The Signal

Join host Adam Walsh and CBC trivia master John Gushue for a break from the headlines with The Signal's monthly trivia day.

Today on the show we talk about municipal politics and engagement -- whether it’s running for elections or helping others run, it all matters. With municipal elections coming in October for Newfoundland and Labrador, today's guests are trying to get more folks interested in being part of it all.

Host Adam Walsh and Canada Games CEO Karen Sherriffs talk about the ongoing torch relay, they speak with some torchbearers and talk all things Canada Games. Guest:CEO Karen Sherriffs

How can NL grow economically? Author and business owners talk about the challenges and solutions in making NL (and its rural communities) thrive.

The show is on the road and in Corner Brook. The conversation is about why public spaces, like the Marina Redmond Centre, are so important for a community's well-being.

In a year of three elections in Newfoundland and Labrador we are asking what does a healthy democracy looks like? How health are our democratic systems in the province and country? Guets: David Brazil, former PC party leader; Kelly Blidook, political science professor, Kyle Rees lawyer and former president of N.L.'s NDP; Whymarrh Whitby, concerned citizen.

It's Tuesday in late June, which means it's gardening day. Expert Michael Murray stops in to take calls and give tips on how to get the most out of the season.

It’s Pride month and we have different folks talking about what’s on the go… from Pride parades, events in the community, and how people are coming together, celebrating, being proud despite the tense political times.

Tomorrow (June 21) is National Indigenous People’s Day and we are looking into how are communities celebrating, what events are on the go, how do you make people feel welcomed, celebrated and proud of who they are.

Four vaccine experts breakdown vaccines history, their importance, the work that goes behind creating vaccines, reflections from COVID, vaccine hesitancy and the future of vaccines… worries, challenges, etc.

Family court is often acrimonious, costly, and emotionally traumatizing. Is there a better way to handle divorce and separation? Lawyers advocating for family mediation say it can offer a healthier and less costly result. But it's still rarely practiced in this province.

They had an overnight frost warning in parts of Labrador last week. But hopefully that's the last of it, and we can finally settles in to summer and leave the plants out over night. Tim Walsh and Josh Elyk from the MUN Botanical Garden join us to take calls and offer advice.

Shelters are full and overburdened, and that puts women and gender diverse people at risk — especially when many are escaping bad situations at home. The conversation is around the importance and challenges of women and gender diverse shelters...the need for shelters, and transitional housing, gender violence, how poverty impacts the need.

Today on the show we speak with scientists and practitioners of psychology from across the country. They are all in St. John's for Canadian Psychological Association’s 86th annual national convention.

Today on the show three psychology experts talk about the importance of the connection to nature - the real impacts of wellbeing, what does 'connecting to nature' even mean, how to make nature more accessible to people and what systematic barriers we need to change. This is happening on the heels of a national psychology convention in St. John’s, which the three are taking part of. GUESTS Natalia Cooper, chair of the Canadian Psychological Association’s Environmental Section; Loraine Lavallee, assistant professor, University of Northern British Columbia; Holli-Anne Passmore, associate professor, Concordia University of Edmonton.

Newfoundland Quarterly's new issue theme is Earth. The previous one being water. This time around - the connection to the earth, physical in mining, harvesting, to emotional - our foundation, our roots. Today we explore the pages with this quarter's contributors. Guests: Joan Sullivan, managing editor Newfoundland Quarterly; Jessica Richardson, writer; Katrina Taliana, multimedia artist; Greg Morgan, writer-producer

Father's Day weekend is coming, so today on the show we talk all things gardening and planting for this time of year. We talk tips and take calls from folks updating us on their grow season progress. Guest: Dan Rubin, author of 'Sun, Seed & Soil: Tips and techniques for a northern garden'

Equality in the boardroom? Not by a long shot. Today on the show we talk about why we still need to have this conversation in 2025. Our guests are local women changemakers who will talk challenges and positive changes. Guests: Carolann Harding CEO SmartICE; Laura Aguirre Polo, manager, Amal Unite & Empower; Dawn Dalley, president and CEO of CAA Atlantic; Colleen Kennedy, Gros Morne Cooperative Association

We took the show to the right hand edge of Canada to talk about the 50th anniversary of Parks Canada at Cape Spear. We chat history, lighthouse keepers, baked goods and more.

Today on the show we talk about wildfire season in Newfoundland and Labrdor. We talk about the current state of wildfires, the intensity and their frequency, and what people and communities are need to do to prepare and adapt. GUESTS Kathleen Parewick Municipalities Newfoundland and Labrador community collaboration and development officer; Fred Hollett, fire chief of Portugal Cove-St. Phillip’s; Therese Greenwood, author and survivor of the Fort McMurray wildfires back in 2016; Duane Antle, fire chief for the town of Come By Chance and president of the NL Association of Fire Services; Amy Coady, Grand Falls-Windsor councillor and president of MNL; Ron Barron, mayor of Wabush; Myrna Goosney, town manager of Glenburnie-Birchy Head-Shoal Brook