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Chances are when you were little you had an imaginary friend or companion that you talked to; perhaps they were a favorite toy or a planet full of soldier-cats.

But why exactly do we create imaginary friends? And how would it go on to affect us in adulthood?

SaltWire Host Sarah Poko spoke to psychologist, Dr. Marjorie Taylor, to get her take on imaginary friends.

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Do you know what to do if you came across a bear or coyote on a hike?

SaltWire Host Sarah Poko wouldn’t, so she decided to speak to Erich Muntz, a Resource Conservation Manager at Cape Breton Highlands National Park, about animal safety and how to protect ourselves around wildlife.

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Filmmakers Nicholas Hiscock and Bert Power, who co-wrote the musical score to Hiscock's new film "No Found Land", sat down with the SaltWire Network to discuss how they approached the short documentary on Little Bay Islands in Newfoundland and Labrador after being resettled.

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SaltWire host, Sarah Poko, continues her conversation with death doula Cindie Smith about what exactly to expect when a person is dying, mental health of as a death doula and the impact of COVID-19 on the practice.

Who and what can help us deal with the finality of Death?

Just like doulas that help with the birth of a baby, a death doula helps people process their grief and teach them what to expect when a loved one dies.

But how did this begin?

hat should we expect when a person is dying?

SaltWire Host, Sarah Poko, spoke to Cindie Smith of Tidal End of Life Doula about the practice.

What happens to an organ after it has been donated? Can you still donate if you have had COVID-19? SaltWire host Sarah Poko speaks to Dr. Stephen Beed, the medical director of the Nova Scotia Organ Donation Program, about the history of organ donation, the step-by-step process of what happens to a donated organ and the sale of organs on the black market.

St. John's based singer/songwriter Colleen Power talks about the inspiration behind the songs on her most recent release, an occasionally humourous, occasionally dark, six-song E.P. called "Tales from Downtown West," which was recorded in February 2021 for the RPM Challenge.

The cards told me you would be back! We continue the conversation with Beth Terry about tarot. This time we focus on the common misconceptions about tarot, its role in the Salem witch trials, and what to keep in mind when buying your own tarot deck.

Where did tarot come from? Why are we all fascinated by fortune tellers and the future? In this episode, SaltWire host Sarah Poko speaks to tarot reader Beth Terry about the history of tarot and the impact of fortune telling.

We all have a bucket list in some incarnation.

While bucket lists are harmless themselves, some say it encourages hustle culture as many try to beat the clock and tick off as many items as possible from their list.

SaltWire Host, Sarah Poko, spoke to Dr. Derek Fisher, an associate professor at Mout Saint Vincent University, to discuss the role bucket lists play in having a fulfilling life.

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