Expats & Allies

We spoke to author Peter McFarlane about his new book, Family Ties: How a Ukrainian Nazi and a living witness link Canada to Ukraine today, which explores the the parallel lives of Chrystia Freeland's Nazi collaborator grandfather and Holocaust survivor Anne Charney. Hosts: Alex Cosh, Chuka Ejeckam and Sarah Rieger. Theme music: Cold War by Remember The Future. Licensed with Premium Beat under license number #5363241. Buy the book!

We interview Ottawa Citizen journalist David Pugliese about the allegations made against him in a House of Commons committee. Hosts: Alex Cosh and Sarah Rieger. Theme music: Cold War by Remember The Future. Licensed with Premium Beat under license number #5363241.

Get premium access to subscriber-only content by supporting the show and helping us do this work! We discussed an article published in The Walrus last year which brought to light research that indicated Ferdinand Eckhardt, the director of the Winnipeg Art Gallery from 1953 to 1974, was a committed supporter of Adolf Hitler and the Third Reich. We cover Eckhardt's biography, how he came to Canada, and what Canadian institutions are doing in response to the revelations about Eckhardt's past. ...

Get premium access to subscriber-only content by supporting the show and helping us do this work! We're joined by Moss Robeson, author of the Bandera Lobby blog, to discuss the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists, its history and how it came to influence modern day politics in Canada, the United States and Ukraine. Theme music: Cold War by Remember The Future. Licensed with Premium Beat under license number #5363241.

Paying members listened to this episode one month ago. Get premium access to subscriber-only content by supporting the show and helping us do this work! We interview Ottawa Citizen journalist David Pugliese about the scramble inside of Canada's Department of National Defence to get ahead of stories about the military's brushes with neo-Nazis in Ukraine. Theme music: Cold War by Remember The Future. Licensed with Premium Beat under license number #5363241.