Year: 2025

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/

Episode 334 – Only social movements can save us

How can Canadians resist the rightwing politics of the Liberal-Conservative convergance? Sandy and Nora talk about this and more in front of a live audience. Originally recorded on April 29, 2025 but never released.

Weekend Morning – UCP donors get “non partisan” appointments from UCP government

Jeremy Appel writes for The Orchard on Substack. Jeremy finds that the Alberta Next panel is full of UCP donors. Read more here: https://www.theprogressreport.ca/alberta_next_appointees_have_donated_more_than_40k_to_the_ucp

Weekend Morning – BC Energy Regulator investigation by the IJF-Narwhal

Zak Vescera with the Investigative Journalism Foundation shares his investigation into the BC Energy Regulator. Original reporting here: https://theijf.org/cnrl-broke-deal-bcer

Episode 333 – Palestine activism, campuses and a decades-long attack on free speech

In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about the connection between the attacks on campus organizing in solidarity with Palestine over the past two decades, and how these campaigns faced backlash that sought to silence Canadians who speak out about Israeli apartheid.

Episode 332 – Taking Canada apart piece by piece

In this episide, Sandy and Nora talk about the abrupt Liberal decision to defund the Canadian state while pouring money into the military.

Episode 331 – They are watching you

In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about increasing state surveillance. Plus, understanding the attacks on Mamdani.

Episode 330 – PM for two months, Carney does damage already

In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about Carney’s decisions — from ramming through legislation that will give extraordinary powers to Ministers in the name of national security and interest, to sky-high deportations and removals, the signs are showing that Canadians were given the opposite of what they said they wanted in the last federal election.

Episode 329 – Weapons of Mass Destruction redux?

In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about the parallels between 2003 and 2025, Iraq and Iran, Bush and Trump, and how Toronto has enforced it’s so-called bubble zone bylaw to restrict anti-war protests.

Episode 328 – Heading towards World War Three?

In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about Israel bombing Iran, the world’s leaders meeting in Canada and how Mark Carney is seemingly looking to influence the global poles of power.

Episode 327 – Sandy and Nora Live in St. John’s

In this episode, Sandy and Nora discuss rising fascism and how to fight it.

Episode 326 – Mark Carney lusts for war

In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about Mark Carney’s lust for war.

Episode 325 – You gotta fight for your right to proooooootest

In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about the attacks on Canadians’ right to assemble — from Toronto’s so-called bubble law to PEI police telling peace activists to buy a $2 million insurance policy.

Episode 324 – Save the mail

In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about why the mail is so much more important than just a service to send letters through. Plus, they also talk about the Alberta government’s plan to expand involuntary detention for people who struggle with addiction.

Episode 322 – Policing and Corporate Domination

In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about their latest books, and why as corporations continue to chase higher and higher profits, government relies more and more on the security apparatus to keep people in line. Plus — Mark Carney’s cabinet is out!