OH CANADA! OUR HOME AND INVENTIVE LAND!
Claim This Podcastby Professor Mark Rector
Podcast Overview
<p>Canadian Inventors, inventions and firsts!</p><p>This fun and informative podcast will take you on an amazing journey to hear some of the amazing, funny and engaging stories about the whole history of Canadian inventions, inventors and firsts, taken right from the pages of the best-selling book OH CANADA! OUR HOME AND INVENTIVE LAND by Professor Mark Rector.</p><p>You'll laugh, you'll maybe shed a tear or two, but you will probably learn something about this vast, interesting and innovative country of ours. But mostly you will certainly have your chest bursting with pride, and probably pop a few buttons off of it!</p><p></p><p>With his funny and immersive storytelling ability, Professor Rector will take you across this land with an unforgettable cast of interesting characters, and tell you about a host of inventions which many of you have never heard of, and the stories of the people behind them.</p><p></p><p>#Canadianhistory</p><p>#Canadianinventions</p><p>#Canada</p><p>#Canadian</p><p>#Canadiantrivia</p><p>#Technology</p><p>#Canadianinvnetors</p><p>#Inventors</p><p>#Inventions</p><p>#Science</p><p>#Sports</p><p>#STEM</p><p>#Education</p><p>#STEMeducation</p><p>#Canadianfirsts</p>
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Publishing Since
1/24/2026
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Recent Episodes
June 7, 2026
The invention of wireless phones, Reginald Fessenden and the BlackBerry!!
<p>Did you know wireless phones were a Canadian invention?? Envisioned by a young Canadian boy of 9 yrs old?? in the 1870's!!!</p><p>That's right, I'm going to take you back in time to a prophetic carriage ride where young Reggie will dream up an idea that changes the world.</p><p>You'll then hear how Bell Canada brought in the first mobile phone system... in 1947!!!!!!</p><p>And how Nortel beat Apple, and everyone else, with the world's first smartphone and how the King of smartphones, the BlackBerry, was invented right here in Canada!</p><p></p>
March 24, 2026
AVRO ARROW PT2: The NASA Legacy
<p>In this episode, we go over some of the Avro Arrow employees' post-cancellation legacy and touch on some of the many contributions by Canadians to NASA and the space program!!</p><p></p><p>#AVRO</p><p>#AVROARROW</p><p>#JETAIRCRAFT</p><p>#NASA</p><p>#AERONAUTICALENGINEERING</p><p>#AVROCANADA</p><p>#CANADIANHISTORY</p><p>#CANADA</p>
March 16, 2026
Avro Arrow PT1: Did one get away???
<p>The mighty, amazing Avro Arrow!!!!</p><p>The enduring story that won't die!!</p><p>Think you've heard it all???</p><p>Well, wait till you hear the story of the possibility that one that got away!!!!?!?!!?</p><p>Well, you've never heard some of these details in a thorough and exciting story that takes you back to the glory days when the Arrow was soaring the skies over Person Airport.</p><p></p><p>You'll hear about the back-room political pressures, the specs from the factory floor, the testing, and much, much more!!!</p><p>You'll hear the entire story, with many details taken directly from Avro employees who helped with the research.</p><p>The greatest achievement in Canadian Aerospace engineering in all its stunning details!!!</p><p></p><p>#SUPERSONIC</p><p>#JETFIGHTERS</p><p>#FIGHTERJETS</p><p>#AERONAUTICALDESIGN</p><p>#BOMBER</p><p>#SOUNDBARRIER</p><p>#AVROCANADA</p><p>#AVROARROW</p>
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- What is OH CANADA! OUR HOME AND INVENTIVE LAND!?
<p>Canadian Inventors, inventions and firsts!</p><p>This fun and informative podcast will take you on an amazing journey to hear some of the amazing, funny and engaging stories about the whole history of Canadian inventions, inventors and firsts, taken right from the pages of the best-selling book OH CANADA! OUR HOME AND INVENTIVE LAND by Professor Mark Rector.</p><p>You'll laugh, you'll maybe shed a tear or two, but you will probably learn something about this vast, interesting and innovative country of ours. But mostly you will certainly have your chest bursting with pride, and probably pop a few buttons off of it!</p><p></p><p>With his funny and immersive storytelling ability, Professor Rector will take you across this land with an unforgettable cast of interesting characters, and tell you about a host of inventions which many of you have never heard of, and the stories of the people behind them.</p><p></p><p>#Canadianhistory</p><p>#Canadianinventions</p><p>#Canada</p><p>#Canadian</p><p>#Canadiantrivia</p><p>#Technology</p><p>#Canadianinvnetors</p><p>#Inventors</p><p>#Inventions</p><p>#Science</p><p>#Sports</p><p>#STEM</p><p>#Education</p><p>#STEMeducation</p><p>#Canadianfirsts</p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
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