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Melanie Chambers was nervous about meeting her high school bully Kendra Coady, but to her surprise, they became friends — 35 years later. Host Jeff Douglas spoke with Melanie and Kendra Coady for a challenging conversation, looking back at their relationship.

Be prepared to be amazed by an ACTUAL wizard! Join host Jeff Douglas and reporter Brett Ruskin as they're captivated by Vincenzo Ravina, an award-winning Halifax magician who claims to be an actual wizard. He will be appearing at Serpent Brewing in Halifax later this month.

Dan MacKay, the publisher of the Halifax Rainbow Encyclopedia, is back to tell us more about what community-organized Pride events are happening around Halifax this month.

The "thumbs up" is one of the most popular emojis in the world, but you've got to be careful with that thing. A court in Saskatchewan recently found a company liable for more than $80,000 in damages after they failed to deliver 86 tonnes of flaxseed — something it had agreed to by sending a text with the emoji. Mainstreet's Alex Mason called David Fraser, a Halifax internet and privacy lawyer, to get his reaction.

The federal government's carbon tax was implemented in Nova Scotia last week, raising fuel prices. But it's also introducing a rebate program to help offset costs. To explain how that will work, and what the carbon tax is meant to do, host Jeff Douglas is joined by Sean Fraser, MP for Central Nova and a member of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's cabinet.

Pop culture references to kegels is probably where we all first learned a little something about pelvic floor muscles, but there is so much more that all people need to know. Freelance contributor Amy Grace has been spending time at a pelvic health centre in Halifax and she felt compelled to share what she learned.

Tori Poynton, the jewelry designer behind the brand TORI.XO, had her work featured at Paris Haute Couture Week this week. The Australian-born Nova Scotian joined host Jeff Douglas to describe what it was like.

A new music festival and conference featuring all Black artists is coming to Halifax this August. It's called Crescendo Fest and it was put together to "turn up the volume on Black music artists." Host Jeff Douglas spoke with Michah Smith, the festival organizer, to learn more.

The Mi'kmaq Rights Initiative, also known as the KMKNO, says there wasn't enough community consultation while the federal government was developing its action plan on implementing the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. Sarah Toole, the governance lead at KMKNO, joined host Jeff Douglas to explain.

A new exhibition will open Thursday at the St. Francis Xavier Art Gallery, but the medium is one of humanity's oldest — tapestry. The show is called Cloth and Consequence and was put together by Murray Gibson, who weaves contemporary tapestries in his studio in Pomquet, near Antigonish. He spoke with Mainstreet's Rose Murphy to explain the interconnectedness of life, death and textile practice.