40 Best Canada History Podcasts

1. Dark Poutine - True Crime and Dark History

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True crime, legends, folklore, dark history and other creepy topics from the perspective of real live Canadians.
Host Mike Browne
Producer/Network Curiouscast
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Location Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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2. Witness to Yesterday (The Champlain Society Podcast on Canadian History)

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Immerse yourself in Canada's history! Witness to Yesterday episodes take listeners on a journey to document a time in Canada's past and explore the people behind it, its significance, and its relevance to today. If you like our work, please consider supporting it: https://bit.ly/support_WTY. To learn more about the Society and Canada's history, subscribe to our newsletter at https://bit.ly/news_WTY.MORE Hosts Gregory P. Marchildon, Nicole O’Byrne, Larry Ostola, Simon Nantais
Producer/Network The Champlain Society
Email ****@champlainsociety.ca
Location Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Apple Rating 5/5Facebook 641Twitter 1.4K Avg Length 36 min Since Sep 2017 Video Podcast YouTube
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3. One Great History

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A podcast about the great (and not so great) history of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Hosted by Sabrina Janke and Alex Judge.
Producer/Network onegreathistory
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Location Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Apple Rating 5/5Facebook 355Instagram 690 Avg Length 79 min Get Email Contact

4. Canadian History Ehx

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Follow Craig Baird as he explores the good, the bad and the weird of Canada's history from the pre-colonial era to 25 years ago. Whatever you want to know about Canadian history, this is your one-stop shop.MORE Host Craig Baird
Producer/Network Curiouscast
Email ****@canadaehx.com
Location Canada
Apple Rating 4.7/5Facebook 98.7KTwitter 56.4K Avg Length 38 min Since Oct 2018 Get Email Contact

5. How We Got Here Genealogy - Because Every Family Has a Story

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Exploring Genealogy and Family History. Family Historian Genealogist Brian Nash speaks to guests about their family or local history stories.As a genealogist, Brian focuses on the people, places, and events that make up people's family stories. Brian is a genealogist who started working on his own family tree over 30 years ago and has been able to trace one family line back to as early as 950 AD.Brian traces his own family from Scotland and Ireland to the New World where they wound up in Newfoundland and Nova Scotia in the 18th and 19th centuries. In some cases, they fled their homelaMORE Producer/Network Brian Nash
Email ****@howegothere.ca
Location Canada
Apple Rating 5/5Facebook 127Twitter 443Instagram 129 Avg Length 56 min Get Email Contact

6. Discover Library and Archives Canada

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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.MORE Host Théo Martin
Producer/Network Library and Archives Canada
Email ****@canada.ca
Location Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Apple Rating 4.8/5Facebook 69.8KTwitter 67.7KInstagram 16.5K Avg Length 19 min Get Email Contact

7. A Cultural History of Canada

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A bi-weekly discussion that critically (and flippantly) engages with the literature, culture, and people of this weird place known as Canada. Hosted by two English graduates, Patrick & Mackenzy. Sometimes features interviews with writers and academics. Featured on Feedspot's '35 Best Canada History Podcasts' (#18), '15 Best Cultural History Podcasts' (#7), and '30 Best History Podcasts For Students' (#10). Named best podcast of all time by their mothers!MORE Hosts Patrick, Mackenzy
Producer/Network Patrick & Mackenzy
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Facebook 504Twitter 144 Avg Length 61 min Since May 2020 Get Email Contact

8. Curious Canadian History

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Historian David Borys dives deep into the fascinating world of Canadian history in this bi-weekly podcast exploring everything from the wonderful to the weird to the downright dark.Please take 5-10 minutes to fill out our CCH survey, your feedback is greatly appreciated!!http://bit.ly/curiouscanadianhistory-survey Get add free content at Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.MORE Host David Borys
Producer/Network David Borys
Email ****@ubc.ca
Location Canada
Apple Rating 4.8/5Facebook 2.8K Avg Length 33 min Get Email Contact

9. Canada's Great War

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A chronological deep dive into how the First World War changed Canada forever.This isn't just a look at battles, but what was going on at home, from the politicians leading the country to the people left behind at home, worrying about their loved ones overseas.It will follow the war and how it changed Canada, digging deep into a fascinating period of our history.MORE Host Craig Baird
Producer/Network Curiouscast
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Location Canada
Apple Rating 4.5/5Facebook 98.7K Avg Length 28 min Get Email Contact

