Canuck is a Slur

In the pursuit of covering the history of Canadian football, we've accidentally found ourselves covering the history of all football. Now that we've finally gotten out of our "ball-play" jokes out of the way, there shouldn't be any double entendres going forward. Right? In this episode, we investigate the primordial soup of proto-football games being played in 19th-century fancy-boy English school...

It's time we covered one of the absolute cornerstones of "Canadian sports," and for that, we have to begin with the logical starting point: England in the 14th century! It's going to be a long series. In Part 1, we investigate: whether you can be killed by a tennis ball, whether knives or "murther" have any place in sports, and if it's possible to be pranked so hard by "wags" that you have to leav...

Nicole is back to discuss the 2005 Québécois film The Rocket , about the life and career of Maurice Richard, up to the point of the 1955 Richard Riot. It also contains another recurring figure from the show. Support us on Patreon for access to the full episode: https://patreon.com/CanuckIsASlur Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/RCACQQue28 Follow our various socials: https://linktr.ee/CanuckIsAS...

After a bleak ending to Part 3, we cleanse the palate with the question: what if dril was a professional athlete tweeting under his own name? And got a lucrative media career out of it? And that's what leads us to our final Hockey Guy of the series: Paul "BizNasty" Bissonnette. Links I promised to include: the first collection of Biz tweets , the second collection of Biz tweets , and Biz's full "R...

Fresh on the heels of the worst-landed bit of all time, we explore the fallout from this incident, as well as the rest of Sean Avery's career. Then we get into his post-retirement activities...including his legal troubles. Please note that there is a version of this episode with slides, if you prefer. You can watch the video on YouTube here. Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/CanuckIsASlur...

In the first full, proper episode of this series, Nicole finally gets to discover who Sean Avery is—and why she's being forced to learn about him. We explore the whole continuum of Hockey Decorum, including: how quickly you can alienate 28 teams in a 30-team league, how to navigate situations of you or your opponents marrying a sister-in-law, and the kind of violation of established norms that for...

Less than a year after getting out of the Tim Horton dungeon, Nicole is once again locked in a room to forcibly learn about the intersection of hockey guys, bad vibes, and questionable decisions. But first, we have to take a little time to thank each and every one of the show's wonderful, lovely patrons. This one is a little different than usual—we spent a lot of time goofing around, so what was p...

Kelly sits down with "Mao," a pseudonymous German doctor, to discuss the German TV program Unsere Besten ("Our Best"), which predates The Greatest Canadian by a year. Support us on Patreon for access to the full episode: https://patreon.com/CanuckIsASlur Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/RCACQQue28 Follow our various socials: https://linktr.ee/CanuckIsASlur

Plains Cree teacher Lisa Auger is on the show to tell us about: Plains Cree! Bush Cree! Other dialects of Cree! We talk about the forces that have tried to put indigenous languages down, the forces that have been trying to lift indigenous languages up, and of course: we learn how to say "dick." Please note that there is a version of this episode with slides, if you prefer. You can watch the video...

Kelly reunites with Emily, an old co-worker from many years back, to reminisce about Edmonton and talk about how Wayne Gretzky sucks. Also there's some stuff in there from a right-wing politician about how much she loves Gretzky, but who cares? Please note that there is a version of this episode with slides, if you prefer. You can watch the video on YouTube here. Support us on Patreon: https://pat...

Kelly sits down with Nicole, his partially Britishized cousin, to talk about their shared Franco-Albertan heritage. Support us on Patreon for access to the full episode: https://patreon.com/CanuckIsASlur Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/RCACQQue28 Follow our various socials: https://linktr.ee/CanuckIsASlur

Jack & Sam from "See Podcast" (formerly "Bee Podcast") are here from the UK and US, respectively, to understand the province of Alberta by way of its defining artwork: the 2002 low-budget indie film FUBAR. Please note that there is a version of this episode with slides, if you prefer. You can watch the video on YouTube here. Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/CanuckIsASlur Join our Dis...

Tamarack & Cariad from "Shawinigan moments" are here to tackle the pitch for the eventual winner of "The Greatest Canadian," Tommy Douglas—as pitched by Canada's Boyfriend, former MuchMusic VJ George Stroumboulopoulos. Please note that this is an audio version of a podcast intended for slides + video. You can watch the whole episode on YouTube here. The full on-screen list of things that the c...

