Backyard History
Andrew MacLean
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Goodpods has curated a list of the 10 best Backyard History episodes, ranked by the number of listens and likes each episode have garnered from our listeners. If you are listening to Backyard History for the first time, there's no better place to start than with one of these standout episodes. If you are a fan of the show, vote for your favorite Backyard History episode by adding your comments to the episode page.
A Festive Flashback: Unwrapping Christmas 1868
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12/23/23 • 24 min
Backyard History's Christmas Special for 2023!
Fighting For Humanity’s Rights
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11/11/22 • 15 min
A baseball star becomes one of the few Black Canadians to fight in the First World War.
https://backyardhistory.ca/f/fighting-for-the-right-to-fight
The Real Klondike Kate
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05/23/23 • 41 min
Two Kates go to the Yukon Gold Rush. One becomes famous, the other is forgotten. But who was the REAL Klondike Kate?
https://backyardhistory.ca/f/the-real-klondike-kate
I’m Alone: Famous Rum Running Schooner
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06/30/22 • 24 min
The story of one of the most famous rum running schooners that was sunk during an epic pursuit in the 1920s
Getting Away With Murder
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04/04/22 • 19 min
A tragic true story of forbidden love, bloody murder, and miscarried justice in Fredericton.
Elizabeth Driscoll was considered the most beautiful young woman in Fredericton. “A very sweet, ladylike girl” wrote famous British author Juliana Horatia Ewing who happened to be in town during the murder, trial, and subsequent riots. "But," Juliana wrote, "Elizabeth’s family has always been a bad lot.”
https://backyardhistory.ca/popular/f/getting-away-with-murder
Moscow to Miscou - The Crashed Soviet Bomber
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03/21/22 • 14 min
Much to a small village's surprise, a Soviet bomber crash lands in a bog. The world turns its attention to the 1939 race to get to first reach the pilots.
The Great Fredericton Circus Riot
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02/27/22 • 11 min
A circus rolls in to small town Fredericton, but tensions between the performers and the locals soon boil over. A dead snake is thrown on the stage, and a riot erupts..
Was the First Car Invented in Canada?
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03/07/22 • 10 min
Newspaper reports tell the story of a crazy invention seen driving around the streets of Saint John NB. Was it the first car to be invented?
Finding the Lost Electric City
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01/31/22 • 8 min
Lost deep in the woods of Nova Scotia on a maze of logging roads, I came across a faded sign saying “The Electric City - La Nouvelle France.” Intrigued, I followed it, and found the abandoned ruins of what had once been an egalitarian utopian society. It had been among the first places in the Maritimes to have electricity and running water, and even boasted a train which ran on wooden rails.
https://backyardhistory.ca/articles/f/the-electric-city
The Cat Who Stopped a Nazi Prison Break
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04/10/23 • 18 min
Camp B-70, near Fredericton, held captured German Nazis and Fascist Italians during the Second World War. The prisoners and guards played an elaborate game of cat and mouse, with constant attempts at escape. Remarkably, one escape was actually stopped by an actual real live cat, who had been performing in the camp as part of a traveling circus..
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FAQ
How many episodes does Backyard History have?
Backyard History currently has 95 episodes available.
What topics does Backyard History cover?
The podcast is about Society & Culture, History, Documentary and Podcasts.
What is the most popular episode on Backyard History?
The episode title 'The Spectre of Rexton' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Backyard History?
The average episode length on Backyard History is 19 minutes.
How often are episodes of Backyard History released?
Episodes of Backyard History are typically released every 8 days, 13 hours.
When was the first episode of Backyard History?
The first episode of Backyard History was released on Oct 31, 2021.
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