CHSR 97.9fm - Campus/Community radio in Fredericton, NB

The Lunchbox 2020-05-01: Pants Postponed (so dance!)

On today’s show:

  • CHSR has joined forces with The Cap and numerous local bands to produce Postponed: The Mixtape. For today only, this album will help raise money for the station, the venue and the artists. Pay What You Can, Give Generously, Share The Facebook Post Widely.
  • It’s May 1st, which means the new season has officially begun in the pagan world! Today is Beltaine, or if you are in the southern hemisphere, Samhain.
  • Recognize the hard work (or currently, lack of work…) for school-related jobs, as it is both School Bus Drivers’ Day and School Principals’ Day.
  • Stare lovingly into the sky tonight, as it is Space Day.
  • Stare lovingly at your new front door, as it also New Home Owners’ Day.
  • And you are at home anyway, so why pants? Celebrate No Pants Day, and sing along to TWRP‘s No Pants Dance at the end of the show today.
  • Because May is Mental Health Month, I revisited an interview I did with Steve, Keith and Rick in 2017 about their struggles, hopes and survival of mental health issues.
  • We also flashback to 2018 and the release of Brookside Mall‘s debut album, from with Bondo picked Joan.
  • There are two (local-ish) concert series to consider today:

COVID-19 Update [6:38]

  • The province announced no new cases of COVID-19 for the twelfth day in a row yesterday.
  • This announcement leaves the total number of cases at 118.
  • 114 people have recovered from the virus, leaving four active cases and nobody in hospital.
  • Dr. Jennifer Russell said this fight is far from over and as long as there are cases in other provinces, New Brunswick will have to stay vigilant. 
  • Premier Higgs said the province is looking at ways to have post-secondary students and high school graduates take on jobs normally filled by temporary foreign workers this summer. 
  • The Prime Minister joined defense ministers yesterday to offer condolences to Canadians after a helicopter belonging to the armed forces went down off the Ionian Sea.
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