Introducing the Tin Foil Touque!
Picture this: it’s too hot to think, the news is depressing, and your brain wants something fun and strange that still feels entertianing. That’s Tin Foil Touque.This summer series is Rhys and Jesse t...
26 Kesä 30s
The One-Eyed Welshman Who Mapped Canada
In this episode of Canada Is Boring, Rhys and Jesse dive into the life of David Thompson, the Welsh-born orphan who became one of the most important mapmakers in North American history. Along the way,...
22 Kesä 50min
A Gentle Crime: The Man Who Fed the Cats
When 33-year-old Christopher Hiscox ran out of money halfway across Canada, he didn’t rob a bank—he stole a truck, found a ranch, fed the cats and horses, did some laundry, made coffee, and settled in...
15 Kesä 29min
Shrinking PP
In this episode of Canada Is Boring, Rhys and Jesse wade back into Canadian politics to unpack Pierre Poilievre’s slow slide from “inevitable” prime minister-in-waiting to a guy desperately trying to ...
8 Kesä 46min
The Psychic Scam King
In this episode of Canada Is Boring, Rhys and Jesse dive into the bizarre, lucrative world of psychic mail-order scams led by one of Canada’s most successful fraudsters, Patrice Runner.Starting with h...
1 Kesä 40min
CSIS, Oil, and the Pipeline Protestors (Premium)
In this special friends–only episode of Canada Is Boring, Rhys and Jesse dig into the story of how CSIS, Canada’s spy agency, allegedly spied on Indigenous and environmental activists protesting the E...
25 Touko 4min
Bear-Proof Dreams: The Legend of Troy Hurtubise
Rhys and Jesse dive into the legendary Canadian documentary Project Grizzly and the life of its unforgettable star, Troy Hurtubise—the man who spent years and thousands of dollars building bear-proof ...
18 Touko 46min
Red Ryan: Canada’s Fake Reformed Gangster
Rhys and Jesse dive into the wild life of Red Ryan, a Toronto-born hooligan who grew into one of Canada’s most notorious early 20th‑century criminals. From leading street gangs at 10, to hard labor in...
11 Touko 37min
