The Signal

it's Newfoundland Quarterly day!

The latest issue is out and we are diving in. This quarter's theme is Happiness. So we are asking "what's the secret to happiness?"

Up first, the MUN Cinema Series is back!!

Before we get to the main topic of the show, we're going to take a little time to talk about trains. Anthony Perl, a professor at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver. He specializes in transportation policy and research, and he 's former member of the board at Via Rail.

Andrea Stokes is a registered dietitian and Intuitive Eating Counselor in St. John’s. You will find her at Mindset Nutrition and Wellness. To get an another perspective on all of this, we've reached Gill Whelan. She's the CEO and founder of CEO & Founder of Whelan Wellness.

Mark Armanyusis here to share their insight into Coptic Christmas, he's a resident of St. John’s and a Coptic Christian.

Look no further than the battle for NL Reads 2023. Four books; but there can only be one champion.

We're here to size up the contenders.Emily Gushue from the provincial public libraries is here to talk about it.

Artificial Intelligence and a Rare Bird Sighting in Labrador. The local birding community has been in a state of excitement over the sighting of a tiny thrush in Labrador, just before Christmas. Vernon Buckle was one of the people who caught a glimpse of it.

The future of AI is a topic way too big for one radio show. But we'll make an attempt at it. Our guests in studio are Stephen Czarnuch, Director of the MUN Centre for Artifical Intelligence and Sean Murray, Director of Research at the provincial Office of the Privacy Commissioner.

Brandon Chase, who has lived with traumatic brain injury since 2015 and Brandon's mother, Pamela Davis.

Winter wellness chat with Shannon Edison, a clinical psychologist.

Today we are revisiting the Miawpukek First Nation pow-wow, held during summer.

Crosstalk was live on location for that event, last June.

Our guest today, taking time out of a very busy schedule, is living spirit of Christmas himself, Santa Claus

Raven Khadeja from Black Lives Matter NL and Mehnaz Tabassum from NL Eats. Dave Sullivan

and Mary Walsh from The Missus Downstairs.

If looking at the calendar tends to stress you out this time of year, you're not alone. There's an awful lot going on out there that can end up leading to a rough time for the holidays in terms of mental health. That's what we're talking about today. A little later we're going to speak with veteran psychotherapist and mental health professional Dr. Hassan Khalili whose book A Life Spent Listening was published this year.

Today on the show, we're talking about being "home" for the holidays, when you have not one, but two homes. Many children spend time going back and forth throughout the year, living with one parent for a few days or a week, and then with the other. But, of course, everyone wants to see the kids on Christmas, and the children want to see both parents. And that can make Christmas complicated.