https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/unpacking-the-news--1815925
Season 2 runs from late April to early July 2023!

Find out more at harbingermedianetwork.com]]>enNews CommentaryAndre Goulethttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/7eac6c51125fd6f07afdb923cb9e40d3.jpghttps://www.spreaker.com/podcast/unpacking-the-news--1815925Tue, 05 Mar 2024 14:07:03 +0000Andre GouletAndre Gouletandremarrgoulet@gmail.comA weekly progressive podcast featuring in-depth interviews and panel conversations on Canadian society, culture and politics with host Andre Goulet in Montreal. Season 2 runs from late April to early July 2023! Find out more at harbingermedianetwork.com
Season 2 runs from late April to early July 2023!

Find out more at harbingermedianetwork.com]]>falseepisodichttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/fernwood-publishing-presents-the-fight-for-public-dentalcare--56128884
On a new Unpacking the News dentist and public healthcare activist Brandon Doucet joins host Andre Goulet for a conversation examining the little known history of dentistry in Canada, how private business interests have prevailed over public health, current trends in the industry like corporate ownership and cosmetic dentistry and more from his new Fernwood Publishing release ‘About Canada: Dental Care’.

The ‘About Canada’ series includes short, easy to read volumes on immigration, health care, disability rights, poverty, media among other topics. Find the series and more essential left Canadian books at www.fernwoodpublishing.ca.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56128884Mon, 17 Jul 2023 16:18:08 +0000Andre GouletDental care is excluded from Canada’s universal healthcare system with services provided based on the ability to pay, leading large segments of the population to neglect care resulting in poor oral health and all its consequences. On a new Unpacking...
On a new Unpacking the News dentist and public healthcare activist Brandon Doucet joins host Andre Goulet for a conversation examining the little known history of dentistry in Canada, how private business interests have prevailed over public health, current trends in the industry like corporate ownership and cosmetic dentistry and more from his new Fernwood Publishing release ‘About Canada: Dental Care’.

The ‘About Canada’ series includes short, easy to read volumes on immigration, health care, disability rights, poverty, media among other topics. Find the series and more essential left Canadian books at www.fernwoodpublishing.ca.]]>2487falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/realizing-a-good-life-men-s-pathways-out-of-drugs-and-crime--55904669Elizabeth Comack's work in the sociology of law and feminist criminology and as a member of the Manitoba Research Alliance, a consortium of academics and community partners engaged in research addressing poverty in Indigenous and inner-city communities, has informed 14 books she's written or edited including ‘Coming Back to Jail: Women, Trauma, and Criminalization’ and ‘Racialized Policing: Aboriginal People’s Encounters with Police’.

On a new Unpacking the News she joins host Andre Goulet to talk about her latest book from Fernwood ‘Realizing a Good Life: Men’s Pathways Out of Drugs and Crime’.

Find the book at your local library, independent bookstore and at https://fernwoodpublishing.ca/book/realizing-a-good-life

Find 'Property Wrongs: The 70 Year Fight for Public Housing in Winnipeg' at https://fernwoodpublishing.ca/book/property-wrongs]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/55904669Mon, 03 Jul 2023 12:59:16 +0000Andre GouletElizabeth Comack's work in the sociology of law and feminist criminology and as a member of the Manitoba Research Alliance, a consortium of academics and community partners engaged in research addressing poverty in Indigenous and inner-city...Elizabeth Comack's work in the sociology of law and feminist criminology and as a member of the Manitoba Research Alliance, a consortium of academics and community partners engaged in research addressing poverty in Indigenous and inner-city communities, has informed 14 books she's written or edited including ‘Coming Back to Jail: Women, Trauma, and Criminalization’ and ‘Racialized Policing: Aboriginal People’s Encounters with Police’.

On a new Unpacking the News she joins host Andre Goulet to talk about her latest book from Fernwood ‘Realizing a Good Life: Men’s Pathways Out of Drugs and Crime’.

Find the book at your local library, independent bookstore and at https://fernwoodpublishing.ca/book/realizing-a-good-life

Find 'Property Wrongs: The 70 Year Fight for Public Housing in Winnipeg' at https://fernwoodpublishing.ca/book/property-wrongs]]>2469falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/chow-more-than-ever-the-2023-toronto-election-w-the-breach-big-shiny-takes-more--54522775Replay’s Shama Rangwala, The Breach coordinating editor Emma Paling, analyst Chuka Ekjam, cartoonist Haus of Decline and Big Shiny Takes Institute senior fellows Marino Greco, Eric Wickham and Jeremy Appel sit down with host Andre Goulet to break down the candidates and issues, hopes and dreams and traumas and fears of Toronto's 2023 Mayoral byelection.

Plus stay tuned until the end of the episode for a very special 40th birthday best wishes segment recorded for Harbinger pal and friend of the show Rob Rousseau.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/54522775Mon, 19 Jun 2023 15:08:32 +0000Andre GouletAn amazing array of independent media convened at Christie Pits park this month as Replay’s Shama Rangwala, The Breach coordinating editor Emma Paling, analyst Chuka Ekjam, cartoonist Haus of Decline and Big Shiny Takes Institute senior fellows Marino...Replay’s Shama Rangwala, The Breach coordinating editor Emma Paling, analyst Chuka Ekjam, cartoonist Haus of Decline and Big Shiny Takes Institute senior fellows Marino Greco, Eric Wickham and Jeremy Appel sit down with host Andre Goulet to break down the candidates and issues, hopes and dreams and traumas and fears of Toronto's 2023 Mayoral byelection.

Plus stay tuned until the end of the episode for a very special 40th birthday best wishes segment recorded for Harbinger pal and friend of the show Rob Rousseau.]]>2326falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/briarpatch-presents-who-is-the-ndp-for--54105241Kaitlyn Harvey and Edmonton city council candidate Navjot Kaur join journalist Haseena Manek and host Andre Goulet for a conversation exploring the exclusionary reflex of provincial NDP parties in the 2nd in a series of episodes produced in collaboration with Briarpatch celebrating the magazine's 50th anniversary year.

Read Maneek's piece at
https://briarpatchmagazine.com/articles/view/who-is-the-ndp-for

Find the new Fernwood Publishing release 'Making a Home' at
https://fernwoodpublishing.ca/book/making-a-home

]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/54105241Mon, 05 Jun 2023 21:10:34 +0000Andre GouletFormer Saskatchewan NDP leadership candidate Kaitlyn Harvey and Edmonton city council candidate Navjot Kaur join journalist Haseena Manek and host Andre Goulet for a conversation exploring the exclusionary reflex of provincial NDP parties in the 2nd...Kaitlyn Harvey and Edmonton city council candidate Navjot Kaur join journalist Haseena Manek and host Andre Goulet for a conversation exploring the exclusionary reflex of provincial NDP parties in the 2nd in a series of episodes produced in collaboration with Briarpatch celebrating the magazine's 50th anniversary year.

Read Maneek's piece at
https://briarpatchmagazine.com/articles/view/who-is-the-ndp-for

Find the new Fernwood Publishing release 'Making a Home' at
https://fernwoodpublishing.ca/book/making-a-home

]]>3792falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/live-at-the-2023-mobilizing-data-for-justice-conference--539579052023 Mobilizing Data for Justice conference brought together activists, community leaders and critical researchers from around the world for skill building, community outreach and research collaboration at Concordia University's downtown campus in Montreal.

Invisible Institutions' Megan Linton and host Andre Goulet spoke with multiple presenters including conference lead organizer Dr. Chris Hurl, the Information Mobilization and Public Accountability Collective of Toronto's AJ Withers, Winnipeg scholar and activist Kevin Walby from the Centre for Access to Information and Justice, RenovictionsTO's Patricio Davilla and Montreal's Parc-ex Anti-Eviction Mapping Project about how activists and critical researchers are deploying techniques like mapping and countermapping to visualize social justice issues in new ways.

Find out more at
https://datajusticehub.ca/
https://renovictionsto.com/
https://antievictionmontreal.org/en/
https://www.uwinnipeg.ca/caij/]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53957905Mon, 22 May 2023 13:05:07 +0000Andre GouletOn May 5th through 7th the 2023 Mobilizing Data for Justice conference brought together activists, community leaders and critical researchers from around the world for skill building, community outreach and research collaboration at Concordia...2023 Mobilizing Data for Justice conference brought together activists, community leaders and critical researchers from around the world for skill building, community outreach and research collaboration at Concordia University's downtown campus in Montreal.

Invisible Institutions' Megan Linton and host Andre Goulet spoke with multiple presenters including conference lead organizer Dr. Chris Hurl, the Information Mobilization and Public Accountability Collective of Toronto's AJ Withers, Winnipeg scholar and activist Kevin Walby from the Centre for Access to Information and Justice, RenovictionsTO's Patricio Davilla and Montreal's Parc-ex Anti-Eviction Mapping Project about how activists and critical researchers are deploying techniques like mapping and countermapping to visualize social justice issues in new ways.

Find out more at
https://datajusticehub.ca/
https://renovictionsto.com/
https://antievictionmontreal.org/en/
https://www.uwinnipeg.ca/caij/]]>3636falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/clc-day-4-taking-on-a-titan-an-inside-look-at-the-amazon-labour-union-w-chris-smalls--538330262023 Canadian Labour Congress with our friends at Quebec solidarity journalism cooperative Pivot!

Every day we're releasing interviews and reports from Canada's 30th tri-annual labour summit including this episode featuring a speech from Amazon Labour Union president Chris Smalls.

Subscribe to the show wherever you get your podcasts and find more about the Congress at https://liftingeveryoneup.ca/

Theme music 'Judy is a Dick Slap' courtesy of the 2000 Belle and Sebastian EP 'Legal Man' on Jeepster Records: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-thsncxieBg]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53833026Fri, 12 May 2023 14:35:39 +0000Andre GouletFrom May 8-12 don't miss UNPACKING THE NEWS broadcasting live from the https://harbingermedianetwork.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ef7cf51c4644cb0e55867f243&id=ce51ea4b84&e=a27ed0b951 with our friends at Quebec solidarity journalism...2023 Canadian Labour Congress with our friends at Quebec solidarity journalism cooperative Pivot!

Every day we're releasing interviews and reports from Canada's 30th tri-annual labour summit including this episode featuring a speech from Amazon Labour Union president Chris Smalls.

Subscribe to the show wherever you get your podcasts and find more about the Congress at https://liftingeveryoneup.ca/

Theme music 'Judy is a Dick Slap' courtesy of the 2000 Belle and Sebastian EP 'Legal Man' on Jeepster Records: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-thsncxieBg]]>3204falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/clc-day-3-choosing-to-stay-and-fight-w-comedian-margaret-cho--538215572023 Canadian Labour Congress with our friends at Quebec solidarity journalism cooperative Pivot!

Every day we're releasing interviews and reports from Canada's 30th tri-annual labour summit including this episode featuring a panel from the conference floor with Emmmy and Grammy nominated Korean-American comedian and LGBTQIA2s+ activist Margaret Cho.

Subscribe to the show wherever you get your podcasts and find more about the Congress at https://liftingeveryoneup.ca/

Watch the 30 Rock clip 'Kim Jong-il the Waiter' at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5K-SmlP4U5w

Theme music 'Judy is a Dick Slap' courtesy of the 2000 Belle and Sebastian EP 'Legal Man' on Jeepster Records: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-thsncxieBg]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53821557Thu, 11 May 2023 12:39:30 +0000Andre GouletFrom May 8-12 don't miss UNPACKING THE NEWS broadcasting live from the https://harbingermedianetwork.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ef7cf51c4644cb0e55867f243&id=ce51ea4b84&e=a27ed0b951 with our friends at Quebec solidarity journalism...2023 Canadian Labour Congress with our friends at Quebec solidarity journalism cooperative Pivot!

Every day we're releasing interviews and reports from Canada's 30th tri-annual labour summit including this episode featuring a panel from the conference floor with Emmmy and Grammy nominated Korean-American comedian and LGBTQIA2s+ activist Margaret Cho.

Subscribe to the show wherever you get your podcasts and find more about the Congress at https://liftingeveryoneup.ca/

Watch the 30 Rock clip 'Kim Jong-il the Waiter' at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5K-SmlP4U5w

Theme music 'Judy is a Dick Slap' courtesy of the 2000 Belle and Sebastian EP 'Legal Man' on Jeepster Records: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-thsncxieBg]]>2022falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/clc-day-2-a-worker-s-plan-to-tackle-the-climate-crisis--538051362023 Canadian Labour Congress with our friends at Quebec solidarity journalism cooperative Pivot!

Every day we're releasing interviews and reports from Canada's 30th tri-annual labour summit including this episode featuring a panel from the conference floor moderated by activist Mary Shortall with a panel including the Climate Institute’s Matt Waylan, the Broadbent Institute’s Meg Gingrich and le Directeur syndical - Service Environnement et Transition juste at the Fédération des travailleurs et travailleuses du Québec Patrick Rondeau

Subscribe to the show wherever you get your podcasts and find more about the Congress at https://liftingeveryoneup.ca/

Watch the CBC video clip 'Alberta wildfires force thousands from their homes' at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_dfrA_HSD0

Theme music 'Judy is a Dick Slap' courtesy of the 2000 Belle and Sebastian EP 'Legal Man' on Jeepster Records: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-thsncxieBg]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53805136Wed, 10 May 2023 13:19:48 +0000Andre GouletFrom May 8-12 don't miss UNPACKING THE NEWS' daily show broadcasting live from the https://harbingermedianetwork.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ef7cf51c4644cb0e55867f243&id=ce51ea4b84&e=a27ed0b951 with our friends at Quebec solidarity...2023 Canadian Labour Congress with our friends at Quebec solidarity journalism cooperative Pivot!

Every day we're releasing interviews and reports from Canada's 30th tri-annual labour summit including this episode featuring a panel from the conference floor moderated by activist Mary Shortall with a panel including the Climate Institute’s Matt Waylan, the Broadbent Institute’s Meg Gingrich and le Directeur syndical - Service Environnement et Transition juste at the Fédération des travailleurs et travailleuses du Québec Patrick Rondeau

Subscribe to the show wherever you get your podcasts and find more about the Congress at https://liftingeveryoneup.ca/

Watch the CBC video clip 'Alberta wildfires force thousands from their homes' at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_dfrA_HSD0

Theme music 'Judy is a Dick Slap' courtesy of the 2000 Belle and Sebastian EP 'Legal Man' on Jeepster Records: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-thsncxieBg]]>2673falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/clc-day-1-workers-and-the-affordability-crisis--537936452023 Canadian Labour Congress with our friends at Quebec solidarity journalism cooperative Pivot!

Every day we're releasing interviews and reports from the floor of Canada's 30th tri-annual labour summit including this episode featuring a panel from the conference floor moderated by Broadbent Institute director Jen Hassum in conversation with economists Jim Stanford, Angella MacEwan and Yasmine Yalnizyan on 'Fighting for Fairness: Workers and the Affordability Crisis'.

Subscribe to the show wherever you get your podcasts and find more about the Congress at https://liftingeveryoneup.ca/]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53793645Tue, 09 May 2023 16:06:28 +0000Andre GouletFrom May 8-12 don't miss UNPACKING THE NEWS' daily show broadcasting live from the https://harbingermedianetwork.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ef7cf51c4644cb0e55867f243&id=ce51ea4b84&e=a27ed0b951 with our friends at Quebec solidarity...2023 Canadian Labour Congress with our friends at Quebec solidarity journalism cooperative Pivot!

Every day we're releasing interviews and reports from the floor of Canada's 30th tri-annual labour summit including this episode featuring a panel from the conference floor moderated by Broadbent Institute director Jen Hassum in conversation with economists Jim Stanford, Angella MacEwan and Yasmine Yalnizyan on 'Fighting for Fairness: Workers and the Affordability Crisis'.

Subscribe to the show wherever you get your podcasts and find more about the Congress at https://liftingeveryoneup.ca/]]>1947falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/exploring-the-2023-canadian-labour-congress-w-press-progress--537748842023 Canadian Labour Congress with our friends at Quebec solidarity journalism cooperative Pivot!

Each episode will feature interviews and reports from the floor of Canada's 30th tri-annual labour summit including this episode with prairie labour journalist Emily Leedham and host Andre Goulet exploring what to expect at convention this week, her new Press Progress piece about the PSAC-AFPC action 'Public Servants Forced Government to Improve Deal By Going on Strike' and more.

Subscribe to the show wherever you get your podcasts and find more about the Congress at https://liftingeveryoneup.ca/

Order your copy of Building A Better World: An Introduction to the Labour Movement in Canada at https://fernwoodpublishing.ca/book/building-a-better-world-4th-edition]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53774884Mon, 08 May 2023 11:20:05 +0000Andre GouletFrom May 8-12 don't miss UNPACKING THE NEWS' daily show every morning live from the https://harbingermedianetwork.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ef7cf51c4644cb0e55867f243&id=ce51ea4b84&e=a27ed0b951 with our friends at Quebec solidarity...2023 Canadian Labour Congress with our friends at Quebec solidarity journalism cooperative Pivot!

Each episode will feature interviews and reports from the floor of Canada's 30th tri-annual labour summit including this episode with prairie labour journalist Emily Leedham and host Andre Goulet exploring what to expect at convention this week, her new Press Progress piece about the PSAC-AFPC action 'Public Servants Forced Government to Improve Deal By Going on Strike' and more.

Subscribe to the show wherever you get your podcasts and find more about the Congress at https://liftingeveryoneup.ca/

Order your copy of Building A Better World: An Introduction to the Labour Movement in Canada at https://fernwoodpublishing.ca/book/building-a-better-world-4th-edition]]>1408falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/disability-justice-labour-and-the-left-w-briarpatch--53704537
On this episode social service work educator Griffin Epstein and trauma-informed adult educator Kate Klein discuss disability justice as a lens for organizing collective safety in the labour movement and what the Left risks by erasing or “moving on” from COVID in their new piece 'THEY DON’T KNOW HOW TO FIGHT FOR THIS' in the May/June issue of Briarpatch, available now.

For more visit briarpatchmag.com
Support Unpacking the News on Patreon.

Find this episode's featured new release from Fernwood Publishing 'Country of Poxes' by Dr. Baijayanta Mukhopadhyay at fernwoodpublishing.ca]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53704537Mon, 01 May 2023 12:30:49 +0000Andre GouletThe fiercely independent, proudly polemical and reader-supported BRIARPATCH has been publishing award-winning, hard-hitting journalism and critical commentary out of Regina, Saskatchewan since 1973. In it's 50th anniversary year Unpacking the News is...
On this episode social service work educator Griffin Epstein and trauma-informed adult educator Kate Klein discuss disability justice as a lens for organizing collective safety in the labour movement and what the Left risks by erasing or “moving on” from COVID in their new piece 'THEY DON’T KNOW HOW TO FIGHT FOR THIS' in the May/June issue of Briarpatch, available now.

For more visit briarpatchmag.com
Support Unpacking the News on Patreon.

Find this episode's featured new release from Fernwood Publishing 'Country of Poxes' by Dr. Baijayanta Mukhopadhyay at fernwoodpublishing.ca]]>2860falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/pp-vs-the-cbc-w-the-independent-s-justin-brake--53652459UNPACKING THE NEWS is back after a 30 month hiatus for an all-new Season 2! In this kick-off episode BERRYGROUNDS' Justin Brake joins host Andre Goulet to explore how his work as The Independent interim editor will be afflicting the comfortable in Newfoundland and Labrador society and politics, his background in unapologetic, confrontational journalism and how Pierre Poilievre’s attacks on the CBC distort the reality of public broadcasting in so-called Canada.

Watch for new episodes this spring and summer co-produced with Briarpatch contributors celebrating the magazine's 50th anniversary, Fernwood Publishing authors discussing new releases, conversations with data activists at the Mobilizing Data for Justice conference May 5-7 plus a week-long daily show at the 2023 Canadian Labour Congress covering events at the year's big union conference happening May 8-12 in collaboration with our friends at Quebec solidarity journalism cooperative Pivot.

If you like the work we do consider supporting the show on Patreon.

Find out more about Newfoundland and Labrador's #1 progressive news source at https://theindependent.ca/]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53652459Wed, 26 Apr 2023 14:07:43 +0000Andre GouletTrailblazing progressive podcast UNPACKING THE NEWS is back after a 30 month hiatus for an all-new Season 2! In this kick-off episode BERRYGROUNDS' Justin Brake joins host Andre Goulet to explore how his work as The Independent interim editor will be...UNPACKING THE NEWS is back after a 30 month hiatus for an all-new Season 2! In this kick-off episode BERRYGROUNDS' Justin Brake joins host Andre Goulet to explore how his work as The Independent interim editor will be afflicting the comfortable in Newfoundland and Labrador society and politics, his background in unapologetic, confrontational journalism and how Pierre Poilievre’s attacks on the CBC distort the reality of public broadcasting in so-called Canada.

Watch for new episodes this spring and summer co-produced with Briarpatch contributors celebrating the magazine's 50th anniversary, Fernwood Publishing authors discussing new releases, conversations with data activists at the Mobilizing Data for Justice conference May 5-7 plus a week-long daily show at the 2023 Canadian Labour Congress covering events at the year's big union conference happening May 8-12 in collaboration with our friends at Quebec solidarity journalism cooperative Pivot.

If you like the work we do consider supporting the show on Patreon.

