SaltWire Connects

SaltWire Connects

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SaltWire Connects episodes

  • I may be full of it...but here's my take
    The province is making sure health care workers and the residents of long term care homes being vaccinated first, As much as we'd all like to have our shot now, this is why I think we need to trust the experts and wait our turn.

    Photo Credit - Communications Nova Scotia

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    4 min
  • Thunderbirds' Jackson keeping busy during COVID pause
    Kyle Jackson - Halifax Thunderbirds

    Kyle is the only Halifax Thunderbirds' player who lives in the Nova Scotia capital year-round, has occupied his time while the National Lacrosse League has delayed the start of its new season until April.

    Jackson, who became a first-time father in September, has developed a virtual reading program for local elementary school students, has created a workout and training app and hosts his own podcast, 'Coffee With Kyle' all while keeping himself in game shape for when the Thunderbirds (hopefully) open training camp in March.

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    2 min
  • Kian Bell - Dartmouth U18
    SaltWire multimedia journalist George Myrer chats with Dartmouth Steele Subaru U18 forward Kian Bell about his season so far.

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    1 min
  • The Crocodile Song
    “The Crocodile Song” sung by Naaman Payne.

    This archival track was recorded in 1966 by Herbert Halpert and John Widdowson in Cow Head. It is a tall tale about a shipwrecked sailor who encounters a 500-mile-long crocodile.

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    3 min
  • Thomas and Nancy
    “Thomas and Nancy” is a contemporary performance by Anita Best, based on the music and text notated by folklorist Elisabeth Greenleaf from a performance of Bryant Gallant of Sally’s Cove, in 1920.

    Anita’s performance was recorded by MMaP’s Digital Audio Studio Coordinator Spencer Crewe in 2019.

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    5 min
  • Alan Doyle's Suppertime Singalong for mental health
    SaltWire multimedia journalist Stephen Cooke chats with Newfoundland’s bold balladeer Alan Doyle.

    Doyle had a blast with his recent socially distanced Atlantic bubble shows, including four nights in Halifax, and now he’s taking his music back online for a multitude of good causes.
    17 min
  • Stephen Cooke with Neon Dreams
    2020 was going to be a big breakthrough year for Neon Dreams, and in the band’s own unique way, it was still able to make big things happen in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic.

    The duo of Frank Kadillac and Adrian Morris hit the ground running that first week of January with a new single Turn Back Now, and ended the month with their first-ever Juno Award nomination, eventually winning the breakthrough group of the year award during a virtual Junos show on June 29.

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    15 min
  • Housing Crisis
    Housing Crisis - Saltwire reporter Andrew Rankin talks to Jim Graham, executive director of Affordable Housing Association of Nova Scotia, about why we’re facing a housing crisis in Halifax and where we go from here.

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    15 min

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