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The Canadian Gothic

KEEP CANADA WEIRD - Aug 29th, 2023 - Poomba the pig/survivor, theft of rocks/bones, RIP KLEENEX, racoon house invasion

The Canadian Gothic

Curiouscast

History, True Crime, Society & Culture, Documentary

4.61.3K Ratings

🗓️ 1 September 2023

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

In Keep Canada Weird Jordan and his pal Aaron Airport seek out and explore offbeat Canadian news stories from the past week. Tonight your hosts discuss; Poomba the wildfire surviving pig $10,000 of rocks and bones stolen in Vancouver RIP KLEENEX CANADA a racoon who committed a home invasion in BC Series Links Keep Canada Weird Series: https://www.nighttimepodcast.com/keep-canada-weird Join the Keep Canada Weird Discussion Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/keepcanadaweird Send a weird news tip: https://www.nighttimepodcast.com/contact Provide feedback and comments on the episode: nighttimepodcast.com/contact Subscribe to the show: premium feed: https://www.patreon.com/Nighttimepodcast apple podcasts: https://applepodcasts.com/nighttime Contact: Website: https://www.nighttimepodcast.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/NightTimePod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NightTimePod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nighttimepod Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/nighttimepodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hello listeners, Jordan here. I just want to let you know that you can listen to nighttime early and add free on Amazon music.

0:07.0

Include it with Prime.

0:09.0

Before we start, a quick message. I'm proud to share that nighttime has again been nominated for Best Podcast in the annual Best of Halifax survey.

0:19.0

Now let me be fully transparent here. I'm about to ask for you to vote on something.

0:24.0

But this isn't just some kind of egocentric pursuit of mine.

0:28.0

Having the show receive awards such as this one allows me to better position myself when inviting guests, better position myself when applying for press credentials, or just make my efforts to grow the show a bit easier.

0:40.0

So when I ask you to go to nighttimepodcast.com, click vote now and vote for nighttime podcast.

0:47.0

It's because I know your support will help the show better provide the content you come here for.

0:53.0

But that said, please go to nighttimepodcast.com, click vote now and vote for nighttime podcast.

1:00.0

It shouldn't even take a 30 seconds. I thank you in advance. Now let's get to the episode.

1:05.0

You are listening to Keep Canada Weird, a weekly weird news roundup by the nighttime podcast.

1:17.0

Hello listeners and welcome back to the weekly Keep Canada Weird discussion series.

1:22.0

If you're new here, Keep Canada Weird is a venue for my pal Aaron Airport and I to seek out and explore the more offbeat Canadian news stories that caught our eye over the past week.

1:32.0

In tonight's episode, which we recorded on the evening of August 29th, 2023, Aaron and I find ourselves overburdened with animal invasions, weird crimes, and I guess a sea change in the world of Canadian facial tissue.

1:47.0

Discuss, palm of the pig who survived the wildfires in Western Canada. We investigate the theft of a small fortune of rocks and fossils from a Vancouver shop.

1:56.0

We'll talk about the death of Kleenex Canada. And yes, another stone will be thrown in the animal uprising. Let's get into it.

2:07.0

Handsome Aaron Airport. We're here. We're live. We're recording. You know what we got to do, right?

2:14.0

So I have a funny feeling of what we have to do. Yes. Just say it. Just state our mandate. Keep Canada weird.

2:24.0

But before we do, what's new with you? Tell me about your life. My life. Okay. Well, yeah.

2:31.0

Let's jump right into my life. Okay. Life is good. It's been, you know, I was at some shows for the Cape Breton Comedy Festival on the weekend. That was fun.

2:42.0

Oh, oh, any like a guest that traveled in to perform or is it like a local. No, no, it was comedians from mostly around Atlanta, Canada. Yeah. Yeah, it was a good time. I went to a couple of the shows and that was fun.

2:58.0

Other than comedy night in Cape Breton, do you have anything you want to talk about anything that's been on your radar or any, you know, burning topics on your chest, you want to get off and unload on keep Canada weird nation.

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