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Stolen letters from the Soviet Union emerge decades later to tell stories about a repressive past. Echoes of the present emerge as our researchers dive deep into something called perlustration.
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Today, Russell takes us through the secret history of barbecue - what you didn't know about a summertime staple.
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Guest contributors Sophia and Isabel Jewel investigate Europe's biggest monument - the Motherland Monument in Kiev, Ukraine.
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Gina and Nataly wrap up our series on Canada-Cuba relations.
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Guest contributors Lynda and Yintong sit down with Dr. John Kirk, who had been a go-between for the Canadian government and the Castros.
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Part one of three in a series on Canada-Cuba relations, with guest contributers Simran Grewal and Zain Khan.
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Check out the resources we used to talk about Aladdin's history:
https://www.cntraveler.com/galleries/2015-01-11/8-real-world-locations-that-inspired-disney-movies-frozen-brave-aladdinhttps://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-07-10-ca-11747-story.htmlhttps://www.vox.com/2019/5/24/18635896/disney-live-action-aladdin-controversy-historySome of the art we look at in the episode:
https://www.agefotostock.com/age/en/details-photo/pantomime-poster-milton-ray-s-production-of-aladdin-at-the-grand-theatre-halifax/MEV-12249553https://www.royalacademy.org.uk/art-artists/work-of-art/aladdin-secures-the-lamp -
We keep our conversation with Omar going - and learn about what happened to Frank Lackteen after the advent of sound cinema.
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This week on History X - we talk to author and journalist Omar Mouallem about one of the silent era’s busiest character actors, and why you’ve never heard of him.
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A re-broadcast of History X's pilot - a story that set Tulsa, AZ, on fire.
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You've seen her in shows like Narcos, like Breaking Bad - but who is Santa Muerte, really, and where does she come from? We talk to Dr. Kate Kingsbury to find out.
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The governor orders the National Guard to string barbed wire around the capitol building and take up defensive positions with machine guns.
The Ku Klux Klan, after a campaign of terror against the governor’s supporters, calls for his ouster. The governor promises to pardon anyone who shoots a klansman.
The KKK taunts the governor in the press, and headlines tell citizens to prepare for war.
No, this is not some The Plot Against America-style alternative history on Netflix. It is the scene-setting for an actual coup d’etat in the American heartland in the 1920s...
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Edmonton expands and the Papaschase Band pursues the last herds of bison. The band adheres to Treaty 6 and accepts a reserve. But then Frank Oliver gets involved.
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The story of IR 136 is just the tip of the iceberg. How and why did a huge chunk of land, guaranteed by treaty to the Papaschase band, end up the way it did?
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Ghost stories.
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We accompany Edmonton Ghost Tours around Old Strathcona.
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What can 1970s and 1980s Argentina teach us about how coups happen, how to survive them, and how to deal with a society that's fragmenting around you, right before your eyes? This week, Russell talks to Luciana Erregue about her childhood in Argentina, and what advice she can give us as the US teeters on the edge of a coup themselves.
Check out Laberinto Press' book, "Beyond the Food Court: an Anthology of Literary Cuisines," available now. https://www.laberintopress.com/shop/p/beyond-the-food-court
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What can 1970s and 1980s Argentina teach us about how coups happen, how to survive them, and how to deal with a fragmenting society?
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What happens when something you love is co-opted by hatred?
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