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INTERVIEWS

Allan welcomes Ken to discuss his new book, Seven Bucks a Head

Tune into Allan and Ken’s discussion that explores the history of Britain’s Home Children, more than 100,000 children sent to Canada between 1869 and 1939, examining the people behind the scheme, the controversy it sparked, and the experiences of the children whose lives were forever changed by it.

Professional baseball was played in Kingston from 1946-51.

Seventy-seven years ago, the Kingston Ponies took to the field at Megaffin Stadium in the Class C professional baseball league.

It was one of the most splendid chapters in Kingston’s sporting history. Join Ken as he brings the team back to life through this interview and his booklet: When the Ponies Ran (2021).

An Interview with Ken about his New Book: Blood on the Coal

Join Ken as he discusses his new book Blood on the Coal with Global New’s Bill Welychka. This interview offers viewers an engaging and informative overview of the book that tells the riveting true story of one of Canada’s worst mining disasters, told in the voices of the men who survived it

The Champlain Society

December 18th, 2020

November 22, 2023

October 15, 2026

Global News

History Matters

May 20th, 2021

Listen as Ken chats about the Springhill mine disaster.

Tune into this interview at 39:05 to listen to a robust discussion between Ken Cuthbertson and Ben O’Hare-Bryne, host of the Corus Radio Network show A Little More Conversation, that is heard nationally across Canada on weeknights.

Global News Morning

The State of Canada in 1945

Patrice Dutil meets with Ken Cuthbertson of Kingston, Ontario to talk about how Canada emerged from the Second World War. Cuthbertson is the author of 1945: The Year that Made Modern Canada (HarperCollins). Canada in 1945 is victorious over Nazi Germany and the King government launched an election campaign that will again carry it to power. The victory unleashes passions of all sorts, ranging from a riot among troops in Halifax to an explosion of births. Canada emerges from the war with an unprecedented sense of power. This podcast was produced by Jessica Schmidt.

Corus Radio Network

October 25, 2023

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Talkingbooksandstuff Podcast hosted by Dennis Rimmer

National Public Radio (NPR) author interview by books host Scott Simon

A Little More Conversation with Ben O’Hare-Byrne

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TVO’s The Agenda – the Halifax Explosion

Cogeco - In Conversation with Ken Cuthbertson by Jamie Bramburger

Author Events

  • Interview with Ben O'Hare-Bryne from Global News about Blood on the Coal

    Seven Bucks a Head - Available Now

    Watch for events related to Ken’s forthcoming new book chronicling the remarkable story of the British Home Children who helped build Canada