# John Fontaine

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From Hormones to Healing: The Truth About PTSD, Wellness & Taking Your Life Back

Are your hormones silently wrecking your health? Whether you're a veteran, first responder, or just someone who feels "off" and can't figure out why — this episode is for you.We sat down with Dustin and Sarah, founders of Revival Wellness Clinic in Hayden and Sandpoint, Idaho, to talk about what's …

Theory vs 1879: How a Policy Shaped History

History is an argument, built on the biases of its writers and readers. In episode 5, we begin to look beyond the "why" of history to begin the process of establishing a base chronology of events—the essential starting point for any rigorous historical interpretation. This will allow us to understa…

The Knights of the Golden Horseshoe: The Birth of Virginian Chivalry

The Knights of the Golden Horseshoe: 12 Virginia Gentlemen who embarked upon the Transmontane Expedition with Governor Alexander Spotswood as he sought to open new lands to settlement, defeat the attempt of the French to box Virginia in, and bend the Topping People to his will. A romantic adventure…

Fighting for the Innocent: The Night Ruck, Sex Trafficking, and Taking Action in North Idaho

Every 40 seconds, a child goes missing in America. 756,000 kids disappear every year — and most people have no idea. In this episode, we sit down with Erin, founder of 756 Dark: The Night Ruck, a powerful community event in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, raising awareness and donations to fight child sex tr…

St. Paul des Métis Context: Creation and Eviction

Welcome to Episode 6 of History is Unreal. Today, we officially deploy our four-step historical analysis on a critical event in Canada's history, the Métis expropriation at St. Paul, Alberta; starting with Step 1: Context. To truly understand why the Métis farming colony at St. Paul des Métis was b…

St. Paul des Métis History Told: The Church’s role in the Eviction

In Episode 7 of HistoryisUnreal, we advance to Step 2: The History We've Been Told. We consider the narrative surrounding the 1896 foundation of the St. Paul des Métis agricultural experiment and its subsequent 1909 dissolution. Using Dr. John Fontaine’s 2009 Master’s thesis and further 2012 presen…

St. Paul des Métis Better History: Policy over People

The ultimate success or failure of the Métis farmers never mattered. They were simply caught between a federal government executing their economy-building National Policy, and an Oblate Church committing to a French-Catholic settler parish. In Episode 8 of History Is Unreal, we advance to Step 3 of…

The Metis of St Paul: a Louder History from Below

We have reached Step 4 of our historical framework: the interview/final reflection. Over the past three episodes, we dismantled the "Grand Narrative" surrounding the dissolution of the St. Paul des Métis settlement. Today, we look at the aftermath. What happened after the ink dried on the April 10,…

Season 1 Summary and the Road Ahead

Episode 10: Season 1 Summary and the Road Ahead Hosts: Dr. John Fontaine & ANI Buddy Website: HistoryIsUnreal.ca Episode Summary In the Season 1 finale of History is Unreal, Dr. John and AI co-host ANI Buddy wrap up an intensive deep dive into historical interpretation. If you've been following alo…

EVERYDAY WARRIOR PODCAST with Dr. John Fontaine / 013

In episode thirteen, co-hosts Ben Marten and Pastor Rich Clay sit down with Dr. John Fontaine, a cardiac surgeon, to talk about men’s health, his journey into medicine, and the perseverance that shaped his life. John shares what it was like growing up in a single-dad household and the obstacles he …