Ryan is Canadian. Jordan is American. Together, they investigate strange and interesting bits of Canadian culture.
Jordan and Ryan investigate Canadian summer, and talk about the weather (of course), ball hockey, cottage country, and why nature beats neo-Nazis. The Insider has a timeline of this summer’s manhunt(http://tinyurl.com/y4d7t7o5). Here’s more on Dildo’s new fame, thanks to Jimmy Kimmel(http://tinyurl.com/y6ma9424). If you go to Newfoundland, I recommend going to the Dildo Brewing Company(http://dildobrewingco.com/) and Dildo Cove Coffee and Krafts(http://tinyurl.com/y2m7ope7). Lovely folks! Thanks to The Motorleague(https://www.themotorleague.ca/) for our theme song “North America”!
Jordan and Ryan investigate Canadian sports, and find Olympic gold, grueling feats done for the good of humanity, and a loudmouth with louder suits. (Also, We still The North!) The CBC’s “Biggest Moments in Canadian Sports History” list (https://tinyurl.com/y6dedyqw) was a great source of info for this episode. You can see every Hockey Night In Canada opening in this video (https://youtu.be/Y6WE3z_—HU, or https://youtu.be/Y6WE3z_—HU?t=348 if you just want the one we played on the show). For more on The Hockey Theme, check out its Wikipedia article (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hockey_Theme). For more on the Donovan Bailey Fastest Man controversy, check out the related section of Bailey’s Wikipedia article (https://tinyurl.com/yyoz2u59) and the Bailey-Johnson 150m race article (https://tinyurl.com/y5n6cmky). This CBC article (https://tinyurl.com/y4g75s2r) revisits the Gushue rink’s win. Apparently, Mark Nichols didn’t have a 100% accuracy, but he did have a 97% accuracy, so let’s call it a rounding error. This video (https://youtu.be/lMf2fAXPS1Q) shows Henderson’s Summit Series winning goal and the (very 70s) reaction. Don’t forget to check out the Coach’s Corner Transcribed videos we used, “No Time Left” (https://youtu.be/4FFq6bblau0) and “Tyler Toffoli” (https://youtu.be/9bZkONoi15E). If you liked them, here’s the channel page (https://tinyurl.com/y2f48ezs). Thanks to The Motorleague(https://www.themotorleague.ca/) for our theme song “North America”!
Jordan and Ryan investigate Canadian superheroes, and find wartime heroism, propose Marvel’s next Netflix series, and find out what happens when you have a pile of money, a penchant for New Age thinking and absolutely no editorial oversight. Canada, Explain Yourself: Canada Gooses (https://youtu.be/MWQAJxQfayo) Most of the list was taken from “7 Most Canadian Superheroes Ever” by Mental Floss (https://tinyurl.com/yyyrr8j6). The “Guardians of the North” article from Library and Archives Canada (https://tinyurl.com/d4ha3b) provided a lot of details on various Canadian heroes, especially on the history of superheroes in Canadian comics. Here’s Ryan’s City of Heroes character, True North (TM do not steal) (https://tinyurl.com/y2umhfv4) The “Joe Shuster” article on Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Shuster) has details on his time in Canada, but this CBC article (https://tinyurl.com/y3sndql7) and this Superman Homepage article (https://tinyurl.com/y2zkla2g) have more detail on the Canadian influences on the comic. Here’s a picture of Captain Canuck from his first comic (https://tinyurl.com/y6zwhfr6) and here he is in the new Chapterhouse Comics series (https://tinyurl.com/yxhe3epg). This story talks about how groundbreaking Alpha Flight was for its time.(https://tinyurl.com/y85tjsfj) And as for Geoff Stirling’s Captain Canada, you can read more about the Atlantis graphic novel from this Comic Book Daily article(https://tinyurl.com/y3uk6f3c), and… just read this. Trust me.(https://tinyurl.com/y6c39mod) Thanks to The Motorleague(https://www.themotorleague.ca/) for our theme song “North America”!
Jordan and Ryan are still investigating Spotify’s Canadian 90s playlist. You oughta know about it! Moment of Canadianness: Waiting for the pileup to clear (https://tinyurl.com/y2gzrcak) The SNC-Lavalin affair explained (https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/trudeau-wilson-raybould-attorney-general-snc-lavalin-1.5014271) Check out Spotify’s Canadian ’90s playlist(https://tinyurl.com/y2lhtjnq) Band facts sourced from the Wikipedia articles for each group. (You know how to get them.) Snow - Informer Lyrics (https://genius.com/Snow-informer-lyrics) Lilith Fair (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lilith_Fair) Alanis Morisette and Dave Coulier (https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/you-oughta-know/) Thanks to The Motorleague(https://www.themotorleague.ca/) for our theme song “North America”!
