Mornings Are Hard // 2020-10-22

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Tracklisting:
1.) Colin Fowlie – Amusement Park
2.) The Bros. Landreth – Got To Be You
3.) Ian Noe – Letter to Madeline
4.) Ariel Posen – Get You Back
5.) Del Barber – Dancing In The Living Room
6.) Phoebe Bridgers – Kyoto
7.) Zachary Lucky – Didn’t Know That You’d Come Along
8.) Ryan Hillier – Winding Road
9.) Madison Cunningham – Song In My Head
10.) Cayley Thomas – Blue Jean Baby
11.) Ocie Elliott – Be Around
12.) Quote The Raven – Hope
13.) Kylie Fox – Glowstars
14.) Helena Deland – Pale

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Homemade Jams // 2020-10-21

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Tracklisting:
1.) Adam Mowery – Carol Kane
2.) The Mouthbreathers – P.Y.O.T.
3.) Nap Eyes – Primordial Soup
4.) Subtle – Calculus Class
5.) Braden Lam – I Won’t Think Twice
6.) Gianna Lauren – Spark
7.) Jessie Brown – A Thank You
8.) Mike Bern – Pisun
9.) Caribou Run – Highway Home
10.) Richie Young – Conspiracy Junkie
11.) Dog Day – Pictures
12.) Wicked Vices – Butterfly
13.) The Motorleague – Burned In Effigy
14.) Young Satan In Love – Young Satan In Love
15.) Chloé Breault – Nage

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Mornings Are Hard // 2020-10-21

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Tracklisting:
1.) boy pablo – leave me alone!
2.) Moby – Morningside (Kornel Kovacs Remix)
3.) John Frusciante – Usbrup Pensul
4.) Wangled Teb – Dark Place (Black Water Mix)
5.) Grimes – Violence
6.) Blue Hawaii – Where are the Keys???
7.) Close Talker – Second Best (Berlin Version)
8.) Har Mar Superstar – Don’t You Go Forgetting About Me Now
9.) Flyying Colours – Goodtimes
10.) Melody’s Echo Chamber – Shirim
11.) Robert Plant – Nothing Takes the Place of You
12.) Laura Marling – Strange Girl

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Homemade Jams // 2020-10-20

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Tracklisting:
1.) The Town Heroes – Words For Days
2.) Grand Theft Bus – Something Medicinal
3.) Quinn Bonnell – Self / Soul
4.) Joel Strauss – Railroad Car
5.) The Tortoise The Hare & The Millionaire – When The Blues Come To Town
6.) Sleepy Driver – I Know You Know I Know
7.) The Hypochondriacs – Two Bottles of Whiskey
8.) Some Dads – Dirty Boy
9.) Honey Gut – Buried Alive
10.) Sound Drown – Radio Song
11.) Weak Size Fish – System Failure
12.) Belles – Worth
13.) DenMother – Gala

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Mornings Are Hard // 2020-10-20

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Tracklisting:
1.) Donovan Woods – Good Lover (Acoustic)
2.) Jenn Grant – Sweet Grass
3.) The Wilderness of Manitoba – Northern Sky
4.) Michael Scott Dawson – London, AM
5.) Le Ren – It’s Time I Played A Love Song
6.) Cedric Noel – Everybody Wants To Love Me
7.) Sun June – Singing
8.) Major Love – Tear It Down
9.) Beverly Glenn-Copeland – This Side Of Grace
10.) Royal Wood – Nightingale
11.) Jeremy Fisher, Serena Ryder – Uh-Oh
12.) Jon McKiel – Management
13.) Rostam – Unfold You
14.) Middle Kids – R U 4 Me?
15.) Cloud Nothings – Am I Something

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The Lunchbox 2020-10-19: Question Today (Change Later)

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On the show:

  • I know Mondays make us all question what we’re doing, but this week it was also Evaluate Your Life Day. If that’s too hard to handle in general, just relax a bit with Clean Your Virtual Desktop Day.
  • As part of the process of questioning everything, I returned to my 2016 interview with Jakob Wildman-Sisk about the release of the documentary Millennial Dream.
  • And as a related palate cleanser for looking at things differently, I brought out my interview from this summer with Emily Kennedy, who was in Odell Park this summer to look at composing electronic music with natural sounds.
  • The dinner theatre at the Crown Plaza-Lord Beaverbrook continues this week, but with an altered schedule. “We’ll Meet Again” will now be opening on  November 3, so you haven’t missed it! And the opening of “Know Brunswick?” was moved from last week to this Wednesday night at 5:30pm. Think you know New Brunswick? Well you don’t… know, “Know Brunswick!” An interactive “Game Show” in which the audience will help the contestants answer regional trivia questions and award their favourite contestant with points to help them win the grand prize… a one way ticket out of this province! A blend of stand-up comedy, trivia, improv, and maybe a little serious scripted drama thrown in?! Herbert The Cow Productions in conjunction with Maxwell’s brings you this dinner theatre, which includes a 3-course meal for a bubble table of up to 4 people.

