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Mainstreet NS | Feb 27, 2013 | 12:12

The Backbeat

Musicologist Steve Baur takes us through the history of the backbeat.

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Mainstreet NS - Skydiving accident survivor walks marathonMay 17, 2013 | 8:34Mainstreet NS Skydiving accident survivor walks marathon Audio
Mainstreet NS Skydiving accident survivor walks marathon May 17, 2013 | 8:34In 1997, Carol Murray-Rodriguez's parachute malfunctioned while she was skydiving. She fell almost one thousand meters at a speed of 90 kilometres an hour. Carol survived and this year she is walking the Blue Nose Marathon. Hear her inspiring story.
Mainstreet NS - Chalkmaster DaveMay 17, 2013 | 9:39Mainstreet NS Chalkmaster Dave Audio
Mainstreet NS Chalkmaster Dave May 17, 2013 | 9:39Chalk artist Dave Johnson is on an operation to chalk the nation. He's kicking off a 'chalkumentary' project here in Halifax to document what it's like to see the country from its sidewalks.
Mainstreet NS - City Slickers Take KejiMay 17, 2013 | 8:44Mainstreet NS City Slickers Take Keji Audio
Mainstreet NS City Slickers Take Keji May 17, 2013 | 8:44A couple from the city is following their dream of opening a small business. And they've moved way out of town to do it.
Mainstreet NS - Illville ClothingMay 17, 2013 | 7:16Mainstreet NS Illville Clothing Audio
Mainstreet NS Illville Clothing May 17, 2013 | 7:16This weekend, rapper Dennis Wright will officially take his home grown clothing business from the streets to the Bayer's lake Business Park.
Mainstreet NS - Crosstown Connector ClashMay 16, 2013 | 12:56Mainstreet NS Crosstown Connector Clash Audio
Mainstreet NS Crosstown Connector Clash May 16, 2013 | 12:56Hear some of the pros and cons of the crosstown bike connector city staff are recommending along Windsor, Vernon and Seymour streets in Halifax. The route is not what all the cyclists in town were hoping for.
Mainstreet NS - Peggy's Point in Downtown TOMay 16, 2013 | 6:28Mainstreet NS Peggy's Point in Downtown TO Audio
Mainstreet NS Peggy's Point in Downtown TO May 16, 2013 | 6:28The Nova Scotia Tourism agency has sent a replica of the Peggy's Point lighthouse to Toronto to try to attract tourists to our province. The agency's CEO tells us why they think the payoff will be worth it.
Mainstreet NS - 2013 East Coast Bluenose Marathon PlaylistMay 16, 2013 | 28:51Mainstreet NS 2013 East Coast Bluenose Marathon Playlist Audio
Mainstreet NS 2013 East Coast Bluenose Marathon Playlist May 16, 2013 | 28:51Eight songs to run to in the lead up to this year's Bluenose Marathon. All east coast artists, picked by Mainstreet listeners.
Mainstreet NS - Fish on the move... to cooler watersMay 15, 2013 | 8:25Mainstreet NS Fish on the move... to cooler waters Audio
Mainstreet NS Fish on the move... to cooler waters May 15, 2013 | 8:25Our oceans guy Boris Worm talks about a new study on the affect climate change is having on world fisheries.
Mainstreet NS - Mainstreet's Not Panel: pros and cons of inquiriesMay 14, 2013 | 16:00Mainstreet NS Mainstreet's Not Panel: pros and cons of inquiries Audio
Mainstreet NS Mainstreet's Not Panel: pros and cons of inquiries May 14, 2013 | 16:00Members of our Not Panel - Richard Starr, Mary Clancy and Rob Batherson - talk about whether there should be a public inquiry into allegations of abuse at the Home For Coloured Children.
Mainstreet NS - Why Gordon Earle quit the NS NDPMay 13, 2013 | 14:56Mainstreet NS Why Gordon Earle quit the NS NDP Audio
Mainstreet NS Why Gordon Earle quit the NS NDP May 13, 2013 | 14:56Stephanie talks to the former NDP member of Parliament who quit the provincial NDP over the government's handling of calls for an inquiry into the Home For Coloured Children.
Mainstreet NS - Masks of masculinityMay 13, 2013 | 11:10Mainstreet NS Masks of masculinity Audio
Mainstreet NS Masks of masculinity May 13, 2013 | 11:10Stephanie finds out about a Grade 9 guys-only Healthy Living class happening in Halifax.
Mainstreet NS - The future of space explorationMay 13, 2013 | 19:12Mainstreet NS The future of space exploration Audio
Mainstreet NS The future of space exploration May 13, 2013 | 19:12If watching Chris Hadfield has you hankering to follow him into space, Kevin Shortt says there will be an increasing number of opportunities to go. He's with the Canadian Space Society.
Mainstreet NS - Interim report on the Rehtaeh Parsons caseMay 13, 2013 | 10:38Mainstreet NS Interim report on the Rehtaeh Parsons case Audio
Mainstreet NS Interim report on the Rehtaeh Parsons case May 13, 2013 | 10:38Stephanie speaks with Debra Pepler, an expert on bullying who teaches psychology at York University, and Penny Milton, a former CEO of the Canadian Education Association.
Mainstreet NS - Spinbusters on Percy Paris and Keith ColwellMay 10, 2013 | 18:06Mainstreet NS Spinbusters on Percy Paris and Keith Colwell Audio
Mainstreet NS Spinbusters on Percy Paris and Keith Colwell May 10, 2013 | 18:06CORRECTION: Barbara refers to Ray Larkin when talking about whether an inquiry should be held into the Home For Coloured Children. She meant to say Ray Wagner, the lawyer for former residents.
Mainstreet NS - Why did 11-thousand Jedi disappear?May 9, 2013 | 6:09Mainstreet NS Why did 11-thousand Jedi disappear? Audio
Mainstreet NS Why did 11-thousand Jedi disappear? May 9, 2013 | 6:09Mainstreet's Alex Mason asks Andrew Dorfman - one of the voices in the local podcast Geeks Versus Nerds - why Stats Canada recorded fewer Canadian Jedis in 2011.

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