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Mar 2025

1h 22m

When Canada Burned Down the White House

Blair MacMillan and Carley Thorne

About this episode

In this episode, the girls display a stunning show of patriotism while talking about when Canada (technically England still but shhh) burned down the White House during the war of 1812. We also mispronounce the name Cockburn, give our hot takes on the Canada/USA trade war, and discuss the dangers of traveling with your friends to Europe.

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Hosted by: Blair MacMillan and Carley Thorne

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