Best Rob Turnbull Podcasts (2025)

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Two more conversations about the election results with Rob Russo, and Lori Turnbull 18:26

6d ago18:26

18:26

Jeff speaks with Rob Russo from The Economist, and Lori Turnbull from Dalhousie University.

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Is the US on its way into a recession, and if so, is it Joe Biden's fault -- as Donald Trump claims? 16:39

4d ago16:39

16:39

Jeff speaks with James MacNeil, an economist at Dalhousie University.

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It's All Good, episode 1: nothing but good news stories from Mainstreet in Nova Scotia 51:35

4d ago51:35

51:35

If bad news makes you feel bad, check out these conversations Jeff Douglas had with Alex Guye about the return of the house hippo, Colin Meagher in an Export Report about a new product line at a fifty year old company in Lockeport, comedian DJ Demers who's coming to Halifax for the All Access Comedy show May 11th, and Michelle Sylliboy who is trans…

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Bottles of urine along NS roads: When nature calls, this is not what nature wants you to do 8:54

4d ago8:54

8:54

April showers bring May...what? What is going on here? August MacLean explains. He is the litter program coordinator with Coastal Action.

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Another look at the migrant experience in the U.S. under the Trump administration 17:49

5d ago17:49

17:49

Kate Swanson is the Canada Research Chair in International Peace, Security and Children and a professor at Dalhousie. She shares her thoughts and expertise Jeff Douglas about what migrants in the U.S. are facing when it comes to deportation and whether the U.S. should still be considered a safe third country.…

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The Mainstreet Spinbusters on the federal election results 33:47

6d ago33:47

33:47

Chris Lydon, Michelle Coffin and Barbara Emodi talk with host Jeff Douglas.

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A psychiatrist talks about the stigma surrounding schizophrenia 11:39

7d ago11:39

11:39

Psychiatrist Jason Morrison talks with Alex Guye about schizophrenia, what we know about it, the way cannabis impacts it, how common and misunderstood it is and what society can do to dismantle the stigma surrounding the condition.

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Nova Scotian-designed micro homes could play a role in alleviating the housing crisis 13:38

7d ago13:38

13:38

Troy Muise, founder and CEO of Microline Homes, talks with Jeff Douglas.

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Theatre production, Casey & Diana, comes to Neptune Theatre 10:50

10d ago10:50

10:50

Award winning playwright, Nick Green, created the theatre production Casey & Diana. It is now hitting the stage at Neptune Theatre. Alex Guye sat down with Nick to hear all about the visit and handshake that inspired him to adapt this true story for the stage.

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East Preston to hold first ever Autism Acceptance Fair 9:40

10d ago9:40

9:40

Nyesha Sparks has made it her mission to foster greater understanding, connection, and acceptance of autism in her community of East Preston. She tells Jeff Douglas about the Autism Acceptance Fair she organized.

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The North American House Hippo has returned 12:11

11d ago12:11

12:11

The fictional hippo is once again the centre of a campaign to increase the media literacy and digital resiliency of Canadians. Alex Guye dropped in to tell Jeff Douglas about the new ad created by Media Smarts, Canada's Centre for Digital Media Literacy.

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The Mainstreet Spinbusters talk about some of the ridings they're watching in Nova Scotia 26:21

11d ago26:21

26:21

An expanded version of Jeff's conversation with Chris Lydon, Michelle Coffin, and Barbara Emodi.

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The inaugural Canadian International Peace Conference is taking place this Friday and Saturday in Halifax 13:09

12d ago13:09

13:09

Fatu Kaba is an entrepreneur, award winning peace activist and she is the founder and president of the HEARTS Global Network. Natasha Fernandes is an organizer and moderator for the peace conference. She is also a Business Consultant at the Arthur L. Irving Entrepreneurship Centre. They tell Jeff Douglas about the conference and Fatu began by telli…

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Another trend from the 1990s is back, and it involves attaching gems to your teeth 17:58

12d ago17:58

17:58

Our intern, Jennifer Waugh, drops into Studio A with the story

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The 19th annual Black Educators Association provincial spelling bee is coming up 7:11

12d ago7:11

7:11

Host Jeff Douglas talks with some of the people involved.

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Here's what some federal party candidates are thinking about the oceans, and related industries 13:11

13d ago13:11

13:11

In every federal election since 2011, our oceans guy Boris Worm has asked candidates from all the federal parties what their policies would mean for the oceans.

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Export Report: Christian Barry on twenty-five years of 2B Theatre 15:19

13d ago15:19

15:19

Christian Barry talks with host Jeff Douglas about how 2B Theatre took its productions from Nova Scotia to the world.

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World's biggest invertebrate is no softie -- colossal squid, and evidence of scraps with sperm whales 9:00

13d ago9:00

9:00

Jeff talks with our oceans guy, Boris Worm.

