Newfoundland Boy
Newfoundland Boy is about the Canadian province of Newfoundland. There's a new episode every Saturday, available (usually with transcript) wherever you get podcasts. || Logo art: Untitled painting by Wayne Jones || Music by Andrii Poradovskyi, INPLUSMUSIC, via Pixabay || © 2026 by Wayne Jones
Episodes
SHOW NOTES
Caring for the living and the dead in Flatrock, Newfoundland
| Sources |
– Government of Canada, Office of the Superintendent of Bankruptcy, CCCA Records, “Roman Catholic Episcopal Corporation of St. John,” modified May 24, 2022, https://ised-isde.canada.ca/site/office-superintendent-bankruptcy/en/ccaa-records-list/ccaa-records-roman-catholic-episcopal-corporation-st-john–
– Ify Chiwetelu and Trevor Dineen, “This N.L. T...
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◘ Using mostly data from Statistics Canada, Wayne compares various aspects of Newfoundland to Canada as a whole ◘
— Sources —
◘ Canadian Real Estate Association, REALTOR.ca, https://www.realtor.ca/ ◘
◘ Statistics Canada, Data products, 2021 Census, updated April 2, 2025, https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/index-eng.cfm ◘
◘ Statistics Canada, Subjects, updated December 13, 2025, https://www150.sta...
◘ Wayne interviews writer Leslie Butt, an Indigenous Canadian, a mother, and an avid painter, poet, musician, and home renovator, depending on the day. She is the author of the national Indigenous Voices Award 2022 award-winning novel Tanked, novella Fifteen, and poetry anthology Bring on the Dark. Leslie is also a contributing author to Carving Space (McClelland & Stewart, 2023) and From Grit and Grace 2 (Hive Mind Publishing...
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◘ Wayne reflects on the second anniversary of his move to St. John’s ◘
—Sources—
◘ Heritage Newfoundland and Labrador. “Maps of Newfoundland and Labrador.” 1999. https://www.heritage.nf.ca/resources/place-maps.php. ◘
◘ Wayne Jones. WayneJones.ca. “My Standup Comedy.” Updated November 27, 2025. https://www.waynejones.ca/my-standup-comedy/. ◘
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◘ Wayne and his friend Gwen have the scoop (or two scoops) on the famous Newfoundland cold plate ◘
—SOURCES AND PHOTOS—
◘ Barry C. Parsons, “Newfoundland Cold Plate: A Traditional Post Christmas Favourite,” July 7, 2025, https://www.rockrecipes.com/newfoundland-cold-plate/. ◘
◘ “Feeding of the 1,400?!,” Newfoundland Churchman 35, no. 8 (January 1889): 5, https://collections.mun.ca/digital/collection/nlchurchman/id/6486...
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◘ My friend Judy and I visit the lighthouse at Cape St. Francis and come upon a movie set ◘
—Sources—
◘ Lighthousefriends.com, “Cape St. Francis Lighthouse,” 2025, lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=1293 ◘
◘ Memorial University Maritime History Archive, Maritime History Archive Public Photo Catalogue, “Cape St. Francis, Newfoundland, and Lighthouse,” PF-055.2-E31, 2005, https://mha.mun.ca/mha/pviewphoto/Record_ID/2230 ◘
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◘ The Newfoundland premier may not be handling the Churchill Falls negotiations with Quebec very well ◘
—Sources—
◘ Melanie Martin, “The 1969 Contract,” 2006, Heritage Newfoundland & Labrador, https://www.heritage.nf.ca/articles/politics/churchill-falls.php ◘
◘ Terry Roberts, “Debate Over Churchill Falls MOU Begins with Government on Defensive,” January 6, 2025, CBC News, https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-la...
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◘ Condos in Newfoundland, in Canada, and in general ◘
— Sources —
◘ Canadian Real Estate Association, Realtor.ca, https://www.realtor.ca/ ◘
◘ Louise Rachlis, “Botanica Might Be the Friendliest Address in Town,” The Ottawa Citizen, May 8, 2021, https://www.pressreader.com/canada/ottawa-citizen/20210508/281509344060544?srsltid=AfmBOorAzdqMNYpbPvQxz9Sc8CmGw3QZKGp5Hm6meoUPwFY1nSLFOYmH ◘
◘ Newfoundland and Labrador, Condomin...
