Side B - Thank you, Grandpa

Side B: The Deeper Cut, Daily · Sep 24, 2026 · 12m

Episode Summary: In a deeply personal and poetic audio essay, Cam Tait looks past the political slogans, megaphones, and economic forecasts surrounding the Alberta separation debate to ask a forgotten, essential question: What would the pioneers think? Tracing a family journey from the heather-covered glens of Scotland to an unbroken quarter-section near Grimshaw in the early 1900s, Cam reflects on his grandfather Murray and the more than 200,000 homesteaders who broke sod, raised barns, and survived forty-below blizzards. Through five distinct reflections on "the hands" that built our…