Mainstreet Halifax

Jan 30 2025 93 ep. 14 mins 342
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A vibrant blend of top news stories, local weather, traffic reports, comedy, local music, and interviews about politics, science and culture. Tune into Mainstreet on weekdays from 3 to 6 p.m. Add your voice by calling us at 1-888-686-MAIN (6246) or e-mail [email protected].

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Nova Scotian man hosts session at fourth National Black Canadians Summit in Montreal

Jan 30 2025 8 mins  
Alfred Burgesson, the founder and CEO of Tribe Network, tells host Jeff Douglas about his session called 'Black Futures' at this year's National Black Canadians Summit.

Interfaith Harmony Week begins Saturday February 1st

Jan 30 2025 11 mins  
Three guests stop by the studio to talk about Interfaith Harmony Week, its events and what they are looking forward to at this year's celebration.

Shelley Thompson on how she made her series Translations, and how the mom in her feels about Trump

Jan 28 2025 11 mins  
The filmmaker, writer, and actor Shelley Thompson has a new series, called Translations, with six episodes all shot here in Nova Scotia. Mainstreet's producer Alex Mason called her to talk about it, and about the political climate in which it's now going to air.

Hear about the results of a gender-based violence survey conducted in the Annapolis Valley

Jan 28 2025 10 mins  
Wendy Knowlton is the gender-based violence project coordinator with the Women's Place Resource Centre in Kingston. She tells guest host Preston Mulligan about the survey and what's next now that the results have been shared.

David Deane on the memes (and extremism and violence) that followed the rise of the printing press

Jan 27 2025 22 mins  
Jeff Douglas speaks with David Deane, a Catholic theologian and an associate prof at the Atlantic School of Theology, in Halifax. He's studied how people thought and acquired knowledge before the printing press.

What was the Auschwitz death camp, and what does the memory of it mean eighty yeas after its liberation?

Jan 26 2025 15 mins  
Jeff Douglas speaks with Jody Spiegel, director of the Holocaust Survivor Memoirs Program at the Azriel Foundation, and chair of the education working group for the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance and a Canadian delegate to the Alliance.

John Rapley, co-author of 'Why Empires Fall', on why Donald Trump can't make American great again

Jan 26 2025 16 mins  
John joins host Jeff Douglas, from southern Germany, on the worst phone line ever.

Lori Turnbull on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's impact on the Senate (which isn't finished yet)

Jan 26 2025 13 mins  
Nova Scotia needs another senator. There are also three senate vacancies in Ontario, two in BC, two in Quebec, one more in New Brunswick, and another in Saskatchewan. Ten empty senate seats in all. And CBC reports Prime Minister Justin Trudeau plans to fill them before he goes out the door. What should the public think about that? Jeff Douglas gets some history

Should you be concerned about campaign contributions made to local politicians by developers?

Jan 22 2025 9 mins  
How likely is it that money influences decisions at council? Guest host Blair Sanderson asks Andrew Sancton, retired professor at Western University who studies ubran politics and local government.

For the Love of My Sister: Paula Gallant's Legacy

Jan 21 2025 16 mins  
Lynn Gallant-Blackburn is the sister of Paula Gallant. Paula was a teacher, artist and new mother who was killed by her husband in December of 2005. In the fall of 2024, Lynn released a memoir titled, For the Love of My Sister: Paula Gallant's Legacy. The book was published with the support of Women's Centres Connect. Alex Guye sat down with Lynn to hear about Paula, the book and w