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"Klondike" Joe Boyle has already lead an interesting life, but with the outbreak of World War 2 he goes from interesting yet quirky figure to someone who really altered history in some fascinating ways. Romance, action, intrigue... his story is truly one for the ages!

Sources:

Leonard W Taylor, The Sourdough and the Queen: The Many Lives of Klondike Joe Boyle, Methuen, 1983.

Michael Gates, From the Klondike to Berlin: The Yukon in World War 1, Harbour Publishing, 2017. 

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Joseph "Klondike" Boyle had a very interesting and storied life--from being one of the few to strike it rich in the Klondike, to trekking a crew of hockey players across the country to play for the Stanley Cup. Today, we explore the early chapters of this man's life, BEFORE he went across the Atlantic to become a surprisingly successful spy.

Source for this episode: 

 Leonard W. Taylor The Sourdough and the Queen: The Many Lives of Klondike Joe Boyle

In the mid seventies a UFO flap dazzled and excited the people of Carman, Manitoba. Join Junior and Dirty Clyde as the explore the mystery of this weird bouncing ball of red light!

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/ufo-sightings-in-manitoba-date-back-to-1792-1.3154855

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=paUf9ZX-Tpw

The Tragically Hip reluctantly carried the title of Canada's band, and changed the face of Canadian music. But how? And why is this significant? Also, if you're from outside Canada... why have you never heard of these guys? We explore these questions with the help of Canadian Girl from the Nothing Ever Happens in Canada podcast.

In the early 90s, a quiet neighborhood in Edmonton was rocked awake in the middle of the night by a man in an airplane. What exactly happened and why? Well, that, is a good question! Join Benjamin and Todd as they explore the saga of Randy Mock in this episode of the Canuckinomicon!

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Mordecai Richler was a Canadian trapped between three worlds. In todays episode, we give a brief look at this fascinating and influential novelist. 

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Dr. "Dirty" Clyde Grouser Senior, MBA, discusses the comedians of the great lakes, Sea Lampreys. 

Doctor Professor Clyde Grouser Senior discusses the Mutant Aquatic Fieldmouse, also known as The Muskrat. 

Doctor Professor Clyde Grouser Junior presents on the exciting exploits of the Iridescent Sky Rat, aka North American Magpie.

Hey everyone, Junior here, also known as Benjamin. Just giving you the quick deets on what's up with the Canuckinomicon.

- Hünterlunds Hü's Hü will being releasing THIS week, and up until the show returns. Featuring cheaply edited comedy bits spoofing the old Hinterlands Who's Who, a series of shorts produced by the government of Canada to educate young children on the wildlife of Canada.

-The Canuckinomicon itself returns for Season 2 in October, opening with an episode on Mordecai Richler. Season 2 will continue to provide stories from Canadian history, warts and all, with more of an attempt to bring to focus some more marginalized groups in Canada, hile also providing content similar to season 1.