In this week’s episode, we chat with Francie Morgan, a program coordinator for the non-profit organization Nature NB, about monarch butterflies and helping pollinators.
This Week in Fredericton is a weekly news show dedicated to bringing Fredericton residents news about their community and the people that shape it. It’s hosted by journalist Zachary Roman.
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Artist – Track || Album
1.) Goofetroope – 2Hot || single
2.) Motherhood – Kyle Hangs Ten || single
3.) Kitsch – Jazz Chords || single
4.) Alpacas – Settle Up || single
5.) The Town Heroes – Super Bowl || single
6.) Absolute Losers – Your Colours || In The Crowd
7.) Gizmo – Pantone 312 || single
8.) Jon McKiel – Rosemary || single
9.) Kill Chicago – Through The Walls || The Next
10.) Doctor Mother Father – On & Off || single
11.) Too Bad Jim – Devil’s Highway || single
12.) Plush Torpedo – Plush Torpedo || Woof It Up
12.) Monteith – Blow Your Mind In Real Time || single
13.) Honey Gut – Buried Alive || Hunter-Gatherer
14.) Mike Bern – The Belt || single
15.) Evan Cooper – Run Away With Me || single
16.) Roblo’s Rock – Fell in love last night || Off The Floor
Mornings Are Hard || 2026-08-07
Artist – Track || Album
1.) Plush Torpedo – Rock n’ Rollaids || Woof It Up
2.) Sook-Yin Lee – Resting Heart || 72RHR
3.) Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Sacrilege || Mosquito (Deluxe)
4.) Flowshine – Overdue for a Win || single
6.) Tame Impala – Let It Happen || Currents
7.) Marc McLaughlin – Phoebe Song || single
8.) Growing Pains – Crush || single
9.) SAULT – Why Why Why Why Why || 5
10.) Bayone – Oxygen || single
11.) Mind Bath, Beverly Glenn-Copeland || Dear Friend, Queer Friend || single
12.) Angela Autumn – Heavy Tobacco || single
13.) Spencer Burton – Cabin in the Woods || single
14.) Colin Fowlie – Passerby || East of Nowhere
In this week’s episode, we sit down for a chat with Dr. Yang Qu, associate professor of chemistry at the University of New Brunswick, to discuss an exciting scientific discovery he and other researchers made.
This Week in Fredericton is a weekly news show dedicated to bringing Fredericton residents news about their community and the people that shape it. It’s hosted by journalist Zachary Roman.
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Mornings Are Hard || 2026-08-06
Artist – Track || Album
1.) BA Johnston – Going to See The Mothman || I Don’t Know Who Needs To Hear This Right Now But They Are Never Coming Back and You Will Die Alone
2.) Rick White + Julie Doiron – In The Way || Together
3.) Mock Media – Straight Line || Rat Bastard
4.) La Sécurité – Nah Nah || Bingo!
5.) Earth Tongue – Dungeon Vision || Dungeon Vision
6.) Family Man – Death Has A Face || And So It Ends
7.) Kill Chicago – Race To The Bottom || The Next
8.) Kill Chicago – Wake Up At Noon || The Next
9.) Very Old Morris – That’s No Way To Act || single
10.) Holy Wave – dewy’s dirge || I’m DADA
11.) Pearla – You Didn’t Do Anything Wrong, You Just Broke My Heart || Song Room
12.) Body Type – Mulberry || Tally
13.) Butchie – Alabaster || single
14.) Protomartyr – Sounds We Cannot Hear || single
Mornings Are Hard 2026-08-05
Artist – Track || Album
1.) Djo – Potion || The Crux
2.) THAO – Fossils || single
3.) The Beaches – Desdemona || The Professional
4.) HONEYMOAN – Low Blow || Body
5.) Radiator – Stray Cat || single
6.) Imperial Teen – Overdrive || single
7.) Dad Patrol – Sweet Thing || single
8.) Diary – Drive It || single
9.) Graham Hunt – Waiting For You To Come Home || Getting Older
10.) Port City Junk – Excuses, I’ve Got None || single
11.) The Sadies – Tell Her What I Said || Darker Circles
12.) Charlotte Cornfield, FEIST – Living With It || Hurts Like Hell
13.) Ora Cogan – Honey || Hard Hearted Woman
14.) BIG|BRAVE – a shape of shame || in grief or in hope
Let’s celebrate New Brunswick artists through music for New Brunswick Day 2026!
