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Each week, the SaltWire Network presents “Prices at the Pumps” with gas guru Dan McTeague

Twitter - @GasPriceWizard

Each week, the SaltWire Network presents “Prices at the Pumps” with gas guru Dan McTeague

Twitter - @GasPriceWizard

Each week, the SaltWire Network presents “Prices at the Pumps” with gas guru Dan McTeague

Twitter - @GasPriceWizard

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Each week, the SaltWire Network presents “Prices at the Pumps” with gas guru Dan McTeague

Twitter - @GasPriceWizard

You can also watch "Prices at the Pumps" each Thursday on SaltWire Today - www.SaltWire.com/saltwiretoday

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SaltWire's Stephen Cooke chats with Mark Reid about "History Bits"

Mark is the editor-in-chief of Canada History magazine, which is producing animated shorts for young viewers and students on Canadian history, and he and Stephen talk about the latest piece, which is on Africville in Halifax.

Our favourite Christmas tree is back in Halifax to spread some cheer this holiday season, but how much do you really know about the coniferous companion? SaltWire host Sarah Poko speaks to Lee Rodgers, the voice of Woody the Talking Christmas Tree, about how he became Woody, his reaction to going viral and why many think Woody is so creepy.

A blue, blue, blue Christmas: a conversation with Elvis impersonator Thane Dunn before he begins an Atlantic tour.

Presented by the SaltWire Network (www.SaltWire.com)

How does the society we live in determine the laws of the land, and what do those laws say about the priorities of a country? In this episode of Poko Ponders, SaltWire host Sarah Poko speaks with law expert Steve Coughlan of the Schulich School of Law about zombie laws and the importance of an updated criminal code.

Climate change, COVID-19 and the crumbling economy — the events of the last few years have many of us thinking we've been cursed. This thought process would have been completely acceptable in the ancient world, as punishment for whatever misdeeds we may have done as a species. In this episode of Poko Ponders, SaltWire host Sarah Poko talks to Tony Burke of York University about the history of curses, why we fear them and if they really work.

Finding the mathematical beauty of the Beatles: a conversation with math prof and musician Jason Brown on the connection between numbers and the Fab Four

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