Chair in German-Canadian Studies

What They Can Teach Us: The Podcast

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What They Can Teach Us: The Podcast introduces new insights into the interviews from www.whatheycanteachus.ca . Host Frank Brueckner provides a lively and informative discussion of how German immigrants like Anneliese, Alma, Barbara and Lisa may have experienced the shift in culture around music, food, film and fashion as they navigated life between Germany and Canada.

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Chair in German-Canadian Studies

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What They Were Eating 01.07.2026 11:53

Feast your ears on this episode about food history in Germany and Canada. Host Frank Brueckner talks traditional German dishes, food rationing in the postwar period, and migrants adjusting to the cuisine of a new country. Cover art by Alexe Normandin Transcript: Rehrücken…Pfälzer Saumagen…Ochsenmaulsalat...Spargel mit Kartoffeln und Butter...Blutwurst...Schäufele...Handkäs mit Musik...Bismarckh...

What They Were Listening To 01.06.2026 8:46

Mosey into this melodic episode exploring the pre- and postwar music scene in Germany and the kinds of music that Anneliese, Alma, Barbara and Lisa and others of their generation would have been listening to in their youth and in their lives abroad. Cover graphic by Alexe Normandin. All music is public domain. Source links forthcoming. Episode Transcript: [Music plays] Our past isn't just black...

TRAILER: What They Can Teach Us: The Podcast 01.06.2026 3:24

Produced in collaboration with the University of Winnipeg's Chair in German-Canadian Studies, we present: What They Can Teach Us: The Podcast! Host Frank Brueckner introduces you to the web resource, What They Can Teach Us, featuring interviews with four German immigrant women who came to Canada in the 1950s. Using historical research mixed with interview excerpts, he will guide you through topics...