Vinyl Cafe

Vinyl Cafe A fictional world created by Stuart McLean. On podcast, album, radio and in print.

10/04/2026

Dave's shopping list: lava lamp, sensory deprivation tank... 📝

Find this and lots more hilarious stories from Stuart McLean on the podcast Backstage at the Vinyl Cafe. Over 150 episodes are available for streaming now - wherever you like to listen https://pod.link/vinylcafe

“When things go wrong, it is seldom the result of some big thing, it is always a chain of simple things, almost all of t...
10/02/2026

“When things go wrong, it is seldom the result of some big thing, it is always a chain of simple things, almost all of them avoidable.”

What makes a good performer? What makes a great performance? These are the questions we’re exploring on the pod this week, with a backstory about Stuart McLean and a recording of a story that perfectly illustrates the point.

Listen here: https://loom.ly/_hZmn-0

09/27/2026

Le Morte D'Arthur 🐾

You can hear the whole story here: https://loom.ly/6yLg-4E
(pro tip: grab kleenex)

This week we’re spending the entire episode on beautiful Manitoulin Island. We have Stuart’s opening essay from our wond...
09/25/2026

This week we’re spending the entire episode on beautiful Manitoulin Island. We have Stuart’s opening essay from our wonderful visit back in 2010, plus a story exchange and a very special Vinyl Cafe story.

You can listen here: https://loom.ly/6yLg-4E

“Coming into Dave and Morley’s house is a bit of a challenge. You have to really want to get in.”There’s how things look...
09/18/2026

“Coming into Dave and Morley’s house is a bit of a challenge. You have to really want to get in.”

There’s how things look…. And how things actually are! Today on the pod, two stories about looking good.

Listen here! https://loom.ly/u0h8F0A

Backpacks. School lunches. Alarm clocks. Biking to school. That’s what we’re talking about on this week’s podcast; all t...
09/14/2026

Backpacks. School lunches. Alarm clocks. Biking to school.

That’s what we’re talking about on this week’s podcast; all the important stuff that happens AT or AROUND school but not IN school.

Who you sit beside.
Who shares their markers.
What happens at recess.
And this, the bike ride to school.

All the important stuff that happens in and around the lessons.

You can listen here: https://loom.ly/wEPHdac

09/13/2026

Join us for the first episode of a new season of Backstage at the Vinyl Cafe.
This one's for all you Back to School shopping parents out there. We know, we know...🍏🎒✏️

You can listen here: https://loom.ly/wEPHdac

“Just one day, she wanted one of them to come home and say ‘Gee, lunch was good.’”The alarm clocks are set, the pencils ...
09/11/2026

“Just one day, she wanted one of them to come home and say ‘Gee, lunch was good.’”

The alarm clocks are set, the pencils are sharpened, the backpack is loaded. It’s September! We’re back to school and back with a brand new season of Backstage at the Vinyl Cafe and two hilarious Stuart McLean stories about school days.

Listen to Season 8 Episode 1 right here: https://loom.ly/wEPHdac

09/10/2026

We are so excited for Season 8 of Backstage at the Vinyl Cafe – episode 1 drops tomorrow! Follow us for free wherever you get your podcasts. Or explore our subscription options here: https://loom.ly/s_B_RaM

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