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Atlantic Voice

Atlantic Voice is the home of east coast documentary storytelling. Settle in for thoughtful radio docs and interviews that dive deep into the people of Atlantic Canada and what they"re up to.

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The grad denied a cap and gown

Atlantic Voice ·

2025/11/09

When Grace Annie Lockhart graduated Mount Allison University, she wasn't allowed a cap and gown. Why? Well, she was the first woman to ever graduate university in the British commonwealth, and "I suspect that they just did not know what to do," says archivist David Mawhinney. 150 years later, Grace isn't well known, and David and others hope to change that. A documentary from the CBC's Mariam Mesbah, that first aired on Atlantic Voice in June. (If you want to see Grace's grad pic, google her + CBC

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Headlining your hometown

Atlantic Voice ·

2025/11/02

David Hart left his community of Sheshatshui years ago, to pursue a career in music. Now, he's returned to headline a big show at the Manashan Nui Community Gathering, a week long cultural highlight for Innu in Labrador. David takes us through his memories as he takes to the big stage, in a documentary he produced along with the CBC's Caroline Hillier and John Gaudi.

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Consider the zombie

Atlantic Voice ·

2025/10/26

Krista Collier-Jarvis has been watching horror movies since she was a kid, and now they're part of her career. The Halifax-based professor specializes in zombies, and says the undead have a lot to say about us living beings, and what we're really afraid of.

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00:26:19

Cricket Feels Like Home

Atlantic Voice ·

2025/10/19

Make room, Blue Jays: another sport with bats and balls is taking hold in the Maritimes. A new cricket field in Fredericton is a dream come true to the local cricket league, and for these players, the sport is about way more than burning calories. A documentary from Myfanwy Davies.

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Shake My Hand, I'm From Newfoundland

Atlantic Voice ·

2025/10/12

When colourful packages started ending up on the desk of CBC's Curtis Hicks, so began a quest for the story of the man sending them. Curtis found inspiration, friendship and a bit of an untold story about the Newfoundland and Labrador legend, Michael T Wall, also known as the Singing Newfoundlander. First aired in 2024, this story won a bronze award at the 2025 Atlantic Journalism Awards.

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The classroom burned him out. Art brought him back

Atlantic Voice ·

2025/10/05

The stress of teaching sent Patrick Guindon into a dark spiral. But he's found a new path with his own art studio in Montague, P.E.I, where he uses what he learned to help others in their moments of burnout. CBC producer Sarah Keaveny-Vos has Patrick's story in her documentary, The Art of Life.

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A century of life

Atlantic Voice ·

2025/09/28

"I have not given up salt. Or ketchup. And never do I intend to." So says Shirley Carey, who celebrated her 100th birthday in August of 2024, surrounded by friends, family, and the CBC's Jane Sponagle. We're re-airing Jane's documentary - full of wisdom, real talk. and reflection - in the wake of Shirley's recent passing at the age of 101. This documentary is called Lessons From 100 Years, and it first aired in September 2024.

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'Til Gangway Do Us Part?

Atlantic Voice ·

2025/09/21

Working on cruise ships is "a floating gold mine of drama" according to Jen Winsor of St. John's. And she should know: when she was a crew member, she met a cute Brazilian bartender who changed her life. Her new book is called Ship Moms - and it details women's stories of on board relationships and the babies that result. (Including hers.)

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Unravelling a wilderness adventure

Atlantic Voice ·

2025/09/14

A handful of century-old cabins in Nova Scotia are open to any adventurous camper who can make it to their semi-secret locations. Why do they exist, who looks after them, and how do you get there? The CBC's Dave Irish grabs his canoe and sets out on a quest to get answers in his documentary, Monuments of the Backcountry.

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Stitching together birth stories

Atlantic Voice ·

2025/09/07

Carole Rankin knew she wasn't alone in having a traumatic birth story. So she undertook a quilting project to bring other women's experiences together with her own, and make it into something memorable.This story from producer Caroline Hillier was the gold award winner for audio documentary at the 2025 Atlantic Journalism Awards. It first aired on AV in 2024.