Playlist
Jeremy Dutcher – Mehcinut
Julie Aubé – Nouveau-Brunswick
Julie Doiron – Nice To Come Home
David Myles – Don’t Drive Through
Mike Bern – The Belt
The Olympic Symphonium – Seize The Day
Jon McKiel – Rosemary
Marian – K-Leigh
qwinn – Sudden Stop
Lisa LeBlanc – Whole Lotta Talkin’
Kylie Fox – Bachelorette
Les Hay Babies – Fil de téléphone
Grand Theft Bus – Never Can Tell
Wolf Castle – Gravity / Levity
In this week’s episode, we talk to the people behind a unique marketing campaign created in response to construction that could impact downtown businesses; and, Dr. Mary Louise McCarthy, who’s part of the team putting on this weekend’s inaugural Still Here: Emancipation Celebration festival.
This Week in Fredericton is a weekly news show dedicated to bringing Fredericton residents news about their community and the people that shape it. It’s hosted by journalist Zachary Roman.
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In this week’s episode, we talk to the team behind a company creating a unique soil product with seaweed; and, an associate professor at the University of New Brunswick that led a team in creating a course for health care professionals about addressing barriers to reproductive healthcare in correctional settings.
This Week in Fredericton is a weekly news show dedicated to bringing Fredericton residents news about their community and the people that shape it. It’s hosted by journalist Zachary Roman.
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In this week’s episode, we talk to the people fighting for a new pool in Fredericton and visit the Charlotte Street Arts Centre for a celebration of the talent of local youth.
This Week in Fredericton is a weekly news show dedicated to bringing Fredericton residents news about their community and the people that shape it. It’s hosted by journalist Zachary Roman.
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In this week’s episode, we talk to the current artist in residence at the Fredericton Botanic Garden, recap last weekend’s Animaritime convention, and preview a new literary festival that’s coming to our city this Fall.
This Week in Fredericton is a weekly news show dedicated to bringing Fredericton residents news about their community and the people that shape it. It’s hosted by journalist Zachary Roman.
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Episode 51
As today is the national day of commemoration for the Grand Dérangement1, music from New Brunswick Acadian artists has been sprinkled into the mix.
| Artist | Song | Album | Year | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chloé Breault | Qui Gagnera | Plage des Morons | 2020 | Canada |
| Legendary Pink Dots | Double Double | Angel In the Detail | 2019 | England / Netherlands |
| Bibi Club | Les Vagues | Amaro | 2026 | Canada |
| Rachel Sermanni | Black Current | Live in Dawson City | 2014 | Scotland |
| Caroline Savoie | Dans Mon Dos | Rom-Com | 2025 | Canada |
| Flunk | Blue Monday | Blue Monday [Single] | 2002 | Norway |
| Elton John | Goodbye | Madman Across The Water | 1971 | England |
| La Famille LeBlanc | Saulnierville | Perdrais-je mon temps… | 2023 | Canada |
| La Patente | Le Dernier des Troubadours | Le Cirque des Mal-Aimés | 2024 | Canada |
| Vernon Reid, Márta Sebestyén, Karl Wallinger | Rivers | Big Blue Ball [Compilation] | 2008 | Various |
| Hubert Cormier | Je Serais Là | Sous Mon Parapluie | 2024 | Canada |
| Baie | Lalala | La Tête a Ses Raisons | 2026 | Canada |
| Cocteau Twins | Summerhead | Four-Calendar Café | 1993 | Scotland |
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Doing plays outside creates a certain amount of challenge and opportunity in equal measure.
