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Weekend AM

CBC Podcasts & Radio On-Demand

Weekend AM is CBC Radio One's province-wide, Saturday and Sunday morning show across Newfoundland and Labrador. You'll meet creative people up to all sorts of things that keep life in Newfoundland and Labrador interesting.

Location:

St. John's, NL

Description:

Weekend AM is CBC Radio One's province-wide, Saturday and Sunday morning show across Newfoundland and Labrador. You'll meet creative people up to all sorts of things that keep life in Newfoundland and Labrador interesting.

Twitter:

@CBCWam

Language:

English

Contact:

95 University Ave. Box 12010, Sta A., St. John's, NL A1B 1Z4 1-877-576-5245


Episodes
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Everywoman's Notebook

1/24/2026
Ellen Power, Archive Technician at The Rooms, shows us the notebook kept by Viola Bown, a teenager on Bell Island in the 1930s

Duration:00:12:00

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Warm up with Caribbean Connections

1/23/2026
We meet Sarojini Lang, the host of the long running program, Caribbean Connections, on campus and community radio station CHMR-FM.

Duration:00:10:56

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Making jokes across many Nations

1/23/2026
Comedian Clifton Cremo tells us about the all-Indigenous Lateral Vibrations Comedy tour travelling across Newfoundland

Duration:00:09:46

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Spinning a yarn from the Blue Jays to the Winter Olympics

1/17/2026
Karla Courtney, the knitter, writer and sports fan with ties to N.L., tells us about her upcoming sports themed projects

Duration:00:11:25

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What makes Heated Rivalry so hot?

1/16/2026
Two Heated Rivalry fans, talk about their love of the show - and of hockey - with Weekend AM's Melissa Tobin

Duration:00:13:33

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The superpower of a comic book

1/16/2026
Kerri Neil, owner of Downtown Comics in St. John's, tells us about the reaction to a donation from her shop.

Duration:00:06:25

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Heavy Away with sea shanties

1/16/2026
Ethnomusicology graduate student Kate McCann tells us about her love of the sea shanty and her studies of music and the fishing industry.

Duration:00:09:54

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Becoming the Resilient Foreigner

1/10/2026
Didan Ashanta Wedderburn talks about her new book Becoming the Resilient Foreigner: Embrace Change, Reinvent Yourself, and Thrive Anywhere

Duration:00:10:53

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Meet the Newfoundland Symphony Orchestra's new music director

1/9/2026
Simon Rivard, the new music director of the NSO, talks about his vision for the musical ensemble

Duration:00:14:04

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Meet 75-year-old emerging actor Gar Sexton

1/9/2026
Gar Sexton of St. John's talks about his expanding career as an actor in the film Skeet and the CBS television drama Sheriff Country

Duration:00:13:59

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Revue reboot?

1/9/2026
NL Sketch Fest is doing a one-night only show, Revue '25: Error 2025! that follows in the footsteps of Rising Tide Theatre's Revue productions

Duration:00:08:09

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Just four sleeps away

12/20/2025
Melissa talks with children at the Crossroads Family Resource Centre in Gander about their excitement for Christmas

Duration:00:08:44

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NONIA is Woman Made

12/19/2025
Sherry House of NONIA, plus knitters Yvonne Sheppard and Sandra Hatcher talk about the business's eye catching new ad campaign

Duration:00:15:15

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Eco-luxury domes on the Branch River

12/13/2025
Stephen Nash says the Cape Shore is an underrated tourism destination, and he wants to draw visitors with a new glamping option: the Granda Rose Retreat.

Duration:00:10:06

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An Artist of the Year from the big land

12/12/2025
Melissa Tremblett of Sheshatshiu has been honoured for her installations, sculpture, photography, doll-making and beading.

Duration:00:07:25

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Singing with one of the world's great tenors

12/12/2025
Jane Zelcer of Gander was among the singers in the choir for an Andrea Bocelli concert. She talks about the experience.

Duration:00:08:04

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A wonderful grand museum exhibit in Ottawa.

12/5/2025
Sandy Morris explains how the Wonderful Grand Band became part of an exhibit at the Canadian Museum of History.

Duration:00:07:58

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Not the most wonderful time of the year for everyone

12/5/2025
December can be a challenge for anyone grieving the loss of a loved one. Fillatre's Funeral Homes wants to help them get through the holidays.

Duration:00:09:07

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A life divided in two

11/28/2025
Three years since she escaped the war in Ukraine, Natalia Bortsova talks about leaving home to build a new life in Newfoundland.

Duration:00:15:28

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A few weeks spent among the caribou and ptarmigan

11/28/2025
Alex Balkam says his time as artist-in-residence at Gros Morne National Park was a life-changing experience.

Duration:00:11:51