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So... You're Canadian with Dave Hill

28 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 4 years ago - ★★★★★ - 41 ratings

Dave Hill isn't from Canada. But his grandfather Clarence Vincent Blake, Sr. was, and he wouldn't shut up about it. Still, Dave wondered: what do we even really know about Canadians? So every Tuesday, Dave attempts to get to know our neighbors to the north - one Canadian at a time. And yeah, of course he talks about curling.

This podcast is seriously Canadian. And it's not sorry about it.

Artwork by Danny Hellman.

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Episodes

Alison Moore / Dave Hill's Podcasting Incident Preview

March 10, 2020 04:00 - 1 hour - 72.5 MB

Put everything on hold and strap yourselves in for yet another incredible, and seriously Canadian episode of So... You're Canadian with Dave Hill. Hosted by Dave Hill. From before. Anyway, this week Dave welcomes Alison Moore, the show's first naturalized Canadian citizen, which seriously blows Dave's mind. Then, Dave and his producer Chris Gersbeck provide a preview of Dave Hill's Podcasting Incident, the podcast that will re-join the incredible Maximum Fun Network this Friday, March 13! ...

Damhnait Doyle

February 25, 2020 05:00 - 58 minutes - 53.9 MB

Back from its record-breaking two week hiatus, So... You're Canadian with Dave Hill returns with more seriously hot Canadian podcasting action. Anyway, this week Dave chats with singer-songwriter Damhnait Doyle, who hails from Labrador City, Newfoundland and Labrador, a So... You're Canadian first, probably. Visit Damhnait Doyle's website and go see her live. Listen to Damhnait Doyle on Spotify. Follow Damhnait Doyle on Twitter. Are you Canadian? We'd love to have you on the show. E...

Ron James

February 11, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour - 64.5 MB

It's Tuesday dammit. Pull yourself together and get ready for another mind-blowing and seriously Canadian episode of So... You're Canadian with Dave Hill. This week, Dave chats with comedian and native Nova Scotian Ron James, who gives Dave the lo-down on bottled moose, dark & stormies, growing up in Hallifax, dog farts and other topics of great importance. Listen or Dave will stab you. Thanks. Check out Ron James' upcoming tour dates. Follow Ron on Twitter. Follow Ron on Instagram. ...

An important message from Dave about So... You're Canadian

February 04, 2020 05:00 - 6 minutes - 5.77 MB

Dave announces the new release schedule of So... You're Canadian. It's okay. We're not going anywhere. Pull yourself together and take a listen, dammit. Are you Canadian? We'd love to have you on the show. Email [email protected]  Dave's new book Parking the Moose is out NOW! Buy it here or wherever incredible books are sold. New episodes of So... You're Canadian are released every Tuesday on the Maximum Fun Network! Follow Dave Hill's Podcasting Incident on Facebook for update...

Brent Butt

January 28, 2020 05:00 - 58 minutes - 53.4 MB

Put everything on hold and strap yourselves in for yet another incredible, and seriously Canadian episode of So... You're Canadian with Dave Hill. Hosted by Dave Hill. From before. Anyway, this week Dave chats with comedian, actor, writer and Tisdale, Saskatchewan native Brent Butt, who you may know from Canadian television series Corner Gas and Hiccups. Visit Brent's website here. Follow Brent on Instagram. Listen to Brent's podcast, The Buttpod. Are you Canadian? We'd love to have ...

Mona Barracuda

January 21, 2020 05:00 - 45 minutes - 41.2 MB

The bandages are off and Dave is back with yet another incredible episode of So... You're Canadian with Dave Hill. Mentioned earlier. Anyway, this week Dave chats Mona Barracuda, a resident of Buford, Alberta, about living in a hamlet with a population of 47, her chickens, her chicken's eggs, and how Dave is on the next bus to Buford, Alberta. Are you Canadian? We'd love to have you on the show. Email [email protected]  Dave's new book Parking the Moose is out NOW! Buy it here or w...

