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Vinyl Cafe: The Musical - Rashida, Amir and the Great Gift-Giving
Season 6 Episode 11
“Christmas Day is going to be a little strained in Dave’s neighbourhood this year.”
Today on the pod we’re all about Vinyl Cafe: The Musical! To celebrate its premiere, Jess shares the story of how th…
Published on 7 hours ago
We Shall Remember - Remembrance Day
Season 6 Episode 10
“There’s something about the ghosts who live in the house where you live.”
This week something special for Remembrance Day: an essay Stuart McLean wrote about George Lawrence Price, a Canadian soldier…
Published on 1 week ago
All Hallows Eve – Halloween
Season 6 Episode 9
“Let me state the case for Hallowe’en”
Today’s the day - Happy Hallowe’en! We’ve got a wonderful story exchange about an immigrant’s first experience of Trick or Treating. And we'll also play Stuart M…
Published on 2 weeks ago
Journeys - Vancouver & Kenny Wong's Practical Jokes
Season 6 Episode 8
“The baker, the chef, the Indian maestro.”
Today on the podcast it’s a smorgasbord from Stuart McLean. About food, about journeys and more in between! We’ve got a postcard from Canada, a moving listen…
Published on 3 weeks ago
Amazing Spaces – The Library of Parliament, Museum of History & Gander International Airport
Season 6 Episode 7
“There was a time when the Gander airport was the biggest airport in the world”
On this week’s episode, we have three of Stuart’s opening monologues – essays about some of the places and spaces that c…
Published on 4 weeks ago
More Arthurs!
Season 6 Episode 6
It’s our annual Thanksgiving tradition – the Vinyl Cafe Arthur Awards. More treasures from the Vinyl Cafe archives about some amazing acts of kindness!
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Published on 1 month ago
Quebec Connection - A Trip to Quebec
Season 6 Episode 5
“The Pensionne du Quebec was lit up like a party ship”
We’ve got a Quebec selection for you on today’s podcast. A story about Sam’s school trip to Quebec City, plus a Stuart McLean script about cheese…
Published on 1 month, 1 week ago
Cakes Gone Wrong - The Birthday Cake & Arthur Takes the Cake
Season 6 Episode 4
“Surely Mary wouldn’t miss one of those little buttercream shrubs…”
On this week’s episode of Backstage, two stories about cakes, those special occasion cakes that promise to be oh so good… That is, u…
Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Rodentia - Dave and the Mouse & Rat-a-tat-tat
Season 6 Episode 3
“PPMS. Phantom peripheral mouse syndrome”
Jess and Dave have something in common: rodent phobia! Jess shares how she got over hers. And in two hilarious Vinyl Cafe stories we’ll hear how Dave managed …
Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago
Compromising Positions - The Bare Truth & Yoga Retreat
Season 6 Episode 2
“Mary had never ever been downstairs with no clothes on. Never. Ever.”
We’ve got some classic Dave and Mary Turlington adventures on this week’s episode – as they find themselves in some compromising …
Published on 2 months ago