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. Macdonald's younger brother was murdered in a freak gin incident? Or that Sandford Fleming was going to call standard time "cosmic t ...
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This is the Little Blue Suitcase podcast, hosted by Jason McDowall. This podcast recounts the true love story between Bill and Doreen Lewis, told in their own words through the dramatization of their 100s of love letters from the Second World War. Join us on this journey of resilience, courage, and, most importantly, love. To learn more, visit littlebluesuitcase.ca Bill voiced by Connor Sampson Doreen voiced by Grace McNutt
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Somebody Must Say These Things is an 8-part series that fully investigates Violence Against Women in Nova Scotia. By speaking with survivors and the women who make it their mission to end the issue for good, this podcast casts a stark, unapologetic light on our society’s continued insufficient acknowledgement of Violence Against Women. We follow the stories of survivors and examine the critical, unappreciated role of transition houses. We also speak with the boots-on-the-ground workers who f ...
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To wrap up this season, we reflect on post-2020 mass shooting challenges linked to gender-based violence. Despite a recommended $25.6 million funding increase, transition houses still struggle with inadequate funding, affecting staff retention and service quality. While grassroots efforts provide some support, as well as some funding from the gover…
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In this episode of Somebody Must Say These Things, we explore the importance of building a future free of violence against women, focusing on proactive measures to educate and empower our children, the next generation. Expert guests like Rhonda Fraser, Safety Outcome Advisor at the Nova Scotia Highest Risk Domestic Violence Table, Professor Suzie D…
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We are often inundated with the lists of uses for technology in society. From how it can make our lives easier, to more comfortable, and even luxurious. In the same vein, technology can create community around the personal hardships that women endure as gender-based violence survivors. The opposite should also be considered. This episode explores h…
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In this week's episode, we hear the story of Mary, a survivor of intimate partner violence, who courageously shares her journey of escaping abuse and navigating the justice system. Like many gender-based violence survivors, in rural areas of Nova Scotia, trapped in isolation, Mary's quest for safety led her to confront the grim reality of a system …
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There is a critical intersection of healthcare and intimate partner violence, and in this episode we explore the challenges faced by victims seeking care. Through firsthand accounts and expert insights, we take a look at the gaps in healthcare training, and resources for addressing gender-based violence, emphasizing the need for better education an…
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Host, and Director of the Chrysalis Transition House Association, Ginger MacPhee is back in this episode; delving into the complex issue of safety, as it relates to the stark realities of gender-based violence survivors. We hear from survivors and experts who provide insight into the various forms of abuse, and the lasting impact it has on mental a…
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This episode's focus is on the housing crisis, specifically its impact on survivors of intimate partner violence. The housing crisis in Nova Scotia was particularly exacerbated by COVID-19, especially in rural areas where the challenges of finding affordable housing are even more dire due to the lack of public tent communities, and the prevalence o…
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In this episode, we look into these changes and the increasing demand for support services during post-pandemic economic hardship. "The Silent Depression" is a term used to describe the observed increase of people seeking help for basic needs like food and shelter post COVID-19. The effects of this depression has exasperated the existing shortage o…
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Miss our most recent episode? Busy schedule keeping you from listening to your favourite podcast? We got you! Enjoy this snippet from "The Republic of Manitobah (LIVE)". You can find the full episode and the rest of our content on your favourite podcast platform or on our website.Por Minute Women
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The Minute Women examine the life of Thomas Spence and his failed Republic of Manitobah. Recorded live at HopYard on Gottingen in Halifax, NS. Minute Women PodcastPor Minute Women
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Miss our most recent episode? Busy schedule keeping you from listening to your favourite podcast? We got you! Enjoy this snippet from "Charles Ora Card and the Canadian Mormons". Staying on topic has never been a Minute Women strong suit. Case and point, here is a tangent about the Titanic! You can find the full episode and the rest of our content …
