The Signal

Today on the show we are speaking with historians and enthusiasts about shipwrecks around Newfoundoland and Labrador. “Every body of water has had a shipwreck” as one guest says. And each shipwreck has a story. GUESTS - Historians: Heather Elliot, Julia Stryker, Meaghan Walker, Alexa Bailey and Neil Burgess, president of the Shipwreck Preservation Society of NL.

In 1967 at he age of 23 he left the mosslands of Ireland to seek his fortune as principal in Island Habor Fogo Island. Today on the show we find out what happened when we speak with Michael Boyle about his memoir On New Turf.

The federal budget has billions of dollars allocated for defence spending. Today on the show we dive into a dicussion with industry experts on how the provincial government and business can maximize our slice of the pie. GUESTS - Florian Villaumé, CEO of techNL; Michelle Simms, CEO of the regional economic development agency Advantage St. John's; Karen Moores, Atlantic Canada at the Council of Canadian Innovators’ senior advisor; Charlie Oliver, property management specialist with Martek and also with Think N.L; Mark Norman, retired vice-admiral who commanded Canada’s Navy and was vice-chief of Defence.

On today's show folks from Choices for Youth talk about the impacts of family poverty on young people. We also take a look at possible solutions including their social services hubs with a new one in Corner Brook soon opening. GUESTS - Jen Crowe, executive director of Choices for Youth; Nivethine Mahendran, CFY project officer; Kim Dreaddy, Jimmy Pratt Foundation executive director; Krista Butler, CFY director of Becket; Mike Kearley, executive director of Vine Place Community Centre (Corner Brook).

Today on the show we play a new limited series called 'Future Ancestors'. Over the course of the hour we hear from young Indigenous folks from across the province who are already taking the mantle of community leadership in their own ways.

The Newfoundland Quarterly magazine is out with a new issue this winter with the theme this time around being “air.” We invited contributors to the show to talk about their pieces and the inspiration behind them. GUESTS - Joan Sullivan, managing editor of the Newfoundland Quarterly; Janet McNaughton, artist and orchardist; Mark Thompson, painter; Nora Kelly, Montreal-based multimedia artist; Vanessa Iddon, artist; Karin Murray-Bergquist, writer; Mark David Turner, cultural historian and co-owner of Brak and Brine.

It's a rare Thursday trivia day on the show. Host Adam Walsh is joined by former CBC colleague and trivia master extraordinaire Ted Blades for an hour of stumping folks across Newfoundland and Labrador

Ahead of the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women on Dec. 6, today on the show we have a discussion about how financial support is a leading barrier to safety from gender-based violence.

Today on the show we talk about Giving Tuesday, a globally recognized day where people are encouraged to show generosity - either with money, volunteering or just making someone smile. We invited folks from Stella’s Circle to talk about the events they are having throughout the day and their long-term plans of tackling housing crisis in N.L.

Today on the show we are joined by tech critic Paris Marx who will talk about the consequences of Artificial Intelligence in our lives, thoughts on regulations and important questions we all should be asking.

Today's show digs into a conversation about food and nutrition in Newfoundland and Labrador. We talk about folks having access to and a better understanding of culturally appropriate and nutritious food.

Newfoundland and Labrador has the highest rates of diabetes in the country. Today on the show we speak with people living with it, people who have loved ones with diabetes, doctors treating it and people working on prevention.

Today on the show we dig into a biography about Roger Bill, an American draft dodger turned pot-stirring journalist here in this Newfoundland and Labrador. It's an immersive trip through the local and international politics and players that shaped - and were shaped by - the agitators of the baby boomer generation.

Today on the show we unpack a mystery and how a St. John's soldier killed in France 108 years ago has caught the attention of historians. The remains could be those of Pte. George Patrick Kirk, but a family mystery is stalling identification process.

Today on the show we explore 'Dear Mr. Smallwood -Confederation in the Words of Those Who Lived It'. Host Adam Walsh is joined by researchers from Memorial University’s folklore department who compiled hundreds of letters sent to former N.L. premier Joey Smallwood.

It's Climate Week day five. Today on the show we explore the connection between climate change, our food quality and supply, and our health.

Today on the show we speak with activists and advocates who are pushing for stronger climate policies and action. The conversation focuses on communities and people who are most vulnerable, climate justice, and the work young people are doing to help.

It's day three of Climate Week on The Signal. Today on the show we ask what do climate extremes mean for the future of our food? And we speak with local farmers about how they are adapting to climate change and what kind of support is needed. Guests: Aaron Rogers, farm manager O'Brien Farm; Rodney Reid, project lead with N.L. Living Lab; Stephanie Arnold with Climatlantic; Darryl Legge, Legge's Poultry Farm; Tom Angiers, Spruce Meadow Farms.

It's day two of Climate Week on the show and today we are asking how does a province plan for a 'just transition'? Economist Jim Stanford has thoughts for Newfoundland and Labrador and shares them with host Adam Walsh at the N.L. Federation of Labour's convention. Adam also speaks with NLFL president Jessica McCormick about climate impacts on the workforce and other labour issues of note.

Wildfires, drought, flooding, disappearing shorelines — these are the climate change impacts people living in communities across Newfoundland and Labrador are grappling with. Today on The Signal we start our third annual Climate Week with a look at how communities are trying to adapt to our climate reality. We start the show in Brazil with CBC International Climate Producer Jill English who gives us an update from UN climate negotiations at COP 30. Guests: Jill English, CBC international climate producer; Kathleen Parewick, the lead for Climate-Ready N.L. with Municipalities Newfoundland and Labrador; Ashley Smith, managing director, Fundamental Inc.; Triffie Parsons, town clerk/manager, Hare Bay; Marsha Crocker, deputy mayor, Trout River