Renford Farrier was past his parole date by decades, when he met a Halifax lawyer who changed everything. Ren's journey in and out of prison, and the friendship he found, is chronicled in this documentary by Jane Sponagle, called Ren & Emma. Please note this story does contain some strong language. This story first aired on Atlantic Voice this past winter.

Newfoundland's Gander Lake is so long and deep, that a warplane once crashed there, never to be seen again. So you get the picture that paddling it is a challenge. But the dragonboat teams taking on a 40km route through it know all about a challenge. They're all dealing with cancer. An award-winning doc of grit and healing from producer Wanita Bates, from our archives back in 2017.

Eliza Showell's family in the UK never knew what happened to her, after she was sent at the age of 12 to Cape Breton to work. That is, until a woman from Inverness came forward. Part detective story, part personal tale of the British Home Children scheme, that saw tens of thousands of children sent to Canada to work on farms and homes. This story first aired in 2025, and won a 2026 silver Atlantic Journalism Award.

A 150-year-old photo of a giant squid has an even stranger backstory. Follow squid mystery from its St. John's photo studio, to archives at Yale University, to deep below the sea. And if you want to see the picture at the heart of it all, we recommend Googling "Moses Harvey giant squid." It's one weird looking photo. This story was produced by Mike Rossiter and first aired on Atlantic Voice in 2023.

Meet the cricket lovers finally have their own pitch, where people from all over the world come together to break a sweat. As these athletes take part in the world's second most popular sport, they're also creating an unofficial immigration strategy, attracting newcomers to Fredericton with a little taste of home. A documentary from Myfanwy Davies that first aired in 2025.

Teaching is a stressful career, and for Patrick Guindon, the classroom became too much to handle. But after burning out, he new inspiration in the aftermath - and has made a new life out of it. Hear his career-switching journey from Ontario to PEI in this moving story from Sarah Keaveny Vos, that won a silver 2026 Atlantic Journalism Award. The Art of Life first aired in the fall of 2025.

Working on a cruise ship is kinda like its own reality TV show: there's love, lust, and more than a few parties on board. So it's no surprise that babies eventually end up in the mix. Jen Winsor of St. John's is one such "ship mom" - and she's written about her story, and others' from around the world, in her book Ship Moms. She tells her story this week, and stick around at the end to hear from her own ship baby. This episode first aired in September 2025, and we'll have more from the Atlantic Voice archives all summer long.

Rumour is, no one ever quits the Shore Club. The beloved dance hall turns 80 this year, staffed by generations of families from tiny Hubbards, N.S. Along the way, its simple formula of lobsters, live music, and secret ingredients (even Col. Sanders was denied its coleslaw recipe) have turned it into a staple of Nova Scotian summers. Spend one epic Saturday night at the Shore Club in this documentary, produced by Jeff Douglas.

This episode was recorded live at the Echo Podcast Summit in Halifax, with an awesome technical crew and audience. Atlantic Voice will return with new episodes in September - in the meantime watch our feed for some of our favourite stories from our archives. See you in the fall.