The Lunchbox 2020-04-15: COVID-19 update; Scott McAllister (print-making) (2016); Meagan Murphy (painter) (2016)

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On today’s show:

  • Interview: Scott McAllister – AIR – Print-Making (2018) 
  • Song: The Brood, Chicken, Cheese & Beer
  • Interview: Meagan Murphy – AIR – Painter (2018) 

COVID-19 Update:

  • The province announced no new cases of COVID-19 yesterday afternoon, leaving the total number of cases at 116. 75 people have recovered from the virus. 
  • Dr. Jennifer Russell said her office is looking at ways for New Brunswickers to donate any medical supplies they have. She said she has received many touching phone calls from folks asking how they can help. 
  • Premier Higgs stressed the importance of connection during this time through phone calls, text messages, or video chatting. 
  • Prime Minister Trudeau is looking at ways to help folks who don’t qualify for the CERB. More details are expected in the coming days and weeks. 
  • Jenica Atwin will host a virtual town hall to discuss what she has been up to in the past few weeks and answer questions. 
  • Rapid-fire testing kits for COVID-19 have been approved by Health Canada and will be shipped out to authorities this week. It’s a Made In Canada test that can produce results in under an hour.
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The Lunchbox 2020-04-14: COVID-19 update; Josh Green (NB History in Photos); Jennifer Lee Wiebe (artist)

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On today’s show:

  • Virtual Tertulia in the Time of Corona – Nicole O’Byrne on Tommy Douglas and Louis J. Robichaud
    Our next tertulia features Nicole O’Byrne on Tommy Douglas and Louis J. Robichaud and their contributions to Medicare on Wednesday, April 29 at 7:00pm.
    https://www.facebook.com/events/225178848554965/
  • Atlantic Vernacular Travelling Poetry and Craft Exhibition — Call for Poets
    A call for poets with ties to Atlantic Canada. The 2020 theme for Craft NB’s biennial exhibition is Atlantic Vernacular. This multi-genre project presents a rare opportunity for poets to participate in a high-calibre travelling exhibition that seeks to define what contemporary craft and poetry mean on the East Coast.To be considered for this project, please submit a 100-word literary biography citing previous publications AND two sample poems (not necessarily on the current theme) to atlanticvernacular@gmail.com.

    DEADLINE: April 20, 2020


  • Nursing Homes in a Time of COVID and Why Unions Matter [PANEL]
    Thursday, April 16 at 1:30pm
    By Zoom. To register for the event and receive the Zoom link, email: tglynn@stu.ca.
    https://www.facebook.com/events/235055417740127/
  • Flashback Bondo Picks: The Submissives, Don’t Worry
  • Flashback Interview: Josh Green: Historical Fredericton Pictures (2017)
  • Flashback Interview: Jennifer Lee Wiebe (2018)
    • See some of Jennifer Lee Wiebe’s work in the current virtual exhibition at the UNB Art Centre: Attending the Apocalypse

Today’s COVID-19 update:

  • The province announced two new cases of COVID-19 yesterday afternoon, bringing our total to 116. 74 people have since recovered from the virus.
  • Dr. Jennifer Russell said the province is expanding testing protocols this week to get residents to watch out for two or more symptoms like cough, fever and headache. 
  • Premier Higgs spoke about nursing home at the press conference saying that they are a top priority for the province. 
  • Jenica Atwin will host a virtual town hall to discuss what she has been up to in the past few weeks and answer questions. 
  • Rapid-fire testing kits for COVID-19 have been approved by Health Canada and will be shipped out to authorities this week. It’s a Made In Canada test that can produce results in under an hour.
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HitG 039: Stealing From Other Systems

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There’s probably no such thing as a perfect tabletop RPG system. Just about all of them make certain choices, compromises and sacrifices in order to express a core way to play, the mood and atmosphere of the game, and so forth.

Or maybe they just didn’t think of everything!

Fortunately, there are a lot of systems out there, and every once in a while, brand new mechanics are introduced. And, even better: you can incorporate them into your game!

This week, we talk about some of our favourite mechanics that came from other systems, and how we used them — as well as a few caveats.