News update:

  • New Brunswick Public Health reported five new cases of COVID-19 and one new death yesterday afternoon.
  • Psychiatrist Dr. Ralph Holly took the stand in the Matthew Vincent Raymond trial Friday.
  • 211 NB is now accessible across New Brunswick.
  • The New Brunswick Green Party is calling the NB Nurse’s Union investigation into long-term care a “Wake-up call” for political leaders.
  • Canadian university winter national championships have been cancelled this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • The RCMP is asking the public for help locating a missing Moncton man.
  • A new student-friendly food delivery app has made its way to Fredericton.
  • And four cabinet ministers and the NDP have requested an emergency debate in the house of commons over a treaty dispute between commercial fishermen and Mi’kmaq fishers.
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Homemade Jams // 2020-10-19

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Tracklisting:
1.) Bolivia – Ruby’s Call
2.) Colin Fowlie – Last Time
3.) Ryan Hillier – Silhouette
4.) Jon Hines – Howling at the Moon
5.) Braden Lam – Coffee Breath
6.) Kylie Fox – Manitoba
7.) Jennah Barry – Roller Disco
8.) Lil Omar – Long Way Home
9.) Chloè Breault – P’tits problèmes
10.) Pallmer – Grass Garden
11.) Katherine Moller – Coming Home
12.) Flour – Funny Feeling
13.) P’tit Belliveau – Les bateaux dans la baie
14.) Richie Young – Daytime Rambler
15.) Free To Grow – Bad Bear

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The Lunchbox 2020-10-16: We All Need To Eat

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On today’s show:

  • The fact that it was World Food Day has much more than just what’s for dinner. We need to consider how our food gets to us, and gets to everyone fairly.
  • It was also Department Store Day, which we can all celebrate by… Well, I’m not sure, but probably not by going to a department store, anyway.
  • This was also a day to remember an icon. It’s hard to argue that Steve Jobs didn’t have a great impact on our modern world.
  • Saturday is going to be Spreadsheet Day, so Let’s. Get. Ready. To. CALCULATE!
  • More importantly, this weekend includes the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. Donate to a food bank, support initiatives for affordable housing, consider arguments for universal basic income.
  • Along those lines, we revisit my talk with Kelsey Rusk in 2017 about the 50th Anniversary of Meals on Wheels.
  • And I had a great talk with Sarah Sarty this summer about her rediscovery of old photography techniques.
  • Finally, because I had some time, I brought forward a pick from Bondo from last year: Hey Major with Brother.
  • The Silver Wave Film Festival is virtual this year! From November 5 through 11 you’ll get a chance to indulge in a plethora of local films from the comfort of your own chair. See the website for more details.
  • Solo Chicken Productions is hosting a series of online workshops for theatre performers and other performing artists called GROUNDWORKS from October 16 through 18.
  • Theatre New Brunswick is hosting a series of online Festival of New Plays from October 15 through November 26. To see the full schedule of events and a list of participating playwrights, visit the festival website. All events are completely free of charge. Donations welcome. In the immediate future, Wildly Romantic by Norm Foster was presented on October 15 at 7:30pm, and Blue Birds by Vern Thiessen is coming up on October 18 at 2pm.
  • This weekend, you can get a little spooked by heading to the Sleepy Hollow Haunted trail in Keswick. Full COVID-safe protocols will be observed, including masks, social distancing and small groups. This is a HIGH SCARE event, so no little ones. Tours will be on schedule at the appointed time; this year appointment times are given from 7pm to 10pm. Walk-ins are welcome after 10pm; this event will not close until everyone has gone through. Book now by messaging or call 440-5431. See the Facebook event for more details.
  • Don’t forget you can still Attend The Apocalypse this Sunday at Memorial Hall, UNB Campus to see these two presentations: Elysium, by Janice Wright Cheney exploring the symbolic power of mushrooms and the potential for mycelia to reshape our society; and Scratchcards for the Apocalypse, Jennifer Lee Weibe explores language and our understanding of content in a series of canvases painted with tweets made by Donald Trump since 2015.
  • Prepare to laugh with Comedy Night with Jimmy MacKinley & Paul Lewis at The Charlotte St Arts Centre at 7pm (doors open by 6pm)
  • Maxwell’s presents Dinner and a Show with “Let’s Fall In Love” – a quarantine love story. Saturday night at 5:30pm.
  • Music this weekend:
    • Chris Mercer at The Royal Canadian Legion on Friday at 6pm
    • Elm City String Quartet at Christ Church Cathedral on Friday at 7pm
    • Quinn Bonnell at The Tipsy Muse Cafe on Friday at 7pm
    • Halifax Pier at Dolan’s on Friday and Saturday night at 9pm
    • Dead Unplugged at The Tipsy Muse Cafe on Saturday at 7pm
    • Anthony Gray at The Pickle Jar at the Hilton Garden Inn on Saturday and Sunday at 11am
    • Gin & Jazz at The Southside Shake at the Hilton Garden Inn on Saturday at 7pm
    • Jon Hines at Grimross on Saturday at 8pm
    • Debbie Roy & Carla Bonnell Band at The Hollywood Star Room on Saturday at 9pm

