Explore every episode of the podcast Newfoundland Boy

Newfies like their own kind of steak ▬ 

Sources: 

→ Coles, Terri. “Why Newfoundland Is Obsessed with Bologna.” MyRecipes, February 13, 2018, https://www.myrecipes.com/extracrispy/why-newfoundland-is-obsessed-with-bologna. ||

→ Nolan, Dick. “Piece of Bologna.” The Best of Dick Nolan. 1975. YouTube, September 24, 2015, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8k2bgRLF8lc.  ||

→ Phillips, Kevin. The Bologna Cookbook. Flanker Press, 2014.  ||

→ Smellie, Sarah. “Beautiful Bologna: N.L. Restaurant Making Artisanal Version of Beloved Meat Stick.” The Canadian Press, January 10, 2021. ||

→ Red Island. In Pursuit of the Wild Bologna. Clode Sound, 1978. ||▬ 

There is not just “one” Newfoundland English. There are many variations in vocabulary and pronunciation and grammar across the province. But some things are very common. ▬ 

Sources: 

→ The Dialect Atlas of Newfoundland and Labrador. Memorial University. 2012.  https://dialectatlas.mun.ca/. ||

→ Dictionary of Newfoundland English. 2nd ed. with supp., edited by G. M. Story, W. J. Kirwin, and J. D. A Widdowson, 1990. https://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/. ||

→ “NL Sayings Bars.” Newfoundland Chocolate Company, 2024, https://www.newfoundlandchocolatecompany.com/collections/newfoundland-sayings-bars. || ▬ 

SHOW NOTES ▬ 

Is home the place where you were born, the place where you’ve lived your life, a place that you love, or a place you never really find? ▬ 

Sources: 

→ “ Government Unveils New Provincial Licence Plate for Come Home Year,” VOCM 16 Nov. 2021, https://vocm.com/2021/11/16/government-unveils-new-provincial-licence-plate-for-come-home-year/ 

→ Samuel Johnson, The Rambler, number 6, 7 Apr. 1750, Eighteenth Century Collections Online, pp. 46–47, University of Michigan Digital Collections, http://name.umdl.umich.edu/004772607.0001.001 

 → “Tomorrow Land,” Mad Men, created by Matthew Weiner, season 4, episode 13, Lionsgate Television, 17 Oct. 2010. ▬ 

My interview with Marjorie Doyle, author of Mary Foley, Mary Doyle (Boulder Books, 2024) ▬ 

Sources: 

○ Marjorie Doyle’s site: https://www.marjoriedoyle.ca/ 

○ Boulder Books: https://boulderbooks.ca/product/mary-foley-mary-doyle/ 

○ Amazon.ca:  https://www.amazon.ca/Mary-Foley-Doyle-Unravelling-mothers/dp/1989417914/▬ 

Degrees of good and bad service exist everywhere, but in St. John’s at least, they seem to be extreme ▬ 

My interview with Nicole Penney, Assistant Archivist at MUNFLA, Memorial University’s Folklore and Language Archive ▬ 

Sources: 

○ Memorial University, MUNFLA,  https://www.mun.ca/munfla/ 

○ Painting of W.J. Kirwin, one of the editors of the Dictionary of Newfoundland English, located at the Folklore and Language Archive, St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pZaFYY8MQ46hB_IeRKlYE4Kv36QC-D7k/view?usp=sharing ▬ 

Newfoundland English, a puzzling complaint for a Zimbabwean doctor to hear, and my own experience with health care in St. John’s ▬ 

Sources: 

○ Canadian Medical Association, How Is Health Care Funded in Canada?, https://www.cma.ca/how-health-care-funded-canada 

○ CBC Radio, “Dr. Mohamed-Iqbal Ravalia’s Journey from Zimbabwe to Newfoundland to the Canadian Senate,” The Sunday Magazine, June 15, 2018, https://www.cbc.ca/radio/sunday/the-sunday-edition-june-17-2018-1.4692469/dr-mohamed-iqbal-ravalia-s-journey-from-zimbabwe-to-newfoundland-to-the-canadian-senate-1.4707848 