Find out more about Newfoundland and Labrador's #1 progressive news source at https://theindependent.ca/]]>2904falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/announcing-unpacking-the-news-season-2-launching-april-2023--53605479
Returning after a two and a half year hiatus Unpacking the News is a weekly progressive podcast featuring in-depth interviews and panel conversations on Canadian society, culture and politics with journalists, academics and activists from coast to coast. Hosted by André Goulet in Montréal, this season will include episodes co-produced with:

• Council of Canadians campaign organizers
• Briarpatch contributors celebrating the magazine’s 50th anniversary
• Fernwood Publishing authors discussing new book releases
• a week-long daily live series recorded at the 2023 Canadian Labour Congress
• a live episode recorded at Concordia University's Mobilizing Data for Justice conference
• and much more over a 15 episode season

New episodes drop every Wednesday in late April, May and June and it's going to be so much fun! Tell a friend, support the show at https://www.patreon.com/unpackingthenews and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.

Music on this preview 'We're Coming Back' is courtesy of Titus Andronicus, from their 2022 album 'An Anomaly. Find out more about "The Rock Fan's Rock Band" at http://titusandronicus.net/
]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53605479Fri, 21 Apr 2023 15:05:29 +0000Andre GouletWe're back! Returning after a two and a half year hiatus Unpacking the News is a weekly progressive podcast featuring in-depth interviews and panel conversations on Canadian society, culture and politics with journalists, academics and activists...
Returning after a two and a half year hiatus Unpacking the News is a weekly progressive podcast featuring in-depth interviews and panel conversations on Canadian society, culture and politics with journalists, academics and activists from coast to coast. Hosted by André Goulet in Montréal, this season will include episodes co-produced with:

• Council of Canadians campaign organizers
• Briarpatch contributors celebrating the magazine’s 50th anniversary
• Fernwood Publishing authors discussing new book releases
• a week-long daily live series recorded at the 2023 Canadian Labour Congress
• a live episode recorded at Concordia University's Mobilizing Data for Justice conference
• and much more over a 15 episode season

New episodes drop every Wednesday in late April, May and June and it's going to be so much fun! Tell a friend, support the show at https://www.patreon.com/unpackingthenews and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.

Music on this preview 'We're Coming Back' is courtesy of Titus Andronicus, from their 2022 album 'An Anomaly. Find out more about "The Rock Fan's Rock Band" at http://titusandronicus.net/
]]>100falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/back-to-school-at-podcast-high--40912032
Hear conversations with Chris (Left Behind), Gabrielle (les Ficelles/Ricochet), Tyler + Roberta (Alberta Advantage), Evan (Kino Lefter), Paris (Tech Won’t Save Us), Eric (Big Shiny Takes), Umair (Oats for Breakfast) and Rob Rousseau (49th Parahell) as they navigate the hallways and classrooms of a new school year and explain why a Universal Basic Income, a green transition for Alberta’s energy sector, a federal jobs guarantee program and more should all be on the federal agenda for a People’s Recovery in next week’s Speech From the Throne.

Plus: friend of the show Savanna Craig returns to expose Podcast High’s bureaucratic negligence and inadequate pandemic ventilation system and Andre looks back on 135 episodes of Unpacking the News and imagines an exciting future for Canada’s left podcast community.

Unpacking the News 2017-2020 RIP – thanks everyone! And watch this space in early October for what’s coming next…….]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/40912032Tue, 15 Sep 2020 11:59:58 +0000Andre GouletIn the SERIES FINALE, join host Andre Goulet and a cross-country conclave of comrades for the first day back to school at Podcast High! Hear conversations with Chris (Left Behind), Gabrielle (les Ficelles/Ricochet), Tyler + Roberta (Alberta...
Hear conversations with Chris (Left Behind), Gabrielle (les Ficelles/Ricochet), Tyler + Roberta (Alberta Advantage), Evan (Kino Lefter), Paris (Tech Won’t Save Us), Eric (Big Shiny Takes), Umair (Oats for Breakfast) and Rob Rousseau (49th Parahell) as they navigate the hallways and classrooms of a new school year and explain why a Universal Basic Income, a green transition for Alberta’s energy sector, a federal jobs guarantee program and more should all be on the federal agenda for a People’s Recovery in next week’s Speech From the Throne.

Plus: friend of the show Savanna Craig returns to expose Podcast High’s bureaucratic negligence and inadequate pandemic ventilation system and Andre looks back on 135 episodes of Unpacking the News and imagines an exciting future for Canada’s left podcast community.

Unpacking the News 2017-2020 RIP – thanks everyone! And watch this space in early October for what’s coming next…….]]>3601falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-intersect-the-rent-and-housing-crisis-housing-party-ep5--40280956
On the last in a series of summer episodes exploring how the pandemic interacts with social issues in Canada, David DesBaillets returns with the fifth edition of ‘Housing Party’ to speak with poverty activist, Tiny Home Alliance Canada Executive Director and Brockville City Councillor Leigh Bursey.

Read about The People's Bailout at https://theleap.org/peoples-bailout/housing/

Find out more about the Tiny Homes movement at https://www.tinyhomealliance.ca/

Hear Justin Trudeau's 11/22/17 National Housing Strategy address at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0W-FLw55Cc

This conversation was recorded on August 10th, 2020.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/40280956Wed, 12 Aug 2020 11:19:18 +0000Andre GouletHow will Canadians cope with rising unemployment, a housing crunch and paying rent? How should government handle the economic recovery, including proposed bailouts for big corporations? And what is the future of affordable housing in Canada? On...
On the last in a series of summer episodes exploring how the pandemic interacts with social issues in Canada, David DesBaillets returns with the fifth edition of ‘Housing Party’ to speak with poverty activist, Tiny Home Alliance Canada Executive Director and Brockville City Councillor Leigh Bursey.

Read about The People's Bailout at https://theleap.org/peoples-bailout/housing/

Find out more about the Tiny Homes movement at https://www.tinyhomealliance.ca/

Hear Justin Trudeau's 11/22/17 National Housing Strategy address at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0W-FLw55Cc

This conversation was recorded on August 10th, 2020.]]>3601falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-intersect-prisons-and-pandemic--40033037
Find out more about how you can support prisoners and Prison Justice activism at
http://prisonjustice.ca/ and https://www.noprisons.ca/

Get involved with The Anti-Carceral Group at
https://www.facebook.com/anticarceralgroup/

'COVID-19 Pandemic Plan Needed for Canada’s Jails and Prisons' audio
is courtesy of APTN news:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqjngGVN7Xk

This conversation was recorded on July 27th, 2020.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/40033037Wed, 29 Jul 2020 13:23:09 +0000Andre GouletPivot Legal Society's Meenakshi Mannoe (Vancouver Prison Justice Day Committee) and Montreal academic and activist Ted Rutland (The Anti-Carceral Group) join host Andre Goulet to discuss decarceration, abolition and the past, present and future of...
Find out more about how you can support prisoners and Prison Justice activism at
http://prisonjustice.ca/ and https://www.noprisons.ca/

Get involved with The Anti-Carceral Group at
https://www.facebook.com/anticarceralgroup/

'COVID-19 Pandemic Plan Needed for Canada’s Jails and Prisons' audio
is courtesy of APTN news:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqjngGVN7Xk

This conversation was recorded on July 27th, 2020.]]>2401falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-intersect-how-to-defund-the-police--39775813
On this episode Black Lives Matter Montreal organizer Marlihan Lopez, Native Women’s Shelter of Montreal coordinator Jessica Quijano and Stella executive director Sandra Wesley join host Andre Goulet to discuss what defunding and demilitarizing the police would look like, how this process can lead to decolonization and decriminalization, and why re-directing funding and reinvesting in communities are a crucial part of reducing over-policing and police violence in our cities.

Get involved with BLM Montreal at
https://www.facebook.com/blmmontreal/

Learn more about Stella's advocacy work at
https://chezstella.org/en/home/

Support the Native Women's Shelter of Montreal at
http://www.nwsm.info/

'Over Policing in Montreal?' is courtesy of Tina Tenneriello at City News.

This conversation was recorded on July 13th, 2020.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/39775813Wed, 15 Jul 2020 11:46:01 +0000Andre GouletAs the movement to defund police continues to gain momentum across North America, a coalition of more than twenty Montreal community groups are calling for a 50% cut to the police budget in one of Canada's safest and most over-policed cities. But...
On this episode Black Lives Matter Montreal organizer Marlihan Lopez, Native Women’s Shelter of Montreal coordinator Jessica Quijano and Stella executive director Sandra Wesley join host Andre Goulet to discuss what defunding and demilitarizing the police would look like, how this process can lead to decolonization and decriminalization, and why re-directing funding and reinvesting in communities are a crucial part of reducing over-policing and police violence in our cities.

Get involved with BLM Montreal at
https://www.facebook.com/blmmontreal/

Learn more about Stella's advocacy work at
https://chezstella.org/en/home/

Support the Native Women's Shelter of Montreal at
http://www.nwsm.info/

'Over Policing in Montreal?' is courtesy of Tina Tenneriello at City News.

This conversation was recorded on July 13th, 2020.]]>2777falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-20th-century-mackenzie-king-and-the-canadian-subconscious-w-kino-lefter--35189024
Thrill to analysis of the artificiality of the Canadian subconscious! Shudder as the deepest fears about our country are made manifest! Marvel at the greatest crime against national dignity ever attempted by a motion picture!

Support independent Canadian cinema by watching 'The 20th Century' at
https://www.cinemamoderne.com/en/films/details/the-twentieth-century/

Follow Kino Lefter wherever you get your podcasts and support the show at https://www.patreon.com/kinolefter

Support Unpacking the News at https://www.patreon.com/unpackingthenews

This conversation was recorded on July 28, 2020.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/35189024Wed, 01 Jul 2020 16:16:01 +0000Andre GouletOn a special Canada Day crossover host Andre Goulet teams up with the sensational socialist film crit of Kino Lefter's Abdul, Laura and Evan! Join the gang for a hallucinogenic history tour as they unpack Matthew Rankin's surreal 2019 not-quite-biopic...
Thrill to analysis of the artificiality of the Canadian subconscious! Shudder as the deepest fears about our country are made manifest! Marvel at the greatest crime against national dignity ever attempted by a motion picture!

Support independent Canadian cinema by watching 'The 20th Century' at
https://www.cinemamoderne.com/en/films/details/the-twentieth-century/

Follow Kino Lefter wherever you get your podcasts and support the show at https://www.patreon.com/kinolefter

Support Unpacking the News at https://www.patreon.com/unpackingthenews

This conversation was recorded on July 28, 2020.]]>4891falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-intersect-fighting-for-a-free-transit-future--30143341
Audio on this episode features Herman Rosenfeld, author of ‘Toronto: Challenging the Impossible' on CityNews Toronto.

Find out more or get involved at https://freetransitedmonton.ca/ and https://freetransitottawa.ca/

This conversation was recorded on June 8th, 2020

Support the show at https://www.patreon.com/unpackingthenews]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/30143341Wed, 10 Jun 2020 13:36:00 +0000Andre GouletWhat kind of challenges come with organizing in the midst of a public health crisis? On a new episode of UtN's summer series 'The Intersect', Free Transit Edmonton's Juan Felipe Vargas Alba and Free Transit Ottawa's Julia Szwarc join host Andre...
Audio on this episode features Herman Rosenfeld, author of ‘Toronto: Challenging the Impossible' on CityNews Toronto.

Find out more or get involved at https://freetransitedmonton.ca/ and https://freetransitottawa.ca/

This conversation was recorded on June 8th, 2020

Support the show at https://www.patreon.com/unpackingthenews]]>2682falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-intersect-homelessness-in-an-era-of-covid-19-housing-party-ep4--28472497
Community organization Chez Doris has been providing shelter to vulnerable and homeless women in Montreal for more than 40 years. Find out more at: https://www.chezdoris.org/en/#

Audio on this episode features Montreal Mayor Valerie Plante and Julie Grenier of the CIUSSS Centre-Sud (Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux)

This conversation was recorded on May 19th, 2020

Support the show at https://www.patreon.com/unpackingthenews]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/28472497Wed, 27 May 2020 21:38:14 +0000Andre GouletOn the first in a series of episodes exploring how the pandemic interacts with social issues in Canada, David Desbaillets returns with a new edition of ‘Housing Party’ to talk with Marie-Hélène Landry of women’s shelter Chez Doris about economic,...
Community organization Chez Doris has been providing shelter to vulnerable and homeless women in Montreal for more than 40 years. Find out more at: https://www.chezdoris.org/en/#

Audio on this episode features Montreal Mayor Valerie Plante and Julie Grenier of the CIUSSS Centre-Sud (Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux)

This conversation was recorded on May 19th, 2020

Support the show at https://www.patreon.com/unpackingthenews]]>2071falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-end-of-the-beginning-of-the-end-w-martin-lukacs--27333755
Read more about how the fax machine is a vital weapon in Montreal contract tracers' war against COVID-19 at:
https://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/using-a-fax-machine-the-painstaking-work-of-contact-tracers/

See how the the impact of COVID-19 on Canadian media is playing out across the country at:
https://j-source.ca/article/we-mapped-all-the-media-impacts-of-covid-19-in-canada/

Support the show at patreon.com/unpackingthenews

This conversation was recorded on May 13th, 2020.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/27333755Thu, 14 May 2020 15:03:25 +0000Andre GouletOn episode 127, investigative journalist Martin Lukacs (The Trudeau Formula: Seduction and Betrayal in an Age of Discontent) joins host Andre Goulet to discuss Justin’s new role as the nation’s camp-counsellor-in-chief, the lobbying leviathan and...
Read more about how the fax machine is a vital weapon in Montreal contract tracers' war against COVID-19 at:
https://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/using-a-fax-machine-the-painstaking-work-of-contact-tracers/

See how the the impact of COVID-19 on Canadian media is playing out across the country at:
https://j-source.ca/article/we-mapped-all-the-media-impacts-of-covid-19-in-canada/

Support the show at patreon.com/unpackingthenews

This conversation was recorded on May 13th, 2020.]]>2749falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/pandemic-pals-calgary-w-kate-jacobson-sean-willett--26194094
Plus: dismantling so-called "Canadian" values and a Marxist analysis of Dr. Panda's pseudo-fascism.

See the 'Canadian Values' poll at
http://angusreid.org/modern-morality/

Learn more about the coronavirus with Dr. Panda at
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkUlCIFE45M&t=32s

Listen to The Alberta Advantage at
https://soundcloud.com/albertaadvantage

This conversation was recorded on April 24th, 2020.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/26194094Mon, 27 Apr 2020 11:31:41 +0000Andre GouletOn episode 127 Kate Jacobson and Sean Willett of The Alberta Advantage join host Andre Goulet to discuss zero dollar oil, recognizing America as a failed state, fake country balkanization in an age of pandemic and more. Plus: dismantling so-called...
Plus: dismantling so-called "Canadian" values and a Marxist analysis of Dr. Panda's pseudo-fascism.

See the 'Canadian Values' poll at
http://angusreid.org/modern-morality/

Learn more about the coronavirus with Dr. Panda at
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkUlCIFE45M&t=32s

Listen to The Alberta Advantage at
https://soundcloud.com/albertaadvantage

This conversation was recorded on April 24th, 2020.]]>2976falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/pandemic-pals-winnipeg-w-emily-leedham-james-wilt--25802122
Plus: releasing a major book on the future of public transit in the middle of a pandemic, Harvey's burgers as the ultimate form of quarantine self-care and: are cats the anti-Twitter?

You can buy 'Do Androids Dream of Electric Cars? Public Transit in the Age of Google, Uber and Elon Musk' directly from Behind the Lines Press at:
https://btlbooks.com/book/do-androids-dream-of-electric-cars

Subscribe to 'Rank and File: Prairie Edition' wherever you get your podcasts and read Emily's recent piece on the CERB and undocumented workers at
https://www.rankandfile.ca/undocumented-cerb-status/

Read James' argument for abolishing the police at https://canadiandimension.com/articles/view/abolishing-the-police-is-the-only-reasonable-response-to-winnipeg-police-killings

This conversation was recorded on April 19th, 2020.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/25802122Mon, 20 Apr 2020 13:24:33 +0000Andre GouletOn episode 125 Emily Leedham, James Wilt and host Andre Goulet talk COVID19 in Manitoba, call out the CERB for leaving undocumented workers behind and explore why the left’s response to the recent Winnipeg PD murders and to police killings everywhere...
Plus: releasing a major book on the future of public transit in the middle of a pandemic, Harvey's burgers as the ultimate form of quarantine self-care and: are cats the anti-Twitter?

You can buy 'Do Androids Dream of Electric Cars? Public Transit in the Age of Google, Uber and Elon Musk' directly from Behind the Lines Press at:
https://btlbooks.com/book/do-androids-dream-of-electric-cars

Subscribe to 'Rank and File: Prairie Edition' wherever you get your podcasts and read Emily's recent piece on the CERB and undocumented workers at
https://www.rankandfile.ca/undocumented-cerb-status/

Read James' argument for abolishing the police at https://canadiandimension.com/articles/view/abolishing-the-police-is-the-only-reasonable-response-to-winnipeg-police-killings

This conversation was recorded on April 19th, 2020.]]>3113falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/pandemic-pals-ottawa-w-david-moscrop--25411004
Plus: the Department of Global Affairs says that Saudi Arabia’s human rights record of unlawful killings, forced disappearances and torture is “problematic". So why has the ban on arms sales to Mohammed bin Salman’s thug regime been lifted? We explore why canceling the Saudi arms deal is Canada’s only ethical way forward.

This episode was recorded on April 12th, 2020.

Read David's latest at the Washington Post here:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/04/10/weapons-sales-saudi-arabia-reveal-that-canada-is-willing-trade-jobs-its-principles/]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/25411004Mon, 13 Apr 2020 12:54:03 +0000Andre GouletSequestered in the nation's capital, political commentator and academic David Moscrop (The Washington Post, Maclean's) joins host Andre Goulet to discuss the nationalization of the economy and the paradigm shifting CERB, the strength of Canadian...
Plus: the Department of Global Affairs says that Saudi Arabia’s human rights record of unlawful killings, forced disappearances and torture is “problematic". So why has the ban on arms sales to Mohammed bin Salman’s thug regime been lifted? We explore why canceling the Saudi arms deal is Canada’s only ethical way forward.

This episode was recorded on April 12th, 2020.

Read David's latest at the Washington Post here:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/04/10/weapons-sales-saudi-arabia-reveal-that-canada-is-willing-trade-jobs-its-principles/]]>2388falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/pandemic-pals-newfoundland-w-drew-brown--24895232
This episode was recorded on April 5th, 2020.

Check out Tom Baird's COVID-19 math at
https://theindependent.ca/2020/03/31/crunching-the-numbers-on-covid-19/

Read the Canadian Center for Policy Alternative's breakdown of CERB aid at
http://behindthenumbers.ca/2020/03/18/what-to-make-of-the-federal-covid-19-aid-package/

Find out more about why the crisis may be an extinction event for journalism at
https://www.icfj.org/news/key-quotes-frontline-lessons-international-news-outlets-reporting-pandemic-maria-ressa-ritu]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/24895232Mon, 06 Apr 2020 19:28:39 +0000Andre GouletOn episode 123 journalist Drew Brown (The Independent, VICE) joins host Andre Goulet to lament the loss of Newfoundland shed culture, analyze the gigantic hole in Trudeau’s Canada Emergency Response Benefit plan and explore why the global pandemic may...
This episode was recorded on April 5th, 2020.

Check out Tom Baird's COVID-19 math at
https://theindependent.ca/2020/03/31/crunching-the-numbers-on-covid-19/

Read the Canadian Center for Policy Alternative's breakdown of CERB aid at
http://behindthenumbers.ca/2020/03/18/what-to-make-of-the-federal-covid-19-aid-package/

Find out more about why the crisis may be an extinction event for journalism at
https://www.icfj.org/news/key-quotes-frontline-lessons-international-news-outlets-reporting-pandemic-maria-ressa-ritu]]>2131falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/pandemic-pals-vancouver-w-charlie-demers-david-harris--24649688
Hear multi-diagnosed comedian buds Charlie & David open up weekly (and weakly!) about mental illness and mental wellness with a range of guests on 'Fight or Flight Crew', available wherever you get your podcasts: https://www.spreaker.com/show/fight-or-flight-crew

This conversation was recorded on March 28th, 2020.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/24649688Mon, 30 Mar 2020 20:52:28 +0000Andre GouletOn episode 122 it's picnics, panics and positive energy as Vancouver comics Charlie Demers and David Harris join host Andre Goulet to talk rent freeze, economic collapse and what the coronavirus crisis looks like from a Pacific Rim perspective. Hear...
Hear multi-diagnosed comedian buds Charlie & David open up weekly (and weakly!) about mental illness and mental wellness with a range of guests on 'Fight or Flight Crew', available wherever you get your podcasts: https://www.spreaker.com/show/fight-or-flight-crew

This conversation was recorded on March 28th, 2020.]]>2311canada,coronavirus,covid19,rentstrike,vancouverfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/pandemic-pals-montreal-w-rob-rousseau-marla-williams--24291092
Plus: why it's more important than ever to lean into civic and democratic responsibilities and why hope and humour can be effective means for coping with the chaos.

