The Backroads Bill Podcast

The Backroads Bill Podcast

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The Backroads Bill Podcast episodes

  • Sometimes We Need to Look at the Past
    Bill and Ben are joined by longtime North Bay resident and pillar of the community Peter Handley. They take a look at a couple of books he will be releasing in the next year to commemorate the 100th anniversary of North Bay. 
    Peter shares what North Bay meant for him and the differences in the history of a city like North Bay vs his hometown of Kingston.

     
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    Production Credits:

    Host: Backroads Bill Steer
    Producer: Ben Sargent
    Produced by Clark Communications
    45 min
  • Your Next “Grande” Adventure
    Bill and Ben are joined by Bernie Moseley-Williams to talk about a recent trip Bernie and Bill went on to the Grande Chute.

    They discuss the perfect time to go waterfall watching and how they ended up getting stuck and had to get creative to get free.

     
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    and on Twitter: @steertonorthONT

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    Production Credits:

    Host: Backroads Bill Steer
    Producer: Ben Sargent
    Produced by Clark Communications
    36 min
  • The 20,000km Canoe Trip to the Amazon
    Dana Starkell and Chris Forde join the show to talk about Dana and his father Don’s 2 year long trip via canoe from Winnipeg all the way to the Amazon River in Brazil.
    Chris created a documentary to give a different perspective on the events that Don wrote about and Dana revisits the crazy journey they went on dealing with both treacherous waters and trecherous land.
    Visit their website to learn more: https://www.paddletotheamazon.com 

    You can also check out Chris’ documentary for free here: https://tubitv.com/movies/100012025/paddle-to-the-amazon
     
     
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    Production Credits:

    Host: Backroads Bill Steer
    Producer: Ben Sargent
    Produced by Clark Communications
    1 hr 11 min
  • Becoming One of Canada’s Greatest Living Explorers
    Adam Shoalts joins the podcast to talk about his novel “Alone Against the North” and his journey that has culminated in him being one of the greatest explorers of Canada.

    Adam is a 4 time best selling author and has led many expeditions including for the Royal Canadian Geological Society.


    Find out more about Adam here: https://adamshoalts.com/  
     
    Follow Bill on Facebook & Instagram: @backroads_billand on Twitter: @steertonorthONT

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    Production Credits:

    Host: Backroads Bill Steer
    Producer: Ben Sargent
    Produced by Clark Communications
    49 min
  • The “Spirit” of Devil’s Rock
    This week Bill and Ben explore one of the best vistas in our province that is just in our backyard the Devil’s Rock.

    Bill tells the history of how it got it’s name and the Indigenous history behind it. He also talks about the inspiration it had on the author of The Hardy Boys.
     

    Follow Bill on Facebook & Instagram: @backroads_bill
    and on Twitter: @steertonorthONT

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    Production Credits:

    Host: Backroads Bill Steer
    Producer: Ben Sargent
    Produced by Clark Communications
    23 min
  • The Tunnels That Connect Our Country
    This week Bill and Ben explore some of the most famous tunnels that were built in the late 1800s for our railway system in Canada.

    Bill gives his 3 favourite tunnels that you can visit and gives some context and history of the importance of these tunnels and how they were created.




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    Production Credits:

    Host: Backroads Bill Steer
    Producer: Ben Sargent
    Produced by Clark Communications
    21 min
  • The Ties Between Spirituality and the Land
    Dr Jonathan Pitt, a professor at Nipissing University teaching Indigenous studies, joins Bill on location from the Home and Garden Expo that took place this past weekend.

    They talk about pictographs, spirituality and the tricksters/little people. Dr. Pitt shares the stories that are passed down from family to family and shares an important message of the history that shaped this land long ago.

    Follow Bill on Facebook & Instagram: @backroads_bill
    and on Twitter: @steertonorthONT

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    Production Credits:

    Host: Backroads Bill Steer
    Producer: Ben Sargent
    Produced by Clark Communications
    41 min
  • The Impact Outdoor Activities Have on Education
    Famed author Dr James Raffan joins the podcast this week to talk to Bill and Ben about outdoor education.

    They focus mostly on James’ novel “Deep Waters” which tells the story of the Timiskaming canoe tragedy. 12 students and 1 young adult leader lost their lives on a school trip in 1978. James also discusses his latest trip around the northern pole of the world that inspired his novel “Ice Walker”.



    Follow Bill on Facebook & Instagram: @backroads_billand on Twitter: @steertonorthONT

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    Production Credits:

    Host: Backroads Bill Steer

    Producer: Ben Sargent

    Produced by Clark Communications
    50 min
  • The Man who Inspired Bill to be Backroads Bill
    Best selling Canadian author Ron Brown joins the show who is the man that inspired Bill to become the man he is today.

    Bill and Ben chat with Ron about his time discovering and writing about ghost towns of Ontario and how Bill and Ron had a very similar path academically.



    Follow Bill on Facebook & Instagram: @backroads_billand on Twitter: @steertonorthONT

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    Production Credits:

    Host: Backroads Bill Steer
    Producer: Ben Sargent
    Produced by Clark Communications
    34 min
  • Potholes are Evidence of the Ice Age?
    This week, Bill and Ben are joined by Jeff Scott, Nipissing University Professor, and Larry Dyke, Professor Emeritus from Queen’s University and longtime member of the Geological Survey of Canada.

    The group talks about giant holes that appear in nature coined “potholes”. Larry explains how these are formed and that their existence is a good indicator of how the land has changed over time. Bill talks about his adventures to different potholes throughout Ontario with Jeff.



    Follow Bill on Facebook & Instagram: @backroads_billand on Twitter: @steertonorthONT

    To explore more North Bay podcasts and to stay updated on local events and news go to NorthBayEcho.ca.

    For exclusive North Bay updates and insights, subscribe to our newsletter Echo Essentials.

    Stay connected with Echo on social media: @NorthBayEcho

    Production Credits:

    Host: Backroads Bill Steer

    Producer: Ben Sargent

    Produced by Clark Communications
    39 min

About The Backroads Bill Podcast

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It’s time to hit the backroads of Northern Ontario and beyond with Backroads Bill!

Tune in every Wednesday to explore the history and beauty of Northern Ontario. Alongside host and producer…