Newfoundland Boy

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◘Wayne talks with two St. John's stand-up comedians who host comedy shows at pubs in the city. Many of the performers are there as "open mic" comedians, that is any member of the public who wants to give it a try for 5 minutes, though some of them have a lot of experience, and some are professionals. ◘

◘ Josh Menchions is a comedian, accessibility advocate, and leader in Newfoundland and Labrador's arts community. He's been doing stand-up since 2018 and just last year founded the website Standup Comedy NL, an initiative to organize and expand Newfoundland's comedy scene, making it easier for audiences to find shows and for comedians to connect with their community. He is the host of Last Minute Comedy, held at the Peter Easton Pub. ◘

◘ In addition to his work in comedy, Josh is committed to advancing accessibility. He founded Accessible NL in 2018 to support inclusive community spaces and foster partnerships with local businesses to improve accessibility. He also contributes to the Canadian Association of Stand-up, Sketch & Improv Comedians. His ability to connect through humour, advocacy, and community-building continues to inspire inclusive change across Newfoundland and beyond. ◘

◘ Ed Woodruff is the host and producer of Spirit of Comedy, at the Spirit pub, St. John's only open mic comedy show wheree you can sign up on the spot to perform a set. He has been performing stand-up comedy for over a year, and is an engaged member of the city's stand-up community. His humour tends towards jokes about confusion around sexual orientation, and equal confusion around a young man working in an industry dominated by older men. The best way to find him and hear his materials is to come out and see for yourself at one of the many open mics in and around St. John's. ◘

—SHOW NOTES—

◘ A look at some student papers about the bathroom graffiti in various buildings on the Memorial University campus ◘

Sources

◘ Arluke, Arnold, Lanny Kutakoff, and Jack Levin. “Are the Times Changing? An Analysis of Gender Differences in Sexual Graffiti.” Sex Roles 16, nos. 1–2 (1987): 1–7. ◘ 

◘ Bartholome, Lynn, and Philip Snyder. “Is It Philosophy or Pornography? Graffiti at the Dinosaur Bar-B-Que.” The Journal of American Culture 27, issue 1 (2004): 86–98. ◘ 

◘ Bruner, Edward M., and Jane Paige Kelso. “Gender Differences in Graffiti. A Semiotic Perspective.” Women’s Studies International Quarterly 3, issues 2–3, (1980): 239–52. ◘ 

◘ Callanan, Ted S. “Latrinalia: MUN Campus.” 1972. University essay, accession number 72-148. MUNFLA, Memorial University, St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada (record: https://capelin.library.mun.ca/v/folklore/3512). ◘ 

◘ Frampton, Tony. “Graffiti on the Bathroom Walls.” 1991. University essay, accession number 91-446. MUNFLA, Memorial University, St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada (record: https://capelin.library.mun.ca/v/folklore/4498). ◘ 

◘ Fraser, R. Glenn. “Graffiti: The Expressional Outlet.” 1980. University essay, accession number 80-186. MUNFLA, Memorial University, St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada (record: https://capelin.library.mun.ca/v/folklore/3065). ◘ 

◘ Halley, Morgiana P. “Women’s Latrinalia: A Diachronic Overview.” 1986. University essay, accession number 87-009. MUNFLA, Memorial University, St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada (record: https://capelin.library.mun.ca/v/folklore/1461). ◘

◘ Harris, Wesley. “Graffiti.” 1968. University essay, accession number 68-045. MUNFLA, Memorial University, St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada (record: https://capelin.library.mun.ca/v/folklore/377). ◘ 

◘ Kinsey, Alfred C. Sexual Behavior in the Human Female. W. B. Saunders, 1953. ◘

◘ Leong, Pamela. “American Graffiti: Deconstructing Gendered Communication Patterns in Bathroom Stalls.” Gender, Place & Culture 23, 3 (2016): 306–27. ◘

◘ MacNaughton, Janet. “Women’s Interactional Graffiti.” 1983. University essay, accession number 83-133. MUNFLA, Memorial University, St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada (record: https://capelin.library.mun.ca/v/folklore/8188). ◘ 

◘ Murphy, Clara. “Definition of a Nymphomaniac: Graffiti from Thompson Student Centre, Memorial University.” 1988. Survey card, accession number 88-372. MUNFLA, Memorial University, St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada (record: https://capelin.library.mun.ca/v/folklore/1853). ◘ 

◘ Smith, Brent. “Graffiti in the Male Bathrooms at Memorial University of Newfoundland.” 1991. University essay, accession number 91-403. MUNFLA, Memorial University, St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada (record: https://capelin.library.mun.ca/v/folklore/4335). ◘ 

◘ Trahan, Adam. “Research and Theory on Latrinalia.” In Routledge Handbook of Graffiti and Street Art, edited by Jeffrey Ian Ross. Routledge, 2016. ◘ 

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◘ Foods you can get and not get in Newfoundland: names and locations ◘

—SHOW NOTES—

◘ Foods you can get and not get in Newfoundland ◘

—Source—

◘ Statistics Canada, “Population by Census Subdivision (CSD), Newfoundland and Labrador, 2021 Census,” February 9, 2022, https://www.stats.gov.nl.ca/Statistics/Topics/census2021/PDF/Pop_CSD_Alphabetical_2021.pdf. ◘

