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Shawinigan Moments
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We're two queer persons reviewing the Heritage Minutes we have been subjected to since childhood plus whatever else Canadian or not we decide to chat about.

Hosted by @witchpixels.dev and @cariad.bsky.social

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Part 2 of "Getting the Whole Country Railed" as part of our ongoing series about the construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway. Did you know this almost tore the whole country apart in the 1870s?

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Steam locomotive on a rail trestle somewhere in British Columbia
May 25, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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It does, in fact, suck to suck apparently.

#cdnpoli
Carleton Ontario 2025 election results LIB Bruce Fanjoy 43900 Votes 50.8% CON Milhouse Van Houten 39585 Votes 45.8% Milhouse (actually Pierre Poilievre) lost his seat in parliament after blowing a 25-point lead on dumb noun-the-verb sloganeering and I am given life for it.
April 29, 2025 at 11:31 PM
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New episode! @canuckisaslur.preg4pay.biz joins us as we go through a young Pierre Poilievre about what he would do as Prime Minister. Not for any topical reason mind you. Just for fun... this is fun...

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Shawinigan Moments Episode 21: If I had Ten Thousand Dollars I'd be Prime Minister Title image depicts a young likely future Prime Minister of Canada, Pierre Pollievre, dressed by his mother for a photo shoot with his face replaces with Milhouse from the Simpsons, whose style Pierre copied for several decades in Parliament. The other featured image is his graduation photo with a title "Pointed in the Right Direction" with one of his godawful Axe the Tax signs added into the image. Both of these are composed to look like they came from the images in the artic;e he wrote as a second year university student which we read in the episode. Honestly it's probably better if you can't see this one, I've created something truly cursed here, I don't know what I was thinking but I'm so so sorry.
February 3, 2025 at 4:28 AM
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Little preview of an episode dropping on Friday morning where Heather reveals that an essay she's reading off that screams first-year annoying ECON/POLI student is worth more than what appears on the surface.
January 30, 2025 at 12:17 AM
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New episode! In episode 20, we are joined by @postmpanda.bsky.social to discuss a time when Canadian content was produced somewhere in order to avoid health and safety regulations.

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January 29, 2025 at 9:36 PM
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New episode! Ep. 19, It's Trudeauver.

Justin Trudeau has resigned and we're joined by
@canuckisaslur.preg4pay.biz to talk about him--and other matters affecting Canada and progressive-ism.

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January 7, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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New episode!

It's Christmas and we're on a war... to give each other "presents"! In this episode, Tam and Heather discuss Canadian Christmas and the experiences they've both had!

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December 24, 2024 at 12:10 PM
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Me rn. #cdnpoli
Figure pokes the logo of the Canadian New Democratic Party logo with a stick. They say "C'mon, do something..." Much like poking a dead thing with a stick, the NDP does not, however, do anything.
December 16, 2024 at 7:25 PM
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Okay okay the thing I actually signed in to bsky today:

We have a new bonus episode for patrons! On Guns!

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#podcast #history #canadianHistory
Text Reads Shawinigan Moments Episode 17: I support the Second Amendment and so does Marlaina Danielle Smith. In the centre is an image of a parade float from a Canadian firearms manufacturer Cooey who prided themselves on making very safe to operate firearms.
December 16, 2024 at 7:06 PM
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WAT?! Why?! This is absolute madness. Like I know the Liberals are already totally cooked for next election, but like, this is literally begging the Cons, who have done nothing but try for confidence votes for months to knock your government over. #cdnpoli
1:30 p.m. EST: Fall economic statement set to go forth The Department of Finance has confirmed that the fall economic statement lockup will begin at 1:45 p.m. EST, with Deputy Minister Chris Forbes providing remarks at 2 p.m.
December 16, 2024 at 6:43 PM
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C'mon man, resign already! #cdnpoli
1:04 p.m. EST: Trudeau considering prorogation or resignation, sources say Sources tell CTV News that the prime minister has conveyed to cabinet that he is considering prorogation or resignation, and he’s potentially planning to address Parliament this afternoon.
December 16, 2024 at 6:19 PM
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Sneak preview of our Christmas special coming out on December 24th.

@cariad.bsky.social found herself writing some poetry after learning that some useless electric vehicles were finally being imported into the country.
December 7, 2024 at 7:26 PM
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I guess we can verify ourselves.
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December 4, 2024 at 6:04 PM
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New Episode!