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Symposium on uncovering the hidden histories of Black communities in Atlantic Canada taking place next week 14:52

18d ago14:52

14:52

Claudine Bonner is an associate professor and the Canada Research Chair in African Diaspora Migration at Mount Allison University. Isaac Saney is an associate professor and the coordinator of the Black and African Diaspora Studies program at Dalhousie. They tell Jeff Douglas why this symposium is important and why they hope it can happen annually.…

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Dorian McNamara of Halifax has won the 2025 CBC Short Story Prize 6:30

18d ago6:30

6:30

CBC's Rose Murphy caught up with short story prize winner, Dorian McNamara, in Tokyo.

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The Mi'kmawitasik: Mi'kmaw Made trademark has officially launched 15:21

18d ago15:21

15:21

Shannon Monk the cultural tourism manager for Kwilmu’kw Maw-klusuaqn (KMK) and Heather Stevens, a maker with the Mi'kmawitasik trademark and the manager at the Millbrook Cultural and Heritage Centre, tell Alex Guye all about it.

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Asa McKercher on Donald Trump's relationship with the judicial branch of the US government 19:09

19d ago19:09

19:09

Jeff Douglas speaks with Asa McKercher, the Hudson Research Chair in Canada-US Relations, and an associate prof in Public Policy & Governance at St. Francis Xavier University.

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Narrative Research poll shows Liberals far ahead in Atlantic Canada 10:07

19d ago10:07

10:07

Jeff speaks with Margaret Brigley, CEO and a partner at Narrative Research, a market research firm located in Halifax.

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The Mi'kmaq Artist Emergence Program is coming back for its second year 10:08

20d ago10:08

10:08

The Mi'kmaq Artist Emergence Program was created to bring together emerging Indigenous artists for a week of music training, cultural teachings and mental wellness counselling. You can learn more about it and how to apply by visiting the instagram page mikmaqaep. Christina Googoo is a participant of last year's program. She tells Mainstreet's Alex …

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If you're on the phone with them, you're probably having one of the worst days of your life 15:23

21d ago15:23

15:23

Katie MacLean and Chauntel Lewis are medical communications officers, at the EHS Medical Communications Centre in Nova Scotia. Once a 911 operator takes some basic info from you, the next voice you hear might be Katie or Chauntel. They'll tell Jeff Douglas what it takes to do this job, and why they love it.…

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Hundreds of thousands of migrants in the U.S. from Haiti, Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela to lose legal status on April 24th 17:35

24d ago17:35

17:35

Many of these people were brought to the US through Biden-era parole systems. Robert Huish is an associate professor in the department of International Development Studies. He speaks with Jeff Douglas about why, and how the current Trump administration is ending this legal status, as well as the administration's utilization of the Alien Enemies Act…

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The Mainstreet Spinbusters at the mid-point of the federal election campaign 35:50

25d ago35:50

35:50

Jeff talks with Barbara Emodi, Chris Lydon, and Michelle Coffin.

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The harmful impact of a private online groups highly degrading sexual comments 10:02

26d ago10:02

10:02

Tia Googoo is a 27-year-old Millbrook band member. She went public with screenshots of a private group chat that she took a couple of weeks ago. The Facebook chat included highly degrading sexual comments about women in the community and references to enjoying non-consensual sex. Two councillors who were in the group chat, Garrett Gloade and Pius K…

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Is there an enthusiasm gap between Conservative supporters, and people planning to vote Liberal or NDP? 22:56

27d ago22:56

22:56

After what must be Pierre Poilievre's biggest rally yet, south of Edmonton yesterday, Jeff asks Shachi Kurl at the Angus Reid Institute whether she sees signs of an enthusiasm gap in her data. (Also includes an excerpt from the latest CBC West Of Centre podcast.)

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Should you sleep with your mouth taped shut? Quick answer: no. Absolutely not. 7:35

27d ago7:35

7:35

The CBC's Meig Campbell finds out why.

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"What is the point of all this?" wonders Dal U economist James McNeil about Trump tariffs 19:04

28d ago19:04

19:04

Host Jeff Douglas speaks with James McNeil after some big market losses at the end of last week.

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The language violent extremist movements use and how fascism looks in 2025 17:50

1M ago17:50

17:50

Alex Khasnabish is chair of the department of Sociology and Anthropology at Mount Saint Vincent University. He studies social movements, radical politics, and social & political theory. Host Jeff Douglas spoke with Alex about what fascism looks like in 2025 and some of the language violent extremist movements use.…

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Let's talk about the the wonderful world of the zipper merge! 8:05

1M ago8:05

8:05

Host Jeff Douglas talks with traffic expert Peter Lougheed, about the zipper merge and whether it would make the lives of Nova Scotians easier.

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How people get drawn into extremist groups and some of the work being done in Canada to support people who leave 14:02

1M ago14:02

14:02

Ideologically motivated, violent extremist groups, use different kinds of hate to recruit followers and inspire violence. A report dated May 2024 released under the access to information law by the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) says Extremist groups are also tapping into current events to build support. Alex Guye reached Brad Gallow…

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Shaun Majumder on patriotism: "We don't need to go out there screaming... that we have ketchup chips" 11:13

1M ago11:13

11:13

Shaun Majumder talks with host Jeff Douglas about his permanent move from Los Angeles to Nova Scotia, how he's been thinking about what it means to be Canadian, and why he's going to be at another Elbows Up rally (happening in Dartmouth on Sunday).

