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Backstage at the Vinyl Cafe

Apostrophe Podcast Network

Backstage at the Vinyl Cafe welcomes listeners into the warm and comforting world of the Vinyl Cafe. Each episode features stories aboutCanada’s favourite fictional family: Dave, Morley and the kids, narrated by the late Stuart McLean and recorded live in concert.For the first time ever, long-time producer Jess Milton shares rare, behind-the-scenes stories from her 15 years touring, travelling, laughing, and recording with her close friend Stuart.This is a world that is rooted in kindness,

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37:20

Cakes Gone Wrong - The Birthday Cake & Arthur Takes...

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2025/09/26

“Surely Mary wouldn’t miss one of those little buttercream shrubs…”On this week’s episode of Backstage, two stories about cakes, those special occasion cakes that promise to be oh so good… That is, until Dave and co. get involved… Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Rodentia - Dave and the Mouse & Rat-a-tat-tat

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2025/09/19

“PPMS. Phantom peripheral mouse syndrome”Jess and Dave have something in common: rodent phobia!Jess shares how she got over hers. And in two hilarious Vinyl Cafe stories we’ll hear how Dave managed his. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Compromising Positions - The Bare Truth & Yoga Retreat

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2025/09/12

“Mary had never ever been downstairs with no clothes on. Never. Ever.”We’ve got some classic Dave and Mary Turlington adventures on this week’s episode – as they find themselves in some compromising positions!And Jess talks about how Stuarthoned his onstage craft over the years. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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37:48

September - School Days

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2025/09/05

“Every year on the first day of school, to the great amazement of the kids in kindergarten…Miss MacNeal would burp the alphabet from A to Z.”Welcome back to Backstage at the Vinyl Cafe! Our first episode is all about back to school. We’ve got a story about how Dave and Morley tried to recreate the magic of their own school days for Sam (spoiler: it didn’t work out quite as they hoped); an essay Stuart wrote for a young friend going back to school; plus a backstory from Jess about what Stuart was

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Season 6 - Starting September 5th

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2025/08/29

We hope you'll join us next Friday for Season 6 of Backstage at the Vinyl Cafe! We’ve got more Dave and Morley stories for you, more of Stuart McLean’s wonderful Vinyl Cafe essays and, of course, more behind the scenes stories from Jess Milton. Here's a taster of what's in store... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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We Regret to Inform You: Rejecting Monty Python

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2025/08/20

This week, more from our Apostrophe Podcast Network family! We think you will enjoy,"We Regret to Inform You: The Rejection Podcast."Sidney O’Reilly shares the stories of successful people who have encountered rejection in their careers – and triumphed nonetheless.For this episode, we enter the wacky world of Monty Python and hear how risky it was for the BBC and others to take a chance on these unconventional comics. So sit back, grab your coconutsand enjoy "Rejecting Monty Python." And for part 2

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REWIND WEDNESDAY: Bloopers

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2025/08/13

Something special for you for our first bonus episode. From one of my absolute favourite Vinyl Cafe radioshows, from 2011, this is Stuart and I in studio talking about bloopers! We laughed so hard recording this show. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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48:40

REWIND WEDNESDAY: Summertime – Mexican Climbing Mint...

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2025/08/06

“There is nothing like a neighbour throwing money about their garden to make you feel bad about yours.”It's summer all the way on this week’s episode. In our first story, Mary Turlington unwittingly trips off a chain of events that get heated under the summer sun.And in the second, Sam and Murphy have the summer of a lifetime in Big Narrows, Cape Breton. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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43:29

REWIND WEDNESDAY: Road Trip! – Cat in the Car

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2025/07/30

“Whenever the cat is around, things seem to go wrong.”This week, Dave discovers a stowaway on the family road trip, with hilarious consequences. And Jess shares two more of Stuart McLean’s Postcards from Canada: from St John’s, NFLD in the east and Powell River, B.C. in the west. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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45:09

The Beatlology Interviews: Actor Mark Hamill

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2025/07/23

Something a little different this week that we think you’ll enjoy. From our friends at the Apostrophe Podcast Network: Terry O’Reilly’s “The Beatlology Interviews”.You may not know that Stuart McLean was a huge Beatles fan (though really, aren’t we all?)And he collected Beatles memorabilia. Another huge fan and collector is Terry O'Reilly. In this episode of “The Beatlology Interviews” Terry talks to actor Mark Hamill about all things Beatles... and more. Mark Hamill not only owns collectibles, he

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46:06

REWIND WEDNESDAY: The Mistakes We Make – Petit Lac...