Jordan and Ryan investigate Canadian snack food, and almost give themselves diabetes. (We’re eating food all episode, so consider yourselves warned!) Canada Roundup: Indigenous anti-pipeline protesters call police presence ‘act of war’ (I think this is what I was talking about?; https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jan/07/canada-indigenous-anti-pipeline-protesters) Calgary Stampede (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calgary_Stampede) Athabasca oil sands (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athabasca_oil_sands) George HW Bush in Labrador (fishing, not hunting; https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/bush-death-labrador-1.4929048) Canadian Snack Foods! Kraft Dinner (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kraft_Dinner) All-dressed (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All-dressed) Hostess Potato Chips (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hostess_Potato_Chips) Humpty Dumpty Snack Foods (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humpty_Dumpty_Snack_Foods) The Crunchy History of Ketchup Chips (https://www.foodnetwork.ca/shows/great-canadian-cookbook/blog/the-crunchy-history-of-ketchup-chips/) Hawkins Cheezies (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheezies) Crush Cream Soda (http://www.crushcanada.ca/en/products/crush-cream-soda) Jos Louis (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos_Louis) Purity Factories (makers of Jam Jams; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purity_Factories) Big Turk (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Turk) Coffee Crisp (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coffee_Crisp) Mr Big (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cadbury_Mr._Big) Crispy Crunch (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crispy_Crunch) Caramilk (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cadbury_Caramilk) Crunchie (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crunchie) Smarties (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smarties) Crush Pineapple Soda (https://www.thetelegram.com/business/a-pineapple-crush-newfoundland-and-labradors-flavour-fascination-133471/) Poutine (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poutine) Serious Eats: How to Make the Ultimate Poutine (https://www.seriouseats.com/2015/03/how-to-make-the-best-ultimate-poutine-french-fries-cheese-gravy.html) Montreal-style smoked meat (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montreal-style_smoked_meat) Thanks to The Motorleague(https://www.themotorleague.ca/) for our theme song “North America”!
Jordan and Ryan continue investigating Spotify’s Canadian 90s playlist, finding a true Canadian treasure, a real Subway fan, and a whole lot of feelings. Moment of Canadianness: Canada in Civilization VI expansion (https://youtu.be/eg0PYsWK1dc) Check out Spotify’s Canadian ’90s playlist(https://tinyurl.com/y2lhtjnq) Band facts sourced from the Wikipedia articles for each group. (You know how to get them.) Thanks to The Motorleague(https://www.themotorleague.ca/) for our theme song “North America”!
Jordan and Ryan investigate Spotify’s Canadian 90s playlist, and go deep in the grunge mines. Moment of Canadianness: Refugee children enjoying snow for 1st time(https://tinyurl.com/ya3ogc5l) Check out Spotify’s Canadian ’90s playlist(https://tinyurl.com/y2lhtjnq) Band facts: Details about Great Big Sea’s cover of “End of the World” taken from the Wikipedia article about the original song. (https://tinyurl.com/yyvb3qre) Other band facts sourced from the Wikipedia articles for each group. (You know how to get them.) Check out Punch Up The Jam at https://punchupthejam.com/ ! Thanks to The Motorleague(https://www.themotorleague.ca/) for our theme song “North America”!
Jordan and Ryan continue investigating the Heritage Minute PSAs, and Jordan discovers the true nature of Canadian history. I built my Heritage Minute Playlist(https://tinyurl.com/y4qm7nov) using these articles by Justin McElroy (not the one from https://www.themcelroy.family/) The 10 Best Canadian Heritage Minutes of All Time(https://tinyurl.com/y5vmtzyv) Ranking Every Canadian Heritage Minute: #25-11(https://tinyurl.com/y5wjvjvw) Thanks to The Motorleague(https://www.themotorleague.ca/) for our theme song “North America”!
Jordan and Ryan are investigating Canada’s televised nuggets of history, the Heritage Minute PSAs. Moment of Canadianness: Safest Street in The World(https://tinyurl.com/y429kj7c) I built my Heritage Minute Playlist(https://tinyurl.com/y4qm7nov) using these articles by Justin McElroy (not the one from https://www.themcelroy.family/) The 10 Best Canadian Heritage Minutes of All Time(https://tinyurl.com/y5vmtzyv) Ranking Every Canadian Heritage Minute: #25-11(https://tinyurl.com/y5wjvjvw) Thanks to The Motorleague(https://www.themotorleague.ca/) for our theme song “North America”!