Open Line on VOCM-AM in Newfoundland has been called an institution. A religion. A must-listen show. 

And we at Canadaland had never heard of it - until recently. But it attracts an audience bigger than any show in its time slot, and has consistently for years. 

So in the age of podcasts and social media, in a time of layoffs and media cuts, how has this AM radio talk show managed to thrive? 

Host: Jesse Brown 

Credits: Cherise Seucharan (Reporter), Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), Jonathan Goldsbie (News Editor), André Proulx (Production Coordinator), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)

Featured guests: Paddy Daly, Greg Smith, Ryan Cleary, Justin Brake

Additional music by Audio Network

Further reading:

• How Joey Smallwood convinced Newfoundlanders to join Confederation, CBC News
• Newfoundland radio star Ron Pumphrey had a profound connection with listeners, Joan Sullivan, Globe and Mail
• Mount Cashel Orphanage Abuse Scandal, Heritage Newfoundland and Labrador
• Open Line with Paddy Daly, VOCM
• COMMONS: Work, Episode #6: Emptying an Ocean and Episode #7: Merchants of the Rock, Canadaland
• The Newfoundlander, Justin Brake, Canadaland

Sponsors: Better Help, CAMH, Oxio

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