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Canadian Grit: North of Ordinary

Canadian Grit: North of Ordinary

De: Jamie Jackson
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Real Stories. Real History. Real People. Shaping what I am calling the current Canadian Renaissance through the lens of our evolving national identity by presenting and thoughtfully considering novel, critical, and diverse perspectives about how we best move forward in these often difficult, fragmented, and dehumanized times.


This podcast is a show for everyone who likes anything, and is interested in getting to learn more about our world in the ongoing, and exponentially growing digital-industrial revolution in the postmodern, globalized context.


I offer honesty, humour, directness, authenticity, depth, breadth, and democratic voice to Canadians like you and me.


I am a dealer of perspectives. Throwing spaghetti at the wall for fun just to see what sticks— often to agitate for exposure to shake what we call ‘normal’ and to ask why we’ve normalized it.


What do you want to hear me talk about? I am a reasonable and conscientious objector to the status quo and systemic oppression. It is human connection, kindness, and asset-building as a Canadian community that makes this podcast unique.


Let’s discuss Canadian identity with curiosity, openness, and respect for all human beings, while doing our best to ensure both historical and modern discussions are to build something better.


I seek to do what I do best: use my own voice and lived experiences as a 37-year-old, born-and-raised in Muskoka story, to meaningfully connect more Canadians together by amplifying how best to use our collective assets to reassert a more holistic and caring version of our country that we can optimistically look forward to as “Canada 2.0.” You will hear numerous and varied perspectives on various trends and big ideas—and myths— currently shaping the sociopolitical, socioeconomic, sociocultural here in Canada in 2025.


I hope to share my own expertise on issues related to Canadian, European, and global history to perhaps make learning fun and engaging for more Canadians, including how to functionally discuss democracy in a constructive, meaningful, and *local* fashion. Amplifying our individually lived experiences and background stories as Canadians will demonstrate that we ALL as HUMANS have WAY more in common than we may think. :)


It’s not too late to get the reshape and dig deeper into our understanding of what Canada was, and is still, up to. Let’s revisit events from our collective, national past, while presenting anchors to present moment in an original, new, and democratic way.


I will delve into my own PhD (ABD) research theories and findings regarding sustainability educational and coping strategies for life in the current Western and Canadian context. Canada now has an unprecedented chance to break free from the ‘American Dream,’ which has taken a quantum and undeniable leap to the stuff of nightmares.


I will bring different voices and perspectives to you and by you to bring more understanding and ways to find peace in our often unpredictable ‘hybrid reality,’ which is my new theory on the current zeitgeist, which I am constructing in real time in order to continue the invaluable mid-20th-century work of a most underappreciated Canadian: Dr. Marshall McLuhan.


My Hybrid Reality Theory is original, and I will contextualize our shared past to demonstrate that many of the tensions in Canada are not new— they have been exacerbated and exposed by COVID-19 and economic systems related to neoliberalism and rentier capitalism.


Thank you for joining me! Please like, subscribe, follow and share with a friend! Reach out!

© 2025 Canadian Grit: North of Ordinary
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  • Before Canada Had a Name: Part 1 of 2: The Age of Courage, Discovery, Maps, and Wilderness
    May 22 2025

    Canadian Grit: North of Ordinary

    Before Canada had a name, there was only wilderness—vast, unknown, and full of risk. In this powerful two-part episode, host Jamie Jackson takes us on a sweeping journey through time and psyche: from uncharted oceans to the inner maps we carry as human beings navigating uncertainty.

    Part history, part myth, part reflection—this episode explores the raw courage it takes to sail into the unknown, whether in the 10th century or today’s hybrid digital world. We reflect on early explorers, the Halifax Explosion, and the enduring legacy of Canadian author Hugh MacLennan, whose words inspired Gord Downie and The Tragically Hip's iconic song Courage.

    We unpack identity, regret, resilience, and the universal need to belong—drawing parallels between the age of discovery and our own 21st-century crisis of disconnection. With ambient soundscapes, poetic narration, and real talk about demoralization, burnout, mental health, and the cost of not acting with courage, this episode calls on all of us to remember: we are not machines. We are human. We are Canadians. Together.

    And our story isn’t finished.

    It's just getting started!

    Featuring: Hugh MacLennan, The Tragically Hip, Gabor Maté, Peter Levine, Jackson's "Hybrid Reality Theory" (2025), Canadian history, public education, and the enduring power of grit.
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