The Secret Life of Canada
By CBC
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Subscribers: 974
Reviews: 5
Episodes: 118
Aug 13, 2024
It is extremely first nation centric. That's fine, but it doesn't bill itself as such. It's well done, but I would like more variety
Bill
Jan 19, 2022
propoganda
Gregory Oh
Jul 10, 2020
Indispensable
Dec 27, 2018
cherie G
Nov 30, 2018
What I heard in one episode was enough to ensure that I NEVER listen again. Secret Life of the North was the episode, cruel jokes about extraordinary human suffering was the issue.
issue.
Description
The country you know and the stories you don't. Join hosts Leah-Simone Bowen and Falen Johnson as they reveal the beautiful, terrible and weird histories of this land. New episodes every second Thursday.
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Goodbye for now!
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Jan 16, 2025 |
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The Secret Life of Canada Introduces | Personally: Short Sighted
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Dec 06, 2024 |
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S6: Powwow
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Dec 05, 2024 |
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S6: The Sex Scandal & The Spy
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Nov 21, 2024 |
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S6: The final voyage of the Princess Sophia
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Nov 07, 2024 |
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Introducing: Don't Drink the Milk | Witch hunts – The medieval conspiracy that just won't die
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Oct 31, 2024 |
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S6: Canada's historic Palestinian immigration program you probably haven't heard of
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Oct 24, 2024 |
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S6: I see dead people (in Winnipeg)
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Oct 10, 2024 |
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S6: A Brief History of Nudism
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Sep 26, 2024 |
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S6: An American Indian in London
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Sep 12, 2024 |
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S6: The Caribana* Episode (*and yes we're still calling it that)
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Aug 29, 2024 |
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S6: The Live Show!
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Aug 15, 2024 |
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S6: Momma Beaver, a Canadian Burlesque Legend
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Aug 01, 2024 |
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S6: Was the plot to assassinate Lincoln hatched in Canada?
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Jul 18, 2024 |
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S6: Welcome to Canada’s island of wild horses
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Jul 04, 2024 |
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S6: Treaty 6
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Jun 21, 2024 |
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Bonus: How to celebrate National Indigenous People’s Day all summer long
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Jun 20, 2024 |
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S6: The Royal Proclamation
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Jun 06, 2024 |
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S6: Crash Course on Private Mary Greyeyes
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May 23, 2024 |
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S6: Canadian Comedy
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May 09, 2024 |
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S6: Crash Course on The Persian
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Apr 25, 2024 |
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S6: General Idea
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Apr 11, 2024 |
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S6: Crash Course on Icelandic Canada
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Mar 28, 2024 |
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The Secret Life of Canada Introduces: Canadian Time Machine | ‘Humiliation Day’, A Look Back at the Impact of the Chinese Exclusion Act
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Mar 21, 2024 |
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S6: The Secret Life of the Canadian Teen Drama
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Mar 14, 2024 |
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S6 Crash Course: How Black students led Canada's largest student protest
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Feb 29, 2024 |
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S6: Sorry not Sorry
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Feb 22, 2024 |
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The Secret Life of Canada returns with Season 6!
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Jan 23, 2024 |
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BONUS | The story Falen never thought she’d tell: On stage at Hot Docs
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Jun 13, 2023 |
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S5: Crash course on losing the Shanghai Restaurant
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Jun 08, 2023 |
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S5: The Potlatch Ban
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Jun 01, 2023 |
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S5: Crash Course on Bread and Cheese
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May 25, 2023 |
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S5: Eugenics in Canada: Leilani Muir's fight for justice
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May 18, 2023 |
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S5: Crash Course on homeless memorials
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May 11, 2023 |
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S5: The Forgotten War
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May 04, 2023 |
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S5: Crash Course on a patty by any other name isn't a patty
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Apr 27, 2023 |
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S5: Crash Course on the Moose Jaw Tunnels
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Apr 20, 2023 |
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S5: Jewish Montreal: A culinary history
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Apr 13, 2023 |
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S5: Newfoundland, the one who almost got away
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Apr 06, 2023 |
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S5: Crash Course on Rat-berta
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Mar 30, 2023 |
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S5: Dead Malls
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Mar 23, 2023 |
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We're back! It's Season 5 of The Secret Life of Canada
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Mar 20, 2023 |
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S4: Shanawdithit
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Jul 01, 2022 |
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S4: Crash Course on Kanata
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Jun 23, 2022 |
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S4: The Halifax Donair
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Jun 09, 2022 |
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S4: Crash Course on Ukrainian Canadians
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May 26, 2022 |
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S4: Crash course on Puffed Wheat Squares
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May 12, 2022 |
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S4: Pro Wrestling
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May 05, 2022 |
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Porter Primers: Building a multicultural Canada
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Apr 18, 2022 |
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S4: Crash course on Mary Ann Shadd
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Apr 14, 2022 |
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Porter Primers: A historic fight to unionize
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Apr 11, 2022 |
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Porter Primers: Side hustles
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Apr 04, 2022 |
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S4: The Fruit Machine
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Mar 31, 2022 |
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Porter Primers: The rise of jazz
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Mar 28, 2022 |
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Porter Primers: How porters created Black neighbourhoods
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Mar 21, 2022 |
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S4: Crash course on beavers
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Mar 17, 2022 |
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Porter Primers: Why were all porters called ‘George’?
