Spoken Word Educational

This room is devoted to the voices that taught, informed, and inspired. Spoken Word Educational gathers recordings created to educate—from language lessons and historical narratives to science explainers, social commentary, and cultural programming. Often produced by institutions, educators, or broadcasters, these records reflect Canada’s efforts to inform its citizens through sound. Archival, instructive, and sometimes unintentionally charming, this collection preserves a unique slice of our audio learning heritage.

Tracks

Artist	Track	Title	Length
Willie Dunn	Mungo Martin	Who Were The Ones? Parts 9-10	12:27
Pierre Guilbalt	Techniques modernes de chasse	Techniques modernes de chasse b/w Techniques d'appel	05:45
Ted Wesley	Interview with Ted and Leslie Wesley	Interview with Ted and Leslie Wesley	17:44
Willie Dunn	Poundmaker	Who Were The Ones? Parts 7-8	08:23
Xaviera Hollander	The Question	Xaviera!: The Happy Hooker	00:17
Willie Dunn	Collection Blues	Who Were The Ones? Parts 7-8	04:34
Terry* Gilkyson	Intros Vince Martin	Happy Birthday Canada	01:56
Paul Reid	I Want You	A Letter to My Love	04:45
Paul Reid	How Why and When	A Letter to My Love	04:36
Willie Dunn	The Little Big Horn	Who Were The Ones? Parts 7-8	12:14
Xaviera Hollander	Michelle	Xaviera!: The Happy Hooker	03:19
Bert Adkins	Canadian Goose Authentic Calls	Canadian Goose Authentic Calls b/w Calls Without Narration (picture sleeve)	04:09
Jack West (Reverend)	My Tribute to Canada (side 1)	I Am a Canadian: My Tribute to Canada	12:12
Terry* Gilkyson	Closing - O Canada	Happy Birthday Canada	02:21
Chief Dan George	Natives Everywhere	Alaska Native Enrollment Program	01:02
Jack West (Reverend)	My Tribute to Canada (side 2)	I Am a Canadian: My Tribute to Canada	09:19
Willie Dunn	Big Bear	Who Were The Ones? Parts 3-4	12:14
Paul Reid	I Looked For You Last Night	A Letter to My Love	03:20
Xaviera Hollander	My Attitude Towards Sex	Xaviera!: The Happy Hooker	01:46
Willie Dunn	Louis Riel	Who Were The Ones? Parts 5-6	13:06
Glenn Gould	Latecomers sides 01 and 02	The Latecomers Sound Documentary	55:07
Bert Adkins	Calls Without Narration	Canadian Goose Authentic Calls b/w Calls Without Narration (picture sleeve)	02:15
Xaviera Hollander	The Hippie	Xaviera!: The Happy Hooker	05:50
Paul Horn	They Call Them Killers	Haida & Paul Horn	08:23
Paul Reid	To a Friend	A Letter to My Love	03:37
Paul Reid	Miss You	A Letter to My Love	03:41
Paul Reid	In September	A Letter to My Love	03:15
Terry* Gilkyson	Introduction	Happy Birthday Canada	01:48
Willie Dunn	Crowfoot	Who Were The Ones? Parts 1-2	13:32
Terry* Gilkyson	Intros Nat King Cole	Happy Birthday Canada	01:30
Paul Horn	Tuned In	Haida & Paul Horn	04:45
Paul Reid	The Day Is Done	A Letter to My Love	03:43
Willie Dunn	Pontiac	Who Were The Ones? Parts 5-6	09:11
Xaviera Hollander	Why Do Men Go to Hookers	Xaviera!: The Happy Hooker	03:24
Willie Dunn	Chief Joseph and the Nez Perce	Who Were The Ones? Parts 9-10	13:01
Xaviera Hollander	The Threesome	Xaviera!: The Happy Hooker	09:26
Paul Reid	A Letter To My Love	A Letter to My Love	05:25
Harold Flake	Tour of the Athabasca Glacier to Relive the Tour at Home	The Snowmobile Driver Tells His Story in Song b/w Tour of the Athabasca Glacier to Relive the Tour at Home	06:53
Harold Flake	The Snowmobile Driver Tells His Story in Song	The Snowmobile Driver Tells His Story in Song b/w Tour of the Athabasca Glacier to Relive the Tour at Home	04:47
Xaviera Hollander	Telephone Conversation	Xaviera!: The Happy Hooker	07:33
Willie Dunn	Crazy Horse	Who Were The Ones? Parts 3-4	13:53
B.C. Vancouver Talking Postcard	Capilano Canyon, Grouse Mountain, Granville Mall, Canadian Pacific Railway, Bloedel Conservatory, H.R. Macmillan Planetarium	Capilano Canyon, Grouse Mountain, Granville Mall, Canadian Pacific Railway, Bloedel Conservatory, H.R. Macmillan Planetarium b/w Maritime Museum, Stanley Park and Aquarium, Nine O'Clock Gun, Gastown, Mayor of Vancouver	09:13
Willie Dunn	Hey Broker Pawn My Watch	Who Were The Ones? Parts 1-2	13:03
George Robertson	This is Niagara	Actual Roar of Niagara Falls	04:36
Paul Reid	To a Sleeping Beauty	A Letter to My Love	06:59
Paul Horn	Share a Feeling	Haida & Paul Horn	08:15
Chief Dan George	A Billion Dollars	Alaska Native Enrollment Program	01:02
Tom Cherington	Niagara Falls	Niagara Falls (flexi-disc) (picture sleeve)	06:26
Glenn Gould	Glenn Gould - The Idea of North	The Idea of North Sound Documentary	58:51
Terry* Gilkyson	Opening	Happy Birthday Canada	00:39
B.C. Vancouver Talking Postcard	Maritime Museum, Stanley Park and Aquarium, Nine O'Clock Gun, Gastown, Mayor of Vancouver	Capilano Canyon, Grouse Mountain, Granville Mall, Canadian Pacific Railway, Bloedel Conservatory, H.R. Macmillan Planetarium b/w Maritime Museum, Stanley Park and Aquarium, Nine O'Clock Gun, Gastown, Mayor of Vancouver	09:42
Chief Dan George	Don't Live in Alaska	Alaska Native Enrollment Program	01:03
Pierre Guilbalt	Techniques d'appel	Techniques modernes de chasse b/w Techniques d'appel	05:43
Xaviera Hollander	The Bar Scene (with Ronnie Hawkins)	Xaviera!: The Happy Hooker	08:18