Archives: Episodes

#1017 The Selling of Kamala Harris

August 22, 2024

TikToker Frank Domenic joins to assess the return of optimism to political discourse in the US and Canada. 

#69 Doug Ford, Ontario Man

August 21, 2024

After six years of Doug-wagging, Allison and Jonathan have learned a few things.

Ep. 7 – April/May: New Spaces

August 21, 2024

Marwa arrives in Germany and everything surprises her. Raha sends the terrifying sounds of the end of Ramadan.

#45 Fierté sous tension

August 17, 2024

Dimanche dernier à Montréal, la Marche de la Fierté a été chamboulée par les forces policières, venues stopper des manifestants pro-palestiniens. Pourtant, l’histoire de la Fierté est une histoire de luttes et de protestations, comme le rappelle le slogan ‘Pride is a Protest’.

Last Sunday in Montreal, the Pride Parade was disrupted by police forces who put a halt to a group of pro-Palestinian demonstrators. But the history of Pride is a history of struggles and protests, as the slogan ‘Pride is a Protest’ reminds us.

#1015 The Janky Twitter Bots Who Love Pierre Poilievre

August 15, 2024

Bots are buzzing about Pierre Poilievre and the McGill campus protests, but is it worth reporting? Elie Cantin-Nantel joins Justin Ling to assess the impact of two questionable “bot attacks” recently making headlines in Canada. 

Ep. 6 – April: First Ramadan in Kabul

August 14, 2024

Marwa and Raha celebrate Ramadan in very new conditions.

#95 How Poilievre Will Win YOUR Vote

August 13, 2024

Pierre Poilievre isn’t just on the campaign trail, he’s pounding the pavement. And by jove, he’s following it all the way to the top of the polls relying on several rhyming promises.

#1014 Can You be Allergic to Music?

August 12, 2024

The songs stuck in Anya’s head turned out to be a mystery disease, but for years, doctors were at a loss to cure her.

#1013 Who Was ISIS Planning to Kill in Toronto?

August 8, 2024

In a new ruling out of the US, Google is found to have an illegal monopoly on search. Michael Geist joins to compare the American antitrust approach to Big Tech to Canadian taxation efforts.