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John McCrae
November 11, 2020

On Remembrance Day, the Minute Women honour our fallen soldiers and on today's episode, we commemorate war hero John McCrae. A physician, soldier, artist, and author, John became most famous for his poem written during World War I - "In Flanders...

Minute Women LIVE - Jumbo the Elephant & The Dionne Quintuplets
November 08, 2020

BONUS EPISODE! The Minute Women debuted a new segment called "Shoulda Been a Minute" at the restaurant Pickford & Black in Halifax and we recorded it LIVE to help you get through your Monday morning. Learn all about Jumbo the Elephant and the...

Tommy Prince
November 04, 2020

In commemoration of Remembrance Day, the Minute Women are dedicating the month of November to discussing Canadian War topics. This week, with our friends from North of Normal podcast, we dive into the truly heroic life of Sgt. Tommy Prince. ...

Minute Women Update
October 28, 2020

Given the week off between season 2 and 3, Grace and Linnea wanted to take the opportunity to reintroduce themselves and welcome the new listeners they've gained in the last little while. We hope you stay and join us for season 3!

Grey Owl
October 21, 2020

"For the season 2 finale, the Minute Women welcomed the guys from Canadian Politics is Boring to talk about the controversial conservationist Archie Belaney aka "Grey Owl." Throwing knives, expert piano playing, and excessive drinking are always a...

Sir Sandford Fleming
October 13, 2020

This week the Minute Women dive into the life of Sir Sandford Fleming, a man interested in two things: iron bridges and cosmic time. The Minute Women would also like to apologize for being in a rush this week to get to curling. But, hey, we won our...

Elsie MacGill
October 06, 2020

This week, the Minute Women dive into the newest addition to the Heritage Minute catalogue! Elsie MacGill was the Queen of the Hurricanes and now is the queen of our hearts. https://www.historicacanada.ca/content/heritage-minutes/elsie-macgill

Nat Taylor
September 30, 2020

This week the Minute Women welcomed Jon Mann of Popular Demand Pictures (@populardemandpictures) to discuss Canadian cinema legend Nat Taylor! We hope you're smoking stogies in your art deco office Nat, wherever you are! ...

Louis Riel (Part Two)
September 23, 2020

The Minute Women are back for Louis Riel Part 2! We learn lots of things this week. Some of them are true, like how Louis Riel looks like Edgar Allan Poe. Some of them are not true, like how Wendy's is not (repeat, NOT) closing. Louis Riel Heritage...

Louis Riel (Part One)
September 16, 2020

The Minute Women are celebrating thirty episodes with Heritage-Minute-classic and hero of the Métis: Louis Riel. Sorry if this episodes leaves you hanging... No pun intended. Louis Riel Heritage Minute: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=it60EI70RWc