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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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REWIND WEDNESDAY: Road Trip! – Cat in the Car Jul 30, 2025

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“Whenever the cat is around, things seem to go wrong.”

This week, Dave discovers a stowaway on the family road trip, with hilarious consequences. And Jess shares two more of Stuart McLean’s Postcards from Canada: from St John’s, NFLD in the east and Powell River, B.C. in the west.

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The Beatlology Interviews: Actor Mark Hamill Jul 23, 2025

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Something a little different this week that we think you’ll enjoy. From our friends at the Apostrophe Podcast Network: Terry O’Reilly’s “The Beatlology Interviews”.

You may not know that Stuart McLean was a huge Beatles fan (though really, aren’t we all?) And he collected Beatles memorabilia. Another huge fan and collector is Terry O'Reilly. In this episode of “The Beatlology Interviews” Terry talks to actor Mark Hamill about all things Beatles... and more. Mark Hamill not only owns collectibles, he is a collectible. Mark talks about his first blush with the Beatles, how he began collecting Beatles memorabilia, that time he met George Harrison on a plane, and whether or not he let his kids play with Star Wars Toys. It's a fascinating interview. We hope you enjoy it.

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REWIND WEDNESDAY: The Mistakes We Make – Petit Lac Noir & Dog Pills Jul 16, 2025

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Bonjour,” he said. “Je m’appelle Dave.”

Yup, sometimes things go wrong. It happens to the best of us. Especially on the Vinyl Cafe, as you’ll hear in Stuart McLean’s Dave and Morley stories Dog Pills and Petit Lac Noir. Also on this week’s episode, Jess shares a surprising and funny backstory about the inspiration behind Dave’s mistake in Dog Pills.

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REWIND WEDNESDAY: Summer – A Letter from Camp & The Waterslide Jul 09, 2025

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"This waterslide was the waterslide to end all waterslides”

We are taking a break over the summer, so in honour of our final episode of Season 1 we’ve got two Vinyl Cafe stories for you about summer. If you listen carefully you’ll hear something unusual in the first, A Letter from Camp, when Stuart inserts a personal story from his own days at his beloved summer camp. And of course, we can’t talk about summer without including the hilarious fan favourite: The Waterslide. All this and more, including a special memory from Jess of what it was like sitting backstage, stage left, and hearing Waterslide performed for the very first time.

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Bonus Episode: Meet Greg! Jul 04, 2025

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For this summer bonus episode, my conversation with long-time Vinyl Cafe and Backstage at the Vinyl Cafe recording engineer, Greg DeClute. Greg has some great stories to share about working with Stuart McLean for so many years.

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Summer Trips - Canoe Trip & The Summer Cottage Jun 20, 2025

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“There is nothing like a 20th wedding anniversary to drive home the point that you are no longer 20 years old”

For our final episode of this season, two entertaining stories about summer vacations. And Jess talks about the additional perspective going further afield can bring.

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Childhood - The One and Only Murphy Kruger & The Great Train Adventure Jun 13, 2025

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“When are you supposed to let your children march off alone? When are you supposed to let them learn from their mistakes”

On today’s episode, two stories about childhood. And Jess talks about how one of her own childhood dreams has recently come to fruition - with the making of the upcoming Vinyl Cafe: The Musical!

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Summer Things - Dave and Morley, Dancing Jun 06, 2025

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“Dave said, you’re thinking about dancing, aren’t you?”

We’re looking towards summer on today’s episode. We have a script Stuart wrote about a magical evening spent in pursuit of fireflies. And a story of summer evenings in Dave and Morley’s neighbourhood.

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Toys - Rhoda’s Revenge & Planet Stuart May 30, 2025

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“When Dave was a boy, dolls terrified him”

Something a little different on today’s episode: two stories about kids' toys -- the good, the bad and the ugly! One is a story about Dave's childhood, the other is a story by Stuart about his own childhood experience with toys. Plus a backstory from Jess about how that autobiographical story got its name.

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Out and About - Cousin Dorothy & Have Snake, Will Travel May 23, 2025

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“Murphy was terrified of snakes”

Today’s episode features two stories that take place out and about, further afield. Dave’s Cousin Dorothy visits from England and has an exciting side adventure on their trip to Ottawa. And in the second story, Dave, Sam and Murphy make an unusual delivery.

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