Here & There: A Canadian Geographic Travel Podcast

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Here & There: A Canadian Geographic Travel Podcast

Here & There shares deep-dive travel documentaries from across Canada and around the world — the sort of big-idea stories that might change everything about the way you see places and the people who live there.

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    Painting the North: Following the spirit of the Group of Seven with Adventure Canada

    Launching in August, 2027 in collaboration with the McMichael Canadian Art Collection, this bold new Arctic expedition will guide travellers through some of the same waters that inspired some of Canada’s most iconic artists

  2. 29

    Ontario’s most audacious small-town winter festival

    An insiders' take on the community behind Bracebridge’s Fire and Ice Festival — before it returns on January 31, 2026

  3. 28

    Adventurous family travel can be an ordeal — here’s why it’s absolutely worth it!

    Two award-winning travel journalists discuss why family travel, even the kind that pushes us outside our comfort zones, is one of the most powerful investments we can make

  4. 27

    The legacy of Come From Away: How the hit musical continues to inspire audiences across North America

    As political divides deepen, the hit Canadian musical Come From Away is reminding audiences everywhere of the power of kindness and community

  5. 26

    Canadians in the spotlight at The Hawai‘i International Film Festival

    Canadian filmmakers bring their stories and their spirit to Hawai‘i’s biggest film festival

  6. 25

    How a king, a president, a railway empire and a hot dog helped save the free world

    This episode is from Black Cabin Studio archives, which originally aired on North Americana Podcast. Sometimes, truth outpaces even the wildest fiction, especially when it comes to family history.This week on Here & There, host and producer Liz Beatty tugs on a long-lost thread from her own family’s past — one that unravels into a surprising tale involving a British monarch, a U.S. president, a Canadian railway empire, and yes… a hot dog. Together, they played a small but pivotal role in a defining moment of North American, and global, history.Tune in for a story where lineage meets legend.

  7. 24

    Nelson, B.C. — Canada’s slice of the Summer of Love

    From the 1967 Summer of Love in San Francisco to Nelson, British Columbia — today we explore American hippie counterculture north of the 49th parallel.

  8. 23

    Manitoulin: The island that connected a continent

    Exploring Manitoulin Island, northern Ontario's legacy as a vital hub for First Nations trade, travel and ideas

  9. 22

    Godspell 1972: the Toronto musical that gave us Martin Short, Andrea Martin and more

    The true story of how a Toronto church basement became the launchpad for a generation of comedy legends

  10. 21

    Trend meets tradition: the Hasidim of Outremont, Montreal

    How a deeply religious community maintains its practices while testing the boundaries between faith and modern life

  11. 20

    The all-star baseball champs you've never heard of

    Honouring the Chatham Coloured All-Stars: Ontario's first all-Black OBA champions

  12. 19

    Savouring North America’s complicated French roots

    Explore the rich and varied culinary legacy of New France in North America, from Montreal's iconic bagels to chicken frico in Nova Scotia and more 

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    (Here & There's award-winning episode) Anne of Green Gables - a Japanese sensation?

    Hear the surprising story of how this young freckle-faced PEI protagonist took by storm on another island half a world away

  14. 17

    Skywalkers: the Kahnawá:ke Mohawks who built New York City

    Just an 18-minute drive from downtown Montreal is Kahnawà:ke, a lively community with a vibrant culture, rich history and an interesting backstory 

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    The Hawai’i of Canada

    Salt Spring Island resident and journalist Lavonne Leong explores her West Coast island home in a captivating episode that might surprise you 

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    The surprising story of how Vancouver became “Hollywood North”

    Senior producer and hometown girl Lia Grainger explains her theory behind Vancouver’s multi-billion-dollar film industry and how it all began

  17. 14

    Go Habs Go — A hockey story about so much more than hockey

    Hockey is more than just a game in Montreal; it's a window to Quebec culture whether you're a hockey fan or not

  18. 13

    The surprising treasures of the “Cape Cod of the Midwest”

    Well-known for its long shoreline and parks, Wisconsin's Door Country is surrounded by water, making it one of the most picturesque hidden gems in North America  

  19. 12

    Baddeck: The inland town that defines Cape Breton Island

    Nova Scotia may have 13,000 kilometres of coastline but this inland town is a destination not to be missed

  20. 11

    Experiencing the aurora borealis

    Chasing the northern lights with award-winning producer Lia Granger and Alberta night sky watchers 

  21. 10

    Was the Group of Seven really that great?

