Andrea McGuire

Labrador Morning • 25th June 2024

The Great Trappers' Cookies Debate

Recipes for trapper's cookies appear in reputable cookbooks. But did Labrador trappers ever have time to make cookies? Or were the cookies made FOR the trappers? I bore witness to some fiery cookie debates at the Labrador Campus this spring, and underscored the arguments with slide guitar.

CBC's Atlantic Voice • 17th March 2024

Baby's Birthday Dance | Atlantic Voice | CBC Listen

Baby Christina De La Cruz came to Happy Valley-Goose Bay ten years ago, and has helped build the Filipino community there. Now, as she plans her big 40th birthday party, she's reflecting on her past in the Philippines and on her future in Labrador. A doc by Andrea McGuire.

Labrador Morning • 14th November 2023

Researchers and residents weigh in on steep grocery prices in Nain | Labrador Morning |

I had the opportunity to report in Nain for a couple of hours this fall. While I was there, I spoke to residents about food prices outside the grocery store. Afterwards, I spoke with two researchers about Nutrition North's policies—and asked why Nain residents face some of the highest grocery prices in the province.

Labrador Morning • 2nd November 2023

Speaking with residential school survivors in Rigolet and Postville | Labrador Morning |

While backfilling as a reporter in Fall 2023, I reported on Premier Furey's apologies to residential school survivors in all five Nunatsiavut communities. I spoke with Charlotte Wolfrey in Rigolet, and Shirley Goudie in Postville.

Labrador Morning • 15th June 2023

Coming out of homelessness - part 2

Part 2 of my Labrador Morning interview with Selma Suarak, who told me about her struggles with homelessness, and how she's coming out of it. Part 2 of my Labrador Morning interview with Selma Suarak, who told me about her struggles with homelessness, and how she's coming out of it.

Labrador Morning • 15th June 2023

Coming out of homelessness - part 1

Part 1 of my Labrador Morning interview with Selma Suarak, who told me about her struggles with homelessness, and how she's coming out of it.

The Current • 17th April 2023

Crab Harvester interview for The Current

In the wake of the NL crab fishery protests, I was asked to produce a short interview with crab harvester Wade Bolt for The Current. Here's what that piece sounded like.

Labrador Morning • 11th May 2023

Mix Inuk Drum Maker

On my first day working in Happy Valley-Goose Bay, I dropped in on a workshop led by master Inuk drum maker David Serkoak. The workshop connected participants across generations, and I felt so lucky to witness the occasion.

Labrador Morning • 17th May 2023

Mix Mayor For A Day

In Happy Valley-Goose Bay, an all-female town council decided to open a new daycare. But there's a catch... it was a mock town council, made up entirely of students in Grades 4, 5 and 6. I caught up with the mock mayor and councillors as they ate Mary Brown's after the meeting.

St. John's Morning Show • 4th April 2023

Mix Ocean Sounds

How does sound travel underwater? I spoke with two oceanographers to find out—and heard their underwater recordings of fish, whales, motorboats and more.

CBC Radio Specials • 30th December 2022

Hala and Shirley make fish and brewis

Shirley lives in Torbay, NL. Hala is a Ukrainian refugee, and she lives in Shirley's house with her daughter and grandchildren. The two grandmothers have become the best of friends, and they've also learned how to cook together. Just before Christmas, I dropped in on them as they made a Newfoundland delicacy, fish and brewis. This radio piece aired on Caroline Hillier and Krissy Holmes' national radio special for CBC, "Finding Home." That special won bronze at the New York Festival Radio Awards for "Best Talk/Interview Special." My radio segment also aired on CBC's Helluva Story.

St. John's Morning Show • 14th November 2022

Mix Retro Tech NL

A nostalgic mix about retro computers, rotary phones, and the sound of dial-up internet.

St. John's Morning Show • 3rd November 2022

Ukrainian Family in Torbay Pak

Three generations of the sweetest Ukrainian family find the sweetest woman in Torbay.

St. John's Morning Show • 5th August 2022

Indexing Income Support to Inflation Talk-tape

With the climbing cost of living, some advocates are urging governments to index income support to inflation. I spoke to a policy analyst, the provincial Minister of Children, Seniors and Social Development, and a woman receiving income support.

St. John's Morning Show • 21st June 2022

Cavell Garden Sunrise Ceremony (mix)

In St. John's, a beautiful sunrise ceremony was held for National Indigenous Peoples Day in Cavell Park. I recorded audio of the ceremony between 6-7 AM, and this mix aired on the St. John's Morning Show just after 8.

St. John's Morning Show • 2nd March 2022

Party Lines (mix)

Back in the '50s and '60s, most houses were hooked up to "party lines" with their neighbours. A block of ten families could have shared the same phone number... and eavesdropping was basically a way of life. I called three good sports who remember this all too well, and mixed our chats together with retro elevator music. (This St. John's Morning Show piece was also used for radio syndication.)

St. John's Morning Show • 10th February 2022

Marlene Creates - Words for Ice and Snow (mix)

Winter was once a blur for artist Marlene Creates. But then she learned 80 terms for ice and snow from the Dictionary of Newfoundland English—and everything changed. Marlene told me the meaning of clinkerbells, ballycatters, sishy ice and more in this mix for the St. John's Morning Show.

St. John's Morning Show • 24th November 2021

Folklore Archive Tour (pak)

Memorial University's Folklore and Language Archive houses thousands of songs, stories, beliefs, customs and traditions from Newfoundland and Labrador. I took a tour of that archive and put together this pak for the St. John's Morning Show.

St. John's Morning Show • 5th November 2021

Kids Petitioning for Queer History (mix)

13 year old Eleanor Murray loves history. She also came out as a lesbian last year. But when she began looking for LGBTQ+ history for kids, she couldn't find very much. So, Eleanor started a petition to add queer history to the province's school curriculum. And together with her sister and friends, she started knocking door-to-door in St John's to ask for signatures—even though she's encountered homophobia at those doors, and still feels afraid. (This St. John's Morning Show mix is very near and dear to me. I believe it also had a run on syndication.)

St. John's Morning Show • 8th October 2021

Ugandan Musician Andrew Kagumba (mix)

Ugandan musician Andrew Kagumba comes from a drum making family. He told me about some of the traditional Ugandan songs he plays on traditional Ugandan instruments—and explained how this helps him connect with his loved ones at home. (Mix for the St. John's Morning Show)