Mainstreet Halifax

Jeff Douglas talks with Saint Mary's University psychology Professor Steven Smith, as Politico reports a "major vibe shift" in how conspiracy theorists are operating in the American political landscape.

Alex Guye has been looking into the progress of addressing gender-based violence in Nova Scotia. She spoke with three people to get an idea of where they think the province is at. One of them is Alexa Yakubovich, a researcher of gender-based violence at Dalhousie University.

Tex Marshall is one of the people coordinating the initiative with Mi’kmaw Kina’matnewey. It's called Waqmatalmk Punamuiku’s, or Eating Clean in January and he tells Mainstreet's Ella Burke all about it.

Tim Verney, the regional representative for the War Amps, tells Jeff Douglas about the importance of having accessible and affordable prosthetics.

Geoff Hurley tells Jeff Douglas why he thinks lobster fishing seasons, as we've known them, should be thrown overboard in favour of "a dynamic approach to opening and closing fisheries."

A Place Under The Stars is a documentary in progress. Pat Laba drops into Studio A to tell Jeff Douglas about it, and about how his father's history of fighting in the Lebanese civil war, and spending time in a notorious Syrian prison, shaped his own sense of belonging to different worlds.

Cases of norovirus are spiking across Canada. It spreads through contaminated food or surfaces, and through close contact with an infected person. Also -- from something called "toilet plume." Mainstreet health columnist Dr. Iris Gorfinkel explains, to a horrified Jeff Douglas.

Jesse Brown, the publisher of Canadaland, talks with host Jeff Douglas about the state and the future of journalism in Canada, and about why some of the things the federal government did to try to help journalism also did harm. 

Musician, actor and activist T. Thomason shares thoughts and experiences with online hate, and fears that Meta's move to walk back protections against Hate Speech and Abuse will create unsafe environments for Queer and Gender-Queer community.

JP Deveau's company, Acadian Seaplants, exports products to eighty countries. He previously led the One Nova Scotia Coalition's working group on global competitiveness and improving exports. He drops into Studio A to talk with host Jeff Douglas about the threat of US tariffs on imports from Canada.