Content warning: Discussion of slavery and racism.This episode takes one more look at another aspect of the American Revolution and how it impacted Canada through the role slavery played in the Revolution. I then discuss one of the aftermaths o

28. The Indian Barrier State, Take One

Jan 13th, 2022 24m 1s

This episode looks at the first attempt to create an Indian Barrier State as part of a containment strategy against the new United States by the British and other European powers.Opening Theme: "Another Place" by Score SquadOutro: From "Oh Cana

27. The Haudenosaunee Confederacy and the American Revolution

Jan 4th, 2022 37m 22s

This episode centers around the Haudenosaunee Confederacy and the role they played in the American Revolution as well as the ruinous effects that conflict had on the Confederacy and the Six Nations, before looking at possible counterfactuals.Op

Counterfactual Puck - The Life and Times of Don Cherry

Dec 22nd, 2021 41m 12s

This one will probably be my longest Counterfactual Puck episode.It explores the life and times of Don Cherry and numerous counterfactuals that could have occurred during it.My own biased thoughts on Cherry begin around the 36-minute mark so yo

26. A Dismal Science Digression - The Founding of the Northwest Company

Dec 6th, 2021 23m 52s

For this episode, I take a break from the American Revolution and jump back into the dismal science, economics, to look at the founding of the Northwest Company and its impact on the fur trade and Canada.Note: "HBC" abbreviation again stands fo

25. For Want of a Nail - American Defeat and Second Revolutions

Nov 29th, 2021 27m 20s

Note: At about 26:34, I say French instead of British at one point - makes the sentence a little odd.This episode takes a more direct look at counterfactuals around the American Revolution, namely, the idea of the Americans losing, followed by

Counterfactual Puck - The Saskatoon Blues

Nov 22nd, 2021 25m 38s

This episode takes a look at the almost move of the St Louis Blues to Saskatoon, Saskatchewan in 1983. I go over the history of the whole thing and then wonder about the different directions it could have taken. You can reach me at: Email: cou

24. American Revolution Potpourri, Canada Edition

Nov 14th, 2021 37m 34s

Hopefully this is the start of a regular schedule for this podcast again, but we'll see. Might be able to get out a Counterfactual Puck episode in the next week or two.This episode has an overview of the War of the American Revolution followed

Update and Note

Jul 3rd, 2021 5m 34s

CONTENT WARNING: Discussion of residential schools and genocide. This is just an update on where this podcast is right now, and how I'm hoping to get some more episodes up in the near future. I then make a quick note of recent news in Canada

23. No Canada, Part 5: No American Revolution

Apr 25th, 2021 30m 54s

Sorry for the delay on this one. Reorganizing our house changed up my recording space and I've not been happy with the way my audio has sounded since. This one still isn't perfect in my opinion, but I think I managed to make it work (other than

22. Interlude: The King's Escape and the Two Frances

Apr 5th, 2021 41m 27s

Note: At around the 1:50 mark, I mistakenly say "French and American War" instead of "French and Indian War".This episode is an interlude as I transition between the French and Indian War and the American Revolution, as I take a wider look at t

The Canadian Economy and Sea Monsters

Apr 1st, 2021 10m 32s

I haven't been able to get a regular episode up yet with everything going on, but I did have an April Fool's Day episode ready to go. I hope that everyone enjoys it.Opening Theme: "Another Place" by Score SquadOutro: From "Oh Canaduh" by Nomean

21. No Canada, Part 4: The Expulsion of the Quebecois

Mar 11th, 2021 30m 45s

This episode is a new No Canada one, first one in a while.I combine a number of themes and ideas from previous episodes to create a scenario in which the British decided to expel the Quebecois from Quebec after the conquest of new France.Two t

Counterfactual Puck -The Early NHL, Part 2: Wanderers, Arenas, Bulldogs & Tigers, oh my

Mar 3rd, 2021 30m 51s

This episode continues my look at the early history of the NHL, the National Hockey League, this time going into the fate and demise of many of its earliest teams, from the Montreal Wanderers to the Hamilton Tigers. You can reach me at: Email:

20. The Big One, Part 3: Pontiac's Revolution

Feb 22nd, 2021 38m 10s

This is the last part of a three-part series on the worldwide conflicts that led to the fall of New France and one of the biggest early moments in Canadian history.This episode returns to North America and examines Pontiac's Rebellion, an Indig

19. The Big One, Part 2: The World War of the Seven Years' War

Feb 8th, 2021 36m 27s

This is the second part of three-part series on the worldwide conflicts that led to the fall of New France and one of the biggest early moments in Canadian history.This episode largely focused on Europe with an examination of the Seven Years' W

Counterfactual Puck - the 1982 Stanley Cup Playoffs

Jan 28th, 2021 19m 55s

For this episode of Counterfactual Puck, I go full Canucks fan and take a look at the 1982 Stanley Cup Playoffs. And, yes, in one scenario, the Canucks do win the Stanley Cup, but I also try to be a bit more objective and do some other scenario

18. The Big One, Part 1: The French and Indian War and the limits to counterfactuals

Jan 25th, 2021 32m 11s

Note:At around the 5-minute mark, I say "Eastern Pennsylvania" instead of "Western Pennsylvania".This is the beginning of a three-part series on what I'm dubbing "The Big One", that is, the French and Indian War/Seven Years' War, and the fall o

17. A More Francophone Canada, Part 2: No Acadian Expulsions

Jan 14th, 2021 40m 32s

A More Francophone Canada, Part 2: No Acadian ExpulsionsThis episode both continues the Wars of Kings and Queens with an examination of the Father Le Loutre's War in the early 1750s, a conflict that then led into the Expulsion of the Acadians s

Counterfactual Puck - The Early NHL, Part 1: The National Hockey Association

Jan 3rd, 2021 20m 17s

This is the first episode of Counterfactual Puck, a look at hockey and alternate history that I'm adding to the Counterfactual Canuck feed.This episode looks at the early history of the NHL, the National Hockey League, by examining how it arose

Counterfactual Puck - Introduction

Jan 3rd, 2021 3m 42s

This is just a quick intro to a new segment I'm adding to the podcast feed, called Counterfactual Puck.It centers around alternate history and hockey. Some of these episodes were planned to later be a part of Counterfactual Canuck, when I got t

16. The Wars of Kings and Queens: The Fox, An Alliance, Jenkins' Ear and George

Dec 23rd, 2020 37m 19s

The Wars of Kings and Queens: The Fox, An Alliance, Jenkins' Ear and GeorgeI continue the Wars of Kings and Queens in this episode, covering a number of conflicts large and small including the Fox Wars, the War of Jenkins' Ear, the War of the A

15. Slavery in Canada

Dec 7th, 2020 21m 21s

Slavery in CanadaContent warning: Discussion of slavery throughout the episodeI look at the history of slavery in Canada, both African and Indigenous, and then propose some counterfactuals around this history. Opening Theme: "Another Place" by

14. The Wars of Kings and Queens: Anne and Father Rale

Nov 30th, 2020 39m 12s

The Wars of Kings and Queens: Anne and Father RaleI continue the Wars of Kings and Queens in this episode, recapping the War of the Spanish Succession and Queen Anne’s War before ending with Father Rale’s War afterwards. Opening Theme: "Anothe

13. A Lack of Industry: Malthus was right

Nov 16th, 2020 27m 8s

A Lack of Industry: Malthus was rightThis episode has a big picture scenario in which the Industrial Revolution does not come about and the world, including Canada, enters into a Malthusian trap in the early 18th century.Opening Theme: "Another