Weekend Am

Joe Fitzgerald, Memorial University physicist and curler, explains the physics behind curling.

Julie Vogt, president of the Newfoundland and Labrador Folk Arts Society, explains why the group is asking for donations to help make the annual folk festival happen in 2025.

Liz Pelly, author of Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist, speaks to Weekend AM's Melissa Tobin.

Actor and comedian Shaun Majumder explains why he and his family have moved from Los Angeles in the United States and are coming back to live in Atlantic Canada. 

Sa'adatu Usman, founder of Global Citizens, Inc. and Abrar Al Shafi of Memorial University's Muslim Students' Association tell us about their Ramadan intentions. 

A group of musicians in Twillingate is recording an RPM Challenge album called Twillingreat

MusicNL's Executive Director, Tamara Kater, tells us how NL musicians are diversifying into markets other than the United States 

Memorial University medical student Karim Elnaas describes how his experience with cancer treatment and his passion for art are helping him with his medical studies 

 Los Angeles based music producer Greg Wells talks to Weekend AM's Melissa Tobin about why, after losing his L.A. home and studio in the January fires, he feels compelled to return to Winterton

Visual artist Les Sasaki creates portraits out of tape for his exhibit, Invisible, at Gallery 59 in the Gander Airport International Lounge 

Local cover band Record Club is about to fill the St. John's Convention Centre with fans of 1980s dance floor classics

Melissa talks to Richard Butt of the Western NL Food Hub, Phillip Thornley of Campbellton Berry Farm, and Laurie LeGrow of Some Good Market about efforts to get more consumers to buy local 

German long sword fighting instructor Edmund Quigley shows us the basics

Weekend AM's Melissa Tobin hung some damp sheets out on a clothesline with Memorial University physicist Joe Fitzgerald 

Weekend AM's Melissa Tobin drops by a rehearsal of Oderin, a stage performance interpreting the poetry of Agnes Walsh through dance

Olympic curler and Waterford Valley MHA Jamie Korab remembers his friend and curling coach, Toby McDonald

Pianist and performance artist Megumi Masaki tells us about her work exploring changes in ice and the climate crisis.

Brent Keough of Driftwood Creations NL shows how he uses Artificial Intelligence to create images, and why he uses A.I. as a creative tool.  

Kunasekaran Nirmalkanna, vice-president of the Ilangai Tamil Sangam Newfoundland, tells us about Thai Pongal Celebrations 

Rhoda Hedd, Chair of the Board of Directors of Trinity Hall, talks about two fundraising concerts for the venue, as Trinity Hall founder Greg Wells deals with the loss of his main home and studio in the Los Angeles fires.