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Huddle's Home Office podcast features conversations with New Brunswick and Nova Scotian community leaders and entrepreneurs from their homes– focusing on issues and events that accelerate and enrich the growth of the region’s economy and culture.
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The Just Good Business Podcast

Anuj Jain, Matt Thomson

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A show dedicated to defining, demystifying, and making the work of Social Enterprises more accessible to the Nova Scotian business community. We learn alongside our listeners by interviewing local entrepreneurs who’ve decided to use business for good, and who value prosperity beyond profit. Nova Scotians who want to shape their businesses to benefit communities, culture, and the environment. Who knows? You may be closer to running a Social Enterprise than you think!
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With Patrick's sweet fruity dreams and Braden's savoury, bacony hot-takes, this podcast takes on provincial and federal politics and social issues from a Nova Scotian perspective, all the while still trying to have some fun.
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Creating Communities of Care

Creating Communities of Care

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In an effort to address the barriers and gaps in care experienced by African Nova Scotian and Urban Indigenous women in Kjipuktuk (Halifax, Nova Scotia), four organizations banded together to provide culturally-specific programming to address the issue of gender-based violence as it appears in these two communities. Inspired by Indigenous customary law and Afrocentricity, these programs aim to address the failures of our inherited colonial systems by connecting women with other members of th ...
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PREP Academy presents, PREP Podcast: Knowledge is Power, a College and University preparation podcast specifically for African Nova Scotian students and parents! Hosted by Founder & Executive Director of PREP Academy, Ashley Hill, alongside Keira Grady, you can expect authentic conversations with African Nova Scotian guests who have lived experience navigating the education system. This podcast was created for the community and by the community and is to be used as a tool to guide students i ...
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The Scotian Mix

Gabby Drover, Sara Ibsen, Brianne Cummings

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Sara, Gabby, and Brianne talk about Nova Scotia things, and probably laugh a lot. There's a good chance Sara and or Brianne comically mispronounce some words. Will there be a full episode on Brianne's car? I sure hope so!
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The Loyalist Connections Podcast

Loyalist Connections Creative Society

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Introducing the Loyalist Connections Podcast: Step into a world where history comes alive, voices echo through time, and untold narratives find their voice. Welcome to the Loyalist Connections Podcast, where we discover and capture the rich heritage of the African Nova Scotian community and beyond. Hosted by Laurice Downey, and Shawn Smith our passionate duo brings their expertise and dedication to reveal the captivating stories of our ancestors, shedding light on their resourcefulness, resi ...
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Elder Voices

How We Thrive

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Join host Amanda Bostlund around kitchen tables and in community spaces for Elder Voices, a limited-series podcast of stories and ideas from elders, and about elderhood, from within Mi’kmaw, African Nova Scotian, Acadian and Gaelic communities. For those of us in Anglo settler communities who have lost the tradition of elderhood, this is an invitation to listen, learn and remember. For all of us, these voices will offer a window into ways of life that are different from our own. Elder Voices ...
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Hidden Figures

Julien Matwawana

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The Hidden Figures - Music Business on the World stage show is a conversational podcast that features figures from the international music industry that can be described as hidden or behind the scenes. The sole purpose of this show is to uncover the many professions in the music industry around the world that the average person may not have any knowledge of but provide incredible value to the space. Hidden Figures provides options for people of all ages looking to penetrate the music industr ...
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Context Beyond The Headlines

Context Beyond the Headlines

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Go deeper into the news and current affair impacting Canada and what it means for Christians trying to make sense of it all with Context Beyond the Headlines podcast. We sit down with people who have first-hand experiences to get their perspectives on how changes to society will affect Canadians and how the church can play a role in walking alongside the most vulnerable. Host Maggie John tackles how faith intersects with everything from abortion, decriminalization of drugs, reconciliation, h ...
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Dive In: The Podcast

Dive In: The Podcast

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Whether you explore the oceans as a snorkeler, scuba diver, freediver or tech diver, Dive In has something for you. It's filled with diving news, feature interviews with guests from around the world, interesting dive topics, ocean advocacy and more. The podcast is a light-hearted show hosted by avid divers that examines issues relevant to divers and the oceans. Guests on our show have included talented local uw photographers, record breaking freedivers, world-renown cave explorers, internati ...
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Mind The Disruption

