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Ten-minute tales from the road from travel pro Doug Wallace offer up travel tips and trends, insider intel on hot hotels and travel essentials, culinary adventure, spa treats, sanity splurges, bucket-list tweaking and city-guide must-do lists. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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The Maritime Racing Network (MRN)

The Maritime Racing Network Podcast

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On this podcast, we discuss racing in Atlantic Canada! We welcome special guests, riders, drivers, series officials, and fans to share news, information and opinions on motorsports in Atlantic Canada! If you race it, we've got it covered!
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Thirty years ago -- in the second year of our marriage -- my husband Gene and I (with our toddler Brooke in tow) took -- what turned out to be -- a glorious two month motor trip across Canada and Alaska -- starting in Quebec and winding up in British Columbia. I still smile as I think of Gene shaving in our motor home’s rear view mirror on a cool morning by a pristine lake in Yukon Territory. I still cherish the extraordinary kindness of a farmer in Saskatchewan who rescued us from a ditch w ...
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On this episode, we dive into the world of rallye racing with Bluenose Autsport Club performance rallye pairing Cal Vandaalen and Meg Grandmaison! Learn everything you need to know from Navigational Rallye to RallyCross to Stage performance rallying! Support the show There is a lot more to explore in the world of racing in Atlantic Canada so come a…
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On this episode, we discover the roots of the Amercian-Canadian Tour's new full time affiliate Canadian series, the ACT LMS Quebec! Who better to tell us about it than last year's season champion and renowned Canadian racing phenom, Raphael Lessard. The ACT has strong ties to the Maritimes, and Raphael has raced in Atlantic Canada, competing in the…
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Get ready for an adrenaline-fueled ride as we dive deep into the heart-pounding world of motorcycle road racing in this podcast episode. Join us as we bring you behind the handlebars and explore the intense and exhilarating world of two-wheeled speed demons. In this episode, we sit down with Chad Whitehead, President of the Atlantic Roadracing Leag…
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In this episode, we sit down with Nova Scotian Keegan Leahy and discuss how he came from Jedore, Nova Scotia and landed in Charlotte, North Carolina to work for 23XI Racing in the NASCAR Cup Series! We'll talk about how he turned sim racing in the virtual world into getting a job in the real world with Denny Hamlin and Michael Jordan's NASCAR Cup S…
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In this episode we feature a conversation with Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame inductee Gary Elliott. He shares his thoughts on how he got his start, late model racing in Ontario and the Maritimes, and the 50-year relationship he built with Quaker State. We also discuss news from the Super Late Model Series with a look at their 2024 schedule, and …
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In this episode, we dive into the new Super Late Model Series with Race Director Brent Roy. We also go over some analysis and crunch some numbers on the subject with Luke Trottier of MaritimeLateModels.ca, and finally, we explore the Riverglade Speedway revival efforts with Gary McLean! - https://themaritimeracingnetwork.buzzsprout.com. Every donat…
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We’ve got some great content on tap and today we’re excited to bring you a deep dive into the Maritime Pro Stock Tour: Atlantic Canada’s premier late model stock car racing series. First, we’ll look at a snapshot of the series as a whole, and see how long this thing has been around and we’ll take a look at the tracks, the drivers and the cars that …
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Racers, riders and race fans! Welcome to the very first episode of MRN: The Maritime Racing Network. The MRN Podcast brings you the news, information and opinions about everything racing in Atlantic Canada, from the Maritime Pro Stock Tour to the SARL Superbike Championship, and everything in between! Are you buckled in? Let’s mash the gas and go! …
