The Wonderkamer

Jen Rempel, David Powell, Tracy Anderson-Powell
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Jen, Dave, and Tracy are three dilettantes who are interested in everything! Join us bi-weekly for a new story.

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  1. 03 - The Many Failures of Sir Humphrey Gilbert

    FEB 12 · VIDEO

    03 - The Many Failures of Sir Humphrey Gilbert

    Although Walter Raleigh is famous for founding the first permanent  settlement in North America, history has largely forgotten his  half-brother who was a genius, a fool, a bloodthirsty psychopath, a  terrible explorer, and somehow founded the British empire. Sources and Further Reading Chidsey, D. B. (1932). Sir Humphrey Gilbert: Elizabeth's racketeer. Harper & Brothers. Gosling, W. G. (1911).The life of Sir Humphrey Gilbert: England's first empire builder. [Electronic Version]. https://archive.org/details/lifeofsirhumphre00goslrich/page/n1/mode/2up Gilbert, H. (1576). A discourse of a discouerie for a new passage to Cataia [Electronic version]. Henry Middleton for Richarde Ihones. https://archive.org/details/discourseofdisco00gilb Elizabeth I. (2025, August 27th). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_I Schulman, M. (2022). A timeline of the age of exploration. Historycentral.com. https://www.historycentral.com/explorers/Index.html Canadian Museum of History. (n.d.). Jacques Cartier 1534-1542. Virtual Museum of New France. Retrieved from https://www.historymuseum.ca/virtual-museum-of-new-france/the-explorers/jacques-cartier-1534-1542/

    1h 41m

  2. FEB 12 · VIDEO

    02 - The Punished Dilettante

    Jen tries her best to gross out Dave and Tracy with bizarre tales of the preservation of human body parts for “educational” (?) purposes. Please note that you might not want to be eating while you listen to this one. CW: Suicide Please check www.thewonderkamer.ca for sources and further reading. https://www.thewonderkamer.ca/episodes/2anatomicalspecimens

    1h 27m

  3. FEB 12 · VIDEO

    01 - The Mad Trapper of Rat River

    In 1931, several RCMP officers responded to a complaint in the Northwest  Territories. A man probably called Albert Johnson had been hanging  another man’s traps. What followed is the greatest manhunt in Canadian  history. Sources and Further Reading Anderson, F. (2025, March 19). The Death of Albert Johnson in the Arctic. https://www.jkcc.com/albert/ Butts, E. (2019, April 28). Albert Johnson, “The Mad Trapper of Rat River”. The Canadian Encyclopedia. https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/albert-johnson Healy, J. J. (2007). Case overview of the murder of RCMP Constable Newt Millen and the capture of the Mad Trapper: A 90th year anniversary: 1932 to 2022. RCMP Graves. https://www.rcmpgraves.com/vetcorner/madtrapper.html North, D. (2005). The Mad Trapper of Rat River: A true story of Canada’s biggest manhunt. Lyons Press.

    1h 18m
  4. The Wonderkamer trailer

    FEB 9 · VIDEO

    The Wonderkamer trailer

    The Wonderkamer is a new Canadian podcast about curiosity. Our three hosts are dilettantes, those who have interest without expertise. In each episode, a host will satisfy their curiosity by sharing stories on a topic they've researched. Nothing is off limits! Our first three episodes premiere on February 12th, with new episodes following every other Thursday.

    1 min

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Jen, Dave, and Tracy are three dilettantes who are interested in everything! Join us bi-weekly for a new story.

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    Jen Rempel, David Powell, Tracy Anderson-Powell
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