○ CBC Radio, “My Own Private Twillingate,” The Sunday Edition, https://www.cbc.ca/nl/features/privatetwillingate/ 

○ “Is ‘Dicky Bird’ a Newfoundland Thing?,” Reddit, 2022, https://www.reddit.com/r/newfoundland/comments/ukn276/comment/i7ra458/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button 

○ Newfoundland and Labrador Tourism, Welcome to Twillingate, https://www.newfoundlandlabrador.com/destinations/twillingate 

○ “Twillingate Islands,” Wikipedia, August 23, 2023, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twillingate_Islands  

○ “Twillingate,” Wikipedia, April 24, 2024, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twillingate 

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I celebrate Mothers Day in person with my mother ▬ 

Sources ▬ 

○ Mike Ellis, Newfoundland Slanguage: A Fun Visual Guide to Newfoundland Terms and Phrases, Gibbs Smith, 2019 ▬ 

○ “molasses,” Dictionary of Newfoundland English, edited by G.M. Story, W.J. Kirwin, and J.D.A. Widdowson, 2nd edition with supplement, 1990, https://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/#2921 

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Is St. John’s the oldest city in North America? ▬ 

Sources ▬ 

○ Joan Rusted. St. John’s: A Brief History. Breakwater Books, 2011 

○ Newfoundland and Labrador Tourism, Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada, https://www.newfoundlandlabrador.com/ 

○ “List of Oldest Continuously Inhabited Cities,” Wikipedia, May 15, 2024, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_oldest_continuously_inhabited_cities 

Some notes about driving across Newfoundland ▬ 

Sarcastic greeting cards and good people ▬ 

Sources ▬ 

○ Photos of a restaurant, greeting cards, and a dress, https://photos.app.goo.gl/KkXdgY4he9sTwA2U8

○ Oxford Dictionary of English, 3rd edition, 2015, https://doi.org/10.1093/acref/9780199571123.001.0001

○ “Tilt Cove,” Wikipedia, February 20, 2024, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tilt_Cove

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How I became calm ▬ 

Source ▬ 

○  Georgios Kakarinos and Theodoros Koutsomitros, “Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy (ISTDP),” July 7, 2019, in EFPT Psychotherapy Guidebook, https://epg.pubpub.org/pub/istdp/release/5 

SHOW NOTES ▬

I take a day trip to a community with my last name, but a name that’s not the name of a saint: St. Jones Within ▬ 

Sources: 

→ Blue Star Juniper. “St. Jones Within.” YouTube, Apr. 26, 2023, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkQ8bosW5Ik. ||

→ Chris Anderson. “St. Jones Within.” YouTube, Deb. 11, 2021, https://youtu.be/t0LGLHGw9bM?si=HseRQMxJgg35LCb9. ||

→ Juanita Mercer. “Rural Reality: Finding Serenity—and Change—in the Small N.L. Community of St. Jones Within.” Saltwire, July 17, 2024, https://www.saltwire.com/atlantic-canada/lifestyles/rural-reality-finding-serenity-and-change-in-the-small-nl-community-of-st-jones-within-100980117/. ||

→ “Saints & Angels.” Catholic Online, https://www.catholic.org/saints/. ||

→ South West Arm Historical Society. “St. Jones Within.” South West Arm Historical Society,  https://swahsociety.com/communities/histories/st-jones-within. ||

→ “St. Jones Within.” Decks Awash, vol. 15, no. 6, Nov.–Dec. 1986, p. 7, https://collections.mun.ca/digital/collection/cns_decks/id/5022. 

