Postcards From...Christa Couture
Explore cities and communities across Canada and find out what makes each of them unique with writer and musician Christa Couture.
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Episode Title:Postcards From Drumheller
Revisiting a trip from her childhood, Christa digs into the past, revs up a motorbike and tries an infamous culinary delicacy - prairie oysters.
Episode Title:Postcards From Fredericton
Christa tries everything this charismatic city has to offer: axe-throwing, celebrity latte art, fiddlehead ferns and a trip back in time to Kings Landing.
Episode Title:Postcards From Dawson City
Christa is welcomed to the heart of the Klondike with a sourtoe cocktail, tries her luck at gold panning and meets with an off-grid artist, a queer burlesque dancer and an Indigenous river guide.
Episode Title:Postcards From Salt Spring Island
Christa tries cow milking and beekeeping. She stops at artist Murray Siple's studio and dives in with the Salt Spring Seals, a group of women who swim in the ocean year-round.
Episode Title:Postcards From Niagara Falls
Christa takes an accessible tour, goes go-karting and sneaks a peek at a spellbinding magic show. A lucky meeting with the mayor leads to a colourful surprise at Niagara Falls.
Episode Title:Postards From Montreal
Christa takes on this fashionable city with new art for her prosthetic leg. She then tries a laughing yoga class, a circus session and a medieval-themed meal.
Episode Title:Postcards From Edmonton
Christa's nostalgic visit to her hometown, Edmonton, includes a trapshooting lesson, a hoop-dancing performance and a crash course in pro wrestling.
Episode Title:Postcards From Whistler
Christa takes a lap with the sit-ski community at Whistler Adaptive. Apres-ski brings chainsaw ice-carving, champagne sabering and a lesson in yodeling from some of Whistler's Swiss-born residents.