Best Russland Podcasts (2024)

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Lessons in Legitimacy: Colonialism, Capitalism, and the Rise of State Schooling in British Columbia 39:34

1d ago39:34

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Nicole O’Byrne talks to Sean Carleton about his book, Lessons in Legitimacy: Colonialism, Capitalism, and the Rise of State Schooling in British Columbia.Lessons in Legitimacy brings the histories of different kinds of state schooling for Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples – public schools, Indian Day Schools, and Indian Residential Schools – in…

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Canadian Criminal Law in Ten Cases 59:05

6d ago59:05

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Nicole O’Byrne talks to Martin Friedland about his book, Canadian Criminal Law in Ten Cases.Canadian Criminal Law in Ten Cases explores the development of criminal justice in Canada through an in-depth examination of ten significant criminal cases. Martin L. Friedland draws on cases that went to the Supreme Court of Canada or the Privy Council, inc…

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The Avro Arrow: For the Record 33:33

13d ago33:33

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Larry Ostola talks to Palmiro Campagna about his book, The Avro Arrow: For the Record.The controversial cancellation of the Avro Arrow — an extraordinary achievement of Canadian military aviation — continues to inspire debate today. When the program was scrapped in 1959, all completed aircraft and those awaiting assembly were destroyed, along with …

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Terry & Me: Inside the Marathon of Hope 33:04

17d ago33:04

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Larry Ostola talks to Bill Vigars about his book, Terry & Me: Inside the Marathon of Hope.A twenty-two-year-old cancer survivor and amputee, Terry set out from St. John’s Newfoundland in April 1980, aiming to run across Canada to raise money for cancer research. His first months on the road in Atlantic Canada and Quebec were not only physically tax…

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We Shall Persist: Women and the Vote in the Atlantic Provinces 24:08

24d ago24:08

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Nicole O’Byrne talks to Heidi MacDonald about her book, We Shall Persist: Women and the Vote in the Atlantic Provinces.We Shall Persist captures both the long campaign and the years of disappointment. Suffrage victories across Atlantic Canada were steps in an unfinished and contentious march toward gender, race, and class equality.This insightful b…

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Unsettled: Lord Selkirk’s Scottish Colonists and the Battle for Canada’s West, 1813–1816 36:30

1M ago36:30

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Larry Ostola talks to Robert Lower about his book, Unsettled: Lord Selkirk’s Scottish Colonists and the Battle for Canada’s West, 1813–1816.The fascinating story of the Red River Settlement, now Winnipeg, in the years 1813 to 1816, told with archival journals, reports, and letters. Unsettled takes you inside the experience, relying on journals, rep…

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Cheated: The Laurier Liberals and the Theft of First Nations Reserve Land 29:23

1M ago29:23

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Nicole O'Byrne talks to Bill Waiser and Jennie Hansen about their book, Cheated: The Laurier Liberals and the Theft of First Nations Reserve Land published by ECW Press in October 2023.Cheated is a gripping story of single-minded politicians, uncompromising Indian Affairs officials, grasping government appointees, and well-connected Liberal specula…

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On Stony Ground: Russländer Mennonites and the Rebuilding of Community in Grunthal 35:49

2M ago35:49

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Greg Marchildon talks to James Urry about his book, On Stony Ground: Russländer Mennonites and the Rebuilding of Community in Grunthal, published by UTP in February 2024.On Stony Ground presents a historical ethnographic account of a generation of Mennonites from the Soviet Union who, following Russia’s revolution and civil war, immigrated to Manit…

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Essays in the History of Canadian Law, Volume XII: New Essays in Women's History 34:23

2M ago34:23

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In this podcast episode, Nicole O'Byrne talks to Lori Chambers and Joan Sangster about their book, Essays in the History of Canadian Law, Volume XII: New Essays in Women's History published by UTP in October 2023.Drawing on engaging case studies, Essays in the History of Canadian Law brings the law to life. The contributors to this collection provi…

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The Slow Rush of Colonization: Spaces of Power in the Maritime Peninsula, 1680–1790 51:01

2M ago51:01

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In this podcast episode, Nicole O'Byrne talks to Thomas Peace about his book, The Slow Rush of Colonization: Spaces of Power in the Maritime Peninsula, 1680–1790 published by UBC Press in February 2024.In The Slow Rush of Colonization, historian Thomas Peace traces the 100-year context that underpins the widespread Euro-American/Euro-Canadian settl…

