Heritage Minutiae

08/05/2020

We recorded a new episode with a very exciting special guest! Here's your homework ahead of the next episode:

The Acadians are descendants of early French settlers who arrived in Nova Scotia in 1604 and built a distinct culture and society over generations. Their pea...

05/05/2020

New Heritage Minute alert!!!

The video tells the story of Canadian soldier Wilfred Gildersleeve and Dutch woman Margiet Blaisse, as they met during the liberation of Amsterdam in 1945.

23/04/2020

ICYMI: There's a new episode of Heritage Minutiae! We were joined by Douglas Walbourne-Gough to talk about Jacques Cartier.

Listen via link below or wherever you get your podcasts 👇

In this cross-cultural exchange podcast, hosts Jenna and Chidochashe use the Historica Canada Heritage Minutes as a vehicle to examine Canadian history. In this episode, we're joined by Douglas Walbourne-Gough, to talk Jacques Cartier, Canada's OG colonizer and... treasure smuggler? We dig deeper in...

21/04/2020

Are you on Spotify? So are we! Listen now to our new episode about Jacques Cartier where we were joined by wonderful guest Douglas Walbourne-Gough to dig deeper into Jacques Cartier.

Listen to this episode from Heritage Minutiae on Spotify. In this cross-cultural exchange podcast, hosts Jenna and Chidochashe use the Historica Canada Heritage Minutes as a vehicle to examine Canadian history. In this episode, we're joined by Douglas Walbourne-Gough, to talk Jacques Cartier, Canada...

21/04/2020

What are you doing up at this hour?* Listening to the new episode of Heritage Minutiae, I hope! Join Jenna and Chidochashe along with wonderful guest Douglas Walbourne-Gough to learn more about Canada's OG colonizer, Jacques Cartier.

*Please disregard if you're in a timezone where it's a reasonable hour.

In this cross-cultural exchange podcast, hosts Jenna and Chidochashe use the Historica Canada Heritage Minutes as a vehicle to examine Canadian history. In this episode, we're joined by Douglas Walbourne-Gough, to talk Jacques Cartier, Canada's OG colonizer and... treasure smuggler? We dig deeper in...

16/04/2020

Oh boy, here we go: your required watching for this week's episode of Heritage Minutiae. Watch for it soon!

Lost in translation? The explorer's first meeting with Iroquoian peoples provides one story of how Canada got its name (1534). For more information about Jac...

10/04/2020

Thanks Grid City Magazine for including us on this list!

We’ve compiled a list of New Brunswick podcasts worth checking out. Give ‘em a listen and hear what’s being created right here in your province.

03/04/2020

A little something for the late night crowd: the newest episode of Heritage Minutiae is here! Join us as we talk about John Cabot, compare cod to toilet paper, and learn all about the island that never was.

In this cross-cultural exchange podcast, hosts Jenna and Chidochashe use the Historica Canada Heritage Minutes as a vehicle to examine Canadian history. In this episode, we're joined by our producer Adam Ganong to talk the history of John Cabot, the Atlantic Cod fishery, and the cautionary tales tha...

02/04/2020

A new episode of Heritage Minutiae is dropping later today! But first: what you should know about John Cabot and the cod.

Off the coast of Newfoundland, John Cabot and his sailors encounter codfish so thick that they slow the ship (1497). For more information about John Cabot, v...

30/03/2020

The gang's all here! Our first quarantine recording session went really well and we're so pleased that we can keep making new episodes for you all even in these uncertain times. ❤️

28/03/2020

It's true -- co-host Jenna is the Podchaser creator of the day! Follow Podchaser on Twitter to discover new creators, shows, reviewers, and more.

“Here are the Podchaser follows of the day! 🙌 🎙 Creator: JENNA KNORR () 🎧 Podcast: OMEN () 👍 Critic: Elena Fernández Collins () 📱 App: PODCAST GURU () 🎛 Network: CADENCE13 ()”

25/03/2020

While our crew is currently practicing social distancing, we are so fortunate that technology has granted us the ability to keep doing our show with very few hiccups. We've got our first remote recording session coming up in just a couple days, but until then: your homework assignment for our next episode has arrived!

Off the coast of Newfoundland, John Cabot and his sailors encounter codfish so thick that they slow the ship (1497). For more information about John Cabot, v...

24/03/2020

We are now on Podchaser! Create your free account and give the show a follow and review! https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/heritage-minutiae-1025280

23/03/2020

In case you missed it: a new episode of Heritage Minutiae with special guest Amanda Sarty went up last night! Listen as we answer the question: What's the deal with Vikings in Canada?

PS: We're on Apple Podcasts, too!

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23/03/2020

Episode 2 is now live! We had a blast talking all things Vikings with Amanda Sarty! Listen now wherever you get your podcasts.

In this cross-cultural exchange podcast, hosts Jenna and Chidochashe use the Historica Canada Heritage Minutes as a vehicle to examine Canadian history. In this episode, we're joined by guest Amanda Sarty () to talk the history of the Vikings in Newfoundland, the province's Indigenous pe...

20/03/2020

Hey all -- given the way of the world right now, we had some delays with yesterday's episode. Look for it this weekend. Thanks for your patience and understanding!

18/03/2020

Want to escape from the present for a little bit? Good news! Tomorrow on Heritage Minutiae, we're travelling back in time... all the way to the year 980. Your homework is linked below:

The destruction and rediscovery — nine centuries apart — of a Norse settlement at L'Anse aux Meadows, Newfoundland (980). For more information about Vikings,...

10/03/2020

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1 episodes. A podcast where we examine every Heritage Minute and the history that they represent. Hosted by Jenna Knorr and Chidochashe Madanhi. Recorded on unceded Wolastoqiyik and Mi'kmaq territory.

05/03/2020

Today's the day! Our first episode is here! Have a listen and subscribe, and be sure to tell a friend about the show.

In this cross-cultural exchange podcast, hosts Jenna and Chidochashe use the Historica Canada Heritage Minutes as a vehicle to examine Canadian history. Starting with "Peacemaker", Jenna and Chidochashe discuss the Iroquoian Great Laws of Peace and Canada's treatment of Indigenous people in years pa...

02/03/2020

It's Women's Month! Did you know that there's a category on the Historica Canada website to showcase all of the Heritage Minutes about prominent women from Canadian History? Check it out!

The Acadians are descendants of early French settlers who arrived in Nova Scotia in 1604 and built a distinct culture and society over generations..

26/02/2020

Required watching for our first episode:

A girl learns about the Iroquois legend of the Tree of Great Peace and the origins of the Iroquois Confederacy. For more information about the Iroquois Confe...

26/02/2020

We just recorded our first episode of Heritage Minutiae! Coming this March!

06/01/2020

06/01/2020