How are places named and who gets to name them? When place names are offensive, how can they be renamed? Who and what is represented or excluded in Canada’s differing naming traditions?

Lauren Beck, author of Canada's Place Names and How to Change Them, joins editor Ryan Van Huijstee in a conversation about various kinds of names, the history of naming places, recent and past efforts to rename places, and the naming and renaming practices that are critically examined in her book.