Radical Theologian Barry Taylor talks to CBC's Heather Barrett about finding faith when the world seems to be falling apart.

Fancy food, fashion and fun! We take a peek inside the glossy first edition of Pie NL with publisher Sandra Roberts.

We talk about the joys of Artificial Intelligence with local photographer and designer Jamie March.

Niall Hickey of The Embassy in St. John's and Brian Hurley of Iron Rock Brewery in Labrador City talk about the issues they see with the drug crisis in the province and what can be done to make their businesses and the community safer.

Weekend AM' Melissa Tobin talks to Alan Doyle, co-producer of the album Sonny Don't Go Away: A Tribute to Ron Hynes, about the huge mark the man of a thousand songs left on the Newfoundland and Labrador songbook.

Inuk soprano Deantha Edmunds, Holy Heart Chamber Choir director Robert Colbourne, and project commissioner Jane Liebel tell us about a music and video project, inspired by the blue whale skeleton at Memorial University's Core Science Building

Friends of Chris Brookes are paying tribute to the radio-maker by re-airing his work from Cabot Tower. CBC's Gavin Simms takes us to Signal Hill to learn more.

Kevin Blackmore, a.k.a. Buddy Wasisname of Buddy Wasisname and the Other Fellers,, is sharing his comedic inspirations in an upcoming talk.

Leslee Lake and Chris Martin.are co-workers, brothers-in-law, and fierce rivals in the giant pumpkin game. We spoke with them to learn what it takes to grow the gigantic gourds.

It's local lore that may keep you up at a night, and now it's on the small screen. We spoke with Shane Mills, one of the producers behind the new show, A Newfoundland Nightmare: The Hag.

A ballet with roots in the Wolastoqey Nation of New Brunswick is earning rave reviews. Co-directors Possesom Paul and Igor Dobrovolskiy tell us about how this all came together.

The author of a new biography on the iconic Canadian artist talks about the intersection of life and art, and what Mary Pratt's art means to her.

We’ll meet the owners of Las Reinas, a Mexican restaurant located in the Trailside Motel near Goobies.

From the whistles to roaring crowds, there are a lot of sounds in sports. Jordan Zalis, a PhD Candidate in Ethnomusicology at Memorial University wants to know what those sounds say about our society.

We catch up with Torbay trombonist Hillary Simms and her Chinese pop star husband, Ricky Nan, at their new home in New York City

Young people in Sheshashiu work with Indigenous music and video collective N'we Jinan to record an original song and music video

Ryan Hayward of Retro Tech NL shows us some classic computers of the late 20th century.

Selina McCallum and Safa Ali Modei tell us about their film, "Fitriya: Muslim On and Off the Court," showing at the St. John's International Womens' Film Festival.

Weekend AM's Melissa Tobin goes for a drive in a Model T Ford with Jaydee Edison and his grandfather, John Follett.

Musicians Pamela Morgan and Teofila Cerqueira tell us about a musical project that unites Newfoundland and Labrador - and Portuguese - musicians.

The staff at Kelly Hynes Dentistry in Paradise have teamed up with horror film collective Grind Mind to create their sixth annual horror film.

Singer/songwriter Rachel Cousins and Errin Williams, wellness lead for the EMCA, talk about the group's call for its members to pause drinking alcohol in January and reflect on the role that alcohol plays in their workplaces.

Weekend AM's Melissa Tobin has a visit and a conversation with Sarah Fulford, the owner of the Fogo Clay Studio

Glenn Nuotio, Than Brown, and Julie Vogt tell us about a new Newfoundland and Labrador Folk Arts Society fund to support and develop 2SLGBTQIA+ artists

Toronto based comedian Jesse Singh tells us why he found a standup gig in St. John's so memorable, he opens his new comedy album with the tale of the experience.

The Association for New Canadians hosts its first ever Diwali celebration event in Gander.

Heather Braaten, Artistic Director of the Stephenville Theatre Festival, talks about the festival's latest production, which tells the stories of local women who worked at and lived near the American military base in Stephenville.

Musician and music educator Rosemary Lawton tells us about her research into teacher directed violence towards music educators, and what she and others in the profession say could be done to make their workplace safer. 

Virgil Cheung, avid kayaker, visits Newfoundland for the first time and invites all hands to join him on a paddle near Cape Broyle

Weekend AM's Melissa Tobin talks to Bruce Pashak and Jan Langdon, the curators for the Gander Art Series, and to Ethan Murphy, the series' feature artist.

Anvar Lafi, born in Russia, and Oleksandra Frolova, from Ukraine, get married at Anvar's workplace - the Mary Brown's restaurant in Gander.

