87 - In the Skin of a Lion: Labour Strikes & (Post) Modernism
In which we discuss the 1919 Winnipeg General Strike in relation to Michael Ondaatje's In the Skin of a Lion (1987). We get unhinged as we discuss strike tactics, modernism/postmodernism, and Christma...
18 Joulu 20231h 16min
Talking to katherena vermette About Métis History & Comics
In which Patrick talks to Governor General's Award winner katherena vermette to discuss how she brought Métis history to life through her comic series A Girl Called Echo. Find the omnibus at your loc...
11 Joulu 202335min
86 - "Unity (1918)": The Spanish Flu Epidemic
In which we bring back Covid-19 pandemic memories by discussing the Spanish Flu in Canada with the help of Kevin Kerr's excellent 2002 play Unity (1918). Sorry for having posted so little in Novem...
4 Joulu 20231h 18min
85 - Timothy Findley's The Wars
In which two tired & sick boys try to talk coherently about Timothy Findley's major literary achievement: a reckoning with the reality of World War One in his seminal 1977 work The Wars. --- Support: ...
20 Marras 20231h 17min
An Unsung Klondike Stampeder - In Conversation w/ Phil Lind & Robert Brehl
There were some audio issues on Phil's end, but I think it's still listenable! Apologies. Patrick sits down with Phil Lind and Robert Brehl to discuss their new book Tales of an Unsung Sourdough: The...
30 Loka 202359min
84 - Barometer Rising: WW1 At Home (and incest)
In which we discuss Hugh McLennan's pivotal 1941 book Barometer Rising and how it informs our understanding of World War 1 as it was experienced in Canada.--- Support: Patreon (https://www.patreon.com...
23 Loka 20231h 7min
83 - Robert L. Borden: The Good Nurse
In which we discuss and rank Canada's first wartime PM, Sir Robert Laird Borden! Find our ranking so far here. --- Support: Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/historiacanadiana); Paypal (https://www.p...
9 Loka 20231h 24min
Unsettled: Robert Lower on Lord Selkirk's Colony
Mack is away this week, so enjoy another interview! Patrick sits down with Winnipeg documentarian and writer, Robert Lower (After the Big One: Nuclear War on the Prairies; Shameless Propaganda) to dis...
25 Syys 20231h 14min
