SaltWire Connects

SaltWire Connects

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SaltWire Connects episodes

  • Opinion Editors Weigh in on Post-U.S. Election Night
    Long-time Journalists and Opinion Editors, Laurent Le Pierrès of the Chronicle Herald, and Russell Wangersky of the Telegram, weigh in on the U.S. election night.

    The virtual interview takes place with SaltWire Host, Kate Walker. Both journalists give their take on how to stay informed while staying sane, how to gage misinformation in the "fake news" era, and what it means to not yet have a final verdict.

    More great local content at www.SaltWire.com
    7 min
  • Love Of Reading
    You can’t fall in love with reading if you don’t have access to books.

    The Indigo Love of Reading Foundation was formed in 2004 to combat this exact problem.

    “We really exist to ensure that all kids have equal access to books,” says Rose Lipton, the Executive Director of the foundation. “There is a huge inequality in Canada around education and access to literary resources.”

    Full story at www.SaltWire.com
    6 min
  • Bahamas’ Sad Hunk Jurvanen finds happiness in the Atlantic bubble
    Bahamas’ Afie Jurvanen may be a one-man-band at the moment, but with his brand new fifth album Sad Hunk, he’s no one-trick-pony.

    The record’s easygoing blend of crooning soul, modern folk, global groove and campfire county is full of the singer’s self-effacing humour and cautious optimism, and much of it originated in songwriting that took place after the Barrie, Ont.-raised performer moved his family to Halifax two years ago.

    More at wwwSaltWire.com
    25 min
  • Short-burst radio waves puzzle astronomers
    SaltWire Multimedia Journalist John McPhee chats with noted astrophysicist Victoria Kaspi about the works she's doing with short burst radio waves and her lecture at Saint Mary's University in Halifax, Nova Scotia

    CHIME Telescope - https://chime-experiment.ca/en

    More at www.SaltWire.com
    17 min
  • Survey explores pandemic's impact on NICU families
    John McPhee of the SaltWire Network talks with Dr. Marsha Campbell-Yeo

    Dr. Campbell-Yeo is a Professor at Dalhousie University’s school of nursing and a neonatal nurse practitioner and clinician scientist at the IWK Health Centre.

    Focus of the discussion is about how Halifax neonatal researchers are seeking feedback from families on how the pandemic affected their experiences in the NICU

    SURVEY LINK - https://www.tinyurl.com/momlinc-nicu-covid

    Get the full story at www.SaltWire.com
    17 min

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