Vinyl Cafe

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  • Location: Toronto, Canada

Tune into The Vinyl Cafe to hear the misadventures of Dave, owner of the Vinyl Cafe – the world’s smallest record store where the motto is “We May Not Be Big, But We’re Small.” The show features Dave and his wife, Morley, their two children Sam and Stephanie and assorted friends and neighbours. The program is hosted by Stuart McLean, Canada’s answer to Garrison Keillor. In addition to stories The Vinyl Cafe also features music - both live and recorded. We travel across the country searching for new, undiscovered musicians and visiting with old friends. Host Stuart McLean is a best-selling author, award-winning journalist and humorist, in addition to being the host of CBC Radio's The Vinyl Cafe. Since 1998 Stuart has taken the show on the road, performing in large and small towns across Canada from St. John’s, Newfoundland to Whitehorse in the Yukon. The Vinyl Cafe is one of CBC Radio's most popular radio programs. More than 750, 000 North Americans listen to The Vinyl Cafe every weekend. The show is currently heard across Canada on CBC Radio 1 & 2, on BBC 7 in the UK and on KUOW in Seattle. The first volume of stories from the Vinyl Cafe, Home from the Vinyl Cafe, is published by Simon & Schuster in the USA.

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During a snowy winter weekend Dave notices his neighbour, Jim Scofield, sneaking out each night around 11pm.

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  • Added: Feb 08, 2013
  • Length: 54:31
  • Purchases: 20
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Join host Stuart McLean and special musical guests The Once from Gander, Newfoundland & Labrador.

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  • Added: Jan 25, 2013
  • Length: 54:17
  • Purchases: 20
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Ever since the year Dave cooked the family turkey, Christmas has been a tradition at The Vinyl Cafe. This year Stuart McLean and The Vinyl Cafe are...

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  • Added: Dec 20, 2012
  • Length: 54:36
  • Purchases: 17
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Every New Year, Dave sits down to write out ‘The Davies’ his annual awards and New Year’s resolutions.

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  • Added: Dec 18, 2012
  • Length: 54:29
  • Purchases: 19
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Today on the show we have two stories about the wonderful world of wild things.

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  • Added: Dec 17, 2012
  • Length: 54:45
  • Purchases: 20
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Join host Stuart McLean and special musical guest Hannah Georgas from Smiths Falls, Ontario.

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  • Added: Dec 13, 2012
  • Length: 54:22
  • Purchases: 19
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Join host Stuart McLean and award winning East Coast musicians Madison Violet & David Myles from Halifax, Nova Scotia.

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  • Added: Dec 13, 2012
  • Length: 54:27
  • Purchases: 19
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We’re talking about resolution and renewal today on the show.

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  • Added: Dec 12, 2012
  • Length: 54:34
  • Purchases: 20
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Join host Stuart McLean and special musical guest Harry Manx from Fort St. John, British Columbia.

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  • Added: Nov 20, 2012
  • Length: 54:28
  • Purchases: 12
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Dave is supposed to cook the Christmas turkey but can’t get the stove to work.

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  • Added: Nov 10, 2012
  • Length: 54:14
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Morley decides that the family should embrace the spirit of Christmas by making presents for one another.

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  • Added: Nov 10, 2012
  • Length: 54:32
  • Purchases: 17
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After an unseasonably warm December, Morley tells Dave that all she really wants for Christmas is snow. Dave hears her words as the invitation to c...

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  • Added: Nov 06, 2012
  • Length: 52:32
  • Purchases: 3
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A story about the Christmas float Dave built and drove when he was a teenager in the Big Narrows Annual Christmas Parade. The second story is about...

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  • Added: Nov 06, 2012
  • Length: 52:30
  • Purchases: 3
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The first is a story about the first Christmas neighbors Rashida and Amir spend in Canada. The second story is about Polly Anderson’s neighborhood ...

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  • Added: Nov 06, 2012
  • Length: 52:31
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First, a story about Trouble the Turkey: In an effort to bond with his son, Dave decides that this year for Christmas, he should not only prepare t...

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  • Added: Nov 06, 2012
  • Length: 52:31
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Stuart tells the life story of his friend – holocaust survivor David Kilberg.

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  • Added: Oct 04, 2012
  • Length: 54:31
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Dave saves up his money all year long to buy Christmas gifts for his family. He ends up buying a gift for himself instead.

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  • Added: Sep 28, 2012
  • Length: 54:21
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Dave tells his son Sam about something that happened years ago at Christmas time, something that Dave still feels bad about.

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  • Added: Sep 28, 2012
  • Length: 54:21
  • Purchases: 19
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Today on the show we have two stories about Dave and his hypochondria.

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  • Added: Sep 27, 2012
  • Length: 54:33
  • Purchases: 19
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Dave and Sam hitch a ride home from Cape Breton with one of Dave’s old pals from the Rock 'n’ Roll days. The friend is in charge of pyrotechnics on...

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  • Added: Sep 26, 2012
  • Length: 54:22
  • Purchases: 18