Ehducation

In another episode of our series on famous Canadians, Steph and Leslie bring you: Alex Trebek!  Find out what an unstoppable machine he is, and why we're just a little bit scared of him.  Or we would be, if he wasn't such a darn cool guy. Like the show?  Give us a 5 star rating and review on iTunes. Find us on Twitter @EhducationCast or [email protected] Music: "In Canada" by Dave Hadfield

An oft requested episode, so here's hoping it doesn't disappoint, eh?  Join Steph and her mom Heather as they talk aboot all the real skookum Canadian slang out there.  There's even a super fun quiz where you can test your knowledge and gain many bragging points.  So grab your friends and your bunnyhugs and learn some sweet Canadian lingo. Like the show? Give us a 5 star rating and review on iTunes! Talk to us on Twitter @ehducationcast or [email protected] Music: "In Canada" by Dave Hadfield

Despite what it sounds like, Can Con is not in fact a convention for Canadians (though that would also be great).  Join Steph and Hiroshi as they discuss what Can Con is, how it works, how it may work in the future, and how it's affected Canadian media over the last 50 years.   Like the show?  Give us a 5 star rating and review on iTunes! Find the show @EhducationCast on Twitter or [email protected] Music: "In Canada" by Dave Hadfield

Join Steph and new guest Michael Hiroshi Sutherland as they discuss the Juno Awards, as well as some of their favourite Canadian musical acts.  This episode is guaranteed to get your toes tapping as well as your brain churning.  Find out why 1971 was such a big year for Canadian music, as well as Hedley: Origins.  This is definitely the episode to try if you're looking for some wonderful new music from the Great White North. Like the show? Give us a 5 star rating and review on iTunes! Contact us @EhducationCast on Twitter or [email protected] Music: "In Canada" by Dave Hadfield

Step right up ladies, gentlemen and everyone in between!  It's time for an episode of Ehudcation all about Canadian board games!  Brad and Steph talk Trivial Pursuit, Balderdash, Guardians of Order and more!  Find out why 2012 was a bad year for Trivial Pursuit, and why "getting it in the hole" isn't that dirty if you're playing Krokinole.   Like the show? Give us a 5 star rating and review on iTunes! Find us on Twitter @EhducationCast or email us at [email protected] Music: "In Canada" by Dave Hadfield

This week Steph is joined by Brad Brockway to talk about early colonization of Canada (and to an extent, America) Together they cover the founding of New France and the origins of the very name "Canada" as well as sleepily try to get dates right.  Yes, I'm aware we say some of them wrong.  Please be forgiving.  Find out how wars over territory in Canada affected future events like the Revolutionary War and the French Revolution.  As well as what "the Expulsion of the Acadians" meant for cuisine in Louisiana. Like the show?  Give us a 5 star rating and review on iTunes. You can find us @EhducationCast on Twitter or [email protected] Music: "In Canada" by Dave Hadfield

Today Steph sits down with her friend Grace to recreate a lost episode that was recorded months ago.  They talk about flags, national identity and why former British colonies change their flag.  Find out just how long it can take to change your flag, and how important it can be to your national pride. Find the show on Twitter @ehducationcast or email us at [email protected] Like the show?  Give us a 5 star rating and review on iTunes! Music: "In Canada" by Dave Hadfield

This week Steph gets a little experimental by hosting the show all by herself.  Learn some tips and tricks to impressing Canadians, mostly by referencing ads from the 90s.  Find out what a house hippo loves to eat, as well as what is appropriate to put in your mouth.  Seriously. Like the show?  Give us a 5 star rating and review! @EhducationCast on Twitter [email protected] Music: "In Canada" by Dave Hadfield

Steph sits down (metaphorically)with returning cohost Ashleigh Shadowbrook this week to talk about some of Canada's most important early femininists.  Find out just how long it took for women to legally be considered "persons" in Canada, and why Emily Murphy can drop the mic with the best of them.  And best of all, we talk about the Living Tree Doctrine, which is hands down the coolest piece of legislation out there and a big part of what makes Canada so special. Like the show?  Give us a 5 star rating and review on iTunes. You can find the show on Stitcher at www.stitcher.com/podcasts/ehducation Get ahold of us on Twitter at @EhducationCast or email us at [email protected] Music: "In Canada" by Dave Hadfield

