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41 - Trickster: Chaos & Creation

A Cultural History of Canada

Release Date: 08/01/2021

122 - On poet A. M. Klein show art 122 - On poet A. M. Klein

A Cultural History of Canada

In which we discuss the life and work of modernist Jewish-Canadian writer A.M. Klein. Here are the referenced (or notable) poems, many more of which can be found on Internet Archive:  ""; ""; "". --- Support: Patreon ( Paypal ( recommended reading (

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Capitalism, Colonialism & Crises: An interview w/ historian Bryan D. Palmer show art Capitalism, Colonialism & Crises: An interview w/ historian Bryan D. Palmer

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In which Patrick talks to Bryan D. Palmer about his final volume in his three-part Capitalism and Colonialism series, focusing on Canadian history from 1960 to today. Bryan is Professor Emeritus and former Canada Research Chair, Canadian Studies, Trent University. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, former editor of Labour/Le Travail, and has published extensively on the history of labour and the revolutionary left. Among his many books are Canada’s 1960s and the co-authored Toronto's Poor: A Rebellious History. or at your . --- Support: Patreon...

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121 - Italian-Canadians & 'Lives of the Saints' show art 121 - Italian-Canadians & 'Lives of the Saints'

A Cultural History of Canada

In which we discuss the cultural impacts of Italians on Canada and - due to time constraints - make a brief detour on Nino Ricci's Lives of the Saints. --- Support: Patreon ( Paypal ( recommended reading (

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Betty Baxter: Outspoken Olympian show art Betty Baxter: Outspoken Olympian

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In which Patrick talks to former Olympian and LGBTQ sports activist about her new memoir Outspoken: A Journey from Olympic Athlete to Activist. or at . --- Support: Patreon ( Paypal ( recommended reading (

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120 - On Women's Suffrage in Quebec show art 120 - On Women's Suffrage in Quebec

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For International Women's Day? --- Support: Patreon ( Paypal ( recommended reading (

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Shirley Horn & Joanne Robertson on Writing a 'Residential School Story' show art Shirley Horn & Joanne Robertson on Writing a 'Residential School Story'

A Cultural History of Canada

In which Patrick talks to Shirley Horn and Joanne Robertson about their collaboration on the children's book, - which is based on Horn's lived experiences at the school.  or at . --- Support: Patreon ( Paypal ( recommended reading (

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119 - Joy Kogawa's Obasan & Japanese Internment Camps show art 119 - Joy Kogawa's Obasan & Japanese Internment Camps

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In which, after a hiatus, your heroes return to discuss how the Canadian government locked up its own citizens (again) under the War Measures Act.

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118 - Keeping the content machine going show art 118 - Keeping the content machine going

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Giving you one last episode before the new year! Wherein we look back on the last year, both as a podcast and a country.

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117 - Antisemitism and Earth & High Heaven show art 117 - Antisemitism and Earth & High Heaven

A Cultural History of Canada

In which we talk about antisemitism in Canada, with a brief segue into Gwethalyn Graham's novel Earth & High Heaven (1944). --- Sources/Further Reading Abella, Irving. None is Too Many, 1970. Graham, Gwethalyn. Earth and High Heaven, 1944. Moss, John. A Reader's Guide to the Canadian Novel, McClelland and Stewart, 1981 --- Support: Patreon ( Paypal ( recommended reading (

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In which we have Native American, Himanish Goel, join us to talk about the Trickster figure as a way to open on a central part of many Western Indigenous myths and British Columbia generally! We use Eden Robinson's Son of a Trickster to help us with some of the themes. Somewhat relevant tangents include Loki and To Kill A Mockingbird.

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Further Reading:

  • Larouche, Jean-Marc, and Guy Ménard, ed. L’étude de la religion au Québec: Bilan et prospective, Les Presses de l’Université de Laval, 2001.
  • Radin, Paul. Trickster: A Study in American Indian Mythology, New York, Schocken Books, 1956.
  • Reder, Deanna and Linda M. Morra, ed. Troubling Tricksters: Revisioning Critical Conversations, Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 2010.
  • Robinson, Eden. Son of a Trickster, Knopf Canada, 2017.
  • Squint, Kirstin L. “Gerald Vizenor's Trickster Hermeneutics.” Studies in American Humor, no. 25, 2012, pp. 107–123. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/42573645.
  • Vizenor, Gerald. “Trickster Discourse.” American Indian Quarterly, vol. 14, no. 3, 1990, pp. 277–287. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/1185655.