A McDonald's restaurant in St. John's has become a hot spot for chess players of all ages

St. John's based trad musician Kevin Evans tells us what it was like to play on stage with the colourful Pogues front man

Composer Cait Nishimura talks about her two passions - composing music and connecting with our natural environment

A farmer and a baker talk about what they learned on a food, beverage and hospitality mission to the French islands of St. Pierre et Miquelon.

Audio engineer Peter Green talks about how he has built a career working with Alan Doyle, Fortunate Ones, and Death From Above 1979

There's no meat or dairy, no gluten, no cooking oils or sugar... but the meals are absolutely irresistible. That's the claim in a new cookbook written by a chef from this province. The CBC's Jamie Fitzpatrick asks Ashley Madden how she does it.

Over the past three decades, thousands of students have traveled up Salmonier Line to improve their environmental literacy. The chair of the Echo Pond Environmental Education Centre stops by to tell us why that mission is more important than ever... and how you can help. (The CBC's Jamie Fitzpatrick with Piers Evans)

We meet model and designer Shauna Griffiths, founder of SG Fashion House, as she prepares for an even brighter future in the industry.

An old clock on a historical building in Carbonear is ticking once more, thanks to a newly arrived Ukrainian clock repairwoman.

Irish folklorist Michael Fortune talks about the Newfoundland traditions that pop up in his book, The Folklore of Wexford, Volume 1.

Writer and actor Dave Sullivan remembers his friend Elsie Higgins, the inspiration for the lead character in the Fibe comedy series, The Missus Downstairs

Will Small, runner and running coach, and Sally Best, runner, talk about their participation in the 12-Day Christmas Challenge.

Weekend AM's Melissa Tobin takes a tour of the Canadian Glove Museum in Point Leamington - the only museum in the country devoted exclusively to gloves.

The Tuckamore Festival presents an innovative new work consisting of chamber music, animation, and ghost stories

Weekend AM's Melissa Tobin takes a tour of the Superior Glove Factory in Point Leamington

Bollywood film fans Pranshu Pandey and Hitesh Arora give their recommendations on where to start if you want to get into movies from India's thriving film industry

Eldon Murray of The Postmaster's Bakery is learning about pastry at "The Harvard of Bread" in Paris.

We'll learn about a new, inclusive hiking group for women in the Bay St. George area.

George Andrews, the mayor of Happy Valley-Goose Bay, unwinds by making stained glass art out of snowshoes.

Textile artist Daze Jefferies and curator Emily Critch tell us about their groundbreaking exhibit, Stay Here Stay How Stay - at The Rooms until April 7.

St. John' s mindfulness practitioner and instructor Andrew Safer has developed workshops to help people deal with eco-anxiety.

Leonard Pecore, the new interim CEO of MusicNL, talks about his hopes for the province's music industry.

Folklorist Cory Thorne Gutierrez explains how merculture connects Newfoundland and Labrador, Cuba and west Africa

Paul Pike, Cultural Outreach Officer with the Qualipu First Nation, tells us about a Mi'kmaq tradition that honours the spirit of winter.

Ron Collins, Erin Dawe, Mike Herriott and Romano Di Nillo, members of the Gower Youth Band and Gower Community Band, remember their beloved director, Edsel Bonnell.

WritersNL and the Exploits Valley SPCA have teamed up for a cat-themed writing contest.

Andria Hickey has built a career in art galleries in large American cities, and now she's taking what she's learned to Fogo Island .

Recitationist Dave Penny tells us about his new recitation, Out of Order

David Behm, research professor at Memorial University's School of Human Kinetics and Recreation, dives into the pros and cons of cold water plunges 

Janine Lightfoot of Makkovik talks about the work she does that has been recognised by the Pauktuuit Inuit Women of Canada 

The St. John's Guild of Embroiderers has a new exhibit - School of Cod - at the Newfoundland and Labrador Craft Council Gallery 

Chris Lacey, Chair of the Board of Directors of Cain's Quest Snowmobile Endurance Race, joins us from the starting line at Tanya Lake in western Labrador 

Fabian O'Keefe, Heather Phillips, and Tim Walsh of School Zone Productions tell us why now is the time to revive I.W.A. - The Loggers' Strike of 1959 by the Mummers' Troupe. 

Weekend AM's Melissa Tobin tells us about a monkey who toured Riff's department stores in rural Newfoundland in 1973 .

Brenda Alyward and Chantille Pauls, founders of WoolNL, are looking for uses for the wool from sheep bred in Newfoundland and Labrador 

Four school groups in central Newfoundland present their short plays at the Gander Regional Theatre Festival 

Jamie Jackman and Matthew Barrett of the Silver Wolf Band talk about their tour adventures on Labrador's north coast  

Omer Mallhi of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Conception Bay South and Dr. Mostapha Hanaout of the Muslim community in Corner Brook tell us about their communities' plans for the upcoming month of Ramadan.

