This podcast includes Jeff's conversation with the Spinbusters - Michelle Coffin, Barbara Emodi, and Chris Lydon - followed by Amy Smith's conversation with former president of the Conservative Party of Canada, Rob Batherson, and reactions of people who live in the riding Acadie-Annapolis.

Melody Rose brings us last installment of her four part series, just in time for Halloween. This one is all about the the Cape Breton Hairy Man!

Peter German wrote two reports for the Attorney General of British Columbia, called Dirty Money, and Dirty Money Part Two. He's President and ED of the International Centre for Criminal Law Reform, back in Halifax for a panel discussion called, "Money Laundering: Canada's Back Office of Organized Crime."

The organization focuses on engaging and educating men and boys to preventing gender-based violence, by promoting gender equality and healthy masculinities. CEO of White Ribbon, Humberto Carolo, tells Alex Guye how the non-profit has changed since it first began in 1991 and how shifts in technology have created additional spaces where their work is needed.

Jeff Douglas speaks with West Hants Pride the interim president Angela Grant. Find the group online at westhantspride.ca

Jeff Douglas talks about what happened with Asa McKercher, Hudson Chair in Canada-US Relations & an associate prof at the Brian Mulroney Institute of Government, at St. FX.

Bruce Rainnie, President and CEO of the Nova Scotia Sport Hall of Fame, speaks with host Jeff Douglas.

Gabrielle Bardall, co-chair of the Sainte-Marie Heritage & Development Association, tells Jeff Douglas how people came together to save one of the largest wooden structures of its kind in the world.

Mainstreet host Jeff Douglas speaks with Chris Lydon, Michelle Coffin, and Barbara Emodi, about politics in Nova Scotia and beyond.

Melody Rose brings us an East Coast favourite on this third installment of 'Explore the Lore'.

This former teacher visited CBC Halifax, with Atefa Tabesh, to tell Mainstreet's Alex Mason how she became a target of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, how she escaped the country, and what Nova Scotia holds for her.

We hear some of the details from Justice Minister and Attorney General, Sean Fraser. Then Jeff Douglas speaks with Sheila Wildeman, co-chair of the East Coast Prison Justice Society, and a professor at the Dalhousie Schulich School of Law.

Pioneering artist Paul Wong is back in Halifax for a lecture at the Halifax Central Library on October 23rd. The award winning artist spoke with Alex Guye about his career, his most recent exhibit and why he continually pushes the boundaries of interdisciplinary storytelling.

When Delphine du Toit bought her house eight years ago, she never imagined her well would run dry, forcing her to drive to Musquodoboit Harbour for potable water. She shares her experience with guest host, Alex Guye and explains although this drought is impacting her now, she's also worried about the future.

Being defrauded can have devastating impacts on a victim's finances, and so much more than that. But cyber-security expert David says this is also an issue of national defence. He's tells Jeff Douglas why.

Vic Ruzgys hosted an evening of Surfer Stories, as a fundraiser for the Lawrencetown Headland Project Association. We'll hear a few highlights, and then Vic tells Jeff Douglas what the Association is worried about as the province prepares to move part of the highway that runs past Lawrencetown Beach.

A fishing expedition, Canso Harbour, the year 1656 and a mysterious sea creature? That’s where Melody Rose is starting things off for us in episode two of 'Explore the Lore'. 

A bid to develop part of West Mabou Beach into a golf course has prompted a local group to try to put a stop to it. Concerned resident, Sivan Hobden, is part of the group Save West Mabou Beach Provincial Park.

Joe Murphy, Jim Ledbetter, and Lesley Choyce will be part of an event October 17 at 7pm, at 500 West Lawrencetown Road, called "Surfer Stories: Stories From Pioneer Surfers of Nova Scotia." It's a fundraiser for the Lawrencetown Headland Project

And there's so much more. Mainstreet host Jeff Douglas asks social worker and criminology prof Robert Wright how he'd contextualize this for Nova Scotians.