Minute Women is your weekly dose of Canadian history and corny 90s nostalgia. We are best friends Grace McNutt and Linnea Swinimer and we are on a mission to tell the untold stories behind the iconic Canadian Heritage Minutes. Along the way, we uncover the funny, weird, and downright terrifying stories left out of Canada’s national history.
Did you know John A. Macdonald's younger brother was murdered in a freak gin incident? Or that Sandford Fleming was going to call standard time "cosmic time"? Or that Governor Frontenac was a legendary jerk?
Well, neither did we! Join us to learn more! A not-so-proud part of our national heritage.
Have you got a minute to discuss Grace's favourite Canadian TV show "Departures?" How about Linnea's favourite Canadian gymnast Ellie Black? Well you definitely have a minute to talk about when Grace…
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's Grace and Linnea talking about Superman! And the Toronto-born artist who became a legend among comic book fans for designing the world's first superhero: Joe Shu…
The Minute Women discuss all kinds of celebrations this week. Linnea celebrates her 27th birthday. Grace celebrates going to a dentist with a massage chair. And together they rant about why they will…
Some boats are a dime a dozen, but not the Bluenose. Grace and Linnea give you their ten cents on Nova Scotian racing legend Angus Walters and his pride and joy, the Bluenose schooner. From her racin…
Grace and Linnea loved the new Heritage Minute featuring the discovery of insulin the first time they watched it. However, after hearing from a friend, they noticed something they didn't originally s…
This week, the Minute Women are joined by the amazing duo of Liv and Kate from the Just Watch Me podcast to discuss person, Emily Murphy. Reading poetry to Sir John A Macdonald, the war on drugs, pre…
Grace and Linnea are back for another episode of Have You Got A Minute? This week they follow up with listener responses about musical Heritage Minutes, the conservation project Red Brick Row, and Ca…
To listen to Minute Women or not to listen to Minute Women, that is the dumbest question we have ever heard! This week the gals put on their thespian hats and dive into the history of the Stratford S…
Grace and Linnea are back for another episode of Have You Got A Minute? This week, Linnea discusses the king of cocktails: the Caesar. Grace vents about a particular ranking of the Heritage Minutes t…
BONUS EPISODE! The Minute Women debuted a new segment called "Shoulda Been a Minute" at the restaurant Pickford & Black in Halifax and we recorded it LIVE to help you get through your Monday morning.…
We have a duty to cover every Heritage Minute on this podcast, including seemingly boring ones about Old Age Pensions. This week, Grace and Linnea dive into the life of leftist politician J. S. Woods…
Minute Women has been nominated for a Canadian Podcast Award. In what category you ask? Outstanding Adult Series! That's right, Heritage Minutes are not only educational, they are sexy as hell! If yo…
NEW SERIES! The Minute Women are trying something new with a bi-weekly series call "Have You Got A Minute?" where Grace and Linnea deep dive on the Canadiana topics that you need to know about! This …
The Minute Women are back! After a brief hiatus, Grace and Linnea are ready to dive into the Minute they have both dreaded: the Midwife Heritage Minute. The human body is a wonderland, but it is also…
The Minute Women joined Rhys and Jesse at Canadian Politics Is Boring to talk about Canada’s forgotten historical cult! Prepare to be starved and brainwashed into letting Brother XII melt your gold t…
50 EPISODES?! We are so grateful to each and every one of our listeners and followers. You are the reason we come back each week and can’t wait to make 50 more episodes for you!
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The Minute Women are back for Joe Howe part two! This week, we cover his political career after responsible government, Confederation, and, of course, trains.
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We're going off the rails folks. Grace decided to take some creative liberty with the Responsible Government Heritage Minute (we get it, the Queen was super chill and let some of us vote) and teaches…
On this week's episode, the Minute Women dive into the heroic story of Richard Pierpoint. It's the story of a former enslaved Black Loyalist who played a pivotal role in the War of 1812. Oh and he ha…
This week, this pair of millennials is talking about the man who started it all. No, not the first person born in 1985. We're talking about the generationally skeptical, forever revolutionary, and do…