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Charles Ora Card and the Canadian Mormons
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In 1886, Charles Ora Card was the first man to bring the Church of Latter Day Saints to Canada. Grace and Linnea dive into his life and settlement of Cardston, Alberta. minutewomenpodcast.caPor Minute Women
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Miss our most recent episode? Busy schedule keeping you from listening to your favourite podcast? We got you! Enjoy this snippet from "Isaac Brock (Part 2)". There is only one thing Isaac Brock loved more than serving in the British army and that was playing tricks on people. Especially Americans. You can find the full episode and the rest of our c…
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Minute Women are back to conclude the story of Canadian war hero Isaac Brock! Look big everyone because we are covering the War of 1812, the Battle of Queenston Heights, and the most important character of all - Brock's horse Alfred. https://www.minutewomenpodcast.ca/Por Minute Women
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Miss our most recent episode? Busy schedule keeping you from listening to your favourite podcast? We got you! Enjoy this snippet from "Isaac Brock (Part 1)". As child, Isaac Brock was known for his prowess in a boxing ring. You can find the full episode and the rest of our content on your favourite podcast platform or on our website: https://www.mi…
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While the Queenston Heights Heritage Minute does an amazing job covering the contribution made by John Norton and the Grand River warriors, Grace and Linnea want to cover another facet - the life and death of Isaac Brock. General at the Battle of Queenston Heights, Brock famously met his end on that fateful day in 1812. But what else is there to kn…
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Miss our most recent episode? Busy schedule keeping you from listening to your favourite podcast? We got you! Enjoy this snippet from "Tweed, Ontario (HYGAM 20)." 30 years ago, rumour spread that Elvis Presley was not dead. Rather, he was hiding out in the little town of Tweed, Ontario. The town ran with it and now hosts the annual Tweed Elvis Fest…
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The King lives!! Tweed is a municipality located in central-eastern Ontario, Canada, in Hastings County. As Grace and Linnea learn, this small town is home to the smallest jailhouse in Canada and the annual Tweed Tribute to Elvis Festival. Minute Women PodcastPor Minute Women
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Miss our most recent episode? Busy schedule keeping you from listening to your favourite podcast? We got you! Enjoy this snippet from "Jacques Cartier." When Cartier arrived in North America, he and his crew immediately got to work. And by that, we mean he killed over 1000 birds and then started kidnapping people. You can find the full episode and …
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Jacques Cartier was so many things: navigator, cartographer, captain, colonizer, kidnapper, terrible prospector, and bird-slaughterer, just to name a few. This week, Linnea and Grace are discussing the infamous Cartier and his failed attempts to find China and set up a colony. Say it with us now: "Ca-Na-Da." Jacques Cartier Heritage Minute Minute W…
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Miss our most recent episode? Busy schedule keeping you from listening to your favourite podcast? We got you! Enjoy this snippet from "Mi-Carême." You can find the full episode and the rest of our content on your favourite podcast platform or on our website!Por Minute Women
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The Minute Women love nothing more than weird holidays and Mi-Carême is exactly that. Listen to learn how some French-Canadians celebrate the mid point of Lent in a strange combination of Mardi Gras, Halloween, and Spring Break. Minute Women PodcastPor Minute Women
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Miss our most recent episode? Busy schedule keeping you from listening to your favourite podcast? We got you! Enjoy this snippet from "Avro Arrow." The Avro Arrow was designed and tested before the advent of computer test simulating. So, instead, the Arrow team at A. V. Roe made a bunch of scale models, attached them to rockets, and launched them (…
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The Avro Canada CF-105 Arrow was a delta-winged interceptor aircraft designed and built by Avro Canada. The CF-105 held the promise of Mach 2 speeds at altitudes exceeding 50,000 feet and was intended to serve as the Royal Canadian Air Force's primary interceptor into the 1960s and beyond. But a host of political and financial issues grounded this …
