The Disney/Marvel series X-Men ‘97 was nominated for a Primetime Emmy last week for Best Animated Production. One of its stars is Nova Scotia's own Lenore Zann, who voices mutant superhero Rouge. She spoke with guest host Preston Mulligan about her career as Rouge from Comic-Con International in San Diego.

On the evening of Oct. 4, 1967, 12-year-old Chris Styles was laying in his bed late at his home on the corner of Ochterloney and Pine streets in Darmouth. Outside his window he saw a bright light that looked like an orb. It was the same night as the infamous Shag Harbour UFO sighting that gained international attention. He joins guest host Preston Mulligan to talk about his experience ahead of the Shag Harbour UFO XPO in Yarmouth.

A Nova Scotian living in Jasper, Alta., gives us a first-hand account of the panic that ensued after Monday night's evacuation order due to a raging wildfire in the area. Connor Hanninen, who is originally from Coldbrook, spoke with guest host Presotn Mulligan about his experience.

The Eastern Front Theatre is bringing back its game show — Haliwood Squares — with a Halifax Pride twist. This year's edition is called Haliwood Queers and it will be hosted by drag performer, Rouge Fatale. Guest host Preston Mulligan is joined by Kat McCormack, the artistic director of Eastern Front Theatre.

A new study that examines food insecurity in Nova Scotia's 2SLGBTQ+ community is underway by Feed Nova Scotia and the Human Nutrition Department at Mount Saint Vincent University in Halifax. Guest host Preston Mulligan is joined by Sue Kelleher and Phillip Joy to learn more about the scope and what initial research shows.

Members of a Ukrainian dance school in Mississauga are in Halifax this week to perform alongside local musicians at the Light House Arts Centre. The East Coast Ukrainian Association was one of the key organizations to help bring the Ukrainian Dance Ensemble Barvinok to the east coast. Proceeds from Wednesday's event will support a rehabilitation center in Lviv, which helps people affected by the war. Mainstreet's Alex Guye spoke with three of the dancers and the artistic director.

Jason Brown loves to explore music through a mathematical lens. So much so that he's co-written a song that uses melodic math. The professor and chair of the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at Dalhousie University joins guest host Preston Mulligan to share the song and how it was created.

A childcare centre in East Hants, N.S., has told the province it wants nothing more to do with its before-and-after school childcare program. Andrea Ferguson, who is with the Tots Academy Child Care Society, has concerns about funding and wages. Guest host Preston Mulligan is joined by Pam Aucoin, the executive director of early learning and childcare with the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development.

If Canada is experiencing a "productivity emergency," why are our governments maintaining so many interprovincial trade barriers? Guest host Preston Mulligan is joined by Duncan Robertson from the Canadian Federation of Independent Business to talk about its new report on internal trade in Canada and the cost of hundreds of protectionist measures.

This year's edition of the Stan Rogers Folk Festival in Canso, N.S., will kick off on Thursday with a celebration of the life of Bruce Guthro. He was a huge supporter of Stanfest, having performed at the first festival in 1997 and all but three editions. Guest host Preston Mulligan is joined by Guthro's son Dylan Guthro ahead of the tribute to share fond memories of his father.