Host: Mark, Chris

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Mornings Are Hard // 2020-04-14

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Track Listing:
1.) Topic – Breaking Me
2.) Perfume Genius – On The Floor
3.) Tame Impala – Lost In Yesterday
4.) Baths – Mikaela Corridor
5.) Thao & The Get Down Stay Down – Temple
6.) Petter Carlsen – I Love The Way You See The World
7.) Some Sprouts – At Full Capacity
8.) Death Cassette – Grim
9.) The Beths – Dying To Believe
10.) Sorry – Perfect
11.) Walrus – Glam
12.) Lady Lamb – We’ve Got A Good Thing Going
13.) 2nd Grade – Velodrome
14.) Dirty Projectors – Isolation
15.) Lala Lala – Legs, Run

Homemade Jams // 2020-04-10

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Track Listing:
1.) Repartee – Duke
2.) Ms. Thomas – Headspin ft. Sasky Mali
3.) Pineo & Loeb – This Is Your Life
4.) Two Hours Traffic – Meaning Of Love
5.) Coyote – Old News
6.) Nebullama – The Swing
7.) The Meds – Running The Edge Down
8.) Matt Mays – Indio
9.) Sorrey – Fast Chunk
10.) bleum – Poison
11.) Fishstixx – Jon Hamm
12.) Scientists of Sound – Bury Them Deep
13.) Rachel Cousins – Let Go
14.) Erin Costelo – All In Your Head
15.) Rachel Beck – This Little Light

Mornings Are Hard // 2020-04-10

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Track Listing:
1.) Born Ruffians – I Fall In Love Every Night
2.) Aunty Social – Thinking About Thinking About Thinking
3.) Wares – Surrender Into Waiting Arms
4.) Moaning – Ego
5.) GIRL SKIN – Forever & Always
6.) Tobias The Owl – Murmurs
7.) Moaning – Fall In Love
8.) Wares – Survival
9.) Aunty Social – Trying
10.) Born Ruffians – Wavy Haze
11.) Tobias The Owl – Pretty
12.) GIRL SKIN – Soft Gun
13.) Laila Baili – Sugar

Mornings Are Hard // 2020-04-09

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Track Listing:
1.) Lightning Dust – Devoted To
2.) Nap Eyes – So Tired
3.) Maude Audet – Tu ne mourras pas
4.) Basia Bulat – Love Is At The End Of The World
5.) Brent Mason – Frogs In A Pot
6.) Matt Patershuk – The Blues Don’t Bother Me
7.) Tami Neilson – Call Your Mama
8.) Les Hay Babies– Limonade
9.) Men I Trust – Numb
10.) Jacques Greene – Sibling
11.) Badge Époque Ensemble – Undressed In Solitude

Mornings Are Hard // 2020-04-07

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Track Listing:
1.) Lido Pimienta – Te Queria
2.) Caribou – Home
3.) Elephant Skeletons – Trash Sultan
4.) Grimes – Violence
5.) Half Waif – Ordinary Talk
6.) Vlossom – My Friend
7.) Doomsquad – General Hum
8.) Shad – The Fool Pt 1 (Get It Got It Good)
9.) Zuffalo – Any Given Speed
10.) FUUDGE – Tu peux prendre mon âme
11.) Old Blood – Blacklights
12.) Chocolat – Fou fou fou mon minou
13.) Julian Taylor Band – Avalanche
14.) Major Love – Tear It Down

RFYL Episode – GuidingBoltEP113

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Run For Your Life! – the psychobilly rock show of zombie sharks

Hey folks! I’m still in recovery but I’ve still got a backlog of music (and a bevy of new tracks [who uses the word bevy?]) to throw at you, so here we are with yet another episode!

My voice gave out before I could do anything terribly funny, but I do wish you all a wonderful holiday weekend celebrating the birth of our remake, FF7.

Playlist:
Do You Dare – Die So Fluid
Put It On The Line – The Heavy
Bad Animal – Double Fuzz
DTC – Powder for Pigeons
True Bearings / Dead Air – Freeways
Welcome To The World – Gygax
Bad Brains – Sea Mouse
Old Silence – Woodhawk
Future Sun – Sacrifice to Survive
Heartless World – Unleash The Archers
Torus – Puta Volcano

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!earshot20 // 2020-04-10

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Hour One:
#20 – TOPS – Too Much
#19 – Elephant Stone – Fox on the Run
#18 –  Jennah Barry – Roller Disco
#17 –  Waxahatchee – Arkadelphia
Bonus Track – Ryan Hillier – Winding Road 
#16 – Loving – Lately In Another Time
#15 – Wolf Parade – Forest Green
#14 – Born Ruffians – I Fall In Love Every Night
#13 – William Prince – The Spark
#12 – Boniface – Stay Home
Bonus Track – Wolf Castle – Believe It 
#11 – Grimes – IDORU

