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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

The story of the first Newfoundland combat pilots of World War 1.

Perfect for fans of the musical Come From Away! When 38 jetliners bound for the United States were forced to land at Gander International Airport in Canada by the closing of U.S. airspace on September 11, the population of this small town on Newfoundland Island swelled from 10,300 to nearly 17...

‘Based on meticulous research in original sources … Goodman illustrates vividly how adept [Banks] was … Shining a light on individuals whose achievements are relatively uncelebrated’ Jenny Uglow, New York Review of Books A bold new history of how botany and global plant collecting –...

Following the fantastic success of his bestselling memoir, Where I Belong, Great Big Sea front man Alan Doyle returns with a hilarious, heartwarming account of leaving Newfoundland and discovering Canada for the first time. Armed with the same personable, candid style found in his first book...

We tell all kinds of stories from Newfoundland, Canada but the ‘strange and unusual’ is our sweet-spot. You’ll hear true-life accounts of death-defying courage, tales of horrible sea monsters and stories of murderous mummers. Alongside the history and folklore, we chat with modern-day storytellers who stop by to talk about their work. It’s a bit like ‘Ripley’s Believe It or Not’ meets ‘Entertainment Tonight.’ Strange bedfellows? Definitely. It’s fun though. So, spend some time with us unravelling ‘the yarns that knit ya'.

Paranormal NL (PNL) Podcast with host Jen Noseworthy believes in Supporting Local NL (Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada) culture, people, places, and things: to promote international Paranormal-Tourism; and global Paranormal-Networking. Thank-you to all of the PNL Podcast Alumni-Network guests from season One 2023, Season Two 2024, Season Three 2025, and our PNL Podcast fans. If you'd like to be a guest on the show Email paranormal.nl.podcast@gmail.com. After your episode, you’ll become part of the Paranormal NL Podcast Alumni-Network. (You always have the option to share your podcast stories ...

“DOWN TO SALLY’S COVE” is a collection of stories about Newfoundland and Labrador by Ella Manuel (1911-1985) and read by me, Antony Berger. I’m the editor of my mother’s writings about the history and rich culture of the places she lived, and the people she knew and loved. New episodes will be uploaded every week until mid-January 2021. In 1945, after years in England and the USA, Ella returned to Newfoundland to live, a single mother with two small boys. Using her maiden name, she began to write for newspapers and magazines and to read for radio stories about the places and people ...