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How to plan the best road trip, so there are no surprises. The best road trip snacks to bring along, food tips to get you from A to B and back. Staying safe while flying is a prickly point these days. How to be the best cottage guest this season—no bad guests allowed. (Photo: Blake Wisz) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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How to deal with hotels right now if you have to or want to. How to bring your wishlist destinations into the kitchen with new culinary culture and national cocktails. Isolation travel is the newest niche travel topic of conversation. Las Vegas—why oh why. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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Big travel brains weigh in on the future of travel, no they don’t at all, it’s just me spouting off. I take you on a Columbus road trip, too, with a look at Art After Stonewall at the Columbus Museum of Art and plenty of restaurant tips. Why B-List cities are a good idea going forward, when social distancing will be in everyone’s mind. Airport loun…
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Top 10 ways to get along with your partner while travelling. We headed to the hills of Whistler Blackcomb for the Whistler Pride & Ski Festival and ate our way around the town. Far-flung weekend-away micro-trips recharge the batteries. Hotel gouging and resort fees have to go. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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These are your Top 10 Travel Resolutions for 2020. We drove a convertible Mustang down Overseas Highway in The Florida Keys to Key West and had a whale of a time. Fly to Muskoka with FlyGTA.com and never set a wheel on Highway 400 ever again. Airport lounge beefs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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How to survive the holiday travel season and not lose your mind. The fabulous Crane resort on the south east coast of Barbados. A recap of the Barbados Food and Rum Festival. Moving hotels when you travel lets you see more of the world. Awards points redemption ranting. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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How to prepare for the long haul south if you're a Snowbird, Canadian or not. Trekking around Fogo Island off the north coast of Newfoundland and Labrador. Mini reviews of Fogo Island Inn and St. John's' Inn at Mallard Cottage. What to do in the event of a travel emergency. Plane etiquette vs. just bad manners. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privac…
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How to be the perfect house guest so you will be invited back! Montreal's Hotel le Crystal in the Golden Square Mile is chic luxury. Vegan restaurant Tendresse in the Gay Village hits the spot. Are you planning too hard or not enough? And if you're getting on a plane, for Pete's sake wash first. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more infor…
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How to make a travel first-aid kit or more importantly a pill-aid kit. Whistler's Nita Lake Lodge and Pangea Pod Hotel are well worth the trip. Take a salt tasting with Wales sea salt producer Halen Mon. Airports and airplanes are filthy dirty, but don't worry about it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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How to properly pack a toiletry kit. The St. Regis Toronto has a new look, and the LOUIX LOUIS restaurant is to die for. A travel ban on plastic in the hospitality industry is long overdue. Overhead bin anxiety is the new travel disorder and it's not going away anytime soon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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Amp up your style by packing for Europe with flare, but don't go overboard! Chicago's The Robey Hotel is a little piece of Art Deco magic in Wicker Park. Enjoy incredible Southern Italian fare at Coda di Volpe in Chicago's Lake View district. How not to be a vacation-waster. How hotels need to stop with the bathroom fussiness for good. Hosted on Ac…
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How to avoid common travel mistakes so you can hit the ground running. This week's hot hotel is the Floris Suite Hotel Spa & Beach Club in Curaçao in the southern Caribbean. The food in Curaçao is absolutely incredible if you eat outside the box. Air Canada's business class sommelier Véronique Rivest is at the top of her game. Tips on how to mute p…
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How to dress for the plane, so you never have to sacrifice style for comfort. This week's hot hotel is the Quebec Ice Hotel, pardon the pun. You need to do this once in your life, a bucket-list no-brainer. Mixology in Singapore is skyrocketing just as much as the liquor prices. Airports need to shape up and tidy up, and everyone needs to stop yelli…
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How to and why to buy travel insurance. This week’s hot hotel is the Aria Budapest in Hungary, and the restaurant review is The Courtney Room at Magnolia Hotel and Spa in Victoria, B.C. Why there is a time and place for calling the travel agent. Do you have mixed feelings about travelling to America? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more …
