Newfoundland Boy
Wayne Jones
▬ ME AND NL ▬
Newfoundland Boy is a podcast about me and the Canadian province of Newfoundland.
▬ WHERE TO LISTEN ▬
There's a new episode every Tuesday. Listen wherever you find your podcasts, or on YouTube, or on the podcast site at NewfoundlandBoy.ca. Full transcripts also available.
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▬ ABOUT ME ▬
I’m a writer, freelance editor, and podcaster. I am a former academic librarian, working at university and research libraries in several cities in Canada and the US. After I retired, I moved to St. John’s, Newfoundland, in 2023. I’ve indie-published 4 books, have hosted a few other podcasts, and have done a lot of writing and editing, both professionally and personally. You can find more info and links to it all at WayneJones.ca.
▬ Music: "Spirit Blossom" by Roman Belov via Pixabay ▬
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Mothers Day in Corner Brook
Newfoundland Boy
05/21/24 • 6 min
I celebrate Mothers Day in person with my mother ▬
Sources ▬
○ Mike Ellis, Newfoundland Slanguage: A Fun Visual Guide to Newfoundland Terms and Phrases, Gibbs Smith, 2019 ▬
○ “molasses,” Dictionary of Newfoundland English, edited by G.M. Story, W.J. Kirwin, and J.D.A. Widdowson, 2nd edition with supplement, 1990, https://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/#2921
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Newfoundland and St. John’s: Names and Dates
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05/17/24 • 7 min
Is St. John’s the oldest city in North America? ▬
Sources ▬
○ Joan Rusted. St. John’s: A Brief History. Breakwater Books, 2011
○ Newfoundland and Labrador Tourism, Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada, https://www.newfoundlandlabrador.com/
○ “List of Oldest Continuously Inhabited Cities,” Wikipedia, May 15, 2024, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_oldest_continuously_inhabited_cities
Wass Ya Doin’ Daday, B’y?
Newfoundland Boy
05/14/24 • 9 min
Some notes about driving across Newfoundland ▬
You Should See the New Ones We Got Comin’ In
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05/10/24 • 7 min
Sarcastic greeting cards and good people ▬
Sources ▬
○ Photos of a restaurant, greeting cards, and a dress, https://photos.app.goo.gl/KkXdgY4he9sTwA2U8
○ Oxford Dictionary of English, 3rd edition, 2015, https://doi.org/10.1093/acref/9780199571123.001.0001
○ “Tilt Cove,” Wikipedia, February 20, 2024, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tilt_Cove
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Tension
Newfoundland Boy
05/07/24 • 10 min
How I became calm ▬
Source ▬
○ Georgios Kakarinos and Theodoros Koutsomitros, “Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy (ISTDP),” July 7, 2019, in EFPT Psychotherapy Guidebook, https://epg.pubpub.org/pub/istdp/release/5
Being the New Guy in My Old Birthplace
Newfoundland Boy
05/04/24 • 7 min
I haven’t been from Newfoundland in a very long while ▬
Sources ▬
○ “List of municipalities in Newfoundland and Labrador,” Wikipedia, November 1, 2023, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ List_of_municipalities_in_Newfoundland_and_Labrador
○ Newfoundland and Labrador, Department of Immigration, Population Growth and Skills, St. John’s Population and Labour Market Overview Census Metropolitan Area (CMA), February 2023, https://www.gov.nl.ca/labourmarketinformation/files/Census-2021-Profile-St.-Johns-CMA.pdf
○ Newfoundland and Labrador Statistics Agency, St. John’s Census Metropolitan Area, 2016, https://www.stats.gov.nl.ca/Maps/pdfs/StJohnsCMA.pdf
○ Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population: Profile Table, Newfoundland and Labrador, February 1, 2023, https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&SearchText=Newfoundland%20and%20Labrador&DGUIDlist=2021A000210&GENDERlist=1,2,3&STATISTIClist=1,4&HEADERlist=0 ▬
I Finds Me Bird
Newfoundland Boy
05/28/24 • 7 min
Newfoundland English, a puzzling complaint for a Zimbabwean doctor to hear, and my own experience with health care in St. John’s ▬
Sources:
○ Canadian Medical Association, How Is Health Care Funded in Canada?, https://www.cma.ca/how-health-care-funded-canada
○ CBC Radio, “Dr. Mohamed-Iqbal Ravalia’s Journey from Zimbabwe to Newfoundland to the Canadian Senate,” The Sunday Magazine, June 15, 2018, https://www.cbc.ca/radio/sunday/the-sunday-edition-june-17-2018-1.4692469/dr-mohamed-iqbal-ravalia-s-journey-from-zimbabwe-to-newfoundland-to-the-canadian-senate-1.4707848
○ CBC Radio, “My Own Private Twillingate,” The Sunday Edition, https://www.cbc.ca/nl/features/privatetwillingate/
○ “Is ‘Dicky Bird’ a Newfoundland Thing?,” Reddit, 2022, https://www.reddit.com/r/newfoundland/comments/ukn276/comment/i7ra458/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button
○ Newfoundland and Labrador Tourism, Welcome to Twillingate, https://www.newfoundlandlabrador.com/destinations/twillingate
○ “Twillingate Islands,” Wikipedia, August 23, 2023, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twillingate_Islands
○ “Twillingate,” Wikipedia, April 24, 2024, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twillingate
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06/04/24 • 27 min
My interview with Nicole Penney, Assistant Archivist at MUNFLA, Memorial University’s Folklore and Language Archive ▬
Sources:
○ Memorial University, MUNFLA, https://www.mun.ca/munfla/
○ Painting of W.J. Kirwin, one of the editors of the Dictionary of Newfoundland English, located at the Folklore and Language Archive, St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pZaFYY8MQ46hB_IeRKlYE4Kv36QC-D7k/view?usp=sharing ▬
Take a Piece of My Art Home with You
Newfoundland Boy
07/02/24 • 28 min
My interview with Nadine Baldow, a Berlin-based artist whose show Alive Matter runs in St. John’s, Newfoundland, from May 24 to July 6 ▬
Sources:
→ I visit the exhibition: https://www.instagram.com/p/C8t4qmXugYl/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
→ Eastern Edge Artist-Run Centre, “Nadine Baldow: Alive Matter,” https://easternedge.ca/nadine-baldow-alive-matter/
→ Nadine Baldow’s website: https://www.nadinebaldow.com/ ▬
What Makes a Great Movie Anyway?
Newfoundland Boy
11/12/24 • 25 min
Wayne talks about the subjectivity of film and the common habit of not distinguishing the world of the of the movie from the real world
> Wayne's movie list:
https://www.waynejones.ca/movies/movies/
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FAQ
How many episodes does Newfoundland Boy have?
Newfoundland Boy currently has 33 episodes available.
What topics does Newfoundland Boy cover?
The podcast is about Culture, Language, Places & Travel, Society & Culture, Canada, Personal Journals, Podcasts, Memoir and Food.
What is the most popular episode on Newfoundland Boy?
The episode title 'Newfoundland and St. John’s: Names and Dates' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Newfoundland Boy?
The average episode length on Newfoundland Boy is 12 minutes.
How often are episodes of Newfoundland Boy released?
Episodes of Newfoundland Boy are typically released every 7 days.
When was the first episode of Newfoundland Boy?
The first episode of Newfoundland Boy was released on Apr 30, 2024.
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