Hour Two:
#10 – Nap Eyes – Mystery Calling
#9 – Soccer Mommy – lucy
#8 – Destroyer – Crimson Tide
Bonus Track – Dillon Ryan & The Dream Romantic – So Lovely 
#7 – Sarah Harmer – Shoemaker
#6 – Les Deuxluxes – Everything Of Beauty
#5 – Basia Bulat – Electric Roses
#4 – Frazey Ford – U and Me
#3 – Andy Shauf – The Moon
Bonus Track – The Trick – Your Wildest Daydreams
#2 – Caribou – Ravi
#1 – U.S. Girls – Denise, Don’t Wait

Homemade Jams // 2020-04-09

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Track Listing:
1.) The Stanfields – Stay The Blazes Home
2.) Colony Recording Club – RCA2RCA
3.) The Trick – All Your Wildest Daydreams
4.) Dillon Ryan & The Dream Romantic – So Lovely
5.) FM Berlin – Packing Your Bags For Nowhere
6.) West Avenue – Spring Break ’08
7.) Melonvine – Confessions
8.) Bloody Diamonds – Monopoly
9.) Heat $heets – Axel Grease
10.) The Stogies – On The Road
11.) The Royal Volts – Bad Thing
12.) Force Fields – Robot Milk
13.) OUTTACONTROLLER – Too Soon
14.) Black Moor – Hellraiser

The Lunchbox 2020-04-10: COVID-19 update – 5 Years of Diamonds and Gold with Motherhood – music by Dennis Ellsworth + Tomato/Tomato

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On Today’s Show:

COVID-19 Updates:

    • The province announced three new cases of COVID-19 yesterday afternoon, bringing our total to 111. 53 people have since recovered from the virus.
    • Dr. Jennifer Russell said there would be no exceptions made to social distancing rules during the long weekend and Easter.
    • Projections for the province say that even if we reach our worst-case scenario, the health care system will keep up. 
    • Canadians who lost their jobs due to COVID-19 can start applying for the Canadian Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) this week. 
    • Also, producing note: The government isn’t doing any updates over the weekend, so with that announcement, I won’t be doing an update for Monday.
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Homemade Jams // 2020-04-08

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Track Listing:
1.) Michael S. Ryan – Lightning
2.) Catherine Kennedy – Borrow Your Sorrow
3.) Christian Howse – Back In Montreal
4.) Quiet Parade – Don’t Put It On Me
5.) Jerry-Faye – Good Heart
6.) Mo Kenney – Sucker
7.) Les Hay Babies – Fontaine à voeux
8.) Jennah Barry – The Real Moon
9.) Colourful Language – Prehistoric Lovers
10.) Elephant Skeletons – Blindfold
11.) Chloé Breault – Quand on y pense
12.) Mike Trask – Bad News
13.) Kill Chicago – Pull Over
14.) Like A Motorcycle – High Hopes

The Lunchbox 2020-04-09: COVID-19 update – more theatre and arts for you to enjoy at home – Keith Lyons – Inland Island

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On today’s show:

    • Spearhead Theatre continues it’s “Sunday Service” series of streamed performances this Sunday at 2pm with Alice Gerstenberg’s “Fourteen”
    • TNB launches Dear Rona, a story collection project
      Dear Rona – Letters from Lockdown is a new collaborative project inspired by our current state of affairs. The idea is simple: send us a letter telling us about your experience living in lockdown.All stories collected through this project will be used as a platform for inspiration to create a new original, multi-disciplinary performance piece. The collection process will continue until the fall at which time invited artists from various disciplines will work collaboratively to create a unique piece of art based on our collective experience as a community, a province and a country.Everyone is encouraged to take part and participation is easy! To contribute your voice to this project, simply get in touch and tell us how living in lockdown has changed your life. Maybe you’ve reconnected with friends and family or have rekindled your love of reading. Maybe you’ve taken up baking bread, knitting or listening to your music collection with a new focus. Maybe you’ve been inspired by the kindness you’ve seen or offended by ignorance. Or maybe this whole situation has you worried about the future. We’re all experiencing this in unique ways. There are no wrong answers.

      All contributions to this project will be accepted anonymously and excerpts from contributed stories will be shared through our social media channels as the project progresses. We want your story, not your name. However, all contributors will be acknowledged in the final format of this project.

      To contribute your voice to this project, please send a letter, a postcard, an email or an audio recording to the addresses below. Submissions may be any length.

