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Atlantic Voice is the home of east coast documentary storytelling. Settle in for thoughtful radio docs and interviews that dive deep into the people of Atlantic Canada and what they're up to.
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The making of a drag queen
KJ Denny gives pure diva on stage as the drag queen Kage. But getting there was a years-long struggle - from self acceptance to sobriety, from Membertou First Nation to Halifax - that KJ says healed…
A plane crash, and what came after
Every year, people in Forteau raise the flag of a First Nation hundreds of kilometres away. They do it to honour the moments and days after a plane crash took one of their own - a beloved son and…
Get your Gaelic on
The longest Gaelic immersion program in Nova Scotia just wrapped up. What happened during those four months, and how did it change the people who lived fully in their favourite language? CBC's…
The final months before MAID
Throughout his life, Craig Mackie used his voice to help others. And he decided to do the same as he faced death, and his choice of medical assistance in dying. A encore presentation of a documentary…
The next generation of climate scientists
Few places are warming quicker than the far north. It's a reality Inuit in Labrador know all too well, and are working to adapt to. In today's episode, meet a team of Inuk youth and researchers in a…
Writing the mixed ancestry experience
Danica Roache didn't see her life experience reflected much in fiction, so she wrote it herself. The result is a funny and tender book, Five Seasons of Charlie Francis, that follows a young Mi'kmaw…
When Moon Mist ice cream meets the wrestling ring
When pro-wrestler Jennifer Crawford (a.k.a. Moon Miss) faces a setback, they’re determined to make a comeback. Follow their journey from ice cream inspiration to injury and beyond, in this doc from…
The babies born into the drug crisis
Meet one St. John's mom who got sober during pregnancy, and one pediatrician trying to help every similar case she comes across. Both of them want to change a system that's struggling to help moms…
Songs for the hardest times
"Being part of the cancer club sucks." But Samantha Keays is also a member of a pretty awesome club - a choir in Saint John, made up of people who have been touched by cancer. Listen in as they…
Dear Mr. Smallwood...
Thousands of people wrote to Joey Smallwood with questions, needs (and even insults) around the time Newfoundland and Labrador joined Canada in 1949. 76 years later the letters live on, and actually…
How a Titanic tragedy gave way to unexpected generosity
The Titan submersible implosion grabbed the world's attention in 2023. Away from the headlines, the family of two of its victims found solace with the St. John's Muslim community, and ended up making…
Is apathy our biggest problem in these divided times?
"My biggest fear is not protest, it's not anger, it's not division - it's apathy." So starts Randy Boyagoda's thoughts on finding common ground to talk to each other in deeply partisan times. Hint:…
Inside a group home
When Jazmyne McLaughlin was placed in a youth group home, she says she felt like a game piece, being moved around by adults, without a say in her own life. Now, as a law student, she's telling her…
In pursuit of the perfect chicken
Everyone knows about purebred dogs, but what about purebred... ducks? Or chickens? Meet the Maritimers breeding beautiful poultry, and tag along on their roadtrip to show them off on Canada's biggest…
In pursuit of the perfect chicken
You know about purebred dogs. But what about purebred...ducks? Or chickens? Meet the Maritimers dedicated to beautiful poultry, and tag along on their roadtrip to show them off on Canada's biggest…
Ever wanted to walk all the way around P.E.I.?
It's a calorie-burning pilgrimage: the 700 kilometre long Island Walk, looping all the way around PEI. The people you'll meet today all have personal reasons for tackling the trek, and producer Laura…
Mapo Tofu, and more
Step into Christine Wu's kitchen as she takes us through making a classic Chinese dish. Mapo tofu is what the writer calls "poem food," and learning to cook it and other recipes led to her first…
Finding freedom after a life behind bars
Renford Farrier was past his parole date by decades, when he met a Halifax lawyer who changed everything. Ren's journey in and out of prison, and the friendship he found, is chronicled in this…
The ghosts of Hell Hill
Locals believe Hell Hill is haunted, and all because of the tragedy surrounding one lonely white cross. CBC producer Gavin Simms takes us to Newfoundland's southern shore, to understand the mystery…
The volunteers on the frontlines of climate change
In the last few years, the work of the Brooklyn Volunteer Fire Department has fundamentally changed. Follow along with these Nova Scotian fire fighters as they face floods, wildfires, and the climate…
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Atlantic Voice has published 23 episodes since December 2025, covering topics in Society & Culture.
Atlantic Voice is currently highly active with new episodes weekly. Average episode length is 26m.
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