→ “St. Jones Within, Newfoundland.” Facebook,  https://www.facebook.com/groups/5390826529/. ||

→ Statistics Canada. Census Profile, 2016 Census: Hillview-Adeytown-Hatchet Cove-St. Jones Within. Updated July 12, 2024. https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=DPL&Code1=100374&Geo2=PR&Code2=10&SearchText=Hillview-Adeytown-Hatchet%20Cove-St.%20Jones%20Within&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&GeoLevel=PR&GeoCode=100374&TABID=1&type=0. ||

→ Wayne Jones, Photos of St. Jones Within, August 17, 2024, Google Photos, https://photos.app.goo.gl/tCgXVh3MRKJaNnJ49. ||

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I haven’t been from Newfoundland in a very long while ▬ 

Sources ▬ 

○ “List of municipalities in Newfoundland and Labrador,” Wikipedia, November 1, 2023, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ List_of_municipalities_in_Newfoundland_and_Labrador

○ Newfoundland and Labrador, Department of Immigration, Population Growth and Skills, St. John’s Population and Labour Market Overview Census Metropolitan Area (CMA), February 2023, https://www.gov.nl.ca/labourmarketinformation/files/Census-2021-Profile-St.-Johns-CMA.pdf

○ Newfoundland and Labrador Statistics Agency, St. John’s Census Metropolitan Area, 2016, https://www.stats.gov.nl.ca/Maps/pdfs/StJohnsCMA.pdf

○ Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population: Profile Table, Newfoundland and Labrador, February 1, 2023, https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&SearchText=Newfoundland%20and%20Labrador&DGUIDlist=2021A000210&GENDERlist=1,2,3&STATISTIClist=1,4&HEADERlist=0 ▬ 

▬ A bit about me, a bit about Newfoundland and this podcast, and a story about my mother’s and my adventure at a skeety donut shop ▬ 

Sources ▬ 

○ “Skeet (Newfoundland),” Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skeet_(Newfoundland) 

○ Dictionary of Newfoundland English, edited by  G.M. Story, W.J. Kirwin, and J.D. A. Widdowson, 2nd ed. with supplement, https://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/ 

○  A Dictionary of Canadianisms on Historical Principles, 2nd edition, editor-in-chief, Stefan Dollinger, http://apps.plotandscatter.com:8080/dchp2/ 

▬ My guest is Josh Menchions, who’s a standup comedian and also runs the open mic called Last Minute Comedy at the Peter Easton Pub every Wednesday night. ▬

▬ Josh Menchions ▬

https://joshmenchions.ca |

https://campsite.bio/joshmenchions

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▬ STAND-UP NEWFOUNDLAND ▬ 

https://standupnfld.ca/ | 

https://www.instagram.com/standup_nfld/ | 

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100094050367607 | 

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▬ OPEN MICS ▬ 

▬ Last Minute Comedy ▬ 

https://lastminutecomedy.ca/ | 

https://www.instagram.com/lastminutecomedy_/ | 

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100094085761312 | 

▬ Fogged Up Comedy ▬

https://www.instagram.com/foggedupcomedy/ | 

https://www.facebook.com/FoggedUpComedy | 

▬ NewFunny Crowd ▬

https://www.instagram.com/newfunnycrowd/ | 

https://www.facebook.com/NewFunnyCrowd | 

▬ Two Idiots Comedy ▬

https://www.instagram.com/twoidiotscomedy/ | 

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100092277514540 | 

▬ Downtown Comedy ▬

https://www.instagram.com/downtowncomedynl/ | 

https://www.facebook.com/Downtowncomedynl | 

I interview a scholar about the Republic of Newfoundland. I slso spent a great deal of time trying to convince the person who runs the Republic of Newfoundland Instagram page to be a guest on the show as well, to tell listeners about his perspective on what he calls “the movement.” You can see the show notes for the detail—screenshots of my Instagram DM chat with him. He started off cooperative, then refused, then threatened me, and ultimately blocked me from his Instagram page. I did conduct, however, an interview with a scholar of Newfoundland studies, diaspora, and globalization.  ▬ 

Sources:

 ▬ → PDF's of emails received and sent after this episode was published: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/10yTKMGfaE1QtYof7MGDBGMVwtppk2XuE?usp=sharing

