Canada is Boring

Canada Is Boring

Canada is boring? Nope. Canada is unhinged.

Hosted by Rhys, a new Canadian with an outsider’s obsession for the country’s strangest stories, and Jesse, a proudly disengaged average Canadian, the show digs into the weirdest moments in Canadian history, politics, crime, culture, and folklore.

Part history show, part comedy podcast, part national identity crisis, Canada Is Boring is for anyone who likes their learning with jokes, their politics with chaos, and their Canadian facts deeply…

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Burned by a UFO? The Falcon Lake Incident
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July 12, 2026

Burned by a UFO? The Falcon Lake Incident

In this episode of The Tinfoil Tuque, Rhys and Jesse dive into one of Canada’s most famous UFO cases: the Falcon Lake incident.Was Polish immigrant and amateur prospector Stefan Michalak really burned by a UFO in 1967—or was it a bizarre self‑inflicted hoax?Along the way they rant about conspiracy theories, flat‑Earthers, media bias, cops, and how the internet turned every would‑be investigative journalist into an online conspiracy-hunter. They also talk about the legacy of the case, from go
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The Time-Travel Hipster
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July 5, 2026

The Time-Travel Hipster

In this debut episode of Canada Is Boring Presents: The Tinfoil Touque, Rhys and Jesse dig into one of Canada’s most famous “evidence of time travel” photos: a 1941 crowd scene at a bridge reopening in British Columbia featuring a mysterious man in wraparound shades, a logo sweater, and what looks like a modern camera.Was he really a time traveler… or just a fashion-forward hockey fan with a new Kodak? The pair break down how this single image went viral in the 2010s, why people are so eager t
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Kelly the Bear (PREMIUM)
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June 28, 2026

Kelly the Bear (PREMIUM)

In this premium “special friends” episode of Canada Is Boring, Rhys shares a surprisingly heartwarming Disney-level story from his own Nova Scotia neighborhood: a mother black bear and her two cubs, one of which, soon christened Kelly the Bear, ends up roaming alone through suburbia and ultimately being “relocated” to a wildlife park.Rhys also announces their upcoming summer mini-series, “Tin Foil Touque” a run of conspiracy- and paranormal-themed episodes featuring UFOs, frogmen in lakes, rad
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Introducing the Tin Foil Touque!
June 25, 2026

Introducing the Tin Foil Touque!

Picture this: it’s too hot to think, the news is depressing, and your brain wants something fun and strange that still feels entertianing. That’s Tin Foil Touque.This summer series is Rhys and Jesse taking a detour from “respectable” Canadian history into all the stuff your high school textbook pretended didn’t exist.It’s not the usual “9/11 was an inside job” sludge or hour-long Illuminati diagrams. It’s the fun side of paranoia, a weird Canadian summer of conspiracies, cryptids, and campfi
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The One-Eyed Welshman Who Mapped Canada
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June 21, 2026

The One-Eyed Welshman Who Mapped Canada

In this episode of Canada Is Boring, Rhys and Jesse dive into the life of David Thompson, the Welsh-born orphan who became one of the most important mapmakers in North American history. Along the way, they detour through tales of the Lake Louise Tea House, roast the bizarre social-media energy of Justin Trudeau and Katy Perry, and debate whether Thompson was more cat or rat on the Katy-cat/Katy-rat spectrum.You’ll hear how Thompson:Went from a charity school in Westminster to an apprentice w
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A Gentle Crime: The Man Who Fed the Cats
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June 14, 2026

A Gentle Crime: The Man Who Fed the Cats

Broke in, Fed the Horses, Stayed for Coffee
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Reviews

Good job!!

"As a French Canadian you guys made more Anglophobe"

Kyov239 | March 11, 2025

Thanks for making politics fun again

"Thanks for giving me weird info on Canadian politics!!!!"

Ptenne | Aug. 23, 2020

Unexpected surprise

"As a Canadian living in the USA but planning a move back ‘home’ as soon as the border opens back up, I stumbled on to this podcast to familiarize myself with the politics and only 1 episode in but gr…"

CDNChickMags | March 10, 2021

My favorite podcast!!

"I love this sticking this podcast in my ear holes, happy 1st birthday too! Reese I have a feeling you read all your reviews so if you do I want to thank you for dragging Reese along to create my favo…"

shpoops | April 13, 2021

Finally! A Canadian Politics podcast that isn't boring

"The hosts are engaging, funny, and knowledgeable. A show that won't put you to sleep! Keep up the great work."

DeludedMythos | Feb. 7, 2022

Are you happy now?

