be doing more Strange Encounters episodes! Stay tuned for announcements.

Sessions @ CHSR – 048 You Vs Me

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I sat down with You Vs Me in their acoustic outfit with Mark Kilfoil operating the boards. We talked about promotional deals, shaking a hand angrily at the sky, and the classic nintendo / atari game “Joust”. Confused?
Then check it out! They were a lot of fun both in studio and at the show, and I’m personally looking forward to seeing them again.
-Matt

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Sessions @ Night – 047 – Eliza and the Strange

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Yours truly sat down with Eliza and the Strange while advertising my own crazy show. I’m not going to do it again, it’s already everywhere.

Ahem.

Find out more about what makes this band “The Strange” as we talk about all sorts of inappropriate things (hence it being at Night), as well as discussing the inspirational motions put forward by planetary alignments and Jim Carrey.

Seriously though, this band has a wicked sound that you don’t want to miss. MD out!
PS: Doesn’t the drummer look awesome bathed in light?

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Fundrive 2012 Presents: STRANGE ENCOUNTERS

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Have you ever had a STRANGE ENCOUNTER?

The WEIRD Show and P.R.O.F. (Paranormal Researchers Of Fredericton) present: STRANGE ENCOUNTERS!

March 30, 8pm until 11pm!

 

 

A three-hour tour through the paranormal, UFOs and cryptozoology!

Join us as we discuss demons, ghosts, ufos, bigfoot, Nessie and more! With special guests, including: Stanton Friedman, Nathan Schoonover, Alexandra Holzer, Loren Coleman and Jeff Belanger!

Share your Strange Encounters via email, phone or live on the night of the event. For full details, go to our Facebook page: facebook.com/StrangeEncountersCHSR

 

Fundrive 2012 Presents: HOBO WITH A SHOTGUN!

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CHSR Presents:
HOBO WITH A SHOTGUN!

The grindhouse sensation is coming back to Fredericton! BUT wait — there’s MORE!

 

 

 

  • Q&A with Director JASON EISNER!
  • Door Prizes!
  • Short Film: EARWIGS
  • DJ STV spins you into the grind!
  • More, more, MORE!

Tuesday, March 27 — 9pm

$5 for students!

$7 for general admission !

 

Fundrive 2012!

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The staff and volunteers at CHSR-FM 97.9 endeavour to bring a unique voice and service to the community — and have been doing this for over fifty years! We continue to grow, and have great plans t0 grow over the next year, including: a new transmitter, more sessions, more remote broadcasts, more, more, more!

If you’ve enjoyed our great programming — from the thought-provoking discussions of art, music, politics, science and more, to the great exposure to under-represented music of all genres, to so much more — why not consider a donation?

Thank you for your support!

The CIS Nationals Hockey Tournament is complete!

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The CIS National Men’s Hockey Tournament is back in Fredericton! And CHSR brought you all the games! Tune in a half-hour before the games for pre-game coverage.

Our crew this year included the dynamic duo of Dave (Ritchie) and Dave (Kilfoil), as well as interviewers and commentators Justin Marshall, Nick Murray, Michael Bourgeouis and Matthew Mulkern!

Scheduled games were:

  • Thursday, March 22, 2pm: Moncton (3) vs McGill (6)
  • Thursday, March 22, 7pm: UQTR (1) vs UNB (6)
  • Friday, March 23, 2pm: Moncton (5) vs Saskatchewan (1)
  • Friday, March 23, 7pm: UQTR (2) vs Western (3)
  • Saturday, March 24, 11:30am: McGill (3) vs Saskatchewan (4)
  • Saturday, March 24, 4:30pm: UNB (2) vs Western (3)
  • Sunday, March 25, 8:00pm: The Championship Game! McGill (4) vs Western (3) in OTx1

Congratulations to McGill for their overtime victory 4-3 over Western!

