The city of Moncton is running municipal elections on May 11, 2026. In this episode, we meet Charles Leger, candidate for Mayor of Moncton. Charles is retired from the private sector and has turned his attention to public service. Listen in as Danielle and Charles talk about his experience as a City Councilor; the current state of affairs and plans for the future.

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The city of Moncton is running municipal elections on May 11, 2026. In this episode, we meet Brian Murphy, candidate for Mayor of Moncton. Brian is a local attorney who has previously been the Mayor of Moncton as well as a Member of Parliament in the Federal Government. Listen in as Danielle and Brian talk about why he wants to be mayor again; some of his past achievements and plans for the future.

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Loss and grief happen to everyone and it’s hard to talk about. In this episode, Danielle welcomes Martin Montplaisir to talk about grief. Martin lost his wife, Heather, to multiple myeloma in 2024. His response to grief has been to keep busy with activities that honour Heather, including the Messages #FromHeather campaign based on Living in the Moment, Gratitude and Paying It Forward; the social experiment Project Choice; and the Grieving Together App. Listen in as they talk about love and loss and one wheels and Mt. Everest.

messagesfromheather.ca

Myeloma Canada @ myeloma.ca

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The Necessary Conversation Podcast features an all American family with the parents on the right and the kids on the left. Danielle discovered this podcast, binged all the episodes and was so obsessed, she roped Marc and Sam into having a conversation about it.

Racism; capitalism; liberalism; neo-liberalism; libertarianism; AI overlords; Peter Thiel; Planatir Technologies; and anthropogenic climate change are just some of the topics they hit along the way.

Books referenced during this episode:

White Fragility by Robin Di Angelo

So You Want To Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo

Why Are All of the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? by Beverly Daniel Tatum

Frequently Asked White Questions by Ajay Parasram and Alex Khasnabish

Me and White Supremacy by Layla Saad

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It's a minisode! Sam and Marc help Danielle test out remote podcasting which develops into a conversation about video games. Key words include arcades; Wolfenstein; Galaga; Dungeons and Dragons; Sands of Egypt.

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Remember when we were kids and thought drugs would fry our brains like eggs in a frying pan? Listen in as Danielle and Peter talk about CBDs and CBNs and CBGs and all of the other drugs. Watch for the stop at the Sassypants Scientific Institute and the check in on SassyAss Oral Sex Candy.

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Danielle interviews Craig about being an only child and along the way they talk about mixed tapes; aging parents; Buffy's and Dick Stacey's Country Jamboree (if you know, you know); cheese bread at the Coffee Mill Restaurant and plenty more 80's nostalgia.

Be sure and check out the Hills of Albert Mines as referenced in this episode. It's a short episode with an amazing story!

Disclaimer: this audio was recorded in the Spring of 2024 and any views expressed are in keeping with that time period.

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The Barbie Movie; Bill Maher; Lilith Fair; celebrity hall passes; Chris Hemsworth; Regal catalogues and Fantasia Parties. Danielle and Pamela talk about it all!

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