https://media.rss.com/whatsoldisnews/2024_09_04_07_17_35_b7af7f82-95d4-4e94-ba1a-377dffe802c9.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadBy Sean Graham This week, I talk with Marth Hanna, author of Anxious Days and Tearful Nights: Canadian War Wives During the First World War. We discuss Martha’s entry into the world of First World War letters, the challenge of tracking down letters from over 100 years ago, and how women on the front… Read more »
https://media.rss.com/whatsoldisnews/2024_07_07_23_33_13_c4054934-fae7-4d9d-b8d7-bfbfbef312f9.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadBy Sean Graham This week I’m joined by Daniel Robinson, author of Cigarette Nation: Business, Health, and Canadian Smokers, 1930-1975. We discuss Daniel’s initial interest in studying smoking culture, the increase in smoking rates in the 1930s and 1940s, and the initial studies linking cigarettes to cancer in the 1950s. We also chat about… Read more »
https://media.rss.com/whatsoldisnews/2024_05_21_03_32_16_bc148cdc-8f27-4205-97cd-ee8e3a1fadbd.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadBy Sean Graham In this episode, I’m joined by Michelle J. Manno, author of Denied: Women, Sports, and the Contradiction of Identity. We talk about Michelle’s personal experience with collegiate basketball, how personal identity mixed with team identity in sports, and how players navigate contested spaces. We also discuss how coaches police players’ identities,… Read more »
https://pdcn.co/e/media.rss.com/whatsoldisnews/2023_11_29_05_36_27_00290789-98d5-4f61-a832-675b9969beee.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadBy Sean Graham I talk with Dustin Galer, author of Beryl: The Making of a Disability Activist. We talk about Beryl Potter’s entry into activism, how the 1970s public debates influenced her campaigns, and the financial challenges faced by disability activists. We also chat about Beryl Potter’s personality and public encounters, her television program,… Read more »
https://pdcn.co/e/media.rss.com/whatsoldisnews/2023_11_23_04_16_41_2be9ffb2-68fc-4b72-b3de-2d61e3838c29.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadBy Sean Graham I’m joined by Kristin Burnett and Travis Hay, authors of Plundering the North: A History of Settler Colonialism, Corporate Welfare, and Food Insecurity. We discuss the geographic parameters of the ‘North,’ the challenges faced by northern communities, and the origins of food insecurity. We also chat about the colonial structures that… Read more »
https://pdcn.co/e/media.rss.com/whatsoldisnews/2023_11_09_04_56_57_dbd21eca-dd27-449d-9299-3b71d2d3257b.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadBy Sean Graham I talk with David MacKenzie, author of King and Chaos: The 1935 Canadian General Election. We talk about the value of studying elections in history, the economic conditions leading into the election, and the fractured political environment at the time. We also discuss the leadership of R.B. Bennett, William Lyon Mackenzie… Read more »
https://pdcn.co/e/media.rss.com/whatsoldisnews/2023_10_11_11_26_42_bc4d6388-f3f1-463f-938f-7f46a7d2bca1.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadBy Sean Graham I talk with Andrea Procter, author of A Long Journey: Residential Schools in Labrador and Newfoundland. We talk about how the residential schooling system there differed from Canada’s in the early 20th century, student experiences at the schools, and how communities responded. We also discuss reconciliation in Labrador, why the province… Read more »
https://pdcn.co/e/media.rss.com/whatsoldisnews/2023_09_14_04_31_52_9456007e-d5b7-40c5-8236-6235ad1124ba.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadBy Sean Graham In this episode of What’s Old is News, I talk with Angie Wong, author of Laughing Back at Empire: The Grassroots Activism of The Asianadian Magazine, 1978-1985. We talk about the magazine’s origins, its regular features, and how it built community across the country. We also discuss how it was funded,… Read more »
ActiveHistory.ca is slowing down our publication schedule this summer, but we’ll be back with more new posts in September. In the meantime, we’re featuring posts from our archive. Thanks as always to our writers and readers! The following post was originally featured on December 22, 2022. As the film Oppenheimer hits the big screen and renews discussion of Canada’s role… Read more »
By Sean Graham Fear of a Black Nation | RSS.comA landmark work when it was first released a decade ago, David Austin’s Fear of a Black Nation is now out in its second edition. In this episode, David stopped by to talk about the second edition, what has been added, and how the societal context has changed. He also discusses what made… Read more »
