Information Morning's Feleshia Chandler brings us a piece marking half a century of hip-hop, looking back to hip-hop's earliest beginnings in this province. Hear from some of the artists who paved the way.

Celebrating Nova Scotia's hip-hop roots for the music genre's 50th anniversary

Our culture columnist Tara Lynn Taylor looks at South Shore Summer Theatre's production of Pippin the musical in Liverpool and takes us to the Coal Shed music festival on the Yarmouth Waterfront.

Art 'n Soul: What's on stage in southwest Nova Scotia?

It's still not too late to add to your summer reading list! We ask 16-year-old activist, writer, spoken word poet and singer Damini Awoyiga to share some book recommendations and to tell us about how she fell in love with words.

Summer Reading Series with Halifax's youth poet laureate Damini Awoyiga

What makes the Dartmouth Comic Arts Festival so special? The CBC's Sabine Antigua talks to three local artists to find out.

Dartmouth Comic Arts Festival

Food writer and journalist Simon Thibault's feeling bitter... and he wants you to as well! He's advocating for bitter tasting ingredients, and thinks they should get more love than they do.

Finding Abundance:  Appreciating bitter ingredients

Hollywood stars swear by vitamin drips. Jennifer Brady will look at the science behind the claims.

Food column: Is IV vitamin therapy worth the money?

Yesterday on the show, Reverend Shaun Fryday told us about ongoing efforts by the United Church of Canada to bridge the divide between organized religion and the LGBTQ community. Halifax advocate Dan MacKay says it's not only the church that has some pre-existing biases.

Church-phobia in the LGBTQ community

Twila Grosse, the newly elected MLA for the Preston riding, joins us to talk about what got her into politics and what she is hoping to do in office.

Newly elected Preston MLA Twila Grosse

The United Church of Canada wants to hear from the LGBTQ community. They're hosting an engagement session for the first time in Halifax. Reverend Shaun Fryday joins us to talk about how the church is taking steps toward reconciliation.

United Church to hold engagement session with LGBTQ community

Voters in the riding of Preston have chosen Twila Grosse to be their representative in the Nova Scotia legislature. Legislature reporter Jean Laroche talks about that and what it means to Nova Scotia's three main parties.

The Preston by-election results are in

CBC Radio's Information Morning kick starts the day on mainland Nova Scotia with news, survival information, compelling stories and opinions from all perspectives in the province.

There was potentially a shark at Queensland Beach on the weekend. Paul D'Eon from the Nova Scotia Lifeguard Service talks about what to expect when there is a fin sighting at the beach.

NS Lifeguard Service on 'fin sighting' at Queensland Beach

Visual artist and yoga teacher Estelle Thomson used to think Rainbow Haven beach was called "Rainbow Heaven." She explores her connection to this place in an audio essay for the CBC Creator Network called Heavenly Haven.

Heavenly Haven

Couch surfing, the way we use that term may have changed now, but for a couple in Truro, it was a way of life that let them meet travelers from all over the world.  Nicole Phillips and her husband Darrin have hosted more than a hundred couch surfers in their Truro home since 2007.

Unexpected rewards from hosting couch surfers

A new installment of our "Police and Public Trust" series brings us an update on a court case centred on accessing police discipline records, with CBC's Shaina Luck.

Police and Public Trust: accessing police discipline records

Our culture columnist Tara Lynn Taylor tells us about two music events you won't want to miss... Lunenburg's Folk Harbour Festival and Halifax's Summer Opera Festival.

Art 'n Soul: Folk and opera festivals

Our healthcare columnist Mary Jane Hampton talks about well water safety in the wake of the province's wildfires and flooding.

Health Hacks #209: water testing

Pickle them, roast them, stick them in a taco. Turns out there's a lot you can do with radishes. Food writer and journalist Simon Thibault returns to the show to tell us how radishes can add an extra crunch to your summer meals, in this week's Finding Abundance column.

Finding Abundance: How radishes can add to your summer meals

Dr. Tim Holland, head of the Department of Bioethics at Dalhousie University and a provider of medically assisted dying in Halifax, offers his reaction to our interview with Dr. Sonu Gaind, who said too many patients are opting for MAID due to a lack of timely health care.

Halifax MAID provider offers his take on the state of medically assisted death in Canada

Halifax is hosting its first-ever fashion week! Hear from Solitha Shortte, one of the creators of the inaugural event, and Melanie Mundan, a Hubbards-based designer who will showcase her work on closing night.

1st Halifax Fashion Week celebrates talent and diversity of the industry

Many people are still trying to deal with the damage caused by last month's flooding in Nova Scotia. First Onsite is one of many remediation and recovery companies helping with those efforts. Peter Keefe is the director of operations for First Onsite for the Atlantic provinces

Remediation director describes what he's seen in the wake of widespread flooding

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