x

75% of people globally want unbiased news (Pew Research) but are concerned they're not getting that.

Get balanced coverage with Symby. See how stories are covered across diverse outlets and spot when one side covers a story the other skips.

PODCAST

The Nations of Canada

A narrative history of Canada from its first inhabitants to the present day.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.

history

All Episodes

36:09

Episode 241: The Last Best West

The Nations of Canada ·

2025/04/09

After decades of constitutional reform and millions spent on railway construction, the Canadian confederation finally fulfills its economic potential thanks to technological developments in the flour and paint-making industries.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.

en

40:14

Episode 240: Sunny Ways

The Nations of Canada ·

2025/04/02

Liberal leader Wilfrid Laurier ends a generation of Conservative rule through a canny combination of optimism and opportunism. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.

en

38:44

Episode 239: A Nest of Traitors

The Nations of Canada ·

2025/03/26

A series of Conservative Prime Ministers struggle to hold together the party that the late John A. Macdonald spent his career building. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.

en

37:02

Episode 238: Our Darkest Hour

The Nations of Canada ·

2025/03/19

A devastating fire in St. John's, and a comprehensive financial meltdown threaten the very existence of Newfoundland as a self-governing colony.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.

en

38:13

Episode 237: We Are Lonesome

The Nations of Canada ·

2025/03/12

In an effort to speed indigenous assimilation, the federal government turns to a new program that will define its Indian policy for the next seventy years - Indian Residential Schools.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.

en

37:39

Episode 236: A Continent on the Moon

The Nations of Canada ·

2025/03/05

Twenty-five years after the Hudson's Bay Company land purchase, and ten years after the CPR, impatient Canadians begin to wonder if the northwestern frontier will ever fulfill its potential. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.

en

37:02

Episode 235: Lord Stanley's Cup

The Nations of Canada ·

2025/02/26

In the wake of a divisive federal election, and in the face of bullying economic policies emanating from Washington, the Governor General turns to hockey as a unifying force in Canada.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.

en

39:27

Episode 234: The Day of Small Things Was Passed

The Nations of Canada ·

2025/02/19

Canada's Christians take their reforming zeal abroad to Asia, establishing the trans-Pacific links that Canadian politicians and businessmen have thus far failed to achieve. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.

en

41:42

Episode 233: Toronto the Good

The Nations of Canada ·

2025/02/12

Ambitious to overtake Montreal as Canada's first city, Toronto grapples with its dual self-proclaimed identities as the nation's economic engine, and its moral compass. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.

en

42:08

Episode 232: The Old Leader

The Nations of Canada ·

2025/02/05

With fresh tariffs and loose talk about annexation emanating from Washington, an ageing John A. Macdonald carries the banner of Canadian nationalism into one last election. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.

en

37:50

Episode 231: The Feelings of an Outraged People

The Nations of Canada ·

2025/01/29

The burden of railway debt forces Newfoundland to contemplate joining the Canadian confederation, until a patriot emerges, calling on Newfoundlanders to believe in themselves and their national destiny.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.

en

36:21

Episode 230: A Community of Language

The Nations of Canada ·

2025/01/22

A bill to excise the French language from Manitoba's government and schools sparks a debate on what kind of nation Canada is.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.

en

41:50

Episode 229: This Bastard Nationality

The Nations of Canada ·

2025/01/15

The passage of a bill regarding the Jesuit Order in Quebec's legislature sparks a heated debate on the kind of nation Canadians have been building since confederation. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.

en

41:31

Episode 228: The Wrong of '67

The Nations of Canada ·

2025/01/08

The new premier of Quebec, Honore Mercier, hosts his colleagues from across the country as they fashion a constitutional program that puts the provinces, not Ottawa, at the centre of confederation.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.

en

44:43

Episode 227: The Knights of Labor

The Nations of Canada ·

2025/01/01

A new wave of labour unrest hits Canada, culminating in a battle over Toronto's public transit.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.

en

43:31

Episode 226: Made One People By the Road

The Nations of Canada ·

2024/12/25

The Canadian Pacific Railway completes its trans-continental line, revolutionizing the economy, demographics, and politics of British ColumbiaBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.

en

41:44

Episode 225: A Vaccine More than Suspect

The Nations of Canada ·

2024/12/18

A public health crisis in Montreal spins out of control, the product of mistrust between the mostly Protestant, Anglophone municipal officials and the French Catholic population of the city.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.

en

43:05

Episode 224: The Regina Trials

The Nations of Canada ·

2024/12/11

In the aftermath of the fighting, the meaning and legacy of 1885 is determined in a series of trials in Regina.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.

en

49:42

Episode 223: A Human Hornet's Nest

The Nations of Canada ·

2024/12/04

The Canadian militia arrives in the northwest to suppress a Metis rebellion, but finds the situation there more complicated than anyone in the east imagined.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.

en

41:47

Episode 222: They Have Taken My Name Away From Me

The Nations of Canada ·

2024/11/27

While the Canadian government organizes a military response, and the Metis provisional government contemplates its next move, the initiative in the northwest passes to the Cree chiefs of Treaty Six territory, especially Poundmaker and Big Bear.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.

en

281 results

Similar Podcasts

The Old Front Line

Paul Reed

Today In History with The Retrospectors

The Retrospectors

جنود خلدهم التاريخ

ALSUMOOD PODCAST

Film History - Daily

Inception Point Ai

Madonna - Audio Biography

Inception Point Ai