      Mailing address: Theatre New Brunswick, 55 Whiting Road, Fredericton, NB, E3B 5Y5 
      Email: dearrona@tnb.nb.ca

    • #CanadaPerforms
      • A partnership of the National Arts Council and Facebook to pay artists to perform at home.

        https://nac-cna.ca/en/canadaperforms

        #CanadaPerforms is a $700,000 short-term relief fund that pays professional Canadian artists and professionally published authors for their online performances. It was launched by Facebook Canada and the National Arts Centre to help ease the financial strain for Canadian artists impacted by the closure of performance venues across Canada related to COVID-19, and to lift the spirits of Canadians during the crisis. Artists who are selected will receive $1,000 and their online performance will be broadcast on the NAC’s Facebook page.
      • April 9, 5pm: Alan Doyle (who was originally to appear at the Playhouse on April 11)
      • April 13, 4pm: Ben Caplan (who was here on February 25)
      • April 13, 8pm: Dennis Ellsworth
      • April 14, 6:30pm: The Town Heroes
      • April 15, 7pm: Rob Lutes
      • April 16, 3pm: Christina Martin
    • The Fredericton Playhouse continues to be closed during the rest of the month of April. All ticket holders for cancelled events will receive a full refund. The box office will be in touch with ticket holders regarding returns. Given the number of returns being processed, this could take a few days. We will continue to monitor the situation, taking direction from public health officials and will provide updates on any additional cancellations as they arise.For more information, or to check for updates, please visit https://www.theplayhouse.ca/
    • NotaBle Acts Seeks Entries for 19th Annual Province-Wide Playwriting Competition

      The deadline for the main contest is April 23, 2020. The Middle and High and school contest closes on May 22, 2020.

      See the website for details, rules and to submit.
    • Much thanks to the Fredericton Arts Alliance’s ARTSnews, and the Facebook group Covid-19 New Brunswick Artist Resource Network

COVID-19 Updates:

  • The province announced three new cases of COVID-19 yesterday afternoon, bringing our total to 108. 39 people have since recovered from the virus.
  • Dr. Jennifer Russell said there would be no exceptions made to social distancing rules during the long weekend and Easter.
  • Premier Blaine Higgs says local police will make the rounds to ensure people are following the rules. If not, residents could be fined as much as $10,000.  
  • UNB Researchers say New Brunswick is on a best-case trajectory for COVID-19, similar to that of South Korea. 
  • National COVID-19 numbers reached 19,289 last night, according to the Government of Canada. 
  • Stats Canada said the nation lost one million jobs last month due to the virus, bringing the unemployment rate to 7.8 per cent. In New Brunswick, that number equals 8.8 per cent. 
  • Canadians who lost their jobs due to COVID-19 can start applying for the Canadian Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) this week. 
  • The kids are all right: New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced the Easter Bunny and Tooth Fairy are essential workers during COVID-19.

Interview: Keith Lyons (“Oh No! It’s Thursday!”)

Interview: Inland Island

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Homemade Jams // 2020-04-06

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Track Listing:
1.) Ashley MacIsaac – Devil In The Kitchen
2.) Shaun Ferguson – Résilience
3.) Raphaël Butler – En amour avec toi
4.) Mandy Silk – Feelin Fine
5.) Aaron Grant – Heartbreak Bullet
6.) George Belliveau ft. Arthur Comeau – Grand verre de tchekafaire
7.) Ladd & Lasses – Not Giving Up Yet
8.) Frantically Atlantic – Maggie In The Woods/Maurice Manley’s
9.) Brent Mason – Monticello
10.) Cameron Molloy – When I Can’t Sleep
11.) Marc Montanchez – We Will Burn Away
12.) Keith Mullins – Home Is Where Your Ass Should Be
13.) Adam Washburn – Lift Me Up
14.) OLD Blood – Blacklights
15.) Rawls Royce – Don’t Let Me Go!
16.) CHIPS – Modern Days

The Lunchbox 2020-04-08: COVID-19 update – Interview: Jennifer Mcginnis-Warton (Potter) – Interview: Craig Schnieder (Sculptor)

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On today’s show:

COVID-19 updates:

