The director of the Quintessential Vocal Ensemble and a QVE Alumnus and one of the soloists for this year's 30th Anniversary Quintessential Christmas concert drop by for a chat. (Anthony Germain with Susan Quinn and David Kellerer-Flight)

If you've been to the Avalon Mall lately you've probably noticed Santa's helpers making sure every person and family has the perfect holiday photo. We meet the elves making the magic happen and hear some stories of Mall Santa times gone by. (Anthony Germain with Bruce Lee and Ginok Song)

Run your own farm, make Mars inhabitable, survive on a deserted island, end a pandemic... or take on the Soviet Union during the Cold War. These days there's a board game for everybody's interests: Two board game connoisseurs drop by to share their top picks. (Anthony Germain with Kris Viens and Peter Whittle)

As millions more people are expected to go online in the next decade... a new research chair at MUN has a healthy budget to examine the future of wireless communication. (Anthony Germain with Professor Trung Duong)

It's giving season! But instead of a present... why not give blood? One man who has given that gift 500 times now drops by the studio on his way to 501. (Anthony Germain with Paul Shea)

Education and the political brothers Dinn. Paul Dinn is the new education critic for the Progressive Conservative opposition... while his brother Jim is a former teacher, NLTA president... and now leader of the NDP. The PC's Paul Dinn says he has his own ideas about what's wrong with education - and what needs to be fixed. (Anthony Germain with Paul Dinn)

Menstruation frustration: Some people don't have access to needed personal hygiene products. But that's about the change in St. John's thanks to the work of the person behind the Period Priority Project. (Anthony Germain with Leisha Toory)

A transit system aficionado says the City of St. John's should be investing more in Metrobus instead of stripping away an unexpected surplus. The director of communications and advocacy at Transport Action Atlantic says there's a need to accelerate a transit plan so St. John's can catch up to the rest of the country. (Anthony Germain with David Brake)

Is it good news, or bad news? We're a 'have not' province again - so Ottawa will send us a $218-million transfer payment... something we haven't received in 15 years. A communications consultant and the man behind "Bond Papers" offers his thoughts and analysis. (Anthony Germain with Ed Hollett)

Our weekly health columnist explores a new study about why getting COVID-19 increases heart attack risks. (Anthony Germain with Dr. Iris Gorfinkel)