Longform North
Longform North
Podcast Description
Longform interviews featuring Canadian voices and stories about Canada - its history, politics, and society.
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Content Themes
The podcast explores themes such as Canada's parliamentary democracy, rights and freedoms, and political history. Specific episode topics include the structure and function of Canadian parliament, the implications of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and the origins of Canada’s political system, each providing essential insights into the workings of Canadian governance.
A longform interview podcast featuring stories from Canada.
A little over 25 years ago, a book by the historian Jack Granatstein came out, called Who Killed Canadian History? It sparked some controversy back then about how ignorant most Canadians are about Canadian history, and how riddled it is with politics and bureaucracy. And, Granatstein said, if you don’t have any memory of your history, then you don’t really know who you are, other than maybe ‘not being American.’
But that was 25 years ago. What about today?
Joining me for a discussion about Who Killed Canadian History? is J.D.M. Stewart. He was a high school history teacher for 30 years. Now he’s a writer, historian and author, most recently of a book called Being Prime Minister, and he has another one coming out later this year.
Links:
- J.D.M. Stewart at the Hub
- Christopher Dummitt at the Hub: We Are Telling the Wrong Story About Canada
- Who Killed Canadian History? by Jack Granatstein
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Music by Aaron Barth
Hosted and produced by Ian Van Harten
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