by Canadian Geographic
Host David McGuffin talks to Canada’s greatest explorers about their adventures and what inspires their spirit of discovery.
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April 29, 2025
"Buffalo are renewal. We know that — it’s baked into who we are."This week on Explore, David McGuffin sits down with award-winning filmmaker, scholar, and advocate Tasha Hubbard to discuss her latest documentary, Singing Back the Buffalo.This powerful film delves into the deep, sacred relationship between buffalo and Indigenous Peoples, highlighting how these iconic animals are more than just symbols of the past — they are key to cultural, spiritual and ecological renewal. Singing Back the Buffalo tells the story of the 2014 Buffalo Treaty, an unprecedented agreement now endorsed by over 80 First Nations, committed to restoring buffalo herds to Indigenous lands and traditional territories.Through a focus on the bison reintroduced to Elk Island, Banff and Grasslands National Parks, Hubbard explores how the return of these herds is helping to heal both landscapes and communities. The conversation touches on the interconnectedness of Indigenous knowledge and Western science, the resurgence of biodiversity and the role of buffalo not just as survivors, but as teachers and guides for a more sustainable future.Hubbard is a professor at the University of Alberta and a member of Peepeekisis First Nation in Treaty Four Territory. Her award-winning work challenges colonial narratives, centres Indigenous storytelling and envisions hopeful futures grounded in collective memory and resilience.
April 15, 2025
In this episode, Explore host David McGuffin is joined by Glynnis Hood, one of the world's leading beaver experts, to mark the 50th anniversary of the beaver as Canada’s national animal. This conversation focuses on this iconic Canadian animals significance in our country’s history. Hood shares her insights into the beaver's resilience, ability to modify landscapes, role as a keystone species, and its substantial impact on its environment. They delve into the beaver's history, from its near extinction to its current resurgence. They highlight the beaver’s role in maintaining biodiversity, regulating water systems, and potentially mitigating climate change and wildfires. The episode also explores human and beaver conflicts and the coexistence strategies that emphasize the beaver's crucial role in shaping Canada’s environment.Glynnis Hood is professor emerita of environmental science at the University of Alberta and an adjunct professor at the University of Saskatchewan.Hood’s research interests include aquatic ecology, biology, and human-wildlife interactions. For more than 20 years, Hood has integrated her research on beaver ecology with more focused studies of beaver management to enhance human-wildlife coexistence. She is the author of Semi-aquatic Mammals: Ecology and Biology and The Beaver Manifesto: Conservation, Conflict, and the Future of Wetlands, which will be released in its second edition this fall. Her first children's book is A Cabin Christmas. Learn more about the beaver in this recent Canadian Geographic (https://canadiangeographic.ca/articles/the-dam-the-myth-the-legend-50-years-of-the-beaver/) feature by Brian Banks.00:00 Celebrating 50 years of the beaver as Canada's national animal00:22 The beaver's role in Canadian history and Indigenous culture00:58 Personal beaver encounters and observations01:51 Introduction to beaver expert Glynnis Hood05:32 The beaver's comeback story07:32 Beaver population and historical impact16:53 Beaver's ecological engineering and climate impact21:58 Beavers and wildfire resilience24:30 Epic beaver dams in Wood Buffalo National Park26:05 The impact of beavers on biodiversity28:28 Beavers in the Arctic: challenges and changes30:58 Historical context and the beavers' return32:32 Beaver dam construction techniques39:06 Beaver coexistence tools and strategies41:37 Personal encounters and reflections46:38 Conclusion and final thoughts
April 1, 2025
In this special episode of the Explore Podcast, we delve into the current and unique intersection of hockey, politics, and patriotism in the wake of U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff war against Canada. Featuring an insightful discussion with Roy McGregor, award-winning Canadian journalist and author, this episode explores the politically charged 2025 4 Nations Face-Off, where Canada's triumph over the U.S. in the final helped revive a nation feeling battered by its southern neighbour. The conversation touches on where this hockey moment ranks in Canada's history of international triumphs (up there with the '72 Soviet-Canada Summit Series, says MacGregor), the impact the game had on international tensions and Canadian politics, Wayne Gretzky's awkward friendship with Trump, the rise of Canadian patriotism and the interwoven histories of hockey and politics in the country. The episode also reflects on the broader implications for Canada's national identity and political landscape in the face of recent events.Please also check out episode 44 of Explore (https://canadiangeographic.ca/podcasts/roy-macgregor-no-canoe-no-canada/), featuring MacGregor talking about Canada and the history of the canoe and episode 47 (https://canadiangeographic.ca/podcasts/the-greatest-comeback-remembering-the-72-summit-series/) with author John U. Bacon on the importance of the 1972 Canada-Soviet Summit Series.MacGregor is an award-winning author, columnist and feature writer for The Globe and Mail. He has also reported for the National Post, the Ottawa Citizen, Maclean's and the Toronto Star. He is the author of nearly 40 books, including one with former Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and another, Home Game, with Ken Dryden, Montreal Canadiens Hall of Fame goalie and Liberal cabinet minister. His latest book, a memoir, is Paper Trails: From the Backwoods to the Front Page, a Life in Stories00:00 Introduction 4 Nations and the 1972 Soviet-Canada Summit Series00:34 Meet Roy McGregor: A Canadian journalism legend01:37 The Intersection of hockey and politics
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