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Miss our most recent episode? Busy schedule keeping you from listening to your favourite podcast? We got you! Enjoy this snippet from "2nd Anniversary (HYGAM 18)." Grace and Linnea never got to formally interview each other for the position of co-host. On Minute Women's 2nd Anniversary, they finally rectify that! First question: if you're lost in t…
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On February 26, Minute Women turned 2 years old! Grace and Linnea decide to celebrate the occasion with a listener Q&A as well as some long over due interview questions for one another. Congratulations to Karlee who won the Minute Women Anniversary Giveaway! Minute Women PodcastPor Minute Women
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"I hate to do it but... you're free" (Quick Bits)
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Miss our most recent episode? Busy schedule keeping you from listening to your favourite podcast? We got you! Enjoy this snippet from "Chloe Cooley." Ending slavery in Canada was a slow legal process, with incremental abolition victories over the course of many decades. Grace and Linnea discuss some of those victories here. You can find the full ep…
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The Minute Women are always excited to see a new Heritage Minute! Especially one that addresses Canada's rich BIPOC history. Grace and Linnea dive into the story of Chloe Cooley, slavery in Canada, and the long road to abolition and emancipation. Minute Women is 2 years old! We are so grateful for all the people have the taken time to listen and su…
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Miss our most recent episode? Busy schedule keeping you from listening to your favourite podcast? We got you! Enjoy this snippet from "PaRx and Fan Mail." We added an email form to our website and the fan mail has started rolling in... sorta. You can find the full episode and the rest of our content on your favourite podcast platform or on our webs…
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For the first HYGAM of 2022, Grace and Linnea discuss the new PaRx Pass program, which allows doctors in some provinces (currently) to prescribe passes to Canada's National Parks in hopes of getting Canadians out in nature more. We also dive into some "fan mail." If you would like to get in touch with us, with business inquiries or other stuff, you…
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Lucy Maud Montgomery is Going to Hell? (Quick Bits)
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Miss our most recent episode? Busy schedule keeping you from listening to your favourite podcast? We got you! Check out this snippet from our latest episode, Lucy Maud Montgomery Part 2. Lucy's husband has decided that the whole family is not part of the elect, and according to Calvinist theology that means the whole lot of them is damned. He doesn…
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The Minute Women are back for the epic (depressing?) conclusion of the Lucy Maud Montgomery story. For a woman who brought so much joy to the lives of so many, her own life was definitely lacking in that department. This week we cover her move to Toronto, her husband's deteriorating mental health, and a surprise Heritage Minute cross-over! Lucy Mau…
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Miss our most recent episode? Busy schedule keeping you from listening to your favourite podcast? We got you! Enjoy this snippet from our Terry Fox episode. The origin of the Marathon of Hope and Terry's running inspiration. Minute WomenPor Minute Women
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Canada has one golden rule: Don't F*** with Terry Fox During the Freedom Convoy protests that descended upon Ottawa in late January, the memorial statue of Terry Fox was defaced. And all of Canada was enraged. Why? If you don't know what made Terry Fox so special and beloved, this is the episode for you! The Minute Women are discussing the life of …
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You may just know her as the woman who wrote the beloved Anne of Green Gables novels but this week the Minute Women are pulling back the curtain on the life of PEI-native Lucy Maud Montgomery, who was so much more than a writer. The world saw a simple woman, writing for the pure joy it. But behind the scenes, Lucy battled depression, rejection, and…
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Minute Women is your weekly dose of Canadian history and corny 90s nostalgia. Best friends Grace McNutt and Linnea Swinimer are on a mission to tell the untold stories behind the iconic Canadian Heritage Minutes. Along the way, they uncover the funny, weird, and downright terrifying stories left out of Canada’s national history. minutewomenpodcast.…
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On the twelfth day of Minute Women Christmas, Linnea and Grace gave to me... an airplane full of candy! Merry Christmas! Way up north, there is a jolly man who flied through the sky dropping presents to excited children on Christmas Day. Only this year, he is taking a break. No, it's not Santa Claus: it's 76-year-old bush pilot Johnny May! Thank yo…
