From Far and Wide with Tod Maffin

By Tod Maffin

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Category: History

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Episodes: 67

Description

Canada’s history is weirder, wilder, and more surprising than you think. Each episode dives into a true story you’ve probably never heard — the forgotten, the buried, and the unbelievable. No myths. Just Canada, unfiltered.


Episode Date
Canada's Iceberg Aircraft Carrier
Aug 15, 2025
Roll Up the Regrets
Aug 15, 2025
Holding Pattern
Aug 13, 2025
Courage Beyond Compassion
Aug 13, 2025
Anne of Green Gaslighting
Aug 11, 2025
Deepfake Danger
Aug 11, 2025
Six Words to Save a Nation
Jul 25, 2025
Certified Maplewashed
Jul 24, 2025
Trump, Trade, and the Fairy Dance
Jun 28, 2025
A Flag You Reckon With
Jun 22, 2025
Inside Canada's Secret Maple Syrup Reserve
Jun 17, 2025
Totally Real U.S. Travel Advisories
Jun 13, 2025
Secret Canadians: The Hero on Set
Jun 12, 2025
We Noticed.
Jun 08, 2025
My Money Don't Jiggle South
Jun 07, 2025
My Heart Will Pork On
Jun 07, 2025
Marc Garneau: Curiosity Over Courage
Jun 05, 2025
Moving to Canada as a Doctor (or Other Healthcare Worker)
Jun 04, 2025
Puck Around and Find Out
Jun 03, 2025
The Exit Plan
Jun 01, 2025
The Coupons Won't Work
May 30, 2025
As Canadian As ______
May 23, 2025
How to Speak Canadian (Slang Edition)
May 08, 2025
Littlest Hobo: When Doing Good Is Enough
May 07, 2025
When Compassion Libertates
May 05, 2025
Clause for Concern
Apr 20, 2025
The Left Keeps Losing. And I Know Why.
Apr 18, 2025
News is Not Neutral. And That's Okay.
Apr 16, 2025
When Democracy Drowns in Decibels
Apr 15, 2025
Vimy Ridge: Where a Nation Was Revealed
Apr 09, 2025
Rock Paper Whiskey
Apr 06, 2025
Courage: It Didn't Come, It Doesn't Matter
Apr 03, 2025
The Friendly Giant Election
Apr 01, 2025
Hope (and Sanity) in the Age of Collapse
Apr 01, 2025
Canada Was Here: A Brief History of the Next 200 Years
Mar 31, 2025
Six Things You DIDN'T Know Canada Invented
Mar 29, 2025
Lost Harmony: What Happens When Canada Silences the NDP
Mar 27, 2025
Bullets, Blankets, and Bankruptcy: How Greed Dismantled Hudson’s Bay
Mar 25, 2025
Is your favourite beer actually Canadian?
Mar 25, 2025
How will history write this trade war chapter?
Mar 25, 2025
Canada cuts off American energy
Mar 25, 2025
Here’s why Mark Carney is not Prime Minister yet
Mar 25, 2025
Sovereignty and Sobriety: Finding Hope in Doom
Mar 25, 2025
Guns and Grief: The Measure of a Nation
Mar 25, 2025
Second Chances: Compassion Pays Off for Canada
Mar 25, 2025
Moving to Canada: A Guide for Americans
Mar 25, 2025
Pork, Peas, and Payback
Mar 25, 2025
Did Poilievre Really Never Have A Job?
Mar 25, 2025
America doesn’t understand basic consumer psychology
Mar 25, 2025
Lessons from Star Wars: Why America’s Food Supply Hinges on Canadian Salt
Mar 25, 2025
American visitors: What happens if you get sick or hurt in Canada?
Mar 25, 2025
Beavers Are Petty Little Shits (A Short Lesson in Small-Minded Nationalism)
Mar 25, 2025
David, Goliath, and Trade Wars
Mar 25, 2025
Sometimes, lies do the job
Mar 25, 2025
Is It Canadian - Wife Edition!
Mar 25, 2025
Are A&W Restaurants in Canada Actually Canadian?
Mar 25, 2025
Why B.C. Won't Pull the Plug
Mar 25, 2025
Border Line Insanity: Security Theatre at 10,000 Feet
Mar 25, 2025
Canadian Food Labelling
Mar 25, 2025
Canada’s Unwitting Bit Part in a Global Power Play
Mar 25, 2025
Is It Canadian - Beer Edition!
Mar 25, 2025
Fact Checking the Leaders: Poilievre on Immigration
Mar 25, 2025
Carney's GST Promise: Real Policy or Recycled Hype?
Mar 25, 2025
The Secret Code for Buying Canadian
Mar 25, 2025
One Brief Shining Moment
Mar 25, 2025
How the Federal Election System Works Here (Allegedly.)
Mar 25, 2025
Writ Happens
Mar 25, 2025