The Cougar Lady Chronicles

The Cougar Lady Chronicles is a true pioneering adventure story set in the rain forest of the West Coast of Canada in the 20th century. Told in dramatic storytelling fashion by award-winning author and CBC host Grant Lawrence, this is an exciting wilderness saga of the life and times of "Cougar" Nancy Crowther as she faces the daily dangers of wilderness living; everything from cougars, to draft dodgers, to the mysterious force known only as "them." This series originally aired on North By Northwest, CBC Radio One, in British Columbia.

Dirty Windshields - The Podcast - Promo 05/07/2021

Dirty Windshields - The Podcast - Promo Finally! Grant Lawrence reads aloud each chapter from his outrageous and award-winning book "Dirty Windshields - the best and the worst of the Smugglers tour diaries" (Douglas and McIntyre, 2017) in a brand new podcast available now. /episode/index/show/thecougarladychronicles/id/19026023

Hermit of Desolation Sound - The Trailer 06/19/2019

Hermit of Desolation Sound - The Trailer Hermit of Desolation Sound is Grant Lawrence's latest true life adventure series, starring Russell Letawsky, the hermit philosopher who lived off the grid in a dank shack on West Coast of Canada for over a decade. /episode/index/show/thecougarladychronicles/id/10215359

Bernard the German - the trailer 12/22/2018

Bernard the German - the trailer Grant Lawrence's latest true-story adventure saga is here! Check out the epic, round-the-world adventures of Bernard the German, from the war-torn rubble of post-war Germany, the oceanic wilderness of Desolation Sound BC, to the hidden dangers lurking in the south seas. Available wherever you get your podcasts. /episode/index/show/thecougarladychronicles/id/8012579

Chapter 15 - The End 07/11/2018

Chapter 15 - The End A car crash in town reveals the real reason behind "Cougar" Nancy Crowther's extreme paranoia and bizarre behaviour during the final stages of the pioneer-legend's life. /episode/index/show/thecougarladychronicles/id/6800511

Chapter 14 - The Yellow Truck 07/11/2018

Chapter 14 - The Yellow Truck The encroachment of civilization made "Cougar" Nancy's paranoia run wild. She was certain that a mysterious force she only referred to as "Them" had moved into her cabin, forcing her to extreme measures. /episode/index/show/thecougarladychronicles/id/6800479

Chapter 13 - The Hippies 07/11/2018

Chapter 13 - The Hippies For years, "Cougar" Nancy thought the greatest threats she faced in her wilderness home was from cougars, bears, and wolves. That was until the late 1960s / early 1970s, when waves of hippies arrived, searching for the end of the road. /episode/index/show/thecougarladychronicles/id/6800463

Chapter 12 - The Wolf 07/11/2018

Chapter 12 - The Wolf Hear from the Cougar Lady in her own voice in this chapter, when she returns to the wilderness full time, and soon encounters what she thought was the largest, blackest, meanest looking dog she'd ever seen. But that was no dog, and it was a rare occurrence when Cougar Nancy was without her rifle. /episode/index/show/thecougarladychronicles/id/6800432

Chapter 11 - The Divorce 07/11/2018

Chapter 11 - The Divorce With the Cougar Lady's marriage on the rocks, progress around her abounds: ferries connect the remote Sunshine Coast with the rest of the world, and the famed Highway 101 reaches all the way to Lund, prompting the Crowthers to build their own road, with unforeseen consequences. /episode/index/show/thecougarladychronicles/id/6800408

Chapter 10 - The Marriage 07/11/2018

Chapter 10 - The Marriage In what comes as a complete surprise to many, a man from town asks the tough-as-nails and soft-spoken cougar hunter for her hand in marriage. Doesn't go well. /episode/index/show/thecougarladychronicles/id/6800176

Chapter 9 - The Proposal 07/11/2018

Chapter 9 - The Proposal "Cougar" Nancy's fists are swinging at the town girls who have seemingly offended her in some way. One of the women attacked down at the oyster dock helps recount this outrageous story. /episode/index/show/thecougarladychronicles/id/6800159

Chapter 8 - The Fight 07/11/2018

Chapter 8 - The Fight Fists, starfish, and bodies fly as "Cougar" Nancy takes extreme umbrage with some town girls while working on the oyster floats during the mid-1950s in Okeover Inlet. /episode/index/show/thecougarladychronicles/id/6800131

Chapter 7 - The Fire 07/11/2018

Chapter 7 - The Fire "Cougar" Nancy returns from work at the Powell River mill to the horrible sight of her family cabin engulfed in flames. /episode/index/show/thecougarladychronicles/id/6796242

Chapter 6 - The War Years 07/11/2018

Chapter 6 - The War Years The impact of World War II in Europe is felt even as far away as the West Coast rain forest, which leads "Cougar" Nancy Crowther to leave her family cabin in the wilderness. /episode/index/show/thecougarladychronicles/id/6796212

Chapter 5 - The Celebrity 07/10/2018

Chapter 5 - The Celebrity Nancy Crowther's rifle is out of ammunition and there is a wounded cougar in the bushes less than twenty feet away. What would you do? What did Nancy do? /episode/index/show/thecougarladychronicles/id/6796180

Chapter 4 - The Depression 07/10/2018

Chapter 4 - The Depression A cougar has been targeting the family goats that the Crowther family depends on for sustenance to get them through the Great Depression. A teenaged Nancy Crowther tracks the mighty beast with a pack of dogs and a one-shot rifle that doesn't shoot straight. /episode/index/show/thecougarladychronicles/id/6796154

Chapter 3 - The Beginning 07/10/2018

Chapter 3 - The Beginning The future Cougar Queen of Okeover Inlet and her young family make the epic journey from the English countryside to the wilds of West Coast British Columbia to start their new life. /episode/index/show/thecougarladychronicles/id/6796125

Chapter 2 - The Friendship 07/10/2018

Chapter 2 - The Friendship Host Grant Lawrence and his family are nose to gun barrel with "Cougar" Nancy Crowther and her pack of snarling bush dogs, as Grant's dad tries to charm his way out of it. /episode/index/show/thecougarladychronicles/id/6791993

Chapter 1 - The Rifle 07/10/2018

Chapter 1 - The Rifle Host Grant Lawrence was just a six-year-old boy when he first came face to gun barrel with the Cougar Queen of Okeover Inlet, British Columbia, Canada. /episode/index/show/thecougarladychronicles/id/6791971

The Cougar Lady Chronicles series teaser 07/09/2018

The Cougar Lady Chronicles series teaser Coming soon: the Cougar Lady Chronicles is a true pioneering adventure story set in the rain forest of the West Coast of Canada in the 20th century. Told in dramatic storytelling fashion by award-winning author and CBC host Grant Lawrence, this is an exciting wilderness saga of the life and times of "Cougar" Nancy Crowther as she faces the daily dangers of wilderness living; everything from cougars, to draft dodgers, to the mysterious force known only as "them." /episode/index/show/thecougarladychronicles/id/6791117

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