Edmonton region podcaster makes a hit out of Canada’s history

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Stony Plain’s Craig Baird shares his process making Canadian History Ehx on CBC’s local podcast This Is Edmonton.

Stony Plain’s Craig Baird shares how he makes Canadian History Ehx

On the left a man poses for a portrait wearing a black suit, red bowtie and glasses. On the right, the logo for Canadian History Ehx, a maroon coloured maple leaf.
Craig Baird has been making the Canadian History Ehx podcast since 2018. On This is Edmonton’s podcast deep dive series, he talks about the work that makes his history show a hit. (Submitted by Craig Baird)

Summer is the time for road trips, long walks and wandering the province.

So what better time than to explore some of the local podcasts and stories from the Edmonton region that you can take with you?

Local CBC podcast This is Edmonton is introducing you to a range of audio makers throughout the summer season in a series of podcast deep dives.

21:32Podcast deep dive: Canadian History Ehx

This summer we’re speaking to other local podcasters about the stories they tell and how they do it. This week we speak to Craig Baird of Canadian History Ehx, a show with more than 550 episodes exploring Canada’s history. Craig talks about the amount of research that goes into these stories and where his passion for Canadiana got sparked.

This week we speak to Craig Baird of Canadian History Ehx, a show with more than 550 episodes exploring Canada’s history.

Craig talks about the amount of research that goes into these stories and where his passion for Canadiana got sparked.

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This is Edmonton is posted online every Wednesday. Listen here or get in touch at thisisyeg@cbc.ca.

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