Blame Canada?

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January 09, 2005

John F. Kennedy once said that what unites Americans and Canadians is far greater than what divides us. Try telling that to the writers behind the animated television series "South Park." In one episode, Canada is portrayed as a mysterious land similar to Oz. The Academy Award-nominated song from "South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut," "Blame Canada" features the line, "They're not even a real country anyway." In this hour of To the Best of Our Knowledge, we'll take a look at our neighbor to the north, Canada.

Michael Adams on "Fire and Ice"

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Intensive polling over several years in both countries shows that Americans and Canadians are developing differences in their social, political and moral attitudes.

Kyle McCulloch on "South Park"

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Kyle McCulloch is originally from Winnipeg, Manitoba, but now writes for the TV show "South Park". He talks about an episode of the show which often makes fun of Canada.

Alice Munro, master of the short story

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As Steve says in this 2005 profile, part of the magic of Nobel Prize-winning short story author Alice Munro was the way she condensed the essence of a life into a short space. Munro passed away on May 13, 2024. She was 92.

Katherine Monk on "Weird Sex and Snowshoes, and other Canadian Film Phenomena"

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Katherine Monk talks with Anne Strainchamps about Canadian cinema, and we hear examples from the work of Guy Maddin and Atom Egoyan.

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January 29, 2006
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Michael Adams

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Kyle McCulloch

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Steve Paulson

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Katherine Monk

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August 02, 2024