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How to save for a holiday and how to make it more affordable. This week's hot hotel is Newforge House in Northern Ireland. How to do Tahiti right. Doing French Polynesia is easier than you think. Prostitution in Cuba is gross. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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How to best navigate connecting flights so you arrive on time and in tact. This week's hot hotel is Toronto's Kimpton Saint George Hotel on Bloor West. Get this app: XE Currency Exchange. Culinary scene in Tofino: Wolf in the Fog and Tofino Food Tours will fill you up right. How to not be a jerk on your holiday. Patience, please! Hosted on Acast. S…
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How to sleep better on the plane and arrive refreshed! This week's hot hotel is the gorgeous Le Mount Stephen in Montreal. Travel essential: bookmark AirHelp.com. You may be compensated for a delayed flight to or from Europe. Culinary tidbit: Meat and potatoes and gravy and dumplings under the hot European summer sun. Five things I hate about hotel…
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All the tips and tricks you need to book a cheap flight. This week's Hot Hotel is the stylish Rambutan Hotel & Resort in Siem Reap, Cambodia. Travel Essential: The all new Buick Regal Sportback. You know you want one now! Travel take-home: International spices make the best souvenirs. The Gay Conundrum: Should you visit countries that have poor hum…
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How to properly pack a suitcase, including a mini-pharmacy kit. UNICO 20º 87º Hotel Riviera Maya is our Hot Hotel of the Week. You need this week's travel essential: the Genius Pack Compression Packing Cubes. How to have a sneaky solo lunch and live to not tell a soul about it. Swimming in the Dead Sea. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mo…
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How I fought jetlag and won! Tips for beating jetlag, including travel essential the HumanCharger. London's Town Hall Hotel and Apartments in Hackney is the coolest ever—and good value. Eating chili crab in Singapore and trying not to get fat. How to leave the attitude at home when you travel and not make absolutely everything about you. Hosted on …
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How to stay in shape on the road, with travel-sized fitness tips, including a tip from Michelle Obama. Costa Rica's beautiful Peninsula Papagayo is home to the coolest Andaz luxury hotel. Isolate earplugs are the last you'll ever buy. Take a quick culinary road trip to Quebec City for duck, steak tartare and more. Aging at 30,000 feet: a brief rant…
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How to stay healthy on the plane or at least try to side-step all the germs. Hot hotel of the week—Toronto’s Anndore House and its destination restaurant Constantine. A review of luxury carryon The Quartermaster by Ebby Rane, a favourite of Meghan Markle. A booze briefing on all the gorgeous craft gin coming out of Northern Ireland. A piece of my m…
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In this final episode in the series, Donna recalls savored moments from nine years of life with her sibling pair of Old English Sheepdogs. In the first segment, we walk with her through the love-at-first-sight day of Mac and Molly’s adoption to M&M’s abysmal performances in puppy kindergarten. We hear about the dogs’ tug-of-warring with and trashin…
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Gary 'Montana' Robert is a multi-award-winning stuntman and stunt coordinator who has worked on more than 700 TV shows and films from CHiPs and The Dukes of Hazzard to Forrest Gump, Platoon, Underworld, Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me, and Fast and Furious. In this episode, we’ll hear from Gary "Montana" Robert about life in stunt work and li…
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Mark Twain wisely noted that: "twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." In this episode, Donna will share some of what it can be like to answer the call of, wh…
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Regarded as one of the rarest birds in the world, the California Condor is the largest land bird in North America with a wingspan of up to 9 ½ feet and a weight of up to 23 pounds. At one point, only 22 of these magnificent creatures remained in the world. Now, through Herculean efforts in reintroduction, there are more than 400 and more than 70 of…
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There is no such thing as a typical day for a wildlife biologist especially for one whose 'office' is Grand Canyon National Park. A day’s agenda might find you discouraging a bobcat kitten from 'entertaining' hikers along Bright Angel Trail OR studying Mexican Spotted Owls deep in the Canyon OR helping native fish species reach recovery in the wate…
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Two-thirds of Americans and Europeans won’t ever live where they can see the Milky Way- their own galaxy, their own solar system- because two-thirds no longer experience real night- that is, real darkness- and nearly every person in the world lives in areas considered polluted by light. In this episode of On the Road with Mac and Molly, we hear fro…
