Today, I go WAY back.

Back to the summer of love.

Back to when the world was in Black and White...no, not really.

Today, I recall my first memories, and the world I came to know as Canada.

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Today's subject has been presented to you in the form of a question.

He was the host of what is still one of my favourite television shows.

And, he is, of course, Canadian.

Who is he?

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Her family became quite famous.

All due to her and her four identical sisters.

This week, I look at the passing of the last of the Dionne Quintuplets.

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Surprise!

Even I thought I was done for the season, but Caroline convinced me to test my Canadian Christmas knowledge.

This show is “live-to-tape”. I didn't make any edits, but I did add a few sound effects into the mix. Play along with us, and see how many questions you can answer correctly!

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For me, this is the Christmas season.

What is it for you? Or IS it anything for you?

This week, is a little more personal.

I'm talking about what this season is like for me.

I let the tangent machine loose, and I talk about what I do at this time of year.

I'm still looking for your stories of your home province – please send them to me (audio file or a few paragraphs that I can read) to me at the SAME address you can use, if YOU want to be a part of MY podcast. For that, please send me a recording of you saying,

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Space...The Final Frontier

and Canada's place in it

There's a lot out there...space, that is...and a lot of Canadians have been a part of it.

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And for ALL of the links about what I spoke about today, they'll be on the left side of the screen at https://whorpole.ca – just after you Buy Me A Coffee! ;-)

Today, I'm going to look at something that is SO Canadian, some would say TOO Canadian.

An orphaned girl, mistakenly sent to stay with an older couple in the fledgling province of Prince Edward Island, at the end of the Victorian Era.

Anne of Green Gables.

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Links to some ot the things I have mentioned today, can be found at my website:

Today, I'm going to accentuate the Canadian Accent.

It's a thing – subtle, but it's there.

I give you an idea of what it is. There's a bit of joking, and a bit of seriousness – but hopefully after listening today, you'll get an idea of ANOTHER thing that makes a Canadian, a Canadian.

I'm still looking for your stories of your home province – please send them to me (audio file or a few paragraphs that I can read) to me at the SAME address you can use, if YOU want to be a part of MY podcast. For that, please send me a recording of you saying,

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This week, we're back to my look at Canada's provinces.

Just to give you a heads-up – New Brunswick is next on the list, so if you have any stories about YOUR province, please email them to me, as an audio file or a few paragraphs that I can read. That actually goes for any one of the other ones that I have or have not spoken about. I'd like to hear YOUR stores about your homes. Email them to me at [email protected]

As always, here are some links to things I have spoken about during the show:

There are a lot of them this week. You can find them at my homepage – https://whorpole.ca

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Here we are – the 2nd Annual Live Broadcast.

I should have known that something would happen. The show actually went off pretty well. I discovered after the show that the audio from my microphone wasn't really coming through well on the broadcast. What actually happens is that when the show is over, I have the option to download it, and post it like a regular episode – and THAT is when I heard the audio anomaly. Fortunately, I made a local recording WHILE I was broadcasting live (that's something I learned to do from my years in radio...long ago). I have taken the GOOD audio, and have married it with the rest of the file that I downloaded of the live broadcast.

Please enjoy the show!

I'd like to know how you're listening to me. Are you using Podbean's app? Do you listen from my site (whorpole.ca)? Or do you use one of the many podcast platforms that you can listen to this podcast on. I encourage you to contact me at [email protected] – and let me know - I'll mention you on the show (unless you don't want me to) – and you'll forever be able to say, “I got James to say my name, way back before he was a super celebrity!”

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