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It's Arthurs Time!
2026-10-09 | 46 mins.
“When Stuart stepped off his bus and waved goodbye, he thought to himself: This guy deserves an award.”

Happy Canadian Thanksgiving! This week: shout-outs to some new Arthur nominees and a selection of our favourites from The Vinyl Cafe Arthur Awards.
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Performance - Kenny Wong and the Tank of Tranquility
2026-10-02 | 28 mins.
“When things go wrong, when, it is seldom the result of some big thing, it is always a chain of simple things, almost all of them avoidable.”

What makes a good performer? What makes a great performance? These are the questions we’re exploring on the pod this week, with a backstory about Stuart McLean and a recording of a story that perfectly illustrates the point.
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M’Chigeeng - Le Morte D’Arthur
2026-09-25 | 47 mins.
This week we’re spending the entire episode on beautiful Manitoulin Island. We have Stuart’s opening essay from our wonderful visit back in 2010, plus a story exchange and a very special Vinyl Café story.
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Looking Good - The Hairdresser & The House Next Door
2026-09-18 | 51 mins.
“Coming into Dave and Morley’s house is a bit of a challenge. You have to really want to get in.”

There’s how things look…. And how things actually are! Today on the pod, two stories about looking good.
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School Days - School Lunch & Planet Boy
2026-09-11 | 46 mins.
“Just one day, she wanted one of them to come home and say ‘Gee, lunch was good.’”

The alarm clocks are set, the pencils are sharpened, the backpack is loaded. It’s September! We’re back to school and back with a brand new season of Backstage at the Vinyl Cafe and two hilarious Stuart McLean stories about school days.
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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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