▬ → Screenshots from my Instagram chat before this episode was published:  https://photos.app.goo.gl/A1Qbo1nuaRgLsbnV9

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▬ → Republic of Newfoundland Instagram page:  https://www.instagram.com/republicofnewfoundland/▬ 

The source of my minimalistic tendencies in both my domestic space and my personal relationships ▬ 

Sources: 

 → Jordan B. Peterson [DrJordanBPetersonClips]. “Say the truth and nothing else.” YouTube, July 11, 2023, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_so2g0sH3vY&ab_channel=JordanBPetersonClips 

→ Wayne Jones. Less and Less: Personal Minimalism. 2013. William & Park, 2023.  https://williamapark.com/index.php/less-and-less-personal-minimalism/▬ 

My day trip to Dildo, Newfoundland ▬ 

Sources: 

 → Jarvis, Dale. Place Names of Newfoundland and Labrador. Flanker Press, 2022. 

 → My Photos: https://photos.app.goo.gl/YBfcufrFBdYX1jbRA ▬ 

Newfie jokes from my childhood and the book I am working on ▬ 

Sources: 

 → Folklore and Language Archive, Memorial University, https://www.mun.ca/munfla/ ▬ 

The St. John’s Diocese of the Catholic Church has to pay over $100 million to settle sexual abuse claims at an orphanage ▬ 

Sources: 

 → John Gushue and Terry Roberts, “$104M awarded to sexual abuse victims of Mount Cashel and N.L. priests,” CBC News, July 5, 2024, https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/church-mount-cashel-settlement-1.7255755

→ “List of wealthiest religious organizations,” Wikipedia, updated July 5, 2024, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_wealthiest_religious_organizations

 → Newfoundland and Labrador Statistics Agency, “Population by Religion and Gender, Newfoundland and Labrador, St. John’s (CMA), 2021 Census,” 2021, https://www.stats.gov.nl.ca/Statistics/Topics/census2021/PDF/REL_Religion_NL_2021.pdf

→ Newfoundland Boy, “NLBoy - Episode 14 - Photo from Signal Hill,” Google Photos: Wayne Jones, https://photos.app.goo.gl/xawTi9R18HYNA1YKA

 → Rosie Mullaley, “Clients relieved after courts order $100-million payout for abuse by Catholic clergy, lawyer says,” NTV News, July 7, 2024,    https://ntv.ca/clients-relieved-after-courts-order-100-million-payout-for-abuse-by-catholic-clergy-lawyer-says/

→ “A society, not a monolith: what the Catholic Church is, and is not,” The Pillar, February 4, 2021, https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/a-society-not-a-monolith-what-the

→ “The Vatican’s wealth: a closer look,” Medium, September 21, 2023, https://medium.com/@contactjosey/the-vaticans-wealth-a-closer-look-22e12dc7bc7d ▬ 

My interview with Nadine Baldow, a Berlin-based artist whose show Alive Matter runs in St. John’s, Newfoundland, from May 24 to July 6 ▬ 

Sources: 

 → I visit the exhibition: https://www.instagram.com/p/C8t4qmXugYl/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== 

 → Eastern Edge Artist-Run Centre, “Nadine Baldow: Alive Matter,”  https://easternedge.ca/nadine-baldow-alive-matter/ 

 → Nadine Baldow’s website: https://www.nadinebaldow.com/ ▬ 

Newfoundland is actually Newfoundland and Labrador. Sort of. ▬ 

Sources: 

→ Canada Gazette, Part II, December 6, 2001, https://canadagazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2001/2001-12-06-x1/pdf/g2-135x6.pdf.||

→ “List of Administrative Divisions by Country,” Wikipedia, August 25, 2024,  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_administrative_divisions_by_country. ||

→ Newfoundland and Labrador Tourism, Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada, https://www.newfoundlandlabrador.com/. ||

→ Newfoundland & Labrador Tourism, TV Ads, High Quality, Newfoundland and Labrador, January 15, 2024, https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLE1BB7A8A2F97332B. ||

