Episodes

June 14, 2021

Squeezing Through the NorthWest Passage

While Inuit people call this arctic area home, Europeans attempted deadly trips to find a route to the Pacific Ocean. We talk about the failed Franklin expedition, spinach puffs and cannibalism. Brought to you in partnership with Samsung. This Father’s …

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June 11, 2021

History Defeats Itself - Pharmaceuticals Crossover

We teamed up with thew awesome show History Defeats Itself to talk about the history of the pharmaceutical industry. Straddling 3 time zones, we had a lot of fun! https://thesonarnetwork.com/history-defeats-itself/

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June 7, 2021

Canada And The Vietnam War

Despite officially not getting involved, the Vietnam War had a huge effect on Canada. Why did 30,000 Canadians sign up to fight? Why did they test Agent Orange in New Brunswick and why is Rhys upset about Nutella? Brought to …

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May 31, 2021

The Cold War Hockey Battle

The 1972 Summit Series, an eight-game ice hockey series between the Soviet Union and Canada that became a huge cultural moment. Playing out like a Hollywood sports movie, prepare to have your mind blown!

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May 31, 2021

The Cold War Hockey Battle

The 1972 Summit Series, an eight-game ice hockey series between the Soviet Union and Canada that became a huge cultural moment. Playing out like a Hollywood sports movie, prepare to have your mind blown!

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May 26, 2021

Bill C10 Wants Your TikToks

We discuss the controversial new Bill that is getting accusations of suppressing freedom of speech and internet freedoms. Is there any truth or is it all a steaming pile of beaver plops?

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May 24, 2021

Bill C10 Wants Your TikToks

We discuss the controversial new Bill that is getting accusations of suppressing freedom of speech and internet freedoms. Is there any truth or is it all a steaming pile of beaver plops?

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May 17, 2021

Manitoba’s Awkward Angle

This is the story of a weird quirk of the Canadian/USA border and a community stranded by poor map reading.

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May 10, 2021

WHY O CANADA IS O CANADA

We peel back the layers of O Canada, from anal gloss to the multiple English versions. Prepare for unsigned manuscripts and clean hands!

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May 3, 2021

Norm Kelly – Canada’s Social Media King

Norm Kelly is a politician who has one of the most successful presences on social media. Rising to fame on Twitter during the Great Rap Beef of 2015, he used his off the wall humour to build a bridge with …

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April 26, 2021

When The Military Invaded Winnipeg

We investigate the mind-blowing story of Winnipeg’s 1919 General strike and the violence that followed it. When all 30,000 of the working population decided to stop turning up, the establishment lost it’s mind and rolled with machine guns.

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April 19, 2021

PeeGate

During the pandemic, in New Brunswick, during a very serious press conference, something magical happened.

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April 13, 2021

Our self indulgent first birthday party!

It’s our first birthday! So how better to celebrate than to review our own show, while ramming various foods from Tim Hortons into our gullets? We talk about our favourite and least favourite episodes, and Rhys does dramatic British readings …

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April 12, 2021

Jason Kenney Hates Bigfoot

Why does the Premier of Alberta hate Bigfoot and his family? Why would anyone want to nuke the wilderness in the name of fossil fuels? Why would a human woman marry a bipedal ape?

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April 9, 2021

Preview: Self Indulgent First Birthday Celebration (SIFBC)

Next week is a landmark moment, 1 year since the very first episode of our show released. Listen to this short preview to get a taste of next week’s event!

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April 5, 2021

When Robots Tried to Steal the Election

Who is Pierre Poutine and why did he call to tell you to vote in a mall with no polling station? Why did a campaign official disappear to Kuwait and refuse to talk to Elections Canada? Where the hell do …

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March 29, 2021

Fuddle My Duddle

Prepare to have your fuddle duddle as we look at one of the most overblown political scandals Canada has ever produced. Warning, the mouthing of bad language is about to happen.

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March 26, 2021

The Tech Mogul Who Scammed Nova Scotia With A Fake Sword

Journalist Mikaela Gorman joins Rhys and Jesse to talk about Jovan Hutton Pulitzer. From his amazing 1990’s internet shopping intention, to his fake Roman Sword and his new venture defending Trump’s claims of election fraud.

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March 22, 2021

The Insane Standoff At Gustafsen Lake

We share the story of the mid 1990’s standoff that feels like a story from the 1890’s. A small religious festival that spiralled into a tale of hidden explosives, misinformation and a huge gun battle that wiped out dozens of …

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March 15, 2021

What Happened to the Arrow?

Canada once ruled the skies with a kick ass jet! We talk about the Avro Arrow and how the politics of the time saw Canada lose an entire industry and icon of the sky.

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March 11, 2021

Bonus! The Cult of Brother XII

The Minute Women join us to talk about Canada’s forgotten historical cult! Prepare to be starved and brainwashed into letting Brother XII melt your gold to stash on his island.

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March 8, 2021

What The Hell Is A Senator?

Not the Hockey team, the actual Senators. Who are they? What do they do? Why do they exist? So many questions…

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March 1, 2021

St Davids Special: What Happened To the Druids?

Sorry, no Canada or politics in this episode. Instead on the national day of celebration in Wales, St Davids Day, Rhys takes the chance to talk about the druids. The legendary celtic mystics who have inspired Merlin and Gandalf,

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Feb. 22, 2021

Bloodless In Moodyville

From pipelines to dams, Canada loves a supersized infrastructure project. We travel way back to BC in the 1800’s to learn about the first ever major project to fail miserably, the Lillooet Cattle Trail.

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