Minute Women

Minute Women

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Minute Women episodes

  • Minute Women LIVE - Niagara Falls Shenanigans & Earl Bailly

    The Minute Women are back at Pickford & Black for the second installment of Shoulda Been A Minute! Grace gets into the wild things that went on at Niagara Falls before human beings realized they needed to regulate safety and Linnea deep dives into the life and times of Earl Bailly, an artist from her hometown of Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. Enjoy!

    1 hr 35 min
  • Tommy Prince with North of Normal

    In commemoration of Remembrance Day, the Minute Women are dedicating the month of November to discussing Canadian War topics. This week, with our friends from North of Normal podcast, we dive into the truly heroic life of Sgt. Tommy Prince.

     https://www.historicacanada.ca/content/heritage-minutes/tommy-prince

    1 hr 2 min
  • Minute Women Update

    Given the week off between season 2 and 3, Grace and Linnea wanted to take the opportunity to reintroduce themselves and welcome the new listeners they've gained in the last little while. We hope you stay and join us for season 3!

    2 min
  • Grey Owl with Canadian Politics Is Boring

    "For the season 2 finale, the Minute Women welcomed the guys from Canadian Politics is Boring to talk about the controversial conservationist Archie Belaney aka "Grey Owl." Throwing knives, expert piano playing, and excessive drinking are always a good combination.

     https://www.historicacanada.ca/content/heritage-minutes/grey-owl

    1 hr 20 min
  • Sir Sandford Fleming

    This week the Minute Women dive into the life of Sir Sandford Fleming, a man interested in two things: iron bridges and cosmic time. The Minute Women would also like to apologize for being in a rush this week to get to curling. But, hey, we won our game!

    https://www.historicacanada.ca/content/heritage-minutes/sir-sandford-fleming

    58 min
  • Elsie MacGill

    This week, the Minute Women dive into the newest addition to the Heritage Minute catalogue! Elsie MacGill was the Queen of the Hurricanes and now is the queen of our hearts.

    https://www.historicacanada.ca/content/heritage-minutes/elsie-macgill

    57 min
  • Nat Taylor with Jon Mann

    This week the Minute Women welcomed Jon Mann of Popular Demand Pictures (@populardemandpictures) to discuss Canadian cinema legend Nat Taylor! We hope you're smoking stogies in your art deco office Nat, wherever you are!

     https://www.historicacanada.ca/content/heritage-minutes/nat-taylor

    1 hr 4 min
  • Louis Riel (Part Two)

    The Minute Women are back for Louis Riel Part 2! We learn lots of things this week. Some of them are true, like how Louis Riel looks like Edgar Allan Poe. Some of them are not true, like how Wendy's is not (repeat, NOT) closing.

    Louis Riel Heritage Minute: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=it60EI70RWc

    1 hr 4 min
  • Louis Riel (Part One)

    The Minute Women are celebrating thirty episodes with Heritage-Minute-classic and hero of the Métis: Louis Riel. Sorry if this episodes leaves you hanging... No pun intended.

    Louis Riel Heritage Minute: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=it60EI70RWc

    53 min
  • Soddie

    This week's episode is a love letter to the Prairies! The Minute Women discuss the super melodramatic Soddie heritage minute. A well insulated home - well, until a cow falls through the roof.

    https://www.historicacanada.ca/content/heritage-minutes/soddie

    1 hr 5 min

About Minute Women

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Minute Women is your weekly dose of Canadian history and corny 90s nostalgia. We are best friends Grace McNutt and Linnea Swinimer and we are on a mission to tell the untold stories behind the iconic Canadian Heritage Minutes. Along the way, we uncover the funny, weird, and downright terrifying stories left out of Canada’s national history.