No news update today.

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The Lunchbox 2020-10-15: Finding Words

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On the show:

  • It was a confluence of important moments on Thursday, with Get Smart About Credit Day, World Students’ Day and the International Day of Rural Women.
  • It was also Willee O’Ree Day! Considered the “Jackie Robinson of Hockey”, in 1958 O’Ree became the first Black man to play in the National Hockey League.
  • I went back to 2017 with my conversation with Jillian and Alex about Theatre UNB’s presentation of Criminals In Love, because I’m really missing regular theatre right now.
  • And I also went back to this summer and my conversation with Riel Nason about their experience writing in the Botanic Gardens as an artist-in-residence.
  • And as we head into the wild and wooly weather season, we return to another Positive Song For Pandemics from Lainie B of Monday night’s B Street. This time, Frank Turner‘s The Next Storm.
  • The Silver Wave Film Festival is virtual this year! From November 5 through 11 you’ll get a chance to indulge in a plethora of local films from the comfort of your own chair. See the website for more details.
  • Solo Chicken Productions is hosting a series of online workshops for theatre performers and other performing artists called GROUNDWORKS from October 16 through 18.
  • Theatre New Brunswick is hosting a series of online Festival of New Plays from October 15 through November 26. To see the full schedule of events and a list of participating playwrights, visit the festival website. All events are completely free of charge. Donations welcome. In the immediate future, Wildly Romantic by Norm Foster was presented on October 15 at 7:30pm, and Blue Birds by Vern Thiessen is coming up on October 18 at 2pm.
  • This weekend, you can get a little spooked by heading to the Sleepy Hollow Haunted trail in Keswick. Full COVID-safe protocols will be observed, including masks, social distancing and small groups. This is a HIGH SCARE event, so no little ones. Tours will be on schedule at the appointed time; this year appointment times are given from 7pm to 10pm. Walk-ins are welcome after 10pm; this event will not close until everyone has gone through. Book now by messaging or call 440-5431. See the Facebook event for more details.
  • You may have missed the Rock’n’Roll Music Bingo and Grimross Trivia on Thursday night, but you have the chance to laugh on Friday night at 7pm at the Charlotte Street Arts Centre with Jimmy MacKinley & Paul Lewis.

News update:

  • New Brunswick Public Health reported eight new cases of COVID-19 yesterday afternoon.
  • In the Matthew Vincent Raymond trial, jurors have learned content on the defendant’s computer took a darker turn than was usual.
  • The provincial government ended the 2019 fiscal year with a bigger surplus than expected.
  • Drivers will have to shell out more cash to fill their gas tanks this week.
  • The Town of Oromocto has officially activated its first municipal-owned electric vehicle fast-charging station.
  • The New Brunswick RCMP has seized just over three and a half kilograms of what’s believed to be heroin in Southeast new Brunswick.
  • New Brunswickers will head back to the polls in May next year for previously delayed municipal elections.
  • And WestJet announced yesterday it will suspect operations at four Atlantic airports by early November.
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The Lunchbox 2020-10-14: Multi-Media-Matters

