Halifax, Nova Scotia: known for its iconic Atlantic harbourfront, bar hopping, and rich history. In this very special bonus episode of Canardian in collaboration with Canada is Boring, Halifax-locals Rhys Waters and Jesse Harley join Kattie Laur to discuss the cities unfortunate impact on famed escape-artist Harry Houdini, a donair mascot that fueled a national bidding war, the traumatizing work of rickshaw driving.

Listen to Jesse and Rhys on Canada is Boring on your favourite podcast platform now!

Find more from Canada is Boring here: https://www.canadianpoliticsisboring.com/

Canardian is the flagship podcast of Pod the North, the newsletter for the Canadian podcasting ecosystem from Kattie Laur.

Check out Pod the North at podthenorth.com and share your Canadian podcasting news!

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Email Kattie at podthenorth@substack.com

The Canardian theme song is by Mark Allin and Kattie Laur, mixed by Jordan White, with vocals including Shane Fester, Brad Cousins, Ben Cousins.

The Canardian podcast artwork is by Brad Cousins and Kattie Laur. Thanks to Acast for supporting Canardian!

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Surrey, BC and North Delta, BC: two places seperated only by the invisible border that is Scott Rd. In this season finale of Canardian, Arshy Mann, host and producer of COMMONS, joins the show to discuss the Surrey Jack, wildy rampant racism, wishy-washy police departments, "Hell Night", and way more!

Listen to Arshy's podcast, COMMONS, on your favourite podcast platform now!

Find more from Canadaland here: https://www.canadaland.com/

Listen to Canadian History Ehx on your favourite podcast platform!

Links:

• r/Vancouver: Why does North Delta exist?
• Internment of Japanese Canadians
• r/SurreyBC: What's with the Surrey RCMP transition to police? why such a scandal?
• r/SurreyBC: Why do people hate Surrey?
• OPINION: Time to end Hell Night
• "Hell Night": Everyone's Responsibility
• South Delta teens' annual Hell Night has "become more destructive over the years": police
• Ex-Surrey Mountie facing 13 charges after anti-corruption probe

Canardian is the flagship podcast of Pod the North, the newsletter for the Canadian podcasting ecosystem from Kattie Laur.

Check out Pod the North at podthenorth.com and share your Canadian podcasting news!

Follow Pod the North on Instagram @podthenorth

Email Kattie at podthenorth@substack.com

The Canardian theme song is by Mark Allin and Kattie Laur, mixed by Jordan White, with vocals including Shane Fester, Brad Cousins, Ben Cousins.

The Canardian podcast artwork is by Brad Cousins and Kattie Laur. Thanks to Acast for supporting Canardian!

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Sault Ste. Marie. Population 71,000. A place best known as the hometown of Roberta Bondar, the first woman in space, Treble Charger, and countless NHL players. Douglas Soltys, host of The BetaKit Podcast, joins the show (instead of going to therapy) to discuss the best pizza in town, being a 90s indie rock kid, destructive hockey teams, and WAY more.

Listen to Douglas's podcast, The BetaKit Podcast, on your favourite podcast platform now!

Find more from BetaKit here: https://betakit.com/

Links:

• Home Slice: A Sault Pizza Documentary
• Northern hockey association adopts rules of conduct for players during hotel stays
• Jordan Nolan Instagram
• Turtles five feet across! Early animal oddities that made the Sault . . . er . . . famous
• Facebook: Idiots of Sault Ste Marie
• Facebook: Are We Dating The Same Guy? | Sudbury / North Bay / Sault Ste Marie Ontario

Canardian is the flagship podcast of Pod the North, the newsletter for the Canadian podcasting ecosystem from Kattie Laur.

Check out Pod the North at podthenorth.com and share your Canadian podcasting news!

Follow Pod the North on Instagram @podthenorth

Email Kattie at podthenorth@substack.com

The Canardian theme song is by Mark Allin and Kattie Laur, mixed by Jordan White, with vocals including Shane Fester, Brad Cousins, Ben Cousins.

