Escape from the USA

Posted by Dagna Pielaszkiewicz

Gary Hoag.jpg Gary Hoag in Toronto. (Courtesy Mark Ulster)

Gary Hoag was an army brat, a Vietnam War supporter and then a deserter. After sneaking off base, he forges a false identity and plots a way out of the United States and into Canada. Hear it all on Escape from the USA.

Episodes appear online at 11 PM EST. Download Escape from the USA as a podcast(updated every Tuesday).

Download Flash Player to view this content.

Gary Hoag and his family.jpg Gary Hoag with his parents and brother in the 1950s. (Courtesy Gary Hoag)

See more photos on our Facebook fan page.

Categories: Shows

Ten stories of harrowing, exciting and often dangerous escapes to Canada as told by the immigrants and refugees who endured them.

Promised Land Podcast

Subscribe Audio: RSS | iTunes

More CBC Podcasts Help

Air Times

CBC

Network	Times
Radio One	Mondays at 7:30 p.m. (8 p.m. NT) and Fridays at 9:30 a.m. (10 a.m. NT)
Sirius 137	Mondays at 6:30 p.m. and 10:20 p.m. ET and Fridays at 8:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. ET.