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On the show:

  • It was World Standards Day on Wednesday, so I hope you made sure all your rulers are the right length.
  • It was originally to be the opening night for Herbert The Cow‘s new production, Know Brunswick?, but it was moved to next week. Nonetheless, here’s a taste of what you can be prepared to expect — or rather, to expect the unexpected! I spoke with Corinski Nowlan of HTC and Scott Shannon of Nasty Shadows Theatre when they collaborated for the socially-distanced theatre show this summer, called The Fifth Wall.
  • And a new exhibit called A Terrible Beauty and the musical accompaniment FLOW in 2018 was a great opportunity to talk with UNB’s Maria Maltais.
  • The Silver Wave Film Festival is virtual this year! From November 5 through 11 you’ll get a chance to indulge in a plethora of local films from the comfort of your own chair. See the website for more details.
  • Solo Chicken Productions is hosting a series of online workshops for theatre performers and other performing artists called GROUNDWORKS from October 16 through 18.
  • Theatre New Brunswick is hosting a series of online Festival of New Plays from October 15 through November 26. To see the full schedule of events and a list of participating playwrights, visit the festival website. All events are completely free of charge. Donations welcome. In the immediate future, Wildly Romantic by Norm Foster was presented on October 15 at 7:30pm, and Blue Birds by Vern Thiessen is coming up on October 18 at 2pm.
  • This weekend, you can get a little spooked by heading to the Sleepy Hollow Haunted trail in Keswick. Full COVID-safe protocols will be observed, including masks, social distancing and small groups. This is a HIGH SCARE event, so no little ones. Tours will be on schedule at the appointed time; this year appointment times are given from 7pm to 10pm. Walk-ins are welcome after 10pm; this event will not close until everyone has gone through. Book now by messaging or call 440-5431. See the Facebook event for more details.

News update:

  • New Brunswick Public Health has declared another COVID-19 outbreak at a special care home in Campbellton.
  • Jurors in the Matthew Vincent Raymond trial are reviewing audio recordings of conversations between Raymond and police.
  • With a rise in COVID-19 cases across the province, face masks are now mandatory at all times on Fredericton university campuses.
  • The New Brunswick RCMP says an anti-mask activist from Ontario will make a court appearance in January after being arrested on Friday.
  • The City of Saint John is taking steps to offer ride-hailing apps like uber by next year.
  • The New Brunswick RCMP is reporting a recent increase in fraudulent phone calls.
  • Applications are now open for the federal government’s Canada Recovery Benefit.
  • And Johnson & Johnson has put its clinical trials for a COVID-19 vaccine on hold.
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Homemade Jams // 2020-10-13

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Track Listing:
1.) Andrew Waite – Someone To Hold Me
2.) Dennis Ellsworth – I Have No Idea
3.) Alicia Toner – Dangerous Home
4.) Amanda Jackson Band – Dance Into The Light
5.) Matt Steele & The Corvette Sunset – Handshake Deal
6.) BurgerFriesPop – Stephen
7.) Dog Day – Start It Up
8.) Jon McKiel – Mourning Dove
9.) Beauts – Just Like Everything
10.) Wicked Vices – Butterfly
11.) Alert The Medic – What Are The Odds?
12.) OLD Blood – Collided
13.) Fortunato – On My Own
14.) Wolf Castle – Cha Cha

!earshot20 // 2020-10-09

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Hour One:
#20 – Lomelda – Hannah Sun
Bonus Track – Beverly Glenn-Copeland – Ever New 
#19 – Ora Cogan – Tell
#18 – IDLES – A Hymn
#17 – Jessy Lanza – Over and Over
#16 – Toots & The Maytals – Struggle
Bonus Track – Rich Aucoin – Reset 
#15 – Pottery – Under The Wires
#14 – Moscow Apartment – Two Timer
#13 – Bully – Come Down
#12 – Osees – Toadstool
#11 – Zoon – Was & Always Will Be
Hour Two:
#10 – Le Couleur – Silhouette
Bonus Track – Ada Lea – mercury 
#09 – Yves Jarvis – For Props
#08 – Dizzy – Ten
#07 – Land Of Talk – Footnotes
#06 – Kathleen Edwards – Hard On Everyone
Bonus Track – Kylie Fox – Glowstars 
#05 – Orville Peck, Shania Twain – Legends Never Die
#04 – Freak Heat Waves – Something Fresh
#03 – Dog Day – Trouble
#02 – Thanya Iyer – Bring Back That Which Is Kind To You
Bonus Track – Begonia – Hanging on a Line 
#01 – Tough Age – Repose