Audio of Mayor Valerie Plante courtesy of the Montreal Gazette (video + edits: Pierre Obendrauf and Mahsa Radavi)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igoLPI8aJDo

These conversations were recorded on March 24th, 2020.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/24291092Wed, 25 Mar 2020 13:41:23 +0000Andre GouletOn episode 121 pundit and podcaster Rob Rousseau (49th Parahell, The Insurgents) and friend of the show Marla Williams join host Andre Goulet to discuss the escalation of the COVID-19 pandemic in Quebec, to flag the threat of increased surveillance...
Plus: why it's more important than ever to lean into civic and democratic responsibilities and why hope and humour can be effective means for coping with the chaos.

Audio of Mayor Valerie Plante courtesy of the Montreal Gazette (video + edits: Pierre Obendrauf and Mahsa Radavi)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igoLPI8aJDo

These conversations were recorded on March 24th, 2020.]]>2642falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-i-learned-to-stop-worrying-and-love-covid-19--24030997
Audio on this episode includes an excerpt from Stanley Kubrick's 'Dr. Strangelove' and this Tuesday's Justin Trudeau press conference.

This conversation was recorded on March 17th, 2020.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/24030997Wed, 18 Mar 2020 21:34:40 +0000Andre GouletOn episode 120 of Unpacking the News, host Andre Goulet welcomes comedian John Hanchar back to the show after a year abroad in China to try to make sense of a frightening and confusing week as Canada enters a new era of global health crisis. Audio...
Audio on this episode includes an excerpt from Stanley Kubrick's 'Dr. Strangelove' and this Tuesday's Justin Trudeau press conference.

This conversation was recorded on March 17th, 2020.]]>2214canada,covid-19,pandemic,quebecfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/blockades-occupations-and-white-liberal-hypocrisy--23844109
Plus: hear Ethan and Andre explore why Canadian liberals and the Edmonton Eskimos both suck ass.

This conversation was recorded on March 9th, 2020.

Audio on this episode is courtesy of CBC Vancouver
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIZ6h9gjGb8

Support the show at https://patreon.com/unpackingthenews]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/23844109Fri, 13 Mar 2020 22:04:39 +0000Andre GouletOn episode 119, it's a trip down the memory hole to those heady, halcyon days of late February when occupations and blockades were sweeping the country. Join activist Ethan Dennett and host Andre Goulet for a conversation on the solidarity and...
Plus: hear Ethan and Andre explore why Canadian liberals and the Edmonton Eskimos both suck ass.

This conversation was recorded on March 9th, 2020.

Audio on this episode is courtesy of CBC Vancouver
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIZ6h9gjGb8

Support the show at https://patreon.com/unpackingthenews]]>1441falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/crisis-democracy-in-a-fictional-country--23762932
This conversation was recorded on March 11th, 2020.

Follow us on Twitter at @kainagata @andremarrgoulet and @unpackingthene2

Audio courtesy of CBC's The National
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwf20Yie3tU

For more info on recent Dogwood campaigns go to https://dogwoodbc.ca/

Support this show at https://www.patreon.com/unpackingthenews]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/23762932Wed, 11 Mar 2020 19:37:06 +0000Andre GouletOn episode 118 of Unpacking the News ex-journalist and Comms Director at the BC-based public interest group Dogwood Kai Nagata joins host Andre Goulet to discuss the political fallout from the blockades and occupations, a federal government confused...
This conversation was recorded on March 11th, 2020.

Follow us on Twitter at @kainagata @andremarrgoulet and @unpackingthene2

Audio courtesy of CBC's The National
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwf20Yie3tU

For more info on recent Dogwood campaigns go to https://dogwoodbc.ca/

Support this show at https://www.patreon.com/unpackingthenews]]>2401falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/quebec-s-quiet-dystopia-fake-news-the-values-test-and-law-21--23472209
Hear Gabrielle, Ludvic and independent journalist Martin Forgues on a new season of Ricochet's flagship french-language show le Plancher des Vaches wherever you get your podcasts.

Audio on this episode courtesy of CBC's The National (10/30/19)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBV81I8AnxE&t=29s

This conversation was recorded on March 1st, 2020.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/23472209Wed, 04 Mar 2020 17:16:40 +0000Andre GouletOn episode 117 guests Gabrielle Brassard-Lecours and Ludvic Moquin-Beaudry help host Andre Goulet navigate life in the quiet dystopia of la Belle Province as the panel discuss the new values test for Quebec immigrants, Premier Francois Legault's weird...
Hear Gabrielle, Ludvic and independent journalist Martin Forgues on a new season of Ricochet's flagship french-language show le Plancher des Vaches wherever you get your podcasts.

Audio on this episode courtesy of CBC's The National (10/30/19)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBV81I8AnxE&t=29s

This conversation was recorded on March 1st, 2020.]]>2211canada,history,quebecfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ecological-sustainability-economic-democracy-and-labour-s-fight-for-climate-justice--22956645
On a special presentation of last week's 'Transform Your Workplace, Save the Planet' conference, a posse of prestigious panelists including representatives from the CUPW, Green Jobs Oshawa, Iron and Earth and the IWW Environmental Committee join moderator Barry Eidlin (Jacobin, Labour Notes) to explore a set of ambitious proposals for transforming the Canadian economy towards ecological sustainability and economic democracy.

For more on the CUPW's bold proposals see http://www.deliveringcommunitypower.ca/

Learn more about Green Jobs Oshawa at http://www.greenjobsoshawa.ca/

Find our more about Alberta-based Iron and Earth at http://www.ironandearth.org/

**This panel was made possible thanks to Sustainability Action Fund Concordia, Concordia Student Union Special Projects Fund, Scpasa - Aééapc Concordia, ASFA Concordia Special Project Fund, and Qpirg Concordia | GRIP Concordia.

**'Transform Your Workplace, Save the Planet' was recorded on February 11th, 2020 at St. Jax's Community Center in downtown Montreal]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/22956645Wed, 19 Feb 2020 15:10:46 +0000Andre GouletAs the climate justice movement grows and the demand for immediate action intensifies, how can we move beyond broad demands and begin implementing the ambitious changes necessary to stop climate change and improve Canadian society? On a special...
On a special presentation of last week's 'Transform Your Workplace, Save the Planet' conference, a posse of prestigious panelists including representatives from the CUPW, Green Jobs Oshawa, Iron and Earth and the IWW Environmental Committee join moderator Barry Eidlin (Jacobin, Labour Notes) to explore a set of ambitious proposals for transforming the Canadian economy towards ecological sustainability and economic democracy.

For more on the CUPW's bold proposals see http://www.deliveringcommunitypower.ca/

Learn more about Green Jobs Oshawa at http://www.greenjobsoshawa.ca/

Find our more about Alberta-based Iron and Earth at http://www.ironandearth.org/

**This panel was made possible thanks to Sustainability Action Fund Concordia, Concordia Student Union Special Projects Fund, Scpasa - Aééapc Concordia, ASFA Concordia Special Project Fund, and Qpirg Concordia | GRIP Concordia.

**'Transform Your Workplace, Save the Planet' was recorded on February 11th, 2020 at St. Jax's Community Center in downtown Montreal]]>4410falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-new-left-canadian-media-insurgency--22693697
Then, Chris Markevich joins the show to discuss his epic, ambitious new podcast 'Left Behind: Socialism in the Age of Right Wing Populism' and what listeners should expect to hear from the left/socialist Canadian podcasting community in 2020.

Patrons can hear more from Chris and Geoff later this month, including a look behind the curtain at what it was like working for the federal NDP in Ottawa in the heady days of Official Opposition and what the Bernie Sanders political moment means for the Canadian left, by supporting the show at the $5/month tier at patreon.com/unpackingthenews

Read and subscribe to the new left Canadian online journal 'Passage' at readpassage.com and find out about new advocacy campaigns at north99.org

Conversations recorded on 2/2 (Markevich) and 2/10 (Sharpe), 2020.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/22693697Wed, 12 Feb 2020 14:31:23 +0000Andre GouletOn a media double feature episode of Unpacking the News, host Andre Goulet welcomes Geoff Sharpe, co-founder of online advocacy org North99, to explore the rise of left/socialist media in Canada and the United States and why professionalizing indie...
Then, Chris Markevich joins the show to discuss his epic, ambitious new podcast 'Left Behind: Socialism in the Age of Right Wing Populism' and what listeners should expect to hear from the left/socialist Canadian podcasting community in 2020.

Patrons can hear more from Chris and Geoff later this month, including a look behind the curtain at what it was like working for the federal NDP in Ottawa in the heady days of Official Opposition and what the Bernie Sanders political moment means for the Canadian left, by supporting the show at the $5/month tier at patreon.com/unpackingthenews

Read and subscribe to the new left Canadian online journal 'Passage' at readpassage.com and find out about new advocacy campaigns at north99.org

Conversations recorded on 2/2 (Markevich) and 2/10 (Sharpe), 2020.]]>3055falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tension-and-solidarity-at-the-regina-refinery-lockout--22444116
Then, Montreal journalist Jon Milton discusses Concordia University's February 11th 'Transform Your Workplace, Save the Planet' conference and the broader mission of building bridges between organized labour and the Climate Justice movement.

For access to bonus interview content with Emily and Jon, become a $5/month patron of the show at https://www.patreon.com/unpackingthenews

Read Emily's piece at https://www.rankandfile.ca/dance-parties-personal-growth-and-police-three-days-with-locked-out-regina-oil-workers/

Hear Emily's audio documentary at https://soundcloud.com/rfradio-prairie/unifor-594-fights-the-co-ops-union-busting-on-location-at-the-co-op-refinery-lockout
and subscribe to Rank & File: Prairie Edition wherever you get your podcasts.

Conversations recorded on January 26th (Jon) and February 4th (Emily) 2020.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/22444116Wed, 05 Feb 2020 15:06:58 +0000Andre GouletOn a Labour double feature episode of Unpacking the News, host Andre Goulet welcomes Winnipeg-based organizer and broadcaster Emily Leedham (Rank & File: Prairie Edition) to discuss her experience on the frontlines of the Unifor Local 594 blockade at...
Then, Montreal journalist Jon Milton discusses Concordia University's February 11th 'Transform Your Workplace, Save the Planet' conference and the broader mission of building bridges between organized labour and the Climate Justice movement.

For access to bonus interview content with Emily and Jon, become a $5/month patron of the show at https://www.patreon.com/unpackingthenews

Read Emily's piece at https://www.rankandfile.ca/dance-parties-personal-growth-and-police-three-days-with-locked-out-regina-oil-workers/

Hear Emily's audio documentary at https://soundcloud.com/rfradio-prairie/unifor-594-fights-the-co-ops-union-busting-on-location-at-the-co-op-refinery-lockout
and subscribe to Rank & File: Prairie Edition wherever you get your podcasts.

Conversations recorded on January 26th (Jon) and February 4th (Emily) 2020.]]>2857falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/economic-development-and-disparity-in-parc-extension-housing-party-ep3--22195086
Join DesBaillets every two months for a new conversation on housing in Canada with experts, policy wonks and scholars examining the challenges cities face in providing affordable, adequate and accessible housing for Canadians.

Read about Brick by Brick at http://www.briqueparbrique.com/en/brickbybrick/

Audio on this episode is from ‘Return to Park Ex: Step into Montreal's immigrant community hub | CBC Docs POV’ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_q6cT1eg3_g

Support the show at https://www.patreon.com/unpackingthenews]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/22195086Wed, 29 Jan 2020 13:47:24 +0000Andre GouletOn a new episode of Housing Party, Faiz Abhuani of Brick by Brick joins host David DesBaillets to explore his organization’s work in financially sustainable, market-based community housing initiatives, green and racialized gentrification, the hidden...
Join DesBaillets every two months for a new conversation on housing in Canada with experts, policy wonks and scholars examining the challenges cities face in providing affordable, adequate and accessible housing for Canadians.

Read about Brick by Brick at http://www.briqueparbrique.com/en/brickbybrick/

Audio on this episode is from ‘Return to Park Ex: Step into Montreal's immigrant community hub | CBC Docs POV’ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_q6cT1eg3_g

Support the show at https://www.patreon.com/unpackingthenews]]>2521falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/donut-discourse-the-wet-suwet-en-pipeline-standoff--21967867
Plus: live video from the Wet’suwet’en pipeline standoff in northern B.C. and information on how you can help support journalist Jerome Turner's important work inside the Unist’ot’en camp.

For the full video go to
https://ricochet.media/en/2884/that-basically-is-genocide-in-itself-video-coverage-of-the-pipeline-standoff-on-wetsuweten-territory

Hear the Oh Donuts story at
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yh3GFFVpCWo

Support this show at https://www.patreon.com/unpackingthenews

This episode was recorded on January 22nd, 2020.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/21967867Thu, 23 Jan 2020 00:33:11 +0000Andre GouletOn a 'short and tweet' mini episode of Unpacking the News, host Andre Goulet serves up a selection of decadent hot takes exploring all sides of this week's dumb donut discourse. Plus: live video from the Wet’suwet’en pipeline standoff in northern...
Plus: live video from the Wet’suwet’en pipeline standoff in northern B.C. and information on how you can help support journalist Jerome Turner's important work inside the Unist’ot’en camp.

For the full video go to
https://ricochet.media/en/2884/that-basically-is-genocide-in-itself-video-coverage-of-the-pipeline-standoff-on-wetsuweten-territory

Hear the Oh Donuts story at
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yh3GFFVpCWo

Support this show at https://www.patreon.com/unpackingthenews

This episode was recorded on January 22nd, 2020.]]>421falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/2020-division-foreign-policy-fails-and-a-fractured-political-year-ahead--21712270
Plus: a look at where party politics stand in early 2020 and what to expect for the year ahead.

This conversation was recorded on Monday, January 13th.

Support the show at https://www.patreon.com/unpackingthenews]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/21712270Wed, 15 Jan 2020 15:21:58 +0000Andre GouletOn the first episode of 2020, host Andre Goulet greets a new decade with SFU/UBC polisci academic and politics pundit Stewart Prest to investigate the Liberal government's frustrating foreign policy record, including an update on Huawei scion Meng...
Plus: a look at where party politics stand in early 2020 and what to expect for the year ahead.

This conversation was recorded on Monday, January 13th.

Support the show at https://www.patreon.com/unpackingthenews]]>3121falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/2019-the-way-we-were--21085720
* ep79 'Falling in Love With Andrew Scheer' (2/14)
* ep86 'Welcome to Hellberta' (4/23)
* ep93 'Early Summer Fall Election Preview' (6/19)
* ep98 'Why the Globe and Mail is Wrong About Genocide' (8/24)
* ep102 'Systemic Racism, Canada and Justin Trudeau' (10/2)

.....and more! Unpacking the news will be back in early 2020. Happy New Year!]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/21085720Thu, 26 Dec 2019 15:27:38 +0000Andre GouletIn a year-end retrospective, host Andre Goulet and associate producer Savanna Craig explore the very weird memory palace of the year 2019 with selected audio curated from a few of this year's 39 episodes including: * ep79 'Falling in Love With Andrew...
* ep79 'Falling in Love With Andrew Scheer' (2/14)
* ep86 'Welcome to Hellberta' (4/23)
* ep93 'Early Summer Fall Election Preview' (6/19)
* ep98 'Why the Globe and Mail is Wrong About Genocide' (8/24)
* ep102 'Systemic Racism, Canada and Justin Trudeau' (10/2)

.....and more! Unpacking the news will be back in early 2020. Happy New Year!]]>2984falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-very-orthodox-jewish-christmas--20857497
All this and more with political commentator, talk radio legend and author of the new memoir 'Make-up Tips From Auschwitz: How Vanity Saved My Mother's Life' Tommy Schnurmacher on a very special holiday episode of Unpacking the News.

Find Tommy's book on Amazon, at talkradiotommy.com and at better bookstores everywhere.

Support the show at https://www.patreon.com/unpackingthenews

Music on this episode includes

* 'A Merry Christmas from 1928/1929'
* 'Joyeaux Noel', Ginette Reno
* 'Le Sentier de Neige', Les Classels
* 'Il Est Ne Le Divin Enfant', Mitsou
* 'Ca Bergers Assemblons Nous', The Stairwell Carollers
* 'Noel de Joie', Ginette Menard

This conversation was recorded on December 10th and 16th, 2019.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/20857497Wed, 18 Dec 2019 15:54:40 +0000Andre GouletAccidental babysitting for John Lennon and Yoko Ono, nostalgia and geography on Montreal’s Plateau Mont-Royal and why Stephen Harper is a terrible dinner guest. Plus: how the origins of the ‘Canada is Fake’ movement may lie in the 1995 Referendum....
All this and more with political commentator, talk radio legend and author of the new memoir 'Make-up Tips From Auschwitz: How Vanity Saved My Mother's Life' Tommy Schnurmacher on a very special holiday episode of Unpacking the News.

Find Tommy's book on Amazon, at talkradiotommy.com and at better bookstores everywhere.

Support the show at https://www.patreon.com/unpackingthenews

Music on this episode includes

* 'A Merry Christmas from 1928/1929'
* 'Joyeaux Noel', Ginette Reno
* 'Le Sentier de Neige', Les Classels
* 'Il Est Ne Le Divin Enfant', Mitsou
* 'Ca Bergers Assemblons Nous', The Stairwell Carollers
* 'Noel de Joie', Ginette Menard

This conversation was recorded on December 10th and 16th, 2019.]]>3601canada,christmas,montrealfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-cold-war-tragedy-of-canadian-communist-fred-rose-ep110-preview-w-tommy-schnurmacher--20658634
This conversation was recorded on December 10th, 2019.

Support the show at https://www.patreon.com/unpackingthenews

Hear audio from Historica Canada's 'The Canadians: Fred Rose' and Lulu Belle and Scotty's 1952 song 'I'm No Communist' on Youtube.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/20658634Wed, 11 Dec 2019 16:15:54 +0000Andre GouletPolitical commentator and talk radio legend Tommy Scbnurmacher is the author of ‘Canada’s Not a Real Country’ and a new memoir ‘Make-up Tips From Auschwitz: How Vanity Saved My Mother’s Life'. On a preview conversation of episode 110, Schnurmacher...
This conversation was recorded on December 10th, 2019.

Support the show at https://www.patreon.com/unpackingthenews

Hear audio from Historica Canada's 'The Canadians: Fred Rose' and Lulu Belle and Scotty's 1952 song 'I'm No Communist' on Youtube.]]>1665falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/white-supremacy-and-the-green-rhetoric-of-ecofascism--20488909
This conversation was recorded on December 2nd, 2019.

Articles cited on this episode include:

Betsy Hartmann, “Population Control I: Birth of an Ideology,” and “PopulationControl II:The Population Establishment Today,” International Journal of Health Services,1997, 27(3): 523-557

Nicholas Kulish and Mike McIntire, “Why an Heiress Spent Her Fortune Trying to Keep Immigrants Out”. NY Times (August 14, 2019). https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/14/us/anti-immigration-cordelia-scaife-may.html?action=click&module=Intentional&pgtype=Article

Natasha Lennard. “The El Paso Shooter Embraced Eco-Fascism. We Can’t Let the Far Right Co-Opt the Environmental Struggle”. The intercept (August 5, 2019). https://theintercept.com/2019/08/05/el-paso-shooting-eco-fascism-migration/

Courtney Parker. “An act of genocide: canada’s coerced sterilization of first nations women”. Intercontinental cry (November 15, 2019) https://intercontinentalcry.org/canadas-coerced-sterilization-of-first-nations-women/

Sarah Manavis. “Eco-fascism: The ideology marrying environmentalism and white supremacy thriving online”. New Stateman (September 21, 2018) https://www.newstatesman.com/science-tech/social-media/2018/09/eco-fascism-ideology-marrying-environmentalism-and-white-supremacy

Normandin, Sebastian, and Sean A. Valles. "How a network of conservationists and population control activists created the contemporary US anti-immigration movement." Endeavour 39.2 (2015): 95-105.

For more of Anna's investigative reporting go to annabiancaroach.com

Check out Patrick Farnsworth's excellent 'Last Born in the Wilderness' podcast at https://www.lastborninthewilderness.com

Support the show at https://www.patreon.com/unpackingthenews]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/20488909Wed, 04 Dec 2019 22:47:34 +0000Andre GouletOn ep109 journalist Anna Bianca Roach sits down with University of Toronto research and policy analyst Abtin Parnia to explore how the extreme Right's anti-immigration ideology and population control rhetoric co-opts Green politics and the struggle...
This conversation was recorded on December 2nd, 2019.

Articles cited on this episode include:

Betsy Hartmann, “Population Control I: Birth of an Ideology,” and “PopulationControl II:The Population Establishment Today,” International Journal of Health Services,1997, 27(3): 523-557

Nicholas Kulish and Mike McIntire, “Why an Heiress Spent Her Fortune Trying to Keep Immigrants Out”. NY Times (August 14, 2019). https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/14/us/anti-immigration-cordelia-scaife-may.html?action=click&module=Intentional&pgtype=Article

Natasha Lennard. “The El Paso Shooter Embraced Eco-Fascism. We Can’t Let the Far Right Co-Opt the Environmental Struggle”. The intercept (August 5, 2019). https://theintercept.com/2019/08/05/el-paso-shooting-eco-fascism-migration/

Courtney Parker. “An act of genocide: canada’s coerced sterilization of first nations women”. Intercontinental cry (November 15, 2019) https://intercontinentalcry.org/canadas-coerced-sterilization-of-first-nations-women/

Sarah Manavis. “Eco-fascism: The ideology marrying environmentalism and white supremacy thriving online”. New Stateman (September 21, 2018) https://www.newstatesman.com/science-tech/social-media/2018/09/eco-fascism-ideology-marrying-environmentalism-and-white-supremacy

Normandin, Sebastian, and Sean A. Valles. "How a network of conservationists and population control activists created the contemporary US anti-immigration movement." Endeavour 39.2 (2015): 95-105.

