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Curious Canadian History

Curious Canadian History

Wild, wacky, weird, wonderful and downright dark stories of Canadian history

David Borys

217 episodesEN

Show overview

Curious Canadian History has been publishing since 2016, and across the 10 years since has built a catalogue of 217 episodes. That works out to roughly 100 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a fortnightly cadence.

Episodes typically run twenty to thirty-five minutes — most land between 19 min and 37 min — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language History show.

The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 6 days ago, with 13 episodes already out so far this year. Published by David Borys.

Episodes
217
Running
2016–2026 · 10y
Median length
24 min
Cadence
Fortnightly

From the publisher

Historian David Borys dives deep into the fascinating world of Canadian history in this bi-weekly podcast exploring everything from the wonderful to the weird to the downright dark. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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S11E20 The Fight for Valour: Jess LaRochelle and the Campaign for Canada's Victoria Cross

Jun 23, 202637 min

S11E19 Moe Norman: A Canadian Golf Legend

Jun 9, 202645 min

S11E18 The 'LGBT Purge' and the Limits of Forgiveness

Jun 2, 202646 min

S11E17 John A. Macdonald Part 2

May 19, 202644 min

S11E16 - John A. Macdonald Part 1

May 5, 202639 min

S11E15 - Prince Edward Island Joins Canada

Apr 21, 202646 min

S11E14 Battle Series: D-Day Phase One vs. the Battle of the Scheldt

Apr 7, 202658 min

S11E13 Red River Reflection: The Myth of François Guilmette

Mar 24, 202642 min

S11E12 Rise and Rise Again - The Life and Times of Mary Ann Shadd Cary

Mar 10, 202644 min

S11E11 The Frontier Regime of New France under Louis XIV

Feb 24, 202644 min

S11E10 Canair Relief and the Nigerian Civil War

Feb 10, 202647 min

S11E9 The Liberation of Bergen Belsen

Jan 27, 202651 min

S11E8 Curious Canadian History presents: Canadian Time Machine | The Furry Gold of Canada: The Beaver’s 50-Year Legacy

Jan 13, 202632 min

S11E7 Cigarette Nation: The History of Cigarettes in Canada

Dec 16, 202545 min

S11E6 Letters from the Frontier – The Jesuit Relations and Old World Understandings of New France

Dec 2, 202548 min

S11E5 Canada at War with Angus Wallace

Nov 18, 20251h 6m

"Remembrance in their Own Words" a CDA Institute Remembrance Day Series

Nov 11, 202521 min

S11E4 Internment to Exile: The Japanese-Canadian War Experience

Nov 4, 20251h 0m

The Conflict and Culture Podcast S1E4 The Good Allies - Rest in Peace Tim Cook

Oct 28, 202542 min

S11E3 Unceded Territory and Land Rights in British Columbia

Oct 21, 202556 min
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