Episodes
Hate cares for no man! It lingers and waits to consume the lives that it controls. James Donnelly allowed hate to consume him and it cost him everything. This week we look at the logging bee that turned a man into a number. James Donnelly finally got his “justice” and it ruined his life.
Published 05/09/22
What drives a community to massacre a family? What is the root that pushes men to commit the most violent and barbaric of acts? In Part 1 of The Donnelly's, we explore the roots of death. This is Canada’s BIGGEST cover up.
Published 04/10/22
Published 04/10/22
The heroes we need aren’t always the heroes we expect. Canada now forgets just how close we came to losing to the Soviets in 1972. The peasant-turned-knight often forgets all about the plough! But, it’s the plough that made the knight!
Published 03/05/22
In 1972, with the world locked in a Cold War, Canada’s national glue and identity would be pushed to the test with an 8 game hockey series. On this week's episode, we look at the rise of the mighty Soviet red machine and how it threatened to break more than the Canadians at hockey! It threatened to rip the country apart
Published 02/14/22
Canada’s call to arms from the empire in 1899 would highlight a deep and dark divide in its union. Would Canada risk it all to go fight angry Dutch farms on behalf of the British Empire!? YUP!
Published 01/27/22
Early Canadian history is far from Ma and Pa! It was covered in violence that seemed to be driven by whiskey. These were very violent men and it was very violent times. But why!? You won’t find the answers at pioneer village.
Published 01/10/22
Greed will always destroy humanity! After all, it’s the root of all evil! On this weeks episode, we explore how 200,000 Highlanders made their way to Canada.
Published 12/23/21
Is there a nation or a people that have had a greater influence on early Canadian culture than the Scottish? But, don’t get it twisted... the Scottish world-view and influence in Canada is not the same as the English...
Published 12/15/21
By 1944, the Germans had dragged the Dutch through hell. What started as a velvet glove approach occupation, quickly turned into a living hell of suffering. With thousands dead and millions about to starve to death, things looked hopeless for the Dutch. CUE THE CANADIANS!
Published 11/30/21
Canadian soldiers became known as some of the most fierce and violent shock troops of the Great War. On this weeks episode we look at why the Canadians took to this role and were so effective with it.
Published 11/15/21
In 1915, Armenia and Armenians faced a genocide at the hands of the Turks! Find out the connections between Canada’s beloved children’s singer, Sabain, and the Genocide.
Published 11/01/21
Why do we do what we do!? More than just flannel shirts and feasts! Find out the history of our fall traditions.
Published 10/18/21
In every generation, a voice rises up from the people to speak for the people. The aftermath of the 1914 sealing disaster saw the rise of William Coaker and the F.P.U. Find out the fate of Abe Kean and the merchant dogs.
Published 10/04/21
In 1914, 251 Newfoundland sealers would die on the ice! For generations, Newfoundlanders were forced to live under a brutal system of credit and debt at the hands of the merchants. Education is freedom, and the merchants understood that and withheld it.
Published 09/21/21
How can the world's most beloved bear be created out of the hell of war?
Published 09/06/21
After 14 years in exile, Louis Riel is once against asked to engage the Canadian machine on behalf of his people. This time, he is joined by a man forged from the land they are defending - Gabriel Dumont. Riel comes North with a new divine calling that may cost him everything.
Published 08/23/21
In 1869, Louis is faced with the task of leading his people in the face of hunger. Canadians pushing into a land they just purchased. It all comes to a head with the killing of an Orangeman.
Published 08/16/21
For 90 years, Zellers reigned as the king of retail in Canada... until it didn't! Learn the history of the death of Zellers. Canadian business is always looking over its shoulder at the American giants.
Published 08/09/21
Good leadership is hard to come by. Was Franklin the leader he was made out to be? A true leader emerges but is discredited by England's Author of the Day!
Published 08/02/21
In 1819, John Franklin led 22 men on a journey that would claim 11 of their lives. The North would pay him back in 1845 - taking his life.
Published 07/26/21
What was the fate of the Vikings in the Arctic? Death laid around every corner. The Vikings would be the first Europeans into the North, but they would not be the last...
Published 07/19/21
With a hungry American wolf to the South, and an apathetic Crown across the sea, Canada set out to try to define itself. Confederation - like all Canadian history - is complex at its core. This land has 2 very unique perspectives and history. Regardless of the narrative in 2021, the world is a better place with Canada in it.
Published 07/01/21
Big Forge Blacksmithing is out of Northern Ontario. Self-taught blacksmith, David Pinn, joined The Supper to talk about his journey in blacksmithing. From almost burning down his uncle's house to making amazing blades.
Published 06/21/21
Canada invented what?! Tractors, bras, the lightbulb, the telephone, bloody peanut butter! You're welcome, world.
Published 06/14/21