The Signal
CBC Podcasts & Radio On-Demand
Every weekday, Adam Walsh starts a new conversation on The Signal. It's a show about what's on your mind now, and what people aren't talking about...yet. The Signal will make you think, smile and learn more about the place you call home.
Location:
United States
Networks:
CBC Podcasts & Radio On-Demand
Description:
Every weekday, Adam Walsh starts a new conversation on The Signal. It's a show about what's on your mind now, and what people aren't talking about...yet. The Signal will make you think, smile and learn more about the place you call home.
Twitter:
@CBCCrosstalk
Language:
English
Email:
crosstalk@cbc.ca
Episodes
What's it like trading urban life for rural?
5/12/2024
Today's show asks folks what it's like to trade urban life for rural. It also looks at the impact migration can have on communities — including local reaction and economic development.
Duration:00:55:07
Ana Luísa Ramos and friends
5/9/2024
Join host Adam Walsh as he speaks with singer, songwriter and performer Ana Luisa Ramos about her latest album, Solaris. Ana also invited some of her musician friends for a conversation on making music in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Duration:00:41:45
New successes at mid-life
5/8/2024
Join host Adam Walsh as he speaks with four authors who all happen to be women in mid-life who put their writing aside for other commitments and responsibilities. The conversation is about their books and their experiences as debut authors at this time in their lives.
Duration:00:55:07
Asian Heritage Month
5/7/2024
Host Adam Walsh speaks with members of the Newfoundland and Labrador Chinese community about the theme of this year's Asian Heritage Month — Preserving the Past, Embracing the Future: Amplifying Asian Canadian Legacy.
Duration:00:55:07
It's the 2024 gardening season opening show!
5/6/2024
Join host Adam Walsh and Newfoundland and Labrador's godfather of gardening, Ross Traverse, for the kickoff to gardening season. You'll hear all the tips you need to get things growing.
Duration:00:55:10
Motorcycle safety
5/6/2024
May is Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month, so on today's show host Adam Walsh speaks with experts and callers about how to share the road safely.
Duration:00:56:25
Trivia day with John Gushue
5/2/2024
It is trivia day on the show! The first Friday of every month is trivia day. It's an hour of something different for you to get away from the headlines and have some fun thinking about the answers to John's trivia questions.
Duration:00:55:36
Live at the 2024 Municipal Symposium in Gander
5/2/2024
Join host Adam Walsh as he speaks with municipal leaders from across Newfoundland and Labrador. You'll hear about how communities are doing, the issues that matter to them and what work is underway for change.
Duration:00:55:03
The making of The Forgotten Warriors
5/1/2024
Today's show looks at the making of The Forgotten Warriors, a documentary that tells the story of a nine-day hunger strike by Mi'kmaw activists in 1983. Host Adam Walsh speaks with first-time filmmaker Noel Joe and producer Roger Maunder.
Duration:00:52:53
What does a co-op incubator do — and why should you care?
4/29/2024
Today's show looks at a new co-operative incubator pilot program on the northeast Avalon Peninsula. Host Adam Walsh speaks with folks about the ideas they've pitched, which include composting, assisting seniors, securing car insurance for newcomers and helping people overcome barriers to the commercial fishery.
Duration:00:51:46
Telling you what the poets are doing
4/28/2024
Today's show has a group of Newfoundland and Labrador poets in the studio to talk about their art and the role of poetry in this fast-paced world of ours.
Duration:00:55:20
Live on location at The Neighborhood
4/26/2024
The Signal team stepped out of the studio today and into The Neighborhood -- a drop-in adult day program for seniors. The show is a conversation about Today's show is about building and keeping community for folks who are looking for a bridge between home care and assisted living.
Duration:00:43:32
COVID-19's impact on today's economy
4/24/2024
We look at the impact of COVID-19 on business conditions, labour market dynamics, workplace practices and performance in Atlantic Canada. Host Adam Walsh speaks with folks from the business community about the coronavirus's impact on the economy of today and what it means for the economy of tomorrow.
Duration:00:53:08
What support do communities need on big social issues?
4/23/2024
Folks across Newfoundland and Labrador are working in different ways to support communities and the people in them. Join host Adam Walsh as he talks to them about what we know, what we are learning and what needs to be done to tackle big social issues, including housing, food insecurity and transportation.
Duration:00:55:10
Pre-season gardening tips
4/22/2024
Host Adam Walsh speaks with gardening expert Michael Murray about spring gardening tips to set folks up for all systems grow for the season.
Duration:00:52:11
Today we ask WTF: where's the food?
4/21/2024
Host Adam Walsh speaks with folks from the Food Producers Forum for an Earth Day show that looks at food security and community sustainability in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Duration:00:52:22
What should be done to preserve and save the wild Atlantic salmon?
4/18/2024
Today's show talks about factors affecting the declines in salmon populations, and how we can protect/save/recover the remaining salmon stocks in N.L.'s rivers.
Duration:00:55:14
A conversation with humanitarian Vaden Earle
4/16/2024
Host Adam Walsh speaks with Newfoundlander and humanitarian Vaden Earle about how a disaster and bureaucratic red tape left his adopted daughter stateless — and how international lobbying and a media campaign led to an eventual touchdown in Canada after a hair-raising journey.
Duration:00:52:45
Federal budget day
4/15/2024
It's federal budget day. On today's show host Adam Walsh speaks with a panel of folks about what's been announced already, what they are expecting to be announced and what it all means for you.
Duration:00:52:57
Folklore in N.L. storytelling
4/14/2024
Today's show is steeped in Newfoundland and Labrador's unique folklore and superstition. Host Adam Walsh talks to a couple of local authors about storytelling and the use of mythical creatures in writing.
Duration:00:53:14