Thousands of people wrote to Joey Smallwood with questions, needs (and even insults) around the time Newfoundland and Labrador joined Canada in 1949. 76 years later the letters live on, and actually have a lot to say to our world in 2026. Tour the archives and hear these letters come to life in this episode, that features the book Dear Mr. Smallwood: Confederation in the Words of Those Who Lived it.

The Titan submersible implosion grabbed the world's attention in 2023. Away from the headlines, the family of two of its victims found solace with the St. John's Muslim community, and ended up making a generous, and much needed, gift. That's all in The Best of Planners, a documentary from Caroline Hillier. This story first aired in June 2025.

"My biggest fear is not protest, it's not anger, it's not division - it's apathy." So starts Randy Boyagoda's thoughts on finding common ground to talk to each other in deeply partisan times. Hint: it involves putting aside the smartphone and getting curious about others lives. A talk for everyone wondering where we go from here, and how.

Randy is a writer, thinker and advisor for civil discourse at the University of Toronto. This talk was recorded live at the Halifax Central Library, with the CBC's Adam Walsh, as part of the Hear Me Out conversation series, and first aired on Atlantic Voice in March 2024.