Weekend AM Podcast
1) The superpower of a comic book
Kerri Neil, owner of Downtown Comics in St. John's, tells us about the reaction to a donation from her shop.
2) Heavy Away with sea shanties
Ethnomusicology graduate student Kate McCann tells us about her love of the sea shanty and her studies of music and the fishing industry.
3) What makes Heated Rivalry so hot?
Two Heated Rivalry fans, talk about their love of the show - and of hockey - with Weekend AM's Melissa Tobin
4) Becoming the Resilient Foreigner
Didan Ashanta Wedderburn talks about her new book Becoming the Resilient Foreigner: Embrace Change, Reinvent Yourself, and Thrive Anywhere
5) Revue reboot?
NL Sketch Fest is doing a one-night only show, Revue '25: Error 2025! that follows in the footsteps of Rising Tide Theatre's Revue productions
6) Meet 75-year-old emerging actor Gar Sexton
Gar Sexton of St. John's talks about his expanding career as an actor in the film Skeet and the CBS television drama Sheriff Country
7) Meet the Newfoundland Symphony Orchestra's new music director
Simon Rivard, the new music director of the NSO, talks about his vision for the musical ensemble
8) Just four sleeps away
Melissa talks with children at the Crossroads Family Resource Centre in Gander about their excitement for Christmas
9) NONIA is Woman Made
Sherry House of NONIA, plus knitters Yvonne Sheppard and Sandra Hatcher talk about the business's eye catching new ad campaign
10) Eco-luxury domes on the Branch River
Stephen Nash says the Cape Shore is an underrated tourism destination, and he wants to draw visitors with a new glamping option: the Granda Rose Retreat.