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Backstage at the Vinyl Cafe

Backstage at the Vinyl Cafe welcomes listeners into the warm and comforting world of the Vinyl Cafe. Each episode features stories about Canada’s favourite fictional family: Dave, Morley and the kids, narrated by the late Stuart McLean and recorded live in concert. For the first time ever, long-time producer Jess Milton shares rare, behind-the-scenes stories from her 15 years touring, travelling, laughing, and recording with her close friend Stuart.

This is a world that is rooted in kindness, connection, and the laughter of recognition. A world that brings people together to rejoice in our ridiculousness. A world where we celebrate the small triumphs over the adversities of the everyday: like trying to find the perfect gift for someone you love, or the first Christmas without your sister; like trying to stage manage the school Christmas pageant, or trying to defrost a turkey with a hairdryer (we’ve all done that, right?).

Join us. New episodes every Friday.

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Latest Episodes:

Christmas Cheer - Christmas at the Turlingtons’ & Dave Cooks the Turkey Dec 19, 2025

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“Did you take the turkey out of the freezer?”

For our last episode of the season – and our last before the Holidays – two Christmas classics! Plus, a beautiful, seasonal listener story from the Vinyl Cafe Story Exchange. For many of you, these Stuart McLean stories need no introduction, so grab a cup of egg nog, put your feet up and enjoy. Merry Christmas!

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Best Behaviour - Christmas at Tommy’s & Polly Anderson’s Christmas Party Dec 12, 2025

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“First fires…. and then floods”

On this week’s episode, two hilarious Stuart McLean stories about being out and about, Christmas visiting. Our first story is one that many of you may not have heard before, about Dave and Morley’s visit to the home of Stephanie’s boyfriend,Tommy. Tommy's parents are facing their own challenges with cooking the turkey. Jess shares a backstory about some of the characters in that story.

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Dave on the Roof - Dave on the Roof & Christmas on the Road Dec 05, 2025

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“Eustache was bracing himself for a long and lonely Christmas”

It’s December so we’re going the full festive from now until Christmas! This week, two classic Dave & Morley stories of seasonal shenanigans, plus a story exchange about a very special Christmas Eve.

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Dave Plays Santa - Dave Plays Santa & Springhill Nov 28, 2025

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“Christmas in Dave’s record store is just plain fun”

On today’s episode, Jess talks about the challenges of trying to create Christmas magic when you’re not necessarily feeling it yourself. That’s a bit of the back story behind Stuart’s writing of “Dave Plays Santa” - we’ll play that story for you. And we’ve got another back story connected to “Dave Plays Santa”, which links to our second story this week.

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Gobble Gobble - Dave Raises the Turkey & Dave and the Duck Nov 21, 2025

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“Dave stared at the duck in disbelief. The duck stared back at him.”

This week, we’re back talking about birds again, with two of Stuart McLean's hilarious stories about Dave and… poultry. Yes, this week’s theme is quite specific! Our first story is one you may not have heard before: Dave decides to try his hand at small-scale poultry farming…

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Vinyl Cafe: The Musical - Rashida, Amir and the Great Gift-Giving Nov 14, 2025

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“Christmas Day is going to be a little strained in Dave’s neighbourhood this year.”

Today on the pod we’re all about Vinyl Cafe: The Musical! To celebrate its premiere, Jess shares the story of how the musical came into being and the excitement of seeing it come to life. Plus, you can hear one of the stories that inspired the musical in the first place.

Vinyl Cafe: The Musical has been held over for an additional week! It runs until December 7th. For tickets see: https://citadeltheatre.com/shows/vinyl-cafe-the-musical/

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We Shall Remember - Remembrance Day Nov 07, 2025

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“There’s something about the ghosts who live in the house where you live.”

This week something special for Remembrance Day: an essay Stuart McLean wrote about George Lawrence Price, a Canadian soldier killed in the very last moments of the first world war. And we have two Vinyl Cafe stories for you: a wartime story exchange, and a Dave and Morley story where they learn about the life of someone who lived in their house many years before.

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All Hallows Eve – Halloween Oct 31, 2025

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“Let me state the case for Hallowe’en”

Today’s the day - Happy Hallowe’en! We’ve got a wonderful story exchange about an immigrant’s first experience of Trick or Treating. And we'll also play Stuart McLean's story about Sam and Stephanie's Halloween; it's a story about this magical evening, but it's also about growing up and finding independence.

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Journeys - Vancouver & Kenny Wong's Practical Jokes Oct 24, 2025

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“The baker, the chef, the Indian maestro.”

Today on the podcast it’s a smorgasbord from Stuart McLean. About food, about journeys and more in between! We’ve got a postcard from Canada, a moving listener story, and one of our favourite Dave and Morley stories.

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Amazing Spaces – The Library of Parliament, Museum of History & Gander International Airport Oct 17, 2025

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“There was a time when the Gander airport was the biggest airport in the world”

On this week’s episode, we have three of Stuart’s opening monologues – essays about some of the places and spaces that captivated him on his travels across the country. And Jess has a backstory about the perils of mispronunciations!

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