Highlights from the award ceremony at Government House in St. John's, honouring the best in Newfoundland and Labrador writing. 

Toni Kearney of Conche describes her month with the Shorefast Community Economies Program on Fogo Island. 

Julie Vogt, Executive Director of the NL Folk Arts Society, explains how the group is working with the Newfoundland and Labrador Liquor Corporation to pilot a new arrangement for this year's NL Folk Festival. 

Susan Bonnell and Chris Panting of Theatre CBS tell us about their upcoming production of Duckish - featuring the ghost and fairy stories of Tom Dawe

Daniel O'Keeffe, a volunteer with the St. John's Tool Library, shows us how he repaired his rice cooker, and tells us how you can learn to fix your own small appliances 

Manaar Shahabuddin and Cale Stevens of Memorial University's Sexuality and Gender Advocacy talk about the inclusive Queer Prom event at the Breezeway.  

Nicole Penney of Memorial University's Folklore and Language Archive, and Nik Sexton, skateboarder and film maker, talk about the significance of the 1990s St. John's skateboarding scene

The CBC's Nabila Qureshi takes us to Persian New Year celebrations in St. John's 

Once a week at the Gander Public Library, Zoë Granville hosts baby yoga! Melissa recently got to chat with her about this unique fitness class, and also got to meet class attendees Robyn Stead and her five-month-old, Ellis.

Melissa chats with local chair of the Canadian Folk Music Awards events, Wade Pinhorn, ahead of St. John's hosting this year's ceremonies from April 3-7.

Melissa chats with NL Sketch Fest director Andrew Tremblett, and visiting performer Cam Wyllie, about the dawn of a new sketch comedy festival in the province.

Weekend AM's Sarah Blackmore chats with NL Provincial Drama festival co-chairs Bert Peddle and Randy Sooley, ahead of the festival which runs from March 31-April 6.

We drop by the acting workshop at the 72nd annual NL Drama Festival and meet this year's adjudicator, Kate Smith. 

Weekend AM reporter Sarah Blackmore drops by sound check for the Canadian Folks Music Awards in St. John's to meet the visiting musicians in town.

Weekend AM's Sarah Blackmore explores the latest exhibit by artists Daze Jefferies and B.G. Osborne at the Eastern Edge Gallery, which how the water around us acts as an archive of human life

The inaugural St. John's Fashion Week is coming this August. We talk with organizers Jessica Brown and Tera McDonald about why style matters and how you could be a model. 

Lisa Moore wrote the short story over 20 years ago, now playwright Megan Gail Coles has adapted Grace for the stage. The acclaimed writers join Weekend AM's Melissa Tobin to talk about working together. 

Osteomancy is one of the many forms of divination and healing, using trinkets and bones. Chantelle Galinski on Saved by a Spell tells Weekend AM's Melissa Tobin about the craft, and gives her a look into her future. 

St. John's bakery owner Stephen Lewis talks about Irene Keating, the legendary counter worker at his bakery who recently died at the age of 84.

Jenny Hawley of Picture NL tells us how the industry is working towards reducing its carbon footprint 

Filmmaker Hunter Taplin and festival director Sophie Leon tell us about the films created by 25 young filmmakers for the third annual Pope Youth Film Festival 

We with multi-talented theatre and screen artist Santiago Guzman, who's made Newfoundland his home. 

Elling Lien and Mike Fardy of The Nickel Independent Film Festival talk about plans to remake the sci-fi horror classic "Plan 9 from Outer Space" just in time for next month's festival 

Weekend AM's Melissa Tobin drops by the Mary Brown's restaurant in Gander - which has been named this year's best franchise worldwide. 

Melissa Tobin asks some experienced moms at Oram's Bethesda Manor senior complex in Gander about Mother's Day 

Dave Piercey has created minature scenes of Newfoundland in his Sherwood Park, Alberta garage 

HGTV-star Bryan Baeumler tells Weekend AM's Melissa Tobin about his new show, Byran's All In, and what it was like filming in Newfoundland.

Wool carder Heather Nolan explains the craft and why they are so passionate about all things wool

Lacey Pike of A Little Cup of Sea talks about slow tourism in her little hut in the woods. 

Waubgeshig Rice talks about journalism, fiction writing, and his upcoming trip to St. John's 

Weekend AM's Ife Alaba drops by a rehearsal of Tamasha-O-Tamasha, and speaks with director Azal Dosanjh.

