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School of Hip

School of Hip

Von: Heath McCoy & Chaz Charles
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School of Hip: A Different Kind’a Tragically Hip Podcast follows two hosts from opposite sides of the border as they dive deep into the music, history, and mythology of one of Canada’s most beloved bands.

Chaz Charles — an American who first stumbled onto The Tragically Hip in the ’90s when they opened for Page & Plant — is finally taking the full journey through the band’s catalogue.

Guiding him is Heath McCoy, a Canadian rock journalist who grew up with The Hip woven into the fabric of his country’s culture.

Together, they explore every era, every album, and every track: the stories behind the songs, the legacy of Gord Downie, the cultural moments, the live performances, the deep cuts, and the impact The Hip left on fans across the world. It’s part discovery, part nostalgia, part education — and all heart.

Whether you're a lifelong Hip fan or coming in fresh, this podcast is your bi-weekly class in all things Tragically Hip.

Class is in session. Join us.

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  • Road Apples 1991 - Side B with Fast-Fret Todd McGinity

    Road Apples 1991 - Side B with Fast-Fret Todd McGinity
    Jan 25 2026

    In this episode of School of Hip:

    Chaz and Heath are joined by special guest Todd McGinity who co-hosts the SeanGeek and FastFret Podcast with his brother Sean. Yes, the same Sean who joined us a few weeks back. Can’t get enough of those rockin’ rollin’ McGinity Bros!

    Todd remembers his earliest memories of road apples. No, not the Hip album, but rather the album’s namesake, horse poop, which, when frozen, made for great hockey pucks shot across icy ponds in the McGinity’s youth. (A bit of the Canadian experience for ya,’ Chaz!) Talk also turns fondly to Maritime kitchen parties in the McGinity home and the family band the brothers played in with their dad.

    Then Heath apologizes to all of Canada for last week’s regrettable fk up regarding Tragically Hip team ups with TV’s Trailer Park Boys and their appearance on CTV’s Corner Gas. It takes a big man to admit to his mistakes, Heath, but don’t let it happen again!

    Then it’s on to Side 2 of the Tragically Hip’s first number one album in Canada, Road Apples.

    Tunes include: the Stonesy swagger and spiderweb alphabets of Bring It All Back; the Tom Thomson Canadiana and pistols-at-dawn perfection of Three Pistols; and the deliriously hard-driving On the Verge.

    During the simmering slow groove of Fight Heath delivers a hot take which he immediately regrets when Chaz zeroes in on those seething, burning pillows.

    Chaz sees shades of Led Zeppelin III in Fiddler’s Green, a beautifully devastating masterpiece and quite possibly the most heart-wrenching song in the Hip’s canon (which became all the more moving on the Hip’s final tour.

    Finally, it’s the trippy serenade which drifts this incredible album to a close, Last of the Unplucked Gems. A precursor to Downie’s first solo album, Coke Machine Glow (released 10 years after Road Apples).

    Whether you’re a lifelong Hip fan or just curious about what makes this band so iconic in Canada, School of Hip is your guide to the sounds and the story of the Tragically Hip, one album side per episode. Episodes drop every two weeks.


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    1 Std. und 27 Min.
  • Road Apples 1991 - Side A with Paul Beaulieu