→ “What Countries Have States in 2024?,” World Population Review, 2024, https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/what-countries-have-states. || ▬ 

SHOW NOTES ▬

I’m changing partly because I am trying to tell the truth all the time ▬ 

Source

→ Jordan B. Peterson. 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote for Chaos. Random House Canada, 2018. || ▬

An excerpt from my novel The Killing Type ▬ 

Source: 

→ Wayne Jones, The Killing Type. 2015. William & Park, 2023, https://williamapark.com/index.php/the-killing-type/. || 

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Accent on the first or last syllable; never the middle; and no mumbling ▬ 

Sources: 

→ The Canadian Oxford Dictionary, 2nd ed., 2005, https://www.oxfordreference.com/display/10.1093/acref/9780195418163.001.0001/acref-9780195418163. || 

→ Davy Holden [@davyholden]. “How to Pronounce ‘NEWFOUNDLAND’ for Dummys,” TikTok, March 8, 2023, https://www.tiktok.com/@davyholden/video/7208255890695212293?lang=en. ||

→ Introduction. Dictionary of Newfoundland English, edited by G.M. Story, W.J. Kirwin, and J.D.A. Widdowson, 2nd ed with suppl., 1982, https://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/introduction-page-four.php. ||

→ “newfoundland, n.” Dictionary of Newfoundland English, edited by G.M. Story, W.J. Kirwin, and J.D.A. Widdowson, 2nd ed with suppl., 1982, https://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/#3057. ||

→ “Newfoundland, noun.” Merriam-Webster Unabridged, 2024, https://unabridged.merriam-webster.com/unabridged/newfoundland. ||

→ “Newfoundland, noun.” OED: Oxford English Dictionary, 2024, https://www.oed.com/dictionary/newfoundland_n?tab=pronunciation#34723601. ||

→ Vocab Today. “How to Pronounce Newfoundland,” YouTube, Sept. 27, 2020, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrdNJah3A1c.||▬

Wayne talks about the subjectivity of film and the common habit of not distinguishing the world of the of the movie from the real world

> Wayne's movie list:

https://www.waynejones.ca/movies/movies/

Wayne talks about the one-year anniversary of his move from Ottawa to St. John’s ▬ 

Wayne reads three of his works of short fiction ▬ 

Source

→ Wayne Jones, "Short Fiction," https://www.waynejones.ca/writing/short-fiction/ ||  ▬ 

Wayne Jones talks to St. John's artist Emilee Hickey about her painting ▬

LINKS
Wicked Winds Art Studio (Instagram), https://www.instagram.com/wickedwindsartstudio ▬

Wicked Winds Art Studio (Facebook), https://www.facebook.com/people/Wicked-Winds-Art-Studio/61550806900534/?mibextid=LQQJ4d ▬

PAINTING
From the Heart, painting by Emilee Hickey, https://photos.app.goo.gl/h2Tjx7rQTZPLzrnd6 ▬

Seniors still hope for love after the experience of never having had it or of losing it  ▬ 

Sources

→ Boswell, James. The Life of Samuel Johnson, edited David Womersley. London: Penguin Random House, 2008. ||

→ Jones, Wayne. My Sam Johnson: A Biography for General Readers. William & Park, 2023. || ▬ 

I'm not attached to any one place, but I am attached to my friends

Wayne says a brief goodbye in this final episode of the podcast ▬ 

Source

→ Wayne Jones’s website, WayneJones.ca || 

A commentary on foods both traditional and new in Newfoundland 

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Sources 

 ¦ Newfoundland Boy, hosted by Wayne Jones, episode 22, "Newfoundlanders and Bologna: A Love Story," September 3, 2024, https://newfoundlandboy.buzzsprout.com/2358060/episodes/15686708-newfoundlanders-and-bologna-a-love-story ¦ 

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The state of the Dictionary of Newfoundland English and other books about and including Newfie words 

