Newfoundland Boy

There is not just “one” Newfoundland English. There are many variations in vocabulary and pronunciation and grammar across the province. But some things are very common. ▬ 

Sources: 

→ The Dialect Atlas of Newfoundland and Labrador. Memorial University. 2012.  https://dialectatlas.mun.ca/. ||

→ Dictionary of Newfoundland English. 2nd ed. with supp., edited by G. M. Story, W. J. Kirwin, and J. D. A Widdowson, 1990. https://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/. ||

→ “NL Sayings Bars.” Newfoundland Chocolate Company, 2024, https://www.newfoundlandchocolatecompany.com/collections/newfoundland-sayings-bars. || ▬ 

SHOW NOTES ▬

I take a day trip to a community with my last name, but a name that’s not the name of a saint: St. Jones Within ▬ 

Sources: 

→ Blue Star Juniper. “St. Jones Within.” YouTube, Apr. 26, 2023, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkQ8bosW5Ik. ||

→ Chris Anderson. “St. Jones Within.” YouTube, Deb. 11, 2021, https://youtu.be/t0LGLHGw9bM?si=HseRQMxJgg35LCb9. ||

→ Juanita Mercer. “Rural Reality: Finding Serenity—and Change—in the Small N.L. Community of St. Jones Within.” Saltwire, July 17, 2024, https://www.saltwire.com/atlantic-canada/lifestyles/rural-reality-finding-serenity-and-change-in-the-small-nl-community-of-st-jones-within-100980117/. ||

→ “Saints & Angels.” Catholic Online, https://www.catholic.org/saints/. ||

→ South West Arm Historical Society. “St. Jones Within.” South West Arm Historical Society,  https://swahsociety.com/communities/histories/st-jones-within. ||

→ “St. Jones Within.” Decks Awash, vol. 15, no. 6, Nov.–Dec. 1986, p. 7, https://collections.mun.ca/digital/collection/cns_decks/id/5022. 

→ “St. Jones Within, Newfoundland.” Facebook,  https://www.facebook.com/groups/5390826529/. ||

→ Statistics Canada. Census Profile, 2016 Census: Hillview-Adeytown-Hatchet Cove-St. Jones Within. Updated July 12, 2024. https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=DPL&Code1=100374&Geo2=PR&Code2=10&SearchText=Hillview-Adeytown-Hatchet%20Cove-St.%20Jones%20Within&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&GeoLevel=PR&GeoCode=100374&TABID=1&type=0. ||

→ Wayne Jones, Photos of St. Jones Within, August 17, 2024, Google Photos, https://photos.app.goo.gl/tCgXVh3MRKJaNnJ49. ||

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▬ My guest is Josh Menchions, who’s a standup comedian and also runs the open mic called Last Minute Comedy at the Peter Easton Pub every Wednesday night. ▬

▬ Josh Menchions ▬

https://joshmenchions.ca |

https://campsite.bio/joshmenchions

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▬ STAND-UP NEWFOUNDLAND ▬ 

https://standupnfld.ca/ | 

https://www.instagram.com/standup_nfld/ | 

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100094050367607 | 

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▬ OPEN MICS ▬ 

▬ Last Minute Comedy ▬ 

https://lastminutecomedy.ca/ | 

https://www.instagram.com/lastminutecomedy_/ | 

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100094085761312 | 

▬ Fogged Up Comedy ▬

https://www.instagram.com/foggedupcomedy/ | 

https://www.facebook.com/FoggedUpComedy | 

▬ NewFunny Crowd ▬

https://www.instagram.com/newfunnycrowd/ | 

https://www.facebook.com/NewFunnyCrowd | 

▬ Two Idiots Comedy ▬

https://www.instagram.com/twoidiotscomedy/ | 

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100092277514540 | 

▬ Downtown Comedy ▬

https://www.instagram.com/downtowncomedynl/ | 

https://www.facebook.com/Downtowncomedynl | 

I interview a scholar about the Republic of Newfoundland. I slso spent a great deal of time trying to convince the person who runs the Republic of Newfoundland Instagram page to be a guest on the show as well, to tell listeners about his perspective on what he calls “the movement.” You can see the show notes for the detail—screenshots of my Instagram DM chat with him. He started off cooperative, then refused, then threatened me, and ultimately blocked me from his Instagram page. I did conduct, however, an interview with a scholar of Newfoundland studies, diaspora, and globalization.  ▬ 