Canadian military veteran, and Cast On Cast Off knitting shop owner Lisa Chatzikirou joins us from France, where she has been attending D-Day 80th Anniversary commemorations

Vancouver comedian Charlie Demers is coming to St. John's to take part in a taping of CBC's The Debaters - and he tells us what goes into making a great show

Weekend AM's Melissa Tobin drops by an adult gymnastics class in Grand Falls-Windsor to meet 62-year-old gymnast Michellle Critch and others. 

He'll do anything for his supportive fans. We hear what it was like when musician Adam Baxter ate a hot wing that rates 5 million on the Scoville scale.

We speak with artists Marcus Gosse, Zay Nova, Baraka, and Cristina Hernedez about the different ways we celebrate dad. 

The folks at the Nickel Independent Film Festival took a cult classic, and asked local filmmakers to add their own twist. Elling Lien and Mike Fardy joins us as they ready for the premiere of Plan 709 from Outer Space

Nigel Jenkins of Laughing Heart Music talks about the growth of the music scene in Western NL and why he thinks it needs its own music label. 

Contemporary dancer Hiliary Knee talks about her new show, Of the Earth; Propelling Forward, inspired by the changing seasons in life and in nature. 

Mick Davis describes an unforgettable band gig - at a downtown St. John's elementary school  

Ting Ting Chen, 2024 ArtsNL Emerging Artist of the Year, and Deantha Edmunds, 2024 ArtsNL Artist of the Year, talk about their awards and their work. 

Choral artist Hussein Janmohamed tells us how he works to connect the world through harmony -and what he will be doing at HarbourVOICES! in St. John's. 

Charlie Hiscock, Ann Hiscock Daniel, and Don Hiscock talk about their childhoods growing up by the National War Memorial in St. John's.

Actor Bob Joy tells us about screenings of the 1986 Newfoundland and Labrador cult film at a repertory cinema in Brooklyn.

We catch up with Dave Whitty, who's new work of the reality tv show East Harbour Heroes, is elevating his career in the arts. 

He's won six GRAMMYS, performed with greats like Qunicy Jones and Joni Mitchell. Weekend AM's Melissa Tobin speaks with Jacob Collier ahead of his "dream gig", HarbourVOICES in St. John's.  

Lauren Zito, the 2024 Artist in Residence at Kent Cottage in Brigus, is developing a project about Kathleen Kent, the wife of artist Rockwell Kent 

Brent Keough, the vice-president of Gander Disc Golf, walks Weekend AM's Melissa Tobin through the disc golf course at the Airport Nordic Ski Trails. 

Weekend AM's Melissa Tobin goes to the Gander Public Library to learn about memory care kits available for people living with dementia and their caregivers.

Childhood cancer survivor Stella Heppleston and her father, Paul, record a song Stella wrote about the camp for young people living with cancer and their siblings 

JL King Events and the Aerial Gymnastics Club in Gander are getting ready to present a show featuring Disney princesses, fairies and gymnasts

Shirley A. Scott, author of the upcoming Big Splash Knits, gets feedback from avid knitter Julie Russell, who knitted every pattern from Shirley's previous four books in the Saltwater knitting series. 

Tamara Kater talks about her vision of further developing this province's music industry, and how to help Newfoundland and Labrador musicians thrive in a challenging profession

David Fagan, president of the St. Mary's Battery Restoration Committee, talks about his community's efforts to restore its 1779 battery. 

Zoe Whittall talks about her career as writer for the page and the screen, and about her upcoming visit to Newfoundland and Labrador for the Winterset in Summer Literary Festival

Acclaimed American pianist Jeremy Denk talks about his upcoming performance at the Tuckamore Chamber Music Festival 

Musician, storyteller and broadcaster Tom Allen talks about his show, J.S. Bach's Long Walk in the Snow 

Veteran Hollywood dialect coach Joel Goldes talks about his career helping actors change their accent, including Come From Away cast members around the world. 

Artist Brenda Mabel Reid explores gender queerness, quilts, and what it means to rest in public in their latest exhibit, Underlay, as part of the Hold Fast Festival in St. John's. 

Weekend AM's Melissa Tobin meets Nicole Russell, owner of The Honey Bee Healing Hut in Blaketown, NL and learns how lying with bees can be a calming experience. 

Playwright and actor Sharon Wheatley met her pals Astrid Van Weiren and Petrina Bromley as cast members for the Broadway production of Come From Away. Now they are working together on Wheatley's new work, Drive, playing in Gander and St. John's this summer. 

Drag queen Stella Starlet talks about making space for fellow Sapphic and femme performers and how she's inspired by Chappell Roan.

Weekend AM's Maddie Ryan speaks with Katrina Tompkins, who's reviving the art of handmade toys in her new exhibition, Good Fun: A Heritage Toy Project.

