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Newfoundland Boy

Newfoundland Boy

By: Wayne Jones
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Newfoundland Boy is about the Canadian province of Newfoundland. There's a new episode every Saturday, available (with transcripts) wherever you get podcasts. Logo art: Untitled painting by Wayne Jones ››› Music: "slowmotion montage where we fall in love" by human gazpacho, via Free Music Archive under CC BY-NC Creative Commons license ››› © 2025 by Wayne Jones

© 2025 Wayne Jones Social Sciences Travel Writing & Commentary
Episodes
  • Me, Newfoundland, and Solitude

    Me, Newfoundland, and Solitude
    Aug 30 2025

    Wayne talks about the solitude that both he and his home province experience, and what it tells you about both of them (us) —

    SOURCES

    ¦ “Corner Brook,” Wikipedia, 2025, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corner_Brook ¦

    ¦ “St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador,” Wikipedia, 2025, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._John%27s,_Newfoundland_and_Labrador ¦

    ¦ Statistics Canada, 1971 Census of Canada: Population, 1973, https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2017/statcan/CS92-708-1971.pdf ¦

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    9 mins
  • Where Ya At? A Chat about Newfoundland Place Names

    Where Ya At? A Chat about Newfoundland Place Names
    Aug 23 2025

    Alicia and I talk about quirky names, names with interesting origins, and names that are not pronounced like they're spelled

    SOURCES

    “Browse Images by Location,” Heritage Newfoundland & Labrador, 2025, https://www.heritage.nf.ca/image-browser/location

    Ainsley Hawthorn, “From Dildo to Witless Bay: Where Did N.L. Get Its Unusual Place Names?,” Academia.edu, 2019, https://www.academia.edu/40234482/From_Dildo_to_Witless_Bay_Where_did_N_L_get_its_unusual_place_names

    Jennifer Leigh Hill, Uncovering the Origins of 1,001 Unique Place Names in Newfoundland and Labrador, 2021

    Dale Jarvis, Place Names of Newfoundland and Labrador, Flanker Press, 2022

    Newfoundland and Labrador Ruralroutes, 2025, https://nl.ruralroutes.com/index.cfm

    Statistics Canada, “Census Profile, 2016 Census: Newfoundland and Labrador,” https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/search-recherche/lst/results-resultats.cfm?Lang=E&GeoCode=10&Letter=A&TABID=1&G=1&Geo1=&Code1=&Geo2=&Code2=&type=0

    “Towns in Newfoundland and Labrador, Wikipedia, 2019, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Towns_in_Newfoundland_and_Labrador

    “What’s in a Name?,” Downhome, 2022, https://downhomelife.com/whats-in-a-name/
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    30 mins
  • I Talk to My Cousin about Food, the Ocean, Puffins, and Did I Mention Food?

    I Talk to My Cousin about Food, the Ocean, Puffins, and Did I Mention Food?
    Aug 16 2025

    Food, the ocean, puffins, and more food
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    31 mins
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