Episodes

Ever heard the story of the freelance spy, planted into the epicenter of the Canadian Far Right? One question remains. After years of hanging out with them, did Grant Bristow get too drawn in? Did he get Donnie Brasco'd?

Did you know that you or your family may have been on a top secret list? Also, did you know that if M-Day was activated, you would have been arrested and put in a prison camp? Welcome to PROFUNC.

Canada doesn't own nukes, but we certainly don't mind looking after other peoples and selling uranium. From nuclear espionage to the ticking time bomb off the coast of Nova Scotia. We talk about splitting the atom!

The "Gouzenko Affair" is often credited as a triggering event of the Cold War. However, behind the headlines is the story of a family seeking freedom in Canada.

Camp X was set up by Canada's spy master to develop and train agents in every aspect of silent killing and sabotage.

Yes James Bond is fictional, but the real man who inspired him was from Winnipeg. We explore the master spy, who's life work was to invent and define the very concept of what we call a spy today.

The Fenian raids of the mid-1800's forced Canada to create it's first ever secret police. Tasked with collecting information to feed back to the home militia, this is a story of mixed successes!

This week, the story of Canada's flying saucer, also known as the VZ-9 Avrocar. Built by a real life Tony Stark, Jack Frost was a maverick engineer who had a bold vision to re-invent aviation using the Coandă effect.

The mind blowing story of the world's longest running functional democracy, founded nearly 1000 years ago. Witness Jesse's mind expand as he learns about the influence it had on the US constitution and the rule of the seventh generation. Brought …

Join Rhys and Jesse from hit podcast Canadian Politics Is Boring, as they dig into the weird, surprising and throughly entertaining history of HR. From the pioneers of the industrial revolution to the dictators who completely missed the mark. A …

While Inuit people call this arctic area home, Europeans attempted deadly trips to find a route to the Pacific Ocean. We talk about the failed Franklin expedition, spinach puffs and cannibalism. Brought to you in partnership with Samsung. This Father’s …

We teamed up with thew awesome show History Defeats Itself to talk about the history of the pharmaceutical industry. Straddling 3 time zones, we had a lot of fun! https://thesonarnetwork.com/history-defeats-itself/

Despite officially not getting involved, the Vietnam War had a huge effect on Canada. Why did 30,000 Canadians sign up to fight? Why did they test Agent Orange in New Brunswick and why is Rhys upset about Nutella? Brought to …

The 1972 Summit Series, an eight-game ice hockey series between the Soviet Union and Canada that became a huge cultural moment. Playing out like a Hollywood sports movie, prepare to have your mind blown!

The 1972 Summit Series, an eight-game ice hockey series between the Soviet Union and Canada that became a huge cultural moment. Playing out like a Hollywood sports movie, prepare to have your mind blown!

We discuss the controversial new Bill that is getting accusations of suppressing freedom of speech and internet freedoms. Is there any truth or is it all a steaming pile of beaver plops?

We discuss the controversial new Bill that is getting accusations of suppressing freedom of speech and internet freedoms. Is there any truth or is it all a steaming pile of beaver plops?

This is the story of a weird quirk of the Canadian/USA border and a community stranded by poor map reading.

We peel back the layers of O Canada, from anal gloss to the multiple English versions. Prepare for unsigned manuscripts and clean hands!

Norm Kelly is a politician who has one of the most successful presences on social media. Rising to fame on Twitter during the Great Rap Beef of 2015, he used his off the wall humour to build a bridge with …

We investigate the mind-blowing story of Winnipeg’s 1919 General strike and the violence that followed it. When all 30,000 of the working population decided to stop turning up, the establishment lost it’s mind and rolled with machine guns.

During the pandemic, in New Brunswick, during a very serious press conference, something magical happened.

It’s our first birthday! So how better to celebrate than to review our own show, while ramming various foods from Tim Hortons into our gullets? We talk about our favourite and least favourite episodes, and Rhys does dramatic British readings …

Why does the Premier of Alberta hate Bigfoot and his family? Why would anyone want to nuke the wilderness in the name of fossil fuels? Why would a human woman marry a bipedal ape?