For more of Anna's investigative reporting go to annabiancaroach.com

Check out Patrick Farnsworth's excellent 'Last Born in the Wilderness' podcast at https://www.lastborninthewilderness.com

Support the show at https://www.patreon.com/unpackingthenews]]>3001canada,ecology,environmentalism,fascismfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/inclusion-and-gentrification-in-the-smart-city-face-au-future-ep1--20314471
How do post-secondary institutions, and specifically their campuses, fit into the smart city landscape? The Université of Montréal's new Campus MIL gives us an idea. Geneviève O'Meara, Université of Montréal spokesperson talks to us about how Campus MIL inclusively and responsibly re-purposed old industrial lands with temporary urban interventions, tech installations, bike lanes, safe walkways, and other features that even landed them a LEED certification. But Sasha Dyck, a resident of Parc-Extention, is wary of MIL Campus located some 500 metres from where he lives. This may be a story of innovation and technological progress for some, but Sasha tells us about the impact all of this can have on one of Canada's poorest neighbourhoods. As innovative, tech-enabled spaces make their way into our cities we have to ask ourselves: Who is being left behind?

Find new episodes of Face au Future, Future Fix and Spacing Radio at https://soundcloud.com/spacingradio and at spacing.ca and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/20314471Wed, 27 Nov 2019 16:14:13 +0000Andre GouletPresenting the first of three special French-language episodes of Spacing Magazine's Future Fix, this is 'Face au Futur' hosted by Katia Gaid and produced by Andre Goulet. How do post-secondary institutions, and specifically their campuses, fit into...
How do post-secondary institutions, and specifically their campuses, fit into the smart city landscape? The Université of Montréal's new Campus MIL gives us an idea. Geneviève O'Meara, Université of Montréal spokesperson talks to us about how Campus MIL inclusively and responsibly re-purposed old industrial lands with temporary urban interventions, tech installations, bike lanes, safe walkways, and other features that even landed them a LEED certification. But Sasha Dyck, a resident of Parc-Extention, is wary of MIL Campus located some 500 metres from where he lives. This may be a story of innovation and technological progress for some, but Sasha tells us about the impact all of this can have on one of Canada's poorest neighbourhoods. As innovative, tech-enabled spaces make their way into our cities we have to ask ourselves: Who is being left behind?

Find new episodes of Face au Future, Future Fix and Spacing Radio at https://soundcloud.com/spacingradio and at spacing.ca and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.]]>1603falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/wexit-and-jason-kenney-s-war-on-alberta--20142526
For more from PA go to https://www.progressalberta.ca/ and subscribe to The Progress Report wherever you get your podcasts.

Support this show at patreon.com/unpackingthenews

This conversation was recorded on November 11th, 2019.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/20142526Wed, 20 Nov 2019 15:27:45 +0000Andre GouletOn ep108 Progress Alberta executive director and 'The Progress Report' host Duncan Kinney joins Andre Goulet to explain how Jason Kenney's 2019 budget is an opening salvo in the United Conservative Party's war against Alberta civil society. Plus: in...
For more from PA go to https://www.progressalberta.ca/ and subscribe to The Progress Report wherever you get your podcasts.

Support this show at patreon.com/unpackingthenews

This conversation was recorded on November 11th, 2019.]]>1801alberta,canada,wexitfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/call-it-a-coup-ep108-preview-w-duncan-kinney--20007726
Tune in next week as Duncan and host Andre Goulet unpack Wexit and explore the cruelty of Jason Kenney's 2019 Alberta budget.

This conversation was recorded on November 11th, 2019.

Support the show at patreon.com/unpackingthenews]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/20007726Wed, 13 Nov 2019 13:21:40 +0000Andre GouletOn an episode 108 preview, Progress Alberta executive director and host of 'The Progress Report' podcast Duncan Kinney joins the show to ask why Canada's foreign policy establishment is supporting Bolivia's military-led coup against a popularly...
Tune in next week as Duncan and host Andre Goulet unpack Wexit and explore the cruelty of Jason Kenney's 2019 Alberta budget.

This conversation was recorded on November 11th, 2019.

Support the show at patreon.com/unpackingthenews]]>354alberta,bolivia,canada,wexitfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-fight-for-affordable-housing-in-the-cities-housing-party-ep2--19907114
Join DesBaillets every two months for a new conversation on housing in Canada with experts, policy wonks and scholars examining the challenges cities face in providing affordable, adequate and accessible housing for Canadians.

For more on Projet Montréal's 20/20/20 agenda go to http://www.projetmontreal.org/logements_familiaux_projets_immobiliers

Support the show at patreon.com/unpackingthenews]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19907114Thu, 07 Nov 2019 15:19:18 +0000Andre GouletOn a new episode of 'Housing Party' housing and human rights scholar David DesBaillets speaks with Projet Montréal city councilor Craig Sauvé on how the city's progressive civic government is making gains for housing access and affordability in its...
Join DesBaillets every two months for a new conversation on housing in Canada with experts, policy wonks and scholars examining the challenges cities face in providing affordable, adequate and accessible housing for Canadians.

For more on Projet Montréal's 20/20/20 agenda go to http://www.projetmontreal.org/logements_familiaux_projets_immobiliers

Support the show at patreon.com/unpackingthenews]]>2474falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/fake-victory-election-2019-analysis-from-coast-to-coast--19635498
This episode includes conversations with activist Hugh Stewart (Dog Island) in Halifax, political science scholar Maike Sondarjee (Le Placher des Vaches) in Quebec City, academic Christo Aivalis (Youtube's 'Left Politics, History and Culture') in Kingston, organizer Kate Jacobson (The Alberta Advantage) in Medicine Hat and Ricochet editor Derrick O'Keefe.

This conversation was recorded on October 22nd, 2019.

Support the show at patreon.com/unpackingthenews]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19635498Tue, 22 Oct 2019 20:34:22 +0000Andre GouletOn ep106 of Unpacking the News, a cavalcade of comrades and commentators from across the country join host Andre Goulet to explain why, in the aftermath of the demented fever dream of Canada's 43rd federal election, everyone's a loser. This episode...
This episode includes conversations with activist Hugh Stewart (Dog Island) in Halifax, political science scholar Maike Sondarjee (Le Placher des Vaches) in Quebec City, academic Christo Aivalis (Youtube's 'Left Politics, History and Culture') in Kingston, organizer Kate Jacobson (The Alberta Advantage) in Medicine Hat and Ricochet editor Derrick O'Keefe.

This conversation was recorded on October 22nd, 2019.

Support the show at patreon.com/unpackingthenews]]>3914falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/singh-s-surge-broken-democratic-norms-and-an-election-about-race--19523283
Plus: correspondent Savanna Craig and activist Sania Malik discuss Quebec's Law 21 and it's impact on the campaign and socialist, housing activist and NDP candidate Christine Paré explains how she's taking the fight to Justin Trudeau in his own riding of Papineau in Montreal.

Provide critical financial support for the future of the show at patreon.com/unpackingthenews

Tune in weekly for more round-table discussions en francais on 'Le Plancher des Vaches' at the end of every episode of Unpacking the News through to the end of October.

This conversation was recorded on October 13th, 2019.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19523283Tue, 15 Oct 2019 20:39:50 +0000Andre GouletDepraved debates, a Singh surge and a frustratingly full frontal attack on democratic norms from Maxime Bernier and Rebel Media.... On episode 105, political analyst Ludvic Moquin-Beaudry and attorney Laurence Ricard join host Andre Goulet to explore...
Plus: correspondent Savanna Craig and activist Sania Malik discuss Quebec's Law 21 and it's impact on the campaign and socialist, housing activist and NDP candidate Christine Paré explains how she's taking the fight to Justin Trudeau in his own riding of Papineau in Montreal.

Provide critical financial support for the future of the show at patreon.com/unpackingthenews

Tune in weekly for more round-table discussions en francais on 'Le Plancher des Vaches' at the end of every episode of Unpacking the News through to the end of October.

This conversation was recorded on October 13th, 2019.]]>7296falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/debate-fails-toxic-discourse-and-the-myth-of-scheer-as-the-everyman--19408534
Plus: correspondent Anna Bianca Roach speaks with Rank and File's Dave Bush to talk about Ontario’s Fight for $15 and Fairness campaign, what voters who care about labour rights should be looking for when they cast their ballot and how labour issues are, or aren’t, impacting the 43rd general election.

Provide critical financial support for the future of the show at patreon.com/unpackingthenews

Tune in weekly for more round-table discussions on 'Le Plancher des Vaches' at the end of every episode of Unpacking the News through to the end of October.

This conversation was recorded on October 6th, 2019.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19408534Tue, 08 Oct 2019 16:38:48 +0000Andre GouletSingh’s strength in the face of adversity impresses, the BQ tweets the quiet part out loud and American Andrew Scheer is....not actually an accountant? On episode 104 of the podcast journalist Martin Forgues, political analyst Ludvic Moquin-Beaudry...
Plus: correspondent Anna Bianca Roach speaks with Rank and File's Dave Bush to talk about Ontario’s Fight for $15 and Fairness campaign, what voters who care about labour rights should be looking for when they cast their ballot and how labour issues are, or aren’t, impacting the 43rd general election.

Provide critical financial support for the future of the show at patreon.com/unpackingthenews

Tune in weekly for more round-table discussions on 'Le Plancher des Vaches' at the end of every episode of Unpacking the News through to the end of October.

This conversation was recorded on October 6th, 2019.]]>6722falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/liz-may-the-climate-strike-and-the-rise-of-the-greens--19312084
To explore this hot topic issue and more, journalist Martin Forgues, political analyst Ludvic Moquin-Beaudry, politics scholar Maika Sondarjee and host Andre Goulet sit down to discuss a wild and wonderful week for Elizabeth May's 'untraditional' Green Party of Canada, the polling fallout from Trudeau's racism scandal and why the Bloc Québécois' appeal to boomers is yo, a totally rad strategy.

Plus: correspondent Savanna Craig speaks with Montreal activist Sam Kaizer about party policy and the LGBTQ+ community in this election.

Provide critical financial support for the future of the show at patreon.com/unpackingthenews

Tune in weekly for more round-table discussions with Forgues, Sondajer and Moquin-Beaudry on the show and hear 'Le Plancher des Vaches' at the end of every episode of Unpacking the News through to the end of October.

This conversation was recorded on September 29th, 2019.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19312084Tue, 01 Oct 2019 18:39:08 +0000Andre GouletIf televangelist and PPC candidate Laura Lynn Tyler Thompson's claims that Maxime Bernier is the second coming of the biblical king Jehu are accurate, what can we expect from next week's Leadership debates? To explore this hot topic issue and more,...
To explore this hot topic issue and more, journalist Martin Forgues, political analyst Ludvic Moquin-Beaudry, politics scholar Maika Sondarjee and host Andre Goulet sit down to discuss a wild and wonderful week for Elizabeth May's 'untraditional' Green Party of Canada, the polling fallout from Trudeau's racism scandal and why the Bloc Québécois' appeal to boomers is yo, a totally rad strategy.

Plus: correspondent Savanna Craig speaks with Montreal activist Sam Kaizer about party policy and the LGBTQ+ community in this election.

Provide critical financial support for the future of the show at patreon.com/unpackingthenews

Tune in weekly for more round-table discussions with Forgues, Sondajer and Moquin-Beaudry on the show and hear 'Le Plancher des Vaches' at the end of every episode of Unpacking the News through to the end of October.

This conversation was recorded on September 29th, 2019.]]>5601falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/systemic-racism-canada-and-justin-trudeau--19216238
Plus: correspondent Anna Roach speaks with labour organizer Thomas McKechnie on the movement to unionize Foodora in Toronto.

Provide critical financial support for the future of the show at patreon.com/unpackingthenews

Tune in weekly for more round-table discussions with Forgues, Sondajer and Moquin-Beaudry on the show and hear 'Le Plancher des Vaches' at the end of every episode of Unpacking the News through to the end of October.

This conversation was recorded on September 22nd, 2019.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19216238Tue, 24 Sep 2019 17:17:28 +0000Andre GouletAfter a week of secrets revealed and hypocrisies exposed journalist Martin Forgues, political analyst Ludvic Moquin-Beaudry, politics scholar Maika Sondarjee and host Andre Goulet discuss the slow-motion implosion of the Liberal campaign, how Canadian...
Plus: correspondent Anna Roach speaks with labour organizer Thomas McKechnie on the movement to unionize Foodora in Toronto.

Provide critical financial support for the future of the show at patreon.com/unpackingthenews

Tune in weekly for more round-table discussions with Forgues, Sondajer and Moquin-Beaudry on the show and hear 'Le Plancher des Vaches' at the end of every episode of Unpacking the News through to the end of October.

This conversation was recorded on September 22nd, 2019.]]>5134falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/2019-election-analysis-en-francais-le-plancher-des-vaches-ep1--19138374
New episodes are recorded every Sunday at Ricochet's offices at la Halte 24-7 in Montreal's Plateau neighbourhood. Production by André Goulet, Katia Gaïd et Gabrielle Brassard-Lecours.

Check this space as Martin, Ludvic and Maïka continue the conversation in English with André Goulet on Unpacking the News every week.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19138374Wed, 18 Sep 2019 13:17:51 +0000Andre Goulet'Le plancher des vaches' is an election podcast that aims to explore the dead angles of traditional media coverage of electoral campaigns with vivid analysis from journalist Martin Forgues, political analyst Ludvic Moquin-Beaudry and politics scholar...
New episodes are recorded every Sunday at Ricochet's offices at la Halte 24-7 in Montreal's Plateau neighbourhood. Production by André Goulet, Katia Gaïd et Gabrielle Brassard-Lecours.

Check this space as Martin, Ludvic and Maïka continue the conversation in English with André Goulet on Unpacking the News every week.]]>2865falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/election-of-a-thousand-laughs--19132304
Plus: a brutal first week for the Greens, Bill 21 and the Quebec vote and the provocative potential of Jagmeet Singh’s secret swagger. All this and more on episode 101 of Unpacking the News....

Provide critical financial support for the future of the show at patreon.com/unpackingthenews

Tune in weekly for more round-table discussions with Forgues, Sondajer and Moquin-Beaudry on the show and hear 'Le Plancher des Vaches' at the end of every episode of Unpacking the News through to the end of October-!

This conversation was recorded on September 15th, 2019.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19132304Tue, 17 Sep 2019 22:20:24 +0000Andre GouletFeel the excitement of a 2019 Federal Election well-underway as journalist Martin Forgues, political analyst Ludvic Moquin-Beaudry and politics scholar Maika Sondarjee (co-hosts of Ricochet’s new election podcast ‘Le Plancher des Vaches’) join Andre...
Plus: a brutal first week for the Greens, Bill 21 and the Quebec vote and the provocative potential of Jagmeet Singh’s secret swagger. All this and more on episode 101 of Unpacking the News....

Provide critical financial support for the future of the show at patreon.com/unpackingthenews

Tune in weekly for more round-table discussions with Forgues, Sondajer and Moquin-Beaudry on the show and hear 'Le Plancher des Vaches' at the end of every episode of Unpacking the News through to the end of October-!

This conversation was recorded on September 15th, 2019.]]>2050falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/our-pals-at-the-post-millenial-ep100--19068164
Check back here next Wednesday for weekly episodes featuring interviews and round-table conversations exploring the 2019 election chaos and support the show at patreon.com/unpackingthenews

Read Emma's piece at
https://www.nationalobserver.com/2019/08/22/news/he-used-work-site-promoted-racists-now-he-edits-canadian-news-outlet

The full video for the opening audio on this episode 'Hypocrisy much? CBC personalities suggest Post Millennial is biased' by Canadian Libertarian can be found at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vR1ksXi23cg

Hear TPM co-founder Ali Tagvha co-host Canadaland at https://www.canadalandshow.com/podcast/200-my-bloody-lavalin/

This episode was recorded on September 4th, 2019.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19068164Wed, 11 Sep 2019 14:01:59 +0000Andre GouletOn episode 100 of Unpacking the News, National Observer investigative reporter Emma McIntosh joins host Andre Goulet to discuss the connections between The Post Millenial, "free speech" website Free Bird Media the rise of far-right Canadian political...
Check back here next Wednesday for weekly episodes featuring interviews and round-table conversations exploring the 2019 election chaos and support the show at patreon.com/unpackingthenews

Read Emma's piece at
https://www.nationalobserver.com/2019/08/22/news/he-used-work-site-promoted-racists-now-he-edits-canadian-news-outlet

The full video for the opening audio on this episode 'Hypocrisy much? CBC personalities suggest Post Millennial is biased' by Canadian Libertarian can be found at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vR1ksXi23cg

Hear TPM co-founder Ali Tagvha co-host Canadaland at https://www.canadalandshow.com/podcast/200-my-bloody-lavalin/

This episode was recorded on September 4th, 2019.]]>2016falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/manitoba-election-a-referendum-on-austerity--19000380
Plus: the origins of the collapse in support for the Manitoba NDP and what it tells us about the decline of the federal party as we stare into the abyss of 10/21 election.

Read Wilt's piece "The Devastation of Manitoba: An autopsy of Pallister’s austerity regime" at https://canadiandimension.com/articles/view/the-devastation-of-manitoba

This conversation was recorded on August 30th, 2019.

Support the show at patreon.com/unpackingthenews]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19000380Wed, 04 Sep 2019 16:04:56 +0000Andre GouletBrian Pallister's Progressive Conservative government has rammed through a barrage of major right-wing changes in Manitoba over the last three years including service closures, funding cuts, privatizations and union-busting. On this week's episode...
Plus: the origins of the collapse in support for the Manitoba NDP and what it tells us about the decline of the federal party as we stare into the abyss of 10/21 election.

Read Wilt's piece "The Devastation of Manitoba: An autopsy of Pallister’s austerity regime" at https://canadiandimension.com/articles/view/the-devastation-of-manitoba

This conversation was recorded on August 30th, 2019.

Support the show at patreon.com/unpackingthenews]]>2536falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-cities-vs-airbnb-housing-party-ep1--18938482
Join housing and human rights doctoral student David DesBaillets (Université du Québec à Montréal, Project Montreal) as he welcomes critical urbanist David Wachsmuth (McGill School of Urban Planning, Canada Research Chair in Urban Governance) to explore his research on AirBnB and the good and bad ways in which online and digital platforms are distorting and transforming the Canadian housing sector.

Join David DesBaillets every two months for a new conversation on housing in Canada with experts, policy wonks and scholars examining the challenges cities face in providing affordable, adequate and accessible housing for Canadians.

For more on David Wachsmuth's research go to https://davidwachsmuth.com/

This conversation was recorded on August 9th, 2019.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/18938482Wed, 28 Aug 2019 14:14:14 +0000Andre GouletWhere and when is Airbnb activity happening in Canada? Who is making money on Airbnb and how? And are short-term rentals threatening long-term housing in Canada? You'll find the answers to all this and more on the new bi-monthly show-within-a-show...
Join housing and human rights doctoral student David DesBaillets (Université du Québec à Montréal, Project Montreal) as he welcomes critical urbanist David Wachsmuth (McGill School of Urban Planning, Canada Research Chair in Urban Governance) to explore his research on AirBnB and the good and bad ways in which online and digital platforms are distorting and transforming the Canadian housing sector.

Join David DesBaillets every two months for a new conversation on housing in Canada with experts, policy wonks and scholars examining the challenges cities face in providing affordable, adequate and accessible housing for Canadians.

For more on David Wachsmuth's research go to https://davidwachsmuth.com/

This conversation was recorded on August 9th, 2019.]]>2741falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/why-the-globe-mail-is-wrong-about-genocide--18816675
For more information on the Native Women's Shelter of Montreal go to http://www.nwsm.info/

This episode was recorded on July 26th, 2019.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/18816675Wed, 14 Aug 2019 16:09:50 +0000Andre GouletOn episode 97 of Unpacking the News, hosts Andre Goulet and Savanna Craig are joined by local pundit and Executive Director of the Native Women's Shelter of Montreal Nakuset to discuss the absence of hope in Attawapiskat, the recent conflict incited...
For more information on the Native Women's Shelter of Montreal go to http://www.nwsm.info/

This episode was recorded on July 26th, 2019.]]>2592falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/wet-hot-chocolate-milk-summer--18687471
Plus, exploring the latest polls, lamenting the absence of progressive housing policy in Canadian political discourse and why the New York Times is 100% correct in labeling Jagmeet Singh a "historical contender for Canada's top political job".

Music on this episode, Timecrawler's 'Mt. Fuji', is courtesy of Creative Commons.

This conversation was recorded on July 27th, 2019.

Become a monthly supporter at patreon.com/unpackingthenews]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/18687471Wed, 31 Jul 2019 20:16:39 +0000Andre GouletOn a hazy mid-summer episode of Unpacking the News things turn humid as host Andre Goulet, educator/musician Adam Hickey and Time Out Montreal editor JP Karwacki discuss Andrew Scheer's politicization of national food nutrition policy, Justin...
Plus, exploring the latest polls, lamenting the absence of progressive housing policy in Canadian political discourse and why the New York Times is 100% correct in labeling Jagmeet Singh a "historical contender for Canada's top political job".