Her Turn // 2020-10-06

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Tracklisting:
1.) Shalee – Adrift
2.) Weyes Blood – Andromeda
3.) Kylie Fox – I See Green
4.) Bat For Lashes – Kids In The Dark
5.) Waxahatchee – Fire
6.) Japanese Breakfast – Head Over Heels
7.) Day & Dream – Cabin Fever
8.) Basia Bulat – Your Girl
9.) Gossip – Casualties Of War
10.) Lucy Dacus – Dancing In The Dark
11.) Mollie Coddled – One More Day
12.) tiger lili – lightning
13.) Alanis Morissette – All I Really Want

The Lunchbox 2020-10-09: Spend A Long Weekend At Home

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On today’s show:

  • On the food front, lots to celebrate today: Egg Day, Beer and Pizza Day and Moldy Cheese Day. Two of those are divine. The other is for… others to enjoy.
  • It’s also Fire Prevention Day, although it’s really Fire Prevention Month. Or, as I like to think about it: “Let’s not start fires we shouldn’t want.”
  • And finally, it’s World Post Day. Write a letter to someone. No, not an email. A real letter. As in, pen or pencil on paper. Your own words, your own handwriting, your own thoughts. Send it in the mail. Imagine what it would be like to get that yourself!
  • Saturday is World Mental Health Day and World Homeless Day. The world is a tough place for all of us right now, but remember that there are those for whom the world has been even tougher, and will continue to be tougher, and for longer. You can help. Find organizations to give money or time to, and give thought and kindness where you can.
  • It’s also SHIFT10 Day on Saturday, which suggests that you need to take care of your own community right around you by doing something really simple: spend 10% of your purchases right here. Buy a gift, go out to a restaurant (or order takeout), get that something you’ve been eyeing for a while for yourself. Do it here, and it stays here.
  • Sunday is Coming Out Day. This would normally be Thanksgiving weekend; well, alright: it still technically is, but normally we’d be gathering in our family or friend groups for a meal and shared time. That plan has been put on hold for the moment, but you can still reach out to friends and family, and be aware and supportive if someone tells you who they really are on Sunday.
  • And finally, Monday is Thanksgiving Day. This year, perhaps more than ever for this generation, we need to give thanks for what we have, and appreciate everything. We now know how easily it can change, and what we will miss when it’s postponed. It’s also Native American Day in the United States, but I think we can also acknowledge the heritage and history of the native peoples in New Brunswick, and pledge to work together to make life better for all of us.
  • In 2017, I was joined in studio by musicians and friends touring under their own performances and the band name of Inland Island. Despite being from far-away Montreal, we discovered a mutual acquaintance, showing just how close we really are. From the album released in 2016 called Zsa Zsa’s Window Opens Slowly, we’ll also hear Rake and Family.
  • And the latest Real Life Survivor that we spoke with is Karen Richardson, in the winter of last year.

Events:

  • A reminder: masks will be required in all indoor events, as we act in safety and prevention to keep COVID from spreading.
  • Homegrown are playing at Dolan’s Pub tonight and Saturday night at 9pm.
  • Gin & Jazz with music by Bridge will be happening on Saturday evening at 7pm at Southside Shake in the Hilton Garden Inn, downtown on Queen St.
  • Braden Lam will be holding his album release party at Grimross Brewing on Saturday evening at 8pm, alongside with Atlas.
  • There will be an artisan’s market at Kings Landing on Saturday from 10am to 5pm. Rain date is Sunday.
  • Food at the Ex continues this week, with 9 vendors! Open on Fridays from 11am to 7pm, Saturdays from 9am to 4pm, and Sundays from 10am to 4pm.
  • The North Side Creators Market will be open as usual this Saturday from 8am-2pm at Picaroon’s Round House. Remember to spend at least 10% of your whole purchases locally!
  • And with another weekend comes another chance to find yourself Attending The Apocalypse! The presentation at the UNB Art Centre (Memorial Hall) is open on Sunday from noon to 5pm. Remember: you must book a time ahead of time, as only 4 people will be allowed into the exhibit at a time, and for only 20 minutes at a time. Entrance is free, however.

