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The R3-30 Podcast
The R3-30 Podcast
R3-30: Chart 280
Celebrate Valentine's with your favourite Canadian indie duets! Added joy includes songs from this week's Top 30 and a Fun Club Question with Afie Jurvanen of Bahamas.

This Episode's Playlist

  • Welcome to The R3-30
    START TIME: 0:00
  • Craig Counts Down
    START TIME: 1:33
  • Post-War Blues
    START TIME: 1:54
  • Henry
    START TIME: 5:27
  • Craig Counts Down
    START TIME: 7:51
  • Stairway
    START TIME: 8:39
  • Heavy Ceiling
    START TIME: 11:57
  • Craig Counts Down
    START TIME: 15:01
  • Fun Club Question with Bahamas
    START TIME: 16:39
  • Broken in Two
    START TIME: 18:23
  • Caught Me Thinkin'
    START TIME: 20:53
  • Craig Counts Down
    START TIME: 23:51
  • Top Canadian Indie Duets
    START TIME: 24:19
  • Brutal Hearts (feat. Coeur de Pirate)
    START TIME: 25:04
  • Angelina
    START TIME: 28:08
  • Craig Counts Down
    START TIME: 31:39
  • Top Canadian Indie Duets
    START TIME: 32:34
  • Taps Reversed (feat. John K. Samson)
    START TIME: 33:18
  • Brian Wilson Is A.L.i.V.E.
    START TIME: 36:25
  • Craig Counts Down
    START TIME: 40:11
  • Top Canadian Indie Duets
    START TIME: 41:18
  • Mission Bells
    START TIME: 41:52
  • I Wanna Go To Yemen
    START TIME: 45:06
  • Craig Counts Down
    START TIME: 48:35
  • You Like All The Parties
    START TIME: 49:37
  • This Week's #1 Song!
    START TIME: 52:03
  • Lightshow
    START TIME: 54:22
  • Goodbye from The R3-30
    START TIME: 57:53
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Craig’s life has centred around music. And talking, come to think of it. He’s been lucky enough to be paid for both, sometimes both at the same time.

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Every week, host Craig Norris counts down the very best in new Canadian music, according to CBC Radio 3. His producer Pedro Mendes rides shotgun as they chow down on a twisted jungle gym of new music, listener picks, Chartbreakers*, and mixed metaphors. And Love. Always Love.

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