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Sources

■ “About the OED,” Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford University Press, 2025, https://www.oed.com/information/about-the-oed |  

■ Sandra Clarke, Newfoundland and Labrador English, Edinburgh University Press, 2018 | 

■ Dictionary of Newfoundland English, 2nd edition with Supplement, edited by  G.M. Story, W.J. Kirwin and J.D.A. Widdowson, Heritage Newfoundland & Labrador, 1982, https://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/ |  

■ Mike Ellis, Newfoundland Slanguage: A Fun Visual Guide to Newfoundland Terms and Phrases, Gibbs Smith, 2019 | 

■ The Flanker Dictionary of Newfoundland English, edited by Garry Cranford, Flanker Press, 2018 | 

■ Memorial University, Digital Archives Initiative, Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Slip Forms, “skeet,” https://collections.mun.ca/digital/collection/elrcdne/id/49823/rec/7 | 

■ Nellie P. Strowbridge, The Newfoundland Tongue, Flanker Press, 2008 | 

SHOW NOTES

I unknowingly happen to rent an Airbnb place in the heart of Pentecostal Newfoundland.

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Sources

›››  “Bible Belt,” Wikipedia, June 11, 2025, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bible_Belt ››› | 

››› Drew Brown, “Newfoundland Needs to Chill the Fuck Out,” Vice, May 16, 2018, https://www.heritage.nf.ca/articles/society/salvation-army.php ››› | 

››› Patrick Butler, “The Hidden Abortions of Newfoundland’s ‘Bible Belt,’” CBC News, October 20, 2023, https://www.cbc.ca/newsinteractives/features/mobile-abortion-clinic-newfoundland-bible-belt ››› | 

››› Get REAL, “About Us,” The Get Real Movement, https://www.thegetrealmovement.com/aboutus ››› | 

››› “Lewisporte,” Wikipedia, March 19, 2025, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewisporte ››› | 

››› Liza Piper, “The Salvation Army,” Heritage Newfoundland & Labrador, 2000, https://www.heritage.nf.ca/articles/society/salvation-army.php ››› |

››› Hans Rollman, “Religion in Newfoundland and Labrador,” Heritage Newfoundland & Labrador, October 2016, https://www.heritage.nf.ca/articles/society/religion.php ››› | 

››› Statistics Canada, Distribution (in Percentage) of Religious Groups, Newfoundland and Labrador, 2011 and 2021, December 16, 2022, https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/as-sa/fogs-spg/alternative.cfm?topic=10&lang=E&dguid=2021A000210&objectId=2 ››› | 

››› Statistics Canada, Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population Newfoundland and Labrador, Province, December 16, 2022,  https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/as-sa/fogs-spg/page.cfm?topic=10&lang=E&dguid=2021A000210 ››› | 

››› Statistics Canada, Distribution (in Percentage) of Religious Groups, Canada, 2011 and 2021, December 16, 2022, https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/as-sa/fogs-spg/alternative.cfm?topic=10&lang=e&dguid=2021A000011124&objectId=2 ››› | 

A friend and I discover the military past and the industrial past on Placentia Bay |

Sources

› “Argentia,” Wikipedia, updated September 3, 2024, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentia. | 

› Boskalis, “Equipment Sheet: Triumph: Semi-Submersible Heavy Transport Vessel,” Boskalis.com, https://boskalis.com/media/3p4noap4/triumph.pdf (viewed June 24, 2025). | 

› Dale Jarvis, Place Names of Newfoundland and Labrador, Flanker Press, 2022. | 

› Alan Rayburn, Dictionary of Canadian Place Names, Oxford, 1997. |

› Statistics Canada, 2021 Census of Population: Census Profile: Newfoundland and Labrador, modified August 2, 2024, https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/search-recherche/lst/results-resultats.cfm?Lang=E&GEOCODE=10#resgeo. | 

 › Troy Turner, “Residents of ‘Canada's Smallest Town’ Are Moving Out,” CBC News, May 19, 2025, https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/residents-of-canada-s-smallest-town-are-moving-out-1.7537408. | 

› Wayne Jones, Photos of Placentia and Argentia, https://photos.app.goo.gl/RAPjejY7Cb4mL2BH6 | 

I return after a seven-month hiatus to weekly podcast episodes every Saturday.

