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The most listened to romance novel podcast, Fated Mates is co-hosted by bestselling author Sarah MacLean and romance critic Jen Prokop. Weekly episodes include romance novel read-alongs and lively discussions of the work of the genre, highlighting the romance novel as a powerful tool in fighting the patriarchy…with absolutely no kink shaming.
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Humans today are desperate to adapt, and also too stubborn to change. On the Scott Vs. Sarah podcast, two comedians who are opposites in many ways talk about a new topic every week, in the hopes to understand one another better, and hopefully remain friends at the end. Scott MacLean is more logical. Sarah MacLellan is more emotional. This oil and water friendship is the perfect team to tackle today's ridiculous and relevant topics. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Tune in to hear two friends discuss all the steamy (and sometimes tepid) details of the regency romance genre. Join us each episode as we take a trip across the pond and into the past in search of swoon-worthy Happily Ever Afters! We talk about all your regency favorites like Julia Quinn’s Bridgertons or Lisa Kleypas’ Ravenels, plus we dive deep into exciting new releases from rising stars like Scarlett Peckham, Cat Sebastian, and Evie Dunmore. We’ve got full book reviews AND fabulous interv ...
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Mortgage 101 with Clinton Wilkins and Todd Veinotte, as heard on CityNews, is a monthly radio show where the guys discuss everything there is to know about getting a mortgage, as well as answering listener phone-in questions. You can find more information about Clinton Wilkins and the Clinton Wilkins Mortgage Team at www.teamclinton.ca
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The Rise Collective Podcast features wisdom keepers who share how that listeners can bring traditional ways to bear in our contemporary world.
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We’re taste-testing audio books! In each episode, join hosts Sarina Bowen and Tanya Eby for a brand new first chapter, followed by discussion, news and gossip.
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You love reading historical romance fiction, but no one around you gets it. Join me, Lenora, a fellow historical romance fan, as I talk about a different historical romance novels. I break down the exciting ways our characters fall in love, the characters themselves, and the quirky things you learn when you read historical romance. If you want to have fun and love reading about lords, dukes, and lairds, this is the show for you.
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The Fear is a comedy podcast about everything that scares us. Comedy writer Sarah Morgan invites her favourite funny guests to bring in and unpack three things that give 'em the fear - their favourite scary scene from film or TV, a childhood terror, and a fear or phobia they live with now. It's spooktacular! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Avon on the Air: We’re steaming up the airwaves! Every program features enticing interactions with reader-favorite romance authors, that’s always lively, sometimes provocative, and never afraid to ask the question, “What really happens between the covers…of your novel?” Remember: it’s all the fun of video, minus the makeup!
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Each week, The Badass CEO brings you entrepreneurs and high-level executives to discuss business strategies, life experiences, lessons learned, tipping points, and what it takes to become and continue to be a Badass CEO. We will give you the motivation and tools needed to follow your dreams and be successful.
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Katie Steckles and Peter Rowlett chat about some aspect of mathematics using a mathematical object as inspiration.
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06.51: College Bound: New Adult Romance
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Everything old is new again...or young again? We're talking about New Adult romance today, that is, romance novels where the love story is set at or during college! We're hopping in the time machine and headed a generation or two back in romance to talk about the first time New Adult came around changing the contemporary romance game. We're getting…
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Mortgage 101 - What You Should Know About Your Mortgage Purchase
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Danielle MacLean, Clinton Wilkins, and Todd Veinotte are back to chat more on the financial aspects of real estate transactions, emphasizing the importance of proper disclosures, documentation, and transparency to ensure smooth transactions and avoid potential risks. They cover private sales, transfer taxes, joint ownership, and mortgage transfers,…
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S06.50: Daddy Issues (not the fun kind) with Christopher Rice
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We're back with Christopher Rice celebrating one of the longest running themes in romance: Daddy Issues (not the good kind)! Christopher writes romance under the pen name C. Travis Rice, and today, we're talking about his recent banger, Sapphire Dawn. We talk about the longstanding history of characters with terrible fathers, about why romance seem…
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Mortgage 101 - Real Estate Law 101 with Danielle MacLean
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Expert and Real Estate Lawyer, Danielle MacLean, from DCL Law joins Todd Veinotte, and Clinton Wilkins to share insights on navigating real estate transactions. They emphasized the importance of education, organization, and flexibility in preventing unexpected problems. They discuss the significance of having the right professionals on your team an…
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This week, we're back to Mafia books, because it's been a few years since we've tackled this one and the landscape has changed drastically. We're talking about the appeal of the organized criminal, the way the genre is the direct descendant of the Medieval romance, and the fact that it underscores some of the deepest seeded patriarchy in the genre-…
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Yet another Bank of Canada interest rate update means that Clinton Wilkins and Todd Veinotte are at the Mortgage 101 table to discuss what this means for Nova Scotians. They also get into the challenges of managing mortgage debt in a rising interest rate environment, and highlight the risks of negative amortization and the importance of proactively…