"They whined about how listeners don’t review the show so this is my review!"

Mr. Whitts | March 7, 2023

I’m 12 years old and loving this podcast

"I started listening in august of 2022 and I’ve completely caught up by September my mother thinks it’s crazy that I listen to this stuff and sometimes we listen to it together. And yes, I am twelve y…"

imadragon_11 | Dec. 21, 2022

Started form the bottom now we are where I guess Eh!

"So shout out to my good friend Matt for introducing me to this show, I started Ep 1 in late September 2022 and now here in mid November 2022, I’ve just caught up to the latest episode. I absolutely l…"

Brandon Poirier | Nov. 19, 2022

Hilarious!

"Canadian Politics is… Entertaining! To make Canadian politics and history interesting can’t be an easy feat, but these guys even manage to make it funny! Hosted by a grown up Stewie Griffin and an eq…"

BruceWayne1 | Oct. 3, 2022

Great to binge

"This podcast was awesome to binge and keep me entertained as I drove across eastern Canada for 14 hours. Now I’m addicted. Great fun."

Greenwood Cooks | Sept. 10, 2022

Canadian citizenship test prep?

"I became a Canadian citizen recently and wish I had known about this podcast when I was studying for the citizenship test. You guys offer more information and a much better sense of the national cult…"

Erin with a K | Aug. 28, 2022

Canadian Culture

"I know Canadians don’t like talking about our feelings, but I really enjoyed the episode about how to talk to Canadians. It was extremely funny."

LcoyoteS | June 10, 2023

If I could...

"I would leave 11 stars. New listener, laughing my cold ass off listening in. Don’t freak, eh; I'll order a T-shirt as soon as I can get my freaking act together. I'm a Kootenays BC mountain dweller, …"

Monica (like Phoney-kah with an M) | Dec. 8, 2025

Fun!

"It’s hard to find a funny podcast and I’m happy I stumbled upon this one. My mother followed American politics because she always told me, “Canadian politics is boring.” I’ve found out she was wrong …"

McCleodClan | July 28, 2023

Rhys temper

"After listening to one of the election coverage pods I would love to be one of his kids cause it feels like if he scolded me I would burst out laughing"

GolfAlberta | Aug. 3, 2023

Rob Goodman

"excellent guest and great questions. I just wish it could have been longer. Im ordering his book now"

Michele Challis | Aug. 10, 2023

Canadian politics is murder

"This was a great 3 part series. thanks for another dump of weird Canadian facts that I can use to annoy my wife with. Maybe we get a series of Weird and Wild Canadian heists or Dumb crimes? There has…"

Paul | Aug. 11, 2023

Welsh Wonders and Apathetic Amusement

"Rhys adds a touch of Welsh magic, making even the dullest political discussions sound as captivating as a dragon sighting in Cardiff. Grab your toque, sip your double-double, and get ready to be mil…"

Bret | Aug. 26, 2023

Where in the world is Jesse Harley?

"Can we make a banishment fund for Jesse? He must watch the movie Hostel while staying in hostels and give daily Polaroid evidence of him mulling over his life choices and infiltration of the PPC part…"

Pierre Poutine | Jan. 23, 2024

Please stop saying

"StreisLAnd"

Marc | Feb. 20, 2024

Very good and epic

"Such an entertaining podcast. Rhys and Jessie are the best. I hope you’ll come get hammered with me at porter’s lake when I’m out there next summer🥰"

Daddy harambe | Feb. 18, 2024

Great

"Save the puppies!"

car1199 | Feb. 15, 2024

ACCEPTABLE ORGANIC MADE INFORMATION BROADCAST

"THIS IS AN ACCEPTABLE ORGANIC MADE INFORMATION BROADCAST.IT REGULARLY PROVIDES ACCURATE DATA ON THE HUMAN TERRITORY CURRENTLY DESIGNATED CANADA. THE RELEVANCY OF THIS DATA MAY ALSO INCLUDE OR…"

I AM HUMAN. | Nov. 11, 2024

Canada really is boring, but its better than losing my junk.

"Look, I'm gonna be brutally honest with you people. I only really listened to about twenty minutes of the podcast before I came here to post up this review - not because I really like it but because …"

LooseNoodleLarry | Dec. 2, 2024

Such a good ,smart and handsome pair of podcasters

"Recently one of my grandsons told me that as long as we are staying here in Canada until the troubles at home are resolved. (Слава Украине!) I honestly didn't take him too seriously because I've had …"

Love, your unofficial Grandma Baba Yegah | Dec. 26, 2024
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