The Secret Life of Canada

Falen Johnson and Leah-Simone Bowen are the hosts of The Secret Life of Canada podcast — a fresh and irreverent take on the terrible, hilarious, dirty, and wonderful history of Canada.
Posted April 11, 2024
Falen Johnson (left) and Leah-Simone Bowen (right)
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The Secret Life of Canada is a CBC podcast about the untold and undertold history of Canada. This spirited and sometimes irreverent show highlights the people, places and stories that probably didn't make it into your high school textbook — everything from the Mohawk ironworkers who built North America’s skylines to the role of Black railway porters and labour activism to the history of the Halifax donair.

Join hosts Leah-Simone Bowen and Falen Johnson as they explore the unauthorized history of a complicated country. New episodes every other Thursday.

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