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Canada is Boring

Canada is Boring

Jesse Harley, Rhys Waters 498 Episodes Aug 24, 2026

Canada is Boring is a comedy podcast that explores the weirdest moments in Canadian history, politics, crime, culture, and folklore. Hosted by Rhys, a new Canadian with an outsider's obsession for strange stories, and Jesse, a proudly disengaged average Canadian, the show blends humor with learning. It has been recognized as Canada's No. 1 Politics Podcast on Goodpods and has reached top charts on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

Episodes

Bigfoot on Trial
Bigfoot on Trial Aug 24, 2026 38:05 In this final episode of the Tinfoil Tuque series, Rhys and Jesse dive into the bizarre true story of Todd Standing, a filmmaker and wilderness guide from Alberta who actually took the British Columbia government to court over Sasquatch. Todd claims to have encountered Bigfoot in the Rocky Mountains and even filmed a large bipedal creature back in 2005. That blurry, shaky video, along with his doc
Thetis Lake Monster
Thetis Lake Monster Aug 17, 2026 27:44 In this episode, Rhys and Jesse dive into the soggy saga of the so‑called Thetis Lake Monster—a five-foot fish-man allegedly terrorizing teens near Victoria in the 1970s. From the original reports by Robin and Gordon to the “supporting” sighting by Russell Van Nice and Mike, the story quickly unravels into exactly what it is: a teenage attention grab that somehow survived for decades online.Along
The Eastern Cougar: Extinct Cat or Government Cover‑Up?
The Eastern Cougar: Extinct Cat or Government Cover‑Up? Aug 10, 2026 31:40 Rhys and Jesse dive into the mystery of the “extinct” Eastern Cougar in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick—sharing sightings, sketchy government responses, dubious DNA tests, and why officials might prefer this big cat to stay officially dead. Along the way, they detour into conspiracy vans in Vancouver, wild listener theories, dating updates, autobahn anxiety, and the surprising sex lives of kangaroos
Project Magnet: Canada’s Secret UFO Program
Project Magnet: Canada’s Secret UFO Program Aug 3, 2026 33:39 In this episode of Canada Is Boring: The Tinfoil Touque, Rhys Waters and Jesse dive into Project Magnet, Canada’s secretly funded UFO research program from the 1950s, led by government engineer Wilbert Brockhouse Smith.They unpack how a respected radio and broadcasting expert went from establishing ionospheric monitoring systems and TV allocation standards… to claiming telepathic contact with “spa
The TikTok Giant
The TikTok Giant Jul 27, 2026 45:29 In this episode of Tinfoil Touque from Canada Is Boring, Rhys and Jesse dive into the viral case of Andrew Dawson, the TikToker who claimed to film a giant on a BC mountainside—then later posted strange follow-ups about government agents, mysterious helicopters, and being stalked… before tragically dying a few months later.They unpack:The original “giant on the mountain” video near Valemount / Can
Cattle Mutilations: Aliens, Cults, or Maggots?
Cattle Mutilations: Aliens, Cults, or Maggots? Jul 20, 2026 30:28 Are aliens surgically mutilating cattle across the Canadian prairies… or is there a far more grounded (and grosser) explanation?In this episode of Tinfoil Touque, Rhys Waters and Jesse dive into decades of bizarre prairie cattle mutilation reports from Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and BC. We talk missing eyes and tongues, vanishing sex organs, no blood at the scene, strange surgical cuts, and
Burned by a UFO? The Falcon Lake Incident
Burned by a UFO? The Falcon Lake Incident Jul 13, 2026 48:05 In this episode of The Tinfoil Tuque, Rhys and Jesse dive into one of Canada’s most famous UFO cases: the Falcon Lake incident.Was Polish immigrant and amateur prospector Stefan Michalak really burned by a UFO in 1967—or was it a bizarre self‑inflicted hoax?Along the way they rant about conspiracy theories, flat‑Earthers, media bias, cops, and how the internet turned every would‑be investigative j
The Time-Travel Hipster
The Time-Travel Hipster Jul 6, 2026 34:01 In this debut episode of Canada Is Boring Presents: The Tinfoil Touque, Rhys and Jesse dig into one of Canada’s most famous “evidence of time travel” photos: a 1941 crowd scene at a bridge reopening in British Columbia featuring a mysterious man in wraparound shades, a logo sweater, and what looks like a modern camera.Was he really a time traveler… or just a fashion-forward hockey fan with a new K
Kelly the Bear (PREMIUM)
Kelly the Bear (PREMIUM) Jun 29, 2026 5:25 In this premium “special friends” episode of Canada Is Boring, Rhys shares a surprisingly heartwarming Disney-level story from his own Nova Scotia neighborhood: a mother black bear and her two cubs, one of which, soon christened Kelly the Bear, ends up roaming alone through suburbia and ultimately being “relocated” to a wildlife park.Rhys also announces their upcoming summer mini-series, “Tin Foil
Introducing the Tin Foil Touque!
Introducing the Tin Foil Touque! Jun 26, 2026 0:30 Picture this: it’s too hot to think, the news is depressing, and your brain wants something fun and strange that still feels entertianing. That’s Tin Foil Touque.This summer series is Rhys and Jesse taking a detour from “respectable” Canadian history into all the stuff your high school textbook pretended didn’t exist.It’s not the usual “9/11 was an inside job” sludge or hour-long Illuminati diagra
The One-Eyed Welshman Who Mapped Canada
The One-Eyed Welshman Who Mapped Canada Jun 22, 2026 50:33 In this episode of Canada Is Boring, Rhys and Jesse dive into the life of David Thompson, the Welsh-born orphan who became one of the most important mapmakers in North American history. Along the way, they detour through tales of the Lake Louise Tea House, roast the bizarre social-media energy of Justin Trudeau and Katy Perry, and debate whether Thompson was more cat or rat on the Katy-cat/Katy-ra
A Gentle Crime: The Man Who Fed the Cats
A Gentle Crime: The Man Who Fed the Cats Jun 15, 2026 29:38 When 33-year-old Christopher Hiscox ran out of money halfway across Canada, he didn’t rob a bank—he stole a truck, found a ranch, fed the cats and horses, did some laundry, made coffee, and settled in like he lived there. Rhys and Jesse dive into the viral “gentle crime” that captured headlines, what it says about desperation, comfort, and mental health, and why the weirdest part might just be the

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