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Between November 25th, and December 10th - which is today, International Human Rights Day - activists try to focus public attention on the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence. As these days of activism wrap up, host Jeff Douglas spoke with Ann de Ste Croix to check in on the situation in this province. She's the executive director of the Transition House Association of Nova Scotia. A warning, we will be talking about gender-based violence in some detail. So please listen with care.

From beaded high heels, to a beaded jingle dress, she tells Jeff Douglas what she saw there.

Lynn Jones is a long-time activist and advocate whose African Canadian & Diaspora Collection is housed at Saint Mary's University. She and LPN Susan Larder tell Jeff Douglas how her air travel plans went wrong.

Santiago Guzmán is an award winning playwright and dramaturge. He is also a director and actor. They spoke with host Jeff Douglas about what this means to him and the impact being the artist in residence for the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 could have.

Jeff speaks with two guests. Brendan Chard is the VP of Power for Everwind Fuels, one of the companies in the process of setting up a green hydrogen production facility in Point Tupper. Gregor Wilson is a member of Green Nova Scotia First, a citizens' group concerned about these projects.

On Tuesday night, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol stunned the world by abruptly imposing emergency martial law. But his move was quickly overruled by the country's parliament, who convened in the middle of the night to vote. Now, President Yoon faces impeachment. To learn more about the evolving situation, host Jeff Douglas spoke with Robert Huish. He is an associate professor at Dalhousie University, with the department of international development studies.

Dr Christopher McMaster is a co-author on this research. He's a professor of Pharmacology at Dalhousie University, and scientific director of the Institute of Genetics, at the Canadian Institutes of Health Research. He speaks with guest host Preston Mulligan.

Jeff Douglas speaks with the Spinbusters about the Nova Scotia provincial election results. Michelle Coffin teaches political science at CBU. Chris Lydon is President at m5 Public Affairs. Barbara Emodi taught communications at Mount St Vincent University, and writes books, and a substack.

Addy Strickland and Emma Kuzmyk tell Jeff Douglas about the new book, "This Wasn't on the Syllabus: Stories from the Frontlines of Campus Activism Against Sexualized Violence."

Last night Nova Scotia Health Palliative Care and Nephrology Services teams hosted one of their bi-annual memorial services. To tell us more about it, and the importance of these services, Jeff Douglas spoke with Eric Newson. He is the health service manager for Nova Scotia Health's palliative care program in HRM.