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Live and in the heart of the action of the St. John's International Women's Film Festival. We speak with writers, directors and producers about the stories they created, what you should watch next and the wealth of stories coming out from N.L.

Live and in the heart of the action of the St. John's International Women's Film Festival. We speak with writers, directors and producers about the stories they created, what you should watch next and the wealth of stories coming out from N.L.

The Sankofa cohort is a multidisciplinary arts program for Black artists in the province. Participants join The Signal to talk about how, in times when the topic of immigration can be divisive, they try to create work that bridges between people.

A one-on-one with Dr. Susan MacDonald, Associate Professor of Medicine and Family Medicine at Memorial University who recently gave a lecture on MAID. Today on the show we talk about what the process looks like, misconceptions about the practice, the controversy around it and how it ultimately makes a person choose to end their life.

This week, filmmakers from around the world are flying in to showcase their stories as the St. John’s International Women’s Film Festival kicks off tomorrow. Today’s panel will dive into some of those powerful stories and the benefits of giving creators the space to bring their visions to life.

As of right now, "Below" is the number-one Netflix series in Canada, the US, the UK, and Australia.  We'll ask cast and crew what they make of the success of the show, and how audiences have responded.

October is 2SLGBTQI+ History Month. Today on the show, the panel will talk about historic moments of the queer community in N.L.: from the grassroots advocates who reshaped the law and won basic human rights, and why the fight for equality is still ongoing.

Hunting, wildlife, moose fences, poaching, and what it's like to be a novice heading into the woods with a gun for the very first itme.

Tim Walsh from the MUN Botanical Garden is here to take your questions on winding down the season

Canada’s prime minister has been busy pulling leavers to grow the economy while reducing the country's dependence on an unstable southern neighbour. From tax reform, to investment summits to amd new legislation, today we look at what's being done federally and ask how it may impact N.L.’s economy?

Over the past six months Canada has been making big promises on ocean protection and sciences, but at the same time we have scientists raising the alarm over cuts. So what does it all mean for our understanding of ocean changes around us? That's today's conversation.

With fuel costs seesawing every day, interest in electric vehicles is increasing. Today on the show we speak with experienced EV drivers about what it takes to change gears from a gas car to an electric one.

It's our second last gardening day of the season. Todd Boland joins us from Memorial University's Botanical Garden.

After a panic from parents on the potential loss of a $10-a-day daycare program, the status quo remains, at least until April. In the strive to make childcare more affordable, what are the hurdles to make it accessible? Today on the show we dive into the current reality of childcare in the N.L. and how it could be stopping parents from increasing their families.   Guests: Yolande Pottie-Sherman, Chair of Child Care Now NL, a provincial chapter of the national child care advocacy association; Patrice Gordon, Early Childcare Educator and on the steering committee of Child Care Now NL; Meredith Loveys, Member of Child Care Now NL based in Corner Brook; Rhonda Lono, daycare operator and the board secretary of N.L. Childcare Licensees.

With only have 3 gardening days left to the season on The Signal, Michael Murray from Murray's Garden Centre stips by to talk harvest, frost impacts and planning for next year.