National Collaborating Centre for Determinants of Health

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Mind the Disruption is a show about people who refuse to accept things as they are. It's about people pushing for better health for all. It's about people like us who have a deep desire to build a healthier, more just world. On Mind the Disruption, a podcast by the National Collaborating Centre for Determinants of Health (NCCDH), you’ll hear the stories of people who have disrupted the usual ways of doing things in their organizations, communities, and society in pursuit of better health for ...
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This episode is about time you can’t get back.The silence of a prison cell when you know you don’t belong there.A life put on pause—sometimes forever.It’s about wrongful convictions. Men like Raymond Flanks, who spent nearly 40 years in prison for a murder he didn’t commit.Men like Leighton Hay, just 19 when he was locked up for 12 years—because of…
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Today at the Down Home Podcast, we ask: What if the promise was kept? What if, after emancipation, Black Americans truly received 40 acres and a mule? What if the Black Loyalists — those who fought for freedom in exchange for loyalty — were actually granted the 100 acres they were promised? How would land, ownership, and economic freedom have trans…
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In response to rising tensions and unmet needs in its downtown core, the City of Edmonton’s RECOVER Urban Wellbeing team and partners questioned assumptions and embarked on a journey of deep listening and co-creation of solutions with residents to cultivate connectedness and well-being. Check out this episode, featuring former RECOVER project manag…
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From Juneteenth in the U.S., to Emancipation Day in Canada, to the rhythm and colour of Toronto’s Caribbean Carnival — these celebrations go beyond the festivities. They mark freedom, honour the past, and bring people together. Whether you’re part of the crowd or just getting to know what these days stand for, we’re here to share what makes them me…
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Have you ever noticed how modern media often boxes Black people into narrow, repetitive roles? The angry or sassy Black woman. The criminal. The loyal sidekick. The athlete. The entertainer. These tropes have dominated screens for decades — and the portrayal of Black people as ordinary, multi-dimensional human beings is still rare. But these images…
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Threats against Canada by U.S. President Donald Trump have certainly brought people in this country together. But not all Canadians are living in Canada. For a look at how the past few months have impacted the expat community, we reached the president of Global Bluenosers, a networking group for Nova Scotians abroad.…
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We are in the midst of a national conversation about interprovincial trade, and strengthening our ties with markets overseas. Canada's 2SLGBTQ+ Chamber of Commerce talks about creating and strengthening a national business network in the face of U.S. tariffs and anti-queer sentiments creeping over the border.…
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Engage Nova Scotia is working to better measure, understand and improve well-being for all Nova Scotians through a large Quality of Life survey, accessible data tools and deep community engagement. Over two episodes, you will meet multiple members of the vibrant Engage Nova Scotia team: Chief Engagement Officer Danny Graham, Outreach and Participat…
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In the late 1950s, the NHL was a sport played entirely by white athletes. But on January 18, 1958, Willie O’Ree became the first Black player to skate in an NHL game. It takes a special kind of person to be the first—someone with courage, determination, and a belief that no barrier is too high to break. O’Ree’s debut wasn’t just about making histor…
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Like many small towns in Nova Scotia, Digby is facing a housing crisis. Decent and affordable rentals are hard to come by, and new places have long waiting lists well before they're even built. Some people are leaving Digby. Others are stuck in substandard and unsafe housing. Portia Clark went to Digby to see the situation first hand.…
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What do drag queens, gender reveals, and natural disasters have in common? They're all part of an exhibition called "Oh Baby" that's showing at the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia right now. It all centres around a 2017 wildfire in Arizona. The story sparked inspiration for Halifax artist Séamus Gallagher.…
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From the basketball court to the boxing ring, the soccer field to the tennis court, Black athletes have not only revolutionized their sports but also shaped global culture. These athletes didn't just play—they inspired, challenged societal norms, and redefined what it means to be a global icon. Join us as we reflect on the powerful impact of Black …
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Engage Nova Scotia is working to better measure, understand and improve well-being for all Nova Scotians through a large Quality of Life survey, accessible data tools and deep community engagement. Over two episodes, you will meet multiple members of the vibrant Engage Nova Scotia team: Chief Engagement Officer Danny Graham, Outreach and Participat…
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The measles was nearly eradicated, but the highly contagious disease is once again getting a foothold in North America again because of vaccine hesitancy. That may seem like a recent phenomenon, but the roots of the problem go back decades. Mary Jane Hampton looks at that in this week's health hacks column.…
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On Christmas Eve 2022, Ryan Sawyer died after an encounter with a bouncer at the Halifax Alehouse. Now his parents, Lee and Scott Sawyer, say Nova Scotia needs a law on training for bouncers. But the Security and Investigative Services Act is on a list of unproclaimed legislation the province is considering doing away with.…
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In this episode, we’re honoured to speak with Cheryl Henhoeffer, the founder and director of Building Brilliance—a nonprofit dedicated to empowering BIPOC children through literacy programs, STEM education, and cultural enrichment. Cheryl and her team are working tirelessly to ensure that young people in underserved communities have access to the t…
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Restrictions on science and scientists in the U.S. could affect our ability to deal with extreme weather here. The administration has told researchers not to communicate with colleagues in other countries without permission. It has also proposed cutting the budget of the National Science Foundation by two-thirds. Meteorologist Jim Abraham weighs in…
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