[2020 note from the editors: Since you’re in self-isolation but want to keep feeling connected to your city, now’s the perfect time to binge on The Coast’s original podcast that we created back in 2018 to celebrate our 25th anniversary. A yearly audio archive of both the paper and the city it loves, here’s a […]
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A war on every front
You are eight years old and today is the first day of fishing season. Your father has finally taken you out with him and even bought you your own pole. Though you’re too young to understand adulthood, you can tell that this is how you become the person you hope to be. Your chest swells […]
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25 for 25: episode 2007
City councillor Lindell Smith was a 16-year-old aspiring audio technician the first time that he was mentioned in The Coast, as part of Stephen Kimber’s 2007 cover story, “Inside the Square.” Smith joins us to talk about the stigma surrounding Uniacke Square, his political goals and how the north end has changed over the past […]
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25 for 25: episode 1995
This week on the podcast, Tara and Jacob try to clean up the mess that was the G7 summit, stroll down to the waterfront hoping to hit the jackpot at Halifax’s newly opened casino and find out what Bon Jovi got up to after the band’s Natal Day concert. The Carleton owner Mike Campbell also […]
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The 25 for 25 podcast: 1994
Welcome to episode two of The Coast’s 25th-anniversary podcast. This week arts editor Tara Thorne and city editor Jacob Boon talk about Friends and Rita and Friends. We look back at Shakespeare by the Sea, watch as the city makes its first failed effort to make amends for Africville and discuss the practicalities of racing […]
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We made a podcast! Here’s 25 for 25’s debut episode: 1993
To celebrate its 25th anniversary, The Coast is dipping its toes in this whole podcast fad the youths are talking about. Welcome to 25 for 25, our new weekly podcast. It’s a year-by-year look back at the stories and people that have shaped Halifax over the past quarter century. Our first episode came out today […]
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Q&A: Sadie Beaton on the Shades of Green environmental podcast
Sadie Beaton is exploring the meaning of environmental justice—but she didn’t want to do it through an academic paper. Beaton, who has been part of The Ecology Action Centre team for 14 years, started a broadcast interview series under the title Shades of Green in 2016. Shades of Green launched its second season on February […]
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SICKBOY doc is full of heart and energy
Jeremie Saunders was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis as a baby. Predicted life expectancy: 25 years old. He’s already made it past that, perhaps driven by his intense, infectious lust for life, as laid out in the documentary SICKBOY, which follows the creation, evolution and success of the popular Halifax-based podcast he does with friends Brian […]
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Bottoms up with Halifax’s craft beer podcast
Plenty of Halifax beer-drinkers love knocking back local craft brew. But do they care about the stories behind the beverages? Tony Wight had a hankering to start a creative project. What’s more, he wanted it to focus on something he enjoyed: Talking about beer. His goal was to showcase the people and places “beyond the […]
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Two Brown Girls live taping
Two Brown Girls in Halifax Wednesday, December 7, 7pm Doors: $20 Advance: $15 Maritime Museum of the Atlantic, 1675 Lower Water Street Thanks to an initiative by Isabelle Ofume and Shaya Ishaq, the popular podcast Two Brown Girls (2BG) is recording live in Halifax next week. Hosts Zeba Blay and Fariha Roisin dig into pop […]
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Pop culture with Two Brown Girls
Stranger Things panel Friday, November 18, 7pm Art Bar + Projects, 1873 Granville Street pwyc DONATE HERE: https://www.generosity.com/community-fundraising/help-bring-two-brown-girls-to-halifax Shaya Ishaq and Isabelle Ofume are determined to make space for voices like theirs in Halifax. Since May, the university students have been organizing an event that they believe will do just that. Ishaq and Ofume are […]
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Jordan Bonaparte’s Halloween podcast playlist
[Image-1] The No Sleep Podcast, Season 7, Episode 15 The Coast: Most of your recommendations are true crime or non-fiction, but this is all fictional short horror stories. Bonaparte: Where it comes from is a sub-Reddit called NoSleep. It’s basically a spot for people who write horror fiction to post their stories. The podcast is a spin-off of […]