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  • 16. Community – Defibrillator

    42:04||Season 7, Ep. 16
    “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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  • 15. Cat show - Jim and Molly the Cat

    49:32||Season 7, Ep. 15
    "Galway began flushing the toilet again in the autumn…"For all you cat lovers out there, today is your day. Today on the show we’re all about our feline friends, with two hilarious stories about the cats in Dave & Morley’s neighbourhood.
  • 14. Feedback Episode - Odd Jobs & The Turlingtons’ Dog

    40:35||Season 7, Ep. 14
    “It would work so much better if we could plug the toaster in at the table”Two of your most-requested Vinyl Cafe stories on this week’s show. Some vintage Stuart McLean, at your service! 
  • 13. More Postcards from Canada – Tofino & Halifax

    33:16||Season 7, Ep. 13
    You asked, we listened! So, this week on the pod, we’ve got two more of Stuart’s love letters to this country, what we call his Postcards from Canada.
  • 12. Fun on Wheels - Cat in the Car & Dave and the Bike

    35:54||Season 7, Ep. 12
    "He looked like a kid on a roller coaster. But not one of the happy ones.”On today’s episode, two stories about transportation—and what happens when it takes on a life of its own (with a little help from Dave of course…)
  • 11. Je Ne Sais Quoi - Petit Lac Noir & Montreal

    43:52||Season 7, Ep. 11
    “Bonjour,” he said. “Je m’appelle Dave.”Stuart loved Quebec and was proud to have grown up there. That influence is apparent in so many of his stories. We’ll play one of them today. Plus one of his Postcards from Canada, from Montreal.
  • 10. In the Woods - The Man Who Punched Trees

    42:14||Season 7, Ep. 10
    “It was a magnificent tree.”We’re thinking about our connection to the natural world on this week’s pod. We’ve got an essay from Stuart McLean about a Winnipeg tree that galvanized a community, and a story about a woodsman from Dave’s childhood in Cape Breton.