Miss our most recent episode? Busy schedule keeping you from listening to your favourite podcast? We got you! Enjoy this snippet from "The Republic of Manitobah (LIVE)". You can find the full episode and the rest of our content on your favourite podcast platform or on our website .
The Minute Women examine the life of Thomas Spence and his failed Republic of Manitobah. Recorded live at HopYard on Gottingen in Halifax, NS. Minute Women Podcast
Miss our most recent episode? Busy schedule keeping you from listening to your favourite podcast? We got you! Enjoy this snippet from "Charles Ora Card and the Canadian Mormons". Staying on topic has never been a Minute Women strong suit. Case and point, here is a tangent about the Titanic! You can find the full episode and the rest of our content on your favourite podcast platform or on our website: https://www.minutewomenpodcast.ca/
In 1886, Charles Ora Card was the first man to bring the Church of Latter Day Saints to Canada. Grace and Linnea dive into his life and settlement of Cardston, Alberta. minutewomenpodcast.ca
Miss our most recent episode? Busy schedule keeping you from listening to your favourite podcast? We got you! Enjoy this snippet from "Isaac Brock (Part 2)". There is only one thing Isaac Brock loved more than serving in the British army and that was playing tricks on people. Especially Americans. You can find the full episode and the rest of our content on your favourite podcast platform or on our website: https://www.minutewomenpodcast.ca/
Minute Women are back to conclude the story of Canadian war hero Isaac Brock! Look big everyone because we are covering the War of 1812, the Battle of Queenston Heights, and the most important character of all - Brock's horse Alfred. https://www.minutewomenpodcast.ca/
Miss our most recent episode? Busy schedule keeping you from listening to your favourite podcast? We got you! Enjoy this snippet from "Isaac Brock (Part 1)". As child, Isaac Brock was known for his prowess in a boxing ring. You can find the full episode and the rest of our content on your favourite podcast platform or on our website: https://www.minutewomenpodcast.ca/
While the Queenston Heights Heritage Minute does an amazing job covering the contribution made by John Norton and the Grand River warriors, Grace and Linnea want to cover another facet - the life and death of Isaac Brock. General at the Battle of Queenston Heights, Brock famously met his end on that fateful day in 1812. But what else is there to know about this legendary figure?
Miss our most recent episode? Busy schedule keeping you from listening to your favourite podcast? We got you! Enjoy this snippet from "Tweed, Ontario (HYGAM 20)." 30 years ago, rumour spread that Elvis Presley was not dead. Rather, he was hiding out in the little town of Tweed, Ontario. The town ran with it and now hosts the annual Tweed Elvis Festival. You can find the full episode and the rest of our content on your favourite podcast platform or on our website !...
The King lives!! Tweed is a municipality located in central-eastern Ontario, Canada, in Hastings County. As Grace and Linnea learn, this small town is home to the smallest jailhouse in Canada and the annual Tweed Tribute to Elvis Festival. Minute Women Podcast
Miss our most recent episode? Busy schedule keeping you from listening to your favourite podcast? We got you! Enjoy this snippet from "Jacques Cartier." When Cartier arrived in North America, he and his crew immediately got to work. And by that, we mean he killed over 1000 birds and then started kidnapping people. You can find the full episode and the rest of our content on your favourite podcast platform or on our website !
Jacques Cartier was so many things: navigator, cartographer, captain, colonizer, kidnapper, terrible prospector, and bird-slaughterer, just to name a few. This week, Linnea and Grace are discussing the infamous Cartier and his failed attempts to find China and set up a colony. Say it with us now: "Ca-Na-Da." Jacques Cartier Heritage Minute Minute Women Podcast...
Miss our most recent episode? Busy schedule keeping you from listening to your favourite podcast? We got you! Enjoy this snippet from "Mi-Carême." You can find the full episode and the rest of our content on your favourite podcast platform or on our website !
The Minute Women love nothing more than weird holidays and Mi-Carême is exactly that. Listen to learn how some French-Canadians celebrate the mid point of Lent in a strange combination of Mardi Gras, Halloween, and Spring Break. Minute Women Podcast
Miss our most recent episode? Busy schedule keeping you from listening to your favourite podcast? We got you! Enjoy this snippet from "Avro Arrow." The Avro Arrow was designed and tested before the advent of computer test simulating. So, instead, the Arrow team at A. V. Roe made a bunch of scale models, attached them to rockets, and launched them (with varying degrees of success) over Lake Ontario. Science is weird. You can find the full episode and the rest of our content on your favourite podc...
The Avro Canada CF-105 Arrow was a delta-winged interceptor aircraft designed and built by Avro Canada. The CF-105 held the promise of Mach 2 speeds at altitudes exceeding 50,000 feet and was intended to serve as the Royal Canadian Air Force's primary interceptor into the 1960s and beyond. But a host of political and financial issues grounded this extraordinary plane before it had a chance to take to the skies. This week, Grace and Linnea explore the strange history of the Arrow and ask "Why are...
