Backyard History
Backyard History

Backyard History

Andrew MacLean

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🦞 Forgotten Stories From Atlantic Canada’s Past 🦞From the popular column in 20+ newspapers, Backyard History combines The Maritimes' classic storytelling traditions with meticulous archival research and features more than a dozen voice actors to immerse you in the rich past of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, PEI and Newfoundland. Produced by Jordan Lauzier.📕 Buy the FOUR Backyard History books at backyardhistory.ca

Recent Episodes

The Residence Ghost
OCT 31, 2025
The Residence Ghost
The story of Fredericton's very friendly ghost!
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15 MIN
Blue Water: The Movie Hollywood Wanted to Sink
OCT 6, 2025
Blue Water: The Movie Hollywood Wanted to Sink
A Maritimes movie is suppressed by Hollywood as it tries to kill off the Canadian film industry ... featuring a surprising appearance by a young Joey Smallwood!   This story appears in the new book 'Backyard History: Mysterious Stories From Atlantic Canada's Past' which is available at backyardhistory.ca
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21 MIN
When Canada and America Went to War, Two Towns Chose Peace
AUG 19, 2025
When Canada and America Went to War, Two Towns Chose Peace
Canada and the U.S. went to war — but St. Stephen and Calais wouldn’t play along.
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20 MIN
Comedy on the Rocks: When Comedians Stuck at Sea Turned Disaster into Drama
MAY 19, 2025
Comedy on the Rocks: When Comedians Stuck at Sea Turned Disaster into Drama
Little Pictou Island, Nova Scotia, gets its first ever play in the most unusual of circumstances ... after a winter ferry from PEI gets stuck in the ice and drifts over to the island!   Get the Backyard History books at backyardhistory.ca
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10 MIN
"Only Men May Vote!" (LIVE!) A Tale of Fredericton Women's Lost and Found Voting Rights
MAR 7, 2025
"Only Men May Vote!" (LIVE!) A Tale of Fredericton Women's Lost and Found Voting Rights
A special LIVE podcast of "Only Men May Vote!" starring special guests Fredericton Mayor Kate Rogers, Green Party Leader and MLA David Coon, Poet Laureate Fawn Parker, Minister of Opportunities New Brunswick Luke Randall and City Councillor Cassandra LeBlanc!   Recorded in front of a crowd of a hundred people at the Charlotte Street Arts Centre in Fredericton on March 7th, 2025.
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72 MIN