Episode 35 – How to fight hate in Toronto
In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about the fallout from the Toronto election, and how progressives need to think about fighting the rising visibility of hatred in the GTA. And: MARK YOUR CALENDARS You’re invited to a live show in Toronto on Friday, Nov. 2. Please RSVP here so we can order enough food:...
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Episode 34 – Kavanaugh (and wtf CBC?)
In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about the feminist movement, and how distorted our lens on Kavanaugh is due the absence of an effective feminist presence in social movement organizing. They also touch on Quebec politics and CBC’s decision to not air a debate because John Tory wont agree to debate Jen Keesmaat one...
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Episode 31 – Constitutional crisising in Toronto
Sandy and Nora are back! They took some time off so that things could get really, really bad so that their debut episode for the 2018-19 season could be full of gasping, laughter and doom. In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about the electoral crisis that Doug Ford’s PC government has plunged Toronto into,...
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Episode 28 – The War of the Car
In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about the recent wave of cyclist deaths in cities and rural areas across Canada and how cars are making everything very, very, very angry. Update to something that Sandy mentions in the show: the foolish scramble crosswalk is not longer at Bay and Bloor Sts. in Toronto. Tant...
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Episode 26 – HAPPY CANADA DAY TO …
It’s the Canada Day episode! Nora and Sandy talk about all the things that they’re thinking about for Canada Day. Are you thinking about the same things we’re thinking about? Tune in to find out. Also, please consider donating to: https://www.gofundme.com/justice-for-olando-brown We will add the GoFundMe for Jon Styres when we have the link. This...
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Episode 23 – is the left failing to train new activists?
Where do young activists learn their skills? In this episode Sandy and Nora talk about the student movement and how the left needs to renew itself through targeting training (education, campaigns, jobs) for young people.
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Episode 22: it’s time to shittalk #ONELXN
With just over one week to go, the Ontario election is spinning out to be the most exciting one to watch in a generation — if by exciting we mean hilarious, which we do! Sandy and Nora take time with each party and examine all the reasons for why they cannot be taken seriously, and...
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Episode 21: Canada’s racist border policies
Sandy and Nora talk about Canada’s borders: from refugee claimants from the United States to CBSA, where innocent people are housed in maximum security facilities, Canadians need to start asking questions about what their government is doing to families who are seeking Canada for a better life.
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Episode 20: Profits, pipelines and progressive confusion
After many requests from friends, Sandy and Nora have finally decided to talk about pipelines.
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Episode 9: Injustice and Tina Fontaine
In this podcast, Sandy and Nora talk about the Raymond Cormier trial, his acquittal, and the racist, colonial systems at play that consistently deny justice to Indigenous women and girls, like Tina Fontaine. There can be no justice on stolen land.
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Episode 8: From Me too Us: the limits of the Me Too movement
This episode explores the Me Too movement. From Patrick Brown, to the poisonous and pervasive sexism within politics, to broader movement issues and questions, we take a tour of the state of feminism today. This issue deals with the matter with a mix of humour and anger: our best survival tools. Skip the first 15...
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Episode 37 – Sandy and Nora vs. The Munk “Debate”
Live from Toronto on Nov. 2, Sandy and Nora take on The Munk Debate. From Frum and Bannon to Bay Street’s continued colonial exploitation of locations across the globe for mining, they tie together extremely obvious links that everyone in the mainstream media somehow forgot the week prior to this debate. Special thanks to the...
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