Music on this episode, Timecrawler's 'Mt. Fuji', is courtesy of Creative Commons.

This conversation was recorded on July 27th, 2019.

Become a monthly supporter at patreon.com/unpackingthenews]]>2611falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/seance-at-lougheed-manor--18574341
How did the pair gain access to the late ex-Premier's haunted house of horror in Edmonton's tony Glenora neighbourhood? What are the '6 Principles'? And who needs a 9-bed 5-bath mansion anyways?

Prepare to shudder in fear as Lougheed explains why, through the medium of a simple ouija board (and in contrast to contemporary trends in conservative politics), his legacy for the province is a radical one.

Read the source article at
https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2012/09/17/Radical-Peter-Lougheed/

Audio on this episode, 'Canada's Energy Wars' (CBC's 'Power Politics & People' from 1978) and 'Melancholia Music Box' by Ryan Creep can be found on Youtube.

This conversation was recorded on June 29th, 2019.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/18574341Wed, 17 Jul 2019 19:49:01 +0000Andre GouletOn a super spooky summer vacation episode of 'Unpacking the News', prepare to gasp in terror as host Andre Goulet and Joel Laforest of 'The Alberta Advantage' podcast commune with the ghost of the late, legendary Peter Lougheed (PC Premier,...
How did the pair gain access to the late ex-Premier's haunted house of horror in Edmonton's tony Glenora neighbourhood? What are the '6 Principles'? And who needs a 9-bed 5-bath mansion anyways?

Prepare to shudder in fear as Lougheed explains why, through the medium of a simple ouija board (and in contrast to contemporary trends in conservative politics), his legacy for the province is a radical one.

Read the source article at
https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2012/09/17/Radical-Peter-Lougheed/

Audio on this episode, 'Canada's Energy Wars' (CBC's 'Power Politics & People' from 1978) and 'Melancholia Music Box' by Ryan Creep can be found on Youtube.

This conversation was recorded on June 29th, 2019.]]>1403falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/unequal-opportunity-sexism-in-canadian-journalism--18319060
Then, Emily Leedham (Rank & File: Prairie Edition) joins the show to discuss strategies for fighting back against the far-right in Canadian media and weighs in on her own experience as a woman in independent journalism.

Theme music, Timecrawler's 'Mt. Fuji', is courtesy of Creative Commons.

For more from The Link check out https://thelinknewspaper.ca/

Subscribe on Apple Podcasts and Spotify and support the show at patreon.com/unpackingthenews

This conversation was recorded on June 11th, 2019.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/18319060Wed, 19 Jun 2019 16:18:42 +0000Andre GouletPredatory professors, contemptible colleagues and taking heat from far-right trolls: on episode 94 hosts Savanna Craig and Andre Goulet welcome The Link's former Coordinating Editor Savanna Stewart and Creative Director Aysha White for a conversation...
Then, Emily Leedham (Rank & File: Prairie Edition) joins the show to discuss strategies for fighting back against the far-right in Canadian media and weighs in on her own experience as a woman in independent journalism.

Theme music, Timecrawler's 'Mt. Fuji', is courtesy of Creative Commons.

For more from The Link check out https://thelinknewspaper.ca/

Subscribe on Apple Podcasts and Spotify and support the show at patreon.com/unpackingthenews

This conversation was recorded on June 11th, 2019.]]>2210falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/early-summer-fall-election-preview-3rd-birthday-edition--18263043
Hear them discuss the parties and leaders over drinks and cupcakes in Parc Lafontaine in an immersive conversation regarding a flailing Canadian political establishment scrambling for leverage at the outset of the 2019 federal election.

Associate Production and cupcake support from Savanna Craig.

Opening music, 'Gens du Pays', is Quebec's unofficial birthday anthem. Theme music, Timecrawler's 'Mt. Fuji', courtesy of Creative Commons.

This conversation was recorded on June 9th, 2019.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/18263043Thu, 13 Jun 2019 18:30:55 +0000Andre GouletIt's an extra-length, epic anniversary episode as educator and musician Adam Hickey (Used Cassettes, New Blue Death) and journalist J.P. Karwacki (Time Out Montreal, CULT Montreal) join host Andre Goulet to celebrate the 3rd birthday of the podcast....
Hear them discuss the parties and leaders over drinks and cupcakes in Parc Lafontaine in an immersive conversation regarding a flailing Canadian political establishment scrambling for leverage at the outset of the 2019 federal election.

Associate Production and cupcake support from Savanna Craig.

Opening music, 'Gens du Pays', is Quebec's unofficial birthday anthem. Theme music, Timecrawler's 'Mt. Fuji', courtesy of Creative Commons.

This conversation was recorded on June 9th, 2019.]]>3833falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/jagmeet-singh-on-the-ndp-s-green-new-deal--18159038
For more on the NDP's Green New Deal go to https://www.ndp.ca/power-to-change

Music on this episode, Timewalkers's 'Mt. Fuji', is from Creative Commons.
Associate Production courtesy of Savanna Craig.

This episode was recorded on May 31st, 2019.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/18159038Mon, 03 Jun 2019 15:02:03 +0000Andre GouletOn episode 92 of Unpacking the News, host Andre Goulet visits the NDP's Green New Deal campaign launch at the Monument-National in downtown Montreal to find out more about the party's ambitious Climate Justice federal fall election strategy, including...
For more on the NDP's Green New Deal go to https://www.ndp.ca/power-to-change

Music on this episode, Timewalkers's 'Mt. Fuji', is from Creative Commons.
Associate Production courtesy of Savanna Craig.

This episode was recorded on May 31st, 2019.]]>1483falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-extremely-online-subculture-of-canada-s-new-far-right--18113978
Plus: the psychology of the Mount Everest high achiever, the Canadian garbage right-of-return and: autopsy on a Twitter weekend: why...... is Cliff Wife?

Read Shannon and Jon's piece at
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-canadas-new-far-right-a-trove-of-private-chat-room-messages-reveals/

Audio on this episode includes:
* ‘Jenny Fell Off the Trail- Scary Moment for Our Family’
* ‘The Star-spangled Banner’ Whitney Houston at Super Bowl XXV (1991)
* ‘Mt. Fuji’ - Timecrawler (courtesy of Creative Commons)

This conversation was recorded on May 28th, 2019
Subscribe on iTunes, Google Podcasts and Spotify and support the show at patreon.com/unpackingthenews]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/18113978Wed, 29 May 2019 17:08:51 +0000Andre GouletWhite power chatrooms, fascist memes and Jordan Pederson lectures as extremist recruitment tools: journalists Shannon Carranco and Jon Milton join host Andre Goulet and associate producer Savanna Craig to explore their recent Globe and Mail piece...
Plus: the psychology of the Mount Everest high achiever, the Canadian garbage right-of-return and: autopsy on a Twitter weekend: why...... is Cliff Wife?

Read Shannon and Jon's piece at
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-canadas-new-far-right-a-trove-of-private-chat-room-messages-reveals/

Audio on this episode includes:
* ‘Jenny Fell Off the Trail- Scary Moment for Our Family’
* ‘The Star-spangled Banner’ Whitney Houston at Super Bowl XXV (1991)
* ‘Mt. Fuji’ - Timecrawler (courtesy of Creative Commons)

This conversation was recorded on May 28th, 2019
Subscribe on iTunes, Google Podcasts and Spotify and support the show at patreon.com/unpackingthenews]]>2921falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/teens-against-empire-gravel-2020-and-the-anti-imperialist-left--18043990
On this episode, senior campaign staff Jonathan Suhr and Alex Chang join host Andre Goulet on an ambitious dual-cast of Korean history and current affairs show ‘The Korea File’ and Canadian left politics podcast ‘Unpacking the News’ to discuss the extraordinary anti-imperialist, anti-colonial campaign of Gravel 2020.

Subscribe to the show on iTunes and Spotify and become a monthly patron at patreon.com/unpackingthenews

To donate to the Gravel 2020 campaign go to https://secure.actblue.com/donate/mikegravel2020

Associate Production from Savanna Craig. This conversation was recorded on May 16th, 2019.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/18043990Wed, 22 May 2019 13:48:20 +0000Andre GouletAn insurgent, largely social media-driven campaign is bringing a radically anti-imperialist and anti-war message to the 2020 American election discourse. But how did a trio of teenagers convince an 89 year-old former Alaska Senator to make a...
On this episode, senior campaign staff Jonathan Suhr and Alex Chang join host Andre Goulet on an ambitious dual-cast of Korean history and current affairs show ‘The Korea File’ and Canadian left politics podcast ‘Unpacking the News’ to discuss the extraordinary anti-imperialist, anti-colonial campaign of Gravel 2020.

Subscribe to the show on iTunes and Spotify and become a monthly patron at patreon.com/unpackingthenews

To donate to the Gravel 2020 campaign go to https://secure.actblue.com/donate/mikegravel2020

Associate Production from Savanna Craig. This conversation was recorded on May 16th, 2019.]]>2355falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-rise-of-the-unpaid-intern-strike-movement--17937101
Plus: Canada’s most diabolical lawyer forces the Trudeau government to drop its prosecution of Vice-Admiral Mark Norman and General Motors performs a devious bait and switch in Oshawa.

For more on the student strike movement go to https://jacobinmag.com/2019/03/quebec-unpaid-internships-strike-university and https://thelinknewspaper.ca/article/provincial-wide-strike-begins-ahead-of-provincial-governments-budget-reveal

Music on this episode, Timewalker's 'Mt. Fuji', is courtesy of Creative Commons

Support the show at patreon.com/unpackingthenews

This conversation was recorded on May 14th, 2019.

Find the full clips on Youtube:
* Canadian vice-admiral Mark Norman, lawyer speak about trial after charges dropped
* GM, Unifor announce investment in Oshawa plant that will save 300 jobs
* Unpaid Interns_ Enough is Enough!]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17937101Wed, 15 May 2019 15:58:05 +0000Andre GouletThirty-five thousand Quebec students went on strike earlier this spring with a singular and simple demand: interns must be paid for their labor. On this week’s episode of Unpacking the News, academic and activist Eleni Schirmer (Jacobin, Labor...
Plus: Canada’s most diabolical lawyer forces the Trudeau government to drop its prosecution of Vice-Admiral Mark Norman and General Motors performs a devious bait and switch in Oshawa.

For more on the student strike movement go to https://jacobinmag.com/2019/03/quebec-unpaid-internships-strike-university and https://thelinknewspaper.ca/article/provincial-wide-strike-begins-ahead-of-provincial-governments-budget-reveal

Music on this episode, Timewalker's 'Mt. Fuji', is courtesy of Creative Commons

Support the show at patreon.com/unpackingthenews

This conversation was recorded on May 14th, 2019.

Find the full clips on Youtube:
* Canadian vice-admiral Mark Norman, lawyer speak about trial after charges dropped
* GM, Unifor announce investment in Oshawa plant that will save 300 jobs
* Unpaid Interns_ Enough is Enough!]]>2297falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/elizabeth-may-day-special-sleepwalking-into-authoritarianism--17805609
Plus: Prince Edward Island elects Canada's first Green opposition and a rousing round of the popular traditional May Day game 'Righteous or Regrettable'.

Audio on this episode includes:

* Doug Ford on climate change, CP24 (2019)
* Evangelicals- 'The Evening Descends' (2007, Dead Oceans)
* Elizabeth May at the Ottawa Press Gallery gala (2015)
* Elizabeth May at the Jody Wilson-Raybould Justice Committee hearings (2019)
* Theme to 'Welcome Back Kotter' (1975)
* Wild Palms soundtrack- 'Harry Goes to the Hospital' (1990)
* Stephen Harper on populism, Fox News Business (2018)

Theme music, Timewalker's 'Mt. Fuji', courtesy of Creative Commons

Support the show at patreon.com/unpackingthenews]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17805609Wed, 01 May 2019 16:04:32 +0000Andre GouletGeoff Sharpe (co-founder of thecable.com and host of the 'Cable Street' podcast) phones-in from his home in Budapest to celebrate (Liz) May Day in a conversation with host Andre Goulet connecting the perplexing political success of Doug Ford with the...
Plus: Prince Edward Island elects Canada's first Green opposition and a rousing round of the popular traditional May Day game 'Righteous or Regrettable'.

Audio on this episode includes:

* Doug Ford on climate change, CP24 (2019)
* Evangelicals- 'The Evening Descends' (2007, Dead Oceans)
* Elizabeth May at the Ottawa Press Gallery gala (2015)
* Elizabeth May at the Jody Wilson-Raybould Justice Committee hearings (2019)
* Theme to 'Welcome Back Kotter' (1975)
* Wild Palms soundtrack- 'Harry Goes to the Hospital' (1990)
* Stephen Harper on populism, Fox News Business (2018)

Theme music, Timewalker's 'Mt. Fuji', courtesy of Creative Commons

Support the show at patreon.com/unpackingthenews]]>2527falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-case-for-nationalizing-general-motors--17721894
Unifor Local 222 Political Action Committee chairman Tony Leah joins the show to explain how transforming the Oshawa plant into a crown corporation under public ownership and democratic control as part of a Canadian Green New Deal is the best way forward towards resolving the crisis.

Join the public meeting this Thursday, April 25th at 7pm at the IBEW Hall in Oshawa with CUPW National President Mike Palacek, Oshawa NDP MPP Jennifer French, journalist and activist Dimitri Lascaris and Russ Christianson of the Canadian Worker Co-op Federation for a conversation facilitated by Durham Region Labour Council President Tiffany Balducci (or find the stream on Facebook under the Durham Region Labour Council).

This conversation was recorded on April 22nd, 2019.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17721894Tue, 23 Apr 2019 14:04:18 +0000Andre GouletGeneral Motors is abandoning Oshawa, the mid-sized Ontario city of 160,000 that’s been building cars and trucks for the automotive giant for 100 years. Does a federal and provincial government failure to intervene in the crisis, a crisis affecting the...
Unifor Local 222 Political Action Committee chairman Tony Leah joins the show to explain how transforming the Oshawa plant into a crown corporation under public ownership and democratic control as part of a Canadian Green New Deal is the best way forward towards resolving the crisis.

Join the public meeting this Thursday, April 25th at 7pm at the IBEW Hall in Oshawa with CUPW National President Mike Palacek, Oshawa NDP MPP Jennifer French, journalist and activist Dimitri Lascaris and Russ Christianson of the Canadian Worker Co-op Federation for a conversation facilitated by Durham Region Labour Council President Tiffany Balducci (or find the stream on Facebook under the Durham Region Labour Council).

This conversation was recorded on April 22nd, 2019.]]>1939falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/welcome-to-hellberta-the-kenney-era-begins--17673795
Plus: the new binary politics, anthropomorphic cats, self-care in a UCP hellworld and ‘At Home With Premier Kenney’, a spooky election night Choose Your Own Adventure mystery.

And: are you ready....to hear the passion and power of an intellectual duel over the very fabric of society?

This conversation was recorded on April 17th, 2019.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17673795Thu, 18 Apr 2019 02:18:12 +0000Andre GouletIn a grim morning-after conversation, 'Alberta Advantage' contributor and 'Sports Are Gay' co-host Elaine Pauls joins host Andre Goulet from Calgary to explore the aftermath of the 2019 provincial election. Plus: the new binary politics,...
Plus: the new binary politics, anthropomorphic cats, self-care in a UCP hellworld and ‘At Home With Premier Kenney’, a spooky election night Choose Your Own Adventure mystery.

And: are you ready....to hear the passion and power of an intellectual duel over the very fabric of society?

This conversation was recorded on April 17th, 2019.]]>2083falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/jason-kenney-s-twisted-political-legacy--17568618
Plus: cataloguing the extremist political views of many of Kenney's United Conservative Party candidates and assessing the successes and failures of the last 4 years of NDP government under Premier Rachel Notley.

This conversation was recorded on April 5th, 2019.

Taylor Lambert's piece is at: https://www.sprawlcalgary.com/the-young-zealot-part-1

Find out more about Jason Kenney's extremist Gang of 30 candidates and ex-candidates at:

https://pressprogress.ca/meet-30-candidates-for-jason-kenneys-ucp-who-got-caught-promoting-hateful-and-extremist-views/

This podcast is produced and hosted on a 100% volunteer basis. If you like the work we do, support it at patreon.com/unpackingthenews]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17568618Mon, 08 Apr 2019 13:04:23 +0000Andre GouletIn the lead up to Alberta's April 16th election, Stephen Magusiak of 'The Alberta Advantage' podcast joins host Andre Goulet to explore (likely future Premier) Jason Kenney’s twisted past as a far-right campus activist in the United States. Plus:...
Plus: cataloguing the extremist political views of many of Kenney's United Conservative Party candidates and assessing the successes and failures of the last 4 years of NDP government under Premier Rachel Notley.

This conversation was recorded on April 5th, 2019.

Taylor Lambert's piece is at: https://www.sprawlcalgary.com/the-young-zealot-part-1

Find out more about Jason Kenney's extremist Gang of 30 candidates and ex-candidates at:

https://pressprogress.ca/meet-30-candidates-for-jason-kenneys-ucp-who-got-caught-promoting-hateful-and-extremist-views/

This podcast is produced and hosted on a 100% volunteer basis. If you like the work we do, support it at patreon.com/unpackingthenews]]>2177falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-covert-jody-wilson-raybould-recording-is-devastating-bonus-audio-clip--17477667
It’s a great way to start your weekend.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17477667Fri, 29 Mar 2019 22:48:06 +0000Andre GouletNo interview on this emergency special episode, just former Attorney General and Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould gently roasting former Clerk of the Privy Council Michael Wernick and the entire PMO apparatus for 17 tense, terrific minutes....
It’s a great way to start your weekend.]]>1172falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-cunning-and-cowardice-of-maxime-bernier--17430699
On episode 84 of the show, comedian and activist John Hanchar joins host Andre Goulet to explore the lazy narcissism and up-front Islamophobia of 'Mad' Max Bernier's People's Party of Canada.

Plus: why 1.6. million 12-20 year-olds protesting (in more than 2000 cities in 125 countries around the world) on March 15th's Day of Climate Action is reason for optimism in dark times.

This conversation was recorded on March 23rd, 2019.

This podcast is hosted and produced on a 100% volunteer basis. Please
support the show, and listen to bonus episodes, at patreon.com/unpackingthenews]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17430699Mon, 25 Mar 2019 14:11:58 +0000Andre GouletWhen gaffe-prone Harper-era cabinet minister Maxime Bernier lost the May 2017 Conservative leadership vote by just 700 votes, something snapped. Now the former Montreal lawyer and charter member of a Quebec's urban elite has become the standard...
On episode 84 of the show, comedian and activist John Hanchar joins host Andre Goulet to explore the lazy narcissism and up-front Islamophobia of 'Mad' Max Bernier's People's Party of Canada.

Plus: why 1.6. million 12-20 year-olds protesting (in more than 2000 cities in 125 countries around the world) on March 15th's Day of Climate Action is reason for optimism in dark times.

This conversation was recorded on March 23rd, 2019.

This podcast is hosted and produced on a 100% volunteer basis. Please
support the show, and listen to bonus episodes, at patreon.com/unpackingthenews]]>1921falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/what-the-snc-lavalin-scandal-teaches-us-about-canadian-democracy--17358692
On episode 83 of Unpacking the News, SFU political science professor Dr. Stewart Prest joins host Andre Goulet to explore a list of institutional problems and potential reforms that have been put forward in the wake of the SNC Lavalin situation.

Plus: the unbearable lightness of being Andrew Scheer, The Fair Elections Act/Bill C-23 revisited and some provocative 2019 Federal Election fanfic.

This conversation was recorded on March 15th, 2019.

Support the show at patreon.com/unpackingthenews]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17358692Mon, 18 Mar 2019 12:50:31 +0000Andre GouletIs the ongoing SNC-Lavalin scandal normalizing corporate interference in our democratic institutions? Or is it bringing out a sense of institutional creativity in Canadian politics? On episode 83 of Unpacking the News, SFU political science...
On episode 83 of Unpacking the News, SFU political science professor Dr. Stewart Prest joins host Andre Goulet to explore a list of institutional problems and potential reforms that have been put forward in the wake of the SNC Lavalin situation.

Plus: the unbearable lightness of being Andrew Scheer, The Fair Elections Act/Bill C-23 revisited and some provocative 2019 Federal Election fanfic.

This conversation was recorded on March 15th, 2019.

Support the show at patreon.com/unpackingthenews]]>2157falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-case-for-jody-wilson-raybould--17288388
On episode 82 of Unpacking the News, host Andre Goulet and a panel of non-partisans explore the unique role that Jody Wilson-Raybould is playing in the SNC-Lavalin Affair with editor and community organizer Marla Williams, activist and comedian John Hanchar and current affairs editor at Concordia University’s the Link newspaper Savanna Craig.

Plus: a discussion on the future of marijuana amnesty and the impending roll out of weed edibles in Canada later this year.

Audio from the Justin Trudeau's March 8th, 2019 press conference
Theme music: 'Mount Fuji' by Timecrawler (courtesy of Creative Commons)

This conversation was recorded on March 8th, 2019.