A Tribute To Neil Peart

January 14, 2020 05:00 - 13 minutes - 12.8 MB

Neil Peart was a rock legend. But more importantly, he was a Canadian rock legend. This week, Dave pays tribute to the groundbreaking drummer and lyricist from Rush with a clip of one of Peart's finest moments: "Der Trommler," recorded live during Rush's R30: 30th Anniversary World Tour in Frankfurt on September 24, 2004. Watch the clip on YouTube here. Are you Canadian? We'd love to have you on the show. Email [email protected]  Dave's new book Parking the Moose is out NOW! Buy ...

Shannon Swerdan

January 07, 2020 05:00 - 54 minutes - 50 MB

Put everything on hold and strap yourselves in for yet another incredible, and seriously Canadian episode of So... You're Canadian with Dave Hill. Hosted by Dave Hill. From before. Anyway, this week Dave chats with Winnipeg-born author Shannon Swerdan about being a Lamont, Alberta resident, her new book, the afterlife, large public sculptures and much more. Listen or Dave will stab you. Thanks. Buy Shannon's book Love's Message In A Dime: True Stories of Life Everlasting Are you Canadia...

Nick Flanagan Returns

December 31, 2019 05:00 - 1 hour - 58.6 MB

Episode 19 of So... You're Canadian is here and no one can believe it as comedian Nick Flanagan makes his record-breaking second appearance, which is basically unheard of. Anyway, Nick and Dave discuss Canadian topics such as Paul Bellini, hockey ASMR, Montreal bagels, Len and other important Canadian things. Check out Nick Flanagan's podcast Nick Flanagan, Weekly. Follow Nick on Twitter. Visit Nick's website. Dave's new book Parking the Moose is out NOW! Buy it here or wherever incredib...

David Myles

December 24, 2019 05:00 - 56 minutes - 51.9 MB

The bandages are off and Dave is back with yet another incredible episode of So... You're Canadian with Dave Hill. Mentioned earlier. Anyway, this week Dave chats with David Myles a musician who currently hails from Halifax, Nova Scotia, and is originally from Fredericton, New Brunswick.  Visit David Myles' website. Follow David Myles on Twitter. Dave's new book Parking the Moose is out NOW! Buy it here or wherever incredible books are sold. New episodes of So... You're Canadian are ...

Allana Harkin

December 17, 2019 05:00 - 1 hour - 76.4 MB

It's Tuesday, dammit, and that means yet another seriously Canadian episode of So... You're Canadian with Dave Hill. This week, Dave chats with comedian, actress, playwright and Canadian person Allana Harkin, who you no doubt know from her incredible work on Full Frontal with Samantha Bee. Listen or Dave's feelings will be hurt. Thanks. Follow Allana Harkin on Twitter. Dave's new book Parking the Moose is out NOW! Buy it here or wherever incredible books are sold. New episodes of So......

Lisa Christiansen

December 10, 2019 05:00 - 56 minutes - 52.1 MB

It's Tuesday and the world is clamoring for more hot Canadian-themed podcasting action. On this week's episode of So... You're Canadian with Dave Hill, Dave speaks to Vancouver native Lisa Christiansen from CBC Radio 1 to discuss Canadian culture and their collective love of metal. Listen to Lisa's podcast Pop This! Follow Lisa on Twitter. Dave's new book Parking the Moose is out NOW! Buy it here or wherever incredible books are sold. New episodes of So... You're Canadian are release...

Will Weldon & Heidi Branner - Live from Portland!

December 03, 2019 05:00 - 1 hour - 56.8 MB

It's a So... You're Canadian first as Dave and his producer Chris host a special live edition of the podcast from Kelly's Olympian in Portland, OR as part of the Ha Ha Harvest Comedy Festival! First they read from the Toronto Crime Blotter, then welcome their seriously Canadian guests, Heidi Brander and Will Weldon, before pitting them against each other to determine who is more Canadian. Dave's new book Parking the Moose is out NOW! Buy it here or wherever incredible books are sold. New...