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The Ontario Bond Scandal of 1924 Re-examined 23:45

2M ago23:45

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In this podcast episode, Nicole O'Byrne talks to Ian Kyer about his book, The Ontario Bond Scandal of 1924 Re-examined published by Irwin Law in October 2023.In 1924, Peter Smith, the former treasurer of the Province of Ontario, and Aemilius Jarvis, one of Canada’s most prominent businessmen and a champion yachtsman, were found guilty of criminal c…

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Part of Life Itself: The War Diary of Lieutenant Leslie Howard Miller, CEF 32:43

3M ago32:43

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In this podcast episode, Larry Ostola talks to Graham Broad about his book, Part of Life Itself: The War Diary of Lieutenant Leslie Howard Miller, CEF published by the University of Toronto Press in October 2023.This extensively annotated wartime diary illuminates the military service of Leslie Howard Miller (1889–1979), a Canadian soldier who serv…

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The Duel: Diefenbaker, Pearson and the Making of Modern Canada 29:46

3M ago29:46

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In this podcast episode, Greg Marchildon talks to John Ibbitson about his book, The Duel: Diefenbaker, Pearson and the Making of Modern Canada published by Signal in October 2023.One of Canada’s foremost authors and journalists, Ibbitson offers a gripping account of the contest between John Diefenbaker and Lester Pearson, two prime ministers who fo…

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King and Chaos: The 1935 Canadian General Election 43:58

3M ago43:58

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In this podcast episode, Larry Ostola talks to David MacKenzie about his book, King and Chaos: The 1935 Canadian General Election, published by UBC Press in June 2023.In 1935, Canadians went to the polls against a backdrop of the Great Depression and deteriorating international conditions. This election was like no other, as five major parties comp…

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For a Better World: The Winnipeg General Strike and the Workers' Revolt 32:38

3M ago32:38

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In this podcast episode, Nicole O’Byrne talks to James Naylor, Rhonda L. Hinther, and Jim Mochoruk about their book, For a Better World: The Winnipeg General Strike and the Workers' Revolt, published by UMP in September 2022.Canada’s largest and most famous example of class conflict, the Winnipeg General Strike, redefined local, national, and inter…

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In a ‘Land of Hope’: Documents on the Canadian Jewish Experience, 1627-1923 38:03

4M ago38:03

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In this podcast episode, Greg Marchildon talks to Richard Menkis and Pierre Anctil about their book, the 2023 volume of the Champlain Society, In a ‘Land of Hope’: Documents on the Canadian Jewish Experience, 1627-1923, published by University of Toronto Press in 2023.The first of two volumes, In a Land of Hope presents a uniquely complete overview…

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Statesmen, Strategists & Diplomats: Canada’s Prime Ministers and the Making of Foreign Policy 37:45

5M ago37:45

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Larry Ostola talks to Patrice Dutil about his book, Statesmen, Strategists & Diplomats: Canada’s Prime Ministers and the Making of Foreign Policy, published by UBC Press in June 2023.Statesmen, Strategists, and Diplomats explores how prime ministers from Sir John A. Macdonald to Justin Trudeau have shaped foreign policy by manipulating government s…

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A Cooperative Disagreement: Canada-United States Relations and Revolutionary Cuba, 1959–93 34:01

5M ago34:01

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Greg Marchildon talks to John M. Dirks about his book, A Co-operative Disagreement: Canada-United States Relations and Revolutionary Cuba, 1959-93, published by UBC Press in August 2022.John Dirks investigates efforts at the senior and working levels of Canada-US diplomacy and bureaucracy to find mutually advantageous ways of cooperating, despite t…

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Europa ruster opp 25:23

5M ago25:23

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"Vi lever i et tidsskille", sa Tysklands forbundskansler Olaf Scholz da han annonserte at Tyskland skulle ruste opp sitt forsvar med 100 milliarder euro. Også andre land i Europa har fullstendig endret sin sikkerhetspolitikk i kjølvannet av Russlands storskala krig mot Ukraina. Hvordan går det med opprustningen? Hva har dette å si for Norge? Og hvo…

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The Notorious Georges: Crime and Community in British Columbia’s Northern Interior, 1909-25 36:00

5M ago36:00

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In this podcast episode, Nicole O’Byrne talks to Jonathan Swainger about his book “The Notorious Georges: Crime and Community in British Columbia’s Northern Interior, 1909-25”, published by UBC Press in 2023.In The Notorious Georges, Jonathan Swainger explores how the local pursuit of respectability collided with caricatures of a riotously ill-mann…

