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Backstage at the Vinyl Cafe

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  • Backstage at the Vinyl Cafe welcomes listeners into the warm and comforting world of the Vinyl Cafe. Each episode features stories about Canada’s favourite fictional family: Dave, Morley and the kids, narrated by the late Stuart McLean and recorded live in concert. For the first time ever, long-time producer Jess Milton shares rare, behind-the-scenes stories from her 15 years touring, travelling, laughing, and recording with her close friend Stuart.


    This is a world that is rooted in kindness, connection, and the laughter of recognition. A world that brings people together to rejoice in our ridiculousness. A world where we celebrate the small triumphs over the adversities of the everyday: like trying to find the perfect gift for someone you love, or the first Christmas without your sister; like trying to stage manage the school Christmas pageant, or trying to defrost a turkey with a hairdryer (we’ve all done that, right?).


    Join us. New episodes every Friday.


    www.vinylcafe.com


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  • The Cricket - The Cricket & I Need to Pee

    The Cricket - The Cricket & I Need to Pee
    Apr 26 2024

    “He’s not well, Stuart.”

    We’re going way back today with two pieces from pre-Vinyl Cafe days! One is a favourite you’ve been requesting, back from Stuart McLean’s regular appearances on Peter Gzowski’s Morningside. (Spoiler alert: You’ll see what happens when two presenters get the giggles on live radio.)

    Excerpt from Morningside reproduced by permission of CBC Licensing.


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    30 mins
  • The Alchemy of Audience - Dad is Dying & Odd Jobs

    The Alchemy of Audience - Dad is Dying & Odd Jobs
    Apr 19 2024

    “There are only so many holes a man can cut in his own house before he is told to stop.”

    Today on the show, two classic Stuart McLean stories, including Odd Jobs. That’s the one where Dave tries his hand at some home renovations, with hilarious consequences. And Jess has a backstory about the magic of Vinyl Cafe audiences.


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    57 mins
  • Spring – The Fish Head

    Spring – The Fish Head
    Apr 12 2024

    “I guess I figured having a fish head could come in handy.”

    On this week’s episode Stuart celebrates the joys of birding and the Spring bird migration. And we have two springy stories, including a favourite from the Vinyl Cafe story exchange. To submit your short, true story to the Story Exchange, send it to vinylcafe@vinylcafe.com.


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    46 mins
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thank-you

Oh how we miss you Stuart. Thank you for bringing back the vinyl Cafe to us all. 🇨🇦

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This is awesome

It is wonderful to hear these stories again along with some context for where they came from.

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My Heart LOL Again

So happy to see this podcast! I have missed the Vinyl Cafe so much! I can't wait to belly laugh so hard I can't breath again!

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Great news!

If you don't know who Dave and Morley are, can you really call yourself a Canadian? right up there with Don and Ron, with Henry and Italo, with Bob and Doug!

Nice to know who will be sharing this content with us, very much looking forward to this!

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I miss Stuart too…

Love every aspect of this podcast! I think I have already heard all of Stuart’s stories, I just can’t resist listening to them now. Hearing background and more of his personality is just amazing.

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