10. Fireside Canada

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Settle in and get cozy for some spine-tingling Canadian folklore. Featuring stories of ghost ships, supernatural beings, larger-than-life heroes, mysterious spirits, and national myths. Host David Williams will tell you a tale, then bring you on a deep dive into its history and cultural significance.MORE Host David Williams
Producer/Network Frequency Podcast Network
Email ****@rci.rogers.com
Location Canada
Apple Rating 5/5Facebook 1.2KTwitter 673 Avg Length 40 min Get Email Contact

11. Today in Canadian History

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Each episode of Today in Canadian History contains an interview with a Canadian professor, journalist, author, or 'everyday' historian and focuses on a unique event or moment that took place on that day in Canadian history. Today in Canadian History presents Canada's past in a unique and accessible manner. The series is designed to be a first step to learning more about our past. We would like to remind Canadians not just about what makes our country great, but what makes it complicated, beautiful, diverse, and ours. Feel free to get in touch with Marc & Joe via-email: todayincanada@gmail.comMORE Hosts Marc Affeld, Joe Burima
Producer/Network Marc Affeld and Joe Burima
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Location Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Apple Rating 4.4/5Facebook 618 Avg Length 8 min Since Jun 2020 Get Email Contact

12. Canadian Time Machine

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Welcome to Canadian Time Machine, a podcast series where each episode marks a key anniversary in Canadian history. This podcast draws connections between past and present, allowing everyone, from history buffs to new Canadians, to contextualize current events and foster critical thinking about the country's future.Transcripts are available for all episodes in English and French at https://thewalrus.ca/canadianheritage.The podcast receives funding from the Government of Canada and is created by The Walrus Lab...MORE Host Alana Hamilton
Producer/Network The Walrus Podcasts
Email ****@thewalrus.ca
Location Canada
Apple Rating 5/5Twitter 85.6KInstagram 18.7K Avg Length 28 min Get Email Contact

13. Heritage Bytes

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Welcome to Heritage Mississauga's new podcast Heritage Bytes!Heritage Bytes explores the history, heritage, and culture, of Canada's 6th largest city. Each episode gives you a byte sized slice of the history of Mississauga from the beginnings over 10,000 years ago through milestones in history such as the War of 1812, the World Wars, and the development of a city through the amalgamation of lost villages. We look at the historic people, places, and events, that define our city today, including peering into the Darker Side of our history...MORE Producer/Network Heritage Mississauga
Email ****@heritagemississauga.org
Location Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Facebook 2.2KTwitter 3.8KInstagram 2.7K Avg Length 29 min Get Email Contact

14. The Secret Life of Canada

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The country you know and the stories you don't. Join hosts Leah-Simone Bowen and Falen Johnson as they reveal the beautiful, terrible and weird histories of this land. New episodes every second Thursday.Visit us at www.cbc.ca/secretlife for show links, transcripts and more!Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok.Subscribe to Sounds Good: CBC's Podcast newsletter for the finest podcast recommendations and behind-the-scenes exclusives. MORE Hosts Falen Johnson, Leah-Simone Bowen
Producer/Network CBC Discover & Learn
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Location Canada
Apple Rating 4.7/5Twitter 8K Avg Length 27 min Since Aug 2018 Get Email Contact

15. Hall of Famers Podcast

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The Canadian Comedy Hall of Fame Podcast! A place for emerging and established comedians and entertainment professionals to discuss what makes Canadians so darn funny and to advocate on behalf of the legends who should join the Hall of Fame!MORE Host Chad Noonan
Producer/Network Chad Noonan / CCHOF
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Location Canada
Facebook 1.1KInstagram 977 Avg Length 53 min Get Email Contact

16. Time Warp

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Time Warp is a podcast on the Canoe FM platform featuring Host Paul Vorvis and Co-Host Kate Butler from the Haliburton Highlands Museum talking about Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada history - as well as some other stories from Canada's history.MORE Producer/Network Paul Vorvis and Kate Butler | Canoe FM
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Location Canada
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17. I Am Black History (ITBC) - Our Stories, Our Voices

