About this episode

The episode discusses the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution and highlights Toronto as a top solo travel destination with insights from experts.

At a time when the United States of America is experiencing intense polarization, the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution is prompting historians, scholars, and citizens to reconsider not only what happened in 1776 but also how Americans and others…remember, debate, and reinterpret the Revolution today. The journal ‘Remembering the American Revolution at 250 was created specifically to foster that broader conversation about memory, commemoration, and historical meaning. Doctor G. Patrick O'Brien is an Assistant Professor of The University of Tampa and co-lead-editor of the journal ‘Remembering the American Revolution at 250 (two-fifty). And This month saw the city of Toronto named the Number One solo travel destination in the world according to global free tour platform "Guru Walk" which has ranked 50 cities worldwide with the highest proportion of solo travellers in 2026. The report found that over just over half of all free tour bookings in Toronto were made by a single traveller, the highest rate out of any other city included in the ranking, including every major European capital. Amid this a prominent archi-tourist wants you to discover a trove of Toronto treasures…

People in this episode

Guests: Doctor G. Patrick O'Brien, Dave LeBlanc

Topics covered

• American Revolution
• Toronto travel
• historical memory
• polarization
• hidden gems
• solo travel

Keywords

• American Revolution
• Toronto
• historical memory
• Doctor G. Patrick O'Brien
• Dave LeBlanc
• solo travel
• hidden gems

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The University of Tampa, Guru Walk

Books & works: Hidden Toronto: Secret Places and Forgotten Gems of Toronto and the GTA

Places: Toronto

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