Vinyl Cafe
Back by popular demand: CBC presents the Vinyl Cafe with Stuart McLean! Featuring Canada’s favourite storyteller, the late Stuart McLean, the Vinyl Cafe is a blend of stories, essays and music, recorded at live concerts across Canada. McLean’s hilarious stories are about Dave, owner of a second-hand record store, and assorted family, friends and neighbours. Available for a limited time.
Thu, September 02, 2021
“The Mermaid and Other Mysteries” – Whitehorse, YK
Dave and Morley’s kids, Sam and Stephanie, spend a magical summer in Cape Breton.
Thu, August 26, 2021
“Sam’s First Kiss” – Port Hope, ON
Sam and Murphy spend a day at the movie theatre.
Thu, August 19, 2021
“Jimmy Walker” – St. John’s, NL
Dave takes a train trip to say goodbye to an old and dear friend: the bayman Jimmy Walker of Foggy Bottom Bay.
Thu, August 12, 2021
“Sam is Home Alone” – Nelson, BC
Dave and Morley go to a wedding and son Sam is left home alone overnight for the very first time.
Thu, August 05, 2021
“The House Next Door” – Halifax, NS
Morley enthusiastically embraces her role as house sitter for the new neighbours.
Thu, July 29, 2021
“Rosemary Honey” – Campbell River, BC
Dave’s neighbour Eugene asks Sam and Murphy to follow the bees that visit his garden rosemary plant and go in search of the honeycomb.
Thu, July 22, 2021
“The Tank of Tranquility” – Calgary, AB
Dave buys a sensory deprivation tank, a “float tank”, but he’s too scared to try it out – so he sends his pal Kenny Wong in to test it out for him.
Thu, July 15, 2021
“Hello Monster” – Eastern Townships, QC
Dave accidentally drops some house keys down into the gutter and he ventures deep into the storm sewer to go collect them.
Thu, July 08, 2021
“The Bird ” – Point Pelee , ON
Dave’s enthusiasms throw the neighbourhood into chaos, as a rare bird in his backyard starts to attract all kinds of attention.
Thu, July 01, 2021
“Fish Head” – Bracebridge, ON
Dave and his dad, Charlie, go fishing and net an unusual catch: the famous king cod.
Trailer · Wed, June 23, 2021
The Vinyl Cafe returns this summer!
Recorded live at venues across the country, each podcast contains an hour of music, laughter and stories from Canada’s favourite storyteller, the late, great Stuart McLean. Stories this season include fan favourites such as The Tank of Tranquility (where Dave indulges in some next-level impulse buying and purchases a float tank, that his pal Kenny Wong tests for him), The Car Wash (where Dave takes his neighbour Mary Turlington’s car in for cleaning), The House Next Door (where Morley enthusiastically embraces the task of looking after the neighbour’s newly-renovated house) and Rosemary Honey (where Sam and his friend Murphy go on the trail of bees for their aged neighbour, Eugene).
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