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On the eleventh day of Minute Women Christmas, Linnea and Grace gave to me... a Christmas parade (beep beep!) The Toronto Santa Claus Parade is the oldest Santa Claus parade in the world. It has had many iterations over the years and Grace and Linnea and breaking down the good, the bad, and ugly of it all. Make sure you rate and review the podcast …
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On the tenth day of Minute Women Christmas, Linnea and Grace gave to me... lots of drunken partying! Tibb's Eve is celebrated by Canadians across the country as an excuse to get out of the house, away from the family for a bit, and share a couple of brews with friends. But there was a time when Tibb's Eve was just a turn of phrase, referencing a ma…
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On the ninth day of Minute Women Christmas, Linnea and Grace gave to me... Canada's first Christmas Tree! Strangely enough, we know exactly when the Christmas tree was introduced to Canada and Grace and Linnea are here to tell you all about it! Don't put real candles on your Christmas trees kids. Make sure you rate and review the podcast and visit …
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On the eighth day of Minute Women Christmas, Linnea and Grace gave to me... holiday citizenry! Canada has a pretty strong case when it comes to Santa Claus's citizenship but we're not the only country with their hat in the ring. Grace and Linnea review the file to try to understand where does Santa really live and what nationality does he hold. Rem…
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On the seventh day of Minute Women Christmas, Linnea and Grace gave to me... pocket change inside pastries? Quebec is probably the Canadian capital for weird holiday traditions. The King's Cake is one of them. Eaten on January 6th, the end of the Christmas season, King's Cake is a dessert with a fun game built in. Chow down on this episode and let …
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On the sixth day of Minute Women Christmas, Linnea and Grace gave to me... a Christmas delivery! For years, Santa Claus did not have a postal code. Post workers were sad to see some many letters get sorted in with the rest of the undeliverable mail, so they started replying to letters on a volunteer basis. Listen to find out about how Canada develo…
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On the fifth day of Minute Women Christmas, Linnea and Grace gave to me... a weird and scary saintly story. On the 25th of November, Saint Catherine's Day, young Quebec women pull taffy and give the candies to their sweethearts! But what is the origin of this Christmas-kick-off tradition? Well... let's just say Saint Catherine won't put you in the …
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On the fourth day of Minute Women Christmas, Linnea and Grace gave to me... mischievous mummering! Many of us are now familiar is the Newfoundland Christmas tradition of mummering that originated in the UK and Ireland. However, you may not have known that back in the day mummering was more like the Victorian purge. Beware of mummers this holiday se…
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On the third day of Minute Women Christmas, Linnea and Grace gave to me... a talking Christmas tree! The world became exposed to the Halifax tradition of Woody the Christmas Tree, a giant robotic tree that lives in the Mic Mac Mall and talks with children every year during the holiday season. For 15 years, Woody was retired by the Mall but he came …
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On second day of Minute Women Christmas, Linnea and Grace gave to me... a holiday mystery? Since the ancient times (2004 to be exact) the internet has been recording the hallowed traditions of Sinck Tuck, the Inuit winter celebration that occurs every year during the Winter Solstice. Only, the Minute Women aren't so sure the Inuit celebrate Sinck T…
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On first day of Minute Women Christmas, Linnea and Grace gave to me... a Bostonian Christmas Tree! In this minisode, we revisit the Halifax Explosion to deep dive on the beloved Christmas tradition it spurred. Following the devastating 1917 explosion, the city of Boston sent aid workers, supplies, and funds to help Halifax get back on its feet. Som…
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To celebrate the festive season, Grace and Linnea present to you: the 12 Days of Minute Women Non-Denominational Christmas! Everyday from December 14th to December 25th, the Minute Women will be releasing a new minisode every single day. We're reviewing the old, new, and downright weird holiday traditions you can find across Canada! Is Santa Claus …
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Timbiebs Taste Test and Big Announcement (HYGAM16)
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Timbiebs: are they worth the hype? Should you rush out and spend your hard earned cash on the latest timbiebs merch? Don't waste your precious pennies Minute Women listeners because Grace and Linnea have got you covered. We reviewed all three new timbit flavours and let you know our honest, critical, timbitty opinions. Also, we have a very festive …
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