Episodes
Saturday Nov 24, 2018
Episode One/The Naming
Saturday Nov 24, 2018
Saturday Nov 24, 2018
Welcome to shalan and Frank's first episode in our new series. Join us as we chat about the reasons we'd love to share some thoughts and conversations with listeners. Together we find the purpose and name for our show.
Saturday Nov 24, 2018
Guest Tim Bernard
Saturday Nov 24, 2018
Saturday Nov 24, 2018
In this episode Tim Bernard from the Confederacy of Mainland Mi'kmaq joins shalan in the basket shop to share some of his personal stories and thoughts.
Saturday Nov 24, 2018
Cranberrying
Saturday Nov 24, 2018
Saturday Nov 24, 2018
Shalan and Frank go cranberry picking, travelling first by kayak to find their favourite spot. Shalan reads her poem, "su'nl" and they talk harvesting.
Sunday Dec 02, 2018
Intertales (Frank Meuse)
Sunday Dec 02, 2018
Sunday Dec 02, 2018
In between regular podcast episodes, we bring you interlude storytelling. Today Frank tells us about his pet trout.
Saturday Dec 08, 2018
Guest Cathy Martin
Saturday Dec 08, 2018
Saturday Dec 08, 2018
In this episode artist Cathy Martin shares an array of conversation, including her inspiration from basket-makers, the challenging recent history we should keep in mind, her background in theatre and how she became a filmmaker, and other stories.
Saturday Dec 15, 2018
Intertales #2 (Frank's "Luckiest Shot")
Saturday Dec 15, 2018
Saturday Dec 15, 2018
In this inter-tale episode, Frank tells us the story of his luckiest shot as a young hunter. (No animals were harmed in the recording of this story. However, some tea was spilled.)
Thursday Dec 20, 2018
Sharing Circle of Hope
Thursday Dec 20, 2018
Thursday Dec 20, 2018
Just as the landscape of Kespukwitk prepares for the beginning of winter, hosts Frank and shalan welcomed eight friends over for a sharing circle to talk about hope.
Wednesday Dec 26, 2018
Intertales #3 (Frank's "First Encounter" with a Bear)
Wednesday Dec 26, 2018
Wednesday Dec 26, 2018
In this inter-tale (in between regular episodes) Frank tells us the story of his first encounter with a bear.
Tuesday Jan 01, 2019
Guest Rose Meuse/Learning Mi'kmaw Language
Tuesday Jan 01, 2019
Tuesday Jan 01, 2019
With so few fluent Mi'kmaw speakers in rural Kespukwitk, it is a long road to reclaiming our Indigenous language. In this episode host shalan joudry speaks with neighbour Rose Meuse and her daughter Cedar.
Sunday Jan 06, 2019
Intertales #4 (shalan's "Speckled Turtle Talk")
Sunday Jan 06, 2019
Sunday Jan 06, 2019
In this Inter-tales episode, shalan shares a personally-crafted story. Although some details were also inspired by work with the Endangered Blanding's Turtles, this story is about reclaiming language to pass onto the next generation.