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Pioneers of all sorts - prospectors, scientists, homesteaders, teachers, bush pilots, and many others - tell their fascinating stories here, as they have told them on Canada's best-loved radio

Cool kid violinist Roger Nelson doesn’t give a damn about anything. Wannabe conductor John Fuchs is awkward, effeminate and just figuring out he’s gay.

World-renowned conductor David Somers never wanted the investment firm he inherited from his domineering grandfather. He only wanted to be a composer.

Quent Jackson has followed Jason Spade's every move in business and in poker since their first day as college freshmen.

They laughed at Roberto Valdez and then ignored him. But when a dark-skinned man was holed up in a shack with a gun, they sent the part-time town constable to gun the fugitive down.

Sequel to 'Redemption by Fire' Lee Staunton and Dirk Krause have been seeing each other for a couple of months when they get the bad news: the firehouse they work at will be closed unles

Justin Briggs can shout out directions all day on his job as a traffic cop, but put him in front of a hot guy, specifically firefighter Rock Sparks, and he clams up. Rock finds Justin confusing.

Swathed in chiffon and lace, Steven Stanhope owns the stage as Stevie Tricks, lip-synching the songs of the famous gypsy queen.

Sequel to 'Strengthened by Fire' Firefighters Lee Stanton and Dirk Krause need a vacation.

Matt Cohen left us all a gift when he decided, in the last six months of his life, to write a memoir.

Dirk Krause is an asshole of the first degree. His life is a hell of his own making, and he makes everyone around him just as miserable.

Five years after a prestigious scholarship jumpstarted his opera career, Aiden Lind has it all: fame, choice roles and Lord Cameron Sherrington to share his life with.

Cary Redding is a walking contradiction. On the surface he’s a renowned cellist, sought after by conductors the world over.

Autobiography of deaf-blind woman in Canada who pioneered deaf-blind services. Hilarious, self-deprecating style.

Anders Blankenship never intended to hike the Appalachian Trail alone, but when his boyfriend cancels, Anders steels his courage, leaving the abusive relationship to tackle the long-distance hike.