Sean Eckford
@seaneckford.bsky.social
Mostly retired reporter, broadcaster & podcaster. Resident of Gumboot Nation. Hubby to @tessaj65.bsky.social Opinions mine alone & a bit goofy.
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What an amazing essay from the former chair of Africana Studies at Bowdoin. I'll share a few sections in the reply but seriously, read the whole thing. It's all insightful and beautifully written.
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Maybe Don’t Talk to the New York Times About Zohran Mamdani
It’s remarkable, the people you’ll hear from. Teach for even a little while at an expensive institution—the term they tend to prefer is “elite”—and odds are that eventually someone who was a studen…
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November 8, 2025 at 7:11 PM
What an amazing essay from the former chair of Africana Studies at Bowdoin. I'll share a few sections in the reply but seriously, read the whole thing. It's all insightful and beautifully written.
lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
Ian Fleming, though he named his famous character after the author of a birding book, never said if his Jamaica home, Goldeneye, was named for a bird. Bob Marley was a later owner of the property. So I say we unofficially add all that to the lore behind the team’s new name just for fun
November 6, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Ian Fleming, though he named his famous character after the author of a birding book, never said if his Jamaica home, Goldeneye, was named for a bird. Bob Marley was a later owner of the property. So I say we unofficially add all that to the lore behind the team’s new name just for fun
I’d love to see the venn diagram of these and things ruined by millennials 🤣
A List of Things Said to Have Been Ruined by Women
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November 6, 2025 at 11:14 PM
I’d love to see the venn diagram of these and things ruined by millennials 🤣
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In Mexico, I asked Lewis Hamilton about what pet ownership taught him about himself. A simple question... but one with a LOT of baggage in the #F1 paddock.
This is your sign to ask your questions, no matter what others think.
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This is your sign to ask your questions, no matter what others think.
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November 6, 2025 at 2:37 PM
In Mexico, I asked Lewis Hamilton about what pet ownership taught him about himself. A simple question... but one with a LOT of baggage in the #F1 paddock.
This is your sign to ask your questions, no matter what others think.
open.substack.com/pub/deadlypa...
This is your sign to ask your questions, no matter what others think.
open.substack.com/pub/deadlypa...
I still have my special double cassette of Outlandos and Reggatta da Blanc :)
On this day in 1978, The Police released their debut album 'Outlandos d'Amour'. With "Roxanne" and "Can't Stand Losing You," punk met reggae and the world met one of rock's sharpest trios.
November 3, 2025 at 2:47 AM
I still have my special double cassette of Outlandos and Reggatta da Blanc :)
As we brace for a rainfall warning haunted hallowe’en here on the west coast I recommend this series of Wallace the Brave comics by Will
Henry that started Monday www.gocomics.com/wallace-the-...
Henry that started Monday www.gocomics.com/wallace-the-...
Wallace the Brave by Will Henry for October 27, 2025 | GoComics
Read Wallace the Brave—a comic strip by creator Will Henry—for today, October 27, 2025, and check out other great comics, too!
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October 31, 2025 at 3:00 PM
As we brace for a rainfall warning haunted hallowe’en here on the west coast I recommend this series of Wallace the Brave comics by Will
Henry that started Monday www.gocomics.com/wallace-the-...
Henry that started Monday www.gocomics.com/wallace-the-...
Pumpkin cat is ready for action
October 31, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Pumpkin cat is ready for action
Still brilliant
A. CARLIN: I did it.
C. REICHART: Did what?
A. CARLIN: The rock.
D. GRAY: You did?!
V. FRANKLIN: Amy!!
J. VAN PELT: Aaaaaaaahahaha!
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C. REICHART: Did what?
A. CARLIN: The rock.
D. GRAY: You did?!
V. FRANKLIN: Amy!!
J. VAN PELT: Aaaaaaaahahaha!
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It’s the Great Parent Halloween Text Thread, Charlie Brown
K. SCHROEDER: Thanks again for hosting happy hour, Dave! D. GRAY: Bar’s still open! A. CARLIN: Quick reminder to check your kids’ bags for unwrappe...
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October 31, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Still brilliant
I grew up in one of the whitest bits of Canada and this was always the way with every family I knew…
Sorry I refuse to entertain the complete non-existent world where white people don’t know that countless cultures, including some of their own but certainly diasporic racialized ones, call their mom’s cousin’s friend’s sister they grew up with “cousin” and call close women elders “aunt/auntie”
October 29, 2025 at 1:14 AM
I grew up in one of the whitest bits of Canada and this was always the way with every family I knew…
True, but as a person who had a public facing job I always listed myself with a slightly disguised name… even all those decades ago if the cranks could find you it made your life a bit difficult
October 26, 2025 at 5:00 AM
True, but as a person who had a public facing job I always listed myself with a slightly disguised name… even all those decades ago if the cranks could find you it made your life a bit difficult
And, as I know you’re all keen to know where I was when it happened, I was in this great old school sports bar, The Sports at the Queens Inn in Kingston, ON. Doesn’t look like it’s changed much :)
October 24, 2025 at 1:57 AM
And, as I know you’re all keen to know where I was when it happened, I was in this great old school sports bar, The Sports at the Queens Inn in Kingston, ON. Doesn’t look like it’s changed much :)
I’m voting that even when the team gets a name they should stick with this tarp. On a related topic, reclaiming the Vancouver Millionaires name would be fun
PWHL Vancouver have unveiled their inaugural season jerseys, and they’re slick.