News update:

  • Premier Blaine Higgs announced yesterday face masks are now mandatory in all indoor public spaces starting today.
  • Testimonies within the Matthew Vincent Raymond trial were on hold until this morning.
  • It’s a good time to replace those smoke alarms in your kitchen with this year’s National Fire Prevention Week.
  • A man from Moncton has been charged with attempted murder after a shooting incident in Dieppe last November.
  • Blood donors are wanted ahead of the Thanksgiving long weekend this year.
  • Fredericton is reopening two of its arenas to allow limited public skating and walking tracks for the first time since COVID-19.
  • Moonshine Creek Distillery announced it will release Chicken Bones Liqueur for the 2020 holidays.
  • And Netflix subscribers are about to pay a couple of dollars more to stream their favourite originals.
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The Lunchbox 2020-10-07: Always Time For Another

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On the show:

  • Wednesday was Canadian Beer Day or, as we know it here, Beer Wednesday. It was also Random Acts of Poetry Day, so here ya go:
    • The leaves tumble down from the trees;
      Bury the street up to my knees;
      I’m a kid again.
  • I returned to the summer of 2017, also know as “The Summer of TJ Webb“. We heard Country Girl and Need No.
  • In the end of fall of last year, we heard the Real Life Survivor story of Lisa Richard, so let’s get inspired again.
  • Wednesday night featured the latest tertulia with Connecting with Frida: Amy Dryer on Frida Kahlo. You may have missed the live Zoom presentation, but the video of it will hopefully be one of the one’s featured by the NB Media Co-op.

News update:

  • New Brunswick Public Health has declared an outbreak at a long term care home in Moncton yesterday afternoon.
  • The New Brunswick Green Party says it’s time the province has serious discussions about Indigenous peoples’ and their land rights.
  • The Matthew Vincent Raymond trial continued in court yesterday.
  • The Codiac RCMP is asking for the public’s help in locating a missing teenager from Moncton.
  • The New Brunswick Liberal Party has announced the opposition party’s shadow cabinet.
  • The provincial government has launched a series of videos featuring young New Brunswickers for investor education month.
  • An Irving Oil deal to purchase a refinery in Newfoundland & Labrador has been terminated.
  • And Health Canada has given the green light to the fourth rapid COVID-19 test.
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The Lunchbox 2020-10-08: Keep An Eye Out For Art

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On the show:

  • Thursday was World Octopus Day, so if you saw people with an unusual numbers of legs out that day, it’s perfectly fine. Move along! Move along…
  • In the fall of 2015, I spoke with Thomas Morgan Jones, who was then the Artistic Director of TNB, about the release of a new play called Vigil. I really enjoyed this creative play, and am happy to share my discussion again.
  • And on the first day that the physical and virtual exhibition of the work done by artists-in-residence at Odell Park and the Botanic Gardens this past summer, I’m happy to revisit my discussion about book illustration with Kirsten Stackhouse. You can visit the exhibition over at Gallery 78, either online or in person (with masks and social distancing) downtown on Queen Street. The exhibition runs until October 30.

News updates:

  • New Brunswick Public Health reported 17 new cases of COVID-19 from an outbreak at the Manoir Notre Dame in Moncton.
  • New Brunswick legislature members have chosen Bill Oliver as the new speaker of the house.
  • VIA Rail has suspended The Ocean Train’s passenger service between Montreal and Halifax indefinitely.
  • A 49-year-old Dalhousie woman has pleaded guilty to defrauding a school district in New Brunswick.
  • Operation Red Nose says it won’t offer its famous safe ride service this winter due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Motorists will find themselves paying a couple of cents less at the gas pumps this week.
  • The Town of Beresford says it will plant a new tree for every newborn or adopted child from the town.
  • And the federal government has announced it will phase out single-use plastics like grocery bags, straws and cutlery.
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Mornings Are Hard // 2020-10-07

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Tracklisting:
1.) Kylie Fox – Chetwynd
2.) Roxy & The Underground Soul Sound – Puppet
3.) Witch Prophet – Musa
4.) The Franklin Electric – Spindle
5.) Tame Impala, Blood Orange – Borderline
6.) Dent May – Bungalow Heaven
7.) Jaunt – Callous Standard
8.) Born Ruffians, Hannah Georgas – Waylaid
9.) Plants and Animals – Love That Boy
10.) Pottery – Down in the Dumps
11.) Zoon – Vibrant Colours
12.) DEREJ – Misconstrued
13.) The Flamingos Pink – Life’s Automatic

