A job counting penguins, early spring recipes, unforgettable strangers and more

Fascinating stories, fun facts and intriguing trivia from CBC. View this email in your browser Thursday, April 7, 2022 LIFE What to cook in April Conjure the feeling of springtime with food that lets fresh ingredients speak for themselves. READ NOW AS IT HAPPENS This Antarctic post office is hiring — and counting penguins is part of the job Vicky Inglis, one of the station's previous postmasters, says the gig is an opportunity of a lifetime — though not for the faint of heart. LISTEN NOW SHORT DOCS A Canadian nurse in war-torn Iraq uncovers the story behind one man's beloved mint plant Me, Mahmoud and the Mint Plant is a story about the power of keeping promises — no matter how small — to the people you love. WATCH NOW TAPESTRY What we can learn from people we don't know Colleen Kinder is the editor of Letter to a Stranger: Essays to the Ones Who Haunt Us, a collection of letters to the strangers who are hard to forget. LISTEN NOW Follow us View in browser Preferences Feedback Unsubscribe Canadian Broadcasting Corporation 250 Front St. W, Toronto, Ontario M5V 3G5 cbc.radio-canada.ca | radio-canada.ca | cbc.ca