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Canadian Creepies

Welcome to Canadian Creepies—the podcast that digs into the dark corners of Canada’s past and present. Your hosts Valerie, Ali, Amanda Joy ( host of Down the Crooked Path), and sometimes Kyle explore the true crime cases that haunt us, the paranormal encounters that make us question what’s real, and the unsettling folklore that lingers just out of sight.

From cults to cold cases, ghosts to government cover-ups, we don’t just tell the stories—we ask why they still matter.

It’s creepy. It’s Canadian. And it’s probably going to keep you up at night.

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DTCP 027 - The Prime Minister and the Spirits

November 04, 2025 • Canadian Creepies • Season 2

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On this episode of Down the Crooked Path, we uncover the hidden spiritual life of one of Canada’s most powerful figures — Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King.

Behind the formal portraits and wartime speeches was a man who believed the dead could offer guidance to the living. Through séances, crystal readings, and long nights with mediums, King sought counsel from ghosts, angels, and even his departed mother — shaping not only his private world, but, perhaps, the course of a nation.

Join Amanda Joy as she opens the séance circle and peers into the strange intersection of politics and the paranormal — where belief meets power, and Canada’s most peculiar Prime Minister walks the crooked path between worlds.

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Edited by Kyle McDonnell