  • The province announced two new cases of COVID-19 yesterday afternoon, bringing the total to 105. 39 people have since recovered from the virus.
  • Dr. Jennifer Russell reminds New Brunswickers that rules will evolve as often as the virus does. She encourages folks to wear non-medical face coverings.
  • Premier Blaine Higgs announced businesses can apply for working capital loans during the pandemic. They can apply through Opportunities New Brunswick.
  • Post-secondary students can apply for a new one time benefit of $750 if they can demonstrate that they fail to meet basic needs between now and the end of the semester.
  • Canadians who lost their jobs due to COVID-19 can start applying for the Canadian Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) this week.
  • Canada’s chief medical officer of health recommended folks use non-medical masks when running their errands to help stop the spread of the virus.
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The Lunchbox 2020-04-07: COVID-19 update – Interview: Colour Film – Interview: Richard Hornsby

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On today’s show:

  • Flourish Festival has been postponed until the fall, although dates are yet to be determined.
  • The Canadian Chamber of Commerce announced the launching of the Canadian Business Resilience Network (CBRN) in partnership with the Government of Canada to help the business community prepare, persevere and, ultimately, prosper in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Interview: Colour Film
  • Interview: Richard Hornsby

COVID-19 update:

  • The province announced two new cases of COVID-19 yesterday afternoon, bringing the total to 103. 30 people have since recovered from the virus.
  • Dr. Jennifer Russell reminds New Brunswickers that no loopholes can be made to the non-essential travel order.
  • Premier Blaine Higgs and health minister Ted Flemming announced a new COVID-19 task force that will take a military-like approach to the health care system decisions.
  • Canadians who lost their jobs due to COVID-19 can start applying for the Canadian Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) this week.
  • Canada’s chief medical officer of health recommended folks use non-medical masks when running their errands to help stop the spread of the virus.
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HitG 038: Maps, Minis, Scenery

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Gaming around a table can often be more than just dice and character sheets. Depending on your style of play, you may want a little more tangible or visual support from props, game aids or tactical diagrams.

This time, we discuss the use of maps (both large scale and tactical scale), the use of miniature figures to represent the player characters and the foes, and the use of terrain — all toward the end of creating a form of more engaging experience.

Hosts: Anita, Chris, Mark, Pat

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The Lunchbox 2020-04-06: Farmer’s Market impacts; COVID-19 updates; David in the Dark & The Millennial Dream

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On today’s show:

  • Boyce Farmer’s Market will now send out a list of products available from its vendors each week that can be delivered. The list comes out on Tuesday. For more information, visit their web site.
  • Sadly, it looks like we may be saying farewell to the North Side Market. Reports indicate that they have closed down permanently.
  • COVID-19 Update:
    • The province announced six new cases of COVID-19 over the weekend, bringing the total to 101. 28 people have recovered from the virus.
    • Dr. Jennifer Russell reminds New Brunswickers to take care of their mental health during this uncertain and stressful time.
    • Education minister Dominic Cardy released a statement over the weekend for high school graduates about not giving up at this time.
    • Canadians who lost their jobs due to COVID-19 can start applying for the Canadian Emergency Response Benefit (CERB)
    • Her Majesty The Queen released a rare message for TV viewers around the Commonwealth last night encouraging viewers to remain hopeful and come together as one.
    • The New Brunswick Drama Festival has also been cancelled. The event brings over 1500 public school students to St. Thomas University in May each year.
    • And the federal government unveiled a new app about COVID-19.
  • Interview: Kevin Belyea of David in the Dark.
  • Interview: Jacob Wildman-Sisk on The Millennial Dream.
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Mornings Are Hard // 2020-04-03

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Track Listing:
1.) Psychic Pollution – Into The Ocean
2.) U.S. Girls – Overtime
3.) Weyes Blood – Andromeda
4.) Jesse Maxwell – Average
5.) Ade – Thankful
6.) Telquist – Fun
7.) Pastiche – Adrenaline
8.) Darman – Splash
9.) U.S. Girls – IOU
10.) Elephant Stone – We Cry For Harmonia
11.) lié – Bugs
12.) Andy Shauf – Neon Skyline
13.) Jennah Barry – Rocket

Homemade Jams // 2020-04-03

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Track Listing:
1.) Jamie Comeau & the Crooked Teeth – Fortune
2.) Les Hôtesses d’Hilaire – Boule boule
3.) Glory Glory – Zombies!!
4.) Walrus – Cool To Who
5.) Chloé Breault – Ouest
6.) The Motorleague – North America
7.) The Olympic Symphonium – Jasper
8.) Jennah Barry – Pink Grey Blue
9.) The Montgomery St. Band – For Your Wage
10.) Grand Theft Bus – Gold Mine
11.) Elephant Skeletons – Awake Alright
12.) Weak Size Fish – Credit System
13.) bleum – Move With Me
14.) Dillon Ryan & The Dream Romantic – So Lovely