Canada, As I See It

#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”.
 
Send it via Facebook Messenger, or by email to: AsISeeIt@whorpole.ca

#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”.
 
Send it via Facebook Messenger, or by email to: AsISeeIt@whorpole.ca

#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”.
 
Send it via Facebook Messenger, or by email to: AsISeeIt@whorpole.ca

#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”.
 
Send it via Facebook Messenger, or by email to: AsISeeIt@whorpole.caIf you would like to listen, you can find the link to the podcast in my profile. Just click on the picture of the little campfire, and you should find it there.

#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”.
 
Send it via Facebook Messenger, or by email to: AsISeeIt@whorpole.ca

#67 - Travelling Through The Tangents of Time

This week is just filled with alliterative Canadian facts, tangents and humour.Join me as we begin to ramp up to my birthday month, and throw out a whole bunch of funny spaghetti at the wall and see what sticks.
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”.
 
Send it via Facebook Messenger, or by email to: AsISeeIt@whorpole.caIf you would like to listen, you can find the link to the podcast in my profile. Just click on the picture of the little campfire, and you should find it there.

#66 - Trivial Pursuit

This week, a subject near to my heart...the pursuit of all things trivial. Or perhaps I should just say, Trivial Pursuit.
 
When this game came out, I fell in love. I thought...”finally, a game that wasn't Monopoly”,It has grown to be popular the world over, and often the definitive answer to, “who did what and when?”This week, I have another friend introducing the podcast: Steve. Steve is a fellow writer, but he has learned how to get paid for it! Check out his work at https://stevenbochenek.ca/
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”.
 
Send it via Facebook Messenger, or by email to: AsISeeIt@whorpole.caIf you would like to listen, you can find the link to the podcast in my profile. Just click on the picture of the little campfire, and you should find it there.

#65 - Winnie The Pooh

You may be thinking, what does Winnie The Pooh have to do with Canada?
Well, after talking about both sides of my family over the last month or so – I'm here to give you Pooh's lineage – and to do so, I have invited my wife Caroline to help dig into it. Join us as we look into HIS family tree!
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!”
 
Don't forget - tell someone about the podcast, and let them know to contact me at the address below.Let me know their name in an email to me, and if they contact me, I will mention both of you in a future podcast.
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”.
 
Send it via Facebook Messenger, or by email to: AsISeeIt@whorpole.ca