Salt Water Thesis

Just a quick little check-in to demonstrate signs of life and apologize that my work life has crowded out my podcast life. Here's hoping things get less hectic soon, and in the meantime, a "Reflection on Praxis" that I recorded in lieu of a final paper for a course in the Fall 2019 semester.

Podcasting in the time of COVID-19, our fourth interview! Mark is a Newfoundlander living in Vancouver; we talked about his grandparent's experience of moving to Newfoundland, travel (especially in the US), and the frustration of watching NL politics from so far away. Music by Matthew Hornell and the Diamond Minds and by Wayne Thompson, used with permission.

After some delay, our third interview! Kenny is a Newfoundlander living in Vancouver; we talked about living in Vancouver, keeping in touch with news back home, and the now-gone Post Espresso that was once on Water St.

Music by Matthew Hornell and the Diamond Minds and by Wayne Thompson, used with permission.

A mini-episode as penance for not having a proper interview ready for this week. After a few weeks of watching and thinking about the situation with Wet'suwet'en, some thoughts about the history of decolonsation, indigenous communities in Newfoundland and Labrador, and what it means to be a settler (and why that term is not an insult).

Our second episode, with slightly less awkward editing. Steve is a Newfoundlander living in Vancouver; we talked about Steve's medical career, growing up gay, and the church as the center of our social lives in Newfoundland.

Music by Matthew Hornell and the Diamond Minds and by Wayne Thompson, used with permission. Post-outtro clip from Jeff Sky on YouTube; RIP Jeff.

Our first episode, complete with awkward editing. Kait is a Newfoundlander living in the Vancouver area; we talked about belonging, missing home, what keeps us away, and food!

Music by Matthew Hornell and the Diamond Minds and by Wayne Thompson, used with permission

An introduction to Salt Water Thesis and to Kenmore Thompson.

Salt Water Thesis is an anthropological investigation into Newfoundland and Labrador identity, delivered via podcast.

Kenmore Thompson is a Newfoundlander and an anthropologist who is living away from the province and thinking hard about the experience of the Newfoundland and Labrador "diaspora."

Music by Matthew Hornell and the Diamond Minds, used with permission.