I know it's been cold but it's going to get colder as Crazy James and Pierre get cold and talk about working up in the North, hypothermia, freezing things, snowshoeing, freezing more things, and the weather in general in this short, cold episode.

Crazy James and Pierre get political and solve all the problems in both the US and Canada, state and provincial, and local! How did St. John's impact politics? Pierre's in California and gets to vote federal in Montreal-Est. James is in High Prairie, Alberta. Both got out of St. John's and the parliamentary system. We might touch on a woman's right to choose and recent legal events in Alberta. A long one - listen in the car.

Today, Crazy James and Pierre try to stay on point with some Alberta topics. We talk about the Green Lit Book, the Christmas Choirs, Boxing Day (of course), the Robertson Trading Company in Lac La Ronge, Saskatchewan closing this month, the convicted child molester Sheppard, and the Fires up in High Prairie. Then it goes South. And then North again.

This is a special Remembrance Day episode. Last week, I researched my Grandfather's WWI record at this link in the Canadian National Archives. It's an amazing link. You can read about Antonio Roy and see his service record Remember Antonio Roy. Enjoy!

Richard and Pierre talk about what they did on their September vacations. One of the more boring podcasts. Pierre went to Alberta; and Richard to the UK and Ireland. Everyone in search of something.

Join Richard and Pierre for the last leg of the Grand Portage - from the start of the Winnipeg River at Rat Portage to Selkirk (though they made Richard paddle to Winnipeg the next day). This is a good podcast to listen to after watching The New Boy. I could feel the speed of the English River shooting a rapid and the sheer terror that is Traverse Bay on Lake Winnipeg. Google maps or Google world highly recommended to follow along.

Pierre and Richard continue the Grand Portage. Today, we paddle the Rainy River, probably the most disgusting river I've ever paddled, and talk about a little-known occurrence back in 1962, on the school's first Grand Portage - the story of David Thompson, who suffered an unfortunate incident just East of Fort Frances.

Emma Croft and Matt Biggs (#109) join Pierre and Richard in our first foray into the world and history of Saint John's of Ontario. I learned things today I never knew about the origins of the Ontario school - its founding, its location, its burning down. A fascinating conversation and history. It's a long one, but a good one.

Crazy James Waikle joins Pierre. Tonight we shill Doug’s Chestnuts, talk about the sins of Paul Sheppard, the Alberta fires, writers who came out of St. John's (like Richard, Michael Rowe, and Robert Young Pelton), and the school's absurdly low graduation rate. Finally, Pierre starts ranting before we run out of tape. Sort of embarrassing. Probably our most profane podcast to date. How would a certain University of Toronto prof react to Banting who created insulin? Better living through reason and common sense.

In Episode #12, we put the paddles down and talk about some very current events - the Alberta Fires, the High Prairie Red Wings, Bruce Benson's project, Gordon Lightfoot, holiday meal disasters, and everyone's #1 pick, Connor Bedard. Don't forget to pick up a copy of Richard's book  Toughest School in North America,