Did you know that coast to coast television was not built on copper, but on microwaves? Did you want to hear Tam gush about Tommy Douglas, the greatest Canadian?

#podcast #history #canadianHistory #shawiniganMoments
Shawinigan Moments Episode 15: Tommy Douglas did Television Better Too Episode image depicts the first coast-to-coast press conference and an incredibly uncomfortable looking then President of Bell Canada, Thomas Eadie (right). Not shown in the image is how much of a treasure you are to all the people in your life.
November 16, 2024 at 4:38 AM
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Episode 10: A Game With No Players is up!

Wrapping up our series on Baseball we talk about a local baseball team that nearly had its legacy cut short by racist policy, dispossession and crimes against humanity perpetrated by the Canadian Government.

Not going to lie, this one was a rough one.
Shawinigan Moments Episode 10: A Game with No Players The episode are features the roster of the Vancouver Asahi posing with the trophy for the Terminal City Cup, one of many local championships they would come to claim in their short career.
September 8, 2024 at 8:56 PM
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Hey there sportsfans! We got more Shawinigan Baseball Podcast!! This time about a boundary breaking player, a world series champion, a civil rights activist and hall of famer Jackie Robinson!

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Shawinigan Moments Episode 9: Getting to Second Base with Jackie Title image for a podcast episode. Featured image is Jackie Robinson, waving at the camera and opening a door labelled "Dodgers Club House, Keep Out" in bold capital letters. He was the first person of colour to ever play for the team.
August 22, 2024 at 1:22 AM
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New Episode!

During the Second World War, women softball players were recruited from all over North America to help keep baseball in the public eye while many of the men were off fighting overseas.
Shawinigan Moments Episode 8: Bonnie's Friends Were Roommates Episode artwork shows a photo of the 1946 lineup of the Blue Sox, an All American Girl's Professional Baseball League team, which features the subject of the episode, Bonnie Baker as a catcher.
August 9, 2024 at 4:05 AM
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New Episode!

Canada is a country that often struggles with its identity and yet somehow through compromise managed to adopt a flag of its own free from the symbols of its mother country. Join us as we discuss the journey to adopt the Maple Leaf we know today!
Shawinigan Moments Episode 7: The Flag so Good we Made it our Goo Central image depicts a number of contenders to replace the Red Ensign as the official flag of Canada over the years until the flag we have today was ultimately selected.
July 25, 2024 at 5:27 AM
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New Episode!

We started out with chocolate, but we've finally gotten around to the confection Canada is really known for!

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Shawinigan Moments Episode 6: The Goo so Good We Made It Our Flag Central image depicts early colonial era maple syrup production, done in essentially the same way that people along the St Lawrence have been doing for ages.
July 4, 2024 at 3:19 AM
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New Episode!

Did you know that Canada decided that storing nuclear weapons and building bunkers was a better option than building a plane?

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Shawinigan Moments Episode 5: Flying into a bunker part 3 Featured is a picture of a model kit for the Avro CF-105 Arrow, which Tamarack claims is realistically the most real version of the Arrow as compared to the real thing that barely existed.
June 19, 2024 at 11:15 PM
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New Episode!

Did you know that Canada once manufactured rather technologically advanced planes? How about proposals to build airports every 50 KM? Or had airmail before the USA?

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Shawinigan Moments Episode 4: Flying into a Bunker Part 2 A title card for this episode.
June 5, 2024 at 9:13 PM
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Episode 3 - Flying into a Bunker (Part 1)
Did you know that Canada once had the ability to manufacturer planes that were rather cool and technologically advanced for their time?

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A title image for an episode of Shawinigan moments Shawinigan Moments Episode 3: Flying into a Bunker Part 1 Thje central image depicts Alys McKey Bryant, the first woman to fly in Canada.
May 22, 2024 at 6:47 PM
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New Episode!

Ever looked at the coins you have in your junk drawer at home and wondered what the deal is with the boat on our ten cent piece?

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Shawinigan Moments Episode 2: The Bluenose Episode banner for the podcast, a picture of a 50 cent stamp portraying the schooner Bluenose is shown. Given that the Bluenose is on the Canadian 10 cent coin, it costs five Bluenoses to buy this stamp.
May 2, 2024 at 4:14 AM