Minute Women

Minute Women

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Minute Women episodes

  • Departures (TV Show) and Ellie Black (HYGAM 6)

    Have you got a minute to discuss Grace's favourite Canadian TV show "Departures?" How about Linnea's favourite Canadian gymnast Ellie Black? Well you definitely have a minute to talk about when Grace would name colours after herself as a child! Tune in to hear it all!

    Thanks to Amanda Pereira from the Liquid Courage Podcast for trailer swapping with us! She is completely our Women Crush Wednesday. Check out her hilarious show at liquidcouragepodcast.com

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    45 min
  • Superman

    Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's Grace and Linnea talking about Superman! And the Toronto-born artist who became a legend among comic book fans for designing the world's first superhero: Joe Shuster. From bald homeless man to dashing man in tights, Superman's origin story has some surprises!

    Superman Heritage Minute

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    45 min
  • Not Celebrating Canada Day (HYGAM 5)

    The Minute Women discuss all kinds of celebrations this week. Linnea celebrates her 27th birthday. Grace celebrates going to a dentist with a massage chair. And together they rant about why they will not be celebrating Canada Day in light of the mass grave discoveries at Canadian residential schools. Instead, the Minute Women offer up an alternative celebration for July 1st... Bobby Bonilla Day

    The Minute Women

    28 min
  • Bluenose

    Some boats are a dime a dozen, but not the Bluenose. Grace and Linnea give you their ten cents on Nova Scotian racing legend Angus Walters and his pride and joy, the Bluenose schooner. From her racing days to her watery grave, this episode covers it all!

    Bluenose Heritage Minute

    Minute Women

    1 hr 4 min
  • What’s MESSED UP about the Insulin Heritage Minute? (HYGAM 4)

    Grace and Linnea loved the new Heritage Minute featuring the discovery of insulin the first time they watched it. However, after hearing from a friend, they noticed something they didn't originally see. Join the Minute Women as they unpack the latest Minute, discuss the world of big pharmaceutical companies, and how research is impacted by sponsorship.

    New Heritage Minute

    Julia Belluz Article
    Minute Women

    41 min
  • Emily Murphy with Just Watch Me Podcast

    This week, the Minute Women are joined by the amazing duo of Liv and Kate from the Just Watch Me podcast to discuss person, Emily Murphy. Reading poetry to Sir John A Macdonald, the war on drugs, predicting your own death. This episode has it all!

    Emily Murphy Heritage Minute

    Just Watch Me
    Minute Women

    1 hr 18 min
  • Red Brick Row and the Living Tree Doctrine (HYGAM 3)

    Grace and Linnea are back for another episode of Have You Got A Minute? This week they follow up with listener responses about musical Heritage Minutes, the conservation project Red Brick Row, and Canada's constitutional Living Tree doctrine!

    Visit http://www.preservesydney.com/ to help the Sydney Architectural Conservation Society

    Minute Women

    43 min
  • Stratford

    To listen to Minute Women or not to listen to Minute Women, that is the dumbest question we have ever heard! This week the gals put on their thespian hats and dive into the history of the Stratford Shakespearean Festival and its creator Tom Patterson. From stolen chickens to Alec Guinness, this one is a true epic.

    Stratford Heritage Minute

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    57 min
  • Caesar Cocktails and Ranking Heritage Minutes (HYGAM 2)

    Grace and Linnea are back for another episode of Have You Got A Minute? This week, Linnea discusses the king of cocktails: the Caesar. Grace vents about a particular ranking of the Heritage Minutes that she finds unacceptable.

    Caesar Cocktails

    Ranking the Heritage Minutes

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    28 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.