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Feedback Episode - Odd Jobs & The Turlingtons’ Dog
2026-04-10 | 40 mins.
“It would work so much better if we could plug the toaster in at the table”

Two of your most-requested Vinyl Cafe stories on this week’s show. Some vintage Stuart McLean, at your service!

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More Postcards from Canada – Tofino & Halifax
2026-04-03 | 33 mins.
You asked, we listened! So, this week on the pod, we’ve got two more of Stuart’s love letters to this country, what we call his Postcards from Canada.
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Fun on Wheels - Cat in the Car & Dave and the Bike
2026-03-27 | 35 mins.
"He looked like a kid on a roller coaster. But not one of the happy ones.”

On today’s episode, two stories about transportation—and what happens when it takes on a life of its own (with a little help from Dave of course…)
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Je Ne Sais Quoi - Petit Lac Noir & Montreal
2026-03-20 | 43 mins.
“Bonjour,” he said. “Je m’appelle Dave.”

Stuart loved Quebec and was proud to have grown up there. That influence is apparent in so many of his stories. We’ll play one of them today. Plus one of his Postcards from Canada, from Montreal.
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In the Woods - The Man Who Punched Trees
2026-03-13 | 42 mins.
“It was a magnificent tree.”

We’re thinking about our connection to the natural world on this week’s pod. We’ve got an essay from Stuart McLean about a Winnipeg tree that galvanized a community, and a story about a woodsman from Dave’s childhood in Cape Breton.
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About Backstage at the Vinyl Cafe

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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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