• Winter – Minnedosa & Jim’s Toboggan
    Jan 10 2025

    “Two men who should have known better, climbing onto an old wooden toboggan”

    Happy New Year and welcome back to Season 5 of Backstage at the Vinyl Cafe! We’ll be with you all the way to summer. But right now, summer is the last thing on our minds: this week’s podcast is all about winter and the joys and perils of winter sports.


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    43 mins
  • Season 5 - Starting January 10th
    Jan 3 2025
    Happy New Year everyone! Join us in 2025 for a brand new season of Backstage at the Vinyl Cafe - featuring heartwarming and hilarious stories and essays by Stuart McLean. Plus behind-the-scenes back stories by longtime Vinyl Cafe producer, Jess Milton.

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    1 min
  • Hanukkah - Dave’s Christmas Tree
    Dec 27 2024

    “Light, said Dave, amidst the darkness.”


    An extra episode for the holidays with a special story about Dave and Sam out and about on a perfect winter’s night.


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    31 mins
  • Christmas Preparations - The Christmas Card & Morley’s Christmas Concert
    Dec 20 2024

    “There is something about sitting on a plastic chair several sizes too small for you that puts you in touch with feelings you never knew you had.”


    Ah, the trials and tribulations of Christmas preparations! On today’s episode we have two wonderful stories for you: our first is the final Christmas story Stuart wrote. Jess tells the backstory of the recording of that story, and the strong emotions that came with it. Our second story is vintage festive Vinyl Cafe.


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    56 mins
  • All I want for Christmas… - Stephanie’s Mystery Book & Dave Makes Snow
    Dec 13 2024

    “It will snow. And it will be deep and crisp and even.”


    Some alternate approaches to festive gift giving on this week’s pod. In our first story a mysterious parcel keeps the family guessing, while in our second, Dave will go to any lengths to give Morley her Christmas wish.


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    48 mins
  • Christmas Chaos - Mary Turlington and Polly Anderson’s Christmas Collision & Ferrets for Christmas
    Dec 6 2024

    “He stuck his head in the dryer. It was not the wisest decision.”


    Today on the pod, two more stories of festive shenanigans. Mary and Polly try to outdo each other as the ultimate party planner, while the neighbourhood races to keep up. And in our second story, Sam smuggles home a fragrant guest for the Christmas holidays.


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    54 mins
  • Cape Breton Christmas - Morley’s Christmas Present & Dave’s Christmas Parade
    Nov 29 2024

    “Genius should never be confused with desperation.”


    Woohoo! It’s time to play some Christmas stories. This week, two stories from Dave’s hometown of Big Narrows. In the first, Dave tries to find the perfect gift to win Morley’s heart; in the second, his homemade float causes chaos in the Christmas parade!


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    49 mins
  • Getting Older - The Cruise & A Case of the Dwindles
    Nov 22 2024

    “Bad things happen at sea.”


    Today’s episode is all about aging – in the best possible way! Mistakenly booked onto a seniors’ cruise, Dave has more fun than he could ever have imagined. And in our second story Morley learns that her mom’s independence is something to celebrate.


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    49 mins