Local designer Lauren Hewitt of Avonlea Apparel is combating fast-fashion with her own, custom-made swimwear line. 

With a new cookhouse and amphitheatre, the municipal park in Port Blandford is ready for AppleFest - all thanks to a group of dedicated volunteers. 

In the 1970s, the Gander choral group The Baker's Dozen won awards for their harmonies. This year, they got back together after 53 years, and it's just like old times. 

Happy Valley-Goose Bay artist Julia Schultz - aka pupfish - talks about their music, inspired by the fantasy worlds of their imagination. 

Weekend AM's Maddie Ryan grew up listening to Oasis through her parent's stereo. Now that the band is reuniting, she sits down with her dad, Gerry Ryan, to reflect on what made the band so influential to a generation. 

The alternative music scene is alive and thriving. We speak with Ontario band Mile End about why they travelled so far for their fans, and how the scene is growing. 

From pears, raspberries, and kiwis, there's a lot growing in Port Blandford. Weekend AM's Melissa Tobin meets volunteer Wayne Humphries for a tour of the new public gardens, the largest outside St. John's.

Brothers Bill and Kenny Tuff have figured out a way to make vodka out of, yes, Newfoundland fog.

Ben Bisaillon is bringing their magic and beatboxing skills to Queering the Arts in Conception Bay North, but first, they dropped by the Weekend AM studio.

Weekend AM's Melissa Tobin takes a drive along the Come From Away memorial stage of the automobile rally, with local organizer Wayne Lorenzen. 

We'll meet members of Queer Run Club YYT, just as they start their regular Saturday morning group run. 

Elona Severs of Crackerberry Bags demonstrates her system for berrypicking and foraging 

Indie musician Mark Bragg talks with Weekend AM's Melissa Tobin about recovering from a near-fatal brain bleed, and how he is navigating this new chapter of his life. 

Lorraine Michael, Newfoundland and Labradorian of Lebanese descent, tells us about the Digital Museums of Canada online exhibit on the early Lebanese Community of Newfoundland 

Musicians Kristen Toczko, Jordan Coaker and Nick Earle talk with Weekend AM's Melissa Tobin about their social media strategies 

Memorial University music student Jessica Hulan talks about her work with the SingWell Project, which helps people with communication challenges 

A display exploring the anti-Confederation stance of the O'Brien brothers is on display at the O'Brien Farm in St. John's 

Labrador Morning host Rhivu Rashid joins us from Gander, where he is taking part in a cubing competition in Gander

Members of the Lighthouse Collective talk about their new exhibit at the Craft Council NL Gallery, which imagines life after the upheavals of climate change 

Legendary American beat poet Ron Whitehead visits western Newfoundland - his first trip to Canada. 

Weekend AM's Melissa Tobin talks with Alyson Court, the actor who played Loonette on the classic children's television program, The Big Comfy Couch. 

Brad Randell of the Rotary Arts Centre in Corner Brook, and singer Kelly-Ann Evans talk about the popularity of shows featuring local musicians performing the music of well known, mainstream recording artists. 

Nathan Adams of the N.L. Drone Racing League drops by the Weekend AM studio to give a demonstration

MusicNL CEO Rhonda Tulk-Lane talks about the process of choosing nominees for this year's MusicNL Awards, and a brand new category for Francophone music.

The annual St. John's Shorts Festival runs Sept 6-17. CBC reporter Ife Alaba meets a few of the playwrights to learn how they're sharing their personal stories on stage.

CBC reporter Ife Alaba meets with 11-year-old business owner Ava Rose Lundrigan to learn about Sweet Lips, her lip gloss business.

CBC's Jamie Fitzpatrick talks to artist John McCallum, who's latest installation tells the story of the hydroelectric project, through paint, photos, text, sculpture, paper, cardboard, and a whole lot more.

He had a front row seat for some of the best theatre this province has ever seen, playing a key role in making it happen. Pat Foran wraps up his time with Artistic Fraud of Newfoundland.

Canadian rock icon Alanis Morissette is the headliner for this year's Churchill Park Music Festival. She speaks with Weekend AM's Melissa Tobin about her eclectic career.

Jarrod and Amanda Oglan are the new owners of Living Waters Hydroponic Farm in Stag Harbour on Fogo Island.

Artist and researcher Camille Turner is digging into the connections between the transatlantic slave trade and ships built in Newfoundland.

Nancy Dahn and Robert Chafe talk about the premiere of Taking On Water, a dramatic musical work about coastal communities and climate change, premiering at the Tuckamore Music Festival.

Stunt performer The Amazing Martika drops by the studio to do some sword swallowing and to bring us an uplifting message

Weekend AM's Ife Alaba meets Susan Lester Ryan at the farm to check out the crops and activities.

