The Secret Life of Canada

Falen and Leah say goodbye, in the last episode of The Secret Life of Canada. For  more links and more about this episode visit us at  cbc.ca/secretlife [cbc.ca/secretlife].  Follow us on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/thesecretlifeofcanada/?hl=en] , Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/groups/secretlifeofcanada/] and Tik Tok [https://www.tiktok.com/@thesecretlifeofcanada?_t=8jsplrNnxEj&_r=1].

People don’t think Graham Isador is losing his sight. They think he’s an asshole. Short Sighted is an attempt to explain what vision loss feels like by exploring how it sounds. Written and hosted by master storyteller Graham Isador, the show’s mini episodes are an intimate and irreverent look at accessibility and its personal impacts. Get lost in someone else’s life. From a mysterious childhood spent on the run, to a courageous escape from domestic violence, each season of Personally invites you to explore the human experience in all its complexity, one story — or season — at a time. This is what it sounds like to be human. More episodes of Personally are available at: lnk.to/SASSIAq9 [lnk.to/SASSIAq9]

Ah, the smell of fry bread, bright regalia, and vendors selling everything from dreamcatchers to expensive jewellery — the modern day powwow is really a feast for the senses. But did you know we can trace the roots of these gatherings to dodgy medicines and even old wild west shows? And how do you pronounce scone dog? Falen and Leah take to the powwow trail to find out what the powwow was and what it is now, and how it is helping some connect to culture.  Check out our episode on the history of blackface here [lnk.to/721lEG]. And check out our episode on the potlatch ban here [lnk.to/uNnhPD]. For  more links and more about this episode visit us at cbc.ca/secretlife [cbc.ca/secretlife].  Follow us on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/thesecretlifeofcanada/?hl=en], Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/groups/secretlifeofcanada/] and Tik Tok [https://www.tiktok.com/@thesecretlifeofcanada?_t=8jsplrNnxEj&_r=1].

Our country’s first sex scandal! At the height of the cold war several ministers in John Defeinbaker's government decided to have an affair. Turns out, they all ended up with the same woman. Was she really a spy for East Germany? For more links and more about this episode visit us at cbc.ca/secretlife [https://www.cbc.ca/radio/secretlifeofcanada].  Follow us on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/thesecretlifeofcanada/?hl=en], Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/groups/secretlifeofcanada/] and Tik Tok [https://www.tiktok.com/@thesecretlifeofcanada?_t=8jsplrNnxEj&_r=1].

It’s been called Canada’s Titanic. 106 years ago the Princess Sophia crashed into a coral reef on route to Vancouver and Victoria. Over 300 passengers died and it was the worst maritime disaster in the Pacific Northwest, so why haven’t we heard more about it?  For more links and more about this episode visit us at cbc.ca/secretlife [cbc.ca/secretlife].  Follow us on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/thesecretlifeofcanada/?hl=en], Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/groups/secretlifeofcanada/] and Tik Tok [https://www.tiktok.com/@thesecretlifeofcanada?_t=8jsplrNnxEj&_r=1].