Discover Library and Archives Canada

About Discover Library and Archives Canada

The Discover Library and Archives Canada podcast is where Canadian history, literature and culture await you. Each month, we will showcase treasures from our vaults, guide you through our many services and introduce you to the people who acquire, safeguard and make known Canada’s documentary heritage.

Publisher

Library and Archives Canada

Category

government

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

9 Feb 2012

Latest episode

18 Aug 2026

Latest episodes

11 of 101 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   18 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Challenging Exile: Japanese Canadians and the Wartime Constitution

   Professor Emerita Audrey Kobayashi interviews authors Eric M. Adams and Jordan Stanger-Ross about the forced exile of Japanese Canadians after internment and dispossession.

2. 

   2 Jun 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Howie Morenz: Hockey's First Legend

   Andrew Ross, Director at Library and Archives Canada, interviews author Donald Murray about hockey legend Howie Morenz's captivating life and career.

3. 

   9 Jul 2025TRANSCRIPT

   Porter Talk #6: Porters and the Making of Modern Canada

   In the final episode of Porter Talk, we dive into how union gains paved the way for a brighter future for Black communities in Canada. This fight for basic human rights significantly contributed to a stronger and more progressive Canada for all. (Episode 6) Transcript (https://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/800001/e/f2/portertalk_ep6_referencestranscript_en.pdf) Narrator Biographies (https://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/800001/e/f2/portertalk_ep6_narratorbiographies_en.pdf)

Inside a recent episode

Challenging Exile: Japanese Canadians and the Wartime Constitution

Published 18 Aug 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] But one of the things that struck Jordan and I, especially as we learned more and more about this particular history, was that the ending of this episode, what we call the cascade of injustice, was not well accounted for, was not well understood, was not well documented in much of this history, and certainly hadn't entered into the sense of how the Second World War ended in Canada. Because for the Japanese-Canadian community, it doesn't end at all. It keeps grinding away with its injustice, worse and worse forms of it. And it culminates in some ways, although the reverberations never really end. […]

Who has been a guest on Discover Library and Archives Canada

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Eric M Adams
• Jordan Stanger-Ross
• Audrey Kobayashi
• Andrew Ross
• Donald Murray

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

4,433,910

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.8 / 5

8 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 48 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

46

Social presence

0

YouTube

93

Engagement

32

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