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The Tragically Hip Top Forty Countdown: Song 28 — Terri from Nova Scotia

Hey, it’s jD — and this week, we head to the salty East Coast to meet Terri from Nova Scotia, a self-professed late bloomer when it comes to The Hip… but she’s since made up for lost time with a vengeance.

She never saw them live. Not once. Not even close. But through her nephew’s fandom, a Yer Favourites CD, and long drives to school with her son in the passenger seat, Terri became one of the most emotionally tuned-in Hip fans we’ve ever had on the show. Her story’s got layers — part grief, part obsession, and 100% reverence.

Inside this episode:

• How a deep dive during night shifts turned her into a Hiphead
• Why Gord’s lyrics hit like short stories and poetry in equal measure
• That bittersweet moment when her nephew live-texted Gord’s last show from Victoria
• And the beautiful annual tradition she shares with her son (who covers a different Hip song for her every Christmas)

It’s an episode about discovery, about memory, and about filling in the blanks when life doesn’t let you be there in person.

🎙️ Next week, we head west with Ian from Maple Ridge, frontman of the tribute band Gift Shop and one of the most grounded, eloquent voices on what it means to honour The Hip through music.

💬 Pull Quote

“Every song is like a short story. Gord wasn’t just a singer. He was a writer — a fucking genius.”

👤 About Our Guest

Terri from Nova Scotia is a writer, theatre producer, and deep-cut Hip aficionado who never got to see the band live — but found her way into the catalogue through family, research, and pure poetic obsession. She’s one half of Two Fools Productions, staging adult comedies across the Maritimes, and describes herself (accurately) as “the Tina Fey and Amy Poehler of Nova Scotia.”

Check them out: Two Fools on Facebook

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Transcript follows below.

The Tragically Hip Top 40 Countdown

2025-05-24, 8:49 AM

The Tragically Hip Top 40 Countdown

Join jD beginning Monday, January 6th, 2025 while he counts down the top 40 songs by The

Tragically Hip as voted by you! Every week on The Tragically Hip Top 40 Countdown, jD

welcomes a new guest to discuss their TTH origin story (hipstory) and dissect,

Artist: jD

Year: 2025

Transcript

[0:00] On Friday, May 26th, Podlist 6 is coming to you from the Tragically Hip Top 40 Countdown.

Hey, it's JD here, and I am fucking pumped to be