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A podcast about the great (and not so great) history of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Hosted by Sabrina Janke and Alex Judge.
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A grounded bison history about practical choices, lasting regret, and facing the storm.
One Great History finds its footing in a bison story shaped less by myth than by hard practical choices. Walking Coyote brings bison back to the Flathead Reservation in Montana and cares for them until the group grows to about a dozen; when they become too much to manage,…
A Depression-era theater troupe makes a warm case for social drama, humor, and community persistence.
One Great History follows a Depression-era political theater troupe trying to make social purpose and good entertainment work on the same stage.
A civic crossroads becomes a test of how Winnipeg imagines change at Portage and Main.
Portage and Main lands as more than a Winnipeg intersection. It becomes a civic argument, shaped by the city's history, politics, and everyday urban life.
A funny, skeptical return to Manitoba's Schools Question, with Laurier's cautious politics sharply in view.
One Great History returns to the Manitoba Schools Question as a provincial fight that keeps widening: Fightin' Joe's speech opens onto French Catholic education, court battles, and pressure from Ottawa and London. The episode works best in its conversational skepticism.
A sharp, grounded look at language, race, and power in the Manitoba Schools Question.
The Manitoba Schools Question becomes a window into a Canadian fight over language, race, and political power. The hosts trace McCarthy from his role as crown prosecutor in Riel's trial to his later hostility toward French culture and language, letting his 1887 line about French…
Black Hills history, told on location.
Vegas history with a barstool pulse.
Connecticut history with national echoes.
Texas history, sourced and road-tested.
Maine history, widened through public talks.
One Great History's "Return of the Bison" traces the bison from an estimated 30 to 60 million across North America to fewer than 1,000 by the end of the 1880s.
The Winnipeg New Theatre follows the Progressive Arts Club from Toronto's 1931 founding by Dorothy Livesay, Stanley Ryerson, and Oscar Ryan into Winnipeg's 1933 branch at the Saint Charles Hotel.
["Sabrina, Alex, and producer Nick open with the release of Portage and Main: How an Iconic Intersection Shaped a City's History, Politics, and Urban Life, plus the November 28, 7 p.m.
Laurier's Morrisburg speech turns the Manitoba Schools question into a lesson in the sunny way, not a promise of immediate policy.
["One Great History marks a five-year pod-iversary while Sabrina, Alex, and producer Nick announce their book Porta Germain: How an Iconic Intersection Shaped a City's History, Urban Life, and Politics, due November 18 with a McNally's launch on November 28 at 7 p.m.", "The main topic is the Manitoba Schools Question, which they also call the Laurier Greenway Compromise, and the episode frames it as a fight over denominational schools and bilingual rights.", "The history starts in 1870 Manitoba, where M\u00e9tis people outnumbered English Protestant settlers and Louis Riel's provisional government secured school and language protections in the Manitoba Act.", "The discussion follows the shift to Thomas Greenway, Dalton McCarthy, Joseph Martin, and Archbishop Alexander Antonin Tach\u00e9, ending with the 1890 Manitoba Schools Act and the argument over the original Bill of Rights."]
Craig Baird of Canadian History X discusses his 2025 book Canada's Main Street and the difficult construction of the Trans-Canada Highway.
One Great History’s “A Guide to Big Things in Manitoba” follows Sabrina, Alex, and producer Nick through Manitoba roadside attractions created to draw travelers into smaller communities.
One Great History traces Roger Avery's career from his 1965 birth in Flin Flon, Manitoba, through filmmaking work with Quentin Tarantino, Brian De Palma, and Michael Bay.
One Great History examines Haynes Chicken Shack, a Winnipeg restaurant founded in 1952 by sisters Xena and Alva, through family memories and archival research.
One Great History examines A.E.
The hosts discuss Winnipeg's new city slogan and reminisce about past slogans, setting up a history-focused episode.
The hosts joke about a rib injury and a fall, then plug their Patreon, with no historical content in the first two minutes.
The hosts discuss a kidnapping story connected to Deer Lodge in Winnipeg, exploring the history of the site from a home to a hotel to a hospital.