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Stereotypes — Canadian and Otherwise
by Kathryn Whitbourne | December 3, 2011
We have a viewer in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan in the Canadian prairies to thank for this week’s podcast. Laurie brought her quirky little town to our radar and we thought it deserved wider notice. Who knew that tunnel ran directly from Moose Jaw to Chicago during Prohibition? There are actually two tours of the tunnels: [...]
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