A new podcast honors The Vinyl Cafe while exploring new stories
(Mar 8, 2024) Jess Milton hosts a podcast that digs into the Vinyl Cafe archives. She voices essays that explore her relationship with the late host and icon, Stuart McLean.
How this substitute music teacher got 250 kids to write an original song
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(May 12, 2023) Carrie Woodcock unexpectedly became a teacher during the pandemic, and songwriting helped her and her students get through uncertain times.
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