The Signal

Today on the show we bring you a conversation about the drug trade, violence, drug use, vulnerable people and folks in our communities who are trying to help. GUESTS: Insp. David Emberley OIC-federal serious and organized crime, eastern region, Newfoundland and Labrador; Courtney Davis, community development coordinator with Thrive; Rigel Penman, co-founder Tweak Easy East; Michelle Cleary-Haire, Moms Stop the Harm; Sheila Cooper, Jon's Afterlife.

Today on the show we talk about the past, the present and future of women's rights in Newfoundland and Labrador, and beyond. Guests: Vicki Hallett, gender studies professor; Meret Ebsary, Rhodes Scholar and grad student; Courtney Clarke, political strategist and founder of Our Time To Lead; Lisa Smith, community advocate co-chair of the Indigenous Justice Action Circle; Heidi Coombs, historian of N.L.'s women's history.

Today's show was taped a couple of weeks ago at the Halifax Central Library. Its part of CBC's Hear Me Out conversation series. In this latest chat, The Signal's host and producer Adam Walsh speaks with writer and professor Randy Boyagoda about finding common ground in deeply partisan times.

Today on the show we dig into reporting by CBC journalist Jenna Head. We talk about wait times for psychological assessments in Newfoundland and Labrador and hear about how people are navigating getting a diagnosis and what a diagnosis finally means for them. Guests: Janine Hubbard, clinical psychologist; Jenna Head, CBC journalist; Florence Strang, CEO Mindful Matters and registered psychologist.

April 11 is World Parkinson's Day, so The Signal spends the show chatting with foks from the Parkinson Society Newfoundland and Labrador. We will talk treatments, care, the economic burden and community. Guests: Derek Staubitzer, executive director, Parkinson Society Newfoundland and Labrador; Phyllis Reardon, caregiver & St. John's Chapter Chair, Parkinson Society N.L.; Rexanne Eddy, living with young-onset Parkinson's Disease; Kim Furlong, physiotherapist and owner of N.L. Balance & Dizziness Centre

Today on the show we dig into Newfoundland and Labrador's 2025-26 provincial budget. We talk about what the spending plan means in a time of tariffs and a year of elections. Guests: Jessica McCormick president, Newfoundland and Labrador Federation of Labour; Corey Parsons, deputy director, Trades NL; Maria Mayr, member, Parents for Comprehensive Education; AnnMarie Boudreau, CEO, Board of Trade

Today on the show we dive into the creation, filming and critical acclaim of the film 'Skeet'. Guests: Nik Sexton, director and writer of 'Skeet'; Mary Sexton, executive producer; Sean Dalton, lead actor; Eyad Sakkar, story consultant

Today on the show you will hear about this year's sea ice season in the north and work being done to help keep folks safe. Today's show also includes numerous voices from interviews conducted in Nain back in January. Guests: Carolann Harding, CEO, SmartICE; Rex Holwell, manager of Nunatsiavut operations, SmartICE

Today on the show we speak with some parents across Newfoundland and Labrador about the federal election and what matters to them. Guests: Corey Tucker, father of three and president of ICI Innovations; Hayley Alloway, mother of four and scientist; Zaid

It's the first Friday of the month which means it's trivia day with quiz master John Gushue.

Today on the show we are asking how do we plan for an aging population? What needs to change? Are we failing seniors in Newfoundland and Labrador? Guests: Mohamed Abdallah, executive director, Connections for Seniors; Ron Taylor, director of strategy, Connections for Seniors; Lisa Taylor, founder and CEO of Challenge Factory.

Today's show asks a parent panel what they want to see and hear from their politicians and what they want Canada to look like for their children. Guests: A local parent panel of Laurabel Mba, Luke Quinton, Gillian Pearson and Pam Pardy

Today on the show we explore the new issue of the Newfoundland Quarterly with its theme - water. In 2025 the each issue will be categorized by elements - water, earth, fire, air. Guests Joan Sullivan, managing editor NQ; and non-fiction writers Christina Wells, Chris Peters, Jessica Richardson, and Marjorie Doyle

Today's show looks at the impacts art can have on climate change discourse and why, in a world of noise, it can sometimes break through.

With calls to build more housing, who do we do it right? What does right look like? Affordable housing, accessible housing, while also having community needs in minds.

Carney called on the election and we are asking these MUN profs what issues are on their radars.

The federal election campaign is underway and we have money on our mind. Today's discussion looks at everything from the stock market and mortgage prices to the national economy of Canada. We ask folks about their hopes for the economy and personal finances under the next federal government.

Today's show is a conversation about the way roleplaying games like Dungeons and Dragons can help people process emotions and provide a safe space for exploring oneself. Guests: Craig Power, fiction author; Mark Callanan, St. John's poet laureate; Dr. Hilary Alteen, psychiatrist; Jason Wells, artist and drag performer

Right now in the U.S. the Trump administration is working hard to change not only what their country is, but what it has been, and who gets to take part in it. Government records are being deleted or heavily edited. In many cases, references to women or Black men in leadership positions, and references to trans people have been deleted. What's more, the non-government organizations that collected these histories are being defunded, and that has historians worried. Guests: Head of MUN's folklore department and Associate Professor of Folklore, Identity, Religion and Politics Mariya Lesiv, Assistant professer at MUN's history department specialising in LGBTQIA-plus history and women's studies Alessio Ponzio, Assistant Professor in Communications and Media Studies specializing in Feminist Media Studies Julia Polyk-O'Neil

Members of the Muslim community talk about the Ramadan market and how to empower and nurture a sense of community. Guests: Global Citizen Inc. founder Sa'adatu Usman, Abdulkabir Sulaiman, Tasbeeh Elfarghaly, Angela Hajek, Sara Seif