COASTERS

Even though it’s one of the most significant festivals on Earth, there’s never been a public celebration of Diwali on the Sunshine Coast. That is, until friends Sushma Dass and Sarah Dhillon got an idea to throw party.Show NotesRead about the Sunshine Coast’s first Diwali in Coast ReporterListen to Abhishek Khosla’s music via FacebookListen to Aamin Khosla’s music via InstagramSushma and Sarah are looking for volunteers for next year. Contact them at [email protected] in this episode include Greyleaf Willow, Frank and Poet, and Sage the Hunter by Blue Dot SessionsSubscribe to Coasters, wherever you listen to podcasts Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Thirty years ago, a fish scientist, an amateur ornithologist, a 12 year old and a German student volunteer walked into some very old woods on the Sunshine Coast. Then they made history.COASTERS is a podcast miniseries about community and the small stories that define us. Taking place on the Sunshine Coast, BC, territory of the shíshálh and Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Nations.Show NotesPaul Jones wrote The Marbled Murrelets of the Caren Range and Middlepoint BightMaria Mudd Ruth wrote Rare Bird: Pursuing the Mystery of the Marbled MurreletLearn more about Kim Nelson’s contributions to the study of marbled murreletsMarbled murrelets are also linked to Clayoquot Sound protestsCoast News story about marbled murrelets and the Caren RangeMore about Volker Bahn’s researchAlan Burger’s contributions to the study of marbled murreletsCreditsMarbled murrelet field recordings by Thomas G. Sander from the  Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology3-Square-Miles is a documentary produced by Suzanne Wilson for Coast Cable 11Varied thrush sound effect by BBC Sound EffectsMusic by James Bowers, Blue Dot Sessions and Volker BahnSpecial thanks to Dr. Alan Burger and Steve Sleep for research and archival helpRachel Sanders, Lorna Richards and Sean Eckford assisted with storyWebsite and graphics by Laura Service Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Thirty years ago, a fish scientist, an amateur ornithologist, a 12 year old and a German student volunteer walked into some very old woods on the Sunshine Coast. Then they made history.Episode coming soon.COASTERS is a podcast miniseries about community and the small stories that define us. Taking place on the Sunshine Coast, BC, territory of the shíshálh and Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Nations.Music via Blue Dot Sessions Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Book exchanges have been around pretty much forever, but then in 2012 a movement was born. Now, hundreds of thousands of boxes filled with books are permanently affixed to people’s properties. Some love them, some cannot abide them. Some don’t get what the fuss is about. And from these premises was born an unironic investigation into a moral dilemma of questionable stakes: are little free libraries something we should be concerned about? And, why are they so popular, still? Show notesJane Schmidt and Jordan Hale’s open-access article can be found on the Journal of Radical Librarianship website.Little Free Library founder Tod Bol on Schmidt and Hale’s paper. A link to Dan and Trina’s book bombing Facebook GroupThe West Howe Sound Story, by Francis J. Van Den Wyngaert. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

About a year ago, Sophie tried to find out whether she made a regretful mistake installing a Little Free Library outside her home after learning from a friend of a friend that actually not all librarians are fans. It was a strange one: why would librarians put the shush on little libraries? Why are book exchanges even popular enough for librarians to have opinions about them? And so the journey began... Actual episode coming soon.*COASTERS is a podcast miniseries about community and the small stories that define us. Taking place on the Sunshine Coast, BC, territory of the shíshálh and Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Nations.*That's a promise!Sound effects via Freesound.orgMusic via Free Music Archive:Ooh La La Boogaloo by JuanitosBlack Samba by JuanitosTwilight Piano by Serge Quadrado Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ever heard of The Beachcombers? If not, you were probably born after 1990. If you have, then, well, you’re old. Kidding! Sort of.The Beachcombers aired on CBC Television from 1972 to 1990, making it arguably Canada’s longest running scripted television series, ever. (Degrassi is the other contender.)For some reason only the gods understand, CBC hasn’t run an episode since Dec. 12, 1990.In the inaugural episode of COASTERS, producer Sophie Woodrooffe looks at the show’s impact on a town that will forever be attached to The Beachcombers, whether it wants to be, or not. Editorial, sound and technical assistance from CANADALAND’s Jonathan Goldsbie and Tristan CapacchioneIntro and outro music by Blue Dot SessionsPodcast cover art and website design by Laura Service Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to COASTERS, an independently-produced miniseries about the communities that shape B.C.'s Sunshine Coast, territory of the shíshálh and Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Nations.Episodes drop autumn 2022. Subscribe or visit www.coasterspodcast.com for more information about the project.Music by James Bowers, and; Aloscape 1, Discovery Harbor and Vulcan Street by Blue Dot Sessions (www.sessions.blue).Podcast cover art by Laura Service. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.