Podcast Episodes

Out With the Old: The Dark and Weird Side of New Year’s Traditions

Episode 386

Episode 399: As the clock strikes midnight, not everyone welcomes the New Year with champagne and resolutions. In this episode of Dark Poutine, we explore the darker, stranger, and sometimes dangerou…

Published on 19 hours ago

Christmas Special 2025: The Great Canadian Butter Tart Heist

Episode 398

Episode 398: It was supposed to be a quiet Canadian Christmas—until every butter tart in the country vanished overnight. From Nanaimo to Newfoundland, kitchens were left empty, bakers bewildered, and…

Published on 1 week ago

Demon of the Belfry: The Murders of Blanch Lamont and Minnie Williams

Episode 397

Episode 397: In April 1895, two young women, both twenty-one, from San Francisco’s Emmanuel Baptist Church vanished days apart. Blanche Lamont, a dedicated teacher-in-training, and Minnie Williams, a…

Published on 2 weeks ago

Road Trip: Deadly Prophecy — The Children of Thunder

Episode 396

Episode 396: In this episode, we learn about an enigmatic narcissistic psychopath who led the Californian cult called The Children of Thunder. Glenn Taylor Helzer, and the other leadership was compri…

Published on 3 weeks ago

Bound by Silence: The Murder of Dr. Edith Wightman

Episode 395

Episode 395: On a cold December day in 1983, McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, was shaken by a deeply unsettling crime. Dr. Edith Wightman, a respected scholar, was discovered dead in her off…

Published on 4 weeks ago

Guardian UFO: The Carp, Ontario Mystery

Episode 394

Episode 394: On an August night in 1991, the quiet fields near Carp, Ontario, were interrupted by strange lights arcing across the sky—a sight so odd it left locals searching for answers. Soon, anony…

Published on 1 month ago

Really, I Did It: The Murders of Julia Howe & David Creamer

Episode 393: On a cold February day in 2022, tragedy struck the small communities of Creston and Kimberley, British Columbia. Julia Howe, a familiar face to her neighbours, was found lifeless in the …

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

Mayhem in Saanich: The 2022 Bank Shootout

Episode 392

Episode 392: On the morning of June 28, 2022, as staff and customers began their day at the Bank of Montreal in Saanich, British Columbia, twin brothers Matthew and Isaac Auchterlonie entered the bra…

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Canadian Connections: The 2004 Boxing Day Tsunami

Episode 391

Episode 391: At dawn on December 26, 2004, a massive undersea earthquake off Sumatra’s west coast — one of the strongest ever recorded — triggered a devastating tsunami across the Indian Ocean. Waves…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

Halloween 2025: A Brief History of Witch Trials in Canada

Episode 390

Episode 390: When most Canadians think of occult-related witch trials, their minds drift south to Salem, Massachusetts, or across the ocean to medieval Europe. The popular narrative suggests that Can…

Published on 2 months ago