Unsettled: Robert Lower on Lord Selkirk's Colony
Mack is away this week, so enjoy another interview! Patrick sits down with Winnipeg documentarian and writer, Robert Lower (After the Big One: Nuclear War on the Prairies; Shameless Propaganda) to dis...
25 Syys 20231h 14min
Black Radicals in 1960s Montreal: David Austin on "Fear of a Black Nation"
In which Patrick has a long discussion with David Austin to discuss the re-release of Fear of a Black Nation. "Situating Canada within the Black radical tradition and its Caribbean radical counterpar...
18 Syys 20232h 14min
82 - Maria Chapdelaine: Romancing Rural Quebec
In which we turn to a cornerstone of Quebec literature and talk about the pastoral! Written during the 1st World War, Maria Chapdelaine has become a must-read for Quebec literature students... but per...
11 Syys 20231h 18min
81 - Woodsmen of the West: Realism in British Columbia
In which we discuss a milestone in Canadian realism, Woodsmen of the West (1908). What does it tell us about the early logging industry, workers' rights, and masculinity? A lot actually! --- Support: ...
28 Elo 20231h 10min
80 - Tom Longboat: A Legend in Himself
In which we discuss legendary long-distance Indigenous runner Tom Longboat and try to simultaneously imagine what kind of cultural items could be made about him and his life! --- Support: Patreon (htt...
14 Elo 20231h 34min
Anti-Racist Action in Canada (w/ Kristin Schwartz)
In which Patrick sits down with Kristin Schwartz to discuss the new book she co-wrote: We Go Where They Go: The Story of Anti-Racist Action. Kristin grew up with the Toronto chapter of ARA from 1992-2...
7 Elo 20231h 7min
79 - 'Bloody Jack' Krafchenko: Manitoba's Billy the Kid
In which we talk about the idea of the Canadian "Wild West", a contender for the Billy the Kid title of Manitoba, and Dennis Cooley's Bloody Jack - all in one episode! --- Support: Patreon (https://ww...
31 Heinä 20231h 10min
'The Tenant Class', with Ricardo Tranjan
In which Patrick sits down with Ricardo Tranjan to talk about his new book, The Tenant Class. Ricardo is a political economist and senior researcher with the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. P...
23 Heinä 20231h 8min
