Canada wasn’t an accident. Canada was the outcome of grit, resilience, & vision.
Canada's origin story matters now more than ever. This isn't just about the past. This is about everything we are... and everything we're becoming.

Part immersive history, part poetic meditation on Canada and becoming, Episode 3.2 explores how the boy became the man, and how the man would someday offer a radically different vision for what a “New World” could be.

🎧 For you:
What did the world you were born into teach you — and what have you chosen to carry forward anyway?

Episode 3.2 starts with an exciting return to 16th-century France where we continue to trace the formation of modern Canada. We start in fortified Atlantic port of Brouage, France, churning with war, ambition, and the scent of cannon smoke. Here, in a village gripped by the Wars of Religion and shaped by the crashing tides of empire, a young Champlain grew up watching his world burn... and quietly dreaming of another way... a way out.

This episode pulls back the veil on the early life of a boy who would one day change the course of world history by settling in North America-- setting the scene for how Canada got here. It took unbelievable grit. Determination. Commitment.

Raised in the chaos of civil war, surrounded by butchers, fromagiers, and soldiers marching to opposing gods, Champlain was forged in a crucible of violence and uncertainty... a certain cauldron of change.

But rather than becoming hardened, he grew curious. Observant. Strategic.

And, ultimately, hopeful.

🔍 Keywords:
Canadian History, Learning, Engaging, Music, Purpose, Life, War, Remembrance, Narrative, Storytelling, France, Turtle Island, Colonialism, Continuity, Change, Popular History, Identity, Exploration, Canadian Grit, Resilience, Champion Mindset, Adam Shoalts, Hybrid Reality Theory (Jackson, 2025)

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— Jamie

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Your good pal,

-Jamie

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