Category Archives: Podcast

Podcast: Putting Flesh on the Bones: The Meaning of the BNA Act in Confederation Era Canada

https://activehistory.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Episode-10-Penny-Bryden.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadOn April 22, 2017, Penny Bryden delivered her talk “Putting Flesh on the Bones: The Meaning of the BNA Act in Confederation Era Canada.” The talk was part of “The Other 60s: A Decade that Shaped Canada and the World,” a symposium hosted by the Department of History at the University of Toronto as… Read more »

History Slam Episode 115: The Oslo Diaries

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https://activehistory.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/History-Slam-115-Oslo.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadBy Sean Graham The Oslo Diaries has is Canadian Premiere during Hot Docs in Toronto. The first screening will be Tuesday May 1 at 9pm at TIFF Bell Lightbox 1, with a second on Wednesday May 2 at 12:30pm at the Isabel Bader Theatre. In the early 1990s, increasing violence and bloodshed continued to… Read more »

Podcast: Irish Nationalisms and Canadian Confederation

https://activehistory.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Episode-09-David-Wilson.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadOn April 22, 2017, David Wilson delivered his talk “Irish Nationalisms and Canadian Confederation.” The talk was part of “The Other 60s: A Decade that Shaped Canada and the World,” a symposium hosted by the Department of History at the University of Toronto as part of its Canada 150 events. This talk is part… Read more »

History Slam Episode 114: The Silence of Others

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https://activehistory.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/History-Slam-114-Silence-of-Others.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadBy Sean Graham The Silence of Others has its North American premiere on Friday April 27 at 6:30pm at TIFF Bell Lightbox 2 in Toronto. It is also being shown on Saturday April 28 at 12:30pm at TIFF Bell LIghtbox 3. The directors and individuals featured in the film will be at both these… Read more »

Podcast: A Tale of Two Empires: Race and Revolution in the 1860s Caribbean

https://activehistory.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Episode-08-Melania-Newton.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadOn April 22, 2017, Melanie Newton delivered her talk “A Tale of Two Empires: Race and Revolution in the 1860s Caribbean.” The talk was part of “The Other 60s: A Decade that Shaped Canada and the World,” a symposium hosted by the Department of History at the University of Toronto as part of its… Read more »

Podcast: British North America and International Law in the 1860s

https://activehistory.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Episode-06-Brad-Miller.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadIt’s a special mid-week History Chat! On April 22, 2017, Brad Miller delivered his talk “British North America and International Law in the 1860s.” The talk was part of “The Other 60s: A Decade that Shaped Canada and the World,” a symposium hosted by the Department of History at the University of Toronto as part… Read more »

Podcast: Cosmopolitanism in James Barry’s Diary: The Atlantic World Views of a 19th-Century Nova Scotia Miller

https://activehistory.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Episode-07-Dan-Samson.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadOn April 22, 2017, Dan Samson delivered his talk “Cosmopolitanism in James Berry’s Diary: The Atlantic World Views of a 19th-Century Nova Scotia Miller.” The talk was part of “The Other 60s: A Decade that Shaped Canada and the World,” a symposium hosted by the Department of History at the University of Toronto as… Read more »

Podcast: Our Country is No Longer Able to Support Us

https://activehistory.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Episode-05-Bill-Waiser.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadOn April 22, 2017, Bill Waiser delivered his talk “Our Country is No Longer Able to Support Us.” The talk was part of “The Other 60s: A Decade that Shaped Canada and the World,” a symposium hosted by the Department of History at the University of Toronto as part of its Canada 150 events…. Read more »

History Slam Episode 113: Studying and Interpreting the Bible

https://activehistory.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/History-Slam-113.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadBy Sean Graham In the world of history, so much of the work we do is based on interpretation. Whenever we walk into a museum, read a book, and visit a historic monument, we are consuming, at least a little, somebody else’s interpretation of what happened. This isn’t necessarily a good or bad thing,… Read more »

Podcast: The 1860s and the Origins of Canada’s Transitions to Fossil Fuels

https://activehistory.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Episode-04-Ruth-Sandwell.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadOn April 22, 2017, Ruth Sandwell delivered her talk “The 1860s and the Origins of Canada’s Transition to Fossil Fuels.” The talk was part of ‘The Other 60s: A Decade that Shaped Canada and the World,” a symposium hosted by the Department of History at the University of Toronto as part of its Canada… Read more »