Ranked #1
S3: Crash Course on Friendship Centres
S3: Crash Course on Friendship Centres
We’re baaack! Leah and Falen switch things up and introduce the Crash Course — snack-size history lessons on a range of ... Read more
30 Mar 2020
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Ranked #2
S2: The province of Jamaica
S2: The province of Jamaica
This episode we take a look at early Caribbean migration to Canada and reveal which islands could have become Canadian p... Read more
19 Feb 2019
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50mins
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S2: Toronto vs. Everyone (Live!)
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S2: The Medicine Line
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S2: The Golden Boy
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S2: Your questions answered! (Bonus from Toronto Live show)
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S2: Shout out to Gay Asians of Toronto
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As Pride celebrations kick off across the country, Leah and Falen shout out the Gay Asians of Toronto (GAT). Formed in 1... Read more
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S2: The Nanny
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S2: Shout Out to Your Grandma
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S2: Shout Out to Eleanor Collins
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S2: Shout Out to Dr. O
S2: Shout Out to Dr. O
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S2: Shout Out to John Ware
S2: Shout Out to John Ware
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S2: Your Letters
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S2: Shout Out to Private Buckam Singh
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Meet Private Buckam Singh, of one of the first Sikh Canadian soldiers. During WWI he enlisted with the Canadian Expediti... Read more
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