Jean-Claude Roy, the visual artist who splits his time between N.L.and France, talks about his career and his upcoming investiture into the Order of Newfoundland and Labrador

Keshia Snook, the chair of the Town of Lourdes Regional Recreation Association, tells us how her town was named Participaction's Most Active Community in Newfoundland and Labrador

Sam Reid, a founding member of the Canadian band Glass Tiger, talks about the band's gig at a high school reunion in the Green Bay community of Triton

Weekend AM's Melissa Tobin goes for a walk on Fogo Island with Toronto curator Katie Lawson to talk about art and the environment.

Hanif Hosseini and Ellie Vaziri of Rug the Rock display some of their one of a kind, hand made rugs from the Middle East.

Sister Denise Smyth and Danielle Irvine tell us how a group of theatre loving nuns came to sell their Conception Harbour convent property to Perchance Theatre.

Hillary Simms, a trombonist from Torbay, Newfoundland and Labrador, talks about her new gigs with the American Brass Quintet and as the first female trombone professor at the Juilliard School of Music.

William Kigbu, the beekeeper at the O'Brien Farm Foundation, is adapting his Nigerian beekeeping skills to care for bees in the Newfoundland climate.

Weekend AM's Melissa Tobin visits Pollen Nation Farm in Little Rapids to learn about beekeeping, sustainable agriculture, and farm to table food.

British actor Stuart Hickey is beside himself to be in Gander, the place where all the action in Come From Away really happened.

Glenn Gear, animator, film maker, visual artist, and urban Inuk, talks about the work he is creating at The Rooms Provincial Art Gallery in St. John's.

Aaron Rodgers, the farm manager at the O'Brien Farm Foundation, takes us on a tour of the farm, its new learning centre, and kitchen barn.

Storyteller Harry Ingram brings us a new recitation for Father's Day

Kathleen Lawlor, a volunteer at Our Lady of Mercy Heritage Church, tells us about the kinetoscope in the church museum's basement.

Glen Power and his dog Toto are familiar faces in the Georgetown neighbourhood of St. John's. When they needed help, the community came together.

Homesick Newfoundlanders in Brampton can still find toutons, Pineapple Crush, and their favourite bologna, thanks to a pair of women who didn't want to lose a little piece of home.

The Association for New Canadians is using the universal language of chess to newcomers and longtime central Newfoundland residents together with the universal language of chess.

Best friends Krista Winsor Maloney and Charlene Feehan Hiscock, originally from Port Union on the Bonavista Peninsula, celebrate their 45th birthdays with a trek to the Mount Everest Base Camp.

Ann Hui, author of Chop Suey Nation, a book about Chinese restaurants across Canada, talks about the closure of a long running Asian restaurant in St. John's and the opening of other restaurants run by newer Canadians

Weekend AM's Melissa Tobin visits the Rendell Forge in Heart's Content, where she meets Ed Arnott of the Mizzen Heritage Society and Darlene King, a blacksmith at the forge.

Los Angeles based music producer Greg Wells is opening a music performance and recording venue in Winterton, Newfoundland and Labrador

Andre Lorenz Feria, an ethnomusicology graduate student at Memorial University, wants to find out about Filipino Canadians and the music they enjoy.

Jeff and Jane Sears are operating a unique weekend getaway spot in Port Rexton

After several decades, the Loong Wah Restaurant in downtown St. John's is closing. Owner Zoe Wu reflects on the restaurant's legacy.

Exploits Valley High in Grand Falls-Windsor, N.L. is putting on the ABBA themed musical Mamma Mia. As the CBC's Jason Vermes tells us, the high school musical is alive and well in Canada

Weekend AM's Melissa Tobin checked out the action as the Apple TV+ series Severance, shoots in Port Union and other towns on the Bonavista Peninsula.

Weekend AM's Melissa Tobin visits The Bookstore and More in Clarenville to celebrate independent Canadian bookstores.

Riley Stairs is the youngest professional piano tuner in Newfoundland and Labrador, and Weekend AM's Melissa Tobin paid him a visit at work.

Christine Carter, an associate professor at Memorial University's School of Music, says there is a more effective way to practice your musical instrument

Ken Pretty of Dildo tells us about his attention grabbing photos of a phallic shaped iceberg

Author Pauline Spurrell speaks with Weekend AM host Melissa Tobin about her memoir, From the Shadows: Surviving the Depths of Mental Illness, which explores her story of surviving mental illness.

It started as a joke in, but ended up creating the most sought after LPs in the province. Peter Morris and Wallace Hammond, aka Stig Stilletto and Kirt Sic-o-via, join Melissa Tobin to talk about their legacy of Da Slyme and their new archival release, If there’s no rubble, you haven’t played!

