1867 & All That
An Audio History of Canadian politics. So far there are two full seasons retelling the major stories of Canadian political history from the 1830s to 1867. Occasional interviews with historians flesh things out.
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S2 Interview 3 Anne McDonald on a Lady’s Diary of Confederation
This week Anne McDonald joins the pod to talk about ...
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Mar 20 2023 40m
S2 Interview 2 David Wilson on the assassination of D’Arcy McGee
Late in the night on an Ottawa street someone snuck ...
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Feb 17 2023 1h 3m
S2 Interview1 David Wilson on the Fenians
This week we kick off our bonus interview episodes b...
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Dec 27 2022 54m
S2 Episode 24 What Does it all Mean?
The final episode of Season 2 answers all the big qu...
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Dec 9 2022 41m
S2 Episode 23 The Kingdom of Canada
It's time to get Confederation done - but only after...
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Nov 16 2022 33m
S2 Episode 22 A Common Enemy
The Fenians are back at it this week - threatening t...
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Nov 1 2022 28m
S2 Episode 21 The Fenians Are Coming
The radical Irish republicans are coming and they're...
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Oct 19 2022 29m
S2 Episode 20 The Case for Canada
We time travel back one month earlier to February 18...
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Sep 16 2022 30m
S2 Episode 19 It All Falls Apart
Early 1865 is a bad time for supporters of Confedera...
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Aug 16 2022 23m
S2 Episode 18 The St. Alban’s Raid
This week we catch up on the activities of a posse o...
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Jul 31 2022 28m
S2 Episode 17 The Quebec Conference
We are heading to Quebec this week to drink more cha...
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Jul 18 2022 37m
S2 Episode 16 Charlottetown Here We Come
We're off on board the Canadian steamer Queen Victor...
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Jul 4 2022 28m
S2 Episode 15 The Maritime Prelude
Southern Confederate pirates bring the American civi...
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Jun 21 2022 27m
S2 Episode 14 - The Confusing Case of New Brunswick
This week we begin in utter confusion - trying to fi...
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Jun 5 2022 27m
An Island With a Lottery Problem
A London lottery creates more than 100 years of grum...
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May 29 2022 26m
George Brown Falls in Love
George Brown takes a British holiday and falls in lo...
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May 10 2022 27m
This Prince Ain’t For Walkin
Queen Victoria sends her teenage son (and aristocrat...
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Apr 18 2022 29m
Thomas D’Arcy McGee’s Rather Eventful St. Patrick’s Day
John A Macdonald asks the Queen a favour. Thomas D'A...
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Mar 27 2022 30m
The Murder of Robert Corrigan
This week it's murder, mayhem, and controversy in th...
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Mar 21 2022 25m