{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Size Matters: Canada\u2019s Biggest & Smallest Stuff","description":"In this episode, Dropbear and Panda go coast to coast exploring Canada\u2019s most oversized and absurdly tiny attractions \u2014 from giant lobsters and paperclips to six-seat chapels and taxidermied gopher dioramas. With Cold Garden\u2019s Mango Ranch Water in hand, they debate whether Alberta\u2019s \u201cbig stuff\u201d obsession is overcompensation, whether Drumheller\u2019s T. rex is technically \u201creal,\u201d and how aliens are apparently welcome to land in St. Paul, Alberta. Expect laughter, tangents, a diagnosis of Alice in Wonderland Syndrome, and a heartfelt celebration of how Canadians turn civic pride into creative weirdness. \ud83c\udf7a Sponsor Shoutout Cold Garden Beverage Company \u2013 featuring the Mango Ranch Water Drink of Wonder. (\u201cUsually it\u2019s destiny, but we\u2019ve had enough destiny for one lifetime.\u201d) \ud83d\uddfa\ufe0f Key Topics & Highlights \ud83e\udd96 Canada\u2019s Big Honkin\u2019 Things Kipling, Saskatchewan \u2013 World\u2019s Largest Red Paperclip Inspired by Kyle MacDonald\u2019s \u201cpaperclip to house\u201d story. 15 feet, 2 inches tall, 3,000+ lbs. Proof that small ideas can grow huge. \u201cTwinches matter.\u201d Drumheller, Alberta \u2013 World\u2019s Largest Dinosaur \u201cTyra\u201d the T. rex is 26.2 metres tall and for sale (!). You can climb inside and look out from her mouth. Alberta holds the national record for roadside giants \u2014 over 100. Panda: \u201cWe\u2019ve got the biggest small-dick energy in Canada.\u201d Glendon, Vegreville & Mundare \u2013 Ukrainian Pride Trio World\u2019s largest Perogy (with giant fork), Pysanka (Ukrainian Easter egg), and Kielbasa. Alberta\u2019s Ukrainian communities showing how heritage meets kitsch. Shediac, New Brunswick \u2013 World\u2019s Largest Lobster 35-foot-long, 90-tonne concrete beast. 500,000 annual visitors; cost $170,000 to build. Panda: \u201cI\u2019d eat that\u2026 if it weren\u2019t made of cement.\u201d Nackawic, New Brunswick \u2013 World\u2019s Largest Axe Built in 1991 when the town was named Canada\u2019s Forestry Capital. 15 metres tall, stainless steel, with a time capsule in the axe head. St. Paul, Alberta \u2013 World\u2019s First UFO Landing Pad Built for Canada\u2019s 1967 Centennial; welcomes \u201cvisitors from Earth or otherwise.\u201d Panda: \u201cAliens, now you know where to land \u2014 they\u2019ve even got a Smitty\u2019s.\u201d Includes UFO Pizza (4 stars, probably from aliens). Wawa, Ontario \u2013 The Wawa Goose 28-foot steel Canada goose built to lure travellers back off the Trans-Canada. Beloved roadside icon for generations. Its cousin: Mac the Moose (Moose Jaw, SK) \u2013 reclaimed tallest-moose title from Norway after getting bigger antlers. Duncan, BC \u2013 World\u2019s Largest Hockey Stick Built for Expo \u201986, later destroyed by woodpeckers and weather. Sparked Dropbear\u2019s revelation: he has megalophobia (fear of oversized things). \u201cTurns out, I\u2019ve got Alice in Wonderland Syndrome.\u201d Wabamun, Alberta \u2013 Giant Dragonfly Made from recycled airplane parts. Symbol of rebirth and a post-coal future. \ud83d\udc3f\ufe0f Small but Mighty \u2013 The Mini Marvels Torrington Gopher Hole Museum (AB) 77 stuffed gophers in 44 dioramas (school, church, hockey, etc.). 10,000 annual visitors, run by volunteers. \u201cLike Night at the Museum meets Watership Down.\u201d Living Water Wayside Chapel (Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON) 72 sq. ft., seats six, open 24\/7. \u201cThe tiniest place to repent for your road trip snacks.\u201d The Little Prince Cinema (Stratford, ON) 13 seats, Guinness-certified smallest cinema in the world. Hosts micro-weddings and screenings from 1914\u2013today. Cardigan, PEI \u2013 World\u2019s Smallest Library 3.5 x 3.5 metres, holds 1,800 books. Run by John A. MacDonald and his daughter \u2014 lifetime membership: $5. Tiny Jails (Rodney, Tweed, Coboconk, ON) Built during Prohibition; basically Canadian drunk tanks. \u201cMost Canadian correctional system ever \u2014 you just leave when you\u2019re sober.\u201d Vulcan, Alberta \u2013 Smallest Starships Starship-shaped streetlights. Panda: \u201cNot named after Star Trek, but definitely embraced it.\u201d \ud83e\udde0 Why Canadians Build Big and Tiny Stuff Community pride: \u201cWe exist \u2014 look, we built a 30-foot sausage.\u201d Tourism marketing: Gives small towns something to brag about. Economic pivot: Post-industry towns turning to creativity and tourism. Heritage: Many reflect local culture or history. Humour: A sense of collective weirdness that Canadians embrace. \ud83d\udcac Funny Moments & Quotes \u201cTwinches matter.\u201d \u201cWe have the biggest small-dick energy in Canada.\u201d \u201cDo aliens care where they land?\u201d \u201cYou can climb into her mouth, but probably not her butthole.\u201d \u201cTurns out I have Alice in Wonderland Syndrome.\u201d \u201cWe\u2019ll get the government to pay for our cross-country therapy trip.\u201d \u201cThe most Canadian jail ever \u2014 people just left when they sobered up.\u201d \u2764\ufe0f Closing Thoughts Canada\u2019s roadside extremes show that imagination, humour, and civic pride come in every size. Whether it\u2019s a 90-tonne lobster or a six-person chapel, each attraction tells a story about creativity and community. Final cheers to Cold Garden and to all Canadians turning the ordinary into the extraordinary.   ","author_name":"Dropbear and Panda Save Canada","author_url":"http:\/\/www.dropbearandpanda.com","html":"