Tis the season to be dropping molten lead into water?  Join Steph and a record breaking 3 cohosts for this very special episode about holiday traditions in Canada, England and Germany.  Find out why every German TV station plays an English show on New Years Eve.  Or why the English have Christmas lunch instead of dinner.  Happy New Year everybody, and we'll see you for more Ehducation in 2015! Like the show?  Give us a 5 star rating and review on iTunes. The show is also on Stitcher, at www.stitcher.com/podcasts/ehducation You can find us on Twitter @ehducationcast or [email protected] Music: "In Canada" by Dave Hadfield

Ogopogo is more than just a really good Scrabble word.  Join Steph and Leslie again this week as they talk about some of the mysterious creatures that may be roaming the wilds of Canada.  Learn why you should never trust a man named Rick Dyer, avoid Wendigos at all cost, and a special story about the most weirdly Canadian cryptid of them all.Like the show?  Give us a 5 star rating and review! You can find us @EhducationCast on Twitter or [email protected] The show is on Stitcher too: www.stitcher.com/podcasts/ehducation Music: "In Canada" by Dave Hadfield

While it may be summer in the Southern Hemisphere where Steph and her new cohost are, winter is undoubtedly the most defining season of Canada.  This week we talk about winter weather, clothes, activities, and other weird winter related idiosyncracies of Canada.  Learn why God's Freezer isn't necessarily a religious experience, and the secret sixth sense of snow walking that Canadians have. We're going through some weird technical stuff right now, thanks for your patience. Like the show?  Give us a 5 star rating and review on iTunes We're on Stitcher now at www.stitcher.com/podcasts/ehducation You can find us on Twitter at @ehducationcast or email us at [email protected] Music: "In Canada" by Dave Hadfield

Ever wonder just who came up with Plexiglass or the snowblower?  Turns out Canadians are responsible for these inventions and a whole bunch more.  Listen and Steph and Heather talk about some of the weirdest, most misappropriated and most impactful inventions by Canadians.  And as a bonus, Heather learns just who Jason Voorhees is. Like the show?  Give us a 5 star rating and review on iTunes. You can find us @EhducationCast on Twitter or [email protected] The show is on Stitcher too, at www.stitcher.com/podcasts/ehducation Music: "In Canada" by Dave Hadfield

Steph is joined by an extra special guest this week: her mom!  Together they talk about what was going on in Canada for the first few million years before it was actually Canada.  Find out just where Greenland got it's misleading name!  Not to mention unraveling the mysteries of "The curling." Like the show?  Give us a 5 star rating and review on iTunes! You can find us @EhducationCast on Twitter, or email us at [email protected] The show is also on Stitcher!  Check us out at www.stitcher.com/podcasts/ehducation Music: "In Canada" by Dave Hadfield

This week on Ehducation, Steph and Michelle discuss one of Canada's most delicious institutions: Tim Hortons.  Find out why it doesn't have an apostrophe, what's the tastiest menu item is, and just what "Rrrroll up the Rrrrrim" really means. Like the show?  Give us a 5 star rating and review on iTunes! You can find us @EhducationCast on Twitter or email [email protected] Music: "In Canada" by Dave Hadfield

Join us as Steph talks with a brand new cohost about one of the all around best Canadians and humans around: Chris Hadfield!  Find out what makes him such an inspiring and wonderful Canadian, besides the fact that he helped sing our theme song. Like the show?  Give us a 5 star rating and review on iTunes! You can find the show @EhducationCast on Twitter or [email protected] Music: "In Canada" by Dave Hadfield.

This week on Ehducation, Steph sits down with an American friend to talk about differences between the US and Canada, poutine, and service dogs.  And Steph gives a quiz on Canadian trivia. Like the show?  Give us a 5 star rating and review on iTunes You can contact the show @EhducationCast on Twitter or [email protected] by email Music: "In Canada" by Dave Hadfield

In this episode of Ehducation, Steph and Staci talk about one of the most important Canadian subjects: Food!  Everything from poutine to Skor bars to the mysterious and elusive rhubarb.  And we learn some really weird facts about maple syrup. Like the show?  Give us a 5 star rating and review on iTunes! You can find the show @ehducationcast on Twitter or at [email protected] Music: "In Canada" by Dave Hadfield

Welcome to to the very first episode of Ehducation, your complete crash course in Canada!  Today we'll be telling you about ourselves, about the show and about Canada itself.  Be gentle, it's our first time. Music: "In Canada" by Dave Hadfield Like the show?  Give us a 5 star rating and review on iTunes! You can find the show @EhducationCast on Twitter.