My guests today are all involved with the numerous outdoor shows for the Taking It To The Streets portion of the 2026 Notable Acts Theatre Festival. Len Falkenstein, festival artistic director and co-director of The Rural Gap and The Anchor; Brandon Hicks, playwright for The Rural Gap; Hannah Crothers, playwright of Roped In; Goesta Struve-Dencher, director of Prom Prep and Demons; and Mimi Martin, who is again serving as technical coordinator for all the outdoor shows.
The join me to discuss the particular goals they had in mind for this year’s plays, how they can fit together on a single stage, and how to embrace the opportunity.
The Notable Acts Theatre Festival runs from July 22 to August 1, and the Taking It To The Streets shows are running nightly at 7:30pm at the courtyard of the Beaverbrook Art Gallery from July 26 through July 29.
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What does it take to make a play? Ideas, patience and writing, although coaching and support go far.
My guests today are all involved in elements of the one-act plays, readings and production from this year’s Notable Acts Theatre Festival. Len Falkenstein is the Festival Artistic Director; Monika Rennick is the playwright of Detective Richard; Kat Hall is an actor in Marvin the Man; and Jill Connell is the festival dramaturg, and is presenting her work-in-progress DENNIS at the reading.
They join me to talk about this year’s productions, the role and approach of a dramaturg, and the incredible legacy of 25 years of the festival.
The Notable Acts Theatre Festival runs from July 22 to August 1 in various locations around Fredericton.
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Sometimes, a celebration of life comes from an entire musical…
My guests today are all part of the Notable Acts 2026 mainstage production of The Dog Dies, a comedy-musical-drama production about the life and eventual death of a beloved pooch, Steve. Hannah McKellar is a multi-hyphenate playwright and performer (and vet!), who wrote the musical and stars as “Human”; Naomi McGowan performs as “The Vet”; and Acasha Knowles plays as Human’s bestie. (All three take their own turns portraying “Steve”, the dog at the centre of the story.)
They join me to talk about where this idea came from, Hannah’s experience as a vet and comedian, and how the sad tale of Steve Buscemi (the dog) is funny, heartwarming and a little tear-jerking.
The Dog Dies opened July 23 and ran through July 25 nightly at Memorial Hall.
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Irish Millie called into People Need Music to chat with host, Tonya Price, about her East Coast tour and her new album (found on BandCamp now), which will be released on all streaming platforms in the coming weeks.
Irish Millie performs on Saturday, July 25th at Nomad Coffee on Queen St. $10
Tonya also played music from artists performing at the Highland Games this weekend and new tracks from local faves Kylie Fox, Dad Patrol and Evan Cooper!
Playlist
Lisa LeBlanc – Whole Lotta Talkin’
Irish Millie – Allison
Irish Millie – Boy At My Funeral
Irish Millie – Joel’s Tune (w/Gustavo Fofoa)
The Stanfields – Rocket Surgery
Joel Plaskett Emergency – Nowhere With You
Kylie Fox – Bachelorette
Evan Cooper – Prom King
Dad Patrol – Sweet Thing
Zach Pelletier – Bones
Les Louanges – Correct
Episode 50
Music, history and the skies.
| Artist | Song | Album | Year | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orbital w/ David Gray | Illuminate | The Altogether | 2001 | England |
| Elisapie | Sinnatuumait (Dreams) | Inuktitut | 2023 | Canada |
| The Jesus and Mary Chain | The Hardest Walk | Psychocandy | 1985 | Scotland |
| Run The Red Light | Song For Hope | Run The Red Light | 2010 | Canada |
| Honey Gut | Sober Stoned | Hunter-Gatherer | 2022 | Canada |
| The English Beat | Click Click | I Just Can’t Stop It | 1980 | England |
| Feist | 1234 | The Reminder | 2007 | Canada |
| sea oleena | to hold | Shallow | 2014 | Canada |
| Pony Girl | Come Good | Laff It Off | 2023 | Canada |
| The Beatles | Glass Onion | The Beatles (White Album) | 1968 | England |
| Motherhood | Hallway | Dear Bongo | 2019 | Canada |
| David Bowie | It’s No Game | Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) | 1980 | England |
| Rage Against the Machine | Renegades of Funk | Renegades | 2000 | USA |
| Dead Can Dance | Our Day Will Come | Our Day Will Come [Single] | 2026 | England |
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Episode 48
Music, with history highlights such as tightroping over Niagara Falls.