    Today we ask a question unthinkable for many Canadians: were the Group of Seven painters really that great? Now before anyone gets their knickers in a twist, we’re not defaming these most iconic of Canadian landscape artists. But here’s what we have in mind. We’re revisiting the meteoric global rise of these remarkable early 20th century painters through a modern-day lens — not discounting the greatness of their original work, but asking Canadians to challenge the story we’ve all told ourselves with a bit more nuance and complexity. So we thought, who better to explore this modern perspective than an objective outsider who didn’t grow up with these paintings in every classroom, on coasters in your parents’ living room or in gift shops from Vancouver to Halifax? Someone who might pose the questions that we Canadians might not even think to ask. Award-winning American NPR producer Scott Gurian finds the story on an Ontario road trip that both art lovers and outdoorsy types would relish retracing.

  22. 9

    Honouring our Greatest Generation RCAF Pilots

    A firsthand glimpse of an air crew’s life on D-Day and some astounding contributions on the home front that led the Allies to victory 

  23. 8

    Beauty and darkness: The Northern Labrador Inuit homeland

    Into the wild beauty and the ancient homeland of Canada’s Torngat Mountains with podcast host Liz Beatty

  24. 7

    Anne of Green Gables - a Japanese sensation?

    Hear the surprising story of how this young freckle-faced PEI protagonist took by storm on another island half a world away

  25. 6

    Jennifer Haddow on how reconnecting with nature saved her life

    The owner of Wild Women Expeditions talks about the power of nature and the company of other women

  26. 5

    Into the Viking heart of North America's New Iceland

    Come along deep into the viking hearts of New Icelanders — from Gimli, Manitoba to Mountain, North Dakota. Two towns divided by a border, but inextricably linked by their surprising and storied Icelandic roots.

  27. 4

    Culinary icon Michael Bonacini dishes on Canadian cuisine

    Come along through the streets of Toronto as the star of MasterChef Canada and co-founder of Oliver & Bonacini walks us through our country’s vibrant food scene

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    Meet the mountain women behind Banff's adventure culture

    Think Canada’s western adventure culture is pretty macho? Well, yes, but that’s just part of the story. Here & There host and producer Liz Beatty tests her own mettle on backcountry peaks with Canadian Mountain Holidays. And along the way, she introduces us to some amazing women who’ve helped make mountaineering what it is today. Waiting at Canadian Mountain Holidays’ helipad, Liz has second thoughts about being whisked off to a backcountry lodge for a few days of heli-hiking. We're talking remote, fly-in, mountain backcountry west of Banff and Lake Louise, with towering peaks and glaciers everywhere. But what’s really got her fretting is these via ferratas, involving zip lines, tight roping across cavernous river gorges, scaling rock faces at 8,000 feet. She asks herself: “Is this really something I should be doing at, let's say, not 25 and with a fear of heights?” It all seemed like a better idea months before from her living room in very flat southern Ontario. Come along as Liz pushes way beyond her comfort zone, and learns firsthand what makes these mountain women tick.

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    The untold story of the Canadian Mayflower and the birth of New Scotland

    Here & There host Liz Beatty takes us on journey of revelations that uncovers the other half of the story of one family’s part in the birth of Canada’s New Scotland. It’s a road trip deep into a sea-change moment happening across Nova Scotia, and to the precise intersection point of two cultures and two families that no one saw coming.

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Here & There shares deep-dive travel documentaries from across Canada and around the world — the sort of big-idea stories that might change everything about the way you see places and the people who live there.

HOSTED BY

Liz Beatty

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