Everybody's favourite guest, Heather Pothier, is back for a third one! This time, she tries to teach me about golf (Canada's summer obsession)and I try to convince her soccer is the greatest sport (especially with France winning its second Worl

Episode 21 - Small town business

Jun 2nd, 2018 29m 5s

The podcast is back in Amherst, NS (literally, this time) to talk with Mikhial Mansour about owning and growing a small business in a small town.We discuss why he decided to move back to his hometown, what it's like to run a business that's a

Episode 20 - The Big Move

May 19th, 2018 33m 41s

Former Amherstonian and new Torontonian, Joel Boyle, joins me to talk about moving from a small town in Nova Scotia to (according to the people who live there) the centre of the world: Toronto.We discuss what it feels like to not know everybo

Episode 19 - Owen Laukkanen

May 5th, 2018 30m 40s

Canadian author Owen Laukkanen returns and brings with him his latest book, Gale Force (coming out May 8th, 2018).We talk about the book, male authors writing female characters, driving across Canada, being part of a family of fishermen, the

Episode 18 - Double Frenchness

Apr 21st, 2018 33m 23s

This episode brings you not just one, but two French guys!Fellow Frenchman, Florian Guéret, comes by to chat about what it feels like to be a Frenchman living in Canada. We discuss citizenship, accents, kids, politics, stereotypes... Serious

Episode 17 - A Canadian In France

Apr 7th, 2018 39m 5s

France enthousiast, Grant MacNeil, stops by the podcast to bring a different perspective and chat about the time he spent in France. We talk about learning French by writing words on your arm, strikes, how peanut butter is not a thing in France

Episode 16 - Canadian Comedians Derek Seguin & Abdul Butt

Mar 24th, 2018 33m 15s

Comedians Derek Seguin and Abdul Butt add a stop to their Nova Scotian tour and come talk about telling jokes for a living. We discuss differences betweeen Francophone and Anglophone audiences, touring accross Canada, playing in small towns, be

Episode 15 - Living Abroad

Feb 13th, 2018 46m 36s

South America and Europe explorer Isaac Gray stops by to discuss living abroad. We talk about his time outside Canada, what it takes to feel at home abroad, missing (or not)your homeland, getting funded to go abroad and the drug war in Mexico.

Episode 14 - Canada Day 1

Mar 18th, 2017 43m 55s

To celebrate Canada turning 150, the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 (in Halifax, NS) will launch its Canada Day 1 exhibit on March 18th. I was very lucky to be allowed to take a peek at it while it was still being put together. I als

Episode 13 - Dating In Canada

Feb 14th, 2017 36m 36s

Friend of the podcast and guest extraordinaire, Heather Pothier, is back to discuss dating in Canada. We talk about showing up to a date on a Zamboni, pre-internet dating, fancy dates in France, Valentine’s Day, Tim’s French Vanilla (of course!

Episode 12 - On Tour in Canada

Dec 24th, 2016 37m 10s

In between two concerts, Nova Scotian drummer, Will Fisher, stops by to talk about the glamourous life of a touring musician in Canada. We discuss five-star hotel suites, dingy motels, small town concerts and international touring around a good

Episode 11 - Eurotrip

Oct 12th, 2016 33m 3s

Serial backpacker, Mike Howarth, stops by the podcast to talk about the 10 weeks he spent exploring Europe. We discuss buying too many cheap European tomatoes when you only have two bags, a random encounter with two RCMP officers in Spain, a ma

Episode 10 - Wine, wine and wine!

Oct 12th, 2016 53m 31s

Wine enthusiast, Ericka Wicks, and I go to a Nova Scotia vineyard, Domaine de Grand Pré, to talk about and taste Canadian wine. Is wine that was not produced in France even a thing? Is it ok to drink wine that comes in a box? What should you ea

Episode 09 - Copacanada

Oct 12th, 2016 1h 2m

Friend of the podcast, Damian Daniels, is back and this time we’re talking about the Olympics that just happened in Rio. How many hours of sports is it humanly possible to watch per day? How did Canada and France do? Is team dressage a real thi

Episode 08 - Journalism in Canada

Oct 12th, 2016 55m 42s

A new episode in which the interviewer (reporter Michael Gorman) becomes the interviewee. We talk about being a journalist in rural Canada, covering the Provincial Legislature, digital reporting and the future of newspapers, as well as France’s

Episode 07 - Canadian Writer Owen Laukkanen

Oct 12th, 2016 41m 4s

A coast to coast interview with the author of the Stevens and Windermere thrillers, Owen Laukkanen. We talk about trains, travelling across Canada, touring in the States, his work, Canadian litterature and play a game with Margaret Atwood. Well

Episode 06 - Field Trip

Oct 12th, 2016 26m 4s

To celebrate my 4th anniversary as a permanent resident, the Slowly Becoming Canadian podcast is taking a field trip. Join me on a guided tour of the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21. The tour is given by a professional interpreter, I

Episode 05 - On The Road Again

Oct 12th, 2016 38m 26s

My guest Michael (in Vancouver, BC) and I (in Halifax, NS) go coast to coast and talk about driving across Canada. We discuss bad roads, sleeping in your car, road trip food and music, survival technics and scary diners. Oh, and the world’s lar

Episode 04 - Canadian Food

Oct 12th, 2016 38m 45s

Fellow pub food-enthousiast Heather and I sit down to enjoy a very Canadian meal and discuss (mostly late night) food etiquette. The menu might not be the healthiest but it’s delicious: Caesar (the drink, obviously, not the salad), donair (Hali

Episode 03 - Living In Remote Canada

Oct 12th, 2016 41m 49s

Helen (who used to live ELEVEN HOURS North of Edmonton, AB) joins me to talk about what it is like to live in an isolated Canadian community: do groceries for 9 months, be pregnant when the closest hospital is more than an hour drive away, get

Episode 02 - Urban Planning In Canada

Oct 12th, 2016 46m 55s

Urban planner @tealuke and I talk about cities in Canada:Why there isn’t more of them, how there design influences people, the differences with French cities…We also play “Real place in Canada or something I just made up”. Find out if Nottawa

Episode 01 - Sports in North America

Oct 12th, 2016 43m 17s

Sports connaisseur and friend, Damian Daniels, helps me understand North American sports and tells me what to say to no longer feel dumb around people discussing sports.Whether you like sports or not, you’ll laugh with us.