Saint John: Nothing Happened Here
Many people think that nothing significant ever really happened in Saint John, New Brunswick. This history podcast challenges those thoughts by uncovering little known tales from the city and providing fresh perspectives on the people, places and events of the past.
Podcasting since 2024 • 17 episodes
Saint John: Nothing Happened Here
Latest Episodes
Except for Farewell... For Now
Unfortunately, Season 1 of the podcast is coming to an abrupt end. Greg is unable to continue with the show. As we said in the last episode, there is a lot of work that goes behind the podcast. If you know Greg, he is very active in the Saint J...
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Season 1
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Episode 16
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1:55
Except for Season Two?
In this episode, Saint John - Nothing Happened Here goes back to the 80s. Also, it is revealed that a big decision must be made.If you would like Saint John -Nothing Happened Here to come back for a second season, vote ...
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Season 1
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Episode 15
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50:24
Except for the Fenian Threat of 1865/1866
In this episode, we discuss the Fenian movement of the 1860s and its effects on Saint John during security scares in late 1865 and the spring of 1866, including its political impacts in the latter year and beyond. Founded on both sides of the A...
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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1:05:54
Except for the Fight for Women's Voting Rights
This episode, released close to International Women’s Day (March 8), recalls an important political reform cause in Saint John’s past that was part of a national and international movement: the fight for women’s voting rights. Starting in the l...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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1:08:03
Except for the 1914 Street Railway Riot
Two weeks before Great Britain declared war on Germany in 1914, the Saint John central business district was the site of another type of conflict, a labour struggle that pitted more than 100 members of the street railway union against the unpop...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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1:02:52