Miss our most recent episode? Busy schedule keeping you from listening to your favourite podcast? We got you! Enjoy this snippet from "2nd Anniversary (HYGAM 18)." Grace and Linnea never got to formally interview each other for the position of co-host. On Minute Women's 2nd Anniversary, they finally rectify that! First question: if you're lost in the woods, what Heritage Minute hero do you take with you? You can find the full episode and the rest of our content on your favourite podcast platform...
On February 26, Minute Women turned 2 years old! Grace and Linnea decide to celebrate the occasion with a listener Q&A as well as some long over due interview questions for one another. Congratulations to Karlee who won the Minute Women Anniversary Giveaway! Minute Women Podcast
Miss our most recent episode? Busy schedule keeping you from listening to your favourite podcast? We got you! Enjoy this snippet from "Chloe Cooley." Ending slavery in Canada was a slow legal process, with incremental abolition victories over the course of many decades. Grace and Linnea discuss some of those victories here. You can find the full episode and the rest of our content on your favourite podcast platform or on our website .
The Minute Women are always excited to see a new Heritage Minute! Especially one that addresses Canada's rich BIPOC history. Grace and Linnea dive into the story of Chloe Cooley, slavery in Canada, and the long road to abolition and emancipation. Minute Women is 2 years old! We are so grateful for all the people have the taken time to listen and support the show. As a sign of our gratitude we are doing a giveaway on the Minute Women Instagram page! Go to @minutewomenpodcast on Instagram to get t...
Miss our most recent episode? Busy schedule keeping you from listening to your favourite podcast? We got you! Enjoy this snippet from "PaRx and Fan Mail." We added an email form to our website and the fan mail has started rolling in... sorta. You can find the full episode and the rest of our content on your favourite podcast platform or on our website
For the first HYGAM of 2022, Grace and Linnea discuss the new PaRx Pass program, which allows doctors in some provinces (currently) to prescribe passes to Canada's National Parks in hopes of getting Canadians out in nature more. We also dive into some "fan mail." If you would like to get in touch with us, with business inquiries or other stuff, you can find our new contact form on the Minute Women website .
Miss our most recent episode? Busy schedule keeping you from listening to your favourite podcast? We got you! Check out this snippet from our latest episode, Lucy Maud Montgomery Part 2. Lucy's husband has decided that the whole family is not part of the elect, and according to Calvinist theology that means the whole lot of them is damned. He doesn't handle it well. Minute Women
The Minute Women are back for the epic (depressing?) conclusion of the Lucy Maud Montgomery story. For a woman who brought so much joy to the lives of so many, her own life was definitely lacking in that department. This week we cover her move to Toronto, her husband's deteriorating mental health, and a surprise Heritage Minute cross-over! Lucy Maud Montgomery Heritage Minute Minute Women...
Miss our most recent episode? Busy schedule keeping you from listening to your favourite podcast? We got you! Enjoy this snippet from our Terry Fox episode. The origin of the Marathon of Hope and Terry's running inspiration. Minute Women
Canada has one golden rule: Don't F*** with Terry Fox During the Freedom Convoy protests that descended upon Ottawa in late January, the memorial statue of Terry Fox was defaced. And all of Canada was enraged. Why? If you don't know what made Terry Fox so special and beloved, this is the episode for you! The Minute Women are discussing the life of Terry Fox and his incredible Marathon of Hope. Terry set out to raise money for cancer research and ended up raising the spirits of an entire nation. ...
You may just know her as the woman who wrote the beloved Anne of Green Gables novels but this week the Minute Women are pulling back the curtain on the life of PEI-native Lucy Maud Montgomery, who was so much more than a writer. The world saw a simple woman, writing for the pure joy it. But behind the scenes, Lucy battled depression, rejection, and sexism, while facing global and personal tragedy. An avid journal-keeper, Lucy tells you about her life in her own words and Grace and Linnea are mor...
Minute Women is your weekly dose of Canadian history and corny 90s nostalgia. Best friends Grace McNutt and Linnea Swinimer are on a mission to tell the untold stories behind the iconic Canadian Heritage Minutes. Along the way, they uncover the funny, weird, and downright terrifying stories left out of Canada’s national history. minutewomenpodcast.ca
On the twelfth day of Minute Women Christmas, Linnea and Grace gave to me... an airplane full of candy! Merry Christmas! Way up north, there is a jolly man who flied through the sky dropping presents to excited children on Christmas Day. Only this year, he is taking a break. No, it's not Santa Claus: it's 76-year-old bush pilot Johnny May! Thank you for joining us for the Minute Women 12 Days of Christmas! Make sure you rate and review the podcast and visit our website: minutewomenpodcast.ca...
On the eleventh day of Minute Women Christmas, Linnea and Grace gave to me... a Christmas parade (beep beep!) The Toronto Santa Claus Parade is the oldest Santa Claus parade in the world. It has had many iterations over the years and Grace and Linnea and breaking down the good, the bad, and ugly of it all. Make sure you rate and review the podcast and visit our website: minutewomenpodcast.ca
