Newfoundland Boy

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The final episode of Newfoundland Boy

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President Trump provides alternative facts and lies during my attempted sincere interview of him

 | Sources | 

 – John Paul Tasker, “One Year into Trump 2.0: Here’s How Much America Has Radically Changed on His Watch,” CBC News, December 25, 2025,  https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/trump-second-term-change-data-9.7026631 – 

 – Adolf Hitler, Mein Kampf, 2 vols., Franz Eher Nachfolger, 1925–1926 – 

NOTE: All of the above is a work of fictional satire and parody.

 SHOW NOTES 

Caring for the living and the dead in Flatrock, Newfoundland

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 – Government of Canada, Office of the Superintendent of Bankruptcy, CCCA Records, “Roman Catholic Episcopal Corporation of St. John,” modified May 24, 2022, https://ised-isde.canada.ca/site/office-superintendent-bankruptcy/en/ccaa-records-list/ccaa-records-roman-catholic-episcopal-corporation-st-john–

 – Ify Chiwetelu and Trevor Dineen, “This N.L. Town Could Have Lost Its Cemetery Forever. Now, It’s the Heart of the Community,” Now or Never, CBC Radio, December 15, 2025, https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-150-now-or-never/clip/16187739-this-n.l.-town-lost-its-cemetery-forever.-now– 

 – Jessica Singer, “This N.L. Town Could Have Lost Its Cemetery Forever. Now, It’s the Heart of the Community,” CBC News, December 15, 2025,     https://www.cbc.ca/radio/nowornever/this-n-l-town-could-have-lost-its-cemetery-forever-now-it-s-the-heart-of-the-community-9.7013757

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◘ Using mostly data from Statistics Canada, Wayne compares various aspects of Newfoundland to Canada as a whole ◘

— Sources —

◘ Canadian Real Estate Association, REALTOR.ca, https://www.realtor.ca/ ◘ 

◘ Statistics Canada, Data products, 2021 Census, updated April 2, 2025,    https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/index-eng.cfm ◘ 

◘ Statistics Canada, Subjects, updated December 13, 2025, https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/en/subjects?MM=1 ◘ 

◘ Wayne interviews writer Leslie Butt, an Indigenous Canadian, a mother, and an avid painter, poet, musician, and home renovator, depending on the day. She is the author of the national Indigenous Voices Award 2022 award-winning novel Tanked, novella Fifteen, and poetry anthology Bring on the Dark. Leslie is also a  contributing author to Carving Space (McClelland & Stewart, 2023) and From Grit and Grace 2 (Hive Mind Publishing, 2023). Her upcoming novel, Jellybean Reservation, will be available in spring 2026. 

She lives in Portugal Cove, Newfoundland, with her children and an absurd garden. Leslie looks forward to friends dropping by to discuss lucid dreams and critical legal theory. Or finally someone to jam with. ◘ 

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◘ Wayne reflects on the second anniversary of his move to St. John’s ◘

—Sources—

◘ Heritage Newfoundland and Labrador. “Maps of Newfoundland and Labrador.” 1999. https://www.heritage.nf.ca/resources/place-maps.php. ◘ 

◘ Wayne Jones. WayneJones.ca. “My Standup Comedy.” Updated November 27, 2025. https://www.waynejones.ca/my-standup-comedy/. ◘ 

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◘ Wayne and his friend Gwen have the scoop (or two scoops) on the famous Newfoundland cold plate ◘ 

—SOURCES AND PHOTOS— 

◘ Barry C. Parsons, “Newfoundland Cold Plate: A Traditional Post Christmas Favourite,” July 7, 2025, https://www.rockrecipes.com/newfoundland-cold-plate/. ◘ 

◘ “Feeding of the 1,400?!,” Newfoundland Churchman 35, no. 8 (January 1889): 5, https://collections.mun.ca/digital/collection/nlchurchman/id/6486/rec/8. ◘ 

◘ Gwen Pittman, “St. Mary the Virgin, St. John’s … Cakes for Christmas Online Auction …,” Facebook, November 5, 2025, https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1238127455029152&set=a.486750776833494. ◘ 

◘ Tara Massouleh McCay, “Why Southerners Will Always Love a Cold Plate,” Southern Living, May 3, 2025, https://www.southernliving.com/why-southerners-love-a-cold-plate-11727752. ◘ 

◘ “Traditional Newfoundland Cold Plates,” Lord Byron’s Kitchen, February 5, 2020, https://www.lordbyronskitchen.com/traditional-newfoundland-cold-plates/. ◘ 

◘ Wayne Jones, Google Photos Album, “NLBoy: The Definitive Guide to the Newfoundland Cold Plate,” https://photos.app.goo.gl/HNgxLRnnBcMNKFCu8. ◘ 

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◘ My friend Judy and I visit the lighthouse at Cape St. Francis and come upon a movie set ◘

—Sources—

◘ Lighthousefriends.com, “Cape St. Francis Lighthouse,” 2025, lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=1293 ◘ 

◘ Memorial University Maritime History Archive, Maritime History Archive Public Photo Catalogue, “Cape St. Francis, Newfoundland, and Lighthouse,” PF-055.2-E31, 2005, https://mha.mun.ca/mha/pviewphoto/Record_ID/2230 ◘  

◘ Nellie Andreeva, “Josh Hartnett to Headline Netflix’s Newfoundland Limited Series; Jessica Rhoades Joins As EP,” Deadline, May 22, 2025, https://deadline.com/2025/05/josh-hartnett-newfoundland-netflix-limited-series-1236408402/ ◘ 

◘ “Untitled Netflix Newfoundland Series,” IMdB, 2025, https://www.imdb.com/title/tt35934755/ ◘ 

◘ Wayne Jones, Google Photos Album, “NLBoy: Cape St. Francis, Newfoundland (October 2025),” November 15, 2025, https://photos.app.goo.gl/dPZ3zSE6qTtkf51v5 ◘ 

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◘ The Newfoundland premier may not be handling the Churchill Falls negotiations with Quebec very well ◘

—Sources—

◘ Melanie Martin, “The 1969 Contract,” 2006, Heritage Newfoundland & Labrador, https://www.heritage.nf.ca/articles/politics/churchill-falls.php ◘ 

◘ Terry Roberts, “Debate Over Churchill Falls MOU Begins with Government on Defensive,” January 6, 2025, CBC News, https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/churchill-deal-debate-1.7423675 ◘ 

◘ “2025 Newfoundland and Labrador General Election,” edited November 4, 2025, Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Newfoundland_and_Labrador_general_election ◘

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◘ Condos in Newfoundland, in Canada, and in general ◘

— Sources —

◘ Canadian Real Estate Association, Realtor.ca, https://www.realtor.ca/ ◘ 

◘ Louise Rachlis, “Botanica Might Be the Friendliest Address in Town,” The Ottawa Citizen, May 8, 2021, https://www.pressreader.com/canada/ottawa-citizen/20210508/281509344060544?srsltid=AfmBOorAzdqMNYpbPvQxz9Sc8CmGw3QZKGp5Hm6meoUPwFY1nSLFOYmH ◘ 

◘ Newfoundland and Labrador, Condominium Act, 2009, SNL2009 CHAPTER C-29.1, December 22, 2009, amended 2022, https://assembly.nl.ca/legislation/sr/statutes/c29-1.htm ◘

◘ Statistics Canada, “A Place to Call Home,” The Daily, November 21, 2022,  https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/220921/g-b002-eng.htm ◘