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We hear some of what Mark Carney said during his news conference today, where he unveiled his top five picks for "nation building projects." Then Jeff speaks with Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston about what's next for Wind West.

Alex Khasnabish is chair of the department of Sociology and Anthropology at Mount Saint Vincent University. He studies social movements, radical politics and social and political theory. He speaks with Jeff Douglas about the current polarized moment with social movements and why we struggle to speak to one another when we have differing political and social views.

The award winning actor's film is having its debut at the Atlantic International Film Festival. Wayne Burns gives Jeff Douglas a bit of non-spoiler background ahead of the films showing.

Seana Jewer is Nova Scotia Health's community engagement lead with Roots of Hope. She speaks with Jeff Douglas about the project and what it means to talk a holistic community based approach to suicide prevention. If you or someone you know is struggling here is some resources you can access: The Provincial Mental Health Crisis Line can be reached at 1-888-429-8167 or if this is an emergency call 911. NSH’s Mental Health and Addictions Program’s Central Intake service at 1-855-922-1122 The number for Talk Suicide Canada is 1-833-456-4566. You can call or text the national suicide crisis helpline at 9-8-8. The number for Kids Help Phone is 1-800-668-6868, or you can text them at 686 868.

Nancy Saunders' son, Ben Brennan, died by suicide in 2023. He was 29 years old. Nancy shares with Jeff Douglas what her son was like and about her efforts to advocate for change in Nova Scotia's mental health. If you or someone you know is struggling here's some resources you can access: The Provincial Mental Health Crisis Line can be reached at 1-888-429-8167 or if this is an emergency call 911. NSH’s Mental Health and Addictions Program’s central intake service at 1-855-922-1122 The number for Talk Suicide Canada is 1-833-456-4566. You can call or text the national suicide crisis helpline at 9-8-8. The number for Kids Help Phone is 1-800-668-6868, or you can text them at 686-868.

Following this new interview with Mo Green, we've attached Jeff's story about his visit to a GuysWork session at Millwood High School, in Middle Sackville. It first aired May 7th.

Alex Mason drops into the Chebucto Connections office, in Spryfield, to talk with Leigh MacLean who is the organization's Outreach & Housing Director.

Joshua Saunders is a Halifax based cinematographer and documentary filmmaker. His latest work, 'Last Ride Home', is coming to the Lunenburg Doc Festival on Sept 20th. This film details the profound human cost of the Ukraine war by shining a light on the lives of volunteer medics providing aid on the frontlines, families left waiting in uncertainty and for husbands and fathers who may never return home. Alex Guye spoke with Josh. Here's that conversation.

Research done right here in the Maritimes indicates no. But there are places in the world where some kinds of sharks are drawn to aquaculture pens for some reasons. Alex Mason's interview with DFO research scientist Marc Trudel is followed by an extended version of his conversation with shark researcher Chris Harvey-Clark.

Jeff speaks with our defence columnist, Ken Hansen.

Michelle Morgan-Coole was a lawyer with a disability law practice who passionately advocated for accessibility, disability rights and inclusion. According to her obituary, she died on August 14 at the age of 59. Meig Campbell spoke to two people who knew and worked with Michelle, about who she was and the legacy she leaves behind.

Most East Coat music artists lose money attending the annual ECMAs. Former ECMA CEO Blanche Israel has concerns over the amount of financial support available to artists - relative to other ECMA expenditures. She also has concerns over possible conflicts of interest. Jeff reads a statement from ECMA Board Chair Michelle Eagles in response.

According to numbers from the Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs, the number of volunteer firefighters have been reduced by over 2,000 since 2022. The chief of the Greenfield and District Volunteer Fire Department, Moyal Conrad, spoke with our colleague Meig Campbell about this.

Matt Hunt Gardner is a lecturer at Queen Mary University of London and a researcher at the University of Oxford. He explains why there are so many regional accents in our province and what could be putting these accents at risk.

Charmaine Nelson is a provost professor of art history at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, where she runs the Slavery North Initiative. She explains the harm changing the narrative of history can cause and what the Trump's administrations push to do this signals to her.

Most East Coast musicians lose money attending the annual ECMAs. Former ECMA CEO Blanche Israel has concerns over the amount of financial support available to artists, relative to other ECMA expenditures. She also has concerns over possible conflicts of interest. Jeff reads a statement from ECMA's board chair Michelle Eagles in response.

The Israeli government is going ahead with a controversial settlement project in West Bank. Canadian Journalist Jesse Rosenfeld provides us with an update and in what ways Canada is economically tied to the area.

Terje van der Meeren is a research professor with Norway's Institute of Marine Research, the country's leading marine research organization. He explains to Alex Guye why tailings are allowed to be dumped in Norwegian fjords and about how environmental organizations are pushing back.

We learn more from Teresa Heffernan, a professor of English language and literature at St. Mary's University, about this the consequences of using AI to do your reading for you.

Josh Oulton is the owner of Tap Root Farms in Kings County. He told Jeff Douglas although funding is appreciated, it's too little, too late for the 2025 season.