Homemade Jams // 2020-10-06

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Tracklisting:
1.) Beach Body – Slowing Caving
2.) Kieran Smyth – The Willows
3.) The Redwood Fields – The Runaway Always
4.) The Shorty Tubbs – Teenage Zombie Heart
5.) Tortue – Abe
6.) Adyn Townes – Kids
7.) Mo Kenney – Sucker
8.) Smaller Hearts – Cloud Cover
9.) Gianna Lauren – Sperk
10.) Awolk – Cold Nights
11.) Keonté Beals – Friends
12.) Rich Aucoin – Eulogy of Regret
13.) Kids Losing Sleep – Dusty Love
14.) ZAUM – Zealot

The Lunchbox 2020-10-06: Dangerously Awesome

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On the show:

  • Tuesday was Mad Hatter Day, so I hope you weren’t surprised to find your head crying out for funky covering.
  • Speaking of funky head coverings, I thought of Jeff Alpaugh and his Dangerous Designs. He branched out from shirts to create fancy facemasks early during the pandemic, and I spoke to him in 2017 just before his challenge on the Dragon’s Den.
  • And I noticed that Quinn Bonnell is going to be doing a show this month, which is all the excuse I need to bring out the 2016 interview I did with him, just as his album Moving Pictures came out. We also hear two tracks from the album: the title track Moving Pictures and I Don’t Mind.
  • By now, you’ve missed the debut performance of “Let’s Fall In Love” by Spearhead Theatre, but the good news is that this show has another date of October 17 at the Crowne Plaza Fredericton-Lord Beaverbrook. So, get your tickets!

News update:

  • New Brunswick Public Health reported two new cases of COVID-19 yesterday afternoon.
  • The Wolastoqey First Nation delivered a notice yesterday suing the province for the right to decide how their land is used.
  • An RCMP senior forensic analyst testified yesterday to discuss material found on Matthew Vincent Raymond’s computer.
  • Starting on Friday, all NB Liquor customers will have to wear masks in buildings across the province.
  • Trick-or-treating has the go-ahead from the City of Fredericton this Halloween.
  • After careful consideration, the University of New Brunswick will continue to offer a blended learning model for its winter term.
  • And U.S. President Donald Trump is returning to the white house after spending the weekend in hospital.
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Homemade Jams // 2020-10-05

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Tracklisting:
1.) Motherhood – Dead Water/Abe
2.) The Belle Comedians – Althea
3.) Aquakultre – I Doubt It
4.) Weak Size Fish – System Failure
5.) The Olympic Symphonium – The Middle
6.) Braden Lam – Saturday Is Seven
7.) Quinn Bonnell – Forgiver
8.) Mike Bern – Apatapasiq
9.) Owen Meany’s Batting Stance – The Androgynous Hockey Stick
10.) Kill Chicago – Moonlight
11.) Capital 6 – Kick The Can

Mornings Are Hard // 2020-10-06

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Tracklisting:
1.) The Bright Light Social Hour – Sun King
2.) King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – Honey
3.) Video Age – Aerostar
4.) Desert Sessions – Something You Can’t See
5.) Karl Hector & The Malcouns – Mother Seletta
6.) The Golden Seals – Independence Day
7.) Vanishing Twin – Magician’s Success
8.) The Flaming Lips – Will You Return/When You Come Down
9.) Spiritualized – I Think I’m In Love
10.) Lost Cousins – Mindmaker
11.) Crumb – M.R.
12.) Mike Trask & The Precious Memories – Those Eyes

Mornings Are Hard // 2020-10-05

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Tracklisting:
1.) Mamalarky – Schism Trek
2.) Partner – Big Gay Hands
3.) Heaps – Softly
4.) Hot Flash Heat Wave – Grudge
5.) Optic Sink – Dumb Luck
6.) The Noodle Boys – The Walk
7.) Jeremy Drury – Someday
8.) Daniel Romano – First Yoke
9.) Secondhand Habit – Soundwaves
10.) Nothing – Say Less
11.) Softee – Crush
12.) Eartheater – Volcano
13.) Jody Glenham – Barely Alive
14.) Duval Timothy – Through The Night
15.) Faye Webster – Better Distractions