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This episode is the finale of a three-episode series of \u201cChronicles of A Spy in Acadia\u201d: a student-produced podcast researched, written, recorded and edited by the students of Brock University\u2019s History 4P11 class. The podcast centers on Atlantic colonial Canada in the 18th\xa0century by looking at the events through the eyes of a real-life historical spy: Thomas Pichon.\nThis episode closes our interview with Thomas Pichon, his memories of the Acadian Expulsion, as well as his internalized despair, regretting his life choices and feeling sorry for himself in his old age. The major themes of this episode include religion, the Acadian expulsion and diaspora, historical literature based on the Acadians and their forced abandonment of their territory, as well as our group's sincerest thank you for your interest in our work.\nFilled with quotations and the memories of Thomas Pichon\u2019s letters and memoirs, listeners gather an understanding of the many emotions and motivations of Thomas Pichon as he spied for the British against the French and assisted to damage the lives of hundreds of innocent Acadians.\n\xa0\nLinks\nBeaubassin: On the Edge of Empires\nBrock University\xa0Department of History\nStudent podcast gives voice to Acadian spy, Brock News, Jan. 27, 2022.\n\xa0\nSources\nCrowley, T.A. \u201cBiography:\xa0PICHON, THOMAS, Thomas Tyrell,\u201d Dictionary of Canadian Biography, University of Toronto, 1979.\nWebster, John Clarence. Thomas Pichon \u201cThe Spy of Beausejour,\u201d An Account of His Career in Europe and America with Many Original Documents. Translated by Alice Webster. Shediac, NB: 1937.\n\xa0\nCredits\nInterviewer 1- YannickInterviewer 2- MicaylaNarrator- ErinGhost of Thomas Pichon- Dexter