
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
Meaning of Remembrance
4/23/2025
There's an upcoming panel taking place in St. John's called 'Living Memorial: Memorial University and the Meaning of Remembrance'. Today on the show, host Adam Walsh is joined by the panelists to dig into how remembrance has shaped our collective identity, what it looks like in today’s world and how it will continue to evolve in the future.
GUESTS
Gary Browne author and historian, former member Newfoundland National War Memorial Committee and Unknown Soldier Repatriation Project Committee.
Panelist in the event; Earl Ludlow, chancellor, Memorial University; Frank Gogos, current chair of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment Regimental Advisory Council and the Royal Newfoundland Regiment Museum; and Jeff Web, history professor.
Duration:00:55:11
Vice-Admiral (Ret'd) Mark Norman
4/23/2025
Today on the show we talk Canada's military, Arctic security, the future of NATO, Canada's relationship with the United States and more. Our guest is a 39-year veteran of uniformed service to Canada and a former vice chief of the defence staff Mark Norman.
Duration:00:55:07
The Signal presents: Housing and Homelessness Forum
4/22/2025
The Signal's host Adam Walsh moderated a forum on housing and homelessness at Memorial University's Signal Hill campus. It was hosted by End Homelessness St. John’s and Choices for Youth. The intention of this event was to hear from candidates directly on their stance on issues related to housing and homelessness issues and to respond to the community’s questions.
Guests:
David Brazil, Conservative Candidate, St. John’s East
Mary Shortall, NDP Candidate, St. John’s East
Joanne Thompson, Liberal Candidate, St. John’s East
Otis Crandell, Green Party Candidate, St. John’s East
Tom Osborne, Liberal Candidate, Cape Spear
Corey Curtis, Conservative Candidate, Cape Spear; and Brenda Walsh, NDP Candidate, Cape Spear riding sent their regrets.
Duration:01:40:22
Earth Day show
4/22/2025
Climate change is a big and daunting topic. For those who care and want to act, what can they do? And what are the limits to what an individual can do in comparison to what communities, cities, companies, etc, can do in climate action?
Guests: Sheilagh O'Leary, Deputy Mayor of St. John’s and the sustainability lead, Ashley Smith, Owner and managing director of Fundamental Inc., Camille Ouellet Dallaire, Assistant professor at the Grenfell Campus of Memorial University, Sabine Dietz, Executive Director of ClLIMatlantic
Duration:00:55:08
The drug trade, drug use and N.L. communities
4/17/2025
Today on the show we bring you a conversation about the drug trade, violence, drug use, vulnerable people and folks in our communities who are trying to help.
GUESTS: Insp. David Emberley OIC-federal serious and organized crime, eastern region, Newfoundland and Labrador; Courtney Davis, community development coordinator with Thrive; Rigel Penman, co-founder Tweak Easy East; Michelle Cleary-Haire, Moms Stop the Harm; Sheila Cooper, Jon's Afterlife.
Duration:00:55:10
A century of women's suffrage in N.L.
4/16/2025
Today on the show we talk about the past, the present and future of women's rights in Newfoundland and Labrador, and beyond.
Guests: Vicki Hallett, gender studies professor; Meret Ebsary, Rhodes Scholar and grad student; Courtney Clarke, political strategist and founder of Our Time To Lead; Lisa Smith, community advocate co-chair of the Indigenous Justice Action Circle; Heidi Coombs, historian of N.L.'s women's history.
Duration:00:55:08
Thinking out loud together with novelist and professor Randy Boyagoda
4/15/2025
Today's show was taped a couple of weeks ago at the Halifax Central Library. Its part of CBC's Hear Me Out conversation series. In this latest chat, The Signal's host and producer Adam Walsh speaks with writer and professor Randy Boyagoda about finding common ground in deeply partisan times.
Duration:00:55:09
Wait times for psychological assessments in N.L.
4/14/2025
Today on the show we dig into reporting by CBC journalist Jenna Head. We talk about wait times for psychological assessments in Newfoundland and Labrador and hear about how people are navigating getting a diagnosis and what a diagnosis finally means for them.