| Artist | Song | Album | Year | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lead Into Gold | Faster Than Light | Age Of Reason | 1990 | USA |
| Wire | In the Art of Stopping | Read & Burn 01 | 2002 | England |
| Neil Young & Crazy Horse | Loose Change | Broken Arrow | 1996 | USA |
| Metric | Front Row | Fantasies | 2009 | Canada |
| Blood, Sweat & Tears | Lucretia Mac Evil | Blood, Sweat & Tears 3 | 1970 | USA |
| Softcult | Not Sorry | When A Flower Doesn’t Grow | 2026 | Canada |
| Siouxsie & The Banshees | Swimming Horses | Hyaena | 1984 | England |
| Payolas | I’ll Find Another (Who Can Do It Right) | Hammer on a Drum | 1983 | Canada |
| Jenn Grant | Lion’s Mane | Champagne Problems | 2023 | Canada |
| The Hearts | Narrow Mind | Traces | 2024 | Canada |
| Kaleema | Ritual | Confluencias II: Montaña [Compilation] | 2016 | Argentina |
| Patrick Holland | Rat In A Business Suit | Simstim | 2020 | Canada |
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Episode 47
| Artist | Song | Album | Year | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Tear Garden | Ophelia | Tired Eyes Slowly Burning | 1987 | Canada/England |
| Laurie Anderson | Walking & Falling | Big Science | 1982 | USA |
| The Weather Station | Irreversible Damage | Humanhood | 2025 | Canada |
| Baie | Quand le Soleil Frappe à la Porte | La Tête a Ses Raisons | 2026 | Canada |
| Blur | This Is a Low | Parklife | 1994 | England |
| Georgia Harmer | Slow Down | Eye of the Storm | 2025 | Canada |
| Three Dog Night | Out in the Country | It Ain’t Easy | 1970 | USA |
| Samite | Kako Kolo | Discover A Whole World Of Music [Compilation] | 1991 | Uganda |
| Surprise Pink | Shining Star | Shining Star [Single] | 2024 | Canada |
| Rose Cousins | Chains | Natural Conclusion | 2017 | Canada |
| Celtic Cross | Darshannon | Hicksville | 2003 | England |
| Cesium 137 | Daybreak | Elemental | 2004 | USA |
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This week on People Need Music, host Tonya Price, hear Indigenous Excellence through music in celebration of National Indigenous History Month.
Playlist
Wyatt C. Louis – Dancing With Sue
nêhiyawak – Somnambulist
Cris Derkson – Treaties
Quantum Tangle – Love Is Love Pt.1
Willie Mitchell – Call Of The Moose
The Hello Crows – Warbler
Mike Bern – Reverberation
William Prince – Further From The Country
The Halluci Nation – Loosie
Margan Toney – Ko’jua
Jeremy Dutcher – Ultestakon
Silla and Rise – Soft (Aqittut)
Snotty Nose Rez Kids – Boogie Natives
Episode 46
| Artist | Song | Album | Year | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Alan Parsons Project | Dream Within a Dream (Instrumental) | Tales of Mystery and Imagination | 1975 | England |
| Jungle High | Samurai | Futurhythms [Compilation] | 1993 | England |
| iVardensphere | Rapture | Hesitation | 2017 | Canada |
| The Cars | You Can’t Hold On Too Long | Candy-O | 1979 | USA |
| The Paul McKenna Band | Tipping Point | Paths That Wind | 2016 | Scotland |
| Cream | Blue Condition | Disraeli Gears | 1967 | England |
| Finger Eleven | Thousand Mile Wish | Finger Eleven | 2003 | Canada |
| Broken Social Scene | This Briefest Kiss | Remember The Humans | 2026 | Canada |
| Astrocolor w/ Lindsay Bryan | Moonglow | Moonglow | 2024 | Canada |
| Prepare My Glider | Smokesong 2 | Wave after Wave [EP] | 2015 | Canada |
| Bill Pritchard | Je N’aime Que Toi | Three Months, Three Weeks & Two Days | 1989 | England |
| The Tea Party | Samsara | TRIPtych | 2000 | Canada |
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It’s summertime, when thoughts go to steady work, rock and roll, and inevitable distractions.
