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Category Archives: The Lunchbox

LunchBox
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Special snack of news, music, happenings around town, topic-of-the-day, historical moment, interviews, and whatever is on our mind?

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Unpack your lunch and pack your mind! Join us Monday through Friday at noon for this hour-long round-up with a rotating cast!

Or feel like having Lunch for Dinner? Then check out the sometimes-podcast version of the show.

Interview: Amanda Munday (New Majority)

Posted on 2025-04-15 by encaf1 Posted in The Lunchbox

My guest today is Amanda Munday, the Executive Director of New Majority. Their mission is to “activate young and first-time voters, ensuring [their] voice is heard where it counts”.

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STU Lunchbox 2025 04: Grand Finale

Posted on 2025-04-09 by encaf1 Posted in STU Lunchbox, The Lunchbox

The students all gather with professor Mark Tunney for a live show send-off, both for their own individual efforts and for the their retiring teacher.

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Interview // Bondo chats with Josh Bravener of The Hypochondriacs

Posted on 2025-04-07 by Bondo Posted in Mornings Are Hard, The Lunchbox

Josh Bravener, frontman of the Fredericton staple The Hypochondriacs, stopped by CHSR on April 5, 2025 for a chat about the band’s upcoming shows, highlights from the past couple of years, and what’s on the horizon for 2025. Upcoming Dates: April 7th: The Cap w/ Devon Cuddy (solo) April 17th: FHS (The Hypos) April 25th:

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Interview: John Heinstein, Peter Hicks (Sleepy Driver)

Posted on 2025-04-04 by encaf1 Posted in The Lunchbox

My guests today are John Heinstein and Peter Hicks, core members of the band Sleepy Driver (among other projects).

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Interview with Author Tara Pyfrom

Posted on 2025-04-02 by Isabella Diotte Posted in The Lunchbox

My guest today was Tara Pyfrom, author of memoir The Ocean in Our Blood. Tara joined me today to give insight into the category 5 hurricane that hit The Bahamas in 2019, Hurricane Dorian. During our interview Tara discusses her experience with environmental immigration, PTSD, her and her family’s mental health journeys and the effects

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Interview: Theatre UNB presents Oscar Wilde’s “An Ideal Husband”

Posted on 2025-03-28 by encaf1 Posted in The Lunchbox

For the last play of the season, Theatre UNB is staging a production of Oscar Wilde’s An Ideal Husband. Joining me is John Ball (director; professor & acting Chair of the Department of English at UNB), Shannon Munn (actor: “Mrs. Cheveley”) and James Gwathmey (actor: “Sir Robert Chiltern”).

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STU Lunchbox 2025 EP03: “Virgin Voters”

Posted on 2025-03-25 by encaf1 Posted in STU Lunchbox, The Lunchbox

Hosts Fernanda Sanchez and Caleb Desjardins look at the upcoming federal election through the lens of young people suffering from information and disinformation overload.

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Interview: Greg Davies, “Chronos”

Posted on 2025-03-12 by encaf1 Posted in The Lunchbox

My guest today is Greg Davies, a painter, art historian, educator and administrator. His collection Chronos is part of the 2025 UNB Art Centre World Water Day showing, running from March 7 to May 2.

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STU Lunchbox 2025 EP02: “The Making of Gen Zed”

Posted on 2025-03-04 by encaf1 Posted in STU Lunchbox, The Lunchbox

On the STU Lunchbox this week, hosts Willem Haines-Lacey and Rachael Ilupeju explore how young Canadians are reacting to American threats to our sovereignty.

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UNB SU Debate 2025

Posted on 2025-02-27 by encaf1 Posted in CHSR News, News, The Lunchbox, UNB SU Election
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On February 19, candidates for positions on the UNB Fredericton Student Union partook in a debate/Q&A moderated in part by CHSR’s own Mark Kilfoil.

Here is a recording of the discussion, with edits only to remove irrelevant matter (our trivia contests).

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STU Lunchbox 2025 EP01: “Open Mic”

Posted on 2025-02-27 by encaf1 Posted in STU Lunchbox, The Lunchbox

On the STU Lunchbox this week, hosts Sarah Desmond and Willem Haines-Lacey bring you Open Mic. They introduce you to some of the up-and-coming songwriters of Fredericton — and those songwriters will introduce you to the stories behind the songs.

