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Coming up on the Rewind podcast, an hour about Canadian comic books. Over the years Canada has been home to an eclectic roster of cartooning talent from Johnny Canuck to Nelvana, Walter Frise to Lynn Johnston.

Interviews with Kate and Anna McGarrigle. Kate died in January after a four year battle with cancer. With her sister Anna, she influenced countless artists, blending music and Canadian folk history. Unfortunately, this podcast can't air any music of the McGarrigles, so we suggest you listen to the interviews here, and then their music afterwards.

The voyage of the SS Manhattan, which was, in 1969, the first large ship to successfully navigate the waters of the Canadian Arctic. With issues around Arctic sovereignty still an issue, it seems like the perfect time to look again at that ice-breaking voyage.

In anticipation of Victoria Day, a retrospective of stories that look at the Queen's visits to Canada. From her first visits as princess with her new husband, to her official visits opening Parliament and the St Lawrence Seaway and repatriating the constitution, Queen Elizabeth has worked hard to be a part of Canadian's lives.

All about food. Fondue, pizza pie and whipped cream in a can were all new to Canadians not all that long ago- and CBC was right there to introduce them. That and conversations with Julia Child, a fisherman who makes cod head stew and a premiere Caesar salad all make for a delicious hour.

May 8, 1945, was a day to celebrate. It was VE-Day, the long-awaited moment when the Allied forces triumphed over Nazi Germany to claim victory in Europe. But the joy brought by news of peace was dampened by the memory of fallen comrades and the ongoing war in the Pacific. From the liberation of Holland through the German surrender, celebrations in Canada and the servicemen's return, CBC Radio followed Canadians as the war ended in Europe.

It's been 35 years since the fall of Saigon and the end of the Vietnam war. This week, we feature the Vietnamese boat people, some of whom came to Canada as refugees in the late 1970s and early 1980s.

Coming up on the Rewind podcast, a classic CBC Radio play from 1954 called The Investigator. It tells the story of an unnamed United States senator who launches an offensive in a rather unexpected place. The senator was based on the anti Communist crusader Joe McCarthy.

A look at post war Germany from 1958. It was just a couple of years before the construction of the Berlin Wall, but Germany was already a country divided- with communist ideology in the East and capitalism in the West.

On the Rewind podcast, a sound portrait from 1958 of a city that's always been a symbol for making it- New York. It's heard through the ears of a young Canadian actor who is trying to find a gig- anything at all- in the big city. And his name? Leslie Nielsen.