John Hastings

November 26, 2019 05:00 - 1 hour - 72 MB

It's Tuesday, your hair looks great and it's time for another seriously Canadian episode of So... You're Canadian with Dave Hill. This week, Dave welcomes Canadian comedian and human John Hastings, a Toronto native. Follow John Hastings on Twitter and Instagram and visit his website. If you live in the Portland, OR area, we will be doing a live taping of  So... You're Canadian as part of the Ha Ha Harvest Festival THIS Saturday, November 30 @ 2pm! Tickets are available here. Dave's new...

Darren Elmore

November 19, 2019 05:00 - 49 minutes - 45.6 MB

Another Tuesday, another seriously Canadian episode of So... You're Canadian with Dave Hill. This week, Dave chats with comedian and Sussex, New Brunswick native Darren Elmore, who gives Dave the 411 on being a "Sussexual." It's wild. Follow Darren Elmore on Twitter and Instagram. Oh yeah. If you live in the Portland, OR area, we will be doing a live taping of our other podcast So... You're Canadian as part of the Ha Ha Harvest Festival on Saturday, November 30 @ 2pm! Tickets are availab...

The El-Salomons

November 12, 2019 05:00 - 58 minutes - 53.8 MB

Pull yourself together and get ready for another mind-melting and seriously Canadian episode of So... You're Canadian with Dave Hill. This week, Dave chats with Canadian comedians Jess Salomon and Eman El-Husseini, collectively known as The El-Salomons, who despite being Jewish and Palestinian respectively, somehow make it work.  Follow The El-Salomons on Instagram. Follow The El-Salomons on Twitter. Go see "The El-Salomons Save Christmas" at The Duplex on Dec 10, 9:30 and in Philly on...

Nick Flanagan

November 05, 2019 05:00 - 59 minutes - 54.4 MB

It's Tuesday dammit and that means yet another seriously Canadian episode of So... You're Canadian with Dave Hill. This week, Dave chats with comedian, musician, man-about-town, and handsome Toronto native Nick Flanagan, who gives Dave the lo-down on Toronto's greatest rap songs which include "Informer" by Snow and some other, lesser songs. Check out Nick Flanagan's podcast Nick Flanagan, Weekly. Follow Nick on Twitter. Visit Nick's website. Dave's new book Parking the Moose is out NOW! ...

Émilie Baillargeon

October 29, 2019 04:00 - 1 hour - 55.5 MB

In this week's exciting episode of So... You're Canadian with Dave Hill, Dave speaks with Quebec City native Émilie Baillargeon, the podcast's first French Canadian guest, who schools Dave on Quebec history and informs him that Americans attempting to speaking French is actually quite sexy despite years and years of Dave believing the contrary. It's insane. Dave's new book Parking the Moose is out NOW! Buy it here or wherever incredible books are sold. New episodes of So... You're Canadi...

Paul Myers

October 22, 2019 11:19 - 56 minutes - 52 MB

The bandages are off and Dave is back with yet another incredible episode of So... You're Canadian with Dave Hill. Mentioned earlier. Anyway, this week Dave chats with musician, author, journalist, host of the new Record Store Day Podcast, man about town and seriously Canadian person Paul Myers. Listen to The Record Store Day Podcast with Paul Myers which just launched TODAY with very special guest Tony Visconti, wherever incredible podcasts are found. Dave's new book Parking the Moos...

Nils Rusch

October 15, 2019 04:00 - 1 hour - 55.3 MB

This episode is dedicated to filmmaker Trudy Stewart. Dave continues his quest to get to know our neighbors to the north, one Canadian at a time. This week, Dave chats with Merrickville, Ontario resident, taxi driver, father, husband and man-about-town Nils Rusch who gives Dave the lowdown on poutine, curling, 2002 romantic comedy film Men with Brooms and more. It's pretty much the most Canadian thing you can listen to this week. Dave's new book Parking the Moose is out NOW! Buy it here...

Maica Armata

October 08, 2019 04:00 - 47 minutes - 43.1 MB

Strap on the ice skates and get ready for another exciting episode of So... You're Canadian with Dave Hill! This week, Dave chats with comedian, musician and seriously Canadian person Maica Armata, a native Montrealan who is studying speech and pathology, and trains Dave on the correct pronunciation of "poutine" and also gives him the low-down on the Quebec Independence Referendum that was all the rage in the nineties. It's nuts. Dave's new book Parking the Moose is out TODAY! Buy it here ...