Sources:

 ▬ → PDF's of emails received and sent after this episode was published: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/10yTKMGfaE1QtYof7MGDBGMVwtppk2XuE?usp=sharing

▬ → Screenshots from my Instagram chat before this episode was published:  https://photos.app.goo.gl/A1Qbo1nuaRgLsbnV9

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▬ → Republic of Newfoundland Instagram page:  https://www.instagram.com/republicofnewfoundland/▬ 

The source of my minimalistic tendencies in both my domestic space and my personal relationships ▬ 

Sources: 

 → Jordan B. Peterson [DrJordanBPetersonClips]. “Say the truth and nothing else.” YouTube, July 11, 2023, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_so2g0sH3vY&ab_channel=JordanBPetersonClips 

→ Wayne Jones. Less and Less: Personal Minimalism. 2013. William & Park, 2023.  https://williamapark.com/index.php/less-and-less-personal-minimalism/▬ 

My day trip to Dildo, Newfoundland ▬ 

Sources: 

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

 → My Photos: https://photos.app.goo.gl/YBfcufrFBdYX1jbRA ▬ 

Newfie jokes from my childhood and the book I am working on ▬ 

Sources: 

 → Folklore and Language Archive, Memorial University, https://www.mun.ca/munfla/ ▬ 

The St. John’s Diocese of the Catholic Church has to pay over $100 million to settle sexual abuse claims at an orphanage ▬ 

Sources: 

 → John Gushue and Terry Roberts, “$104M awarded to sexual abuse victims of Mount Cashel and N.L. priests,” CBC News, July 5, 2024, https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/church-mount-cashel-settlement-1.7255755

→ “List of wealthiest religious organizations,” Wikipedia, updated July 5, 2024, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_wealthiest_religious_organizations

 → Newfoundland and Labrador Statistics Agency, “Population by Religion and Gender, Newfoundland and Labrador, St. John’s (CMA), 2021 Census,” 2021, https://www.stats.gov.nl.ca/Statistics/Topics/census2021/PDF/REL_Religion_NL_2021.pdf

→ Newfoundland Boy, “NLBoy - Episode 14 - Photo from Signal Hill,” Google Photos: Wayne Jones, https://photos.app.goo.gl/xawTi9R18HYNA1YKA

 → Rosie Mullaley, “Clients relieved after courts order $100-million payout for abuse by Catholic clergy, lawyer says,” NTV News, July 7, 2024,    https://ntv.ca/clients-relieved-after-courts-order-100-million-payout-for-abuse-by-catholic-clergy-lawyer-says/

→ “A society, not a monolith: what the Catholic Church is, and is not,” The Pillar, February 4, 2021, https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/a-society-not-a-monolith-what-the

→ “The Vatican’s wealth: a closer look,” Medium, September 21, 2023, https://medium.com/@contactjosey/the-vaticans-wealth-a-closer-look-22e12dc7bc7d ▬ 

My interview with Nadine Baldow, a Berlin-based artist whose show Alive Matter runs in St. John’s, Newfoundland, from May 24 to July 6 ▬ 

Sources: 

 → I visit the exhibition: https://www.instagram.com/p/C8t4qmXugYl/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== 

 → Eastern Edge Artist-Run Centre, “Nadine Baldow: Alive Matter,”  https://easternedge.ca/nadine-baldow-alive-matter/ 

 → Nadine Baldow’s website: https://www.nadinebaldow.com/ ▬ 

SHOW NOTES ▬ 

Is home the place where you were born, the place where you’ve lived your life, a place that you love, or a place you never really find? ▬ 

Sources: 

→ “ Government Unveils New Provincial Licence Plate for Come Home Year,” VOCM 16 Nov. 2021, https://vocm.com/2021/11/16/government-unveils-new-provincial-licence-plate-for-come-home-year/ 

→ Samuel Johnson, The Rambler, number 6, 7 Apr. 1750, Eighteenth Century Collections Online, pp. 46–47, University of Michigan Digital Collections, http://name.umdl.umich.edu/004772607.0001.001 

 → “Tomorrow Land,” Mad Men, created by Matthew Weiner, season 4, episode 13, Lionsgate Television, 17 Oct. 2010. ▬