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Curious Canadian History

David Borys

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. Get add free content at Patreon!

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S5E19 A Lost Cause? Canada’s Diplomatic Involvement in the Vietnam War

Curious Canadian History

05/25/20 • 20 min

Prior to America's official entry into the Vietnam war Canada spearheaded diplomatic efforts to find some sort of peaceful resolution, balancing a need to show support for America in the ongoing Cold War while also seeking to avoid escalation and a potential global nuclear war. Get add free content at Patreon!

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S5E18 Nuns on the Frontier – The Ursulines of Quebec

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05/11/20 • 23 min

The Ursulines are a Catholic female religious order who played an important role in the early years of the French colony of New France. Despite hunger, war, disease and brutal environmental conditions the Ursulines persevered and became fixtures within Quebec society becoming educators and social activists within the growing colonial community. Get add free content at Patreon!

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S5E17 The Dutch Food Crisis and Operation Faust

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04/27/20 • 24 min

In May of 1945 Canadian soldiers carried out a little-known food delivery operation deep into enemy held territory to help relieve the near-starving Dutch living under a brutal Nazi occupation regime. Get add free content at Patreon!

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S5E16 The Wabanaki Confederacy

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04/13/20 • 22 min

During the 17th and 18th centuries the British had to deal with one of the most powerful Indigenous alliances in all of North America, the Wabanaki Confederacy. Forged in defending their territory against incursions from the Five Nations Iroquois, the Wabanaki maintained their influence over their traditional territory for decades in the face of a massive and expanding British Empire. Get add free content at Patreon!

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S5E15 The Coloured Corps and the War of 1812

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03/30/20 • 27 min

When the War of 1812 erupted in June 1812 the status of Black Canadians in Upper Canada was a confusing and complex blend of abolitionist dreams, slave holding intentions, and racial prejudice. In spite of this, a unit was raised to help in the defence of the colony and was one of the most reliable militia units in the entire Upper Canadian defence force, though struggled to get its proper recognition in the aftermath. Get add free content at Patreon!

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S5E14 – Un-Canadian Content? Bryan Adams and the Waking up the Neighbours Controversy

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03/16/20 • 36 min

In 1991 controversy erupted over the epic Bryan Adams album “Waking up the Neighbours.” The controversy surrounded the issue of whether the album qualified as ‘Canadian,' despite the fact that Bryan Adams was and is Canadian. The controversy shook the Canadian music scene to its core and challenged ideas of Canadian content and the Canadian music industry as a whole. Get add free content at Patreon!

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S5E13 Leo Major – A French-Canadian Rambo

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03/03/20 • 23 min

Leo Major was a scrappy French Canadian kid who served in both northwest Europe and Korea. His story is nothing short of extraordinary. Get add free content at Patreon!

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S5E12 Kicking in the Door – Canada Invades Nazi Germany

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02/17/20 • 29 min

Starting in February 1945 First Canadian Army took part in a series of operations that would bust open the door to Nazi Germany and signal the beginning of the end for Hitler's regime. This episode is written by friend-of-the-podcast Alex Fitzgerald-Black of the Juno Beach Centre and host of the popular Canadian WW2 podcast, Juno Beach and Beyond. Get add free content at Patreon!

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S5E11 The Mad Trapper of Rat River

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02/03/20 • 21 min

In the early 1930s the Arctic became the scene of a desperate manhunt for a violent trapper willing to go to any lengths to avoid the law. A trapper whom nobody knew...and whom nobody still knows. Get add free content at Patreon!

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S5E20 The Underground Railroad

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06/08/20 • 21 min

From the early 1830s to the onset of the American Civil War in 1860 British North America became the primary destination for slaves escaping to freedom. To get there they had to undergo a harrowing journey and for most of those that successfully arrived they did so because of the work of the Underground Railroad. Get add free content at Patreon!

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