I've told so many people about the curse of downtown Brantford's dead mall ever since I read this. Hearing Falen Johnson talk about it on The Secret Life of Canada had me literally yelling in my car. The curse HAS to be real y'all. thebtown.ca/blogs/strange-…

I absolutely love this podcast, and recommend it at every chance I get

How did the mall become the de-facto public square and what happens to a mall when it dies? cbc.ca/radio/secretli…

It's a lifelong dream come true: 20 years after film school, 10 years after cracking open this mystery, and 2 years after production, I finally get to write these words: My first feature, THE LEBANESE BURGER MAFIA, will have its WORLD PREMIERE on May 3rd at Hot Docs Festival.

The Vatican has formally repudiated the 'Doctrine of Discovery,' the theories backed by 15th-century 'papal bulls' that supported the colonial-era seizure of Indigenous lands. cbc.ca/news/canada/mo…

New Ep - 'RAT-BERTA' Is it true that Alberta is a rat-free province? Is there really a Rat Patrol? We find out the truth behind the province’s rat hating reputation. 👂🏾link.chtbl.com/sloctwitter 📸1948 Alberta Dept. of Public Health Poster (Provincial Archives of Alberta)

Sure, Antarctica might be the only rat-free continent in the world, but what if you’re landlocked surrounded by rat-friendly neighbours? This week on The Secret Life of Canada, how Alberta earned its rat-free moniker: link.chtbl.com/cbcpodsloc

Missed you ladies! Loving the new material 🧡

Brand new seasons and fresh new podcasts to light up your listening list this spring. Featuring: 🌷The Secret Life of Canada 🌷Serial Productions 🌷LAist 🌷Erika Lantz 🌷Yohance Lacour Invisible Institute 🌷 And a chat with the hosts of Rehash Podcast cbc.ca/1.6793297

OMG The Secret Life of Canada you're in the big league now!! Terrible Maps Woo hoo!!!

"In the First World War, drag was just this massive component........Every single division in the Canadian Expeditionary Force and the British Expeditionary Force would have had a female impersonator as part of their concert troupe."

NEW Ep 'the one who almost got away' It took Newfoundland 82 yrs to join Canada. We look into what it all meant for Indigenous people there and then learn why margarine ended up playing an important role. w/ guest Caitlin Maura Hanrahan. 👂🏾link.chtbl.com/sloctwitter

"Thank you for all of the time you spent with me." After 44 years hosting The Nature of Things, David Suzuki is signing off — but first there are some people he'd like to thank. Suzuki Signs Off is now streaming free on CBC Gem and airs tonight (Fri. Apr. 7) @ 9/9:30 on @cbc TV!

NEW EPISODE | On March 31, 1949, Newfoundland officially became the 10th province of Canada. This week on The Secret Life of Canada, Falen and Leah explore why it took so long and what it meant for Indigenous people living there. Listen now: link.chtbl.com/cbcpodsloc

NEW EP- What's the story behind Montreal Smoked Meat & what was Matzohgate? We chat with Andrea Eidinger, Ph.D. to learn about Montreal’s Jewish community through the dishes, cookbooks & restaurants that have now become iconic. 👂🏾link.chtbl.com/sloctwitter 📸Schwartz's deli (G. Hughes)

How much history is contained in a meal? @leahsimonebowen and Falen Johnson journey into the culinary history of Montreal’s Jewish community in this episode of The Secret Life of Canada Listen now! link.chtbl.com/cbcpodsloc

A huge THANK YOU to Falen and Leah from the The Secret Life of Canada podcast for sparking my interest in the indigenous history of Canada. Y’all are brilliant.