Become a Patron at patreon.com/unpackingthenews]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17288388Mon, 11 Mar 2019 14:29:51 +0000Andre GouletA treacherous atmosphere surrounds the Prime Minister’s Office over these waning weeks of winter as Justin Trudeau's role in the SNC-Lavelin Affair continues to confuse and beffudle the Canadian public, a public who have to be asking themselves-...
On episode 82 of Unpacking the News, host Andre Goulet and a panel of non-partisans explore the unique role that Jody Wilson-Raybould is playing in the SNC-Lavalin Affair with editor and community organizer Marla Williams, activist and comedian John Hanchar and current affairs editor at Concordia University’s the Link newspaper Savanna Craig.

Plus: a discussion on the future of marijuana amnesty and the impending roll out of weed edibles in Canada later this year.

Audio from the Justin Trudeau's March 8th, 2019 press conference
Theme music: 'Mount Fuji' by Timecrawler (courtesy of Creative Commons)

This conversation was recorded on March 8th, 2019.

Become a Patron at patreon.com/unpackingthenews]]>2984falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/who-cares-about-toxic-masculinity--17239515
In this conversation, Toronto-based independent journalist Anna Bianca Roach joins host Andre Goulet to explore why it's import to encourage pro-social aspects of masculinity, the role that clinicians need to play in working to address the needs of men and boys and whether the corporate cronyism of Justin Trudeau's SNC-Lavelin scandal and Old Boys Club politics is evidence of a kind of toxic masculinity at work in Ottawa.

Audio from:
Jordan Peterson's appearance on Fox News' 'Tucker Carlson Tonight' (March, 2018)
'We Believe- The Best Men Can Be', Gillette (January, 2019)
“Real Men. Real Depression”, The National Institute of Mental Health (2017)
Justin Trudeau press conference, Montreal, (February 27th, 2019)

This conversation was recorded on March 4th, 2019.

Subscribe to 'Unpacking the News' on iTunes and Spotify and support it at patreon.com/unpackingthenews]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17239515Wed, 06 Mar 2019 13:45:14 +0000Andre GouletEarly this year saw the release of a landmark study from the American Psychological Association (the first ever guidelines to help psychologists work with men and boys) suggesting that aspects of "traditional masculinity" can be psychologically...
In this conversation, Toronto-based independent journalist Anna Bianca Roach joins host Andre Goulet to explore why it's import to encourage pro-social aspects of masculinity, the role that clinicians need to play in working to address the needs of men and boys and whether the corporate cronyism of Justin Trudeau's SNC-Lavelin scandal and Old Boys Club politics is evidence of a kind of toxic masculinity at work in Ottawa.

Audio from:
Jordan Peterson's appearance on Fox News' 'Tucker Carlson Tonight' (March, 2018)
'We Believe- The Best Men Can Be', Gillette (January, 2019)
“Real Men. Real Depression”, The National Institute of Mental Health (2017)
Justin Trudeau press conference, Montreal, (February 27th, 2019)

This conversation was recorded on March 4th, 2019.

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Plus: what's behind the surprising level of support for the xenophobic People's Party of Canada in one of the country's most diverse ridings? Does the fall of a so-called NDP fortress in Montreal's Outremont mark the end of the party in Quebec? And why does the latest Angus Reid polling on the SNC-Lavelin scandal pose a major concern for Justin Trudeau?

This conversation was recorded on February 26th, 2019.

Subscribe to the show on iTunes and Spotify and support it at patreon.com/unpackingthenews]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17170309Wed, 27 Feb 2019 15:37:06 +0000Andre GouletIn the aftermath of Jagmeet Singh’s convincing victory in the Burnaby South by-election, Ricochet co-founder and editor Derrick O'Keefe joins host Andre Goulet from Vancouver to discuss the federal NDP leader's historic win. Plus: what's behind the...
Plus: what's behind the surprising level of support for the xenophobic People's Party of Canada in one of the country's most diverse ridings? Does the fall of a so-called NDP fortress in Montreal's Outremont mark the end of the party in Quebec? And why does the latest Angus Reid polling on the SNC-Lavelin scandal pose a major concern for Justin Trudeau?

This conversation was recorded on February 26th, 2019.

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Did the Prime Minster or the PMO pressure Jody Wilson-Raybould to interfere with the fraud case against SNC-Lavalin? How deep is the rot of corporate cronyism in Canadian politics? And is there any truth to rumors that Justin Trudeau and Gerald Butts played in a Spin Doctors cover band while attending McGill in the early 1990s?

Plus: a deeper look into Canada’s opioid crisis, reflections on the 50th anniversary of a major event in the history of black liberation in Canada and the growing reality of gentrification in Montreal’s Parc-Extension neighbourhood and how the residents of one of the country’s poorest postal codes are fighting back.

Featuring a roundtable conversation with McGill’s 'The Daily' news editor Athina Khalid, Concordia’s 'The Link' current affairs editor Savanna Craig and writer, comedian and activist John Hancham.

This episode was recorded on February 8th and 20th, 2019.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17097429Wed, 20 Feb 2019 17:42:33 +0000Andre GouletOn episode 79 of 'Unpacking the News' we explore the Big Questions: Did the Prime Minster or the PMO pressure Jody Wilson-Raybould to interfere with the fraud case against SNC-Lavalin? How deep is the rot of corporate cronyism in Canadian politics?...
Did the Prime Minster or the PMO pressure Jody Wilson-Raybould to interfere with the fraud case against SNC-Lavalin? How deep is the rot of corporate cronyism in Canadian politics? And is there any truth to rumors that Justin Trudeau and Gerald Butts played in a Spin Doctors cover band while attending McGill in the early 1990s?

Plus: a deeper look into Canada’s opioid crisis, reflections on the 50th anniversary of a major event in the history of black liberation in Canada and the growing reality of gentrification in Montreal’s Parc-Extension neighbourhood and how the residents of one of the country’s poorest postal codes are fighting back.

Featuring a roundtable conversation with McGill’s 'The Daily' news editor Athina Khalid, Concordia’s 'The Link' current affairs editor Savanna Craig and writer, comedian and activist John Hancham.

This episode was recorded on February 8th and 20th, 2019.]]>3465falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/falling-in-love-with-andrew-scheer--17031584
Plus: why the NDP's fight to hold on to Tom Mulcair's old seat in the Montreal Outremont by-election is an uphill batle.

With journalists Athina Khalid (McGill’s The Daily) and Savanna Craig (Concordia's The Link) and writer/comedian John Hanchar (Squad Laughs).

This episode was recorded on February 8th, 2019.

Support the show at www.patreon.com/unpackingthenews]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17031584Wed, 13 Feb 2019 13:53:14 +0000Andre GouletOn a very special Valentine's Day episode, our panel convenes to investigate the roots of a political phenomenon: what's behind Andrew Scheer's absolutely wild, nearly animal, magnetism? Why has the xenophobic dog whistle of modern conservatism...
Plus: why the NDP's fight to hold on to Tom Mulcair's old seat in the Montreal Outremont by-election is an uphill batle.

With journalists Athina Khalid (McGill’s The Daily) and Savanna Craig (Concordia's The Link) and writer/comedian John Hanchar (Squad Laughs).

This episode was recorded on February 8th, 2019.

Support the show at www.patreon.com/unpackingthenews]]>1854falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-ndp-we-want--16895061
On episode 77 of Unpacking the News ex-journalist Kai Nagata, Comms Director at BC citizen's action network Dogwood, joins host Andre Goulet to assess where the New Democrats are at in 2019.

For more on Dogwood and to read Kai's recent work the RCMP raid on Wet'suwet'en, organizing for electoral reform and more go to dogwoodbc.ca

Read the G&M editorial here: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/editorials/article-globe-editorial-how-jagmeet-singhs-leadership-has-diminished-the-ndp/

Read Dave Bush's piece in the National Observer here:
https://www.nationalobserver.com/2019/01/22/opinion/ndp-crisis-and-singhs-leadership

Singh interview and news report excerpts are from CBC's 'Power and Politics' and 'The National'.

Look up the vintage election ads on Youtube under:
'Canadian ad – Ed Broadbent NDP’
‘NDP 1984 Election Commercial’
'NDP Election Ads- 1985’

Music on this episode, 'Mt. Fuji' by Timecrawler, is courtesy of Creative Commons.

Support Unpacking the News at patreon.com/unpackingthenews

This episode was recorded on January 30th, 2019.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16895061Thu, 31 Jan 2019 17:33:52 +0000Andre GouletIs the media narrative of an NDP in crisis over-hyped? Why is the Globe and Mail editorial board concern trolling Jagmeet Singh? And does the party need a sharp Left turn if it wants to make gains in the 2019 federal election? On episode 77 of...
On episode 77 of Unpacking the News ex-journalist Kai Nagata, Comms Director at BC citizen's action network Dogwood, joins host Andre Goulet to assess where the New Democrats are at in 2019.

For more on Dogwood and to read Kai's recent work the RCMP raid on Wet'suwet'en, organizing for electoral reform and more go to dogwoodbc.ca

Read the G&M editorial here: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/editorials/article-globe-editorial-how-jagmeet-singhs-leadership-has-diminished-the-ndp/

Read Dave Bush's piece in the National Observer here:
https://www.nationalobserver.com/2019/01/22/opinion/ndp-crisis-and-singhs-leadership

Singh interview and news report excerpts are from CBC's 'Power and Politics' and 'The National'.

Look up the vintage election ads on Youtube under:
'Canadian ad – Ed Broadbent NDP’
‘NDP 1984 Election Commercial’
'NDP Election Ads- 1985’

Music on this episode, 'Mt. Fuji' by Timecrawler, is courtesy of Creative Commons.

Support Unpacking the News at patreon.com/unpackingthenews

This episode was recorded on January 30th, 2019.]]>2501falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/chrystia-freeland-supports-our-coups-making-the-case-for-jagmeet-singh--16834031
Writer and academic Christo Aivalis (Canadian Dimension, The Washington Post, Ricochet) joins host Andre Goulet to explore why an official endorsement of regime change in the southern hemisphere by the Canadian government shouldn't surprise us.

Plus: how the manufactured media-driven 'crisis' over Jagmeet Singh's leadership is over-hyped and why the federal NDP leader needs to pay close attention to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Bernie Sanders and the resurgent American Left as he and his party prepare to fight the 2019 election.

Find Christo's recent piece at Canadian Dimension here: https://canadiandimension.com/articles/view/the-lesson-ocasio-cortez-and-sanders-have-for-the-left-welcome-their-hatred

Music: 'Himno Nacional de Venezuela' w/ Gustavo Dudamel

This episode was recorded on January 24th, 2019.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16834031Thu, 24 Jan 2019 22:14:35 +0000Andre GouletForeign Affairs minister Chrystia Freeland was in good company this week at the Davos summit as she shared a stage with far-right Brazilian president Jair Bolsanaro to defend and promote the soft coup in Venezuela. Writer and academic Christo...
Writer and academic Christo Aivalis (Canadian Dimension, The Washington Post, Ricochet) joins host Andre Goulet to explore why an official endorsement of regime change in the southern hemisphere by the Canadian government shouldn't surprise us.

Plus: how the manufactured media-driven 'crisis' over Jagmeet Singh's leadership is over-hyped and why the federal NDP leader needs to pay close attention to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Bernie Sanders and the resurgent American Left as he and his party prepare to fight the 2019 election.

Find Christo's recent piece at Canadian Dimension here: https://canadiandimension.com/articles/view/the-lesson-ocasio-cortez-and-sanders-have-for-the-left-welcome-their-hatred

Music: 'Himno Nacional de Venezuela' w/ Gustavo Dudamel

This episode was recorded on January 24th, 2019.]]>2232falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/2018-goodbye-to-the-dumbest-year--16571661
Subscribe to Rank and File: Prairie Edition and News You Can Use on iTunes, GooglePlay or wherever you get your podcasts.

Support the show at patreon.com/unpackingthenews

This conversation was recorded on December 19th, 2018.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16571661Thu, 27 Dec 2018 00:19:14 +0000Andre GouletIn a comprehensive coast-to-coast retrospective, Emily Leedham (Rank and File Prairie Edition), James Wilt (News You Can Use) and Stokely Wilt-Leedham (Canadian Cat Quarterly) join host Andre Goulet for an end-of-year review of 2018. Subscribe to...
Subscribe to Rank and File: Prairie Edition and News You Can Use on iTunes, GooglePlay or wherever you get your podcasts.

Support the show at patreon.com/unpackingthenews

This conversation was recorded on December 19th, 2018.]]>3481falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-trudeau-christmas-miracle--16522990* Ricochet West Coast editor Erin Seatter in Vancouver
* The Alberta Advantage’s Kate Jacobson in Calgary
* Radio Free Winnipeg’s Scott Price
* Family Compact/Cable Street's Geoff Sharpe in Toronto
* 49th Parahell’s Rob Roussseau and
* Ricochet Francais' Katia Gaid in Montreal
join host Andre Goulet for an investigation into the spirit of the season. Will they discover the True Meaning of Christmas and win Prime Minister Trudeau's precious pipeline prize? Tune in to find out!

Subscribe to The Alberta Advantage, Radio Free Winnipeg, Cable Street, Family Compact and 49th Parahell on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts.

Music on this episode includes:
René Simard- Triste Noel
Claude Valade- Au Royaumme du Bonhomme d'Hiver
Claude Valade- A Noel
Dany Aubé- Mon Cadeaux de Noel
Ginette Ménard- La Neige
Fernand Gignac- Promenade en Traineau

and Oh, Tannenbaum, and Hark the Herald Angels Sing from 'A Charlie Brown Christmas'.

Justin Trudeau's pipeline interview courtesy of Bloomberg News.

Support the show at patreon.com/unpackingthenews

This episode was recorded over December 12th to 17th, 2018.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16522990Wed, 19 Dec 2018 17:31:52 +0000Andre GouletIt’s a special seasonal 2018 year-end episode of Unpacking the News as * Ricochet West Coast editor Erin Seatter in Vancouver * The Alberta Advantage’s Kate Jacobson in Calgary * Radio Free Winnipeg’s Scott Price * Family Compact/Cable Street's Geoff...* Ricochet West Coast editor Erin Seatter in Vancouver
* The Alberta Advantage’s Kate Jacobson in Calgary
* Radio Free Winnipeg’s Scott Price
* Family Compact/Cable Street's Geoff Sharpe in Toronto
* 49th Parahell’s Rob Roussseau and
* Ricochet Francais' Katia Gaid in Montreal
join host Andre Goulet for an investigation into the spirit of the season. Will they discover the True Meaning of Christmas and win Prime Minister Trudeau's precious pipeline prize? Tune in to find out!

Subscribe to The Alberta Advantage, Radio Free Winnipeg, Cable Street, Family Compact and 49th Parahell on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts.

Music on this episode includes:
René Simard- Triste Noel
Claude Valade- Au Royaumme du Bonhomme d'Hiver
Claude Valade- A Noel
Dany Aubé- Mon Cadeaux de Noel
Ginette Ménard- La Neige
Fernand Gignac- Promenade en Traineau

and Oh, Tannenbaum, and Hark the Herald Angels Sing from 'A Charlie Brown Christmas'.

Justin Trudeau's pipeline interview courtesy of Bloomberg News.

Support the show at patreon.com/unpackingthenews

This episode was recorded over December 12th to 17th, 2018.]]>3001falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-gilets-jaunes-movement-and-detached-neoliberalism--16460955
In this conversation Paris-based Ricochet and National Observer contributor Clothilde Goujard joins host Andre Goulet to explore what Canadian neoliberals like Prime Minister Justin Trudeau must learn from the massive protests in France.

This conversation was recorded on December 10th, 2018.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16460955Thu, 13 Dec 2018 15:58:30 +0000Andre GouletAfter a fourth straight weekend of violent protests in the French capital, 89,000 police have been deployed around the country to restore order. What role has the detached neoliberalism of President Emannuel Macron played in setting off Europe's...
In this conversation Paris-based Ricochet and National Observer contributor Clothilde Goujard joins host Andre Goulet to explore what Canadian neoliberals like Prime Minister Justin Trudeau must learn from the massive protests in France.

This conversation was recorded on December 10th, 2018.]]>1866falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/unpacking-the-tomb-bury-me-in-winnipeg--16100594
On which morbidly minor issue did the mayoral election revolve? What are the most macabre and major issues facing the city, and Manitoba as a whole? And what single word best defines the province's pallid and petrifying Premier Brian 'Poltergeist' Pallister? Plus: a rundown of last week's ghastly and gruesome civic political results from coast to coast.

Music and audio from:
Swinging Strings: 'Welcome to Winnipeg' (Eagle Records, 1967)
The Weakerthans: 'One Great City!' ('Reconstruction Site', Epitaph Records, 2003)
'My Winnipeg' (dir. Guy Maddin, Buffalo Gal Pictures, 2007)]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16100594Wed, 31 Oct 2018 12:20:28 +0000Andre GouletOn a very spooky episode of Unpacking the Tomb, host Andre Ghoul-et welcomes 'Scary' Scott Price of the long-running Canadian history and media discourse show 'Radio Free Winnipeg' (co-hosted w/ 'Gruesome' Greg Gallinger) to talk about the...
On which morbidly minor issue did the mayoral election revolve? What are the most macabre and major issues facing the city, and Manitoba as a whole? And what single word best defines the province's pallid and petrifying Premier Brian 'Poltergeist' Pallister? Plus: a rundown of last week's ghastly and gruesome civic political results from coast to coast.

Music and audio from:
Swinging Strings: 'Welcome to Winnipeg' (Eagle Records, 1967)
The Weakerthans: 'One Great City!' ('Reconstruction Site', Epitaph Records, 2003)
'My Winnipeg' (dir. Guy Maddin, Buffalo Gal Pictures, 2007)]]>2242falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/red-chamber-blues-inside-the-senate--16042466
Plus: what's life like in that most opaque of Canadian political institutions? Brown looks back on his experience as an 18-year-old Senate page in the "chamber of sober second thought".

This conversation was recorded in August, 2018.

Support the show at patreon.com/unpackingthenews]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16042466Wed, 24 Oct 2018 16:44:56 +0000Andre GouletThe monthly DIY event 'Squad Laffs' has become a Montreal underground comedy institution, creating a safe space to work out material on stage for little-heard comedic voices and perspectives. Co-founder/showrunner James Brown joins host Andre Goulet...
Plus: what's life like in that most opaque of Canadian political institutions? Brown looks back on his experience as an 18-year-old Senate page in the "chamber of sober second thought".

This conversation was recorded in August, 2018.

Support the show at patreon.com/unpackingthenews]]>3616falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/amnesty-addiction-and-legalization--15984188
Plus: society pathologizes addiction without understanding why it happens, but there's a growing consensus, particularly in the medical community, that addiction is not a moral failing or weakness of will. In this conversation, Ramsay-Giesz and Goulet explore how conditioning, childhood trauma and social and economic exclusion can lead to addiction.

This conversation was recorded on October 16th, 2018.

Support the show at patreon.com/unpackingthenews]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/15984188Wed, 17 Oct 2018 13:36:59 +0000Andre GouletHundreds of thousands of Canadians have been affected by marijuana prohibition laws, but the Trudeau government has been slow to coordinate Amnesty legislation with the legalization of Cannabis. On episode 70 of 'Unpacking the News', investigative...
Plus: society pathologizes addiction without understanding why it happens, but there's a growing consensus, particularly in the medical community, that addiction is not a moral failing or weakness of will. In this conversation, Ramsay-Giesz and Goulet explore how conditioning, childhood trauma and social and economic exclusion can lead to addiction.

This conversation was recorded on October 16th, 2018.

Support the show at patreon.com/unpackingthenews]]>1404falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/left-internationalism-and-indie-media-the-borderless-ricochet-interview--15925747
Plus: Debunking the Justin Trudeau mystique for American liberals. Race, class and social decline in Detroit and the state of Michigan. And- what does this political and social moment look like for Democratic Socialism in the United States?

This conversation was recorded in August, 2018.

Support this podcast at patreon.com/unpackingthenews]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/15925747Wed, 10 Oct 2018 10:47:38 +0000Andre GouletBorderless is a Michigan-based media collective dedicated to investigative journalism and community discourse. On this episode, founder Joel Campbell welcomes Unpacking the News host Andre Goulet on The Lamp Post podcast to discuss the crucial role...
Plus: Debunking the Justin Trudeau mystique for American liberals. Race, class and social decline in Detroit and the state of Michigan. And- what does this political and social moment look like for Democratic Socialism in the United States?

This conversation was recorded in August, 2018.

Support this podcast at patreon.com/unpackingthenews]]>2666falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/2018-a-breakout-election-for-quebec-solidaire--15870566
On this episode she joins host Andre Goulet to explain why we're right to be wary of Francois Legault's incoming Coalition Avenir Québec government. Plus: what the rise of Québec Solidaire means for grassroots-driven social democracy in Québec and the broader development of the international Left and why it's too early to count out the Parti Québécois.

This conversation was recorded on October 3rd, 2018.

Support this podcast at patreon.com/unpackingthenews]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/15870566Wed, 03 Oct 2018 16:36:51 +0000Andre GouletAlexa Conradi helped to shape the early years of Québec Solidaire in her role as president of the far-left party from 2006 to 2009. She was also a crucial voice of opposition to the Parti Québécois’ Islamophobic Charter of Values as the head of the...
On this episode she joins host Andre Goulet to explain why we're right to be wary of Francois Legault's incoming Coalition Avenir Québec government. Plus: what the rise of Québec Solidaire means for grassroots-driven social democracy in Québec and the broader development of the international Left and why it's too early to count out the Parti Québécois.