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S06.48: Wicked and the Wallflower: The Bareknuckle Bastards Begin
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It's coming up on the end of Season 6, and that means we're talking about one of Sarah's books! We're finishing up (or beginning?) the Bareknuckle Bastards series today with a deep dive of Sarah's Wicked and the Wallflower, the first in her Bareknuckle Bastards series--part Rumplestiltskin retelling, part Peaky Blinders fic, all justifiable face pu…
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S06.47: Romance Novels with Paris 2024 Olympics Vibes
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We're back this week living Olympic vibes and recommending books with big Olympic vibes! Whether you're drawn to the sports of it all or the France of it all or you just really love Flavor Flav stanning women's water polo, or you were very drawn to the wild, exciting, perplexing opening ceremony and just want to read a romance with beheading, we've…
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Would you bet your house you know exactly what's happening with your credit? In this episode, Clinton and Todd emphasized the importance of monitoring credit reports, correcting errors, and being cautious when sharing credit card information online.By Clinton Wilkins Mortgage Team
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Blair Patterson joins your Mortgage 101 hosts once again to continue the conversation of pride in homeownership for Pride Month in Halifax! The three of them emphasize the need for support and resources to help members of the queer community fulfill their dream of homeownership.By Clinton Wilkins Mortgage Team
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S06.46: Romance and The New York Times Best 100 Books List
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This week, we are doing something a little different, talking about the New York Times's Best 100 Books of the 21st Century, a list that Sarah was asked to contribute a ballot for. We talk about how Sarah made her list, what she put on it, and why...and why we think there are no romance novels on the final top 100 list. Don't fret, though -- on the…
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Clinton Wilkins, and Todd Veinotte invite Blair Patterson of Clinton Wilkins Mortgage Team to discuss some important things to note for the queer community when achieving homeownership, including affordability and safety.By Clinton Wilkins Mortgage Team
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S06.45: Our Favorite Episodes, Tropes we Love, and Books that Take the Finger
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Jen and Sarah are together at last (again), and we’re taking your questions! Listen as we revisit some of our favorite past episodes of the podcast, as we discuss our favorite books with our least favorite tropes, and recommend a bunch of books that take the finger. We’re also talking about historical romance, and why it remains an absolute bop. We…
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Mortgage 101 - Look Out For Interest Rates
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July is hot and so is the housing market! With a Bank of Canada interest rate announcement on the horizon, your hosts Clinton and Todd sit down to discuss the current state of the Halifax real estate market, including the impact of interest rate changes and challenges faced by first-time homebuyers.By Clinton Wilkins Mortgage Team
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S06:44 Summer Romance Bingo Recommendations 2024
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For the last few years, The Ripped Bodice bookstore has published a Summer Romance Bingo Card and this year, we're helping you win! With absolutely no prep, we're recommending books for every bit of the game, from Lost Treasure to Time Travel to the Olympics. Head to The Ripped Bodice's instagram feed to see the bingo card and get reading! Books Me…
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Do you know of all the different reasons why you should refinance your home? Clinton and Todd explore the reasons why more Canadians have decided to refinance their home. Todd shares his personal experience with refinancing, and Clinton gives some major advice.By Clinton Wilkins Mortgage Team
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S06.43: Even Our Hiatus Is a 20 Minute Episode
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We're taking a break this week, but we forgot to tell anyone about it. We’ll be back next week. In the meantime, check out Romancing the Vote 2024!By Fated Mates
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Are you relocating this posting season? Clinton Wilkins sits down with Todd Veinotte to chat about working with lenders who have Military Programs, and some of the credit requirements involved in the process of a pre-approval.By Clinton Wilkins Mortgage Team
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S06.42: Witch Romances (are not just for Halloween)
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Who says it has to be Halloween to celebrate witches? It’s 2024 and frankly, we could do with a few more powerful, spell-casting women around here. We’re talking about our favorite witch romances, many of which (see what we did there) have nothing at all to do with spooky season! There are rumors of a new Practical Magic in the air, which (ope!) ma…
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Mortgage 101 - Bank of Canada's Interest Rate Cuts
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Clinton and Todd dive deeper into the Bank of Canada's decision to reduce the key overnight rate by 25 basis points. The two discuss how this affects mortgage rates and how it inspires confidence in the real estate market.By Clinton Wilkins Mortgage Team
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S06:41: The Devil of Downtown (Yeah, He Is) by Joanna Shupe
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We are talking about a full on banger this week — Joanna Shupe’s The Devil of Downtown, which is Sarah’s favorite of the Uptown Girls series (Jen is a The Prince of Broadway fan, but honestly, all three are basically perfect). We love this one so much, you’re about to get an hour or so of squeeing and sighing — Jack Mulligan is everything you could…
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Mortgage 101 - Award-Winning Mortgage Advice!
