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OH CANADA! OUR HOME AND INVENTIVE LAND!

OH CANADA! OUR HOME AND INVENTIVE LAND!

Written by: Professor Mark Rector
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Canadian Inventors, inventions and firsts!

This fun and informative podcast will take you on an amazing journey to hear some of the amazing, funny and engaging stories about the whole history of Canadian inventions, inventors and firsts, taken right from the pages of the best selling book OH CANADA! OUR HOME AND INVENTIVE LAND by Professor Mark Rector.

You'll laugh, you'll maybe shed a tear or two, but you will probably learn something about this vast, interesting and innovative country of ours. But mostly you will certainly have your chest bursting with pride, and probably pop a few buttons off of it!

With his funny and immersive story telling ability Professor Rector will take you across this land with an unforgettable cast of interesting characters, and tell you about a host of inventions which many of you have never heard of, and the stories of the people behind them.

Mark Rector 2026
Episodes
  • The First Female Doctors in Canada Emily Stowe and Jennie Trout

    The First Female Doctors in Canada Emily Stowe and Jennie Trout
    Jan 24 2026

    This is the story of Canada's first two female Doctors, Emily Howard Stowe and Jennie Kidd Trout.
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    8 mins
  • Edward Rogers and the invention of the A.C. vacuum tube!

    Edward Rogers and the invention of the A.C. vacuum tube!
    Jan 24 2026

    This is the amazing story of a very brilliant young man who not only explores the early world of radio communications, he goes on to invent the A.C. vacuum tube which allowed us all to have a radio in the front room and gather around to listen to Saturday night hockey games!
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    17 mins
  • The Invention of the Game of Hockey (and the goalie mask and jockstrap).

    The Invention of the Game of Hockey (and the goalie mask and jockstrap).
    Jan 24 2026

    This episode will take you back and explore the invention of hockey in Canada. Some call it Ice Hockey some call it Hurley on ice, we call it shinny, or just the Good 'ol Hockey Game!

    You'll also learn about the invention of key hockey equipment like the goalie mask and the jockstrap as well as the invention of those table top rod hockey games we all played as kids in the 60,s and 70's!

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    20 mins
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