This conversation was recorded on October 3rd, 2018.

Support this podcast at patreon.com/unpackingthenews]]>2569falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/2018-qc-election-provincial-ndp-return-after-24-year-hiatus--15754478
In this conversation host Andre Goulet speaks with Apostolia Petropoulos, the NPDQ candidate for the ethnically diverse riding of Laurier-Dorion, about the triumphs and travails of life on the campaign trail in Montreal's Parc-Extension and Villeray neighbourhoods. Plus: a brief history of nearly 80-years of the NDP in Quebec.

For more information on the NPDQ or to see the party platform go to http://en.lenpdq.org/

This conversation was recorded on September 17th, 2018.

Support this podcast at patreon.com/unpackingthenews]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/15754478Wed, 19 Sep 2018 14:23:57 +0000Andre GouletThe Quebec NDP are back and contesting their first election since 1994. But what kind of challenges are the party and its candidates facing as the province heads to the polls on October 1st? In this conversation host Andre Goulet speaks with...
In this conversation host Andre Goulet speaks with Apostolia Petropoulos, the NPDQ candidate for the ethnically diverse riding of Laurier-Dorion, about the triumphs and travails of life on the campaign trail in Montreal's Parc-Extension and Villeray neighbourhoods. Plus: a brief history of nearly 80-years of the NDP in Quebec.

For more information on the NPDQ or to see the party platform go to http://en.lenpdq.org/

This conversation was recorded on September 17th, 2018.

Support this podcast at patreon.com/unpackingthenews]]>1320falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/2018-qc-election-an-existential-crisis-for-the-parti-quebecois--15699605
Earlier this month journalist Chris Curtis spent seven days on the PQ press bus covering Lisée's cross-Quebec campaign for the Montreal Gazette. In this conversation, he joins host André Goulet to discuss his up-close observations of the leader and his campaign and to explain why the PQ still stands a chance in this election.

This conversation was recorded on Thursday, September 6th.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/15699605Wed, 12 Sep 2018 13:43:06 +0000Andre GouletEven as this October marks the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Parti Québécois, the 2018 provincial election finds the sovereignist party fighting for its political life. With support for independence at an all-time low, is PQ leader...
Earlier this month journalist Chris Curtis spent seven days on the PQ press bus covering Lisée's cross-Quebec campaign for the Montreal Gazette. In this conversation, he joins host André Goulet to discuss his up-close observations of the leader and his campaign and to explain why the PQ still stands a chance in this election.

This conversation was recorded on Thursday, September 6th.]]>1611falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/2018-qc-election-the-parties-the-personalities-the-issues--15647514
Ricochet correspondent Ruby Irene Pratka and a round-table panel of guests join host Andre Goulet to try to make sense of the issues, the personalities and the political landscape leading up to Quebec’s 42nd provincial election.

Featuring Evan Coole, co-coordinator of the Quebec Solidaire volunteer network;
Malcolm Richmond, President of anglophone non-profit Youth for Youth Quebec and Natalia Garcia and Joel Bergman of Marxist student organization Socialist Fightback.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/15647514Wed, 05 Sep 2018 14:24:30 +0000Andre GouletWhat are the mainstream political parties in Quebec? What are the electoral options for the Left in the province? And what role will the issues of sovereignty, political participation and the role of religion in public life play in this election?...
Ricochet correspondent Ruby Irene Pratka and a round-table panel of guests join host Andre Goulet to try to make sense of the issues, the personalities and the political landscape leading up to Quebec’s 42nd provincial election.

Featuring Evan Coole, co-coordinator of the Quebec Solidaire volunteer network;
Malcolm Richmond, President of anglophone non-profit Youth for Youth Quebec and Natalia Garcia and Joel Bergman of Marxist student organization Socialist Fightback.]]>2628falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/politics-of-fear-evangelical-support-for-trump-not-a-contradiction--15596707
On this episode, he joins host Andre Goulet to explore how the embrace of Donald Trump is the logical outcome of a long-standing evangelical approach to public life defined by the politics of fear, the pursuit of worldly power, and a nostalgic longing for an American past.

This conversation was recorded on August 17th, 2018.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/15596707Wed, 29 Aug 2018 12:57:01 +0000Andre GouletJohn Fea is a professor of American History at Pennsylvania’s Messiah College and the author of this summer’s ‘Believe Me: the Evangelical Road to Trump’, a discerning, critical take on current American politics. On this episode, he joins host...
On this episode, he joins host Andre Goulet to explore how the embrace of Donald Trump is the logical outcome of a long-standing evangelical approach to public life defined by the politics of fear, the pursuit of worldly power, and a nostalgic longing for an American past.

This conversation was recorded on August 17th, 2018.]]>2288falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/herongate-ottawa-community-fights-mass-eviction--15537668
In this conversation, organizer Ikram Dahir of the Herongate Tenant Coalition joins host Andre Goulet to explain how private profits and the City itself are benefiting from what some are calling a socio-economic cleansing.

This interview was recorded on August 18th, 2018.

To learn more about the Heron Gate Tenant Coalition go to https://herongatetenants.ca/we-are-herongate-issue-3/

For more information on this story check out Sam Heaton's piece online at https://ricochet.media/en/2290/the-brutal-economic-logic-of-ottawas-heron-gate-evictions]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/15537668Tue, 21 Aug 2018 15:28:45 +0000Andre GouletA mass eviction is being carried out in a south Ottawa neighbourhood and multi-billion dollar real estate holdings conglomerate Timbercreek Asset Management has given more than 400 residents of Herongate until September 30th to vacate homes many of...
In this conversation, organizer Ikram Dahir of the Herongate Tenant Coalition joins host Andre Goulet to explain how private profits and the City itself are benefiting from what some are calling a socio-economic cleansing.

This interview was recorded on August 18th, 2018.

To learn more about the Heron Gate Tenant Coalition go to https://herongatetenants.ca/we-are-herongate-issue-3/

For more information on this story check out Sam Heaton's piece online at https://ricochet.media/en/2290/the-brutal-economic-logic-of-ottawas-heron-gate-evictions]]>1242canada,herongate,ontario,ottawa,tenantrightsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/heritage-front-minutes-police-spies-and-white-supremacy--15448915
Find Jon’s article ‘Police, Spies and White Supremacy: A Brief History’ at https://ricochet.media/en/2276/police-spies-and-white-supremacy-a-brief-history

Music on this episode, the traditional french-Canadian ‘À la Claire Fontaine’ is sung and performed by: Luc & Manuel Dauvin (Vocals, Fiddles) and Jim Anderson (Vocal, Guitar). Look for ‘A la Claire Fontaine’ Metis-Michif’ on Youtube.

‘Canada the Unknown’, was written by Bruce Hutchinson and published in ‘A Pocketful of Canada’, edited by John D. Robins for the Canadian Council of Education for Citizenship, in 1948.

This conversation was recorded on July 30th, 2018.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/15448915Wed, 08 Aug 2018 16:11:44 +0000Andre GouletMontreal-based journalist Jon Milton’s work focuses on grassroots social movements and the mechanics of institutional power. In this conversation, he joins host Andre Goulet to explore the links between law enforcement and the white supremacist...
Find Jon’s article ‘Police, Spies and White Supremacy: A Brief History’ at https://ricochet.media/en/2276/police-spies-and-white-supremacy-a-brief-history

Music on this episode, the traditional french-Canadian ‘À la Claire Fontaine’ is sung and performed by: Luc & Manuel Dauvin (Vocals, Fiddles) and Jim Anderson (Vocal, Guitar). Look for ‘A la Claire Fontaine’ Metis-Michif’ on Youtube.

‘Canada the Unknown’, was written by Bruce Hutchinson and published in ‘A Pocketful of Canada’, edited by John D. Robins for the Canadian Council of Education for Citizenship, in 1948.

This conversation was recorded on July 30th, 2018.]]>2419falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/alberta-ndp-give-province-a-political-education--15398375
Plus: how United Conservative Party leader Jason Kenney's political career has been the ultimate ideological conservative grift and why the uniqueness of provincial politics is due to the deeply conservative tendencies of rural Alberta.

Find The Alberta Advantage podcast at Ricochet and subscribe to the show on Soundcloud, iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts.

This conversation was recorded on July 27th, 2018.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/15398375Wed, 01 Aug 2018 16:24:39 +0000Andre GouletOn this episode: Fresh from the birthplace of the CCF, The Calgary-based Alberta Advantage podcast provides bi-weekly commentary and analysis on local and provincial politics from a left perspective. In this conversation, co-host and producer Kate...
Plus: how United Conservative Party leader Jason Kenney's political career has been the ultimate ideological conservative grift and why the uniqueness of provincial politics is due to the deeply conservative tendencies of rural Alberta.

Find The Alberta Advantage podcast at Ricochet and subscribe to the show on Soundcloud, iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts.

This conversation was recorded on July 27th, 2018.]]>2331falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/stephen-harper-s-post-politics-grift--15278309
On this episode, Brad Goertz (ep28's 'Realpolitik and Big Oil: The Unconventional Social Democracy of Rachel Notley's NDP') joins host Andre Goulet to discuss the former Prime Minister's new and financially lucrative career in corporate consulting and the shadowy international Right-wing speaker’s circuit.

This episode was recorded on July 15th, 2018.

For more on this story, check out Jason Makusoff’s two recent pieces at Maclean’s:

https://www.macleans.ca/politics/stephen-harpers-own-words-i-was-never-in-the-job-to-be-liked/

https://www.macleans.ca/economy/what-on-earth-is-stephen-harper-up-to/]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/15278309Wed, 18 Jul 2018 11:21:48 +0000Andre GouletAlways an aloof and imperial domestic politician, Stephen Harper's ideologically-driven post-politics path is bringing the 59-year old Prime Minister into the orbit of some very interesting organizations including violent militant group The People’s...
On this episode, Brad Goertz (ep28's 'Realpolitik and Big Oil: The Unconventional Social Democracy of Rachel Notley's NDP') joins host Andre Goulet to discuss the former Prime Minister's new and financially lucrative career in corporate consulting and the shadowy international Right-wing speaker’s circuit.

This episode was recorded on July 15th, 2018.

For more on this story, check out Jason Makusoff’s two recent pieces at Maclean’s:

https://www.macleans.ca/politics/stephen-harpers-own-words-i-was-never-in-the-job-to-be-liked/

https://www.macleans.ca/economy/what-on-earth-is-stephen-harper-up-to/]]>1471falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/decolonizing-journalism-how-to-disrupt-canadian-media--15228398
In this conversation, she joins host Andre Goulet to discuss the limitations of Western journalistic standards, why the Canadian Press Club's all-white male portrait gallery is super creepy and how young journalists can disrupt the ways stories about First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples are told in mainstream media.

This conversation was recorded in May, 2018.

Look for Emilee's work at https://www.nationalobserver.com/u/emilee-gilpin
and follow her on Twitter @emileeguevara]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/15228398Tue, 10 Jul 2018 18:30:46 +0000Andre GouletOn this episode: Emilee Gilpin is the National Observer's lead journalist and storyteller on coverage of Indigenous issues and the 2017 Journalist for Human Rights' "Emerging Indigenous Intern" at The Tyee. In this conversation, she joins host...
In this conversation, she joins host Andre Goulet to discuss the limitations of Western journalistic standards, why the Canadian Press Club's all-white male portrait gallery is super creepy and how young journalists can disrupt the ways stories about First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples are told in mainstream media.

This conversation was recorded in May, 2018.

Look for Emilee's work at https://www.nationalobserver.com/u/emilee-gilpin
and follow her on Twitter @emileeguevara]]>2249canada,indigenous,mediafalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/quebec-fascism-us-socialism-and-canada-s-child-detention-hypocrisy--15187434
One recent Tweet, featured on a morning segment of 'Fox and Friends', the Daily Caller and basically everywhere in the American right-wing echo chamber, has made him a target of the far-Right.

On this episode Rob joins host Andre Goulet for a conversation on la Meute's failed Montreal Canada Day march, the hidden horror of Canadian child detainees and why the recent rise of American socialism is just the beginning.

This conversation was recorded on July 3rd, 2018.

Look for Rob Rousseau's new podcast '49th Parahell' on iTunes, Soundcloud and at ricochet.media]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/15187434Wed, 04 Jul 2018 00:22:54 +0000Andre GouletOn this episode: writer and podcast host ('49th Parahell') Rob Rousseau's Twitter game, which combines the best of a combative and Extremely Online socialist Left with absurdist comedy, is baffling and infuriating all the right people. One recent...
One recent Tweet, featured on a morning segment of 'Fox and Friends', the Daily Caller and basically everywhere in the American right-wing echo chamber, has made him a target of the far-Right.

On this episode Rob joins host Andre Goulet for a conversation on la Meute's failed Montreal Canada Day march, the hidden horror of Canadian child detainees and why the recent rise of American socialism is just the beginning.

This conversation was recorded on July 3rd, 2018.

Look for Rob Rousseau's new podcast '49th Parahell' on iTunes, Soundcloud and at ricochet.media]]>2271falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/canada-us-relations-enter-the-abyss--15135198
Guest Jasmin Mujanovic, political scientist and analyst of southeast European and international affairs and the author of the eerily timely 'Hunger and Fury: The Crisis of Democracy in the Balkans' joins host Andre Goulet for a conversation on U.S./Canada relations and the unraveling of the post-WWII and Cold War consensus.

This conversation was recorded on June 22nd, 2018.

'Hunger and Fury: The Crisis of Democracy in the Balkans' is out now from Oxford Press.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/15135198Tue, 26 Jun 2018 18:12:27 +0000Andre GouletOn this episode: Are credible, existential threats to democracy and the rule of law ascendant? What should we make of what went down at the G-7 summit in Charlevoix? And is it time for the Canadian government to fundamentally rethink its...
Guest Jasmin Mujanovic, political scientist and analyst of southeast European and international affairs and the author of the eerily timely 'Hunger and Fury: The Crisis of Democracy in the Balkans' joins host Andre Goulet for a conversation on U.S./Canada relations and the unraveling of the post-WWII and Cold War consensus.

This conversation was recorded on June 22nd, 2018.

'Hunger and Fury: The Crisis of Democracy in the Balkans' is out now from Oxford Press.]]>2361canada,donaldtrump,justintrudeau,unitedstatesfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ontario-election-autopsy-fordderdammerung--15038996
Guest Christo Aivalis, author of 'The Constant Liberal: Pierre Trudeau, Organized Labour and the Canadian Social Democratic Left' and a Labour and Political History postdoctoral fellow at the University of Toronto joins host Andre Goulet for an Ontario Election Autopsy.

This conversation was recorded on June 11th, 2018.

'The Constant Liberal: Pierre Trudeau, Organized Labour and the Canadian Social Democratic Left' is out now from UBC Press.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/15038996Wed, 13 Jun 2018 15:53:14 +0000Andre GouletOn this episode: an archaic first-past-the-post electoral system hands Doug Ford's PCs a landslide majority, Andrea Horwath's NDP registers a historic level of support and Kathleen Wynn's Liberal Party suffers a political implosion. Guest Christo...
Guest Christo Aivalis, author of 'The Constant Liberal: Pierre Trudeau, Organized Labour and the Canadian Social Democratic Left' and a Labour and Political History postdoctoral fellow at the University of Toronto joins host Andre Goulet for an Ontario Election Autopsy.

This conversation was recorded on June 11th, 2018.

'The Constant Liberal: Pierre Trudeau, Organized Labour and the Canadian Social Democratic Left' is out now from UBC Press.]]>2091falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/surveillance-secret-trials-and-bill-c-59-s-attack-on-the-charter--14983996
Plus: Tim provides a brief history of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service and we explore the fundamental differences in how Canadians and Americans view the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and the U.S. Constitution.

This conversation was recorded on May 17th, 2018.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/14983996Wed, 06 Jun 2018 14:32:29 +0000Andre GouletOn this episode, guest Tim McSorley of the International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group explains how the National Security Act of 2017 (Bill C-59) creates the legal conditions for mass surveillance, legalizes cyberattacks by Canada’s Communications...
Plus: Tim provides a brief history of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service and we explore the fundamental differences in how Canadians and Americans view the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and the U.S. Constitution.

This conversation was recorded on May 17th, 2018.]]>1760falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-canadian-media-normalizes-the-far-right--14927112
Plus: the Commission Scolaire de Montréal caves to an online hate campaign, cancelling a community event for young Muslim women at a school in the city's east end and Québec society and culture magazine Urbania normalizes Islamophobic Journal de Montréal columnist Richard Martineau with a prominent cover story.

And: as the province gears up for an election later this year, and with the xenophobic, anti-Muslim Bill 62 already on the books, just how toxic will the political climate become for Muslims in Québec?

This conversation was recorded on May 25th, 2018.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/14927112Wed, 30 May 2018 15:14:34 +0000Andre GouletIn a week that saw an escalation of tactics from racist group Atalante at Vice's Montréal office, Savannah Stewart, Coordinating Editor at Concordia University's The Link magazine joins host Andre Goulet to discuss Canadian and American media...
Plus: the Commission Scolaire de Montréal caves to an online hate campaign, cancelling a community event for young Muslim women at a school in the city's east end and Québec society and culture magazine Urbania normalizes Islamophobic Journal de Montréal columnist Richard Martineau with a prominent cover story.

And: as the province gears up for an election later this year, and with the xenophobic, anti-Muslim Bill 62 already on the books, just how toxic will the political climate become for Muslims in Québec?

This conversation was recorded on May 25th, 2018.]]>1554falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/mali-mining-and-the-myth-of-canadian-peacekeeping--14865112
Plus: how Bill C-69, the Liberal government's attempt at federal environmental review process reform, fails to deliver on promises of respect for Indigenous rights, evidence-based decision-making and combating climate change.

This conversation was recorded on May 16th, 2018.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/14865112Wed, 23 May 2018 13:33:34 +0000Andre GouletAs a conflict fueled by climate change, the international arms trade and a Libyan civil war enters its fifth year, Canada's Back™ and as many as 250 members of the Canadian military will see action in the northwest African nation of Mali by late...
Plus: how Bill C-69, the Liberal government's attempt at federal environmental review process reform, fails to deliver on promises of respect for Indigenous rights, evidence-based decision-making and combating climate change.

This conversation was recorded on May 16th, 2018.]]>1987falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/korean-peace-vs-the-nuclear-doomsday-machine--14743000
Plus, what insights Daniel Ellsberg’s new book ‘The Doomsday Machine: Confessions of a Nuclear War Planner' can give us about recent historic events on the Korean peninsula and why we should expect the unexpected at the upcoming Trump/Kim Jong-un summit.

This conversation was recorded on May 2nd, 2018.

Music on this episode, 'Let It Begin' is from Korean indie rock band Say Sue Me. Find their new album 'Where We Were Together' on Bandcamp.

Mastered by Chris Hernandez at Studio Petit Palais in Montreal.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/14743000Wed, 09 May 2018 13:40:22 +0000Andre GouletJohn Carl Baker, frequent Jacobin contributor and a fellow with anti-nuclear think tank The Ploughshares Fund in Washington, DC joins host Andre Goulet to talk about the surprising possibility of peace in a dangerous geopolitical moment. Plus,...
Plus, what insights Daniel Ellsberg’s new book ‘The Doomsday Machine: Confessions of a Nuclear War Planner' can give us about recent historic events on the Korean peninsula and why we should expect the unexpected at the upcoming Trump/Kim Jong-un summit.

This conversation was recorded on May 2nd, 2018.

Music on this episode, 'Let It Begin' is from Korean indie rock band Say Sue Me. Find their new album 'Where We Were Together' on Bandcamp.

Mastered by Chris Hernandez at Studio Petit Palais in Montreal.]]>2158falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/kinder-morgan-nation-builder-or-white-elephant--14685732
Ricochet editor Ethan Cox is joined by National Observer editor Mike De Souza and Senior Research Analyst Lorne Stockman of Oil Change International for an in-depth conversation about all this and more on this special bonus episode of Unpacking the News.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/14685732Wed, 02 May 2018 16:52:39 +0000Andre GouletAre we getting the full story behind Trans Mountain? Does the pipeline still make economic sense? Can it survive legal challenges from First Nations, municipal governments and the province of B.C.? And is it a good investment for Canada, or is it a...
Ricochet editor Ethan Cox is joined by National Observer editor Mike De Souza and Senior Research Analyst Lorne Stockman of Oil Change International for an in-depth conversation about all this and more on this special bonus episode of Unpacking the News.]]>3522falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/trudeau-notley-horgan-and-the-politics-of-pipelines--14624466
Political theorist David Moscrop joins host Andre Goulet to explain why, far from a constitutional crisis, this is what functional federalism looks like in action.

Plus: exploring the self-interests and political motivations guiding the pipeline policies of John Horgan, Rachel Notley and Justin Trudeau.

Look for David Moscrop's ‘The Kinder Morgan spat is an intractable slog—but it’s also democracy in action’ at macleans.ca

This conversation was recorded on April 22nd, 2018.

