A Cultural History of Canada
A bi-weekly discussion that critically (and flippantly) engages with the literature, culture, and people of this weird place known as Canada. Hosted by two English graduates, Patrick & Mackenzy. Sometimes features interviews with writers and academics. Featured on Feedspot's "35 Best Canada History Podcasts" (#18), "15 Best Cultural History Podcasts" (#7), and "30 Best History Podcasts For Students" (#10). Named best podcast of all time by their mothers!
Episodes
In which we talk about the creation of the Man of Steel and why he matters.
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In which Patrick reads from and raves about George Elliott Clarke's Whylah Falls while Mack is away.
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Further Readings
- Clarke, George Elliott. Whylah Falls, Polestar Press, 1990.
In which we discuss a largely forgotten early example of the Canadian modern/postmodern in Howard O'Hagan's 1939 novel, Tay John. Sorry for the delayed episode release, we all got caught up in other things....
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Further Readings
A discussion with Eve Lazarus about her new book, Beneath Dark Waters!
Find the book here or at your local bookstore.
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In which we discuss how fascism has generally played out in Canada and why right wing movements today are different, all while Mack battles sleep live on the pod.
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Further Readings
- Allan, Ted. This Time A Better Earth, Les Presses de l'Université d'Ottawa/University of Ottawa Press, 2015 [1939]...
An interview with Tim Falconer about his new book, Windfall!
Find the book here or at your local bookstore.
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In which we talk about one of the most influential poets in modern Quebec - who only published one collection in his lifetime!
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Further Readings
In which Patrick talks to Karin Wells about her new book Women Who Woke Up the Law. You can find the book here or at your local bookstore!
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In which Patrick talks to Ruby Smith Díaz about her new book Searching for Seraphim: The Life and Legacy of Serafim 'Joe' Fortes. You can find the book here or at your local bookstore!
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In which we overview the story of the Black Nova Scotia once known as Africville, as well as briefly discussing Jeffrey Colvin's novel Africaville, which was inspired by the events.
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Further Readings
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Colvin, Jeffrey. Africaville: A Novel, HarperCollins, 2019.
In which Patrick talks to Tom Fraser about his new book Invested in Crisis: Public Sector Pensions Against the Future. You can find the book here or at your local bookstore!
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In which we slowly unravel (you have been forewarned) as we talk about the absurdities of our contemporary relations to America... Check out our Patreon page for more episodes (that are slightly less stupid).
In which we talk about Quebec's 'grande noirceur' period (1939-1959) through its figurehead, Maurice Duplessis, and classic author Félix-Antoine Savard.
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Sources/Further Reading
- Jones, Richard. Duplessis and the union nationale administration, 1983.
- Savard, Félix-Antoine. Menaud, maître draveur...
In which Patrick talks to Andrea Currie (Métis) about her new book Finding Otipemisiwak: The People Who Own Themselves, a narrative that extends from Andrea's experience of being a Sixties Scoop survivor. Find the book here or at your local bookstore!
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In which Patrick talks to Thomas F. Pedersen (professor emeritus at the University of Victoria) about his new book The Carbon Tax Question: Clarifying Canada’s Most Consequential Policy Debate.
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In which Patrick sits down with Carolyn Roberts to discuss her new book on decolonial education practices and what exactly it means to 're-story' education.
Find more about the book here or at your local bookstore!
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In which Patrick talks about Wayson Choy's beautiful novel The Jade Peony and how it portrays the lives of Chinese Canadians of the 1930s.
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Sources/Further Reading
In which we discuss the time the Canadian government asked itself: 'wait... are [white] women people?' For real though... We compare that event to two P.K. Page poems.
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Sources/Further Reading
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Brandt, Gail, et al. Canadian ...
In which Patrick talks to filmmaker and writer Chase Joynt (Framing Agnes) about his new book, Vantage Points: On Media as Trans Memoir, which you can find here or at your local bookstore.
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In which we discuss the Prime Minister during the opening years of the Depression, and how he mostly struggled to keep things running...
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Sources/Further Reading
- Bowering, George. Egotists & Autocra...
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