A Canadian history podcast where the host, Christina Austin, invites friends to revisit what they may have learned in history class by giving a fuller picture of Canadian history beginning with the earliest human inhabitation until the years after the World Wars.
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Pierre Esprit Radisson - No Betrayal Too Shameless
Pierre Esprit Radisson had many admirable traits such as bravery and charm, but his willingness to throw over any sense of loyalty to family or nation when it suited him was truly remarkable. This episode covers his early days in North America where he will craft a plan to change the path of the fur trade in Canada.
Sources:
Bush Runner by Mark Bourrie
The Company: The Rise and Fall of The Hudson's Bay Empire by Stephen R. Brown
Martin Fournier, “RADISSON, PIERRE-ESPRIT,” in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 2, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003–, accessed October 7, 2026, https://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/radisson_pierre_esprit_2E.html.
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25 Sept 2026
Coureurs des bois - Going Deep In The Bush For Beaver
The late 17th century was a time of great transition in New France. The shift from the free-wheeling coureur de bois to the more recognizable voyageurs is part of this time of change.
Sources
The Canadian Frontier 1534-1760, Revised edition. by W.J. Eccles
Mockerman, Mitchell (2017) “Men of the Fur Trade, ca. 1620-1770s,” McNair Scholars Journal: Vol. 21: Iss. 1, Article 10
Saunders, Richard M. “The Emergence of the Coureur de Bois as a Social Type.” The Canadian Historical Association Annual Report 18, no. 1 (1939): 22–33.
Slater, Sandra. “Fur Traders, Voyageurs, and Coureurs des Bois: Economic Masculinities in French Canadian Fur Trade Society, 1635–1754.” Masculinities: A Journal of Identity and Culture, no. 1 (2014): 92–108.
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20 Aug 2026
Madeleine de Vercheres was Horrible
She may be known for bravely fighting off a Haudenosaunee attack at her family fort at 14 but you can find out why I think she was a horrible in this episode. Some salty language in this one but it is warranted.
Sources:
Heroines & History: Representations of Madeleine de Verchèreres and Laura Secord by Colin M. Coates and Cecilia Morgan
Noel, Jan. “New France: Les femmes favorisées.” Atlantis 6, no. 2 (1981): 80–98.
Noel, Jan. “Women in New France: Further Reflections.” Atlantis 8, no. 1 (1982): 125–130.
André Vachon, “JARRET DE VERCHÈRES, MARIE-MADELEINE (baptized Marie-Magdelaine) (Madeleine, Madelon) (Tarieu de La Pérade),” in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 3, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003–, accessed August 19, 2026, https://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/jarret_de_vercheres_marie_madeleine_3E.html.
Coates, Colin M. “Warrior Women: The Legend of Madeleine de Verchères.” The Beaver 82, no. 2 (April–May 2002): 8–13.
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