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CBC Radio's On The Go has now been on the air for 50 years, bringing Newfoundlanders and Labradorians stories from every nook, cranny and cove in the province.... more
FAQs about On The Go:How many episodes does On The Go have?The podcast currently has 2,740 episodes available.
November 03, 2024'Goodbye Glass Ceiling' election night watch partyRegardless who wins the American election, Kamala Harris is still "breaking the glass ceiling" as the first woman of colour with a major party to run for president of the United States. You can celebrate that while watching election returns with others Tuesday night at a special event organized by PerSIStence Theatre. The troupe's producing artistic director and chair drop by the On The Go studio to extend the invitation. (Krissy Holmes with Jenn Deon and Amanda Bittner)...more12minPlay
November 03, 2024Remembering Kristina SzutorA tribute to Kristina Szutor, the beloved piano teacher at MUN's School of music for 30 years, who passed away on Friday. We hear part of a conversation she had with former On The Go host Ted Blades, and then we welcome two of her friends and colleagues to the studio to share their memories of Kristina Szutor. (On The Go's Francesca Swann with Karen Bulmer, the interim dean of MUN's School of Music and Maureen Volk, a professor emeritus of the school)...more14minPlay
October 31, 2024Diversity in politicsIn the next year, we'll see candidates from all political stripes step forward to run in federal, provincial and municipal elections. One group is hoping at least half of them will be women or gender diverse candidates. We talk about the work being done to increase gender parity in politics with two guests: A Mount Pearl councillor who's also on a sub-committee of Municipalities Newfoundland and Labrador called the Caucus for Women and Gender Diverse Individuals, and with a member of an organization called Equal Voice that promotes women and gender diversity in all levels of politics. (Krissy Holmes with Isabelle Fry and Kate Cadigan)...more17minPlay
October 31, 2024Día de los Muertos - Day of the DeadToday (November 1st) is All Saints' Day, meaning Saturday is All Souls Day... or Day of the Dead for people from Mexico where it's a celebration of those who've departed. We hear from a local woman from Mexico about what the day means for her and her family. (Krissy Holmes with Claudia Fimbres)...more11minPlay
October 31, 2024QV Songwriters CircleCountry, pop, folk or rock. Whatever your preference is... there's a Songwriters Circle coming up Saturday that will cover all the bases. Three of the singer-songwriters involved in the event taking place at the Quidi Vidi Brewery drop by the On The Go studio for a chat. (Krissy Holmes with Justin Fancy, Rachel Cousins and Darcy Scott)...more13minPlay
October 30, 2024Haunted Halloween teethHalloween and your fangs do not play well together. We sit down with a St. John's dental hygienist to get some tricks and tips to keep your teeth healthy as the candy tsunami hits. (On The Go's Francesca Swann with Nicole Kielly)...more11minPlay
October 30, 2024The science of the scareA MUN professor of behavioural neuroscience who is researching fear and how it changes us drops by the On The Go studio to discuss our physical reaction to fear. (Krissy Holmes with Jacqueline Blundell)...more10minPlay
October 29, 2024Halloween candy: 'When in doubt, throw it out!'We get some advice from the media relations officer for the RCMP in the province as a piece of metal was discovered in a Halloween candy for the second time this week. Following that, we hear from the program coordinator for the Trinity Conception Family Resource Centre - whose team made the second discovery. (Krissy Holmes with RCMP Corporal Jolene Garland, The CBC's Heather Gillis with Lisa Evely)...more16minPlay
October 29, 2024Weighing the value of wetlandsThe City of St. John's has streamlined the approval process for wetlands with a formula that will boil their value down to a single digit. Council members voted on Tuesday to pass the use of the Wetlands Ecosystem Services Protocol for Atlantic Canada, or WESP-AC score. (Krissy Holmes with councillor Maggie Burton)...more15minPlay
October 29, 2024Personal finances with Bruce Sellery: Financial literacy for newcomersNewcomers to Canada face a lot of challenges. Some are unique to them, like culture shock. And some things are common to everyone, like learning how to manage money. On The Go's money columnist talks about some of the new and different resources designed to help newcomers build their financial life in Canada. (Krissy Holmes with Bruce Sellery)...more8minPlay
FAQs about On The Go:How many episodes does On The Go have?The podcast currently has 2,740 episodes available.