Subscribe wherever you get podcasts or list here: https://newfoundlandboy.buzzsprout.com/

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,  Flanker Press, 2018 ◘ 

◘ Kurt Kohlstedt, “Doors to Nowhere: Elevated Front Entries in Newfoundland Raise Questions,” 99% Invisible, April 4, 2021, https://99percentinvisible.org/article/doors-to-nowhere-elevated-front-entries-in-newfoundland-raise-questions/ ◘ 

◘ Nora Reid, “Report on 28 - 30 Young Street, Welland: ‘The Morwood House,”  Welland Local Architectural Conservation Advisory Committee, January 1, 1990, https://www.welland.ca/Heritage/reports/MorwoodHouse.pdf ◘  

◘ “Roamin’ Round,” The Western Star, May 22, 1970, page 4, https://dai.mun.ca/PDFs/westernstar/WesternStar19700523.pdf ◘ 

◘ “Roamin’ Round,” The Western Star, September 9, 1972, page 4, https://collections.mun.ca/digital/collection/westernstar/id/117152/rec/2 ◘  

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SHOW NOTES 

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 Providers, 2019, 2020, https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/82-625-x/2020001/article/00004-eng.htm ||||| ___

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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 James Reid, “A History of Kelly’s Island and Little Bell Island, Conception Bay, Newfoundland,” 1973, History Paper, Memorial University, https://catalogue.nlpl.ca/client/en_US/default/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:89256/one?qu=Little+Bell+Island+%28Nfld.%29+--+History.&te=ILS [not seen] ¦ 

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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://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2017/statcan/CS92-708-1971.pdf ¦ 

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_did_N_L_get_its_unusual_place_names

Jennifer Leigh Hill, Uncovering the Origins of 1,001 Unique Place Names in Newfoundland and Labrador, 2021

Dale Jarvis, Place Names of Newfoundland and Labrador, Flanker Press, 2022

Newfoundland and Labrador Ruralroutes, 2025,  https://nl.ruralroutes.com/index.cfm

Statistics Canada, “Census Profile, 2016 Census: Newfoundland and Labrador,”  https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/search-recherche/lst/results-resultats.cfm?Lang=E&GeoCode=10&Letter=A&TABID=1&G=1&Geo1=&Code1=&Geo2=&Code2=&type=0

“Towns in Newfoundland and Labrador, Wikipedia, 2019, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Towns_in_Newfoundland_and_Labrador

“What’s in a Name?,” Downhome, 2022, https://downhomelife.com/whats-in-a-name/

Food, the ocean, puffins, and more food

A mixed experience of good and bad on a lovely day at Cape Spear

Traditional Newfoundland cod and seafood preparations.

Thanks to my friends Gwen and Chris for their help with the cod section.

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Sources 

 ¦ “Seal Meat,” Wikipedia, last edited February 21, 2025,  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seal_meat ¦ 

 ¦ “Flipper Pie,” Dictionary of Canadianisms on Historical Principles, 3rd edition, https://dchp.arts.ubc.ca/entries/flipper%20pie¦ 

 ¦ “Capelin,” Wikipedia, last edited May 23, 2025, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capelin ¦ 

— SHOW NOTES —

◘ 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, Condominium Act, 2009, SNL2009 CHAPTER C-29.1, December 22, 2009, amended 2022, https://assembly.nl.ca/legislation/sr/statutes/c29-1.htm ◘

◘ Statistics Canada, “A Place to Call Home,” The Daily, November 21, 2022,  https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/220921/g-b002-eng.htm ◘