Chris Brookes was instrumental in establishing the Resource Centre of the Arts and turning an old union all into the arts hub it is today. CBC's Jessica Singer gets a tour of the LSPU Hall with Nicole Rousseau and learns more about his legacy in the arts.

Annie McEwen moved to Newfoundland for school. And when she met Chris Brookes, it changed her whole life.

Seth Hyde is a 14-year-old who does play-by-play announcing for an under 11 hockey team in St. John's, and he's getting lots of notice for his work, including from the National Hockey League itself. Seth Hyde spoke with Heather Barrett this week.

While some will enjoy the simple pleasure of a Lambs & Coke, for others, that's just the tip of the ice cube as there's a whole world of cocktails out there to explore. Peter Wilkins is co-founder of the Newfoundland Distillery and he has just released a definitive guide, "The Newfoundland and Labrador Cocktail Book." He came by Week-end AM to chat with Heather Barrett

Weekend AM's Melissa Tobin is at the Juno Awards in Edmonton! She caught up with local nominees Fortunate Ones before they played for an Alberta audience.

The Prokopenko family has relocated from war torn Ukraine to Heart's Delight in Trinity Bay, where they have started up the Borsch Ukranian Cafe.

Kim West-Butler of Bay Roberts talks about her connection to Lisa Marie Presley, daughter of Elvis Presley, who died suddenly a few days ago.

Two Ukrainian women show the CBC's Heidi Atter how to prepare Kutya, one of the traditional 12 dishes for Holy Dinner.

Sheila Coultas, a multidisciplinary artist and journeyperson welder, talks to the CBC's Amanda Gear about her work at the Newfoundland Bronze Foundry.

Greg O'Grady hosts Newfoundland and Labrador's only podcast about the experience of living with stuttering and communication disorders.

The Torbay based restaurant franchise Wingin' It is getting in formation for a big day.

Corner Brook dancer Robert Azevedo tell us about their new show, where they perform 18 dance solos dances inspired by reality-tv dance competitions.

Writer Wayne Johnston tells us about his latest book, a memoir of part of his time growing up in the Goulds, called Jennie's Boy: A Newfoundland Childhood.

On November 19, Heather Barrett spoke with two musicians with concerns as over the past few months, some musicians have been accosted or followed from late night shows. Heather spoke with fiddle player, Rowan Sherlock and bass player, Craig Follett. To follow, guest host, Russell Bowers spoke with Rhonda Tulk-Lane, chief executive officer for MusicNL. They have a program to identify, respond and avoid attacks in professional spaces called Project Soundcheck.

Conne River based photographer Angelina Francis and a group of women staged a photo shoot to mark the life of Chantel John, a Conne River woman who was killed four years ago.

Dalhousie architect students' thesis re-imagining of St. John's harbour front has gone viral. Cynthia Williams tell us about her ideas.

The Come From Away Gander production invited the public to be part of the show. We hear how people are stitching their memories into the set.

Mike Parsons of Little Bay Islands is one of only two year round residents in the resettled community, and Matthew Drover reflects on the upcoming vote on resettlement in his home town of Gaultois.

Ted Howell, St. John's based the founder and CEO of Easifan, wants this app for be your resource for local entertainment, arts, and sports, wherever you live.

We talk to musical couple Jordan Harnum and Joelle Blandford, who are turning their Twillingate home into a concert venue this summer.

Musicians Rowan Sherlock and Craig Follett tell us they have seen an increase in crime in the George Street entertainment area and they say many local musicians are concerned for their safety.

Professor Delores Mullings is Memorial University's first Vice Provost of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, but she still finds time to reflect the world around her in poetry

Reimagining dress codes and gender norms. We speak with knitter, Aestus Rogers.

From early start times, sensory awareness, and creating safe spaces, we talk with Kate Lahey of the band Weary about what it means to create an inclusive show.

St. John's born, Anishinaabe artist and designer Lesley Hampton is a rising star in Canadian fashion

Musician Neil Simmons has taken on the Green's Harbour tradition of feeding the local geese and ducks, and he has built a special relationship with his feathered friends.

John Barron and Valerie Spencer-Barron of Crooked Branch Enterprises apple orchard in Jamestown, Bonavista Bay, want local apples to be a part of everyone's diet.

Wayne Bartlett of Bartlett's Auction House talks about the sale of iconic works by the late Newfoundland and Labrador artist Gerald Squires

Patrick Monaghan, an actor well known to N.L. audiences, stars in a Super Bowl commercial for Pringle's Potato Chips.

The 71st annual provincial drama festival hits the stage in Grand Falls-Windsor this week. We talk to organizers about the event and the state of community theatre in the province.

