Coming to you from our Newsstand on the corner of Morris and Queen in Halifax, Nova Scotia- Discussions with interesting individuals in our local community.
Latest episodes
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52 min
JDM Stewart author of The Prime Ministers: Canada's Leaders and the Nation They Started
JDM Stewart discusses his recent book The Prime Ministers: Canada's Leaders and the Nation They Shaped.An interesting discussion about how a reading of past Prime Ministers can hel…
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57 min
Robert Ashe, author of Seven Days in Halifax
Robert Ashe discusses his book Seven Days in Halifax, about the 1970 Encounter on Urban Environment where the Nova Scotian Progressive Conservative provincial government invited tw…
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50 min
Trina Roache, Assistant Professor School of Journalism, University of Kings College Halifax
Trina Roache discusses her upcoming participation in the MacEachen Institute for Public Policy and Governance panel entitled:Cannabis coverage: Media framing of Indigenous treaty r…
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34 min
Peggy Cameron of The Friends of Halifax Common on Robie Street expansion
Peggy Cameron of the Friends of Halifax Common discusses the Robie Street expansion project on the Halifax Peninsula. the project's goal is to provide better transportation options…
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37 min
HRM Reporter Roundtable October 9, 2026
Reporters Suzanne Rent with The Halifax Examiner and Colin Chisholm with All Nova Scotia return to talk about three topics:1. The new Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) of HRM Marn…
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50 min
Derek Martin, Owner of the Halifax Wanderers, discusses his stadium proposal
Derek Martin, Owner and General Manager of The Halifax Wanderers Football Club discusses his 100 million proposal to build a new facility on the current Wanderer grounds in Halifax…
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42 min
Howard Epstein from Friends of Halifax Common on the HFX stadium proposal
Howard Epstein from Friends of Halifax Common discusses the stadium proposal made to HRM council. Last week, Derek Martin, owner of the Halifax Wanderers, proposed 100 million in p…
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38 min
HRM Reporter Roundtable September 25, 2026
We are back from the summer break to talk with HRM City Hall reporters Suzanne Rent with The Halifax Examiner and Colin Chisholm with All Nova Scotia. In this episode we discuss th…
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20 min
HRM Councillor Laura White July 22, 2026
In this short summer discussion, Laura White gives an update on HRM matters.
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47 min
HRM Reporter Roundtable August 14, 2026
A return from the summer break for our HRM reporters Suzanne Rent with The Halifax Examiner and Colin Chisholm with All Nova Scotia.
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46 min
Author Ian Thompson discusses his book Nova Scotia's Lost Century
Haligonian Ian Thompson talks about his new book Nova Scotia's Lost Century, published by Pottersfield Press here int he HRM. Ian's career in media, small and big business and gove…
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41 min
HRM roundtable June 26, 2026
HRM reporters Suzanne Rent with the Halifax Examiner and Colin Chisholm with All Nova Scotia discuss the Auditor General's report on HRM Capital budgeting and on four transactions…
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45 min
HRM roundtable June 5, 2026
HRM City Hall Reporters Suzanne Rent from The Halifax Examiner and Colin Chisholm from All NovaScotia discuss happenings in the HRM
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43 min
HRM Roundtable May 22, 2026
Reporters Suzanne Rent of the Halifax Examiner and Colin Chisholm of AllNovaScotia discuss Mayor Fillmore's State of the HRM address.
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45 min
HRM reporter roundtable May 8, 2026
City Hall reporters Suzanne Rent from The Halifax Examiner and Colin Chisholm from AllNovaScotia join me for our first HRM City Hall roundtable. Every two weeks we will discuss hap…
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46 min
Payson Hunter and his book The Investors' Advocate
Payson Hunter discusses his book The Investors' Advocate: Practical Counsel for Successful Investing.Topics covered include Kent State 1970, focusing on process over emotion, and t…
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42 min
HRM Councillor Laura White discusses the completed municipal budget process
District seven Councillor Laura White checks in to discuss the completed Halifax Regional Municipality budget- details include student bus passes, downtown parking, plans for the H…
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55 min
Author Series #1- Historical Fiction in Halifax with Authors Brenda Tyedmers and Bretton Loney
For our first Author Series discussion at Atlantic News, Brenda Tyedmers, author of Mrs. Walford and Bretton Loney, author of Unsettling Time discuss their books set in Halifax. Th…
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48 min
Jerry Bannister, Director of the MacEachen Institute for Public Policy and Governance
Jerry Bannister, Director of the MaEachen Institute for Public Policy and Governance at Dalhousie University, discusses the institute's mission of providing a bridge between Canadi…
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42 min
Author Don Mikel discusses his book Canadian Architectural Styles: A Field Guide
In this discussion Don talks about how his book acts as a field guide for individuals looking to identify the architectural history of buildings in their city. We focus on Halifax…