Friday, Feb 27, 2009

SerfCity February 26, 2009

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In this episode, Mark Leger chats with up and coming singer-songwriter Jenn Jewett about her recent trip to Mozambique, her music and life in Saint John.

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Thursday, Feb 12, 2009

Serf City February 12, 2009

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On this episode: Food Fight! Principal and parents use children as pawns in an ill-mannered debate about patriotism and the national anthem; singer-songwriter Babette Hayward, our first live musical guest, performs two songs in studio and chats about upcoming shows; and deputy mayor Stephen Chase talks about worrisome lead levels in the city's water system.

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Thursday, Feb 05, 2009

Serf City February 5, 2009

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On this episode: Party Pooper - Mark Leger has the inside scoop on a men's diaper party; a UNBSJ biology professor discusses his research into sustainable fish farming, the first in a series of regular interviews on university research that has an application in the everyday lives of New Brunswickers; and Joe McIntyre talks about a benefit concert for Vic McIntyre, a well-known local drummer who was diagnosed with cancer late last year.

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Friday, Jan 23, 2009

Serf City January 22, 2009

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On this episode: Lisa Murphy and Juanita Black discuss the grassroots efforts to improve the lives of people living in the Saint John's inner city neighbourhoods; Mark Leger talks about Barack Obama, the community organizer turned U.S. president who could inspire people to take democracy into their own hands; and Arif Hussain talks about the coming Winter season of the UNBSJ Film Series.

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Friday, Jan 16, 2009

Serf City January 15, 2009

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On this episode: Peggy Cooke, N.B. representative for the Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada, talks about Dr. Henry Morgentaler's ongoing legal battle to force the New Brunswick government to pay for abortions in Morgentaler's Fredericton clinic; Gordie Tufts, owner of Backstreet Records in Saint John, talks about his new live performance series for local songwriters. Plus: Small is Beautiful - Mark Leger sings the praises of Saint John's unlikely but intimate music venues.

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Friday, Jan 09, 2009

Serf City January 8, 2009

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On this episode: Mark Leger reads a letter to Jamie Irving and Ivan Court, imploring them to patch up their differences and play nice; journalism professor Stephen Kimber talks about the sometimes testy relationship between journalists and politicians in a democratic society; and Kyle Cunjack talks about the melody and melancholy in the music of Olympic Symphonium, the New Brunswick trio that performed in Saint John this week.

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Thursday, Dec 11, 2008

Serf City, December 11, 2008

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The nature of consumption: economist Rob Moir says we have to stop spending money to save ourselves and the planet; environmentalist David Thompson says we must conserve our coastlines in the face of industrial and residential development. Plus: Mark Leger is still angst-ridden about his new iPod Touch, but only because it won't download a Flash player.

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