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Halifax MP Andy Fillmore is urging Canada Post to vacate the sprawling property it occupies on Almon Street. He joins guest host Preston Mulligan to talk about the plot of land that he says has huge housing potential.

As threats and security concerns toward elected officials become more common in Canada, what is being done to protect those who represent us? Mainstreet Halifax spoke with several Halifax regional councillors on if they've ever felt physically threatened in their role. 

In this replay from last year, host Jeff Douglas is joined by Vineet Vyas and his wife and musical partner, Bageshree Vaze, to talk about their music, how it is created and their recent ECMA nomination.

The Halifax Black Film Festival starts next week and one of the filmmakers, Kimber Wesley, joins guest host Preston Mulligan to talk about her film, MUM, which centres on her own childhood, and the realization she's breaking generational trauma

Last year, Jennifer Crawford embraced a new routine — a ritual. You may already know Jennifer as the trash-talking wrestler Moon Miss. Or the 2019 winner on MasterChef Canada. In this audio essay they recorded for CBC, Jennifer tells us what inspired them to embrace the routine of running to waterfalls at sunrise.

Minister of African Nova Scotian Affairs and Preston MLA Twila Grosse joins guest host Preston Mulligan to talk about the impact of African Heritage Month and the challenges and rewards in being a "first." In her case, she is the first Black female cabinet minister in Nova Scotia's history.

A story for those seeking answers and guidance told by the sacred fire at a Wabanaki Midwinter Gathering. This story was shared by Wolastoqiyik Elder and Firekeeper, Ed Perley, who spoke with CBC's Sis'moqon.

Barbara Hannigan, a soprano and conductor from Waverley, N.S., is up for a Juno Award this year for her album, Infinite Voyage. She spoke with host Jeff Douglas about the nomination, how she got started and her love for opera.

If you were a teenager in the 1980s growing up in the Maritimes, you probably spent many Sunday mornings watching Switchback — a Nova Scotia-produced show that was one of the only ways to watch music videos without cable. Superfans Adam Cooke and Brent Goddard join guest host Preston Mulligan to talk about why they're working to find and preserve VHS copies of each episode.

A Halifax delegation that was scheduled to speak to members of the Supreme Court of Canada about anti-Black racism in the justice system say they were disinvited due to comments they had made on social media about Palestine. CBC's Kathleen McKenna spoke with El Jones and DeRico Symonds about their experience.