Podcast Episodes

Yale fascism expert on fleeing to Canada

Last week one of the U.S.’s leading scholars and thinkers on fascism announced his intention to leave his country, which he said was “tilting toward …

11 months, 2 weeks ago

Is the NDP about to get wiped out?

As the Liberals ride strong, support for the NDP is collapsing. Most polls now show their support at less than 10 per cent — half of what it was just…

11 months, 2 weeks ago

Election! Trump and Carney talk, Conservative 'civil war'

Just over one week into the federal election campaign and there's lots to talk about. From Mark Carney's first call with Donald Trump, after which th…

11 months, 3 weeks ago

Elon and the Tesla backlash

Across the world an anti-Tesla campaign has been growing since Elon Musk began his work dismantling U.S. government institutions, and meddling in oth…

11 months, 3 weeks ago

Election! Foreign meddling, Poilievre's premier problems

The federal election has only been officially underway since Sunday, and a few stories are dominating the headlines.

Both the Liberals and the Conserv…

11 months, 3 weeks ago

‘Professors are the enemy’: Trump’s war on higher education

In a 2021 speech entitled ‘The Universities are the enemy,’ Vice President JD Vance laid out a plan for America’s universities saying in part “we hav…

11 months, 3 weeks ago

Pierre Poilievre’s Donald Trump problem

With the federal election underway, Pierre Poilievre’s political opponents have intensified their accusations that the Conservative leader is like U.…

11 months, 3 weeks ago

An election in a polluted media environment

With trust in journalism eroding, disinformation — once fringe — is now mainstream. Much of it is spreading on social media. Today’s guest says the o…

11 months, 3 weeks ago

What is this new Canadian patriotism?

Canadian pride reached a fever pitch after the NHL 4 Nations Cup last month and it hasn’t showed any signs of slowing down since. Sales of the Canadi…

1 year ago

Errol Morris on Charles Manson, mind control and the CIA

On August 9th and 10th of 1969, a series of brutal murders took place in Los Angeles. Seven people were killed, including actress Sharon Tate, who wa…

1 year ago