A Cultural History of Canada

In which we each power through a concussion and antibiotics to discuss how mid-19th century modernization affected Canada and talk about folk tales once more! Topics include life in the country and th...

14 Nov 20211h 14min

In which we unlock our latest episode of Pop Canada to the public! Listen in as we discuss how nature appears in Canadian culture and then segue into a talk about the current climate crisis. If you wa...

7 Nov 202151min

In which we talk about the dark side of Macdonald's legacy and the latter part of his life, again using caricatures (but ones that make us go "yikes..."). Caricatures: https://historiacanadiana.wordpr...

31 Okt 20211h 21min

In which we examine the legacy of Canada's first PM through caricatures! This episode focuses on his early life and what is considered to be J. A. Macdonald's more 'positive' legacy...and how that is ...

17 Okt 20211h 10min

In which we talk about an acclaimed fantasy series - 'Malazan: Book of the Fallen' - written by two archeologists from Ontario and Manitoba. We also delve a bit into the genre as it developed in Canad...

9 Okt 202111min

In which we we discuss the officialization of the British North America Act, its immediate impact, and much more as Canada takes on its first kind of independent form! We also discuss photographer Wil...

3 Okt 20211h 15min

In which we talk about the conferences in Charlottetown and Quebec that laid the groundwork for Canada and the British North America Act! We also end on by analyzing some artistic depictions of those ...

19 Sep 20211h 25min

In which, we discuss the early-2000s TV show Total Drama, its spin-offs, and the creators' other endeavours (like 6teen). We get to talking about Americanization, Canadian parodies, and have a general...

11 Sep 202111min