—SHOW NOTES—

◘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 arts community. He's been doing stand-up since 2018 and just last year founded the website Standup Comedy NL, an initiative to organize and expand Newfoundland's comedy scene, making it easier for audiences to find shows and for comedians to connect with their community. He is the host of Last Minute Comedy, held at the Peter Easton Pub. ◘

◘ In addition to his work in comedy, Josh is committed to advancing accessibility. He founded Accessible NL in 2018 to support inclusive community spaces and foster partnerships with local businesses to improve accessibility. He also contributes to the Canadian Association of Stand-up, Sketch & Improv Comedians. His ability to connect through humour, advocacy, and community-building continues to inspire inclusive change across Newfoundland and beyond. ◘

◘ Ed Woodruff is the host and producer of Spirit of Comedy, at the Spirit pub, St. John's only open mic comedy show wheree you can sign up on the spot to perform a set. He has been performing stand-up comedy for over a year, and is an engaged member of the city's stand-up community. His humour tends towards jokes about confusion around sexual orientation, and equal confusion around a young man working in an industry dominated by older men. The best way to find him and hear his materials is to come out and see for yourself at one of the many open mics in and around St. John's. ◘

—SHOW NOTES—

◘ 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 American Culture 27, issue 1 (2004): 86–98. ◘ 

◘ Bruner, Edward M., and Jane Paige Kelso. “Gender Differences in Graffiti. A Semiotic Perspective.” Women’s Studies International Quarterly 3, issues 2–3, (1980): 239–52. ◘ 

◘ Callanan, Ted S. “Latrinalia: MUN Campus.” 1972. University essay, accession number 72-148. MUNFLA, Memorial University, St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada (record: https://capelin.library.mun.ca/v/folklore/3512). ◘ 

◘ Frampton, Tony. “Graffiti on the Bathroom Walls.” 1991. University essay, accession number 91-446. MUNFLA, Memorial University, St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada (record: https://capelin.library.mun.ca/v/folklore/4498). ◘ 

◘ Fraser, R. Glenn. “Graffiti: The Expressional Outlet.” 1980. University essay, accession number 80-186. MUNFLA, Memorial University, St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada (record: https://capelin.library.mun.ca/v/folklore/3065). ◘ 

◘ Halley, Morgiana P. “Women’s Latrinalia: A Diachronic Overview.” 1986. University essay, accession number 87-009. MUNFLA, Memorial University, St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada (record: https://capelin.library.mun.ca/v/folklore/1461). ◘

◘ Harris, Wesley. “Graffiti.” 1968. University essay, accession number 68-045. MUNFLA, Memorial University, St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada (record: https://capelin.library.mun.ca/v/folklore/377). ◘ 

◘ Kinsey, Alfred C. Sexual Behavior in the Human Female. W. B. Saunders, 1953. ◘

◘ Leong, Pamela. “American Graffiti: Deconstructing Gendered Communication Patterns in Bathroom Stalls.” Gender, Place & Culture 23, 3 (2016): 306–27. ◘

◘ MacNaughton, Janet. “Women’s Interactional Graffiti.” 1983. University essay, accession number 83-133. MUNFLA, Memorial University, St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada (record: https://capelin.library.mun.ca/v/folklore/8188). ◘ 

◘ Murphy, Clara. “Definition of a Nymphomaniac: Graffiti from Thompson Student Centre, Memorial University.” 1988. Survey card, accession number 88-372. MUNFLA, Memorial University, St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada (record: https://capelin.library.mun.ca/v/folklore/1853). ◘ 

◘ Smith, Brent. “Graffiti in the Male Bathrooms at Memorial University of Newfoundland.” 1991. University essay, accession number 91-403. MUNFLA, Memorial University, St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada (record: https://capelin.library.mun.ca/v/folklore/4335). ◘ 

◘ Trahan, Adam. “Research and Theory on Latrinalia.” In Routledge Handbook of Graffiti and Street Art, edited by Jeffrey Ian Ross. Routledge, 2016. ◘ 

—SHOW NOTES—

◘ Foods you can get and not get in Newfoundland: names and locations ◘