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Mar 14, 2022 |
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S4: The Punjabi Market
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Mar 03, 2022 |
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S4: Crash Course on Nora’s Place in Hogan’s Alley
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Feb 17, 2022 |
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S4: The Boy in the Picture
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Feb 03, 2022 |
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S3: Mailbag!
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May 12, 2021 |
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S3: Crash Course on animals — only in Canada
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May 04, 2021 |
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S3: The Indian Pavilion at Expo 67 (Part 2)
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Apr 28, 2021 |
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S3: Crash Course on the "Whiskey War"
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Mar 02, 2021 |
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S3: The Indian Pavilion at Expo 67 (Part 1)
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Feb 16, 2021 |
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S3: Crash Course on Mohawk ironworkers
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Jan 27, 2021 |
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S3: Project Habakkuk, Jasper’s top secret ice ship
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Jan 13, 2021 |
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S3: Crash Course on Canada’s First Mosque
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Dec 29, 2020 |
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S3: You should know The Indian Film Crew
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Dec 16, 2020 |
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S3: Crash Course on Trees
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Nov 25, 2020 |
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S3: The Mounties Always Get Their Land (Part 2)
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Nov 11, 2020 |
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S3: Crash Course on British Home Children
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Oct 06, 2020 |
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S3: The Mounties Always Get Their Land (Part 1)
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Sep 16, 2020 |
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S3: Crash Course on L. M. Montgomery (a.k.a. Maud without an E)
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Aug 19, 2020 |
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S3: Kanesatake 300 Years Later (Part 2)
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Aug 05, 2020 |
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S3: Crash Course on Superheroes!
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Jul 15, 2020 |
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S3: Kanesatake 300 Years Later (Part 1)
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Jun 24, 2020 |
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S3: Crash Course on Dr. James Barry and Victoria’s Transgender archives
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Jun 16, 2020 |
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S3: What's the deal with blackface?
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Jun 10, 2020 |
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S3: Crash Course on Black Nurses
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May 27, 2020 |
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S3: Where is Japantown?
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May 12, 2020 |
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S3: Crash Course on "Uncle Tom"
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Apr 21, 2020 |
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S3: Sasquatch in the Gift Shop
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Apr 14, 2020 |
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S3: Crash Course on Friendship Centres
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Mar 30, 2020 |
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Season 3 is self-isolating
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Mar 16, 2020 |
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Introducing: CBC Podcasts in Class
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Sep 26, 2019 |
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S2: The Nanny
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Aug 27, 2019 |
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S2: Shout out to Autumn Peltier
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Aug 06, 2019 |
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S2: Your Letters
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Jul 23, 2019 |
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S2: Shout out to Atuat Akittirq
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Jul 09, 2019 |
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S2: The Indian Act
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Jun 25, 2019 |
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S2: Shout out to Gay Asians of Toronto
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Jun 04, 2019 |
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S2: Chinatown
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May 28, 2019 |
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S2: Shout Out to Dr. O
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May 07, 2019 |
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S2: The Medicine Line
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Apr 25, 2019 |
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S2: Shout Out to Bernelda Wheeler
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Apr 02, 2019 |
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S2: The Golden Boy
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Mar 26, 2019 |
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S2: Shout Out to Your Grandma
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Mar 08, 2019 |
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S2: The province of Jamaica
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Feb 19, 2019 |
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S2: Shout Out to John Ware
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Feb 05, 2019 |
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S2: Water
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Jan 22, 2019 |
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S2: Shout Out to Madhu Verma
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Jan 08, 2019 |
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S2: Shout Out to Eleanor Collins
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Dec 18, 2018 |
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S2: Your questions answered! (Bonus from Toronto Live show)
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Dec 11, 2018 |
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S2: Toronto vs. Everyone (Live!)
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Dec 04, 2018 |
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S2: The Gold Rush
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Nov 27, 2018 |
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S2: Shout Out to Private Buckam Singh
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Nov 06, 2018 |
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S2: You don't wanna sleep here (Halloween Special)
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Oct 30, 2018 |
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S2: Shout Out to C.D. Hoy
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Oct 15, 2018 |
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S2: Bay Blanket
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Oct 01, 2018 |
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Season One Wrap Up
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Aug 27, 2018 |
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S1: Shout Out to Fred Sasakamoose
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Aug 27, 2018 |
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S1: Shout Out to Tom Longboat
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Aug 27, 2018 |
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S1: Shout Out to Jackie Shane
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Aug 27, 2018 |
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S1: Shout Out to Irene Uchida
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Aug 27, 2018 |
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S1: The Secret Life of Statues
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Aug 27, 2018 |
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S1: The Secret Life of Canadian Snacks
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Aug 27, 2018 |
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S1: The Secret Life of the North
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Aug 27, 2018 |