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Under the Mat: A Dark History Podcast

Under the Mat: A Dark History Podcast

Written by: Aubrianna Snow
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Under the Mat is a dark history podcast uncovering the overlooked corners of our collective past, centring feminist and anti-violence perspectives to challenge how we remember.

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  • Episode 39: The Somalia Affair

    Episode 39: The Somalia Affair
    May 31 2026
    Amad, A. (2018). Remembering the ‘Somalia Affair,’ Canada's Forgotten Abu Ghraib Moment. Vice. https://www.vice.com/en/article/remembering-the-somalia-affair-canadas-forgotten-abu-ghraib-moment/Department of National Defence. (2018). International Operation: UNOSOM I. https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/services/military-history/history-heritage/past-operations/africa/cordon.htmlFoot, R. (2019). Canadian Peacekeepers in Somalia. The Canadian Encyclopedia. https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/canadian-peacekeepers-in-somaliaFoot, R. (2018). Somalia Affair. The Canadian Encyclopedia. https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/somalia-affairGerster, J. (2013). Experts wonder if military remembers lessons from Somalia affair. Times Colonist. https://www.timescolonist.com/national-news/experts-wonder-if-military-remembers-lessons-from-somalia-affair-4582354Knaus, C. (2020). War crimes: former minister reveals why Canada disbanded its special airborne force after scandal. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/dec/03/war-crimes-former-minister-reveals-why-canada-disbanded-its-special-forces-after-scandalLazzarino, D. (2013). The Canadian Airborne Regiment's Somali Affair, 20 years later. Edmonton Sun. https://edmontonsun.com/2013/03/15/the-canadian-airborne-regiments-somali-affair-20-years-laterPostmedia News. (2020). Look Back: 25 years since Somalia affair stained Canada’s reputation. Toronto Sun. https://torontosun.com/news/national/look-back-25-years-since-scandal-led-to-airborne-regiment-being-disbandedPratt, S. (2016). Life After Somalia: Kyle Brown, PTSD and the past. Edmonton Journal. https://edmontonjournal.com/news/insight/life-after-somalia-kyle-brown-ptsd-and-the-pastSmol, R. (2010). A lament for the Canadian Airborne. CBC News. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/a-lament-for-the-canadian-airborne-1.931658Wilson-Smith, A., Demont, J., & Fisher, L. (2003). Somalia Inquiry's Damning Report. The Canadian Encyclopedia. https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/somalia-inquirys-damning-report Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  • Episode 38: The Soviet Gulag System

    Episode 38: The Soviet Gulag System
    May 11 2026
    Alexopoulous, G. (2017). Sick Labor: Illness and Treatment in Stalin's Gulags. Yale Books. https://yalebooks.yale.edu/2017/05/05/sick-labor-illness-and-treatment-in-stalins-gulags/Applebaum, A. (2003). Gulag: A History. Doubleday.Bauer, B. (2005). Gulag: Life Inside. Hoover Institution. https://www.hoover.org/research/gulag-life-insideBritannica. (2024). Gulag. https://www.britannica.com/place/GulagBritannica. (2024). The Gulag Archipelago. https://www.britannica.com/topic/The-Gulag-ArchipelagoBuder, E. (2020). The Truth About Stalin’s Prison Camps. The Atlantic. https://www.theatlantic.com/video/index/607546/gulag-stories-russia/Chicago Public Library. (n.d.). The Gulag. https://www.chipublib.org/the-gulag/Filimonov, A. & Coalson, R. (2018). Cannibal Island: In 1933, Nearly 5,000 Died In One Of Stalin’s Most Horrific Labor Camps. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. https://www.rferl.org/a/cannibal-island-in-1933-nearly-5-000-died-in-one-of-stalin-s-most-horrific-labor-camps/29341167.htmlGulag History Museum. (n.d.). Online Exhibit. George Mason University. https://gulaghistory.org/nps/onlineexhibit/stalin/index.htmlGullotta, A. (2020). Russia and the Gulag: Putin is fighting for state control over how Soviet horrors are remembered. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/russia-and-the-gulag-putin-is-fighting-for-state-control-over-how-soviet-horrors-are-remembered-142438History.com Editors. (2024). Gulag. https://www.history.com/articles/gulagJohnson, E. (2017). In letters from Stalin's labor camps, a window into Soviet political oppression. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/in-letters-from-stalins-labor-camps-a-window-into-soviet-political-oppression-71135King's College London. (2021). How victims of Soviet-era Gulags are shaping prosperity. https://www.kcl.ac.uk/news/how-victims-of-soviet-era-gulags-are-shaping-prosperityLuxmoore, M. (2021). Above the Arctic Circle, A Soviet-Era Metropolis Battles A ‘Drawn-Out Death’. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-vorkuta-soviet-mining-abandoned-gulag-arctic-exodus/31196830.htmlSatter, D. (2007). The Soviet Gulag. Foreign Policy Research Institute. https://www.fpri.org/article/2007/06/the-soviet-gulag/Wizevich, E.. (2024). Discover the Story Behind a Legendary Exposé of the Brutality of the Soviet Union. Smithsonian Magazine. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/discover-the-story-behind-a-legendary-expose-of-the-brutality-of-the-soviet-union-180985658/Zgustova, M. (2020). Dressed for a Dance in the Snow: Women's Voices from the Gulag. Other Press.Zgustova, M. (2020). What I Learned About Beauty by Interviewing Women Who’d Been Prisoners of the Soviet Gulag. Time. https://time.com/5776803/women-gulag-history/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    43 mins
  • Episode 37: The Halifax Explosion

    Episode 37: The Halifax Explosion
    Apr 27 2026
    • Britannica. (2026). Halifax explosion. https://www.britannica.com/event/Halifax-explosion
    • Commonwealth War Graves Commission. The Halifax Explosion, 105 Years On. https://www.cwgc.org/our-work/blog/the-halifax-explosion-105-years-on/
    • Ingram, K. (2020). Remembering the Halifax Explosion. The Walrus. https://thewalrus.ca/remembering-the-halifax-explosion/
    • Kernaghan, L. & Foot, R. (2025). Halifax Explosion. The Canadian Encyclopedia. https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/halifax-explosion
    • MacDonald, M. (2017). The Halifax Explosion: Birth of Canadian Red Cross Disaster Response. Canadian Red Cross. https://www.redcross.ca/blog/2017/12/the-halifax-explosion-birth-of-canadian-red-cross-disaster-response
    • Marcott, M. (2017). Exploring the aftermath of the Halifax Explosion a century later. Dalhousie University. https://www.dal.ca/news/2017/10/19/exploring-the-halifax-explosion--100-years-later.html
    • Tattrie, J. (2024). The Halifax Explosion and the CNIB. The Canadian Encyclopedia. https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/the-halifax-explosion-and-the-cnib
    • Woodbury, R. (2025). Some Halifax Explosion artifacts pulled from the harbour will have a new home. CBC. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/halifax-explosion-artifacts-mont-blanc-9.6996705


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