The Canardian podcast artwork is by Brad Cousins and Kattie Laur.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kitchener, ON and Montreal, QC: two of Andre Goulet's many hometowns. The Harbinger Media Network Executive Director and host of various podcasts joins the show to discuss... infrastructure??? Other points of discussion include Montreal's wrong directions and snowplow corruption.

Listen to Andre's podcast, Harbinger Showcase, on your favourite podcast platform now!

Find more from Andre:

• https://harbingermedianetwork.com/
• https://www.unrigged.ca/

Links:

• Canadian Encyclopedia: Kitchener-Waterloo
• Kitchener Waterloo – Random Facts
• 31 Facts About Kitchener
• r/Waterloo: Why are the roads so bendy?
• Montreal Plugged Over 111,000 Potholes This Spring — Now The City Looks Less Like The Moon
• With the Sicilian Mafia in Decline, Who Is Running the Mob in Montreal?
• r/AskaCanadian: How strong is the Mafia in Montreal?
• Quebec dairy mogul Lino Saputo had secret past dealings with U.S. mobster Joe Bonanno, then lied about it

Canardian is the flagship podcast of Pod the North, the newsletter for the Canadian podcasting ecosystem from Kattie Laur.

Check out Pod the North at podthenorth.com and share your Canadian podcasting news!

Follow Pod the North on Instagram @podthenorth

Email Kattie at podthenorth@substack.com

The Canardian theme song is by Mark Allin and Kattie Laur, mixed by Jordan White, with vocals including Shane Fester, Brad Cousins, Ben Cousins. The Canardian podcast artwork is by Brad Cousins and Kattie Laur.

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Whitehorse, Yukon. Population 28,000. A place best known for the Sourtoe Cocktail, and home to more than 40 species of birds that cannot be found anywhere else in the world?! Niko Stratis, freelance writer and host of Blue Eyes Crying By The Chips, joins the show to discuss the Whitehorse dating scene, ending up at Lizards, the Trump family's very "Trumpy" legacy in the Yukon, and more!

Listen to Niko's podcast, Blue Eyes Crying By The Chips, on your favourite podcast platform now!

Fin more from Niko here: https://www.nikostratis.com/

Links:

• r/Yukon: What are the best and worst parts about living in Whitehorse or the Yukon?
• r/Yukon: Activities and clubs in Whitehorse
• Yukon Quest dog sled race changes mandatory rest times
• Inside the wild Canadian past of the Trump family
• Donald Trump's grandfather ran Canadian brothel during gold rush, author says
• The history of the Sourtoe Cocktail: a shot of whiskey garnished with a human toe

Canardian is the flagship podcast of Pod the North, the newsletter for the Canadian podcasting ecosystem from Kattie Laur.

Check out Pod the North at podthenorth.com and share your Canadian podcasting news!

Follow Pod the North on Instagram @podthenorth

Email Kattie at podthenorth@substack.com

The Canardian theme song is by Mark Allin and Kattie Laur, mixed by Jordan White, with vocals including Shane Fester, Brad Cousins, Ben Cousins.

The Canardian podcast artwork is by Brad Cousins and Kattie Laur.

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Ancaster, Ontario. Population 40,557. One of the oldest towns in the province of Ontario, founded in 1793. Maddy Foley, cohost of 30 Going On 13, joins the show to discuss the "co-op of Karens", unruly teens at the Ancaster Fair, the sketchy, spooky goings-ons at the Hermitage, and more!

Listen to Maddy's podcast, 30 Going On 13, on your favourite podcast platform now!

