Newfoundland Boy
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: "Spirit Blossom" by RomanBelov, via Pixabay ››› © 2025 by Wayne Jones
Episodes
44 episodes
A Tiny Trip to Tiny Topsail Beach
Wayne visits Topsail Beach — Sources ¦ “Bell Island (Newfoundland and Labrador),” Wikipedia, July 27, 2025, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_Island_(Newfoundland_and_Labrador)...
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Episode 44
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4:22
Me, Newfoundland, and Solitude
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,
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Episode 43
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9:25
Where Ya At? A Chat about Newfoundland Place Names
Alicia and I talk about quirky names, names with interesting origins, and names that are not pronounced like they're spelledSOURCES“Browse Images by Location,” Heritage Newfoundland & Labrador, 2025,
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Episode 42
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30:28
I Talk to My Cousin about Food, the Ocean, Puffins, and Did I Mention Food?
Food, the ocean, puffins, and more food
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Episode 41
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31:00
She Cape Speared Me
A mixed experience of good and bad on a lovely day at Cape Spear
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Episode 40
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7:12
Traditional Newfoundland Food: Cod and Other Seafood
Traditional Newfoundland cod and seafood preparations.Thanks to my friends Gwen and Chris for their help with the cod section. — Sources ¦ “Seal Meat,” Wikipedia...
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Episode 39
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7:25
Newfoundland Food: Traditional and New
A commentary on foods both traditional and new in Newfoundland — Sources ¦ Newfoundland Boy, hosted by Wayne Jones, episode 22, "Newfoundlanders and Bologna: A Love Story,...
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Episode 38
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9:12
The Need for an Update to the Newfoundland Dictionary
The state of the Dictionary of Newfoundland English and other books about and including Newfie words — Sources■ “About the OED,” Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford University...
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Episode 37
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9:02
An Accidental Foray into the Newfoundland Bible Belt
SHOW NOTESI unknowingly happen to rent an Airbnb place in the heart of Pentecostal Newfoundland. — Sources››› “Bible Belt,” Wikipedia, June 11, 2025,
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Episode 36
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7:27
An Eerie Visit to Placentia and Argentia
A friend and I discover the military past and the industrial past on Placentia Bay |Sources› “Argentia,” Wikipedia, updated September 3, 2024, https://en.wi...
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Episode 35
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8:48
The Prodigal Newfoundland Boy Returns
I return after a seven-month hiatus to weekly podcast episodes every Saturday.Subscribe wherever you get podcasts or list here: https://newfoundlandboy.buzzsprout.com/
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Episode 34
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1:25
Bye, B'y
Wayne says a brief goodbye in this final episode of the podcast ▬ Source→ Wayne Jones’s website, WayneJones.ca ||
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Episode 33
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0:58
What Makes a Great Movie Anyway?
Wayne talks about the subjectivity of film and the common habit of not distinguishing the world of the of the movie from the real world> Wayne's movie list:https://www.waynej...
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Episode 32
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25:53
One Year and Three Days in a New City
Wayne talks about the one-year anniversary of his move from Ottawa to St. John’s ▬
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Episode 31
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7:39
Short Fiction, Long Life
Wayne reads three of his works of short fiction ▬ Source→ Wayne Jones, "Short Fiction," https://www.waynejones.ca/writing/short-fiction/ || ▬ ...
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Episode 30
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24:30
Textured and Abstract Painting
Wayne Jones talks to St. John's artist Emilee Hickey about her painting ▬ LINKS Wicked Winds Art Studio (Instagram), https://www.instagram.com/wickedwindsartstudio ...
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Episode 29
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18:21
Dating When You’re a Senior
Seniors still hope for love after the experience of never having had it or of losing it ▬ Sources→ Boswell, James. The Life of Samuel Johnson, edited David Womersley. London: Penguin Random House, 2008...
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Episode 28
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10:36
Where Is Home? What Is the Place You Love?
I'm not attached to any one place, but I am attached to my friends
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Episode 27
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9:01
I Feel Like I’m Changing
SHOW NOTES ▬I’m changing partly because I am trying to tell the truth all the time ▬ Source→ Jordan B. Peterson. 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote for Chaos. Random House Canada, 2018. || ▬
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Episode 26
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10:15
The Killing Type
An excerpt from my novel The Killing Type ▬ Source: → Wayne Jones, The Killing Type. 2015. William & Park, 2023, https://...
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Episode 25
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17:55
How Do You Pronounce N-E-W-F-O-U-N-D-L-A-N-D Anyway?
Accent on the first or last syllable; never the middle; and no mumbling ▬ Sources: → The Canadian Oxford Dictionary, 2nd ed., 2005,
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Episode 24
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8:48
The Renaming of Newfoundland
Newfoundland is actually Newfoundland and Labrador. Sort of. ▬ Sources: → Canada Gazette, Part II, December 6, 2001, ht...
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Episode 23
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6:55
Newfoundlanders and Bologna: A Love Story
Newfies like their own kind of steak ▬ Sources: → Coles, Terri. “Why Newfoundland Is Obsessed with Bologna.” MyRecipes, February 13, 2018, https://www.myrecipes.com/extracrispy/why-newfoundland-is-obses...
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Episode 22
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18:11