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A podcast about the people, movements and events that made the Spanish Civil War a part of Canada's cultural and political history.... more
FAQs about Listen In:How many episodes does Listen In have?The podcast currently has 52 episodes available.
July 25, 20241.3 Norman BethuneKevin Levangie joins host Kaarina Mikalson to talk about Doctor Norman Bethune, a Canadian doctor who ran a blood transfusion service in Spain. Kevin tells us about Bethune's background, his radical politics, his art, and his work in Spain and China....more58minPlay
July 25, 20241.5 UpdateJust a quick announcement that Listen In is taking a break. We will be back in June with more episodes. ...more0minPlay
July 25, 20241.1 IntroductionIn this episode, Kaarina Mikalson introduces the podcast, the project behind it, and provides a brief historical overview of the Spanish Civil War. Stay tuned for the next episode, about the International Brigades and the Mackenzie-Papineau Battalion.Subscribe in iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/listen-in/id1354987724?mt=2...more11minPlay
July 25, 20241.4 Protest and PrintAndrea Hasenbank joins us to talk about pamphlet culture radical movements throughout the 1930s, and traces a pretty compelling trajectory from Canadian leftist parties and organizations, through the Second World War and the building of the social welfare state and into our present (more dire) times. She reminds us how hard we have to fight for an equitable and democratic society, and how capitalism and austerity operate to undo and erase that work....more1h 6minPlay
July 25, 20241.2 The Mac PapsKevin Levangie joins Kaarina Mikalson to discuss the Canadians who fought in the Spanish Civil War and the organizations they fought with: the International Brigades and the Mackenzie Papineau Battalion.Subscribe in iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/listen-in/id1354987724?mt=2...more59minPlay
July 25, 20242.2 The Technology of CampsKaarina and Kevin talk about the kinds of camps that Canadian Spanish Civil War volunteers might have moved through: Canada's relief camps, International Brigades' disciplinary camps, Fascist Prisoner of War camps, and French refugee camps, and German concentration camps....more1h 1minPlay
July 25, 20242.3 Ed Cecil-SmithPart 1 of our interview with Tyler Wentzell, military historian and legal scholar. Wentzell talks about Ed Cecil-Smith, a Canadian volunteer, commanding officer in the International Brigades, and significant member of the Communist Party in Canada. He is also the subject of Wentzell's forthcoming book. Photo from the Tamiment Library....more54minPlay
July 25, 20241.8 Tiny Anderson: "The Police Is Terribly Brutal"Kaarina Mikalson talks with Kevin Levangie about the life of Ivor "Tiny" Anderson, a Danish-Canadian volunteer who wrote fascinating letters home to his family and lived a short but eventful life. ...more28minPlay
July 25, 20242.5 This Time a Better PodcastKevin and Kaarina (re)record their conversation about This Time a Better Earth, Ted Allan's 1939 Spanish Civil War novel. ...more38minPlay
July 25, 20241.6 Anarchism in/and the Spanish Civil WarKaarina chats with Hugh Goldring of Ad Astra Comix about Anarchism leading up to the Spanish Civil War, during the war, and in Canada and North America today. Hugh also shares his thoughts on anti-fascism today....more43minPlay
FAQs about Listen In:How many episodes does Listen In have?The podcast currently has 52 episodes available.