CHMR-FM Weekly Schedule (Fall 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 - Bookwaves - A radio program about books, featuring stimulating conversations with the world's leading authors.
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 - The Colleen Power Hour - Join CHMR News Director Colleen Power for one hour of arts, entertainment, current affairs and campus and community events. Every Friday at Noon. Wanna be a guest? Email chmrnewsdirector@gmail.com.
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 - The Academic & the Activist
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 - Indonesian Music and Culture Show - with host Zay Nova. The incomparable Zay Nova explores the music and culture of Indonesia
20:00 - 21:00 - Radio RIAC
21:00 - 23:00 - Can-Rock - Two hours of French-Canadian music! L’autoroute musicale de la francophonie canadienne. Voilà la voie que vous invite à explorer d’une semaine à l’autre l’animateur Marc Lalonde. Parcourez avec lui le pays d’est en ouest à la découverte de la chanson d’expression française. Deux heures de purs délices musicaux.