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Mainstreet Halifax
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Mainstreet Halifax episodes
- Slavery researcher writes children's book about an 18th century man she knows a surprising amount about
Charmaine Nelson, who runs the Slavery North Initiative, speak with Jeff Douglas.
20 min - Four queer choral groups come together tonight, and Susanne Litke is a member of two of them
She drops into Studio A to tell Jeff about The Women Next Door, Quoir, and the other groups they're joining on stage at St Andrew's United Church in Halifax for this Pride event.
10 min - "You belong here" -- Senator Wanda Thomas Bernard on culturally responsive health care
The Senator drops into Studio A to speak with Jeff Douglas, and uses her own family's experience to illustrate what culturally responsive health care looks like. This story also includes audio from an event Mainstreet's Alex Guye recorded earlier this month, with the voices of Terry Lewis from Dal's School of Social Work, and Sue Bookchin from the Be The Peace Institute.
25 min - The late Michael Melski describes how his father's love of movies influenced his own career
From the Mainstreet archives, an interview with Michael Melski from 2017, recorded just before his movie "The Child Remains" premiered at an Atlantic International Film Festival gala.
9 min - Does our supercity need a super-powered mayor? Jeff asks Mayor Andy Fillmore
Jeff Douglas goes to City Hall.
16 min - Goldie Boutilier at the TDHalifax Jazz Festival
The TD Halifax JazzFest continued on the waterfront this weekend with an exciting performance by Goldie Boutilier. Rob caught up with Goldie—a fellow Cape Bretoner—this afternoon for a chat ahead of her first-ever hometown show. Their conversation got off to a memorable - and awkward - start when a fan stopped them for a picture right as they began to speak.
10 min - Edward Peill offers sneak peak of Shark Week doc filmed entirely in Nova Scotia, airing Tuesday night
Edward Peill is one of the executive producers of "Great White North Invasion," a follow-up to "Great White North" which aired last July on the Discovery Channel. He drops into the Mainstreet living room to talk with Jeff.
29 min - If this is a "hinge moment" in history, how is our government doing positioning NS for an unknown future?
Jeff talks with the Mainstreet S[inbusters - Michelle Coffin, Barbara Emodi, and Chris Lydon.
35 min - After connecting independent musicians with millions in concert revenues, Side Door Access needs help
Laura Simpson tells guest host Preston Mulligan how this tech platform has evolved, and about the challenges involved in growing at the right pace, and making Side Door Access profitable. Here's more info about their dilemma -- https://news.sidedooraccess.com/news/we-need-your-help-2025
8 min - Halifax Mural Festival is underway -- sprucing up our city, one wall at a time
Carsten Knox speaks with mural artists Maddy Filipps and John McPartland, and Quinpool Road Business Association Executive Director Karla Nicholson. The big reveals are planned for Saturday. Find all the details at halifaxmuralfestival.ca
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