The Signal

The federal election campaign is underway and we have money on our mind. Today's discussion looks at everything from the stock market and mortgage prices to the national economy of Canada. We ask folks about their hopes for the economy and personal finances under the next federal government. 

Guest: Larry Short, senior wealth advisor with Short Financial iA Private Wealth; Audrey Parnell, circular economy manager with econext.

Today's show is a conversation about the way roleplaying games like Dungeons and Dragons can help people process emotions and provide a safe space for exploring oneself.

Guests: Craig Power, fiction author; Mark Callanan, St. John's poet laureate; Dr. Hilary Alteen, psychiatrist; Jason Wells, artist and drag performer 

Right now in the U.S. the Trump administration is working hard to change not only what their country is, but what it has been, and who gets to take part in it. Government records are being deleted or heavily edited. In many cases, references to women or Black men in leadership positions, and references to trans people have been deleted. What's more, the non-government organizations that collected these histories are being defunded, and that has historians worried.

Guests: Head of MUN's folklore department and Associate Professor of Folklore, Identity, Religion and Politics Mariya Lesiv, Assistant professer at MUN's history department specialising in LGBTQIA-plus history and women's studies Alessio Ponzio, Assistant Professor in Communications and Media Studies specializing in Feminist Media Studies Julia Polyck-O'Neill

Members of the Muslim community talk about the Ramadan market and how to empower and nurture a sense of community.

Guests: Global Citizen Inc. founder Sa'adatu Usman, Abdulkabir Sulaiman, Tasbeeh Elfarghaly, Angela Hajek, Sara Seif

Gardening season is on the horizon. Today on the show we speak with gardening expert Dan Rubin on how to prepare and what you need to have a successful start to the grow season. 

It's a year of three elections in Newfoundland and Labrador, and that means one heck of a lot candidates. Today on the show we ask: What do women face when running for politics or a job in the public eye? 

How is the experience different? 

Guests: Kristina Ennis, Kristina Ennis Consulting and president of the PC Women's Association; Kate Cadigan, chair Equal Voice; and Julie Dwyer PhD candidate in psychology and owner of the Centre for Mindfulness 

Today on the show we celebrate 60 years of a Newfoundland and Labrador cultural institution -- Land & Sea. The show has spent six decades highlighting the way of life and living in this province, covering stories about nature, culture and community all colliding together. 

GUESTS Land & Sea host Jane Adey; former Land & Sea host Dave Quinton 

Today on the show we chat with journalism students about the future of news, the industry, and current events. We also ask their thoughts on trying to enter the industry in a time of shrinking and disappearing newsrooms, and eroding trust. 

Guests: CNA instructor Peter Walsh; Madeline Westcott; Mahalia Ardis; Olivia Taylor 

The provincial government wants to transform and modernize the education system in Newofundland and Labrador. It has engaged folks to come up with a 10-year roadmap called the Education Accord. Today on the show we speak with the co-chairs of the accord about the future of education in this province. 

Guests: Education Accord N.L. co-chairs Anne Burke and Karen Goodnough

Today on the show we speak with experienced tech founders who want to establish Newfoundland and Labrador as a global hub for health-care innovation. We dig into how that can happen, what's needed to make it happen and why this time of acute focus on the economy might be able to give a boost to the process. 

Guests: Mike Wesolowski, CEO Luxsonic; Dr. Stephen Ryan co-founder and chief marketing officer PolyUnity; Mandy Woodland CEO and co-founder of Amp Health; and Laurent Carbonneau director, policy and research

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