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Lifesavers and Body Snatchers: Medical Care and the Struggle for Survival in the Great War 30:28

5M ago30:28

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In this podcast episode, Greg Marchildon talks to Tim Cook about his book, Lifesavers and Body Snatchers: Medical Care and the Struggle for Survival in the Great War, published by Penguin Canada in 2023.Based on deep archival research and unpublished letters of soldiers and medical personnel, Lifesavers and Body Snatchers is a powerful narrative th…

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For the Encouragement of Learning: The Origins of the Canadian Copyright Law 38:10

6M ago38:10

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In this podcast episode, Simon Nantais talks to Myra Tawfik about her book, For the Encouragement of Learning: The Origins of the Canadian Copyright Law, published by the University of Toronto Press in 2023.For the Encouragement of Learning addresses the contested history of copyright law in Canada, where the economic and reputational interests of …

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Searching for Franklin: New Answers to the Great Arctic Mystery 19:55

6M ago19:55

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In this podcast episode, Greg Marchildon talks to Ken McGoogan about his book, Searching for Franklin: New Answers to the Great Arctic Mystery, published by Douglas & McIntyre in 2023.Arctic historian Ken McGoogan approaches the legacy of nineteenth-century Arctic explorer Sir John Franklin from a contemporary perspective. Franklin’s expeditions we…

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Wrongfully Convicted: Guilty Pleas, Imagined Crimes, and What Canada Must Do to Safeguard Justice 30:52

6M ago30:52

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In this podcast episode, Nicole O’Byrne talks to Kent Roach about his book, Wrongfully Convicted: Guilty Pleas, Imagined Crimes, and What Canada Must Do to Safeguard Justice, published by McGill-Queen’s University Press in 2023.In Wrongfully Convicted, Kent Roach raises awareness about wrongful convictions in Canada at a time when DNA exonerations …

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A Night at the Gardens: Class, Gender, and Respectability in 1930s Toronto 37:17

6M ago37:17

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In this podcast episode, Simon Nantais talks to Russell Field about his book, A Night at the Gardens: Class, Gender, and Respectability in 1930s Toronto, published by University of Toronto Press in 2023.In A Night at the Gardens, Russell Field delves into the history of Toronto’s Maple Leaf Gardens and the social mores and norms that influenced bot…

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Rough Justice: Policing, Crime, and the Origins of the Newfoundland Constabulary, 1729–1871 46:29

7M ago46:29

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In this podcast episode, Nicole O’Byrne talks to Keith Mercer about his book, Rough Justice: Policing, Crime, and the Origins of the Newfoundland Constabulary, 1729–1871, published by Flanker Press in 2021.In Rough Justice, Keith Mercer examines the history of policing and crime in early Newfoundland. It focuses on the period between the appointmen…

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Ice War Diplomat: Hockey Meets Cold War Politics 41:44

7M ago41:44

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In this podcast episode, Larry Ostola talks to Gary J. Smith about his book, Ice War Diplomat: Hockey Meets Cold War Politics, published by Douglas and McIntyre in 2022.In Ice War Diplomat, Canadian diplomat Gary J. Smith gives his behind-the-scenes insight into the 1972 Summit Series at the height of tension during the Cold War. Caught between cap…

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Harvesting Labour: The Making of Canada's Agricultural Workforce 36:21

7M ago36:21

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In this podcast episode, Greg Marchildon talks to Edward Dunsworth about his book, Harvesting Labour: Tobacco and the Global Making of Canada's Agricultural Workforce, published by McGill-Queen’s University Press in 2022.In Harvesting Labour Edward Dunsworth examines the history of farm work in one of Canada’s underrecognized but most important cro…

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The Ku Klux Klan In Canada (2023 Reissue) 34:09

7M ago34:09

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Welcome to Witness to Yesterday. This summer, we will be reissuing our top 10 episodes. We hope you enjoy revisiting these with us. The Witness to Yesterday team is working hard, and we're excited to bring you the next new season in September, 2023. Thank you for listening.Original Episode Description: Patrice Dutil examines the reach and impact of…

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The history of the 1960s scoop of Indigenous children in Prairie Canada (2023 Reissue) 31:39

