You have a staff, a travel budget... and the pay is very good. All you have to do is take over an entire branch of the Canadian government. We speak with a former MP about what it's like to be a rookie joining the federal cabinet. (Guest-host Jamie Fitzpatrick with Gudie Hutchings)
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9:26
Debut recording for Evan Smith
There's a big party planned for Friday night at the Majestic in St. John's as a veteran performer from many shows and musicals is putting his own songs in the spotlight. Evan Smith joins us in the On The Go studio to introduce his new album "Turn on the Dark" and take a look at the various incarnations of his career. (Guest-host Jamie Fitzpatrick with Evan Smith)
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12:54
Kitchen gardening with 'The Victory'
Imagine growing your own fresh vegetables without any garden or greenhouse or dirt... but instead with a kitchen appliance about the size of a refrigerator. After much research and development and 3D printing... a St. John's start-up has created that appliance. We drop by the lab located in a house in St. John's. (Guest-host Jamie Fitzpatrick with Amy and Shawn Fisher)
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9:24
Pope Leo's connection to the Sisters of Mercy of Newfoundland
There's an unexpected connection between Pope Leo XIV and the Sisters of Mercy in St. John's... who've worked with him through their ministry in Peru. (Jamie Fitzpatrick with Sister Rosemary Ryan)
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7:27
Watching Jacob Lewis's Canada's Got Talent win
It was Jacob Lewis mania in his hometown of Butlerville/Bay Roberts last night, as he prevailed as the champion on Canada's Got Talent. Jacob's a regular and very popular performer at the Newfoundland Distillery Company in Clarke's Beach. That's where we reached the operations manager to talk about Jacob's winning run. (Guest-host Jamie Fitzpatrick with Kayla Anstey)
CBC Radio's On The Go has now been on the air for 50 years, bringing Newfoundlanders and Labradorians stories from every nook, cranny and cove in the province.
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