What's Old is News

por Sean Graham

Exploring how current events are shaped by history. Each week, Sean Graham will be joined by historians, journalists, and experts to discuss some of the biggest questions in history and how the connect to major policy and cultural decisions being made today. There's also our 'Historical Headline of the Week' segment, where we look at how old news continues to resonate.  
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Episodios del podcast

  • Temporada 1

  • T01 E15 - Film in Canada

    T01 E15 - Film in Canada

    For over a century, Canadians have maintained a love affair with Hollywood, both as producers and consumers. This week, we look at how that has played out with Mary Graham, author of Stunning Backdrop: Alberta in the Movies, 1917-...

    39:20

  • T01 E14 - Modern Curling History

    T01 E14 - Modern Curling History

    In between games at the 2019 Continental Cup, Brian Chick stopped by to talk about his book Written in Stone: A Modern History of Curling. We talk about the sport's inclusion in the Olympics in 1998, the professionalization of cur...

    53:40

  • T01 E13 - Black & Immigrant Communities in Vancouver's Hogan's Alley

    T01 E13 - Black & Immigrant Communities in Vancouver's Hogan's Alley

    In the 1930s, Hogan's Alley in Vancouver was home to a vibrant community, which was slowly displaced through the construction of the Dunsmuir and Georgia viaducts. This is the settling for Junie, a historical fiction that explores...

    47:20

  • T01 E12 - Family Immigration to Canada

    T01 E12 - Family Immigration to Canada

    Authors Linda Peterat (From Denmark to the Cariboo: The Epic Journey of the Lindhard Sisters) and Michael Andruff (The Russian Refugees: A Family's First Century in Canada) join Sean to talk about how familial stories can shape ou...

    50:24

  • T01 E11 - Changing Place Names

    T01 E11 - Changing Place Names

    Lauren Beck, author of Canada's Place Names & How to Change Them, joins the show to talk about the debate over changing names. The discussion ranges from how Canada's places got their names, colonial naming practices, and the cult...

    54:35