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Newly awarded by the Canadian Mortgage industry for Best Media/Marketing Campaign across Canada, Clinton Wilkins, and Todd Veinotte chat about industry misconceptions, the importance of seeking advice from an unbiased mortgage professional, and the benefits of going to a full-service brokerage.By Clinton Wilkins Mortgage Team
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We’re talking about brothers and sisters as secondary characters in romance today — by popular demand from listeners, it’s our sibling episode! We get to the bottom of why we all love secondary siblings—the overbearing olders, the wild child middles, the delightful youngers, the equally handsome and broad shouldered boys, the snarky, stunning girls…
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School’s out for Jen’s summer and Sarah’s in the final stretch so we’re dreaming of romance beach reads and talking about our massive summer TBR piles! There’s something here for everyone — hot librarians, superheroes, heists, funeral homes, wedding planners and baseball players and F1 drivers and, of course, dukes. Our next read along is Joanna Sh…
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Mortgage 101 - Pay your Taxes, Monitor your Credit Score
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How important is your credit score? Clinton and Todd sit down at the Mortgage 101 table to discuss the significance of credit scores and financial health when buying a home. The two chat about the importance of understanding credit scores and repayment history, and the ongoing need for us to pay our taxes, monitor finances, particularly for self-em…
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S06.38: Curvy Heroines #3: Curvy Girls Get Railed in Carriages, Too
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One of our most popular interstitial topics, we had to come back for a third run at Curvy Heroines this month in celebration of Bridgerton-mania online and our absolute delight that we finally get to see Penelope get that handsome man who is just back from his long trip to glow-up-land (we deserve nice things, and so do curvy heroines)! Sarah’s tal…
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Mortgage 101 - An Uptick in Halifax Real Estate, with James Dwyer
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James Dwyer, of Engel & Volkers, joins Clinton Wilkins and Todd Veinotte to discuss the Halifax real estate market and why there may be a notable increase in listings and sale prices compared to last year. James gives an in-depth insight into recent Halifax real estate purchasing habits and suggests that the eventual decrease in interest rates coul…
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Gather together your bouquets and boutonnières, wedding season is here! But, in typical Fated Mates fashion, we spend the first 20 minutes talking about Pulp Fiction (just go with it, these are the mysterious ways of the podcast and you just need to trust the process). Then, we’re talking weddings in romance novels—not the books where the main char…
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What gives Clinton hope for increasing homeownership in Halifax? Todd Veinotte and Clinton Wilkins are back with innovative solutions for overcoming the affordability crisis in the housing market, advocating for creative approaches, and discussing the potential of prefab homes and densification in shaping Halifax's housing landscape.…
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It's springtime in Halifax - birds are singing, flowers are blooming, and the real estate market is booming! Clinton and Todd talk about navigating this busy time, how to find the right lender for you, and what's going on with property taxes across HRM. The two also chat about fixed versus variable rates in today's rate environment.…
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S06.36: The Romance Matriarchy: Moms, Grandmothers, and Aunties
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We don’t often talk about secondary characters in romance, but this week, we’re talking about the women who provide wisdom, council and laughs in romance—moms, grandmothers and aunties! We talk about the shocking epidemic of orphaned main characters in romance, about how extended family provides nuance in the books, and about our very favorite moth…
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Mortgage 101 - Real Estate Growth in Halifax
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Atlantic Canada, and Halifax are all working together to keep up with the demand for the growing housing industry! Clinton and Todd dive into the real estate market trends, mortgage lending trends and the observed changes in Nova Scotia, this episode. The two chat about some great locations for buying, and the importance of having a solid pre-appro…
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S06.35: All About Dukes (in Romance)
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This one is for our historical lovers! We’re talking about everyone’s favorite title — Dukes! We get to the bottom of many duke questions, including: Why so many? Why are they always dukes? What’s wrong with princes? How do these guys make their money anyway? What’s with all the normies inheriting dukedoms? What about duchesses? And more! Please re…
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