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Newfies like their own kind of steak ▬

Sources:

→ Coles, Terri. “Why Newfoundland Is Obsessed with Bologna.” MyRecipes, February 13, 2018, https://www.myrecipes.com/extracrispy/why-newfoundland-is-obsessed-with-bologna. ||

→ Nolan, Dick. “Piece of Bologna.” The Best of Dick Nolan. 1975. YouTube, September 24, 2015, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8k2bgRLF8lc. ||

→ Phillips, Kevin. The Bologna Cookbook. Flanker Press, 2014. ||

→ Smellie, Sarah. “Beautiful Bologna: N.L. Restaurant Making Artisanal Version of Beloved Meat Stick.” The Canadian Press, January 10, 2021. ||

→ Red Island. In Pursuit of the Wild Bologna. Clode Sound, 1978. ||▬

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There is not just “one” Newfoundland English. There are many variations in vocabulary and pronunciation and grammar across the province. But some things are very common. ▬

Sources:

→ The Dialect Atlas of Newfoundland and Labrador. Memorial University. 2012. https://dialectatlas.mun.ca/. ||

→ Dictionary of Newfoundland English. 2nd ed. with supp., edited by G. M. Story, W. J. Kirwin, and J. D. A Widdowson, 1990. https://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/. ||

→ “NL Sayings Bars.” Newfoundland Chocolate Company, 2024, https://www.newfoundlandchocolatecompany.com/collections/newfoundland-sayings-bars. || ▬

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SHOW NOTES ▬

I take a day trip to a community with my last name, but a name that’s not the name of a saint: St. Jones Within ▬

Sources:

→ Blue Star Juniper. “St. Jones Within.” YouTube, Apr. 26, 2023, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkQ8bosW5Ik. ||

→ Chris Anderson. “St. Jones Within.” YouTube, Deb. 11, 2021, https://youtu.be/t0LGLHGw9bM?si=HseRQMxJgg35LCb9. ||

→ Juanita Mercer. “Rural Reality: Finding Serenity—and Change—in the Small N.L. Community of St. Jones Within.” Saltwire, July 17, 2024, https://www.saltwire.com/atlantic-canada/lifestyles/rural-reality-finding-serenity-and-change-in-the-small-nl-community-of-st-jones-within-100980117/. ||

→ “Saints & Angels.” Catholic Online, https://www.catholic.org/saints/. ||

→ South West Arm Historical Society. “St. Jones Within.” South West Arm Historical Society, https://swahsociety.com/communities/histories/st-jones-within. ||

→ “St. Jones Within.” Decks Awash, vol. 15, no. 6, Nov.–Dec. 1986, p. 7, https://collections.mun.ca/digital/collection/cns_decks/id/5022.

→ “St. Jones Within, Newfoundland.” Facebook, https://www.facebook.com/groups/5390826529/. ||

→ Statistics Canada. Census Profile, 2016 Census: Hillview-Adeytown-Hatchet Cove-St. Jones Within. Updated July 12, 2024. https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=DPL&Code1=100374&Geo2=PR&Code2=10&SearchText=Hillview-Adeytown-Hatchet%20Cove-St.%20Jones%20Within&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&GeoLevel=PR&GeoCode=100374&TABID=1&type=0. ||

→ Wayne Jones, Photos of St. Jones Within, August 17, 2024, Google Photos, https://photos.app.goo.gl/tCgXVh3MRKJaNnJ49. ||

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▬ My guest is Josh Menchions, who’s a standup comedian and also runs the open mic called Last Minute Comedy at the Peter Easton Pub every Wednesday night. ▬

▬ Josh Menchions ▬

https://joshmenchions.ca |

https://campsite.bio/joshmenchions

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▬ STAND-UP NEWFOUNDLAND ▬

https://standupnfld.ca/ |

https://www.instagram.com/standup_nfld/ |

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100094050367607 |

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▬ OPEN MICS ▬

▬ Last Minute Comedy ▬

https://lastminutecomedy.ca/ |

https://www.instagram.com/lastminutecomedy_/ |

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100094085761312 |

▬ Fogged Up Comedy ▬

https://www.instagram.com/foggedupcomedy/ |

https://www.facebook.com/FoggedUpComedy |

▬ NewFunny Crowd ▬

https://www.instagram.com/newfunnycrowd/ |

https://www.facebook.com/NewFunnyCrowd |

▬ Two Idiots Comedy ▬

https://www.instagram.com/twoidiotscomedy/ |

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100092277514540 |

▬ Downtown Comedy ▬

https://www.instagram.com/downtowncomedynl/ |

https://www.facebook.com/Downtowncomedynl |

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I interview a scholar about the Republic of Newfoundland. I slso spent a great deal of time trying to convince the person who runs the Republic of Newfoundland Instagram page to be a guest on the show as well, to tell listeners about his perspective on what he calls “the movement.” You can see the show notes for the detail—screenshots of my Instagram DM chat with him. He started off cooperative, then refused, then threatened me, and ultimately blocked me from his Instagram page. I did conduct, however, an interview with a scholar of Newfoundland studies, diaspora, and globalization. ▬

Sources:

▬ → PDF's of emails received and sent after this episode was published: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/10yTKMGfaE1QtYof7MGDBGMVwtppk2XuE?usp=sharing

▬ → Screenshots from my Instagram chat before this episode was published: https://photos.app.goo.gl/A1Qbo1nuaRgLsbnV9

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▬ → Republic of Newfoundland Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/republicofnewfoundland/▬

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The source of my minimalistic tendencies in both my domestic space and my personal relationships ▬

Sources:

→ Jordan B. Peterson [DrJordanBPetersonClips]. “Say the truth and nothing else.” YouTube, July 11, 2023, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_so2g0sH3vY&ab_channel=JordanBPetersonClips

→ Wayne Jones. Less and Less: Personal Minimalism. 2013. William & Park, 2023. https://williamapark.com/index.php/less-and-less-personal-minimalism/▬

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My day trip to Dildo, Newfoundland ▬

Sources:

→ Jarvis, Dale. Place Names of Newfoundland and Labrador. Flanker Press, 2022.

→ My Photos: https://photos.app.goo.gl/YBfcufrFBdYX1jbRA ▬

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Newfie jokes from my childhood and the book I am working on ▬

Sources:

→ Folklore and Language Archive, Memorial University, https://www.mun.ca/munfla/ ▬