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Men at Lunch - Listener feedback

2013-05-24T14:31:04Z

As soon as we aired the interview about the film, "Men at Lunch", the calls and emails came pouring in from On The Go listeners who think they may know the names of some of the men on that beam.

A Basques will from 1563

2013-05-24T14:14:57Z

Discovery of a Basque fisherman's will dating back to 1563 could be the oldest civil document written north of Mexico... and it was written in Placentia. Ted speaks with Dr. Michael Barkham.

Photographer Bojan Furst

2013-05-23T13:51:17Z

A picture is - they say - worth a thousand words. But often, words are still needed help describe the story in a photograph; to give it context. Photographer Bojan Furst talked about this in a presentation to the Newfoundland and Library Association. He joins Ted in studio.

Men at Lunch - A film based on the famous photograph of New York Steel workers

2013-05-22T16:03:15Z

It is an iconic photograph. 11 men, stopping to eat their lunch on an ordinary Tuesday... Tuesday, Sept 20, 1932. The men are lined up like birds on the iron beam of an under-construction skyscraper high over the streets of new york.

Eamonn Ó Cualáin (pronounced Amen Cullen) has made a film about the photograph and the men in it. It's called Men at Lunch. Eamonn speaks with host Ted Blades.

OTG Listener Barry Snow bought these figurines recently from an artist in NYC:

Illegal dumping

2013-05-17T13:44:26Z

Illegal dumping is a problem everywhere in NL. Just ask Ron Barron, the mayor of Wabush.

Aquaculture industry under attack

2013-05-17T13:36:01Z

The aquaculture industry is under attack today after farmed salmon were discovered in the Garnish River. The opposition even raises the spectre of Frankenfish. John asks the aquaculture about the significance of this incident, and why the industry always seems to play them down.

Ray Guy

2013-05-16T14:41:52Z

Paying tribute to Ray Guy. Featuring an excerpt from a 1976 CBC documentary from a program called Five Nights.

The Ted Blades Sandwich

2013-05-15T17:24:04Z

Chef Kevin Phillips (saltjunk.com) has immortalized Ted in bologna - The Ted Blades Sandwich. Kevin is putting together an all-bologna cookbook, in which The Ted Blades will be featured. Have a listen as Kevin guides Ted through the process of putting together a Ted Blades sandwhich.

Go to cbc.ca/nl features for a video of Ted making the Ted Blades sandwich.

Click on this link http://saltjunk.com/?p=10542 for the recipe.

Off to India

2013-05-15T13:30:57Z

It's not going to be a normal gig for the National Youth Orchestra of Canada... It's going to be a ground-breaking one...

In India.

We caught up with viola player Shantelle Jubenville, who's studying at Memorial's School of Music.

Tony Young of the "Save Whitbourne School Committee"

2013-05-15T13:29:05Z

The CEO of the Eastern School District says the parents at Whitbourne Elementary and Epiphany Elementary in Heart's Desire-Islington are getting another chance to convince them to keep their schools open. Tony Young is with the Save Whitbourne School Committee. He speaks with Ted

Time-out rooms in schools

2013-05-14T14:52:31Z

Ted talks time-out rooms in schools, with Edward Knox, founder of FEAT-NL, Families for Effective Autism Treatment.

Joel Thomas Hynes

2013-05-14T13:00:01Z

Actor, playwright, award winning novelist - and now songwriter - Joel Thomas Hynes joins Ted in studio for a live performance and chat.

Homeless at 70

2013-05-09T15:25:18Z

70-Charlie Green, homeless after a sewer backup forced him from his apartment, has had to couch surf and sleep in a car, because he can't find interim place that will take his 15-year old dog, Patch.

Listener feedback on Dunderdale speech

2013-05-09T15:23:20Z

On the Go listeners with their take on Kathy Dunderdale's pride in her government's accomplishments in the offshore.

Lorraine Michael on taxation

2013-05-08T18:12:49Z

Ted talks with NDP leader Lorraine Michael about the NL government's oil development and taxation policies