About this episode

The episode features humorous moments from Stuart McLean's past radio appearances, highlighting the giggles that ensue during live broadcasts.

“He’s not well, Stuart.” We’re going way back today with two pieces from pre-Vinyl Cafe days! One is a favourite you’ve been requesting, back from Stuart McLean’s regular appearances on Peter Gzowski’s Morningside. (Spoiler alert: You’ll see what happens when two presenters get the giggles on live radio.) Excerpt from Morningside reproduced by permission of CBC Licensing. Ad-free listening is here! Listen to the pod ad-free and early, PLUS a whole bunch of other goodies – like virtual parties, Q&As, listener shout-outs & more. Subscribe here:  apostrophe.supercast.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Topics covered

• humor
• radio
• nostalgia
• live performance
• storytelling

Keywords

• Vinyl Cafe
• Morningside
• live radio
• humor
• Stuart McLean
• Peter Gzowski
• CBC

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: CBC Licensing

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