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Did you know that one of our nicest parks has kind of an evil backstory? We'll be talking about how Park officials expelled actual Indigenous residents while welcoming in a famous fraudster, and the many forms of semi-coerced labour that were used in the development of the park.

Winnipeg's K-Tel didn't just invent the compilation record or how we market products, but they maybe also inspired the Bluth family from Arrested Development? Come along as Producer Nick explains what K-Tel is (and was) to Sabrina and Alex. You may be surprised that K-Tel is still going strong today (just not in the way you'd expect).   Visit onegreathistory.com for more?

In 1905, Winnipeg built the first public library building with the words "Free to All" carved above the door. To get it built, though, there was a kerfuffle with the contractors, arguments with the architects, and a lot of posturing about a painting.

Once, bison were ubiquitous in North America, roaming in massive herds and providing a way of life for the people who followed them across the plains. And then suddenly, the bison were gone - or nearly. This episode tells the story of how a few prescient ranchers and some hard working cowboys saved the bison from total destruction. Visit onegreathistory.com for more info! Our book, Portage and Main, is available from Great Plains Publications! https://greatplainspress.ca/books/portage-and-main/ Our zines, A Guide to Big Things in Manitoba and One Great 150 are available here - https://www.inservicecomics.com/category/zines

In the 1930s, a group of leftists teamed up to prove that political plays could be both interesting and funny. In this quest, they would have run-ins with the police, feud with student columnist at The Manitoban, and venture to Ontario to win the Dominion Drama Festival. Visit onegreathistory.com for more info! Our book, Portage and Main, is available from Great Plains Publications! https://greatplainspress.ca/books/portage-and-main/

This is it! This episode means our book is out! Tune in for a conversation about Winnipeg's most famous intersection and hear a bunch of stories that didn't make it into the book! Order it now https://greatplainspress.ca/books/portage-and-main/ Check out more fun stuff https://www.onegreathistory.com/ Get our zines https://www.inservicecomics.com/category/zines

Visit onegreathistory.com for more information! Order our book "Portage and Main" from Great Plains! https://greatplainspress.ca/books/portage-and-main/ Get our new zine, "A Guide to Big Things in Manitoba"! https://www.inservicecomics.com/product/a-guide-to-big-things-in-manitoba

... or the Laurier-Greenway Compromise ... part one!   Visit onegreathistory.com for more info!   Buy our book! "Portage & Main" is available from Great Plains Publications! https://greatplainspress.ca/books/portage-and-main/

We're trying something new! This is a special interview with Canadian History Ehx podcast host Craig Baird, author of the new book Canada's Main Street: The Epic Story of the Trans-Canada Highway.   If you have a book about Manitoba or Canadian history that you'd like to promote on the podcast, email us - [email protected]

It's a summer road trip with Alex and Sabrina as they hit up many of Manitoba's BIG roadside attractions! As an added bonus, they made an accompanying zine featuring beautiful watercolour paintings by Alex, which you can order here - inservicecomics.com/category/zines

The small mining town of Flin Flon, Manitoba has produced a lot of hockey players and exactly one Academy Award winner - Roger Avary. Learn all about the ups and downs of the man who co-wrote Pulp Fiction and became the poster boy for an Apple product in this exciting Nick's Pick episode!

From the 1950s to the 1990s, Haynes Chicken Shack was one of the happening-est places in Winnipeg. Today we talk about the restaurant and the family behind it - their charisma, their cooking, and their musical talents!

Alfred Elton Van Vogt was a science fiction writer with an unusual background: he was born in Gretna, and began writing while living in Winnipeg. His eclectic collection of short stories and novels would go on to inspire writers like Philip K Dyck, Harlen Ellison, and directly or indirectly influence the plot of the film Alien.

How many people does it take to topple a streetcar? Where can a man hide from a mud-hurling mob? And just who is “the Big Swede,” anyway? Answers (sort of) to all these questions and more in this episode about the time Winnipeg went absolutely nuts over a labour dispute.   Visit onegreathistory.com to see images from this episode and more!

Hé-ho! Strap on your snowshoes and tie on your sash, we're delving into the history of Festival du Voyageur.    Thanks to Colin Mackie from Festival Du Voyageur.