Episodes

  • Episode 246: The Militia Myth

    Episode 246: The Militia Myth
    May 14 2025
    With the British Empire increasingly anxious about its global strategic position, Canada faces pressure to take on a greater share of imperial defence.

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    35 mins
  • Episode 244: Reforming the Empire

    Episode 244: Reforming the Empire
    Apr 30 2025
    Chinese-Canadians join an effort to modernize the Chinese state, in hopes that a strong Beijing can better advocate for their civil and political rights in British Columbia.

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    38 mins
  • Episode 243: After the Rush

    Episode 243: After the Rush
    Apr 23 2025
    The Yukon gold rush creates a new urban centre in the far north, and forces the Canadian government to revisit its treaty-making efforts, after a twenty year hiatus.

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    41 mins
  • Episode 242: Bonanza

    Episode 242: Bonanza
    Apr 16 2025
    A gold find, this time in the sub-arctic Yukon, once again transforms Canada's Pacific region. But if the rush promises prosperity, it also brings political, diplomatic, and humanitarian challenges.

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    43 mins
  • Episode 241: The Last Best West

    Episode 241: The Last Best West
    Apr 9 2025
    After decades of constitutional reform and millions spent on railway construction, the Canadian confederation finally fulfills its economic potential thanks to technological developments in the flour and paint-making industries.

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    36 mins
  • Episode 240: Sunny Ways

    Episode 240: Sunny Ways
    Apr 2 2025
    Liberal leader Wilfrid Laurier ends a generation of Conservative rule through a canny combination of optimism and opportunism.

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    40 mins
  • Episode 239: A Nest of Traitors

    Episode 239: A Nest of Traitors
    Mar 26 2025
    A series of Conservative Prime Ministers struggle to hold together the party that the late John A. Macdonald spent his career building.

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    39 mins