Curious Canadian History

by David Borys

Historian David Borys dives deep into the fascinating world of Canadian history in this bi-weekly podcast exploring everything from the wonderful to the weird to the downright dark. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Audience Interest

Estimated Reach: 30,001 - 50,000

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Podcast Focus

Categories: history · education

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Publishing Consistency

Frequency: Irregular

200+ episodes since 2016

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Most discussed topics

new franceprince edward islandcanadian confederationcolonialismland ownership disputesidentityd-daybattle of the scheldtcanadian military historysecond world warred river settlementmétis community

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Acast10

Canyon Entertainment’s7

The Conflict and Culture Podcast7

Punching Above Our Weight6

Dundurn3

the Department of History2

Punching Above Our Weight: The Canadian Military at War Since 18672

McGill-Queen’s University Press2

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High Confidence

Est. Listeners

30,001 - 50,000

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Est. listeners per new episode within ~30 days
25,001 - 50,000
Monthly Reach
Unique listeners across all episodes (30 days)
25,001 - 75,000
Active Followers
Loyal subscribers who consistently listen
15,001 - 40,000

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On the show

From 10 eps

Host

David Borys

7 eps

Recent guests

11 across last 10 eps

Edward MacDonald

1 ep

ALEXANDER FITZGERALD-BLACK

1 ep

Derrick M. Nault

1 ep

Dr Nneka D Dennie

1 ep

Colin Coates

1 ep

Dr Taiwo Bello

1 ep

Dr Mark Celinscak

1 ep

Jan Kingshott

1 ep

Dr Glynnis Hood

1 ep

Daniel J. Robinson

1 ep

Micah True

1 ep

Recent episodes

S11E15 - Prince Edward Island Joins Canada

Apr 21, 2026

46m 53s

S11E14 Battle Series: D-Day Phase One vs. the Battle of the Scheldt

Apr 7, 2026

58m 56s

S11E13 Red River Reflection: The Myth of François Guilmette

Mar 24, 2026

42m 13s

S11E12 Rise and Rise Again - The Life and Times of Mary Ann Shadd Cary

Mar 10, 2026

44m 44s

S11E11 The Frontier Regime of New France under Louis XIV

Feb 24, 2026

44m 08s

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Episodes

monthly

Avg length

46m 17s

32m 47s – 58m 56s

Range

Aug 2020 – Apr 2026

Topics

new france, prince edward island +49

Guests

Edward MacDonald +10 · last 10 eps

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Date	Episode	Topics	Guests	Brands	Places	Keywords	Sponsor	Length
4/21/26	S11E15 - Prince Edward Island Joins Canada✨	Prince Edward IslandCanadian Confederation+3	Edward MacDonald	the Department of Historythe University of Prince Edward Island+4	Prince Edward IslandCanada+2	historyeducation+4	—	46m 53s
4/7/26	S11E14 Battle Series: D-Day Phase One vs. the Battle of the Scheldt✨	D-DayBattle of the Scheldt+2	ALEXANDER FITZGERALD-BLACK	Eagles over Husky: The Allied Air Forces in the Sicilian Campaign, 14 May to 17 August 1943CCH+20	CanadaNormandy+5	military historyhistorical perspectives+2	—	58m 56s
3/24/26	S11E13 Red River Reflection: The Myth of François Guilmette✨	Red River SettlementMétis community+6	Derrick M. Nault	the Red River Resistancethe Department of Indigenous Studies+8	the Red River	Métis identitycollective memory+1	—	42m 13s
3/10/26	S11E12 Rise and Rise Again - The Life and Times of Mary Ann Shadd Cary✨	Mary Ann Shadd CaryAfrican American history+2	Dr Nneka D Dennie	Punching Above Our Weight: The Canadian Military at War Since 1867The Provincial Freeman+8	North Americathe United States+1	intellectdefiance+4	—	44m 44s
2/24/26	S11E11 The Frontier Regime of New France under Louis XIV✨	New FranceLouis XIV+3	Colin Coates	Political Culture in Louis XIV’s Canada: Majesty, Ritual, and Rhetoricthe Department of Global and Social Studies+13	New Francethe St. Lawrence	intendantsgovernors+4	—	44m 08s
2/10/26	S11E10 Canair Relief and the Nigerian Civil War✨	Nigerian Civil Warhumanitarian response+4	Dr Taiwo Bello	CANAIRELIEFthe Africana Studies Centre+12	Biafra	faminehumanitarian action+3	—	47m 33s
1/27/26	S11E9 The Liberation of Bergen Belsen✨	Bergen Belsenliberation+4	Dr Mark Celinscak	Distance from the Belsen HeapKingdom of Night+15	—	medical staffengineers+6	—	51m 54s
1/13/26	S11E8 Curious Canadian History presents: Canadian Time Machine \| The Furry Gold of Canada: The Beaver’s 50-Year Legacy✨	beavernational symbol+2	Jan KingshottDr Glynnis Hood	S11E8 Curious Canadian HistoryCanadian Time Machine+9	Canada	Canadian Time Machinewildlife ecology+1	—	32m 47s
12/16/25	S11E7 Cigarette Nation: The History of Cigarettes in Canada✨	cigaretteshealth+3	Daniel J. Robinson	light cigarettesmild cigarettes+11	Canada	consumer productssocial rituals+2	—	45m 30s
12/2/25	S11E6 Letters from the Frontier – The Jesuit Relations and Old World Understandings of New France✨	Jesuit RelationsNew France+3	Micah True	Masters and Students: Jesuit Mission Ethnography in Seventeenth-Century New FranceJesuit Studies series+16	Eastern CanadaNew France+3	Society of JesusEastern Canada+2	—	48m 15s