Minute Women

Grace and Linnea loved the new Heritage Minute featuring the discovery of insulin the first time they watched it. However, after hearing from a friend, they noticed something they didn't originally see. Join the Minute Women as they unpack the latest Minute, discuss the world of big pharmaceutical companies, and how research is impacted by sponsorship.

New Heritage Minute - https://www.historicacanada.ca/content/heritage-minutes/discovery-insulin
Julia Belluz Article - https://www.vox.com/2019/4/3/18293950/why-is-insulin-so-expensive
Minute Women - https://www.minutewomenpodcast.ca/

Show Notes

Grace and Linnea loved the new Heritage Minute featuring the discovery of insulin the first time they watched it. However, after hearing from a friend, they noticed something they didn't originally see. Join the Minute Women as they unpack the latest Minute, discuss the world of big pharmaceutical companies, and how research is impacted by sponsorship.

New Heritage Minute
Julia Belluz Article
Minute Women

What is Minute Women?

Minute Women is your weekly dose of Canadian history and corny 90s nostalgia. We are best friends Grace McNutt and Linnea Swinimer and we are on a mission to tell the untold stories behind the iconic Canadian Heritage Minutes. Along the way, we uncover the funny, weird, and downright terrifying stories left out of Canada’s national history.

Did you know John A. Macdonald's younger brother was murdered in a freak gin incident? Or that Sandford Fleming was going to call standard time "cosmic time"? Or that Governor Frontenac was a legendary jerk?

Well, neither did we! Join us to learn more! A not-so-proud part of our national heritage.