{"podcast":{"title":"CanCon","slug":"cancon-7243791","podcast_index_feed_id":7243791,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/5KDCoHqs","website_url":"https://elbows-up.simplecast.com","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/459eaf0b-a302-4d43-9318-4481701fcb41/ff62d403-6341-4382-9426-9bbdae4fd75e/3000x3000/cancon-showcover-3000x3000.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"Jordan Heath-Rawlings, Laura Palmer","episode_count":43,"summary":"It's a fascinating time to be Canadian. This is a show that breaks all that wide open. Dangers. Opportunities. The stories that make this country what it is. And what it isn't. Longtime journalist and podcast host Jordan Heath-Rawlings (Elbows Up, The Big Story, The Gravy Train) returns to host critical Canadian Conversations with leading experts and storytellers. These are discussions—about who we are, how we got here, and where we're going—designed to offer more than soundbites and headlines. They'll introduce you to places, people and policies you might not have otherwise met, or perhaps not considered to be worth your attention. But they are.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-01T22:17:55.541573+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/cancon-7243791"},"episode":{"title":"A Canada Day tour of our country's hidden gems","slug":"a-canada-day-tour-of-our-country-s-hidden-gems","published_at":"2025-07-01T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/cancon-7243791/a-canada-day-tour-of-our-country-s-hidden-gems","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/cancon-7243791","url":"https://elbows-up.simplecast.com/episodes/a-canada-day-tour-of-our-countrys-hidden-gems-D_PTU9GN","audio_url":"https://cdn.simplecast.com/audio/13039807-2ea8-4138-bba4-ff99d4da8b96/episodes/ff0e4dc8-b1ad-470e-afa7-4d8af89390a7/audio/1f5cd39d-ff6e-4a7b-8a86-793f1335c352/default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=5KDCoHqs","summary":"This summer, given ... everything going on down there, Canadians are more interested in exploring their own backyard than traveling to the United States. And since we've spent four months exploring everything about this country we need to fix, we wanted to spend Canada Day looking around at everything we don't. No matter where you live, this episode will give you some incredible ideas for your next getaway. Bestselling author Robin Esrock (The Great Canadian Bucket List) takes us on a tour from coast to coast to coast, starting in the North, then moving from West to East. There are so many beautiful, meaningful, fun and just plain weird places in this country that we thought we'd try to celebrate them all. Later, Esrock shares travel tips for everyone from those with the money for a cross-country train ride to those who need to stick closer to home, and their budget. After that, Jordan, Laura and Mat share the podcast's plan for this summer and beyond.","meta_description":"This summer, given ... everything going on down there, Canadians are more interested in exploring their own backyard than traveling to the United States.…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1815,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/cancon-7243791/episodes/a-canada-day-tour-of-our-country-s-hidden-gems/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/cancon-7243791/a-canada-day-tour-of-our-country-s-hidden-gems.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}