Latest Nunavut Podcast Episodes

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Ep. 10: Nunawhat??

Three60N - September 26, 2018 19:26 - 46 minutes ★★ - 1 rating
Nunavut is the culmination of a two decades of negotiating and an emergent Inuit political movement that started in the seventies. This year marks the 25th anniversary of the signing of the land claims agreement and next year will be the 20th anniversary of the redrawing of the map. Nunavut Tun...

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Ep. 9: Birds, belugas and benefits

Three60N - September 13, 2018 12:03 - 23 minutes ★★ - 1 rating
Tallurutiup Imanga is known as the ecological engine of the Eastern Arctic. It's home to millions of sea creatures and is critical to local Inuit. And soon it'll be the largest Marine Conservation Area in the country. But before that becomes official, Sandra Inutiq is going around local communit...

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Ep. 8: Freezing to death (Franklin Expedition Part 2)

Three60N - August 30, 2018 00:52 - 35 minutes ★★ - 1 rating
This is part two of my conversation with curator Karen Ryan about the Franklin Expedition. Part one sets up the expedition, this one shows how it all went wrong. Almost 200 years later, why should we still care about Franklin? Oh, Neptune also makes an appearance once again. Museum exhibit: htt...

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Ep. 7: Sails, wigs and animals (Franklin Expedition Part 1)

Three60N - August 16, 2018 12:05 - 30 minutes ★★ - 1 rating
The Franklin Expedition has a mysteriously romantic notoriety. Some think Sir John Franklin was a idiot; Karen Ryan, on the other hand, sees him as an unlucky explorer. others see him as an unlucky explorer. Ryan is a curator at the Canadian Museum of History and was in charge of putting togeth...

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Ep. 6: Gaming "on the land"

Three60N - August 02, 2018 00:48 - 15 minutes ★★ - 1 rating
I'm a huge board game nerd and I'm always most excited about new themes or ideas that haven't been done before. That's exactly what I got when I came across Thomassie Mangiok's game Nunami. In a hobby where most games have you pillage your opponents and extract resources, Thomassie decided to ta...

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Ep. 5: #Grounds4Change

Three60N - July 25, 2018 00:04 - 34 minutes ★★ - 1 rating
Birch Bark Coffee Company was born out of a desire to make a change. That change was to bring safe drinking water to all communities affected by water advisories. Right now, First Nations people are those most affected by these advisories. Mark Marsolais-Nahwegahbow was tired of waiting on the f...

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Ep. 4: Lean mean green-growing machine

Three60N - July 12, 2018 11:18 - 33 minutes ★★ - 1 rating
The Growcer is an Ottawa-based company that retrofits old shipping containers with hydroponic growing systems to create year-round indoor gardens. CEO Corey Ellis thinks this will help curb food insecurity in the North. We chat about how these systems fit in northern communities and how northern...

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Ep. 3: Marvel's Snowy Super

Three60N - June 28, 2018 03:29 - 46 minutes ★★ - 1 rating
In the history of science fiction, aliens have gotten better and even fairer representation than Indigenous people. Now Marvel launched a new Inuk character called Snowguard. She's a teen from Pangnirtung who's ready for a new lifelong adventure. Jim Zub collaborated with Nyla Innuksuk to create...

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Ep. 2: For the love of language

Three60N - June 14, 2018 02:57 - 21 minutes ★★ - 1 rating
Imagine trying to express yourself in a language you don't know. Seems impossible, right? That's how Jacey Firth-Hagen felt when she was learning about her Gwich'in culture without actually getting to know the language. Gwich'in is one the most endangered Indigenous languages in Canada with only...

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Ep. 1: Plugged in

Three60N - June 01, 2018 02:23 - 25 minutes ★★ - 1 rating
People in Ontario have been complaining about hydro for years, but at least your town doesn't run on a diesel generator. Many First Nations in the Northwestern part of the province have to rely on these dirty, outdated and costly generators for electricity. Plus, there are houses in these commun...