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◘Wayne talks with two St. John's stand-up comedians who host comedy shows at pubs in the city. Many of the performers are there as "open mic" comedians, that is any member of the public who wants to give it a try for 5 minutes, though some of them have a lot of experience, and some are professionals. ◘
◘ Josh Menchions is a comedian, accessibility advocate, and leader in Newfoundland and Labrador's ar...
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◘ A look at some student papers about the bathroom graffiti in various buildings on the Memorial University campus ◘
Sources
◘ Arluke, Arnold, Lanny Kutakoff, and Jack Levin. “Are the Times Changing? An Analysis of Gender Differences in Sexual Graffiti.” Sex Roles 16, nos. 1–2 (1987): 1–7. ◘
◘ Bartholome, Lynn, and Philip Snyder. “Is It Philosophy or Pornography? Graffiti at the Dinosaur Bar-B-Que.” The Journal of America...
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◘ Foods you can get and not get in Newfoundland: names and locations ◘
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◘ Foods you can get and not get in Newfoundland ◘
—Source—
◘ Statistics Canada, “Population by Census Subdivision (CSD), Newfoundland and Labrador, 2021 Census,” February 9, 2022, https://www.stats.gov.nl.ca/Statistics/Topics/census2021/PDF/Pop_CSD_Alphabetical_2021.pdf. ◘
SHOW NOTES
The paper mill in Corner Brook is a hundred years old
Sources
◘ Alex Kennedy, “Here Are Some of the Newest Mayors in Western and Northern Newfoundland,” CBC, October 2, 2025, https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/chaisson-corner-brook-mayor-1.7649828 ◘
◘ “Bowater,” Wikipedia, June 7, 2025, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowater ◘
◘ Harold Horwood, Corner Brook: A Social History of a Paper Town, Newfoundland ...
SHOW NOTES
On a trip to visit my mother’s home town, I noticed changes in the communities along the way, including in their mother-in-law doors
Sources
◘ Dictionary of Newfoundland English, 2nd edition with supplement, edited by G.M. Story, W.J. Kirwin, and J.D.A. Widdowson, Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage, 2025, https://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/ ◘
◘ The Flanker Dictionary of Newfoundland English, edited by Garry Cranford, F...
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The overall situation of health services in Newfoundland: facts and personal experience
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Sources
||||| Statistics Canada, The Daily, “Government Spending by Function, 2023,” 2024, https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/241127/dq241127a-eng.htm ||||| ___
||||| Statistics Canada, Primary Health Care P...
Wayne visits Topsail Beach
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Sources
¦ “Bell Island (Newfoundland and Labrador),” Wikipedia, July 27, 2025, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_Island_(Newfoundland_and_Labrador) ¦
¦ “Little Bell Island Formation,” Wikipedia, June 24, 2025, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Bell_Island_Formation ¦
¦ NTV, “Webcam - St. Philip’s – Bell Island,” September 6, 2025, https://ntvplus.ca/pages/webcam-stphilips-bellisland ¦
¦ William...
Wayne talks about the solitude that both he and his home province experience, and what it tells you about both of them (us) —
SOURCES
¦ “Corner Brook,” Wikipedia, 2025, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corner_Brook ¦
¦ “St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador,” Wikipedia, 2025, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._John%27s,_Newfoundland_and_Labrador ¦
¦ Statistics Canada, 1971 Census of Canada: Population, 1973, https://publicatio...
Alicia and I talk about quirky names, names with interesting origins, and names that are not pronounced like they're spelled
SOURCES
“Browse Images by Location,” Heritage Newfoundland & Labrador, 2025, https://www.heritage.nf.ca/image-browser/location
Ainsley Hawthorn, “From Dildo to Witless Bay: Where Did N.L. Get Its Unusual Place Names?,” Academia.edu, 2019, https://www.academia.edu/40234482/From_Dildo_to_Witless_Bay_Where...
Food, the ocean, puffins, and more food
A mixed experience of good and bad on a lovely day at Cape Spear
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