Guests: Janine Hubbard, clinical psychologist; Jenna Head, CBC journalist; Florence Strang, CEO Mindful Matters and registered psychologist.
Duration:00:55:08
Parkinson's Awareness Month
4/11/2025
April 11 is World Parkinson's Day, so The Signal spends the show chatting with foks from the Parkinson Society Newfoundland and Labrador. We will talk treatments, care, the economic burden and community.
Guests: Derek Staubitzer, executive director, Parkinson Society Newfoundland and Labrador; Phyllis Reardon, caregiver & St. John's Chapter Chair, Parkinson Society N.L.;
Rexanne Eddy, living with young-onset Parkinson's Disease; Kim Furlong, physiotherapist and owner of N.L. Balance & Dizziness Centre
Duration:00:55:09
What's in the N.L. budget for you?
4/10/2025
Today on the show we dig into Newfoundland and Labrador's 2025-26 provincial budget. We talk about what the spending plan means in a time of tariffs and a year of elections.
Guests: Jessica McCormick president, Newfoundland and Labrador Federation of Labour; Corey Parsons, deputy director, Trades NL; Maria Mayr, member, Parents for Comprehensive Education; AnnMarie Boudreau, CEO, Board of Trade
Duration:00:55:09
Talking to the crowd from 'Skeet'
4/9/2025
Today on the show we dive into the creation, filming and critical acclaim of the film 'Skeet'.
Guests: Nik Sexton, director and writer of 'Skeet'; Mary Sexton, executive producer; Sean Dalton, lead actor; Eyad Sakkar, story consultant
Duration:00:55:10
Sea ice and the north
4/8/2025
Today on the show you will hear about this year's sea ice season in the north and work being done to help keep folks safe. Today's show also includes numerous voices from interviews conducted in Nain back in January.
Guests: Carolann Harding, CEO, SmartICE; Rex Holwell, manager of Nunatsiavut operations, SmartICE
Duration:00:55:09
Family matters and the federal election
4/7/2025
Today on the show we speak with some parents across Newfoundland and Labrador about the federal election and what matters to them.
Guests: Corey Tucker, father of three and president of ICI Innovations; Hayley Alloway, mother of four and scientist; Zaid
Duration:00:55:09
Trivia day
4/4/2025
It's the first Friday of the month which means it's trivia day with quiz master John Gushue.
Duration:00:55:09
Are we failing seniors in N.L.?
4/3/2025
Today on the show we are asking how do we plan for an aging population? What needs to change? Are we failing seniors in Newfoundland and Labrador?
Guests: Mohamed Abdallah, executive director, Connections for Seniors; Ron Taylor, director of strategy, Connections for Seniors; Lisa Taylor, founder and CEO of Challenge Factory.
Duration:00:55:09
The federal election and the future of Canada
3/31/2025
Today's show asks a parent panel what they want to see and hear from their politicians and what they want Canada to look like for their children.
Guests: A local parent panel of Laurabel Mba, Luke Quinton, Gillian Pearson and Pam Pardy
Duration:00:55:10
NQ Spring 2025 issue
3/30/2025
Today on the show we explore the new issue of the Newfoundland Quarterly with its theme - water. In 2025 the each issue will be categorized by elements - water, earth, fire, air.
Guests Joan Sullivan, managing editor NQ; and non-fiction writers Christina Wells, Chris Peters, Jessica Richardson, and Marjorie Doyle
Duration:00:55:09
Art and climate change in a world of noise
3/27/2025
Today's show looks at the impacts art can have on climate change discourse and why, in a world of noise, it can sometimes break through.
Duration:00:55:08
Building houses with community in mind
3/26/2025
With calls to build more housing, who do we do it right? What does right look like? Affordable housing, accessible housing, while also having community needs in minds.
Duration:00:55:08
Federal election kickoff
3/25/2025
Carney called on the election and we are asking these MUN profs what issues are on their radars.
Duration:00:55:10