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"Is this a study thing?" (Teaser)

Three60N - May 25, 2018 01:35 - 3 minutes ★★ - 1 rating
One of my guests asked why we chatted for an hour. This was my answer. Welcome to (3)60˚N, the only podcast where we explore the North today. We're not here to focus on the extreme weather or feats of survival (although those are awesome); we're here to meet and chat with the people leading the...

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A Walk Down Main Street Hamilton, ON - James Street North

The Tale of a Town - Canada - December 10, 2015 02:53 - 29 minutes
Think about the old Hotel Hamilton – which is now the Mulberry Street Coffeehouse…the Armoury…the Art Crawl…that’s right, it’s time to take a walk down James Street North with The Tale of a Town's newest podcast. There are many main streets to walk down in Hamilton, and over the next three years...

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A Walk Down Main St - Hamilton, ON Concession Street

The Tale of a Town - Canada - December 04, 2015 17:35 - 22 minutes
There are many main streets to walk down in Hamilton, and over the next three years, our Storymobile will be visiting as many of them as possible. But maybe you can guess where we are today… Do you remember the Hillcrest dining hall...the great view from Sam Laurence Park…memories of former shop...

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A Walk Down Main Street Windsor, ON

The Tale of a Town - Canada - November 27, 2015 15:29 - 28 minutes
Did you ever hang out at Fast Eddie’s downtown? Have you strolled through Walkerville on your way to Kildare House? Or maybe you recall a first date at the Dominion House… When we parked our Storymobile at the foot of Ouellette right beside the Detroit River, we heard stories from Windsorites ab...

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A Walk Down Main Street - Prince Edward County

The Tale of a Town - Canada - November 18, 2015 14:56 - 26 minutes
Come take a walk down main street in Prince Edward County, Ontario. From the old days of the canning industry, to the present-day tourism boom, Prince Edward County is changing rapidly! We brought our Storymobile to the main streets of Wellington, Bloomfield, and Picton to gather stories from ...

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DC 15 Halifax, NS

The Tale of a Town - Canada - September 23, 2015 14:59 - 2 minutes
come for a visit to Barrington Street in downtown Halifax Nova Scotia and meet an RCN officer and Downtown Paul

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DC 14 Dartmouth

The Tale of a Town - Canada - September 18, 2015 16:39 - 2 minutes
Learn about Gloria Fisher the undisputed stationary queen of Dartmouth, Nova Scotia

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A Walk Down Main St - Kingston, ON

The Tale of a Town - Canada - September 09, 2015 13:18 - 26 minutes
Do you remember the Elevator Man at S&R? Have you had a memorable breakfast at Morrison’s? Found the perfect record at Brian’s Record Option? Remember when Chez Piggy came to town? Come take A Walk Down Main St. in Kingston Ontario with The Tale of a Town. This summer we visited Kingston Ontari...

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DC 13 Lake Charlotte, NS

The Tale of a Town - Canada - September 04, 2015 13:58 - 4 minutes
"We all worked at Webbers at one time or the other" - said the group of coffee drinkers in Oyster Pond

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Dear Canada: 01 Parrsboro, NS

Dear Canada - June 01, 2015 21:50 - 6 minutes
Dear Canada: 01 Parrsboro, NS by The Tale of a Town

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Dear Canada: EP 00 Nova Scotia Intro

Dear Canada - June 01, 2015 20:45 - 3 minutes
Dear Canada is an audio postcard series that follows the journey of The Tale of a Town’s storymobile as it crosses the country to capture the collective community memory of our main streets, one story at a time, leading up to Canada’s 150th anniversary in 2017.

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Dear Canada: EP 0 Series Intro

Dear Canada - June 01, 2015 19:48 - 2 minutes
Welcome to our new podcast series! Dear Canada is a series of audio postcards that follow the journey of The Tale of a Town’s storymobile as it crosses the country to capture the collective community memory of our main streets, one story at a time, leading up to Canada’s 150th anniversary in 20...