Swift Runner and the Wendigo (AB)

Dark Poutine - True Crime and Dark History

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True Crime, Society & Culture, History, Documentary

4.8 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 4 May 2018

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Episode 025: Swift Runner was a well respected Cree hunter and trapper outside Edmonton in the 1800's. In the 1870's his family, as were many others, began to go hungry. Swift Runner turned to alcohol to drown his frustrations and his personality quickly changed. He also began speaking of encountering Wendigo, an evil cannibalistic spirit, taunting him. Swift Runner's eventual crimes were shocking to all. BONUS: Rick Gibson eats a tesitcle or two. CONTENT WARNING: Dark Poutine is not for the faint of heart or squeamish. Our content contains mature themes, coarse language and may include graphic descriptions of violent crimes. Listener discretion is strongly advised. Web: http://darkpoutine.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/darkpoutine/Twitter: https://twitter.com/darkpoutinepodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/darkpoutine/ Email and PayPal tip jar: [email protected]: https://www.patreon.com/darkpoutine Writer / Creator, Researcher, Editor & Host: Mike Browne (@mikebrowne)Original Music & Cohost: Scott Hemenway (@sdhpics) Sources: https://www.glenbow.org/index.cfmhttp://www.murderpedia.org/male.R/r/runner-swift.htmhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wendigohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Fiddlerhttp://www.biographi.ca/en/bio.php?BioId=41285https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North-West_Mounted_Policehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Saskatchewanhttp://www.sicc.sk.ca/archive/heritage/ethnography/cree/origin/oral.htmlhttp://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/cree/http://www.prairieghosts.com/wendigo.htmlhttps://www.legendsofamerica.com/mn-wendigo/https://www.amazon.ca/Swift-Runner-Colin-Argyle-Thomson/dp/0920490409https://www.amazon.ca/Canadian-Mysteries-Unexplained-Investigations-disturbing-ebook/dp/B005E07FNG/https://www.amazon.ca/Wetiko-Legal-Principles-Anishinabek-Victimization-ebook/dp/B07B685Y4W/ Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/darkpoutine Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey Mike here, I just wanted to let you know that you can listen to Dark Poutine early and
0:04.7	add free on Amazon Music, included with Prime. You're about to listen to a historical episode
0:10.8	of Dark Poutine. After episode 149, you will find Scott is no longer with the show.
0:16.9	In an effort to maintain continuity and offer listeners as many episodes as possible,
0:22.1	we are leaving the episodes in which he co-hosted intact. Thank you.
0:30.1	Welcome to Dark Poutine. I'm Mike Brown, created in host with me as usual.
0:36.3	He's my good friend and co-host and a Jit Wad Scott Ammanway.
0:40.5	The king of the Jit Wad's. Right. Yeah. I think it's cool to be a Jit Wad.
0:45.2	I'm gonna crown me that says Jit Wad King. And yeah, you could be in my Jit Wad queen.
0:53.6	I don't think so. I'm just saying. Just trying to be a nice guy. Let's get to it.
0:58.6	Dark Poutine is not for the faint of heart or squeamish.
1:01.2	As our content contains mature themes, harsh language and graphic descriptions of violent
1:06.1	crimes, listener discretion is strongly advised. We're not experts on any of the topics we
1:10.8	present. Nor are we professional journalists. We're just two regular Canadians interested in
1:15.3	the darker side of Canadian history. Put on your tooke. Grab yourself a double double. And on
1:20.0	Nymobar, it's time to scarf down some dark Poutine.
1:50.9	Doodly doodly do. That's the new opening. That song's a little not as impactful when
2:02.6	they can't see your hand movement in facial expressions. Yeah, the sun employed.
2:07.3	Mike is interesting. Well, I'm far more relaxed. You don't say. Oh my gosh. This is episode
2:13.9	25 of dark poutine. So our story this week is about Swift runner and his Wendy Goat. Do you
2:21.1	know what a Wendy Goat is? I do not know. Is it do people pack the family into it and go
2:26.9	driving and camping? No, that's a win-a-bago. Oh, okay. Now we'll talk about what a Wendy Goat
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