• The Secret Life of Canada

  • By: CBC
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The Secret Life of Canada

By: CBC
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  • Summary

  • The country you know and the stories you don't. Join hosts Leah-Simone Bowen and Falen Johnson as they reveal the beautiful, terrible and weird histories of this land. New episodes every second Thursday.


    Visit us at www.cbc.ca/secretlife for show links, transcripts and more!


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  • S6: The Sex Scandal & The Spy

    S6: The Sex Scandal & The Spy
    Nov 21 2024

    Our country’s first sex scandal! At the height of the cold war several ministers in John Defeinbaker's government decided to have an affair. Turns out, they all ended up with the same woman. Was she really a spy for East Germany?


    For more links and more about this episode visit us at cbc.ca/secretlife.


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    10 mins
  • S6: The final voyage of the Princess Sophia

    S6: The final voyage of the Princess Sophia
    Nov 7 2024

    It’s been called Canada’s Titanic. 106 years ago the Princess Sophia crashed into a coral reef on route to Vancouver and Victoria. Over 300 passengers died and it was the worst maritime disaster in the Pacific Northwest, so why haven’t we heard more about it?


    For more links and more about this episode visit us at cbc.ca/secretlife.

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    20 mins
  • Introducing: Don't Drink the Milk | Witch hunts – The medieval conspiracy that just won't die

    Introducing: Don't Drink the Milk | Witch hunts – The medieval conspiracy that just won't die
    Oct 31 2024

    Don't Drink the Milk – The curious history of things from DW is a podcast that traces the unexpected backstories of everyday things that have traveled the world, by force, by chance, or by choice. In this episode, host Rachel Stewart unravels the history of witch hunts from deadly conspiracies in medieval Europe to use of the term today by powerful figures like Donald Trump. Why is it important to remember this history and how has the power shifted?


    More episodes of Don't Drink the Milk – The curious history of things can be found at: https://pod.link/1704462801

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    43 mins

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