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2025/07/16

Bonjour,” he said. “Je m’appelle Dave.”Yup, sometimes things go wrong. It happens to the best of us. Especially on the Vinyl Cafe, as you’ll hear in Stuart McLean’s Dave and Morley stories Dog Pills and Petit Lac Noir. Also on this week’s episode, Jess shares a surprising and funny backstory about the inspiration behind Dave’s mistake in Dog Pills. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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53:39

REWIND WEDNESDAY: Summer – A Letter from Camp & The...

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2025/07/09

"This waterslide was the waterslide to end all waterslides”We are taking a break over the summer, so in honour of our final episode of Season 1 we’ve got two Vinyl Cafe stories for you about summer. If you listen carefully you’ll hear something unusual in the first, A Letter from Camp, when Stuart inserts a personal story from his own days at his beloved summer camp. And of course, we can’t talk about summer without including the hilarious fan favourite: The Waterslide. All this and more, including

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Bonus Episode: Meet Greg!

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2025/07/04

For this summer bonus episode, my conversation with long-time Vinyl Cafe and Backstage at the Vinyl Cafe recording engineer, Greg DeClute. Greg has some great stories to share about working with Stuart McLean for so many years. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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42:08

Summer Trips - Canoe Trip & The Summer Cottage

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2025/06/20

“There is nothing like a 20thwedding anniversary to drive home the point that you are no longer 20 years old”For our final episode of this season, two entertaining stories about summervacations. And Jess talks about the additional perspective going further afield can bring. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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52:02

Childhood - The One and Only Murphy Kruger & The...

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2025/06/13

“When are you supposed to let your children march off alone? When are you supposed to let them learn from their mistakes”On today’s episode, two stories about childhood. And Jess talks about how one of her own childhood dreams has recently come to fruition - with the making of the upcoming Vinyl Cafe: The Musical! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Summer Things - Dave and Morley, Dancing

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2025/06/06

“Dave said, you’re thinking about dancing, aren’t you?”We’re looking towards summer on today’s episode. We have a script Stuart wrote about a magical evening spent in pursuit of fireflies. And a story of summer evenings in Daveand Morley’s neighbourhood. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Toys - Rhoda’s Revenge & Planet Stuart

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2025/05/30

“When Dave was a boy, dolls terrified him”Something a little different on today’s episode: two stories about kids' toys -- the good, the bad and the ugly! One is a story about Dave's childhood, the other is a story by Stuart about his own childhood experience with toys. Plus a backstory from Jess about how that autobiographical story got its name. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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42:45

Out and About - Cousin Dorothy & Have Snake, Will Travel

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2025/05/23

“Murphy was terrified of snakes”Today’s episode features two stories that take place out and about, further afield. Dave’s Cousin Dorothy visits from England and has an exciting side adventure ontheir trip to Ottawa. And in the second story, Dave, Sam and Murphy make an unusual delivery. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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46:07

Birthdays! - Sam’s Birthday & Morley’s 40th Birthday...

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2025/05/16

“I don’t want a birthday party, said Morley. I hate birthday parties”Some vintage Stuart McLean this week, as Morley celebrates a milestone birthday. And we have an older story for you, one you may not have heard before, where Dave is not necessarily his ‘best self’. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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50:46

Old Friends - The Wedding Dress & Jimmy Walker of...

Backstage at the Vinyl Cafe ·

2025/05/09

“Dave was still a kid the night he and Jimmy met.”Stuart loved to write about oldfriends. This week we’ve chosen two of our favourite friendship stories – one will make you laugh, one might also make you cry. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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