Best CBC Northwest Podcasts (2024)

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Dirty Windshields - The Podcast - Promo 1:44

3+ y ago1:44

1:44

Finally! Grant Lawrence reads aloud each chapter from his outrageous and award-winning book "Dirty Windshields - the best and the worst of the Smugglers tour diaries" (Douglas and McIntyre, 2017) in a brand new podcast available now.By GL

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Hermit of Desolation Sound - The Trailer 1:16

5y ago1:16

1:16

Hermit of Desolation Sound is Grant Lawrence's latest true life adventure series, starring Russell Letawsky, the hermit philosopher who lived off the grid in a dank shack on West Coast of Canada for over a decade.By G. Lawrence

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Bernard the German - the trailer 1:07

5+ y ago1:07

1:07

Grant Lawrence's latest true-story adventure saga is here! Check out the epic, round-the-world adventures of Bernard the German, from the war-torn rubble of post-war Germany, the oceanic wilderness of Desolation Sound BC, to the hidden dangers lurking in the south seas. Available wherever you get your podcasts.…

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Chapter 15 - The End 12:18

6y ago12:18

12:18

A car crash in town reveals the real reason behind "Cougar" Nancy Crowther's extreme paranoia and bizarre behaviour during the final stages of the pioneer-legend's life.By Grant Lawrence

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Chapter 14 - The Yellow Truck 9:45

6y ago9:45

9:45

The encroachment of civilization made "Cougar" Nancy's paranoia run wild. She was certain that a mysterious force she only referred to as "Them" had moved into her cabin, forcing her to extreme measures.By Grant Lawrence

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Chapter 13 - The Hippies 9:17

6y ago9:17

9:17

For years, "Cougar" Nancy thought the greatest threats she faced in her wilderness home was from cougars, bears, and wolves. That was until the late 1960s / early 1970s, when waves of hippies arrived, searching for the end of the road.By Grant Lawrence

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Chapter 12 - The Wolf 8:35

6y ago8:35

8:35

Hear from the Cougar Lady in her own voice in this chapter, when she returns to the wilderness full time, and soon encounters what she thought was the largest, blackest, meanest looking dog she'd ever seen. But that was no dog, and it was a rare occurrence when Cougar Nancy was without her rifle.By Grant Lawrence

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Chapter 11 - The Divorce 6:59

6y ago6:59

6:59

With the Cougar Lady's marriage on the rocks, progress around her abounds: ferries connect the remote Sunshine Coast with the rest of the world, and the famed Highway 101 reaches all the way to Lund, prompting the Crowthers to build their own road, with unforeseen consequences.By Grant Lawrence

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Chapter 10 - The Marriage 7:33

6y ago7:33

7:33

In what comes as a complete surprise to many, a man from town asks the tough-as-nails and soft-spoken cougar hunter for her hand in marriage. Doesn't go well.By Grant Lawrence

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Chapter 9 - The Proposal 6:34

6y ago6:34

6:34

"Cougar" Nancy's fists are swinging at the town girls who have seemingly offended her in some way. One of the women attacked down at the oyster dock helps recount this outrageous story.By Grant Lawrence

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Chapter 8 - The Fight 9:04

6y ago9:04

9:04

Fists, starfish, and bodies fly as "Cougar" Nancy takes extreme umbrage with some town girls while working on the oyster floats during the mid-1950s in Okeover Inlet.By Grant Lawrence

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Chapter 7 - The Fire 6:02

6y ago6:02

6:02

"Cougar" Nancy returns from work at the Powell River mill to the horrible sight of her family cabin engulfed in flames.By Grant Lawrence

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Chapter 6 - The War Years 8:01

6y ago8:01

8:01

The impact of World War II in Europe is felt as far away as the West Coast rain forest, which leads "Cougar" Nancy Crowther to leave her family cabin in the wilderness.By Grant Lawrence

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Chapter 5 - The Celebrity 8:04

6y ago8:04

8:04

Nancy Crowther's rifle is out of ammunition and there is a wounded cougar in the bushes less than twenty feet away. What would you do? What did Nancy do?By Grant Lawrence

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Chapter 4 - The Depression 7:30

