One Great History

In the 1930s, a group of leftists teamed up to prove that political plays could be both interesting and funny. In this quest, they would have run-ins with the police, feud with student columnist at The Manitoban, and...

This is it! This episode means our book is out! Tune in for a conversation about Winnipeg's most famous intersection and hear a bunch of stories that didn't make it into the book! Order it now...

Visit onegreathistory.com for more information! Order our book "Portage and Main" from Great Plains! https://greatplainspress.ca/books/portage-and-main/ Get our new zine, "A Guide to Big Things in Manitoba"...

... or the Laurier-Greenway Compromise ... part one! Visit onegreathistory.com for more info! Buy our book! "Portage & Main" is available from Great Plains Publications...

We're trying something new! This is a special interview with Canadian History Ehx podcast host Craig Baird, author of the new book Canada's Main Street: The Epic Story of the Trans-Canada Highway. If you have a book...

It's a summer road trip with Alex and Sabrina as they hit up many of Manitoba's BIG roadside attractions! As an added bonus, they made an accompanying zine featuring beautiful watercolour paintings by Alex, which you...

The small mining town of Flin Flon, Manitoba has produced a lot of hockey players and exactly one Academy Award winner - Roger Avary. Learn all about the ups and downs of the man who co-wrote Pulp Fiction and became the...

From the 1950s to the 1990s, Haynes Chicken Shack was one of the happening-est places in Winnipeg. Today we talk about the restaurant and the family behind it - their charisma, their cooking, and their musical talents!

Alfred Elton Van Vogt was a science fiction writer with an unusual background: he was born in Gretna, and began writing while living in Winnipeg. His eclectic collection of short stories and novels would go on to...

How many people does it take to topple a streetcar? Where can a man hide from a mud-hurling mob? And just who is “the Big Swede,” anyway? Answers (sort of) to all these questions and more in this episode about the time...

Hé-ho! Strap on your snowshoes and tie on your sash, we're delving into the history of Festival du Voyageur. Thanks to Colin Mackie from Festival Du Voyageur.

It's January, which means we are busy working on new episodes for you! So until we're ready to get on mic again, here are two classic Patreon bonus episodes for your ears! If you don't subscribe to our Patreon, this is...

Once upon a time, Deer Lodge Hotel had a resident pet black bear that loved drinking soda. He was called, at various times, Joe Chamberlain, Whiterock Pete, and Chad's Bear and in 1905 became a regular character in the...

It’s 1924, and Winnipeg is 50 years old! Local businesses and community groups from Winnipeg Hydro to Calhoun Hats make elaborate floats to celebrate Winnipeg’s progress as a thriving, modern city - but who’s been left...

In 1974, a new phenomenon was happening in Winnipeg: Phantom-Mania. Released on Boxing Day, 1974, Phantom of the Paradise became an instant hit in Winnipeg. And only in Winnipeg. In this episode, Sabrina unpacks the...