The rise and fall...and push and pull of ‘Murica!
Laugh Out Loud

The rise and fall...and push and pull of ‘Murica!

B1IntermediateJune 17, 202627 min

Today we shine our spotlight on the Grande Dame of Canadian comedy, Martha Chaves! She takes on Americans at Niagara Falls, a certain US leader, the allure of immigrants...and much much more!

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This is a CBC podcast. Hello, I'm Ali Hassan and welcome to the season finale of Laugh Out Loud. Just like that, our 2025-26 season is about to come to a close. We kind of mirror an elementary school calendar around here, which, given some of the child-like

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