August 22, 2024
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#1017 The Selling of Kamala Harris
TikToker Frank Domenic joins to assess the return of optimism to political discourse in the US and Canada. 
Jesse Brown
Host & Publisher
James Nicholson
Producer
Caleb Thompson
Audio Editor
max collins
Production Manager

It’s all optimism at the Democratic National Convention, and Canadian headlines are reflecting the enthusiasm around Kamala Harris, but is all this hope just wishful thinking?

Plus, Pierre Poilievre promptly removes a promo video after it’s dragged online. Why stock images are only part of the problem with Poilievre’s campy cowboy vision of Canada. 

 

Host: Jesse Brown

Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), max collins (Production Manager), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer)

Guest: Frank Domenic

 

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