Canada is Boring
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Canada is Boring
Canada, boring? Nope, its a land of bizarre events and crazy people. Join Rhys (A new Canadian) as he attempts to convince Jesse (Your average disengaged Canadian) that it’s actually a fiery rollercoaster of a country. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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From Brexit to Alberta: How The Fringe Goes Mainstream
When Jesse falls ill, Rhys steps in for a rare solo episode to issue a warning from lived experience. Drawing on his time in Wales during the 2016 Bre...
The Great Locust Apocalypse of 1874
In this Patreon-only episode of Canada Is Boring, Rhys and Jesse dive into the truly biblical 1874–75 Rocky Mountain locust plague that turned the Pra...
The Sexiest Man in Winnipeg
In this episode of Canada Is Boring, Rhys and Jesse dive into the bizarre true story behind Amazon Prime’s The Sexiest Man in Winnipeg, following form...
The Hollowing of Tim Hortons (Part 2)
In this part two of the Tim Hortons saga, Jesse Harley and Rhys Waters dig into how predatory private equity and corporate ownership have hollowed out...
The Hollowing of Tim Hortons (Part 1)
Rhys and Jesse kick off a two‑part deep dive into how Tim Hortons went from a beloved Canadian community hub to something that feels strangely empty....
Failed Theme Parks and Hostage Negotiations
In this episode of Canada Is Boring, Rhys shares the unbelievable true story of Eddie Haymour, a Lebanese-Canadian businessman who tried to build a Mi...
He Fought a Polar Bear in His Pajamas
When a 69-year-old Churchill, Manitoba resident hears screams outside his home, he steps out in pajamas, slippers, and armed with nothing but a snow s...
Canada’s 200 Years of Slavery
In this unexpectedly heavy episode of Canada Is Boring, Rhys and Jesse dig into a part of Canadian history many people never hear about: Canada’s 200‑...
The Man Who Remembered Everything
The story of John Graham, a Canadian diplomat in 1960s Cuba who became an unlikely spy during the aftermath of the Cuban Missile Crisis. Because the U...
Shatterproof Logic
In this episode of Canada Is Boring, we dive into the bizarre and morbidly iconic death of Toronto lawyer Gary Hoy, a man so confident in shatterproof...
The Secret Adventures of Emma Edmonds
Rhys and Jesse dive into the unbelievable true story of Emma Edmonds, a New Brunswick woman who fled an arranged marriage, reinvented herself as Frank...
Hockey Night, Hostage Night
Brian Spencer grew up in remote Fort St. James, pushed toward the NHL by a hard working, hyper-intense sports dad who saw hockey as a path to opportun...
Five Hundred Episodes (A Listener Takeover)
After 499 episodes proving that Canada is anything but boring, we’ve reached Episode 500, and we’re handing the microphone to the people who made it p...
Lady Macdonald: Extreme Train Rider
In 1886, Canada’s first Prime Minister, Sir John A. Macdonald, finally set out to see the country he had helped stitch together by rail. The Canadian...
Ottawa's Evil Christmas Elves
When a beloved Canada Post program lets kids write letters to Santa, what could possibly go wrong? In 2007, Ottawa families found out the hard way. Rh...
The Universal Ostrych Affair
Join hosts Rhys and Jesse as they dive into one of Canada’s wildest headlines: the ostrich farm saga! When bird flu hits a BC farm, government agencie...
Chris The Dude Who Does Stuff (Premium)
In this explosive episode of Canada Is Boring, we dive into the political earthquake shaking Ottawa and Nova Scotia as MP Chris d’Entremont crosses th...
Buffalo in a Buick
Join hosts Rhys Waters and Jesse Harley as they explore Canadian culture and share quirky, viral stories on their podcast. This episode features the u...
The Chicken Cannon
In this episode of Canada Is Boring, we dive beak-first into one of the strangest and most important inventions in Canadian aviation history: the Chic...
Léo Major: Canada’s Action Hero
In this Remembrance Day special, Rhys and Jesse dive into the unbelievable World War II adventure of Leo Major, the one-eyed Canadian hero who liberat...
The Curse on the Marsh: The Baldoon Mystery
In 1830s Ontario, one of Canada’s most documented hauntings unfolded in the isolated Baldoon settlement. The McDonald family’s story of flying stones,...
The Unknown Golfer: Moe Norman
Meet Mo Norman, the legendary, quirky, Canadian golfer with a wild story! We dive into his unique golf style, neurodiversity, epic wins, and why he’s...
Ontario Man Tunes Into North Korean State TV (Premium)
In this episode, we unpack the bizarre story of an Ontario man who stumbled across mind-boggling North Korean television broadcasts on his home set.
Undercover at Action4Canada
In this special episode, Rhys Waters and Jesse go undercover to attend an Action4Canada livestream, dissecting and fact-checking the group’s controver...
Boss Bear
This episode dives into the legend of "the Boss," a famous grizzly bear from Alberta's Banff National Park. We discuss the bear's remarkable life, sur...
Toronto Union Station Walking Tour
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The Edmonton Book Ban
In this episode, we dive into the heated debate over the removal of classic and culturally significant books from Edmonton school libraries. From "The...
Hawaiian Pizza (Premium)
Love it or hate it, few foods spark as much debate as Hawaiian pizza. But here’s the kicker: it’s not Hawaiian at all...it’s Canadian. That’s right, p...
The Hermit Of Gully Lake
In this episode of Canada is Boring, we dive into the strange, stubborn, and slightly tragic life of Willard Kitchener MacDonald, better known as the...
The Calgary Balloonatic
In this episode, we spin the tale of Daniel Boria, Calgary’s self-styled “balloonatic.” Seeking promo gold for his cleaning business, he strapped over...
The 1-800-GOLF-TIP Mystery (Premium)
Step back into the 1990s, when Canadian teens in Ontario scratched their heads, dared each other, and dialed the one‑eight‑double‑O that wasn’t quite...
Don’t Go In The Woods
Nova Scotia just told everyone to keep out of the woods, no hiking, no camping, no fishing, no ATVs, trails closed, effective 4:00 p.m. on August 5, 2...
Witches On Wildlife Cam
In this episode of Canada Is Boring, we dive into the viral mystery of the "scantily clad witches" caught on a backyard trail cam seemingly snacking o...
The Diefebunker Is Back, But Only If You're A Billionaire
In this episode, we return to the Diefenbunker, not just Canada’s Cold War relic, but now possibly a place where you can survive a nuclear attack and...
The 1775 Invasion of Quebec - Canada Day Special
This Canada Day, we're lighting the fireworks and revisiting one of the most awkward house calls in history, the 1775 Invasion of Quebec. Yep, before...
Winnipeg Lottery Showdown
A Winnipeg couple’s $5 million lottery win has sparked a messy legal battle after their relationship went from romantic to radioactive. Lawrence says...
The Quebec Biker War
Move over, Sons of Anarchy—this is the real, blood-soaked, leather-clad chaos that turned Quebec into a battleground for biker gangs in the '90s. And...
Don't leave us Alberta!
A new political party wants Alberta to quit Canada. This week, we dive into the freshly minted Alberta Republican Party and its bold plan to turn the...
The Windsor Hum
What do you get when you mix industrial noise, international mystery, and a whole lot of polite complaining? That’s right — The Windsor Hum.
Thi...
Greg Vezina’s Ammonia Car
This week we dive into the incredible, slightly pungent, and definitely fascinating world of Canada’s ammonia car pioneer. Greg Vezina, political acti...