20 Best Canada History Podcasts

1. Dark Poutine - True Crime and Dark History

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
A podcast about notorious Canadian crimes, dark history, and other creepy topics as told by real-live Canadians.
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11.7K 6.9K 1 episode / week Avg Length 65 min Nov 2017
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2. Witness to Yesterday (The Champlain Society Podcast on Canadian History)

Toronto, Ontario, Canada
This series of podcasts further the Champlain Society's mission of deepening awareness of Canada's documentary past and of the people who created it. ...Hosted by Patrice Dutil and Greg Marchildon, each podcast examines a particular document, the people behind it, its significance, and its relevance to today.more
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548 1.4K 1 episode / week Avg Length 35 min Sep 2017
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3. Historia Canadiana: A Cultural History of Canada

A bi-weekly discussion that critically engages with the literature, culture, and people that helped inform Canada's unique history. Hosted by two Engl...ish Literature graduate students Patrick & Mackenzy. Named best podcast of all time by their mothers!more
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455 144 1 episode / week Avg Length 65 min May 2020
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4. The Secret Life of Canada

Canada
The Secret Life of Canada highlights the people, places, and stories that probably didn't make it into your high school textbook. Join hosts Leah ...and Falen as they explore the unauthorized history of a complicated country.more
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15.7K 9.1K 21 episodes / year Avg Length 26 min Aug 2018
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5. Discover Library and Archives Canada

Gatineau, Quebec, Canada
The Discover Library and Archives Canada podcast are where Canadian history, literature, and culture await you. Each month, we will showcase treasures... from our vaults, guide you through our many services and introduce you to the people who acquire, safeguard, and make known Canada's documentary heritage.more
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63.6K 67.6K 2 episodes / quarter Avg Length 29 min Feb 2012
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6. Stories From Another Day

This podcast journeys into the far corners of the Collingwood Museum to open up the books, dust off the shelves, dig through the documents and look in...to the past of our community to find those people, events and stories that made this town into the jewel it is today.more
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2.1K 1 episode / month Avg Length 17 min
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7. Canadian History Ehx

Canada
From the simplest farmer to the craziest outlaw, there are many amazing stories to tell from Canada's history. Join me as I delve into the many in...teresting stories that Canadian history has to tell.more
canadaehx.com
4.6K 16.4K 1 episode / week Avg Length 22 min Oct 2018
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8. Today in Canadian History

Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Each episode of Today in Canadian History contains an interview with a Canadian professor, journalist, author, or 'everyday' historian and focuses on ...a unique event or moment that took place on that day in Canadian history. Today in Canadian History presents Canada's past in a unique and accessible manner. The series is designed to be a first step to learning more about our past. We would like to remind Canadians, not just about what makes our country great, but what makes it complicated, beautiful, diverse, and ours.more
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622 22 episodes / year Avg Length 8 min Jun 2020
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9. Minute Women

Nova Scotia, Canada
Minute Women is a comedy-history podcast. Each week, Grace and Linnea investigate the untold stories behind the iconic Canadian Heritage Minutes and u...ncover the funny, weird, and terrifying stories left out of Canada's national history and let us know what Heritage Minute you'd like us to do an episode on!more
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398 247 30 episodes / year Avg Length 23 min Feb 2020
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10. Nothing Ever Happens in Canada

Canada
Most people think nothing ever happens in Canada but this simply is not true. This is a Canadian podcast, looking to explore the myths, legends, and j...ust good old tales Canada has to tell. Choose your own adventure now and join me in discovering some of Canada's most unique stories.more
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106 1.7K 437 8 episodes / year Avg Length 25 min Jul 2018
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11. One Soldier Canadian History Podcast

Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Best-selling author, teacher, and former army reservist, Russell Hillier, get into the books and Canadian history you weren't permitted to learn about... in school.more
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960 2.3K
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12. Walking In Place

Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Walking in Place is a podcast series of audio walking tours with a progressive take on Toronto history. Whether you use it as a self-guided tour in pe...rson or you're doing your dishes, learn about Toronto's past and present while listening to the sounds of the city.more
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60 46 1 episode / month Avg Length 34 min
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13. Canadian History with Steven Wilson

Canada
For many people, the history of Canada is thought of as the War of 1812, Confederation in 1867, the 1870 and 1885 Rebellions, World War 1, the Great D...epression, World War II, peacekeeping, the FLQ crisis, the Constitution of 1982 and modern-day Canada. Not just the history of the nation of Canada, but Indigenous history in what would become Canada, the colonial history of both the French and the British, events of not just national but international importance, Canadian discoveries and inventions, and so much more. This podcast aims to look at some of these stories of Canadian history.more
omny.fm/shows/cana..
323 4 episodes / month Avg Length 27 min
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14. Nature's Past: A Podcast of the Network in Canadian History and Environment

Canada
Nature's Past is a Canadian environmental history podcast that features interviews, round-table discussions, and lectures about environmental history ...research in Canada. Since 2008, this podcast has covered a range of topics in the field including parks, animals, cities, climate change, industrialization, mining, and more.more
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163 892 3 episodes / year
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15. Cool Canadian History

North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
The podcast with all the weird, wacky, wild, dark, depressing, dramatic, and awesome tales from Canadian history.
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2.4K 703 Jan 2016
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16. Travel This Land

Penticton, British Columbia, Canada
Join Canada's Balladeer Wiz Bryant as he Travels This Land exploring Canadian history through tales of adventure, courage, and compassion in story and... song.more
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Jun 2020
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17. Chronicles of Canada -- Dawn of Canadian History: Aboriginal Canada by Stephen Leacock

Most readers of Stephen Leacock's works are familiar with his witty and humorous writings, but few may be aware that he was also a gifted teacher,... political ideologue, economist, and fiction writer. Though he wrote six books on Canadian history, none of them attained the status of a standard text on the subject and were regarded more as opinion pieces without much academic foundation. Yet, the Chronicles of Canada series by Stephen Leacock remains an interesting and entertaining read.more
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6.2K 262 Nov 2020
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