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Interview: Nate & the Busy Boys/Katie Hamill (“Setting The Stage”)

Posted on 2025-02-27 by encaf1 Posted in The Lunchbox

My guests today are Nate Murchison and Paul Hayes of local band Nate & The Busy Boys, and Katie Hamill, a CHSR staff member working on organizing local events. They join me to talk about the origins and enthusiasm of Nate & The Busy Boys, as well as the upcoming Setting The Stage concert and mentorship opportunity.

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Interview: Brigadier-General Mark Parsons

Posted on 2025-02-27 by encaf1 Posted in The Lunchbox

My guest today is Brigadier-General Mark Parsons, Commander of the 5th Canadian Division of the Canadian Army, in charge of operations and activities throughout Atlantic Canada.

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Interview With Puppeteer Ingrid Hansen

Posted on 2025-02-10 by Isabella Diotte Posted in The Lunchbox

Our guest today was Ingrid Hansen, a voice actress and puppeteer, currently on tour through Canada with her very own Puppet shows.

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Interview: Thomas Hodd (TNB Presents “O’Brien”)

Posted on 2025-02-06 by encaf1 Posted in The Lunchbox

My guest today is Thomas Hodd, the Saint John playwright behind an upcoming Theatre NB production of O’Brien.

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Interview: TheatreUNB presents Kat Sandler’s “Mustard”

Posted on 2025-02-03 by encaf1 Posted in The Lunchbox

My guests today are Len Falkenstein (Director of Drama at UNB, Grand Poobah of Theatre in Fredericton), Abhi/Naga Abhinav Sujal Kamireddy (“Mustard”) and Maham Raza (“Thai”).

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Interview: Charlotte Toner (Research on the bobolink)

Posted on 2025-02-03 by encaf1 Posted in The Lunchbox

My guest today is Charlotte Toner, a BScEM (Bachelor’s in Science, Environment Management) wildlife conservation honour’s student who’s senior research project is looking at the behavioural patterns of a species at risk, a grassland bird called the bobolink.

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Interview With Timothy Li (CCANB) Lunar New Year Gala

Posted on 2025-01-31 by Isabella Diotte Posted in The Lunchbox

Our guest today was Timothy Li, the Vice President of the Chinese Cultural Association of New Brunswick (CCANB). He joined me today to discuss more about CCANB and the association’s upcoming Lunar New Year Gala.

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Interview: Girls STEM Up 2025

Posted on 2025-01-27 by encaf1 Posted in The Lunchbox

My guests today are Deeniti Saha and Samu Shawesh, two organizers of the Girls STEM Up group and the upcoming supporting conference in February.

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Interview: GIZMO

Posted on 2024-12-13 by encaf1 Posted in The Lunchbox

My guests today are Spencer Swaine, Daniel Hartinger, Julien Kitson, Patrick Stephen, members of the band GIZMO.

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Interview Engage (Band)

Posted on 2024-12-06 by Isabella Diotte Posted in The Lunchbox

My guests today were Carla Bonnell and Rick Barlett, creators and members of New Brunswick band, Engage.

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Interview: The 25th Wall [THEATRE]

Posted on 2024-11-29 by encaf1 Posted in The Lunchbox

My guests today are Corinski Nowlan (Herbert The Cow Productions), Scott Shannon (Nasty Shadows Theatre Company) and Ryan Griffith (Next Folding Theatre Company), here to celebrate 25th anniversaries for two of the companies with a triptych of plays in a production called The 25th Wall.

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Interview: Hugh Kennedy (UNB Concert Band)

Posted on 2024-11-28 by Isabella Diotte Posted in The Lunchbox

Our guest today was Hugh Kennedy, the director of the UNB Concert Band. Hugh joined me to give us details about the band and discuss the band’s upcoming Holiday Concert.

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Interview: Jamie Kitts (Qwerty Magazine)

Posted on 2024-11-28 by Isabella Diotte Posted in The Lunchbox

Our guest today was Jamie Kitts, a Co-managing Editor at Qwerty Magazine at the University of New Brunswick.

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Interview: Jeremy Gorman (Playwright: “Doommates”, “Pass The Glove”)

Posted on 2024-11-27 by encaf1 Posted in The Lunchbox

My guest today is Jeremy Gorman, the playwright of “Doommates” and “Pass The Glove”, two of the seven plays being featured in the upcoming presentation by Theatre UNB called “From The Vaults: Comedy Gold from Notable Acts”.

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