Sandy and Nora
Episode 271 – Are we even allowed to protest any more?
In this episode, Sandy and Nora look at the latest attempt by politicians to shut down peaceful protest in Canada, by smearing a rally held to denounce an Italian, Christian fascist as being antisemitic. Plus, a Zionist with a nail gun, a Pharmacare plan to make a plan and Brian Mulroney, did he really save South Africa?
Episode 270 – Two years of war in Ukraine, and for what?
In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about what has happened over two years of war in Ukraine and how the anti-war position remains the only one that will end the slaughter. Plus, pharmacare and shoddy reporting at the New York Times.
Episode 269 – Spoiler Alert! Pharmacare?
In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about the NDP’s gamble with pharmacare. Will it happen? Will it not happen? We have to wait till March 1!! Plus, they recap the latest in Gaza.
Daily News – Feb. 16, 2024
Story 1 – Two teens intentionally run down by man in Abbotsford.
Story 3 – Parliamentarians are increasingly relying on RCMP security details.
Story 4 – Canada working on raising defense spending to get it closer to NATO’s required 2% of GDP.
Story 5 – 72 of 99 journalists killed last year around the world were Palestinian.
Story 6 – Kenya moves 21 black rhinos to a vast preserve in the hopes of growing their population.
Episode 268 – Is it worth saving Canadian media?
In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about the cuts to Bell Media, the future of Canadian journalism and how Israel’s assault on Gaza has laid bare the lack of capacity that media has to deal with the biggest issues in the world right now.
Daily News – Feb. 12, 2024
Story 3 – Exports to Israel from Canada since Oct. 7 are higher than ever reported before.
Story 4 – Cousins are going extinct in Canada
Story 5 – Israel bombs Rafah by air and by sea, killing between 50 and 100+ people.
Episode 267 – Can politics chill out for a second please?
In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about international students and how the story is being told is full of mostly racist mistruths, Selina Robinson in BC gets a faculty member fired and is now demoted herself, Israel continues to pound Gaza and Brandi Morin is being surveilled by a tech firm that has contracts with the Alberta government.
**This was recorded on Sunday night before Robinson lost her cabinet seat
Episode 266 – Canada picks the geno-side
In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about Canada’s reaction to the ICJ decision and how we’ve decided to keep backing Israel. Plus Canada is the world’s most popular MAID destination.
Photo taken from The Canadian Press’ Justin Tang
Daily News – Jan. 29, 2024
Story 2 – Tar sands emissions up to 6300% higher than reported, according to new study.
Story 3 – Canadian-Palestinian journalist has not been heard from since Jan. 21, witnesses say he was taken by the IDF.
Story 4 – UNRWA appeals to countries who believe everything that Israel says to maintain funding to the Palestinian relief agency.
Episode 265 – Reproductive health? What’s that?
In this episode, Sandy goes on a rant about what is popularly called “women’s health” — and all the gaps and missing pieces that come with it. Plus, more than 25,000 Gazans have been killed by Israel’s military.
Episode 264 – Q&A with OPSEU young workers
In this episode, hear Sandy and Nora take questions about not getting fired, not getting arrested and the power of podcasting to reach people.
Episode 263 – Sandy and Nora live at OPSEU
Sandy and Nora live in Toronto at the Young Workers’ convention in October, organized by OPSEU’s Young Workers’ Committee
Episode 262 – So long, 2023.
In this episode, Sandy and Nora look at the year that has gone by — from affordability to war — and look ahead at what we might expect in 2024.
Episode 261 – Wherefore art thou, media criticism?
In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about the need for media criticism right now and the campaign to force critics of Israel into silence.
Daily News – Dec. 5, 2023
Episode 260 – Winnipeg Questions and Answers
In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about rural organizing, whether or not labout should explicitly support the NDP and how to stay sane in an impossible world.
Daily News – Dec. 1, 2023
Story 1 – A Guinéan international student has been shot and killed by police in the Saguenay.
Story 3 – Hockey Canada’s new independent complaints body received nearly 1900 complaints.
Story 4 – Complaint made by four CSIS workers exposes a culture of violence, toxic behaviour.
Story 5 – Muxe festival in Mexico held in the shadow of recent, high-profile Muxe murders.
Episode 259 – Sandy and Nora Live in Winnipeg
In this episode Sandy and Nora talk about the increasing repression that left-wing activists are facing, and what will happen when Pierre Poilievre inevitably becomes PM.
Episode 258 – Palestinian activism is winning
In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about how direct action in all corners of Canada is changing the narrative that surrounds Palestine and is slowly impacting politicians. Plus, is half of the two Michaels actually a spy??
Photo from: https://worldbeyondwar.org/canada-stop-arming-israel-workers-block-entrance-to-toronto-company-arming-israeli-military/
Daily News – Nov. 16, 2023
Story 1 – Karl Tremblay from Les Cowboys Fringants has died.
Story 2 – A record number of people sought asylum in September.
Story 4 – Active member of RCAF is arrested over weapons cache he smuggled home from the US.
Story 5 – 40 workers are still trapped in a tunnel in Northern India while rescue efforts continue.
Episode 257 – Trying to talk about Gaza
In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about a week in propaganda, while Gazans continue to face Israel’s ethnic cleansing campaign. Plus, Nora talks transit!
Daily News – Nov. 8, 2023
Story 1 – Federal government reveals a new affordable housing plan and it is … paltry.
Story 2 – The feds paid KPMG money to help them figure out how to save money on paying consultants.
Story 3 – What exactly is Canada’s military doing in Israel?
Story 4 – Transphobia the big loser of last night’s elections in the US.
Story 5 – Prime Minister of Portugal resigns amid corruption probe.
Episode 256 – Cutting through the propaganda on Palestine
In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about the propaganda wars that are trying to convince average people that what is happening in Gaza isn’t happening in Gaza. Plus — what happens if you’re at a pro-Palestine rally and you recognize someone who you had been protesting against just a few weeks ago?
Daily News – Nov. 3, 2023
Story 1 – Albertans face existential threat to their identities as rats are found in Calgary:
Story 2 – TVA Groupe slashes nearly one third of its workforce.
Story 4 – Canada set to spend $73.8 billion on new fighter jets for some reason.
Story 5 – The White House is trying to keep arms deals with Israel a secret.
Daily News – Nov. 1, 2023
Story 1 – Workers at two newspapers on Prince Edward Island are forming a union! Staff at The Guardian and the Journal-Pioneer are creating the Island News Guild [no link].
Episode 255 – Canada is gunning for war
In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about the past two years of priming Canadians to be all in for war with Russia and how that rhetoric suddenly stops the second we’re on the side of the aggressor.
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