SHOW NOTES 

The paper mill in Corner Brook is a hundred years old

Sources

◘ Alex Kennedy, “Here Are Some of the Newest Mayors in Western and Northern Newfoundland,” CBC, October 2, 2025, https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/chaisson-corner-brook-mayor-1.7649828 ◘  

◘ “Bowater,” Wikipedia, June 7, 2025, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowater ◘ 

◘ Harold Horwood, Corner Brook: A Social History of a Paper Town, Newfoundland History Series 3, Breakwater, 1986 ◘

◘ Kruger, “Our Locations,” Kruger, 2018, https://paper.kruger.com/locations/ ◘ 

◘ Maddie Ryan, “Kruger Celebrates Corner Brook Paper Mill’s 100th Anniversary with $700M Investment Plan,” CBC, July 25, 2025, https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/corner-brook-pulp-paper-100-1.7594413 ◘ 

SHOW NOTES 

On a trip to visit my mother’s home town, I noticed changes in the communities along the way, including in their mother-in-law doors

Sources

◘ Dictionary of Newfoundland English, 2nd edition with supplement, edited by G.M. Story, W.J. Kirwin, and J.D.A. Widdowson, Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage, 2025, https://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/ ◘ 

◘ The Flanker Dictionary of Newfoundland English, edited by Garry Cranford,  Flanker Press, 2018 ◘ 

◘ Kurt Kohlstedt, “Doors to Nowhere: Elevated Front Entries in Newfoundland Raise Questions,” 99% Invisible, April 4, 2021, https://99percentinvisible.org/article/doors-to-nowhere-elevated-front-entries-in-newfoundland-raise-questions/ ◘ 

◘ Nora Reid, “Report on 28 - 30 Young Street, Welland: ‘The Morwood House,”  Welland Local Architectural Conservation Advisory Committee, January 1, 1990, https://www.welland.ca/Heritage/reports/MorwoodHouse.pdf ◘  

◘ “Roamin’ Round,” The Western Star, May 22, 1970, page 4, https://dai.mun.ca/PDFs/westernstar/WesternStar19700523.pdf ◘ 

◘ “Roamin’ Round,” The Western Star, September 9, 1972, page 4, https://collections.mun.ca/digital/collection/westernstar/id/117152/rec/2 ◘  

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SHOW NOTES 

The overall situation of health services in Newfoundland: facts and personal experience

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Sources 

||||| Statistics Canada, The Daily, “Government Spending by Function, 2023,” 2024, https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/241127/dq241127a-eng.htm ||||| ___

||||| Statistics Canada, Primary Health Care Providers, 2019, 2020, https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/82-625-x/2020001/article/00004-eng.htm ||||| ___

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Wayne visits Topsail Beach

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Sources 

 ¦ “Bell Island (Newfoundland and Labrador),” Wikipedia, July 27, 2025, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_Island_(Newfoundland_and_Labrador)  ¦ 

 ¦ “Little Bell Island Formation,” Wikipedia, June 24, 2025, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Bell_Island_Formation ¦ 

 ¦ NTV, “Webcam - St. Philip’s – Bell Island,” September 6, 2025, https://ntvplus.ca/pages/webcam-stphilips-bellisland ¦ 

 ¦ William James Reid, “A History of Kelly’s Island and Little Bell Island, Conception Bay, Newfoundland,” 1973, History Paper, Memorial University, https://catalogue.nlpl.ca/client/en_US/default/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:89256/one?qu=Little+Bell+Island+%28Nfld.%29+--+History.&te=ILS [not seen] ¦ 

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Wayne talks about the solitude that both he and his home province experience, and what it tells you about both of them (us) — 

SOURCES 

 ¦ “Corner Brook,” Wikipedia, 2025, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corner_Brook ¦ 

 ¦ “St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador,” Wikipedia, 2025, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._John%27s,_Newfoundland_and_Labrador ¦  

 ¦ Statistics Canada, 1971 Census of Canada: Population, 1973, https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2017/statcan/CS92-708-1971.pdf ¦ 

Alicia and I talk about quirky names, names with interesting origins, and names that are not pronounced like they're spelled

SOURCES

“Browse Images by Location,” Heritage Newfoundland & Labrador, 2025, https://www.heritage.nf.ca/image-browser/location

Ainsley Hawthorn, “From Dildo to Witless Bay: Where Did N.L. Get Its Unusual Place Names?,” Academia.edu, 2019, https://www.academia.edu/40234482/From_Dildo_to_Witless_Bay_Where_did_N_L_get_its_unusual_place_names

Jennifer Leigh Hill, Uncovering the Origins of 1,001 Unique Place Names in Newfoundland and Labrador, 2021

Dale Jarvis, Place Names of Newfoundland and Labrador, Flanker Press, 2022

Newfoundland and Labrador Ruralroutes, 2025,  https://nl.ruralroutes.com/index.cfm

Statistics Canada, “Census Profile, 2016 Census: Newfoundland and Labrador,”  https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/search-recherche/lst/results-resultats.cfm?Lang=E&GeoCode=10&Letter=A&TABID=1&G=1&Geo1=&Code1=&Geo2=&Code2=&type=0

“Towns in Newfoundland and Labrador, Wikipedia, 2019, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Towns_in_Newfoundland_and_Labrador

“What’s in a Name?,” Downhome, 2022, https://downhomelife.com/whats-in-a-name/