This is New Brunswick

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Often overlooked, sometimes misunderstood, but endlessly fascinating, New Brunswick is a province full of stories. Every week host Khalil Akhtar takes a look at life in the changing province, and unpacks the issues that matter to the people that live and work here. What is New Brunswick? This is New Brunswick. Every Thursday.

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Should New Brunswick ban social media for kids?

Parents of teens and tweens weigh in on whether the government should help families fight the lure of social media and AI chat bots by imposing a ban for anyone under 16.

27 min
12 MAI

Surprises and storylines from the 2026 Municipal Elections

Our municipal affairs panel returns to discuss what happened on Monday night. Reporters Aidan Cox, Shane Magee and Nipun Tiwari put together a list of the biggest surprises that emerged as the votes were counted.

11 min
7 MAI

Voting on May 11? Everything you need to know about municipal elections

How to cast your ballot, who’s running and a preview of what’s on the line for New Brunswick’s three big cities. Host Khalil Akhtar convenes our first municipal affairs panel of local reporters and Raechel Huizinga tells us what’s different this time around.

17 min
30 AVR.

Senior care crisis: what’s the plan for aging New Brunswickers?

Nursing homes and hospitals are mostly full in New Brunswick. Reporters Savannah Awde and Prapti Bamaniya explore what's being tried to improve care for seniors.

20 min
23 AVR.

The One Where We Almost Sold NB Power

Former premier Shawn Graham recounts how the proposed 2009 deal to sell N.B. Power to Hydro-Québec came about and the obstacles that prevented it from happening. Host Khalil Akhtar asks what went wrong, and what he wishes he had done differently.

22 min
17 AVR.

Is there a cure for increasing power rates in New Brunswick?

Energy Minister René Legacy, Conservative MLA Kris Austin and Green Party Leader David Coon talk about fracking, another nuclear plant and the future of N.B. Power.

25 min
9 AVR.

Best of N.B.: Who is the most famous New Brunswicker?

Journalists in Moncton, Saint John and Fredericton tackle the tricky question of fame and pick New Brunswick’s best known celebrities.

19 min
2 AVR.

Are headlights on N.B. highways getting brighter?

Mariam Mesbah picks up a pair of those gas station anti-glare glasses and heads out on the dark New Brunswick highway with a professional driver.

16 min

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Introducing: This is New Brunswick

Gritty, bilingual, growing, changing...This is New Brunswick. Here's your introduction to the podcast that takes you from the kitchen party to the cabinet meeting, diving deep behind the headlines to bring you the New Brunswick stories everyone is talking about.

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Often overlooked, sometimes misunderstood, but endlessly fascinating, New Brunswick is a province full of stories. Every week host Khalil Akhtar takes a look at life in the changing province, and unpacks the issues that matter to the people that live and work here. What is New Brunswick? This is New Brunswick. Every Thursday.