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The Adventures of Salt and Soap at Grand Canyon is the true story of two puppies who wandered into the Canyon and maneuvered their way into some great escapades--multiple rim-to-river hikes, a white-water rafting trip, and even a helicopter ride-all while ultimately snuggling their ways into park rangers’ hearts. The author of this charming book fo…
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Four kittens. A crumbling English cottage. One touching tale of life in the British countryside. In Paw Prints at Owl Cottage, the sequel by Denis O’Connor to Paw Prints in the Moonlight, the author tenderly and humorously charts the ups and downs of days shared with feline companions. In his first book, then bachelor Denis detailed his life with h…
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In this episode, Donna chats with Kathryn Bertok, Curator of Animals at Carolina Tiger Rescue. The 55-acre Pittsboro, North Carolina facility has more than 70 animals in its care including tigers, binturongs, lions, cougars, bobcats, caracals, kinkajous, ocelots and servals. The organization is working toward the day when wildcats are not owned by …
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Donna chats with Rebecca Cagle, life coach and author of Grieving the Loss of Your Pet and Grieving the Loss of Your Horse. In this program, they discuss grieving the loss of a pet through trauma or illness; through natural causes - old age; through euthanasia; through loss in the event of theft or a pet’s wandering away or when a pet has to be giv…
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In this episode of On the Road with Mac and Molly, Donna chats with Karen Johnson, Director of the Charles M. Schulz Museum and Research Center and longtime friend of the Schulz family. We hear about the Peanuts Gang, its creator and the museum. And then we center, most especially, on all things Snoopy from his doghouse decor (a pool table, Wyeths …
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In this week's episode, the focus is on the Pawsitive Partners Prison Program, which is operated under the umbrella of Monty's Home, a North Carolina-based organization that was inspired into being by the love and generous spirit of Monty, a dearly loved therapy dog and canine star who brought sunshine into the lives of many. After Monty succumbed …
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After ministering to those shaken by the bombings along the route of the Boston Marathon, specially trained therapy dogs have been deployed to help those struggling to recover from the fertilizer plant explosion in West, Texas. Donna speaks with Tim Hetzner, who is leading the team in West, Texas and who was also on the team deployed to Boston. Tim…
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In this episode, Donna adds a third installment to her occasional series on Threats to Pets. In earlier episodes, we heard from veterinarytoxicologist Sharon Gwaltney-Brant and San Antonio veterinarian Rae Dishinger about dangers associated with external and internal parasites; infectious diseases; insects, wildlife; plants; and toxins. Donna's gue…
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In this episode, The Wild Life: Surprise Encounters, Donna, author of the forthcoming book, Rubber Hobos, shares stories from some of her adventures with wild animals. She takes you from a watering hole and savanna in Zimbabwe to the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, from the pine flatwoods and forested wetlands of Florida to the middle of Death Valley.…
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Of the 56,000 animals that came into city shelters in Los Angeles last year, 17,000 were killed. A newly-formed coalition, led by the Best Friends Animal Society wants to reduce that number - within the next five years - to zero. In this episode, Donna chats with Francis Battista, one of the founders of the Best Friends Animal Society. This highly …
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In this episode Donna visits with Kitty Terry, Executive Director of the internationally-known, Birmingham, Alabama-based animal-assisted therapy organization, Hand in Paw. HIP, founded in 1996, provides professionally trained animal-assisted therapy teams to help people heal physically and emotionally. These 120+ teams (which are made up entirely …
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In the second episode of a multi-part series on animals and art-making, Donna visits with Tifane Grayce, author of Fur in My Paint. Pictured and profiled in this full-color, hardcover, high-gloss coffee table book is the work of art-making creatures from scorpions to beaded lizards, from macaws to elephants, from rhinos to gorillas, from sea lions …
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