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Backstage at the Vinyl Cafe Apostrophe Podcast Network
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4.9 • 164 Ratings
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Backstage at the Vinyl Cafe welcomes listeners into the warm and comforting world of the Vinyl Cafe. Each episode features stories about Canada’s favourite fictional family: Dave, Morley and the kids, narrated by the late Stuart McLean and recorded live in concert. For the first time ever, long-time producer Jess Milton shares rare, behind-the-scenes stories from her 15 years touring, travelling, laughing, and recording with her close friend Stuart.
This is a world that is rooted in kindness, connection, and the laughter of recognition. A world that brings people together to rejoice in our ridiculousness. A world where we celebrate the small triumphs over the adversities of the everyday: like trying to find the perfect gift for someone you love, or the first Christmas without your sister; like trying to stage manage the school Christmas pageant, or trying to defrost a turkey with a hairdryer (we’ve all done that, right?).
Join us. New episodes every Friday.
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Bonus Episode: Bloopers II
By popular request, for our first bonus episode of season 3, this is part II of Stuart and I in studio, back in 2011, talking - and laughing - about some of his most hilarious bloopers.
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Summertime - Mexican Climbing Mint & Summer of Stars
“There is nothing like a neighbour throwing money about their garden to make you feel bad about yours.”
It's summer all the way on this week’s episode. In our first story, Mary Turlington unwittingly trips off a chain of events that get heated under the summer sun. And in the second, Sam and Murphy have the summer of a lifetime in Big Narrows, Cape Breton.
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Sam - Boy Wanted
“It was Sam’s first year in high school. And it was not going well.”
Sam’s turn this week: We have a story about Sam’s first job and about finding his passion. Plus, an essay from Stuart McLean about his first jobs. Including his life-changing experience at summer camp.
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Stephanie - Steph’s Statistics Exam & In the Weeds
“How bad could it be? Statistics. That’s how bad it could be.”
This week, two stories about Dave and Morley’s daughter, Stephanie – Stephanie at school and at work. Jess talks about Stuart’s goals in writing those stories and what they show us about success … and failure.
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Road Trip! - Cat in the Car
“Whenever the cat is around, things seem to go wrong.”
This week, Dave discovers a stowaway on the family road trip, with hilarious consequences. And Jess shares two more of Stuart McLean’s Postcards from Canada: from St John’s, NFLD in the east and Powell River, B.C. in the west.
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Kindness - Wally
“Not everyone in the world is cut out to be a school janitor.”
We’re full of the milk of human kindness on this week’s podcast. We play Stuart’s heartwarming interview with one of our favourite Arthur Award winners and Jess awards an Arthur of her own – to a Vinyl Cafe character! Plus, a Dave and Morley story that you may not have heard before.
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Customer Reviews
Thank You
I cannot begin to thank you enough for bringing Stuart’s voice back - I’ve missed hearing him more than I can believe.
Bringing back memories
Thank you Jess! This podcast brings back memories of listening to Vinyl Cafe every Saturday and Sunday when I lived back east and spent my time over the border in Canada. This was my favorite then and still is now. Stuart was and always be a legend. God bless Jess and thank you!
Love Stuart!
I love to hear Stuart’s voice - too much time spent on lead up to the recordings.
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