    Road Apples 1991 - Side A with Paul Beaulieu
    Jan 11 2026
    In this episode of School of Hip:Chaz and Heath are joined by special guest Paul Beaulieu of the Canadian MusicScene website and founder of the annual RushFest event, celebrating the musicand legacy of legendary Canadian rock trio, Rush (a band near and dear to Chaz,who is also the co-host of the RushRash podcast!)Paul shares stories of his interactions with the Tragically Hip over the yearsthrough his Canadian Music Scene website which celebrates and promotesCanadian music. Paul met the band on several occasions, behind the scenes atsuch history-making events as numerous Juno Awards and the Canadian editionof the Live 8 concert series, dedicated to aiding impoverished nations. Paul alsodiscusses the two concerts he attended on the Hip’s emotional final tour, aftersinger Gord Downie was diagnosed with terminal cancer.From there our co-hosts and their esteemed guests begin their track-by-trackreview of side one of the Tragically Hip’s first number one album in Canada, RoadApples. Highlights include two of the Hip’s most beloved singles, Little Bones andTwist My Arm as well as the soulful balladry of Long Time Running. But truthfully,the entire side is outstanding with the Stonesy Born in the Water, surrealShakespearean nods on Cordelia, and the jazzy cool of The Luxury, the growingpoetic powers of Downie a beacon throughout.Whether you’re a lifelong Hip fan or just curious about what makes this band soiconic in Canada, School of Hip is your guide to the sounds and the story of theTragically Hip, one album side per episode. Episodes drop every two weeks. For further exploration: https://www.thecanadianmusicscene.comhttps://rushfestcanada.cahttps://www.hipmuseum.com/https://hipbase.com/https://thehip.com/The Never-Ending Present: The Story of Gord Downie and the Tragically Hip by Michael Barclay. School of Hip is hosted on Acast and can be found on iTunes, Spotify and other podcasting platforms. We love to hear from our listeners! Reach out to us on our School of Hip Facebook Group and our School of Hip Discord Chaz Charles is also the co-host of podcasts: RushRash, Regarding… Series, Those Who Are About To Dive: Chronicling Colosseum Track By Bloody Track With Dr. Glund, and he’s a rocktorney on season two of Rock Court. Heath McCoy is the author of Pain and Passion: The History of Stampede Wrestling, available on Amazon.ca and at ECW Press. He appears in the award winning documentary Singhs in the Ring on Crave TV. He is a rocktorney on season one of Rock Court.GO BONELESS!Boneless makes a better podcast. Find 20 more like-minded podcast nuggets at The Boneless Podcasting Network. https://goboneless.loveable.app Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    1 Std. und 40 Min.
  • Up To Here 1989 - Side B with Hipmuseum.com's Stephen Dame

    Up To Here 1989 - Side B with Hipmuseum.com's Stephen Dame
    Dec 28 2025
    In this episode of School of Hip: Chaz and Heath are joined by special guest Stephen Dame, whose website A Museum After Dark at hipmuseum.com has been an amazing source of information for the illustrious co-hosts as they have set out to explore the Tragically Hip’s entire musical catalogue, one album side at a time. They discuss Dame’s personal connection to the Hip and the origins of the website, which he began compiling 20 years ago, experiencing a huge surge in traffic and media attention with the cancer diagnosis and death of Hip frontman Gord Downie circa 2016-17. After a free-flowing chat touching on the trenches of Canadian journalism and Calgary’s Stampede Wrestling promotion, the trio begin their track-by-track review of side two of the Tragically Hip’s Canadian breakthrough album, Up to Here. Conversation highlights include the politics of lyric writing in the band, with Up to Here featuring excellent contributions by both guitarist Paul Langois and bassist Gord Sinclair, which were to be their last as, after this point, Downie insisted that he be the Hip’s lone lyricist. While he was, unquestionably, the band’s great poet, was something lost in the suppression of the other voices? As well as the considerable artistic merits of Up To Here, the guys also talk about the album’s massive commercial impact in Canada, eventually achieving diamond sales, meaning that on the Homefront the Hip were on par with such music industry chart toppers of the day as Bon Jovi, Whitney Houston, Metallica and Guns N’ Roses. This set the underdog band from Kingston, Ontario, on a new trajectory which would define the rest of its career. Whether you’re a lifelong Hip fan or just curious about what makes this band so iconic in Canada, School of Hip is your guide to the sounds and the story of the Tragically Hip, one album side at per episode. Episodes drop every two weeks. For further exploration: https://www.hipmuseum.com/School of Hip Facebook Grouphttps://hipbase.com/https://thehip.com/The Never-Ending Present: The Story of Gord Downie and the Tragically Hip by Michael Barclay. GO BONELESS!Boneless makes a better podcast. Find 20 more like-minded podcast nuggets at The Boneless Podcasting Network. https://goboneless.loveable.appChaz Charles is also the co-host of podcasts: RushRash, Regarding… Series, Those Who Are About To Dive: Chronicling Colosseum Track By Bloody Track With Dr. Glund, and he’s a rocktorney on season two of Rock Court. Heath McCoy is the author of Pain and Passion: The History of Stampede Wrestling, available on Amazon.ca and at ECW Press. He appears in the award winning documentary Singhs in the Ring on Crave TV. He is a rocktorney on season one of Rock Court.School of Hip is hosted on Acast and can be found on iTunes, Spotify and other podcasting platforms. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    1 Std. und 51 Min.
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