Duane Andrews

October 01, 2019 04:00 - 1 hour - 65.5 MB

Drop everything and get ready for yet another exciting and seriously Canadian episode of So... You're Canadian with Dave Hill. This week, Dave chats with Juno award-winning gypsy jazz guitarist Duane Andrews, who provides plenty of tales from his hometown which just so happens to be the Canadian province of Newfoundland. Dave also considers launching a cod-based podcast.  Visit Duane Andrews' website and go see him live. Listen to Duane Andrews on Spotify. New episodes of So... You're Ca...

Danko Jones

September 24, 2019 04:00 - 48 minutes - 44.5 MB

Put everything on hold and strap yourselves in for yet another incredible, and seriously Canadian episode of So... You're Canadian with Dave Hill. Hosted by Dave Hill. From before. Anyway, in the show's fifth episode, Dave calls Danko Jones, frontman and namesake of rock band Danko Jones, to discuss being a native Torontonian, that time he got a postcard from Neil Peart, and how he lived with Broken Social Scene's Brendan Canning for four years. It doesn't get much more Canadian than this. ...

Andrea Allan

September 17, 2019 04:52 - 58 minutes - 53.6 MB

Dave continues his quest to get to know Canada, one Canadian at a time. This week, Dave sits down with comedian and seriously Canadian person Andrea Allan, the show's first non-Ontarian, to learn more about the coastal seaport city of Vancouver. Dave also plays the single for his upcoming book Parking The Moose (out October 8th on Penguin Random House). Buy Andrea Allan's debut comedy EP, GONZO. Follow Andrea Allan on Instagram. Follow Andrea Allan on Twitter. Listen to Andrea's podcast Th...

Amy Millan

September 10, 2019 04:00 - 51 minutes - 47.5 MB

Dave continues his journey to get to know Canada, one Canadian at a time. This week, Dave speaks to musician and seriously Canadian person Amy Millan, known for her work with indie rock bands Stars and Broken Social Scene. Plus, Dave presents two new segments: "Today In Canadian History" and "Today In Canadian News!"  New episodes of So... You're Canadian are released every Tuesday on the Maximum Fun Network! If you like this podcast, then you will like Dave's new book, Parking the Moose: ...

K. Trevor Wilson

September 03, 2019 04:00 - 43 minutes - 39.7 MB

Dave continues his quest to get to know our mysterious neighbors to the North, one Canadian at a time. This week, Dave chats with comedian, actor and seriously Canadian person: K. Trevor Wilson ("Squirrely Dan" on Hulu's Letterkenny).  New episodes of So... You're Canadian are released every Tuesday on the Maximum Fun Network! If you like this podcast, then you will like Dave's new book, Parking the Moose: One American's Epic Quest to Uncover His Incredible Canadian Roots out on Penguin Ra...

Malcolm Gladwell

August 27, 2019 04:47 - 44 minutes - 40.8 MB

Dave Hill begins his journey to get to the bottom of this whole Canada thing, one Canadian at a time. The extremely Canadian first episode of So... You're Canadian features Dave sitting down with journalist, author, and known Canadian, Malcolm Gladwell.  New episodes of So... You're Canadian will be released every Tuesday on the Maximum Fun Network! If you like this podcast, then you will like Dave's new book, Parking the Moose: One American's Epic Quest to Uncover His Incredible Canadian ...

So... You're Canadian (Trailer)

August 14, 2019 18:58 - 2 minutes - 1.86 MB

Dave Hill isn't from Canada. But his grandfather Clarence Vincent Blake, Sr. was, and he wouldn't shut up about it. Still, Dave wondered: what do we even really know about Canadians? So every Tuesday, Dave attempts to get to know our neighbors to the north - one Canadian at a time. And yeah, of course he talks about curling. This podcast is seriously Canadian. And it's not sorry about it. Coming to Maximum Fun every Tuesday beginning August 27th.

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