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• Michael Boyle and his memoir On New Turn

  In 1967 at he age of 23 he left the mosslands of Ireland to seek his fortune as principal in Island Habor Fogo Island. Today on the show we find out what happened when we speak with Michael Boyle about his memoir On New Turf.

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• Defence spending and N.L.’s tech industry

  The federal budget has billions of dollars allocated for defence spending. Today on the show we dive into a dicussion with industry experts on how the provincial government and business can maximize our slice of the pie. GUESTS - Florian Villaumé, CEO of techNL; Michelle Simms, CEO of the regional economic development agency Advantage St. John's; Karen Moores, Atlantic Canada at the Council of Canadian Innovators’ senior advisor; Charlie Oliver, property management specialist with Martek and also with Think N.L; Mark Norman, retired vice-admiral who commanded Canada’s Navy and was vice-chief of Defence.

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• Choices for Youth findings on poverty and solutions

  On today's show folks from Choices for Youth talk about the impacts of family poverty on young people. We also take a look at possible solutions including their social services hubs with a new one in Corner Brook soon opening. GUESTS - Jen Crowe, executive director of Choices for Youth; Nivethine Mahendran, CFY project officer; Kim Dreaddy, Jimmy Pratt Foundation executive director; Krista Butler, CFY director of Becket; Mike Kearley, executive director of Vine Place Community Centre (Corner Brook).

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• The limited series 'Future Ancestors'

  Today on the show we play a new limited series called 'Future Ancestors'. Over the course of the hour we hear from young Indigenous folks from across the province who are already taking the mantle of community leadership in their own ways.

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• NQ magazine winter issue

  The Newfoundland Quarterly magazine is out with a new issue this winter with the theme this time around being “air.” We invited contributors to the show to talk about their pieces and the inspiration behind them. GUESTS - Joan Sullivan, managing editor of the Newfoundland Quarterly; Janet McNaughton, artist and orchardist; Mark Thompson, painter; Nora Kelly, Montreal-based multimedia artist; Vanessa Iddon, artist; Karin Murray-Bergquist, writer; Mark David Turner, cultural historian and co-owner of Brak and Brine.

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