Backyard History

Andrew MacLean
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Backyard History Podcast

Backyard History unearths the often hilarious, mostly mysterious, always surprising untold tales of Canada’s East Coast, as only a Maritimer can spin them.

  1. The Hate Preacher

    3 DAYS AGO

    The Hate Preacher

    Causing riots wherever he went, this Maritimer became a leader in the KKK, making a fortune spreading hate and division all over the United States! (He wasn't as popular in the Maritimes, where locals tried to throw him off a cliff!)   Buy the book 'Backyard History: Forgotten Stories From Atlantic Canada's Past' at backyardhistory.ca

    33 min
  2. Nova Scotia's Queen of the Bootleggers

    13 AUG

    Nova Scotia's Queen of the Bootleggers

    When alcohol was banned in Nova Scotia during Prohibition, reluctant liquor control inspector Clifford Rose encountered a charismatic woman leading a gang selling illegal booze. Her name was Amy Mason but everyone knew her as "The Queen of the Bootleggers."

    14 min
  3. Painless Parker: Renegade Dentist

    19 JUN

    Painless Parker: Renegade Dentist

    A small-town boy from the Maritimes becomes obscenely wealthy and ridiculously famous in America for dentist circuses...   This story appears in the brand new SECOND Backyard History book! Order a signed copy at backyardhistory.ca/book

    29 min
  4. The Rise and Fall of George Black and the Golden Seven

    5 JUN

    The Rise and Fall of George Black and the Golden Seven

    A trip to the Yukon Gold Rush leads to a series of completely unexpected twists, with a young Maritimer becoming the Speaker of Parliament ... and ending up sent to a lunatic asylum!

    27 min
  5. The Detective and the Trapper

    25 MAY

    The Detective and the Trapper

    Detective William Carr (who appeared in the Joe Walnut episodes) goes for a relaxing trip into the forest to learn to hunt and fish, but ends up being hunted by rogue trappers...   Order the Backyard History book at backyardhistory.ca/book

    14 min
  6. Denied a Seat: Wolastoqiyik Man Races Stagecoach 100 kilometers

    4 MAY

    Denied a Seat: Wolastoqiyik Man Races Stagecoach 100 kilometers

    When a Wolastoqiyik man wasn’t allowed on a stagecoach, he vowed to race it to its destination, and won!   Buy the book: backyardhistory.ca/book

    10 min
  7. Liberty on the Rocks (Part 3): Captured in Charlottetown

    10 APR

    Liberty on the Rocks (Part 3): Captured in Charlottetown

    The dramatic grand finale of the rum running boat The Liberty in part three of the Liberty On The Rocks trilogy.   Order a signed copy of the Backyard History book at backyardhistory.ca/book

    18 min
  8. Liberty on the Rocks (Part 2): Initiation of a Lunenburg Rum Runner

    1 APR

    Liberty on the Rocks (Part 2): Initiation of a Lunenburg Rum Runner

    At age 15, Hugh Corkum becomes a rum runner to provide for his family after his father, a Lunenburg Nova Scotia sea captain, loses his job after crashing into an American sumbarine.   Part Two of the 'Liberty On The Rocks' trilogy about the Liberty, the fastest rum running ship of Atlantic Canada!   Buy the Backyard History book at backyardhistory.ca/book

    25 min
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Backyard History unearths the often hilarious, mostly mysterious, always surprising untold tales of Canada’s East Coast, as only a Maritimer can spin them.

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  • Creator
    Andrew MacLean
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2024
  • Episodes
    93
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2023 All rights reserved.
  • Show Website
    Backyard History

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