8M ago31:39

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Welcome to Witness to Yesterday. My name is Greg Marchildon. This summer, we will be reissuing our top 10 episodes of 2022. We hope you enjoy revisiting these with us. The Witness to Yesterday team is working hard, and we're excited to bring you the next new season in September, 2023. Thank you for listening.Original Episode Description: In this ep…

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The History of Canadian Spying (2023 Reissue) 26:46

8M ago26:46

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Welcome to Witness to Yesterday. This summer, we will be reissuing our top 10 episodes. We hope you enjoy revisiting these with us. The Witness to Yesterday team is working hard, and we're excited to bring you the next new season in September, 2023. Thank you for listening.Original Episode Description: Greg Marchildon talks with Greg Kealey (profes…

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The Origins of the Security State (2023 Reissue) 22:43

8M ago22:43

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Welcome to Witness to Yesterday. This summer, we will be reissuing our top 10 episodes. We hope you enjoy revisiting these with us. The Witness to Yesterday team is working hard, and we're excited to bring you the next new season in September, 2023. Thank you for listening.Original Episode Description: Greg Marchildon talks with Dennis Mollinaro ab…

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Reconsidering the Legacy of Vimy (2023 Reissue) 15:47

8M ago15:47

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Welcome to Witness to Yesterday. This summer, we will be reissuing our top 10 episodes. We hope you enjoy revisiting these with us. The Witness to Yesterday team is working hard, and we're excited to bring you the next new season in September, 2023. Thank you for listening.Original Episode Description: Greg Marchildon talks with Ian McKay (Wilson I…

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The War Measures Act in Canada (2023 Reissue) 43:18

9M ago43:18

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Welcome to Witness to Yesterday. This summer, we will be reissuing our top 10 episodes. We hope you enjoy revisiting these with us. The Witness to Yesterday team is working hard, and we're excited to bring you the next new season in September, 2023. Thank you for listening.Original Episode Description: Patrice Dutil discusses the uses of the War Me…

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Mi'kmaq Life before the Europeans(2023 Reissue) 23:06

9M ago23:06

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Welcome to Witness to Yesterday. This summer, we will be reissuing our top 10 episodes. We hope you enjoy revisiting these with us. The Witness to Yesterday team is working hard, and we're excited to bring you the next new season in September, 2023. Thank you for listening.Original Episode Description: Greg Marchildon interviews Matthew Betts, the …

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The Pre-History of Multiculturalism in Canada(2023 Reissue) 31:51

9M ago31:51

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Welcome to Witness to Yesterday. This summer, we will be reissuing our top 10 episodes. We hope you enjoy revisiting these with us. The Witness to Yesterday team is working hard, and we're excited to bring you the next new season in September, 2023. Thank you for listening.Original Episode Description: In this podcast episode, Greg Marchildon inter…

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The Canada-US border: a history of a fluid and unstable boundary (2023 Reissue) 36:12

9M ago36:12

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Welcome to Witness to Yesterday. This summer, we will be reissuing our top 10 episodes. We hope you enjoy revisiting these with us. The Witness to Yesterday team is working hard, and we're excited to bring you the next new season in September, 2023. Thank you for listening.Original Episode Description: In this podcast episode, Greg Marchildon inter…

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The Intrepid James Wolfe (2023 Reissue) 45:57

9M ago45:57

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Welcome to Witness to Yesterday. This summer, we will be reissuing our top 10 episodes. We hope you enjoy revisiting these with us. The Witness to Yesterday team is working hard, and we're excited to bring you the next new season in September, 2023. Thank you for listening.Original Episode Description: Patrice Dutil discusses the life and military …

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Lasting Legacy: The history of the warships of Point Frederick 33:28

10M ago33:28

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In this podcast episode, Larry Ostola talks to Robert D. Banks about his book, Warriors and Warships: Conflict on the Great Lakes and the Legacy of Point Frederick, published by Dundurn Press in 2023.In his book, Banks provides a detailed history of the shipbuilding at Point Frederick on Lake Ontario and its lasting legacy. Warriors and Warships il…

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Angst i Athen: En forskerspires frykt for å feile 19:46

10M ago19:46

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Møt Claudia Aanonsen, doktorgradsstipendiat ved NUPI, som for første gang skal delta på en internasjonal forskerkonferanse. Hun gruer seg, og er engstelig for å dumme seg ut blant sine fagfeller. Klarer hun å bestå ildprøven? Andre NUPI-forskere som deltar i episoden er: Pernille Rieker, Anna Rio, Niels Nagelhus Schia, Karsten Friis, Line Marie Bre…

