One Great History

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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.

  1. FEB 16

    The Winnipeg New Theatre

    In the 1930s, a group of leftists teamed up to prove that political plays could be both interesting and funny. In this quest, they would have run-ins with the police, feud with student columnist at The Manitoban, and venture to Ontario to win the Dominion Drama Festival. Visit onegreathistory.com for more info! Our book, Portage and Main, is available from Great Plains Publications! https://greatplainspress.ca/books/portage-and-main/

    1h 20m

  2. 11/18/2025

    Portage and Main: How an Iconic Intersection Shaped Winnipeg's History, Politics and Urban Life

    This is it! This episode means our book is out! Tune in for a conversation about Winnipeg's most famous intersection and hear a bunch of stories that didn't make it into the book! Order it now https://greatplainspress.ca/books/portage-and-main/ Check out more fun stuff https://www.onegreathistory.com/ Get our zines https://www.inservicecomics.com/category/zines

    1h 22m

  3. 11/06/2025

    The Manitoba Schools Question 2: Even More Guys!

    Visit onegreathistory.com for more information! Order our book "Portage and Main" from Great Plains! https://greatplainspress.ca/books/portage-and-main/ Get our new zine, "A Guide to Big Things in Manitoba"! https://www.inservicecomics.com/product/a-guide-to-big-things-in-manitoba

    51 min

  4. 10/24/2025

    The Manitoba Schools Question

    ... or the Laurier-Greenway Compromise ... part one!   Visit onegreathistory.com for more info!   Buy our book! "Portage & Main" is available from Great Plains Publications! https://greatplainspress.ca/books/portage-and-main/

    58 min

  5. 09/05/2025

    Interview - Craig Baird of Canadian History Ehx

    We're trying something new! This is a special interview with Canadian History Ehx podcast host Craig Baird, author of the new book Canada's Main Street: The Epic Story of the Trans-Canada Highway.   If you have a book about Manitoba or Canadian history that you'd like to promote on the podcast, email us - onegreathistory@gmail.com

    29 min

  6. 08/21/2025

    A Guide to Big Things in Manitoba

    It's a summer road trip with Alex and Sabrina as they hit up many of Manitoba's BIG roadside attractions! As an added bonus, they made an accompanying zine featuring beautiful watercolour paintings by Alex, which you can order here - inservicecomics.com/category/zines

    1h 15m

  7. 07/31/2025

    Pulp Flin Flon: The Roger Avary Story

    The small mining town of Flin Flon, Manitoba has produced a lot of hockey players and exactly one Academy Award winner - Roger Avary. Learn all about the ups and downs of the man who co-wrote Pulp Fiction and became the poster boy for an Apple product in this exciting Nick's Pick episode!

    1h 21m

  8. 06/26/2025

    Haynes Chicken Shack

    From the 1950s to the 1990s, Haynes Chicken Shack was one of the happening-est places in Winnipeg. Today we talk about the restaurant and the family behind it - their charisma, their cooking, and their musical talents!

    56 min
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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.

Information

  • Creator
    onegreathistory
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2026
  • Episodes
    72
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2020 All rights reserved.
  • Show Website
    One Great History

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