Susan Evoy, a nominee for the MusiCounts Teacher of the Year award at the 2023 JUNOs, talks to Weekend AM's Melissa Tobin about why learning and making music is important for every student.

The BMO Winterset Award honours the best book by a local writer. CBC reporter Jessica Singer was at this year's ceremony at Government House and spoke with this year's finalists and winner.

How a fishing tragedy inspired a book by one of the widows left behind.

We meet Alan Bearns, the new owner of Erin's Pub, and canine mascot Salty, and hear about Allan's plans for the legendary downtown St. John's establishment.

Singer/songwriter Bobby Evans had a guitar stolen more than 40 years ago, and he's hoping you can help him recover it.

The members of Square Penny, a pop/rock band from Ireland, remember their days playing the dance halls and clubs around Newfoundland and Labrador with one of their biggest fans, CBC national reporter Chris O'Neill Yates.

JUNO nominee Jud Haynes talks about graphic design with Weekend AM's Melissa Tobin while browsing in a nifty stationery store in Edmonton.

Santiago Guzman of St. John's is the recipient of the John Palmer Award from the Playwright's Guild of Canada, which honours a new-generation, change-maker theatre artist.

Outdoors enthusiast and educator TA Loeffler is tracking down the present day landscapes that were painted by artists from The Group of Seven in the St. John's area about a century ago

Gavin Simms meets the workers and the pups at a local workplace

Award winning photographer Ting Ting Chen and her muse, 73-year-old Robert Tilley, tell us about their friendship and unlikely artistic collaboration

Weekend AM's Gavin Simms goes for a walk with Mike Peers, a post-doctoral research student at Memorial University, to talk about how climate change affect snowshoe hares and other species in the boreal forest

Canadian actor Raoul Bhaneja explains how he performs a minimalist version of William Shakespeare's iconic play.

Mark Connolly of St. John's is working with an Edinburgh, Scotland based company, Rival Kit, which provides technical wear for rowing teams

Award winning jazz musician and CBC Saturday Night Jazz Host Laila Biali is touring Newfoundland as part of the Atlantic Jazz Nights concert series.

It's a huge loss for the local comedy scene. Comedians Colin Hollett, Liam Small and Luke Lawrence pay tribute to Tyler MacDonald, their friend and collaborator, who died suddenly at the age of 32.

Nine runners - mostly seniors - from the St. John's area are going on a bucket list journey to a marathon in Tokyo, Japan.

Marina Sexton, noted hat collector on Newfoundland's west coast, donates part of her collection to the Theatre Arts program at Memorial's Grenfell campus in Corner Brook.

Artistic Fraud's "Imaginary Real" app anchors stories by twenty local writers to specific spots all over St. John's.

Local musician Tim Baker is thinking about his carbon footprint - and how, as a touring musician, he can work to reduce it.

Wanita Bates is auctioning off her huge collection of antique Christmas decorations, but before everything is sold, she shows the CBC's Gavin Simms some of her favourite items

Noah Bender, a St. John's based illustrator, is one of 13 artists from across Canada whose work will be featured on Purolator's holiday boxes.

Bushra Junaid tells us about her book, The Possible Lives of WH, Sailor, which poses questions about a young Black man who spent time off the south coast of Labrador in the early 1800s.

Runners Will Small and Mary Walsh were two of more than 700 people who took up a challenge to stay active in the great outdoors during the holiday season.

CBC Radio's host of Q, Tom Power, returns to St. John's to take part in Shallaway's annual Christmas concert, and tells us why being in that acclaimed children's choir was so important to him

Jummy Lasisi has a thriving home business in elaborate cakes and Nigerian baked goods and treat.

Chris Kearsey is turning a former sporting goods and skate sharpening shop in the centre of St. John's into a guitar repair facility.

Weekend AM's Melissa Tobin goes shopping in a stationery store with graphic designer Jud Haynes.

Weekend AM's Melissa Tobin caught up with NL comedian Matt Wright in the green room at the Juno Comedy Show.

Elling Lien and Andreae Callanan try out some computer generated creative writing

Four good friends take on an action packed video game in St. John's, and they have gathered quite a following of fans

Grand Falls House and its chapter in Newfoundland history

Photographer Kara O'Keefe gives us her pointers on taking your best photos of ice and icebergs - and doing it safely.

John Northcott, host of CBC Radio's World Report, talks about journalism, bow ties, and a regular feature he will bring to Weekend AM.

Musician Rowan Sherlock gives us an update on efforts to improve the safety of musicians working on the entertainment scene in downtown St. John's

Weekend AM's Melissa Tobin meets up with some knitters and crocheters in Gander who are creating part of the set of the Gander production of Come From Away.