Year: 2025

Looking back on a shit year. So long, 2025!

In this epsiode, Sandy and Nora look back on the year that was, and argue that we better get our shit together soon if we’re going to resist rising fascism.

Episode 354 – Antisemitism and rising hatred in Canada

In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about rising social disintegration, and how it triggers a rise in hatred. Plus, should femicide be considered extra illegal?

Episode 353 – Media finally call Trump racist

In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about what has finally pushed the press to call Trump racist (or, xenophobic in the case of the NYT), and what Trump’s latest mask-off moment means for racism within the US, and relations with Canada.

Episode 351 – Preparing for Canada’s migrant crisis

In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about the beginnings of a migrant crisis in the United States, and how Canadian politicians and journalists are seemingly incapable of imagining how Canada would navigate one.

Episode 351 – Radical politics through community, care and struggle

In this live episode, Sandy is joined by Syrus Marcus Ware and Matthew Green to discuss the current state of the left, and all the possibilities that exist to save ourselves.

Episode 350 – Actually, war is bad.

In this episode, Sandy and Nora take a hard look at war and remind listeners that it is very, very bad.

Episode 349 – Who is Canada’s Mamdani?

Zohran Mamdani has inspired progressives across the English-speaking world (and French-speaking, at least in Quebec). But who is Canada’s Mamdani? And what are the conditions necessary for someone like this to emerge?

Episode 348 – 2025 Budget; Liberal Carnage

In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about the 2025 Liberal budget — Mark Carney’s first — and how he blurs the line between Liberals and Tories like never before.

CORRECTION: One of our eagle-eyed listeners realized a figure I (Sandy) mention in this episode several times was misunderstood. In referencing a somewhat unclear infographic appearing on page 25 of the budget, I said that $5M was being allocated to dental care and several other figures. In fact, that infographic is meant to refer to the number of Canadians that use the dental care plan and services. There are no new dollars being allocated to the program. Apologies for the error! We were really working fast to try to understand what we could and get a relevant episode out asap. Thanks for always being such a great audience and stepping in to help when we need it. As our project slowly grows, we hope to eventually have a team that can make sure this kind of error doesn’t happen. But the analysis remains the same. Much love!

Episode 347 – Live view from the border on trade, immigration and Gaza

In this episiode, Sandy is joined by Travis Laver and Elizabeth Ha to talk about racism, immigration, the trade war and living in a border town when the US is being belligerant.

Episode 346 – Are protests … useless?

In this episode, Sandy and Nora take apart the argument that the No Kings protests were useless and explain what the purpose of a protest is, and what a protest cannot do.

Image of the Marche mondiale des femmes in Quebec City, via La CSN.

Transcript available upon request: sandyandnora at protonmail dot com.

Episode 345 – Who’s afraid of Antifa?

In this episode, Sandy and Nora explain why the US administration has decided to go after “Antifa” — what that is and what it isn’t.

Episode 344 – Our Unfree Press

In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about the Ellison project of money laundering through purchasing a blog for $150M to suck up even closer to the empire as the US collapses. And what does this all mean for Canada?

Episode 343 – The cops are out of control

In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about the police murder of Nooran Rizayi in Saint-Hubert, and how the police in Canada are totally out of control. Plus, they talk about Canada Post and what we stand to lose if the corporation makes the changes that the federal government is allowing them to make.

Episode 342 – Everywhere, everyone is feeling the same thing

In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about how similar Canadians’ reactions have been to the state of the world, based on the past 6 months of touring.

Episode 341 – Charlie Kirk in Canada

In this episode, Sandy and Nora explain how Canadians should (and should not) understand Charlie Kirk’s assassination, and how resisting the attack on Free Speech will be fundamental to our future work.

Episode 340 – Resisting the Culture Wars

In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about how culture wars are fed off of virtual connection and fake community, and that we need to inject real community in the debates to take away some of the power that a culture war can have.

 

*Image is the painting Waterloo Gordons and Greys to the Front

Episode 339 – The news? What news?

In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about the genocide in Gaza, what Air Canada flight attendants’ actions have meant for labour, and burning books in Alberta.

Episode 338 – Should we save the NDP y or n?

This Question and Answer period is from the live show in St. John’s on June 6, 2025. The questions discuss the future of the NDP, Alberta Wexit, fighting fascists and much more.

Episode 337 – How to convince someone of anything

Q&A from the Mayworks Halifax live show on May 1, 2025. In this episode, Sandy and Nora take audience questions and explain that we can stand to lose a few billionaires, it’s important to practice the art of debate and don’t worry too much if cops show up to your meetings — just isolate them and don’t give them any tasks.

Photo from Mayworks Kjipuktuk-Halifax on Bluesky

Episode 336 – Dismantling extreme income inequality

In this conversation, Sandy and Nora talk about the need to tackle extreme wealth inequality and to not allow the right to control the message that greed and wealth are good.

Photo from Bus Stop Theater: https://busstoptheatre.coop/

Episode 335 – How do we convince people on the other side?

From Pierre Poilievre trying to woo the working class to building movements on campus, here’s the Q&A period from Sandy and Nora Live in Charlottetown on April 29, 2025.

Saturday special – Doug Ford vs. Wasaga Beach

Eric Wickham from Press Progress talks about his work examining how Doug Ford plans to sell off parts of the world’s longest fresh water sandy beach, Wasaga. Story here: https://pressprogress.ca/doug-ford-plans-to-dismantle-wasaga-beach-provincial-park/