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Federal election coverage: Conservative plans to tackle the housing crisis 13:53

1M ago13:53

13:53

Jeff speaks with Conservative candidate Rick Perkins.

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Why don't big social media platforms use their algorithms to filter out scams and fraudsters? 19:46

1M ago19:46

19:46

David Shipley says it's because the platforms make money off the ads, and never suffer the consequences -- which can be devastating to the individuals who get taken in. David is the CEO of Beauceron Security. He speaks with host Jeff Douglas.

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Federal election coverage: NDP plans to tackle the housing crisis 15:18

1M ago15:18

15:18

Jeff speaks with NDP candidate Lisa Roberts.

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Federal election coverage: Liberal plans to tackle the housing crisis 13:27

1M ago13:27

13:27

Jeff speaks with Liberal candidate Sean Fraser.

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Students and apprentices show off their skills in competitions at NSCC campuses this spring 16:14

1M ago16:14

16:14

Jeff talks with several people involved in skills competitions happening on Nova Scotia Community College Campuses, including Bryden Surette who's competing in precision machining, and Alannah Bushnik who's studying to be an Electronic Engineering Technologist at the Sydney Waterfront Campus.

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Mainstreet Export Report: Doug Milburn, Co-founder of Protocase and 45Drives 16:02

1M ago16:02

16:02

Protocase has been a growing concern in Sydney, Nova Scotia, for years. Alex Mason called Doug Milburn a few hours before the company held an open house for its new U.S.-based production and assembly operations in Wilmington, North Carolina.

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Mainstreet Export Report: Jamie Surrette, President of the Surrette Battery Company Ltd. 13:56

1M ago13:56

13:56

Jeff Douglas talks with Jamie Surrette in the company's factory in Springhill, Nova Scotia.

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When Help is Harm: Dalhousie associate professor explains study into the harms of looksmaxxing 20:50

1M ago20:50

20:50

A warning, this conversation contains details of self harm and suicide. We ask that you take care while listening. If you or someone you know is struggling, the provincial mental health crisis line can be reached at 1-888-429-8167 or by dialing 911. The Suicide crisis helpline can be reached by calling or texting: 9-8-8. A recent study in the Socio…

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Mainstreet Export Report: JP Deveau, President and CEO of Acadian Seaplants Ltd. 17:07

1M ago17:07

17:07

JP Deveau has been Jeff's guide to Economics 101. He's dropped into Studio A to give crash courses on productivity, inflation, and the threat of Trump tariffs. Now, Jeff visits JP to hear the story of how Acadian Seaplants evolved from a company that was reliant on the US for 95% of its business, to now being active in eighty countries.…

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How Trump's Transactionalism Could Change Decades Old Security Relationships 25:08

1M ago25:08

25:08

After Trump's National Security advisor, Mike Waltz, included Atlantic editor Jeffrey Goldberg to a chat group discussing the classified, imminent bombing of Houthi rebels in Yemen, we had Matt Hefler on to talk about how contents of that chat would land with US allies. Within the chat, senior members of the Trump administration speculated on askin…

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Mainstreet Export Report: Patrick Crabbe, Bird Construction and The Mass Timber Company 11:13

1M ago11:13

11:13

Jeff Douglas plays audio from his visit to Patrick Crabbe, Director of Mass Timber at Bird Construction, and Founder and President of the Nova Scotia startup, The Mass Timber Company

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Halifax musicians experience traffic stop in U.S, leading to a drug search and some peculiar questions 7:35

2M ago7:35

7:35

Musician Cassie MacDonald describes an interaction with police she and her sister Maggie had while on tour in the United States. What would you say if an officer asked you: "Which is better -- Canada or America?". Cassie tells guest host Alex Guye all about it.

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Co-founder of the Moose Hide Campaign stops by to talk about goals to end gender based violence 10:10

2M ago10:10

10:10

The Moose Hide Campaign is BC based Indigenous-led grassroots movement to engage men and boys in ending gender based violence. To speak more about the campaign and the ways it aims to create cultural shifts, guest host Alex Guye spoke with the co founder and executive director, Raven Lacerte. She is a member of Lake Babine First Nation in North-Cen…

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If Canadians are boycotting American products, what about plans to buy F-35 fighter jets from the US? 17:30

2M ago17:30

17:30

Guest host Alex Guye talks with Ken Hansen about how some people are scrutinizing the military's plans to buy fighter jets, and also naval destroyers.

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A conversation with Erik McDuffie about, Louise Langdon, Garveyism and Malcolm X 24:50

2M ago24:50

24:50

A lecture and Q&A took place at Dalhousie University last night. It was called, "Louise Langdon, Garvey, and Malcolm X: Unraveling the Canadian Links to Global Black Liberation”. The main person who spoke at the lecture was Erik McDuffie. Erik is an associate professor of African American Studies and History at the University of Illinois Urbana-Cha…

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