https://media.rss.com/whatsoldisnews/2024_09_11_02_59_16_66507831-281a-4e6f-aa18-ac7f29ee43cd.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSean Graham talks with Blair Mirau, author of The City of Rainbows: A Colourful History of Prince Rupert. They talk about the benefits of the city’s geography, the impact of colonialism on local Indigenous communities, and the different eras in the city’s history. They also discuss Prince Rupert during the world wars and Great… Read more »
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_06_28_02_27_45_e36190d0-b295-44c8-8e2e-bb34481b731b.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadBy Sean Graham This week I’m joined by Catherine Larochelle, author of School of Racism: A Canadian History, 1830-1915, which is also available in French. Recorded live in Montreal, we discuss Catherine’s study of educational materials, the challenge of studying the history of schools, and the importance of exploring the history of both French… Read more »
https://media.rss.com/whatsoldisnews/2024_06_18_02_35_11_2055fb19-6f21-42a2-807c-01e1209b416b.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadBy Sean Graham This week I’m joined by Patrick Bixby, author of License to Travel: A Cultural History of the Passport. We talk about the origins of the modern passport, the reaction to its introduction, and how artists and writers responded. We also chat about the role of the nation state in immigration, the… Read more »
https://media.rss.com/whatsoldisnews/2024_06_11_04_11_20_9548fad5-99cc-4c47-a7a8-efa52384875d.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadBy Sean Graham This week, I’m joined by Raymond Blake, author of Canada’s Prime Ministers and the Shaping of National Identity. We discuss the role of the Prime Minister, how mass media changed the office, and the ways in which Prime Ministers have influenced national identity. We also chat about how international affairs shape… Read more »
https://media.rss.com/whatsoldisnews/2024_06_05_04_01_13_eb30f7a3-a8c6-4cda-b7cd-3a7245154b01.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadBy Sean Graham This week, I welcome Adam Zientek, author of A Thirst for Wine and War: The Intoxication of French Soldiers on the Western Front. We chat about how wine became a staple of French rations in the First World War, the perceived benefits of wine, and how it was transported to the… Read more »
https://pdcn.co/e/media.rss.com/whatsoldisnews/2024_05_28_11_02_25_3419d11f-0356-4e86-ac18-3e91b5f3f8cc.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadBy Sean Graham This week I talk with Jennifer VanderBurgh, author of What Television Remembers: Artifacts and Footprints of TV in Toronto. We discuss the challenge of studying Canadian television, how to find old programs, and why television researches often rely on the public. We also talk about Toronto as a television Canada’s television… 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/2024_05_14_03_41_07_ff61a3e6-724c-4e04-8ec9-7811b6441381.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadBy Sean Graham We’re back with Season 2 of What’s Old is News and to kick it off, Sean Graham is joined by Andy Lamey, author of The Canadian Mind: Essays on Writers or Thinkers. They talk about Canadian literature in the second half of the 20th century, where nationalism fits into the story,… Read more »