Role Initiative- Episode #10

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Episode #10: In this week’s episode, we speak with two fellow gamers, David Simmonds & James Waters, about some of their various social and computer gaming interests.  Into Battlefield 3?  So are these cats!  We also touch upon some of the stronger and weaker gamer developers, in our opinion, and what makes some of our favourite games so great.  This jam session mixes the old with the new, ranging from Age of Empires and C&C: Red Alert to Mass Effect 3.  Enjoy!

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No Hockey Tonight! :(

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Unfortunately, the March Break and a last-minute problem mean that we won’t be bringing you hockey coverage tonight.

We are fully committed to full coverage of the CIS Nationals games starting on March 22, including bringing back Dave Ritchie as play-by-play host.

Good luck to the UNB V-Reds in their 3rd game of the AUS Championships! The series stands at 2-0 for the V-Reds, so they could sweep it in three!

The Scientific Sandwich- Episode #5

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Episode #5: in our fifth episode, I get the chance to speak with local practicing Psychologist Dr. Jean Craven.  As the first head of the Psychological Wellness Center here on UNB campus, Dr. Craven is part of leading a team of practitioners to cost-effectively address community mental health needs.  We discuss some aspects of individual versus group therapy, use of predictors in the development of psychopathology coupled with hesitation to diagnose certain disorders in children, and other long-term aims of the Psychological Wellness Center.

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The Scientific Sandwich- Episode #4

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Episode #4: in this more poised interview with professor emeritus Dr. Will Van De Hoonard, he discusses his qualitative research about slow scholarship.  We hear about the follies of a rushed and projective research system, the reductive nature of the research results in use, and the strengths of more qualitative approaches.  This includes increased respect and regard for all the participants, less bias and pre-judgement from the researcher themselves, and slow qualitative research can be done much more cheaply than many traditional types of research relying on hundreds of participants.

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The Scientific Sandwich- Episode #3

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Episode #3: in our third episode, we interview sex researcher (and dancing queen) Ashley Thompson.  Her work focuses on sexual attitudes.  Think you don’t come with any biases about what you do and don’t prefer?  The cognitive aspects of Ashley’s work help prove in many cases that you’re wrong!  We explore facial perception as well.  Clearly, with researchers like Sandra Byers and Lucia O’Sullivan working here, UNB is the place to study sex.

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The Scientific Sandwich- Episode #2

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Episode #2: In our second episode of “The Scientific Sandwich”, we continue our interview with Adrianna Del Palacio.  We hear more able to struggles of experimental control and trying to re-interpret our data when results aren’t what we would expect.  This is part 2 of a two-part interview with Ms. Del Palacio.

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The Scientific Sandwich- Episode #1

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Episode #1: In our first episode of “The Scientific Sandwich”, we get a chance to speak with Adrianna Del Palacio about her psychology research.  She talks about her research in Depression and Anxiety disorders and their relation to cognition.  If CBT is so effective against both genres of disorders, when why do we see interaction effects that reduce effectiveness against more sever types of depression?  This is part 1 of a two-part interview with Ms. Del Palacio.

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Role Initiative- Episode #8

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Episode #8: Do you know what Live-action roleplaying is?  Well, in our eighth episode of Role Initiative, with speak with NERO NB Owner Andrew Inness about the LARP he runs and the chain of chapters it’s connected to.  If you’re used to an RPG being a pre-programmed video game, a simple board game, or sheer speech and textbooks of a tabletop RPG, a LARP like NERO will surprise you and keep you excited for another great gaming experience with friends!

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Role Initiative: Episode #7

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Episode #7: In our seventh episode of Role Initiative, we again speak with Jebb Richard about some of our favourite board games.  While we’re both fans of Risk 2210, we seem to agree that new Risk Legacy holds some great potential to long-term campaign play.  As well, we discuss the potential for Runebound- for added PCs released in expansion decks and other ways to customize Runebound in a rich and repeatable game.

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Role Initiative- Episode #6

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Episode #6: I told Mr. Kayne Wong to get out of my studio while I was recording this sixth episode of Role Initiative, but he wouldn’t listen.  So, we recorded another show… again about D&D and our take on some variant house rules.  I have a great way to both diversify and balance a mana point system; have you ever played Magic: the Gathering?

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