Canada, As I See It

#75 - Second Annual Mixed Bag

Remember when I did this last year?Had a show of random facts?
Neither did I – I had to look it up. That's why I make copious notes.
Well, I remembered that I did it..my memory isn't THAT bad.
Thanks for joining me on this week's podcast.
Be sure to tell everyone about the podcast. There are only two places in the world where it hasn't been heard, and one of them is full of penguins...and I'm not sure what their internet is like down there.
Remember, you can check out links about anything I mention during the show – whorpole.ca
Go to my website – whorpole.ca for the links I refer to in this episode.
If you do have any questions, or is there something that you would like me to talk about?
I encourage you to contact me at AsISeeIt@whorpole.ca – and let me know - I'll mention you on the show (unless you don't want me to) – and you'll forever be able to say, “I got James to say my name, way back before he was a super celebrity!”
Check out these links mentioned in this show – and others, just because:Today in Canadian Historyhttps://todayincanadianhistory.com
 
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#74 - Baseball

It's spring!Baseball spring-training is done, and it is now time to get to the the real deal!Join me as I look at Canada's teams, and a little bit of history of the game.
 
Remember, you can check out links about anything I mention during the show – whorpole.ca
 
Go to my website – whorpole.ca for the links I refer to in this episode.
 
If you do have any questions, or is there something that you would like me to talk about?
 
I encourage you to contact me at AsISeeIt@whorpole.ca – and let me know - I'll mention you on the show (unless you don't want me to) – and you'll forever be able to say, “I got James to say my name, way back before he was a super celebrity!”
 
Check out these links mentioned in this show – and others, just because:
Montréal Exposhttps://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/montreal-expos
 
Toronto Blue Jays
https://www.mlb.com/bluejays/ (if you run behind a VPN, this link will not work)Check out this link instead:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto_Blue_Jays
Canadian Baseball Historyhttps://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/canadians-in-baseball-the-lost-tribe-feature
 
Jamie Campbell
https://www.instagram.com/snetcampbell/?hl=en
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamie_Campbell_(sportscaster)
 
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#73 - Canadian Prime Ministers

Canadian Prime Ministers.
 
We have a new one.Find out about the history of Canada's highest political office.
 
I'm answering several questions that must be burning a hole in your mind.
 
Go to my website – whorpole.ca for the links I refer to in this episode.
 
If you do have any questions, or is there something that you would like me to talk about?
 
I encourage you to contact me at AsISeeIt@whorpole.ca – and let me know - I'll mention you on the show (unless you don't want me to) – and you'll forever be able to say, “I got James to say my name, way back before he was a super celebrity!”
 
Check out these links mentioned in this show – and others, just because:
Who is the Prime Minister
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Canada
 
The swearing in of Mark Carney as the 24th Prime Minister of Canada
https://youtu.be/TvBzIBcXQ3Q?si=THG43DDc0-zijfym
 
Is it illegal to write on Canadian currency?https://www.torontodefencelawyers.com/crime-write-money/#:~:text=It%20is%20not%20illegal%20to,of%20famous%20actor%20Leonard%20Nimoy
 
The best haircut of 1870
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Tupper#/media/File:CharlesTupper1870.jpg
 
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#72 - Misinformation, Attacks and Re-birth

I'm tired.
 
There was a nano-second, when I considered whether or not I could/would keep doing this.
I am forever encountering those who are looking for a short-cut, and I am seemingly always “on”.
Yet they keep trying to ice-skate uphill.
 
Then a switch flipped.
I know what I am doing.I know that I am patriotic.
I know that I do enjoy doing this.
 
So, here's my rant.Like it or don't.I don't care.
I will keep doing it, because it is the right thing.And I will prevail.
 
Tell your friends. Tell your enemies.Tell them about the
“...funniest person there ever was...”
--Horse & Hound Magazine
 
Check out these links mentioned in this show – and others, just because:
I Am Canadian – The Original
https://youtu.be/WMxGVfk09lU?si=FJlNr0xmVIaeN7s1
 
We Are Canadian – 2025
https://youtu.be/_OzbmriDgQc?si=NZd30QEzA6hzC79q
Canadian Public Health Care
https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/canada-health-care-system.html
 
Who is the Prime Minister
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Canada
 
Canadian News
https://www.canada.ca/en/news.html
 
Canada, as I see it – Canadian Elections
https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-9dmxi-17aa4cd
 
Canada, as I see it – Flag Day
https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-qnp2y-1803c57
 
 
 
I'd like to know how you're listening to me. Are you using Podbean's app? Do you listen from my site (whorpole.ca)? Or do you use one of the many podcast platforms that you can listen to this podcast on. I encourage you to contact me at AsISeeIt@whorpole.ca – and let me know - I'll mention you on the show (unless you don't want me to) – and you'll forever be able to say, “I got James to say my name, way back before he was a super celebrity!”
If YOU want to be a part of MY podcast,send me a recording of you saying,“This podcast is produced by the Fireside Chat Club of Canada”.
 
