EPISODE · Jun 29, 2019 · 54 MIN
Can CanCon continue?
from That's a Thing?! · host Elizabeth Spencer and Karen Unland
Here’s more on what we mentioned during this Canada Day nostalgia-fest (most of these are Canadian but some are American things we mentioned in passing):What is Canadian content?One-hit wonders, like SnowCJYR Radio in Edson (which appears to have died in 2005)Anne Murray Shania TwainLoverboyBurton CummingsThe Poppy Family and Terry Jacks’s Seasons in the SunTaproot article about the downtown market returning to 104th StreetBryan Adams Corey Hart Glass TigerDrakeStan RogersGordon LightfootLeonard CohenVideo HitsGood Rockin’ TonightFour O’Clock RockMuchMusicPlatinum BlondeHoneymoon SuiteWe might do a playlist. We’ll link it here if we do.Eugene Lee Yang’s music video Earth by Lil DickyNight Vale WeatherThe Littlest HoboWayne and Shuster / Bathtubs Over BroadwayThe Beachcombers SCTVSchitt’s CreekGreat White North / Bob and Doug Mackenzie Mr. DressupUnder the InfluenceThe Friendly GiantMy Brother, My Brother and Me TV showYour Movie SucksMurdoch MysteriesInvader ZimDanny PhantomAnne with an ECadence WeaponBrook Lynn HytesMany thanks to our sponsors: The Edmonton Community Foundation and The Well Endowed PodcastPark PowerThat's a Thing?! is a proud member of the Alberta Podcast Network, powered by ATB. You can subscribe to us in all the places, and most of them let you rate and review, too, which would be lovely.Questions? Comments? Email us at [email protected] or tweet at us: @thatsathingyeg.Many thanks to our podcast host, Transistor, and to Unit B Coworking for use of their studio. Our theme music is Ragtime Dance by Scott Joplin.
What this episode covers
Karen grew up in the golden age of CanCon. But Elizabeth’s generation prefers Spotify and YouTube to radio and TV. So are Canadian content rules even a thing anymore? And should they be?
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