Follow Maddy on Instagram @maddalunes

Links:

• r/Hamilton: Why don't we like Ancaster?
• r/Hamilton: Does anyone know what happened at the Ancaster Fair on Saturday night?
• r/BurlingtonON: Saturday night: Gen-Z mobs at the Ancaster Fall Fair
• Police warn fairgoers of violence and robberies at Hamilton festivals involving teens
• Police investigating swarmings at Ancaster Fair, days after issuing warning about rise in violence at community festivals
• Increasing Aggressive Behaviour by Youth at County Fairs
• True Canadian Ghost Stories: Shadow Figures at the Haunted Hermitage in Ancaster, Ontario

Canardian is the flagship podcast of Pod the North, the newsletter for the Canadian podcasting ecosystem from Kattie Laur.

Check out Pod the North at podthenorth.com and share your Canadian podcasting news!

Follow Pod the North on Instagram @podthenorth

Email Kattie at podthenorth@substack.com

The Canardian theme song is by Mark Allin and Kattie Laur, mixed by Jordan White, with vocals including Shane Fester, Brad Cousins, Ben Cousins.

The Canardian podcast artwork is by Brad Cousins and Kattie Laur.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Orléans, Ontario. Population 125,937. A community at the east end of Ottawa, Canada’s capital, along the Ottawa River, founded in the 1830s. Erin Hynes, host and creator of Curious Tourism, joins the show to discuss suburban "rivitalilzation strategy", Place D’Orleans' indelible mark on teenhood, and the iconic Rideau Street McDonalds (RIP).

Listen to Erin's podcast, Curious Tourism, on your favourite podcast platform now!

Learn more about Erin here: pinatravels.org

Links:

• r/ottawa
• St. Joseph Boulevard Corridor Study
• 3.0 Revitalization Strategy
• Amazing Race: Orleans
• Viral video shows a man holding a raccoon at the Rideau Street McDonalds
• End of an era: Rideau Street McDonald's officially closes
• Seniors - Kittens and Shy Cats Rescue

If you love this podcast, you'll probably love Sorry About the Murder, a new original production from TA2 coming out May 17th. Look for it on your favourite podcast app!

Canardian is the flagship podcast of Pod the North, the newsletter for the Canadian podcasting ecosystem from Kattie Laur.

Check out Pod the North at podthenorth.com and share your Canadian podcasting news!

Follow Pod the North on Instagram @podthenorth

Email Kattie at podthenorth@substack.com

The Canardian theme song is by Mark Allin and Kattie Laur, mixed by Jordan White, with vocals including Shane Fester, Brad Cousins, Ben Cousins.

The Canardian podcast artwork is by Brad Cousins and Kattie Laur.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oakville, Ontario. Population 213,759. A place best known as one of the richest suburbs in GTA: home to Drake’s mom, Hockey Night In Canada’s Ron MacLean, and Body Break's Hal Johnson and Joanne McLeod! Trevor Campbell, host of You Made Me Queer! joins the show to discuss Ontario's strangest mascot, the sketchy Furtune Teller of Lakeshore road, and soft fruit.

Listen to Trevor's podcast, You Made Me Queer!, on your favourite podcast platform now!

Learn more about Trevor here: trevorcampbell.ca

Links:

• REDDIT: What is it like to live in Oakville?
• New mascot, Oakville's EAB
• REDDIT: Update: Fortune Teller
• Preyed upon victim’s vulnerable situation’: Suspected Oakville fortune teller arrested
• City of Oakville: Emerald Ash Borer

If you love this podcast, you'll probably love Sorry About the Murder, a new original production from TA2 coming out May 17th. Look for it on your favourite podcast app!

Canardian is the flagship podcast of Pod the North, the newsletter for the Canadian podcasting ecosystem from Kattie Laur.

Check out Pod the North at podthenorth.com and share your Canadian podcasting news!

Follow Pod the North on Instagram @podthenorth

Email Kattie at podthenorth@substack.com

The Canardian theme song is by Mark Allin and Kattie Laur, mixed by Jordan White, with vocals including Shane Fester, Brad Cousins, Ben Cousins.

The Canardian podcast artwork is by Brad Cousins and Kattie Laur.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.