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Episode 257: Very Imperfect Knowledge
1903. In the wake of the Alaska border dispute, Canada looks to strengthen its claims on the islands off its northern coast, in the Arctic Ocean. Th…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
Episode 256: A Slap in the Face for Canada
1903. Canada disputes American territorial claims in the Alaskan panhandle, in the hope/expectation that recent sacrifices in South Africa will ensu…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
Episode 255: The Vortex of Militarism
1902. In the aftermath of the Boer War, delegates from the settler Dominions gather in London to discuss the future of the Empire - only to find Cana…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
Episode 254: Lessons in South Africa
1901-1902
Canadian soldiers find themselves in a Boer War that has turned into a brutally modern counter-insurgency. Meanwhile, a group of Canadian w…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
Episode 253: As Others See Us
Montreal's school system, delicately balanced between the city's Catholic and Protestant communities struggles to accommodate the arrival of Jewish m…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
Episode 252: The Battle of the Fraser
As the Fraser River fishery prepares for the largest salmon run in its history, tensions rise between its labour force of white, indigenous, and Japa…
11 months, 4 weeks ago
Episode 251: The Foundation of Civilization
The indigenous nations of the prairies attempt to reap the benefits of the western wheat boom, but find their work obstructed by interference from th…
1 year ago
Episode 250: A Stalwart Peasant in a Sheepskin Coat
The rise of the Canadian west attracts a new type of migrant-settler from continental Europe, establishing new communities in Canada - none more cons…
1 year ago
Episode 249: The Invidious Distinction of Sex
As a new century dawns, Canadian women establish political organizations pursuing goals from prohibition to suffrage; and spanning ideologies from ra…
1 year ago
Episode 248: A Boyish Frolic
Canadian soldiers arrive in South Africa to discover that the war is going much worse than anyone had anticipated. Meanwhile, the divisions at home …
1 year ago