My guests today are Len Falkenstein (director), Jake Martin (co-director), Mary Walker (Princess of France) and Alex Macallister (Prince of Navarre), all involved in one of the summer Shakespeare plays being staged by Bard In The Barracks, Love’s Labour Lost. They discuss the 70s prog band overly of the Men of Navarre, the clash of sexes and music, and the staging of one of The Bard’s early plays.
The entire Bard in the Barracks season runs June 18 through July 5. The preview performance of Love’s Labour Lost is on June 20, with the opening on June 21, and it will run on Sunday, Tuesday and Saturday nights at 7:30pm. The play will be staged in five locations around Christ Church Cathedral.
See their website for full details.
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A case of mistaken jealousy, potential redemption and… a bear? What’s not to like?
My guests today are John Ball (Director), Shannon Munn (Hermione) and Scott Shannon (Leontes) from the Bard in the Barracks production of Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale. They join me to talk about the emotional arc and weight of this play, whether or not they saw anyone else perform it before, and why John loves this production so much. Oh, and a bear to watch out for.
The entire Bard in the Barracks season runs June 18 through July 5. The preview performance of The Winter’s Tale is on June 18, with the opening on June 19, and it will run on Thursday, Friday and Monday nights at 7:30pm. The play will be staged in a singular location in Odell Park.
See their website for full details.
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Episode 45 – At least one song from every decade from the 1960s to the 2020s, today in history, and the skies.
| Artist | Song | Album | Year | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aiboforcen w/ Noemi Aurora & Norderney | Cycle Of Life | Cycle Of Life | 2024 | Belgium |
| Alex & Tokyo Rose | Affliction | Akuma II | 2019 | Scotland |
| Leathers | Highrise | Ultraviolet | 2024 | Canada |
| The Fixx | Running | Reach The Beach | 1983 | England |
| Mae Moore | Deep Water | The Hanging Garden Soundtrack | 1997 | Canada |
| Les Charbonniers de l’Enfer | Le Galant Noyé | Chansons a cappella | 1996 | Canada |
| Earth, Wind & Fire | Africano | That’s the Way of the World | 1975 | USA |
| Gaye Delorme | Lompa Prison Blues | Delorme | 2002 | Canada |
| k.d. lang and the Reclines | Turn Me Around | Angel with a Lariat | 2006 | Canada |
| The Byrds | Mr. Spaceman | Fifth Dimension | 1966 | USA |
| Katie Tupper | Danny | Towards The End | 2022 | Canada |
| Arling & Cameron | Voulez-vous? | Euro Lounge [Compilation] | 2003 | Netherlands |
| Le Duc | Bahum | Célébration | 2000 | France |
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The Fredericton Playhouse launched the 2026-2027 Spotlight Series. Jeff Richardson joins Tonya Price in studio to talk about the musical artists gracing The Playhouse stage for one last season before the move to the new performing arts centre, the Hawkes Centre in 2027.
Playlist
Daniel Lanois – Still Water
Neko Case – An Ice Age
Destroyer – Hydroplaning Off The Edge Of The Earth
The Sheepdogs – Nobody But You
Leif Vollebekk – Purple Rain (Live in Montreal 2025)
Rose Cousins – I Believe In Love (and it’s very hard)
Kathleen Edwards – Say Goodbye, Tell No One
Leonard Cohen – The Future
Jean-Michel Blais – ulysse
