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

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?

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...

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.

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.

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.

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?

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.

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.

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.

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...

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.