This week, Sean Graham talks with John Moses ahead of his November 3 Shannon Lecture entitled 'This is not my story, but yours: The Russ Moses residential school memoir.' They discuss his father's experiences at the Mohawk Institute, his military service, and Reconciliation. You can hear John talk about the memoir on Monday November 3 as part of the Shannon Lecture Series.

Historical Headline of the Week

Justin Chandler, 'Woodland Cultural Centre, Ex-Residential School Turned Museum, Draws Hundreds Aiming to Learn and Share Truths,' CBC, September 30, 2025.

Sean Graham talks with Matthew S. Wiseman, historian of science and medicine in modern Canada. They discuss why militaries engage in scientific research, the civilian benefits of that research, and how scientists navigated their research during the Cold War. They also chat about research consent within a military environment, the challenges of researching the Cold War era, and the legacy of scientific research in the mid-20th cenetury,

Matthew will be the delivering the second session of the Shannon Lecture series on Monday October 6 entitled 'Cold War Consent? Military Experimentation and Research Ethics in Mid-Century Canada.'

Historical Headline of the Week

Matthew S. Wiseman, "Canada Created a Cold War Isolation Laboratory. It Ended in Scandal," The Walrus, July 31, 2025.