Sticking to the same model as the Season 1 PWHL jerseys.
Sticking to the same model as the Season 1 PWHL jerseys.
October 21, 2025 at 3:15 PM
I’m voting that even when the team gets a name they should stick with this tarp. On a related topic, reclaiming the Vancouver Millionaires name would be fun
I’m not going to cop to a baseball superstition, but here’s a little story; My brother was up for Thanksgiving, brand new Jays cap and all. They lose games 1 & 2. He forgot the cap and left it on a hook at mom’s place. Jays come back to win. The hat will stay where it is.
BLUE JAYS ARE WORLD SERIES BOUND.
It’s the first time since 1993 Toronto is headed to the big stage.
It’s the first time since 1993 Toronto is headed to the big stage.
October 21, 2025 at 3:59 AM
I’m not going to cop to a baseball superstition, but here’s a little story; My brother was up for Thanksgiving, brand new Jays cap and all. They lose games 1 & 2. He forgot the cap and left it on a hook at mom’s place. Jays come back to win. The hat will stay where it is.
Environment minister also chimed in, noting that rain must fall to end droughts
Average home price must fall in Canada to restore affordability, minister says
Average home price must fall in Canada to restore affordability, minister says
The Liberal government's Bill C-4 and Ottawa's new Build Canada Homes agency will help restore affordability, says minister.
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October 20, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Environment minister also chimed in, noting that rain must fall to end droughts
There is a trend in some Canadian media of getting all gushy when a major foreign outlet mentions us. In the case of @theonion.com it is actually a big deal
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Katy Perry Releases New Single About Superiority Of Canadian Manufacturing
Katy Perry Releases New Single About Superiority Of Canadian Manufacturing
MONTECITO, CA—Signaling a new chapter in her career, pop star Katy Perry released a new single Monday about the superiority of Canadian manufacturing. “When I learned about the strength of Canadian au...
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October 20, 2025 at 8:17 PM
There is a trend in some Canadian media of getting all gushy when a major foreign outlet mentions us. In the case of @theonion.com it is actually a big deal
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This sounds brilliant… (I’ll just pause to ask my GP and cardiologist to look away now)… I must try this.
My 2yo just informed me that her favorite food is gummy bears wrapped in salami. Then she held eye contact while wrapping a gummy bear in salami and eating it.
October 12, 2025 at 5:02 PM
This sounds brilliant… (I’ll just pause to ask my GP and cardiologist to look away now)… I must try this.
Not expecting to make a career of it, but after living most of my life on the Sunshine Coast and never being in an episode of the Beachcombers or Danger Bay or any of the grazillion Hallmark movies filmed here, tonight I was “guy in Molly’s having a coffee” on an episode of Murder in a Small Town.
October 8, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Not expecting to make a career of it, but after living most of my life on the Sunshine Coast and never being in an episode of the Beachcombers or Danger Bay or any of the grazillion Hallmark movies filmed here, tonight I was “guy in Molly’s having a coffee” on an episode of Murder in a Small Town.
On this day in history 35 years ago Teresa and I were married. I checked just this morning and we still are!
September 29, 2025 at 8:16 PM
On this day in history 35 years ago Teresa and I were married. I checked just this morning and we still are!
Went to a museum and found machines like the one I used to write my first professional news stories on are now old enough to be artifacts
September 29, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Went to a museum and found machines like the one I used to write my first professional news stories on are now old enough to be artifacts
Been watching some old PBS documentaries… highly recommend 2014’s “Dick Cavett’s Watergate” www.imdb.com/title/tt4406...
Dick Cavett's Watergate (TV Movie 2014) ⭐ 8.1 | Documentary, History
55m
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September 26, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Been watching some old PBS documentaries… highly recommend 2014’s “Dick Cavett’s Watergate” www.imdb.com/title/tt4406...
Wow!
Clinical Canada end Black Ferns’ reign and book place in Women’s Rugby World Cup final
Clinical Canada end Black Ferns’ reign and book place in Women’s Rugby World Cup final
Six-times champions out after consecutive title wins
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September 19, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Wow!
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Here’s the finished product from what I get up to behind the scenes at the Sunshine Coast Festival of the Written Arts…
Podcast: Festival 2025 Review - Sunshine Coast Festival of the Written Arts
The people have been asking for this! We are delighted to reveal the FOWA 2025 Review podcast produced by Sean Eckford, our board vice-president and resident podcaster. This fantastic episode features...
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August 31, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Here’s the finished product from what I get up to behind the scenes at the Sunshine Coast Festival of the Written Arts…
I’m enjoying late summer and an extra week or so to get the firewood in
August 30, 2025 at 2:41 PM
I’m enjoying late summer and an extra week or so to get the firewood in
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A reporter's personal experiences with the anti-vanlife sentiment in Squamish.
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Squamish opinion: some parting advice
It is better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all. That is how I feel writing this column to tell you all that I am parting ways with Squamish and returning to Australia for the near...
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August 25, 2025 at 1:07 AM
A reporter's personal experiences with the anti-vanlife sentiment in Squamish.
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