"WINNIE THE POOH AT 100... MEET THE REAL BEAR" with Lindsay Mattick
"WINNIE THE POOH AT 100... MEET THE REAL BEAR" with Lindsay Mattick  
Podcast: The Fur Real Podcast with Mark A Kyle
Published On: Tue Sep 29 2026
Description: For 100 years, Winnie-the-Pooh has brought a little magic into all of our lives. But behind the stories, the Hundred Acre Wood and the bear we all know and love was a real bear named Winnie—and she was a girl.As Winnie-the-Pooh celebrates his 100th anniversary on October 14, Mark sits down with author Lindsay Mattick, the great-granddaughter of Harry Colebourn, the Canadian soldier and veterinarian who rescued a female black bear cub during World War I and named her Winnie after his hometown of Winnipeg.Winnie eventually found a home at the London Zoo, where she became the favorite bear of a little boy named Christopher Robin Milne—and the inspiration for Winnie-the-Pooh.Lindsay shares her family’s remarkable connection to Winnie and the true story of the little bear who inspired a character that, a century later, still brings friendship, wonder and a little magic into all of our lives.www.furrealpodcast.com ig@thefurrealpodcast ig@markakyle fb@mark a kyle tik tok@thefurrealpodcastwww.canva.com/design/DAG2WGZRqB0/qzZ_VdKzS-4J-Wc9lN_F6A/editSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.