• 48 minutes 16 seconds
    REWIND WEDNESDAY: Bonus Episode - The Boy Who Went Over the Falls

    In this bonus episode you’ll hear my conversation with Roger Woodward, the boy who went over the Falls. You loved hearing his remarkable story in our Niagara Falls episode (back in October 2023) and wanted to hear more. Roger and I had a great time catching up and I learned so much more about that momentous day. 

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    8 July 2026, 9:30 am
  • 50 minutes 6 seconds
    REWIND WEDNESDAY: There’s No Place Like Home - Tree of Heaven & Burd

    “She was a woodland bird, in the middle of the city, way off course, and she had landed at his feeder.”


    Stuart McLean tells two Dave and Morley stories that explore the idea of home in its various forms: in Burd, a tiny feathered friend gets blown off course and finds its way to Dave and Morley’s garden where it decides to stop a while. And in Tree of Heaven a seedling takes root – in Dave’s car… and in his heart. Also this week, Jess tells a hilarious story about the trip she and Stuart took to Point Pelee to learn about birders and birding.

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    1 July 2026, 9:30 am
  • 51 minutes 33 seconds
    Summer in the City - The Waterslide & Rosemary Honey

    “This waterslide was the waterslide to end all waterslides”

     

    School’s – almost – out for summer! For our final episode of this season we've got the podcast equivalent of a banger end-of-year pool party. Get ready to jump in! 

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    19 June 2026, 9:30 am
  • 48 minutes 38 seconds
    Summer Adventures - MacCaulay’s Mountain & Letter from Camp

    "This is the first summer Sam has been in Big Narrows without Dave and Morley..."


    We are so ready for summer here! Are you? So on today’s podcast we’re talking summer adventures, start to finish, with two great summer stories by Stuart McLean.

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    12 June 2026, 9:30 am
  • 51 minutes 41 seconds
    Dads - Field Trip & Dave and the Rollercoaster

    We're a few weeks early, I know, but this week on the podcast we’re celebrating Dads! We’ve got two hilarious stories about Dave’s parenting adventures.

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    5 June 2026, 9:30 am
  • 53 minutes 42 seconds
    My Dying Wish - Dave Buys a Coffin & Dad is Dying

    What song would you want played at your funeral? Dave starts thinking about that in our first story and ends by taking funeral preparation to a whole new level! Our second story is also about death. But don’t worry, it’s a funny one too.

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    29 May 2026, 9:30 am
  • 52 minutes 43 seconds
    Eugene Double Bill - Rendi & Eugene's Teeth

    “It has been many long years since he sunk his teeth into anything.”


    On this week’s episode, two stories about everyone’s favourite Vinyl Cafe neighbour: Eugene! And Jess notices some similarities from closer to home.  

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    22 May 2026, 9:30 am
  • 34 minutes 35 seconds
    Gone Fishing - Curse of the Crayfish & Mabou

    “I swear I smelled his breath.”


    We’ve got another Postcard from Canada for you today. It’s about the town of Mabou, Cape Breton, but it’s also about the art of fly fishing. And we’ve got a Dave & Morley story for you: Dave and friends enter a fishing derby and catch way more than they expected!

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    15 May 2026, 9:30 am
  • 34 minutes 18 seconds
    Where We Gather - Fire at the Old Town Hall

    “Everyone in town heard the lightning hit.”


    We’re talking about gathering places on this week’s episode; those vital places that serve our communities in so many ways. We start with a piece Stuart wrote about the Parliament buildings (a follow up to the Amazing Spaces episode from last season). Then a moving listener story about a town hall, and a story about the town hall in Dave’s hometown.

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    8 May 2026, 9:30 am
  • 50 minutes 22 seconds
    Grandparents are the Best Parents -The Mermaid and Other Mysteries & Summer of Stars

    “And then one night … there were shooting stars.”  


    Today on the pod, two stories set in Dave’s hometown of Big Narrows, Nova Scotia, stories where the grandparents step in to help, and to work their quiet magic.

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    1 May 2026, 9:30 am
  • 42 minutes 4 seconds
    Community – Defibrillator

    “It’s not clear who thought up the defibrillator”


    On today’s episode, we’re talking about community. We’ll play one of Stuart’s opening scripts, about an inspiring community project that we learned about on our travels with the Vinyl Cafe: The Smiths Falls Station Theatre. Plus, a Dave and Morley story about a more unusual type of community venture.

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    24 April 2026, 9:30 am
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