CHMR-FM Weekly Schedule (Spring/Summer 2019 semester)
Thursday
8:00 - 9:00 - TBA
9:00 - 9:30 - Nasha Kasha - In Slavic and Jewish cuisine kasha is any grain boiled in water or milk. Like Canadian life, it's warm, nourishing and at times, just a little bit messy. Nasha Kasha is commercial-free radio about Ukrainian roots, mostly in Canada's smaller cities and towns. Reporter/host Steve Andrusiak travels to package full-edition documentaries and interviews about ordinary lives lived remarkably. The programs are mostly in the English language with some Ukrainian, including music that informs the topics. All Ukrainian segments are made understandable for the enjoyment of the widest possible listenership, because the topics are meant to inform and entertain everyone.
9:30 - 10:00 - The Write Project (rebroadcast of Monday night episode)
10:00 - 11:00 - Science for the People - a long-format interview show that explores the connections between science, popular culture, history, and public policy, to help listeners understand the evidence and arguments behind what's in the news and on the shelves. Every week, our hosts sit down with science researchers, writers, authors, journalists, and experts to discuss science from the past, the science that affects our lives today, and how science might change our future.
11:00 - 12:00 - Democracy Now! - Democracy Now! is a national, daily, independent, award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez.
12:00 - 13:00 - Mid-day Report - CHMR-FM's locally produced newscast featuring Atlantic, National, International News with sports and weather.
13:00 - 13:30 - (Shows alternate weekly)
- The Med Thread - From opium poppies to sleeping pills, from sucking to infusing, from insomnia, anemia, auto immune diseases and beyond - we discuss the threads that led to current trends and research in medication therapy. Listen to The Med Thread monthly, as we sew a patchwork quilt with squares of history, mythology, research, sciences and technological advances. The show is produced at CHMR studios in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador by Mike Chong and Dr. Cathy Balsom of the School of Pharmacy's Medication Therapy Services (MTS) Clinic at Memorial University of Newfoundland.
- Get Schooled: The Grad Student Podcast - This program showcases the innovative and fascinating research being undertaken by graduate students at Memorial University, along with tips for surviving and thriving as a graduate student and early career academic! Hosted by Natalie Dignam.
- The Med Thread - From opium poppies to sleeping pills, from sucking to infusing, from insomnia, anemia, auto immune diseases and beyond - we discuss the threads that led to current trends and research in medication therapy. Listen to The Med Thread monthly, as we sew a patchwork quilt with squares of history, mythology, research, sciences and technological advances. The show is produced at CHMR studios in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador by Mike Chong and Dr. Cathy Balsom of the School of Pharmacy's Medication Therapy Services (MTS) Clinic at Memorial University of Newfoundland.
- Get Schooled: The Grad Student Podcast - This program showcases the innovative and fascinating research being undertaken by graduate students at Memorial University, along with tips for surviving and thriving as a graduate student and early career academic! Hosted by Natalie Dignam.
13:30 - 14:00 - Fit to Eat: The NL Farm and Food Show - with host Ivan Emke. This weekly 30-minute show is a chance to talk with farmers, food producers, chefs, consumers, thinkers, gardeners, hunters, processors and many others about our relationship with food. The show focusses on the situation in Newfoundland and Labrador, but there are a number of interviews over the season with farmers and food producers from Iceland as well, for comparison.
14:00 - 16:00 - Mixed Bag
16:00 - 16:30 - Mi'kmaq Matters - News, views and interviews about the Mi'kmaq people and the Qalipu First Nation, produced by Glenn Wheeler
16:30 - 17:00 - Making Contact - An award-winning program produced by the International Media Project that analyses critical social and environmental issues and showcases grassroots solutions in order to inform and inspire audiences to action.
17:00 - 18:00 - Uncle Dirt - UNCLE DIRT is a weekly radio programme and podcast about gardens, gardening and food security. The show will focus on a different and interesting aspect of growing food, storing food, saving seeds and herbs, and general issues of food supply and food security. Each episode has a talk by the host - gardener and seedsman Dan Rubin of Perfectly Perennial Herbs and Seeds - an interview with a person deeply involved in gardening, food production or food security, plus a selection of Food Notes supplied by Dr. Ivan Emke of Memorial University. Tune in and learn more about how our lives are intertwined with the lives of plants!
18:00 - 18:30 - Living Heritage - Hosted by Dale Jarvis, Living Heritage is a podcast about people who are engaged in the heritage and culture sector, those who keep heritage alive at the community level.
18:30 - 19:00 - Food Sleuth Radio - A radio show that helps you in navigating our complex food system, featuring interviews with national experts in food, health and agriculture.
19:00 - 20:00 - Annii Gets Healthy - After losing half her body weight, Annii K discusses - amid some great tunes - the things that changed her life and inspired her to learn more about health and wellness.
20:00 - 21:00 - Radio RIAC
21:00 - 00:00 - Mixed Bag