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The Life and Times of Henry Kelsey of the Hudson’s Bay Company 36:33

10M ago36:33

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In this podcast episode, Greg Marchildon talks to Arthur J. Ray about his book, From the Frozen Sea to Buffalo Country: The Life and Times of Henry Kelsey of the Hudson’s Bay Company, 1667–1724, published by the Champlain Society in 2022.Henry Kelsey is remembered for being the first European to travel from Hudson Bay to the territories of the Plai…

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Indigenous Injustice and Canada’s Legal System: The Death of Colten Boushie 23:50

10M ago23:50

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In this podcast episode, Nicole O’Byrne talks to Kent Roach about his book, Canadian Justice, Indigenous Injustice: The Gerald Stanley and Colten Boushie Case, published by McGill-Queen’s University Press in 2019.In August 2016, Colten Boushie, a twenty-two-year-old Cree man from Red Pheasant First Nation, was fatally shot on a Saskatchewan farm by…

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The American Century in Canada: Canadian-American Relations from 1945-1960 29:50

10M ago29:50

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In this podcast episode, Simon Nantais talks to Asa McKercher and Michael D. Stevenson about their co-edited book North of America: Canadians and the American Century, 1945-60, which will be published by UBC Press in October 2023.North of America: Canadians and the American Century, 1945-60, is an edited volume that looks at postwar Canada and Cana…

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The Battle of Saratoga and the life of General John Burgoyne 35:10

11M ago35:10

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In this podcast episode, Larry Ostola talks to Norman Poser about his book From the Battlefield to the Stage: The Many Lives of General John Burgoyne, published by McGill-Queens University Press in 2022.In From the Battlefield to the Stage, Norman Poser provides a rounded biography, covering not only the Saratoga campaign of 1777, but also elements…

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Wires Crossed: How the Irving empire jeopardized free press in New Brunswick 20:11

11M ago20:11

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In this podcast episode, Nicole O’Byrne talks to Julian Walker about his book Wires Crossed: Memoir of a Citizen and Reporter in the Irving Press published by Friesen Press in 2021.Wires Crossed is first and foremost a love letter to the free press. In Julian Walker’s personal memoir as a citizen and reporter, he calls for a healthier New Brunswick…

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The intersections of thought laid bare by postwar nudism in Canada 40:10

11M ago40:10

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In this podcast episode, Simon Nantais talks to Mary-Ann Shantz about her book What Nudism Exposes: An Unconventional History of Postwar Canada published by The University of British Columbia Press in 2022.As nudism took root after World War II, its Canadian adherents advanced the idea that going nude and looking at other’s bodies satisfied natural…

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Four landmark cases in bankruptcy and insolvency law in Canada 41:38

11M ago41:38

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In this podcast episode, Nicole O’Byrne talks to Thomas Telfer and Virginia Torrie about their co-authored book Debt and Federalism: Landmark Cases in Canadian Bankruptcy and Insolvency Law, 1894–1937 published as part of the Landmark Cases and Canadian Law Series by the University of British Columbia Press in 2021.Despite having been enshrined in …

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How the Canadian Constitution structures economic relations 33:54

12M ago33:54

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In this podcast episode, Greg Marchildon talks to Malcolm Lavoie about his book Trade and Commerce: Canada's Economic Constitution published by McGill-Queens University Press in 2023.In recent decades, the economic framework of Canada’s Constitution has been a subject largely neglected by judges, scholars, and commentators. With Trade and Commerce,…

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The 80th anniversary of the Battle of The Atlantic 34:20

12M ago34:20

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In this podcast episode, Larry Ostola talks to Ted Barris about his book The Battle of the Atlantic: Gauntlet of Victory published by HarperCollins in 2022.In Battle of the Atlantic, Ted Barris provides a well-researched account of Canada’s longest continuous military engagement during the Second World War. The years 2019 to 2025 mark the 80th anni…

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Equality, Autonomy, and Dignity: Canadian Feminism over 100 Years 1:00:39

12M ago1:00:39

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In this podcast episode, Nicole O’Byrne talks to Joan Sangster about her book Demanding Equality: One Hundred Years of Canadian Feminism published by the University of British Columbia Press in 2021.In Demanding Equality, Joan Sangster weaves together various moments of women’s activism over a 100 year period to explore what feminism is in Canada. …

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