Discover Library and Archives Canada

Mar 13 2025 95 ep. 33 mins 3.6k

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The Discover Library and Archives Canada podcast is where Canadian history, literature and culture await you. Each month, we will showcase treasures from our vaults, guide you through our many services and introduce you to the people who acquire, safeguard and make known Canada’s documentary heritage.

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Porter Talk: Episode 5 Trailer

Mar 13 2025 1 mins

Join us as we meet some of the strong and devoted women who stood with porters. Without their commitment and persistence, union gains would not have been possible in light of the men’s absence while working on the rails. (Episode 5 trailer)TranscriptNarrator Biographies

Porter Talk #4: The Long Fight for Porters' Rights

Feb 06 2025 44 mins

Join us as we delve into the inhumanity of portering, and the long fight for porters’ rights. (Episode 4) TranscriptNarrator Biographies

Porter Talk: Episode 4 Trailer

Jan 30 2025 1 mins

Join us as we delve into the inhumanity of portering, and the long fight for porters’ rights. (Episode 4 trailer)TranscriptNarrator Biographies

Porter Talk #3: All Aboard the Hotel on Wheels

Dec 12 2024 43 mins

Join us as we explore the extraordinary demands placed on sleeping car porters by rail companies and passengers while working aboard the hotel on wheels. We will also hear about the various ways these men resisted and rose above anti-Black racism. (Episode 3)TranscriptNarrator Biographies

Porter Talk: Episode 3 Trailer

Join us as we delve into the dire working conditions porters experienced as they traversed the country aboard the hotel on wheels. (Episode 3 trailer)TranscriptNarrator Biographies

Porter Talk #2: Who Were the Porters?

Oct 10 2024 46 mins

Discover Library and Archives Canada presents “Porter Talk.” This mini-series explores the lived experiences of Black men who laboured as porters for both the Canadian National and Canadian Pacific Railways during the twentieth century. Stanley G. Grizzle, a Canadian Pacific Railway porter for twenty years as well as a celebrated activist, civil servant, and citizenship judge,

Porter Talk: Episode 2 Trailer

Discover Library and Archives Canada presents “Porter Talk.” This mini-series explores the lived experiences of Black men who laboured as porters for both the Canadian National and Canadian Pacific Railways during the twentieth century. Stanley G. Grizzle, a Canadian Pacific Railway porter for twenty years as well as a celebrated activist, civil servant, and citizenship judge,

Porter Talk #1: Honouring Stanley G. Grizzle - An Activist For Our Times

Aug 28 2024 46 mins

Discover Library and Archives Canada presents “Porter Talk.” This mini-series explores the lived experiences of Black men who laboured as porters for both the Canadian National and Canadian Pacific Railways during the twentieth century. Stanley G. Grizzle, a Canadian Pacific Railway porter for twenty years as well as a celebrated activist, civil servant, and citizenship judge,

Porter Talk: Episode 1 Trailer

Aug 21 2024 2 mins

Discover Library and Archives Canada presents “Porter Talk.” This mini-series explores the lived experiences of Black men who laboured as porters for both the Canadian National and Canadian Pacific Railways during the twentieth century. Stanley G. Grizzle, a Canadian Pacific Railway porter for twenty years as well as a celebrated activist, civil servant, and citizenship judge,

Porter Talk: Trailer

Aug 14 2024 1 mins

Discover Library and Archives Canada presents “Porter Talk.” This mini-series explores the lived experiences of Black men who laboured as porters for both the Canadian National and Canadian Pacific Railways during the twentieth century. Their voices, along with those of their wives and children, relay stories of both hardship and resilience. (Podcast series trailer)