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Black Canadians from across Canada using their voices to tell their stories. Brought to you by In The Black:Canada and DeeP Visions Media and a grant from the Canada Council for the Arts. The host is Nova Scotia born Donna Paris and if you want to know more about her and the I Am Black History Project check out her web site at www.intheblackcanada.ca. Donna wants Black people to take their place in Canadian history and for all Canadians to hear their stories, so be sure to be in touch at intheblackcanada@gmail.com. (beat 'Prod. InsaneBeatz')MORE Producer/Network Donna Paris
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Location Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Facebook 1.1KTwitter 623 Avg Length 30 min Get Email Contact

18. Stories From Another Day

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This podcast journeys into the far corners of the Collingwood Museum to open up the books, dust off the shelves, dig through the documents and look into the past of our community to find those people, events and stories that made this town into the jewel it is today.MORE Producer/Network Ken Maher
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19. The SpokenWeb Podcast

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Every month The SpokenWeb Podcast brings you different stories that explore the intersections of sound, poetry, literature, and history, created by scholars, poets, students, and artists from across Canada.MORE Producer/Network SpokenWeb
Email ****@concordia.ca
Location Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Apple Rating 5/5Facebook 827Twitter 799Instagram 1K Avg Length 36 min Since Sep 2019 Get Email Contact

20. RadioKBPV's Podcast

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RADIO KBPV - Tales of Kootenai Brown Pioneer Village - A podcast about the history of South-western Alberta presented by Kootenai Brown Pioneer Village of Pincher Creek a museum complex that document's the stories of western Canada's agricultural settlement through the preservation of local buildings and artifacts in a 6-acre parkMORE Producer/Network Gord Tolton
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Location Canada
Avg Length 16 min Get Email Contact

21. Canada: A Yearly Journey

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Canada has a fascinating history, so join me as I journey through every year from 1867 to today, highlighting the good, the bad and the wild of Canadian history.Check out my other shows Canadian History Ehx, From John to Justin, Canada's Great War, Coast to Coast and Pucks and Cups.MORE Host Craig Baird
Producer/Network Curiouscast
Email ****@canadaehx.com
Location Canada
Facebook 98.7K Avg Length 28 min Get Email Contact

22. One Soldier Canadian History Podcast

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Best-selling author, teacher and former army reservist, Russell Hillier, gets into the books and Canadian history you weren't permitted to learn about in school.
Producer/Network onesoldier
Location Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Apple Rating 4.8/5Facebook 941Twitter 2.3K Avg Length 59 min Get Email Contact

23. Canada FM

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Two best friends talk Canadian bands and figure out why they weren't bigger internationally.
Producer/Network Brian Last and Ted Jessop
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Location Canada
Apple Rating 5/5Instagram 85 Avg Length 57 min Get Email Contact

24. Nothing Ever Happens in Canada

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Most people think nothing ever happens in Canada but this simply is not true. This is a Canadian podcast, looking to explore the myths, legends and just good old tales Canada has to tell. Choose your own adventure now and join me in discovering some of Canada's most unique stories. Website - show notes and more! https://canadiangirl2319.wixsite.Support the Show Leave a Review https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/nothing-ever-happens-in-canada/id1434418051?mt=2 Souvenir Shop - Merch https://nothingcanada.threadless.comMake a Donation to the show PayPal https://www.paypal.me/nothingcanada1MORE Producer/Network Nothing Ever Happens in Canada
Email ****@gmail.com
Location Canada
Apple Rating 4.9/5Facebook 394Twitter 1.7KInstagram 422 Avg Length 26 min Since Jul 2018 Get Email Contact

25. Minute Women

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Minute Women is your weekly dose of Canadian history and corny 90s nostalgia. We are best friends Grace McNutt and Linnea Swinimer and we are on a mission to tell the untold stories behind the iconic Canadian Heritage Minutes. Along the way, we uncover the funny, weird, and downright terrifying stories left out of Canada's national history.Did you know John A...MORE Hosts Grace McNutt, Linnea Swinimer
Producer/Network Minute Women
Email ****@gmail.com
Location Nova Scotia, Canada
Apple Rating 5/5Facebook 395Twitter 248Instagram 613 Avg Length 23 min Get Email Contact

26. Nature's Past: A Podcast of the Network in Canadian History and Environment

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A quarterly discussion about the environmental history community and research in Canada.
Producer/Network Sean Kheraj
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Location Canada
Apple Rating 5/5Facebook 166Twitter 888Instagram 3.3K Get Email Contact

