Archives: Episodes

#1065 Montreal Riot (Taylor’s Version)

November 27, 2024

On Friday, Trudeau made international headlines when he attended a Taylor Swift concert in Toronto while protests erupted in Montreal.

#107 The Government Deadlock Nobody Knows About

November 26, 2024

Parliament froze in late September after the Conservatives launched a privilege motion, bogging down the government and demanding the Liberals hand over documents relating to a “green slush fund.”

#1063 Black Market Babies

November 25, 2024

“My job is to smuggle black market babies out of Canada and into the US. I’ve been at it off and on for the past 5 years. Maybe there’s an easier way to make a bankroll, but I don’t know it.” – Eugene Moyneur (ex-wrestler, ex-bodybuilder, baby-smuggler)

#52 Crise du logement 101

November 23, 2024

Blâmer les immigrants pour la crise du logement, c’est le jeu auquel se prêtent les politiques et de trop nombreux médias depuis des mois. Pourtant, le problème est ailleurs, décrypte la professeure de l’UQÀM Hélène Bélanger.

#1062 Trump Could Be Great for One Canadian Industry

November 22, 2024

Is there an “appetizing upside” to Trump’s win for Canada?

Code Switch: In Lakota Nation, People Are Asking: Who Does a Language Belong To?

November 20, 2024

Today we’re bringing you something a bit different, made by our friends at NPR’s long-running, award-winning podcast, Code Switch.

#1061 Nice Try, Bluesky (Still Bitter Over Twitter)

November 20, 2024

As Bluesky rides high, Jesse finally quits Twitter (two years too late.) Co-host Douglas Soltys explains why the fediverse might be our last best hope for social media. 

#1060 Danielle Smith’s All You Can Eat Alberta-Style Freedom

November 19, 2024

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has freedom on the docket….

#1059 Substack’s Founder on News, Money, and Musk

November 18, 2024

“Elon flipped out. He saw Substack as sort of like the number one competitor to X at the time. He banned discussion of the word Substack. And to this day, there’s a lot of people who when they want to talk about Substack on Twitter, they write like, S star star B, like, like we’re Voldemort or something.” – Chris Best, Substack co-founder and CEO