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A school for fish gutting, caribou hid cleaning - and...

Atlantic Voice ·

2025/08/31

In 20223 producer Heidi Atter took 3 recorders into the Labrador wilderness: one for her, and two for students of the Sheshatshiu Innu School - Flora Rich and Ray Sillett. Hear their adventures at an outdoor experience designed to connect kids with their culture in this documentary, In The Country.

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Our foggy way of life

Atlantic Voice ·

2025/08/24

Some of the foggiest places on Earth are on the east coast. (We even invented the fog horn.)Producer Natalie Dobbin heads to Sable Island to unravel the mystery and fascination we have with fog, in this documentary from 2024.

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The ''weirdly complicated' world of ocean carbon

Atlantic Voice ·

2025/08/17

Most of the carbon on Earth is in the ocean. But putting exact figures on that, and figuring out how it's changing, is a giant puzzle. Meet three scientists using underwater drones to try and chip away at this issue, and the urgency they're facing amid the climate crisis, in this week's documentary. Migaloo's Mission first aired in 2023.

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The passage of time on the Tantramar

Atlantic Voice ·

2025/08/10

Hundreds of hay barns used to dot the Tantramar Marsh between New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. Those barns have all but faded into memory, but what remains behind is a powerful testament to the time, and change. The CBC's Jonna Brewer catalogued the landscape in 2016 with this moving and poetic documentary.

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The motivation to keep moving (and moving, and moving)

Atlantic Voice ·

2025/08/03

Mike Dawe has done a lot amid his cancer diagnosis - from an Ironman race in Sweden, to witnessing his daughter's first breath. How does he stay positive - and keep going forward? Mike shares his inspiration with the CBC's Adam Walsh in this documentary, The Starting Line, that first aired in 2024.

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Manicures, and a whole lot more

Atlantic Voice ·

2025/07/27

Lee's Nails is an institution on Halifax's Quinpool Road. But when Lan and Phai Nguyen started it up decades ago, the nail industry was a shadow of what it is today. Now that manicures are big business, and the Nguyens are getting ready to retire, the Nguyen family is taking a look back at their life journey from Vietnam to Nova Scotia. A documentary from Josefa Cameron, that first aired in 2024.

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A 90's party for the big 4-0

Atlantic Voice ·

2025/07/20

Baby Christina de la Cruz is pulling out all the stops for her 40th birthday bash, and pulling in the larger Filipino community around her in Happy Valley-Goose Bay. And as she reflects on her life milestone, it's a chance to see how her community has grown, too. A documentary by Andrea McGuire, that first aired in 2024.

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That time New Brunswick built sportscars

Atlantic Voice ·

2025/07/13

Sure, it was short lived, expensive, and (to some) a failure... but the Bricklin, New Brunswick's 1970s sportscar venture, still fascinates today. Proud Bricklin owners from around the world gathered in Saint John last summer to mark the car's 50th anniversary, and CBC Producer Myfanwy Davies tagged along. This documentary won gold at the 2025 Atlantic Journalism Awards, and first aired in 2024.

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Farming the Underwater Forest

Atlantic Voice ·

2025/07/06

From nurturing baby seaweed in a garage, to serving up it for supper: there's a world of possibilities growing around kelp in Nova Scotia. Producer Moira Donovan dives into the fledgling industry that could support a new wave of people making a living from the sea, even as the climate changes. This documentary first aired in 2023.

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Spiritual sweat

Atlantic Voice ·

2025/06/29

Get a glimpse into the sacred tradition of sweat ceremonies, through the knowledge and experience of two elders on Lennox Island First Nation. From grandfather stones to spiritual connections, the CBC's Laura Meader brings us to a backyard sweat lodge in this documentary, first aired in the fall of 2024. This story touches upon residential and day schools, so please take care while listening. A 24/7 support line is available for survivors, and anyone affected by residential schools:

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