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#71 - Maple Syrup

Maple Syrup.
 
It's time to stock up.
AND plan your trip now to see how this ambrosia is made.
Check out https://ontariomaple.com/ and find out where you can go to get this uniquely Canadian experience.
 
This week I'm talking about how it's made, AND I have a little bit of news on what's been happening in Ontario.
 
I'd like to know how you're listening to me. Are you using Podbean's app? Do you listen from my site (whorpole.ca)? Or do you use one of the many podcast platforms that you can listen to this podcast on. I encourage you to contact me at AsISeeIt@whorpole.ca – and let me know - I'll mention you on the show (unless you don't want me to) – and you'll forever be able to say, “I got James to say my name, way back before he was a super celebrity!”
If YOU want to be a part of MY podcast,send me a recording of you saying,“This podcast is produced by the Fireside Chat Club of Canada”.
 
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#70 - The Stanley Cup

The Stanley Cup.
You may recognize the name, and even know what it is, and who it is awarded to.But did you know that today is the 132nd anniversary of the first time that the cup was awarded?
 
Join me as I look into the history of the most recognizable trophy in the history of professional sports.
 
Find out more about the cup, and see photos of it's literal growth through the years:https://www.hhof.com/thecollection/stanleycup_factsfirstsfauxpaus.html
 
I'd like to know how you're listening to me. Are you using Podbean's app? Do you listen from my site (whorpole.ca)? Or do you use one of the many podcast platforms that you can listen to this podcast on. I encourage you to contact me at AsISeeIt@whorpole.ca – and let me know - I'll mention you on the show (unless you don't want me to) – and you'll forever be able to say, “I got James to say my name, way back before he was a super celebrity!”
If YOU want to be a part of MY podcast,send me a recording of you saying,“This podcast is produced by the Fireside Chat Club of Canada”.
 
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#69 - Flag Day

February 15, 1965That was the day, 60 years ago that the newly-christened Canadian Flag, “The Maple Leaf” was flown for the first time on Parliament Hill, in Ottawa Ontario.
 
Join me as I look into the history of one of the most recognizable flags in the world.
 
Check out the ceremony that took place on that day here: https://www.nfb.ca/film/february_15_1965_raising_canadas_new_flag/
 
Find out more about the history of that flag here:https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/services/flag-canada-history.html
I'd like to know how you're listening to me. Are you using Podbean's app? Do you listen from my site (whorpole.ca)? Or do you use one of the many podcast platforms that you can listen to this podcast on. I encourage you to contact me at AsISeeIt@whorpole.ca – and let me know - I'll mention you on the show (unless you don't want me to) – and you'll forever be able to say, “I got James to say my name, way back before he was a super celebrity!”
If YOU want to be a part of MY podcast,send me a recording of you saying,“This podcast is produced by the Fireside Chat Club of Canada”.
 
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#68 - Comedy and the "rule of three"

Numbers can be large – 20 trillion.Numbers can be small – 1Numbers can be scary – a lot of buildings used to avoid “having” a 13th floor.
And numbers can be funny.
What number is funny? Three.
Three is a number often used in comedy circles...or comedy triangles, or even comedy tetrahedrons.
 
Join me as I look into “the rule of three”, and a Canadian connection to comedy (like there isn't one)...
I'd like to know how you're listening to me. Are you using Podbean's app? Do you listen from my site (whorpole.ca)? Or do you use one of the many podcast platforms that you can listen to this podcast on. I encourage you to contact me at AsISeeIt@whorpole.ca – and let me know - I'll mention you on the show (unless you don't want me to) – and you'll forever be able to say, “I got James to say my name, way back before he was a super celebrity!”
If YOU want to be a part of MY podcast,send me a recording of you saying,“This podcast is produced by the Fireside Chat Club of Canada”.
 
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