The summer of 2000 was a busy one for me. Catherine was pregnant with Oliver (due in late September). We decided, in May, to move from rural Kingston to urban Charlottetown, and so moved out of one house and into another (at 100 Prince Street, where we live to this day) and, on top of that, decided to renovate the house once we moved in.
And as if that wasn’t enough, I also was a contributor to CBC Radio’s Mainstreet program here in Prince Edward Island, via a summer series called Off the Beaten Track. Host-producer Matthew Rainnie essentially gave me license to talk about whatever it was that I was interested in, focusing on things, true to the name of the series, that didn’t get spoken of often.
There were 7 episodes in total, starting in May and sending in September. It was a joy to produce: I was allowed to follow my curiosity where it led me, and Matthew (and continues to be) was a voluble host who was game to follow me.
I somehow managed to record all the pieces that summer, and burned them to an audio that I found again in the fall of 2016; I ripped the CD and uploaded the pieces here for posterity.
A CBC “Off the Beaten Track” episode in which I talk about what happens when you bring in cats to eradicate mice. Originally aired on September 22, 2000 on CBC Radio’s Mainstreet program in Prince Edward Island.
A CBC “Off the Beaten Track” episode in which I talk about the other Prince Edward Island, in the southern Indian ocean.
A CBC “Off the Beaten Track” episode in which I talk about Showboat and the history of the song Old Man River. Originally aired on August 20, 2000 on CBC Radio’s Mainstreet program in Prince Edward Island.
A CBC “Off the Beaten Track” episode in which I talk traveling to Boston for Prince Edward Islanders. Originally aired on August 18, 2000 on CBC Radio’s Mainstreet program in Prince Edward Island.
A CBC “Off the Beaten Track” episode in which we go “down the road and under the ground.”
A CBC “Off the Beaten Track” episode in which I go deep on the past, present and future of iced tea, which originally aired on June 16, 2000. The piece was later syndicated at local CBC radio shows across Canada.
A CBC “Off the Beaten Track” episode in which I talk about books about pregnancy (coincident with the pregnancy of my partner [[Catherine]]). Originally aired on May 5, 2000 on CBC Radio’s Mainstreet program in Prince Edward Island.
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