6y ago7:30

7:30

A cougar has been targeting the family goats that the Crowther family depends on for sustenance to get them through the Great Depression. A teenaged Nancy Crowther tracks the mighty beast with a pack of dogs and a one-shot rifle that doesn't shoot straight.By Grant Lawrence

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Chapter 3 - The Beginning 8:25

6y ago8:25

8:25

The future Cougar Queen of Okeover Inlet and her young family make the epic journey from the English countryside to the wilds of West Coast British Columbia to start their new life.By Grant Lawrence

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Chapter 2 - The Friendship 6:13

6y ago6:13

6:13

Host Grant Lawrence and his family are nose to gun barrel with "Cougar" Nancy Crowther and her pack of snarling bush dogs, as Grant's dad tries to charm his way out of it.By Grant Lawrence

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Chapter 1 - The Rifle 6:49

6y ago6:49

6:49

Host Grant Lawrence was just a six-year-old boy when he first came face to gun barrel with the Cougar Queen of Okeover Inlet, British Columbia, Canada.By Grant Lawrence

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The Cougar Lady Chronicles series teaser 1:56

6y ago1:56

1:56

Coming soon: the Cougar Lady Chronicles is a true pioneering adventure story set in the rain forest of the West Coast of Canada in the 20th century. Told in dramatic storytelling fashion by award-winning author and CBC host Grant Lawrence, this is an exciting wilderness saga of the life and times of "Cougar" Nancy Crowther as she faces the daily da…

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The Spaghetti Bandit 31:58

7y ago31:58

31:58

Bonus Episode: All 10 chapters of The Spaghetti Bandit, Grant Lawrence’s hit serialized adventure story as heard throughout Season One of Road Trip Radio.By Kelly&Kelly

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Ep 13 - Quebec 36:47

7y ago36:47

36:47

Part 10 of the 'Spaghetti Bandit'. We talk with the only woman to ever play in an NHL game, learn about Montreal’s famous street art scene and Caitlin shows off her French.By Kelly&Kelly

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Ep 12 - Northwest Territories 34:23

7y ago34:23

34:23

Part 9 of the 'Spaghetti Bandit'. We learn all about Caribou and their poop, take a harrowing drive across an ice road, challenge the Quiz Master, plus more!By Kelly&Kelly

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Ep 11 - Newfoundland & Labrador 32:23

7y ago32:23

32:23

In this episode, we talk with one of Newfoundland’s most famous comedians, and get slobbery with their most famous export - the Newfoundland dog. Also, Peter gets trapped in fog.By Kelly&Kelly

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Ep 10 - Ontario 35:06

7y ago35:06

35:06

In this episode, we meet a young woman who could be a future Prime Minister, we head out on a mysterious UFO search and Peter goes to rib fest.By Kelly&Kelly

Podcasts Worth a Listen

CBC Northwest Podcasts

Podcasts Worth a Listen

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The Cougar Lady Chronicles

Grant Lawrence

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Road Trip Radio

Kelly&Kelly

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Dirty Windshields - The Podcast - Promo 1:44

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Hermit of Desolation Sound - The Trailer 1:16

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Bernard the German - the trailer 1:07

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Chapter 15 - The End 12:18

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Chapter 14 - The Yellow Truck 9:45

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Chapter 13 - The Hippies 9:17

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Chapter 12 - The Wolf 8:35

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Chapter 11 - The Divorce 6:59

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Chapter 10 - The Marriage 7:33

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Chapter 9 - The Proposal 6:34

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Chapter 8 - The Fight 9:04

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Chapter 7 - The Fire 6:02

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Chapter 6 - The War Years 8:01

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Chapter 5 - The Celebrity 8:04

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Chapter 4 - The Depression 7:30

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Chapter 3 - The Beginning 8:25

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Chapter 2 - The Friendship 6:13

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Chapter 1 - The Rifle 6:49

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The Cougar Lady Chronicles series teaser 1:56

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The Spaghetti Bandit 31:58

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Ep 13 - Quebec 36:47

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Ep 12 - Northwest Territories 34:23

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Ep 11 - Newfoundland & Labrador 32:23

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Ep 10 - Ontario 35:06

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