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: "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
Episodes
42 episodes
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
A Few Things about Newfoundland English
There is not just “one” Newfoundland English. There are many variations in vocabulary and pronunciation and grammar across the province. But some things are very common. ▬ Sources: → The Dialect Atlas of New...
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Episode 21
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11:03
Secular Jones Visits St. Jones Within
SHOW NOTES ▬I take a day trip to a community with my last name, but a name that’s not the name of a saint: St. Jones Within ▬ Sources: → Blue Star Juniper. “St. Jones Within.” YouTube, Apr...
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Episode 20
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8:24