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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.

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  • Avg 54 min
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  • Friday · 55 min

    BELOW

    <p>As of right now, "Below" is the number-one Netflix series in Canada, the US, the UK, and Australia.&nbsp;</p><p>We'll ask cast and crew what they make of the success of the show, and how audiences have responded.</p><p><br></p>

  • Wednesday · 55 min

    Hunting

    <p>Hunting, wildlife, moose fences, poaching, and what it's like to be a novice heading into the woods with a gun for the very first itme.</p><p><br></p>

  • Tuesday · 55 min

    Gardening day

    <p>Tim Walsh from the MUN Botanical Garden is here to take your questions on winding down the season</p>

  • October 9 · 55 min

    What Carney’s recent economic decisions mean for N.L

    <p>Canada’s prime minister has been busy pulling leavers to grow the economy while reducing the country's dependence on an unstable southern neighbour. From tax reform, to investment summits to amd new legislation,&nbsp;today we look at what's being done federally and ask how it may impact N.L.’s economy?&nbsp;</p>

  • October 8 · 55 min

    Is Canada flying blind on a changing ocean?

    <p>Over the past six months Canada has been making big promises on ocean protection and sciences, but at the same time we have scientists raising the alarm over cuts. So what does it all mean for our understanding of ocean changes around us? That's today's conversation.&nbsp;</p>

  • October 7 · 55 min

    Buying an electric vehicle in N.L.? Here's what to know

    <p>With fuel costs seesawing every day, interest in electric vehicles is increasing. Today on the show we speak with experienced EV drivers about what it takes to change gears from a gas car to an electric one.&nbsp;</p>

  • October 5 · 55 min

    What it takes to make childcare in N.L. affordable AND accessible?

    <p>After a panic from parents on the potential loss of a $10-a-day daycare program, the status quo remains, at least until April. In the strive to make childcare more affordable, what are the hurdles to make it accessible? Today on the show we dive into the current reality of childcare in the N.L. and how it could be stopping parents from increasing their families.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Guests: Yolande Pottie-Sherman, Chair of Child Care Now NL, a provincial chapter of the national child

  • September 29 · 55 min

    Gardening day

    <p>With only have 3 gardening days left to the season on The Signal, Michael Murray from Murray's Garden Centre stips by to talk harvest, frost impacts and planning for next year.&nbsp;</p>

  • September 25 · 51 min

    Live from The Rooms for crafts at risk

    <p>A live on location show at The Rooms for their Crafts at Risk exhibit. From harness making, to blacksmithing, and coopering, all skills that were passed down through generations but are not practiced as often nowadays, if at all. Today’s panel of researchers and makers are on a mission for those skills to not be forgotten.</p>

  • September 24 · 55 min

    N.L.’s mistrust on energy deals; The complex battle to shut down trap houses

    <p>On the heels of the Churchill Falls debate, why Newfoundland and Labrador has trust issues around energy projects. Then, why closing down a local trap house is so complicated, even when neighbors have clear evidence. We bring you two episodes from This is Newfoundland and Labrador.</p>

  • September 23 · 55 min

    Centre for Newfoundland Studies anniversary

    <p>The Centre for Newfoundland Studies is turning 60 this month. We will talk with some of the people who work or worked at the Centre about its importance in the province.</p>

  • September 22 · 55 min

    Late September gardening

    <p>As the season winds down, we talk putting gardens to bed and planning for spring.</p>

  • September 21 · 55 min

    The Muse and back to university

    <p>The new September issue of the student-led paper *The Muse*, tackles sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll. Today’s panel says reaching students means talking about what actually matters to them. Today’s show covers what it's like to be a college student in 2026, building a career in uncertain times of inflation and AI fears, and how a physical print magazine can build a community.</p>

  • September 18 · 55 min

    The Churchill River energy deal vote

    <p>Today on the show N.L. has taken a big step towards a new Churchill River energy deal with Quebec. Today on the show we will bring you perspective from the Innu Nation we have a media panel who bring their blow-by-blow account of the week and what they're following.&nbsp;</p>

  • September 17 · 55 min

    Churchill falls young panel

    <p>Thursday is the last day of the House of Assembly’s special debate. The debate is about the new hydro electricity deal between N.L. and Quebec on the Churchill River. With a new commitment for 50 years if signed, today’s panel are young people from N.L. and what the deal can mean to youth in the province and their future.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

  • September 16 · 55 min

    Two episodes of this is Newfoundland and Labrador

    <p>Today on the show we bring you two deep dives into news stories. The first: A family’s closure after Dean Penney's life sentence for murder. The second: Climate ready: How Hare Bay, is an example of towns preparing for climate change impacts</p><p><br></p>

  • September 15 · 55 min

    Gardening day

    <p>Today on the show we talk mid-September gardening with Dan Rubin, author of 'Sun, Seed and Soil: Tips and techniques for a northern garden'</p>

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