Wade, my BeWelcome host and collections manager at The Rooms in St. John's, recorded with me in his living room to share his knowledge of the history and culture of Newfoundland and Labrador—and how it evolved distinctly alongside Canada before joining the country in 1949. Support us on Patreon for access to the full episode: https://patreon.com/CanuckIsASlur Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/R...

Kelly is joined by Joe from "Lions Led By Donkeys" to tell the story of the Richard Riot in an extremely roundabout way. In Part 3, we cover the events directly before, during, and after the riot. Please note that this is an audio version of a podcast intended for slides + video. You can watch the whole episode on YouTube here. Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/CanuckIsASlur Join our Disc...

Kelly is joined by Joe from "Lions Led By Donkeys" to tell the story of the Richard Riot in an extremely roundabout way. In Part 2, we cover the early history of the Montréal Canadiens from their founding to the beginning of the Rocket's career. Please note that this is an audio version of a podcast intended for slides + video. You can watch the whole episode on YouTube here. Support us on Patreon...

Kelly is joined by Joe from "Lions Led By Donkeys" to tell the story of the Richard Riot in an extremely roundabout way. In Part 1, we discuss the athletic and cultural importance of Maurice "The Rocket" Richard, with a ton of diversions along the way. Please note that this is an audio version of a podcast intended for slides + video. You can watch the whole episode on YouTube here. (By the way, t...

Sarah (from here) and Duncan (from away) are here to share their respective experiences of living in New Brunswick. Support us on Patreon for access to the full episode: https://patreon.com/CanuckIsASlur Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/RCACQQue28 Follow our various socials: https://linktr.ee/CanuckIsASlur Check out Unkey Dunkey: https://linktr.ee/UnkeyDunkey Intro: "What Would You Do For A Ti...

Kelly is joined by Andrew from "Boonta Vista" to discuss the Canadian-made cult classic sci-fi horror film "Cube," the country's highest-globally-grossing cinematic production until "Bon Cop Bad Cop" (2006). Please note that this is an audio version of a podcast intended for slides + video. You can watch the whole episode on YouTube here. Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/CanuckIsASlur Jo...

Kelly is joined by comedian Tom Walker to lay out the timelines of two very noteworthy figures to emerge from the Canadian sovereign-citizen movement—including the woman who would declare herself Queen of Canada, Romana Didulo. Please note that this is an audio version of a podcast intended for slides + video. You can watch the whole episode on YouTube here. Support us on Patreon: https://patreon....

Kelly is joined by children's entertainer Fred Penner and his mentee, Duncan Ireland, to discuss the evolution of the Canadian artistic landscape from the 1970s to today. Please note that this is an audio version of a full-video podcast. You can watch the whole episode on YouTube here. Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/CanuckIsASlur Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/RCACQQue28 Follow o...

Bryan and Dave from Bring Me The Axe are here to tell us all about Piss Christ. Support us on Patreon for access to the full episode: https://patreon.com/CanuckIsASlur Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/RCACQQue28 Follow our various socials: https://linktr.ee/CanuckIsASlur Check out Bring Me The Axe: https://linktr.ee/bringmetheaxepod

Quinn from "Failure to Launch" is back to close out the Ken Carter saga, including his further attempts to get into Guinness World Records—and his further attempts to jump rocket-powered cars. Please note that this is an audio version of a podcast intended for slides + video. You can watch the full episode on YouTube here. We also have a playlist of relevant content for the series , for anyone who...

Quinn from "Failure to Launch" is back to cover the aftermath of Ken Carter's failure to launch a rocket-powered Lincoln Continental across the St. Lawrence River, including the surprising careers and personal lives of some of the side characters in "The Devil At Your Heels." We also have a playlist of relevant content for the series , for anyone who wants to get deep into it! For The Devil At You...

Quinn from "Failure to Launch" is back for more of Ken Carter, as "The Mad Canadian" tries to put together one of the most ambitious daredevil stunts of all time—a "mile-long" jump across the St. Lawrence River in a rocket-powered Lincoln Continental—without any real regard for aerodynamics, ballistics, or safety. We also have a playlist of relevant content for the series , for anyone who wants to...