27. Chronicles of Canada -- Dawn of Canadian History: Aboriginal Canada by Stephen Leacock

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Most readers of Stephen Leacock's works are familiar with his witty and humorous writings, but few may be aware that he was also a gifted teacher, political ideologue, economist and fiction writer. Though he wrote six books on Canadian history, none of them attained the status of a standard text on the subject and were regarded more as opinion pieces without much academic foundation. Yet, the Chronicles of Canada series by Stephen Leacock remains an interesting and entertaining read...MORE Producer/Network Loyal Books
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Apple Rating 3/5Facebook 6KTwitter 254 Avg Length 23 min Since Nov 2020 Get Email Contact

28. Walking in Place

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Walking in Place is a podcast series of audio walking tours with a progressive take on Toronto history. Whether you use it as a self-guided tour in person or you're doing your dishes, learn about Toronto's past and present while listening to the sounds of the city. Learn more at https://www.walkinginplace.tours/ 2023 UPDATE: The podcast is on somewhat of a hiatus. This feed may be updated here and there, as well as possibly the Instagram and Tiktok if you want some Walking in Place in bite-size form.MORE Producer/Network Ashley McDonough
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Location Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Apple Rating 2/5Facebook 68Twitter 46Instagram 285 Avg Length 35 min Get Email Contact

29. Rooted in Crime

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Rooted in Crime is the all-new podcast where history meets true crime. Join hosts Lauryn Macdonald & Nima Hodoudi as they discuss the most infamous of murders to forgotten small-town mysteries. Through a genealogy-focused lens and modern perspective, Rooted in Crime examines true crime mysteries predating 1970. Experience the past in a whole new light as we explore the fascinating intersection of crime, time, and the human experience. New episodes available every other week.MORE Producer/Network Lauryn Macdonald and Nima Hodoudi
Email ****@gmail.com
Location Canada
Apple Rating 5/5Instagram 80 Avg Length 51 min Get Email Contact

30. Stories behind the history

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Join renowned historians and witnesses to history for a deep dive into Canada's storied past, from Indigenous cultures and the fur trade to the world wars and much more. Because history lives in all of us. Produced by the award-winning team at Canada's History magazine.Theme music: Red River Jig by Alex Kusturok.MORE Hosts Brooke Campbell, Kate Jaimet
Producer/Network Canada's History Society
Email ****@canadashistory.ca
Location Canada
Facebook 64.3KTwitter 16.7KInstagram 8.2K Avg Length 29 min Get Email Contact

31. In Hindsight: Half a Century of Research Discoveries in Canadian History

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Following the model of old‐fashioned radio, Dr. Donald B. Smith, Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Calgary, will present a series of 20 weekly broadcasts on different Indigenous and non‐Indigenous personalities in 19th and 20th century Canadian history.MORE Producer/Network Ontario Historical Society
Email ****@ontariohistoricalsociety.ca
Location Ontario, Canada
Facebook 3.6KTwitter 5.9K Avg Length 25 min Get Email Contact

32. What about the Canadians?

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A podcast where rookie historians bring you the Canadian history you should know
Producer/Network What about the Canadians?
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Location Canada
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33. The Great Botheration

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On this podcast, we will celebrate Canadian history and provide philosophical and historical context to current events. Canada Rocks! We hope you join us for future episodes!
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34. The Company We Keep

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The Company We Keep, a podcast which looks at Canadian history through the eyes of the spouses, partners, children, and strategic advisors of the political leaders who shaped our country. This podcast will tell the other side of the story, from the perspective of the other halves of some of Canada's most notable figures. The historical forces you should know in Canadian politics.MORE Email ****@earnscliffe.ca
Location Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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35. Travel This Land

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Join Canada's Balladeer Wiz Bryant as he Travels This Land exploring Canadian history through tales of adventure, courage and compassion in story and song.
Producer/Network Wandering Canada
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Location Penticton, British Columbia, Canada
Avg Length 17 min Since Jun 2020 Get Email Contact

36. UH OH! DID YOU KNOW PODCAST

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Uh Oh! Did You Know is a podcast that investigates enslavement in Canada. I dive in with experts to really understand and unpack a heavy topic that isn't generally at the forefront of conversations. I hope to uncover stories that will allow anyone who listens to learn a thing or two about the uniqueness of slavery in Canada. I learned and discovered things that have made me realize that Black Canadian history is important to Canadian history. I hope this changes your perspective on how we view slavery in Canada.I am your host, Natashia Wynter. Let's dive in!MORE Producer/Network Natashia Wynter
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Location Canada
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