Mastered by Chris Hernandez at Studio Petit Palais in Montreal.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/14624466Wed, 25 Apr 2018 14:00:00 +0000Andre GouletWhat if the inter-provincial Trans Mountain pipeline dispute doesn’t represent a failure of democracy or the rule of law? What if it actually shows a system working the way it’s supposed to? Political theorist David Moscrop joins host Andre...
Political theorist David Moscrop joins host Andre Goulet to explain why, far from a constitutional crisis, this is what functional federalism looks like in action.

Plus: exploring the self-interests and political motivations guiding the pipeline policies of John Horgan, Rachel Notley and Justin Trudeau.

Look for David Moscrop's ‘The Kinder Morgan spat is an intractable slog—but it’s also democracy in action’ at macleans.ca

This conversation was recorded on April 22nd, 2018.

Mastered by Chris Hernandez at Studio Petit Palais in Montreal.]]>1473falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/maternal-health-midwives-and-doulas-of-tomorrow--14569079
This interview was recorded on March 12th, 2018.

Mastered by Chris Hernandez at Petite Palais Studios in Montreal.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/14569079Wed, 18 Apr 2018 14:34:52 +0000Andre GouletIn a special episode of Unpacking the News, Ricochet’s Yasmin Hotter Ishay is joined by author and teacher Rivka Cymbalist of the Montreal Doula Collective for a conversation exploring the social and financial challenges facing refugees, the non...
This interview was recorded on March 12th, 2018.

Mastered by Chris Hernandez at Petite Palais Studios in Montreal.]]>1845canada,doulas,maternalhealth,midwives,montrealfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/calling-out-the-weed-hypocrites--14466806
In this conversation, Vice senior editor Manisha Krishnan joins host Andre Goulet to take aim at the astounding hypocrisy of Canada’s weed-adjacent political and law enforcement communities.

Plus: reflections on how lame would it be to smoke weed with an undergrad Justin Trudeau at a 1997 McGill house party.

This conversation was recorded on April 5th, 2018.

Mastered by Chris Hernandez at Studio Petit Palais in Montreal.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/14466806Thu, 05 Apr 2018 17:43:11 +0000Andre GouletWhy hasn't an amnesty provision been included in federal marijuana legalization legislation for the tens of thousands of Canadians with criminal records? Who are the politicians and police most connected to an expanding Canadian cannabis-industrial...
In this conversation, Vice senior editor Manisha Krishnan joins host Andre Goulet to take aim at the astounding hypocrisy of Canada’s weed-adjacent political and law enforcement communities.

Plus: reflections on how lame would it be to smoke weed with an undergrad Justin Trudeau at a 1997 McGill house party.

This conversation was recorded on April 5th, 2018.

Mastered by Chris Hernandez at Studio Petit Palais in Montreal.]]>1231falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/targeting-of-jagmeet-singh-shows-canadian-media-at-its-worst--14396056
Recorded on March 26th, 2018.
Mastered by Chris Hernandez at Studio Petit Palais in Montreal.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/14396056Tue, 27 Mar 2018 16:19:05 +0000Andre GouletIn a conversation exploring the relationship between racism, disinformation and Canadian media consolidation, Jagdeesh Mann of Vancouver's The Georgia Straight joins host Andre Goulet to discuss how the recent narrative connecting federal NDP leader...
Recorded on March 26th, 2018.
Mastered by Chris Hernandez at Studio Petit Palais in Montreal.]]>1916falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/human-cost-of-war-on-korean-peninsula-unthinkable--14276598
Plus: what was up with last January's weird Vancouver summit on Security and Stability on the Korean Peninsula organized by Minister of Foreign Affairs Chrystia Freeland and the U.S. State Department?

This conversation was recorded on March 9th, 2018.

Music on this episode is Yoo-jin's 'Guliu-man Soo-ang-inae' (1979)

Mastered by Chris Hernandez at Studio Petit Palais.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/14276598Tue, 13 Mar 2018 13:47:09 +0000Andre GouletIn this conversation, Steven Denney of the Munk School of Global Affairs at the University of Toronto and a Senior Editor at SinoNK.com joins host Andre Goulet to discuss the South Korean diplomatic delegation's visit to Pyongyang and why the...
Plus: what was up with last January's weird Vancouver summit on Security and Stability on the Korean Peninsula organized by Minister of Foreign Affairs Chrystia Freeland and the U.S. State Department?

This conversation was recorded on March 9th, 2018.

Music on this episode is Yoo-jin's 'Guliu-man Soo-ang-inae' (1979)

Mastered by Chris Hernandez at Studio Petit Palais.]]>2183falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/bell-media-censorship-law-would-threaten-online-freedom--14160073
In this conversation, OpenMedia's Katy Anderson joins host Andre Goulet to explain why she thinks the FairPlay coalition's proposed law will threaten freedom of expression in Canada. Plus, what effect could a federal anti-internet piracy commission have on the principles of Net Neutrality?

Find out more at dontcensor.ca, at michaelgeist.ca and at openmedia.org.

This conversation was recorded on February 27th, 2018.

Mastered by Chris Hernandez at Studio Petit Palais.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/14160073Tue, 27 Feb 2018 22:34:54 +0000Andre GouletThis week's guest thinks that the Bell Media-led campaign demanding the creation of an official federal government anti-piracy committee is a radical proposal that will lead to the censorship of legitimate online content and speech. In this...
In this conversation, OpenMedia's Katy Anderson joins host Andre Goulet to explain why she thinks the FairPlay coalition's proposed law will threaten freedom of expression in Canada. Plus, what effect could a federal anti-internet piracy commission have on the principles of Net Neutrality?

Find out more at dontcensor.ca, at michaelgeist.ca and at openmedia.org.

This conversation was recorded on February 27th, 2018.

Mastered by Chris Hernandez at Studio Petit Palais.]]>951falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/falling-out-of-love-with-justin-trudeau--14052919
Find Charlie’s Juno-nominated comedy album ‘Fatherland’ on iTunes, where you can also subscribe to his monthly podcast ‘Well Reds’, Canada’s premiere leftist literary review. January's episode features David Chariandy’s award-winning novel ‘Brother’.

Music on this episode:
Billy Ocean's 'Suddenly'(1984)
and Michael Bolton's 'How Am I Supposed to Live Without You' (1983)

This conversation was recorded on February 13th, 2018.

Mastered by Chris Hernandez at Studio Petit Palais.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/14052919Wed, 14 Feb 2018 18:44:10 +0000Andre GouletIn a heart-warming and romantic Valentine’s Day conversation, writer/comedian Charlie Demers joins host Andre Goulet to aim Cupid’s arrows at the breathtaking cynicism and broken promises of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Find Charlie’s...
Find Charlie’s Juno-nominated comedy album ‘Fatherland’ on iTunes, where you can also subscribe to his monthly podcast ‘Well Reds’, Canada’s premiere leftist literary review. January's episode features David Chariandy’s award-winning novel ‘Brother’.

Music on this episode:
Billy Ocean's 'Suddenly'(1984)
and Michael Bolton's 'How Am I Supposed to Live Without You' (1983)

This conversation was recorded on February 13th, 2018.

Mastered by Chris Hernandez at Studio Petit Palais.]]>1823falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/why-trudeau-s-national-housing-strategy-falls-short--14002670
In this conversation David DesBaillets of l’Université du Québec a Montréal joins host André Goulet to discuss the gendered facet of the housing crisis, why indigenous communities should be skeptical of the proposed initiative and- what would a radical National Housing Strategy look like in Canada?

This episode was recorded on January 31st, 2018.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/14002670Thu, 08 Feb 2018 14:42:02 +0000Andre GouletThis week's guest suggests that the federal government’s new housing plan falls short of providing adequate policy proposals for Canada's ongoing housing crisis and, unless Justin Trudeau can get the provinces to go along with the initiative, the...
In this conversation David DesBaillets of l’Université du Québec a Montréal joins host André Goulet to discuss the gendered facet of the housing crisis, why indigenous communities should be skeptical of the proposed initiative and- what would a radical National Housing Strategy look like in Canada?

This episode was recorded on January 31st, 2018.]]>1550falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/one-year-after-the-quebec-city-mosque-attack--13888803
In this conversation, National Observer reporter Clothilde Goujard joins host André Goulet to discuss the unbearable whiteness of being Québec’s media elite, the anti-Muslim provocations and posturing of the political class in a provincial election year and the hope and optimism that she experienced this week in Saint-Foy, the neighbourhood surrounding the Islamic Cultural Centre of Québec City.

Plus details on the National Observer’s new anti-hate, anti-fascist investigative reporting unit.

This conversation was recorded on January 19th, 2018.

For more on this story, check out Goujard's recent piece in the National Observer:
https://www.nationalobserver.com/2018/01/25/news/les-residents-de-sainte-foy-se-relevent-un-apres-lattaque-de-la-mosquee]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/13888803Thu, 25 Jan 2018 22:28:10 +0000Andre GouletAs we approach the one year anniversary of one of the worst mass shootings in Canadian history, the debate surrounding a proposed National Day of Remembrance and Action on Islamophobia in Québec has been instructive. In this conversation,...
In this conversation, National Observer reporter Clothilde Goujard joins host André Goulet to discuss the unbearable whiteness of being Québec’s media elite, the anti-Muslim provocations and posturing of the political class in a provincial election year and the hope and optimism that she experienced this week in Saint-Foy, the neighbourhood surrounding the Islamic Cultural Centre of Québec City.

Plus details on the National Observer’s new anti-hate, anti-fascist investigative reporting unit.

This conversation was recorded on January 19th, 2018.

For more on this story, check out Goujard's recent piece in the National Observer:
https://www.nationalobserver.com/2018/01/25/news/les-residents-de-sainte-foy-se-relevent-un-apres-lattaque-de-la-mosquee]]>1908falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/will-site-c-dam-decision-haunt-bc-ndp-trudeau-s-billion-dollar-vacation--13778471
Robert Billyard of the Canadian Views website on the Site C Dam decision, the hypocrisy of Justin Trudeau’s billion dollar Bahamian island vacation and why Jagmeet Singh needs to make seeking a seat in parliament a priority.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/13778471Thu, 11 Jan 2018 22:03:51 +0000Andre GouletThis week’s guest thinks that the fallout from a recent decision by John Horgan’s government will be a neoliberal ball and chain for the British Columbia NDP. Robert Billyard of the Canadian Views website on the Site C Dam decision, the hypocrisy...
Robert Billyard of the Canadian Views website on the Site C Dam decision, the hypocrisy of Justin Trudeau’s billion dollar Bahamian island vacation and why Jagmeet Singh needs to make seeking a seat in parliament a priority.]]>1585falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ricochet-and-jacobin-predictions-for-2018--13677837
* anticipating the death of the Kinder Morgan pipeline
* watching Alberta and B.C. NDP efforts to balance resource extraction with social democratic governance
* will marijuana legalization in Canada make everything better? (short answer: an emphatic ‘no’)

Plus: how will the Bernie Sanders effect influence the further expansion of the American Left, and what does it mean for the surging popularity of the Democratic Socialists of America?

Music on this episode is 'Auld Lang Syne' by Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians (Decca Records, 1939)]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/13677837Wed, 27 Dec 2017 19:28:55 +0000Andre GouletIn the conclusion to our year-end conversation, Ricochet co-founder Ethan Cox and Jacobin Podcast Coordinator and Associate Editor Micah Utrecht join host Andre Goulet to submit projections and predictions for the year to come, including: *...
* anticipating the death of the Kinder Morgan pipeline
* watching Alberta and B.C. NDP efforts to balance resource extraction with social democratic governance
* will marijuana legalization in Canada make everything better? (short answer: an emphatic ‘no’)

Plus: how will the Bernie Sanders effect influence the further expansion of the American Left, and what does it mean for the surging popularity of the Democratic Socialists of America?

Music on this episode is 'Auld Lang Syne' by Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians (Decca Records, 1939)]]>1373falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ricochet-and-jacobin-year-in-review-2017--13596174
Ricochet Media’s Ethan Cox and Jacobin Magazine’s Micah Utrecht join host Andre Goulet for a kitchen table conversation on the best and worst of 2017, including:

* the rising global challenges of climate change and wealth disparity
* the US Supreme Court’s war on union organizing
* the disappointments of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s 2nd Year in power.

Plus organizing successes with the Chicago's Teacher's Union and new civic oversight for notoriously corrupt Montreal police force, the SPVM

This is the first of a two-part conversation.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/13596174Fri, 15 Dec 2017 16:09:39 +0000Andre GouletIt’s fun, games and Four Loco on this special year-end episode of Unpacking the News. Ricochet Media’s Ethan Cox and Jacobin Magazine’s Micah Utrecht join host Andre Goulet for a kitchen table conversation on the best and worst of 2017, including: *...
Ricochet Media’s Ethan Cox and Jacobin Magazine’s Micah Utrecht join host Andre Goulet for a kitchen table conversation on the best and worst of 2017, including:

* the rising global challenges of climate change and wealth disparity
* the US Supreme Court’s war on union organizing
* the disappointments of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s 2nd Year in power.

Plus organizing successes with the Chicago's Teacher's Union and new civic oversight for notoriously corrupt Montreal police force, the SPVM

This is the first of a two-part conversation.]]>2712falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/start-to-singh-ndp-era-reveals-racist-media-bias--13537798
Insight on Terry Milewski’s aggressive record of anti-Sikh journalism at the CBC.

Plus: when will our celebrity Prime Minister begin leveraging his international profile to counter the rising tide of hate and extremism?

All this and more on episode 38 of Unpacking the News.

Mastered by Kris Hernandez at Villeray Studios.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/13537798Fri, 08 Dec 2017 13:39:56 +0000Andre GouletIndependent journalist and activist Gurpreet Singh on the right-wing forces, at home and abroad, facing NDP leader Jagmeet Singh. Insight on Terry Milewski’s aggressive record of anti-Sikh journalism at the CBC. Plus: when will our celebrity...
Insight on Terry Milewski’s aggressive record of anti-Sikh journalism at the CBC.

Plus: when will our celebrity Prime Minister begin leveraging his international profile to counter the rising tide of hate and extremism?

All this and more on episode 38 of Unpacking the News.

Mastered by Kris Hernandez at Villeray Studios.]]>1801falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ckut-spotlight-voices-against-bill-62--13482662
These episodes, highlighting perspectives on issues and current events in the province and around the country from the grassroots, are being rebroadcast for the first time and made available as an exclusive podcast through Ricochet Media.

This piece features a series of interviews, excerpts from speeches and live sound from the recent Rally Against Hate and Racism, the beginning of an organized, street-level pushback against Quebec's xenophobic Bill 62.

News Collective members Gau Mahadevan and Julia Bugiel were in downtown Montreal to record the event.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/13482662Fri, 01 Dec 2017 15:39:38 +0000Andre GouletThis is the first in an ongoing series featuring content produced by the News Collective at CKUT 90.3FM in Montreal. These episodes, highlighting perspectives on issues and current events in the province and around the country from the grassroots,...
These episodes, highlighting perspectives on issues and current events in the province and around the country from the grassroots, are being rebroadcast for the first time and made available as an exclusive podcast through Ricochet Media.

This piece features a series of interviews, excerpts from speeches and live sound from the recent Rally Against Hate and Racism, the beginning of an organized, street-level pushback against Quebec's xenophobic Bill 62.

News Collective members Gau Mahadevan and Julia Bugiel were in downtown Montreal to record the event.]]>511montreal,quebec,racism,xenophobiafalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/quebec-s-bill-62-islamophobic-law-covers-up-neoliberal-agenda--13419389
But Montréal lawyer Sibel Ataogul, co-founder of l'Association des Juristes Progressistes, also sees the law as an ideologically useful tool for the province's political elites.

Does pandering to xenophobia allow Phillip Couillard’s Liberal government a freer hand in implementing a neoliberal policy agenda?

Audio mastering courtesy of Chris Hernandez at Villeray Studios.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/13419389Fri, 24 Nov 2017 20:46:22 +0000Andre GouletBill 62, Québec's notorious religious neutrality law, is a clear attack on the rights of Muslim women in the province. But Montréal lawyer Sibel Ataogul, co-founder of l'Association des Juristes Progressistes, also sees the law as an...
But Montréal lawyer Sibel Ataogul, co-founder of l'Association des Juristes Progressistes, also sees the law as an ideologically useful tool for the province's political elites.

Does pandering to xenophobia allow Phillip Couillard’s Liberal government a freer hand in implementing a neoliberal policy agenda?

Audio mastering courtesy of Chris Hernandez at Villeray Studios.]]>1644canada,islamophobia,quebec,secularismfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/quebec-s-bill-62-punching-down-in-a-white-ethno-state--13356723
Plus Valérie Plante and Projet Montréal's surprising municipal election win is a big victory for progressives in the provincial metropolis and an encouraging sign for Leftists across the country.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/13356723Fri, 17 Nov 2017 19:10:07 +0000Andre GouletOn this episode, journalist Kathryn Jezer-Morton joins host André Goulet to discuss interculturalism, Québec secularism and the political factors motivating the introduction of the transparently Islamophobic Bill 62. Plus Valérie Plante and Projet...
Plus Valérie Plante and Projet Montréal's surprising municipal election win is a big victory for progressives in the provincial metropolis and an encouraging sign for Leftists across the country.]]>1687canada,montreal,multiculturalism,quebec,xenophobiafalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/jason-kenney-an-unlikely-choice-for-alberta-s-united-conservatives--13274833
But as Kenney’s UCP prepares to leave the political wilderness and re-take it’s place as the natural governing party of Alberta, unforeseen challenges may lie ahead.

In this conversation, playwright Brad Fraser joins host Andre Goulet to discuss Kenney’s problematic political and public past. And what does Alberta's NDP government need to do to beat the odds in the 2019 election?

Plus: the Paradise Papers and Justin Trudeau’s 1% problem.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/13274833Wed, 08 Nov 2017 15:25:10 +0000Andre GouletLifelong political grifter Jason Kenney is the freshly-minted leader of the United Conservative Party of Alberta. But as Kenney’s UCP prepares to leave the political wilderness and re-take it’s place as the natural governing party of Alberta,...
But as Kenney’s UCP prepares to leave the political wilderness and re-take it’s place as the natural governing party of Alberta, unforeseen challenges may lie ahead.

In this conversation, playwright Brad Fraser joins host Andre Goulet to discuss Kenney’s problematic political and public past. And what does Alberta's NDP government need to do to beat the odds in the 2019 election?

Plus: the Paradise Papers and Justin Trudeau’s 1% problem.]]>1381alberta,canada,homophobia,socialconservativefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ndp-leadership-2017-singh-ashton-and-the-future-of-the-left--13122812
We also dig into some of the leadership race results and discuss the potential of a Jagmeet Singh-led federal NDP.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/13122812Wed, 25 Oct 2017 15:27:58 +0000Andre GouletOn this episode activist and academic Christo Aivalis argues that, despite a 3rd-place finish, Niki Ashton’s campaign for the NDP leadership succeeded in pulling the ideological conversation within the Party firmly to the left. We also dig into...
We also dig into some of the leadership race results and discuss the potential of a Jagmeet Singh-led federal NDP.]]>1294canada,ndp,politicsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/andrew-scheer-can-t-quit-rebel-media-quebec-s-unique-social-democracy--13070429
Tune in next week for part two of our conversation as we post-mortem the campaigns of Jagmeet Singh, Niki Ashton, Charlie Angus and Guy Caron and take stock of the results of the NDP leadership race.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/13070429Wed, 18 Oct 2017 17:49:52 +0000Andre GouletOn this episode, a conversation with activist and academic Christo Aivalis on Andrew Scheer's decision to go all in on the Conservative Party’s association with Rebel Media. We also discuss his research on a young Pierre Trudeau and the CCF and...
Tune in next week for part two of our conversation as we post-mortem the campaigns of Jagmeet Singh, Niki Ashton, Charlie Angus and Guy Caron and take stock of the results of the NDP leadership race.]]>842canada,ndp,quebecfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/north-korea-american-political-instability-and-canada-s-role-in-resolving-the-nuclear-crisis--13011462
More than 25,000,000 South Koreans live within range of nearly 14,000 pieces of conventional North Korean artillery. The likely human cost of a new Korean war is unthinkable with projections of 100,000 dead within 24 hours of the beginning of hostilities.

The unstable reality television host in the White House with full access to the nuclear codes has added a chaotic element to the tension on the Korean peninsula. The situation has become unpredictable and incredibly dangerous.

Investigative journalist Tim Shorrock has been writing about North and South Korea for The Nation magazine since the 1980's. In this conversation we discuss the very real nuclear threat posed by American political instability, assess the unthinkable human cost of a new Korean war and consider the role that countries like Canada have to play in resolving the nuclear crisis.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/13011462Wed, 11 Oct 2017 16:07:00 +0000Andre GouletConsider the numbers: More than 25,000,000 South Koreans live within range of nearly 14,000 pieces of conventional North Korean artillery. The likely human cost of a new Korean war is unthinkable with projections of 100,000 dead within 24 hours...
More than 25,000,000 South Koreans live within range of nearly 14,000 pieces of conventional North Korean artillery. The likely human cost of a new Korean war is unthinkable with projections of 100,000 dead within 24 hours of the beginning of hostilities.

The unstable reality television host in the White House with full access to the nuclear codes has added a chaotic element to the tension on the Korean peninsula. The situation has become unpredictable and incredibly dangerous.

Investigative journalist Tim Shorrock has been writing about North and South Korea for The Nation magazine since the 1980's. In this conversation we discuss the very real nuclear threat posed by American political instability, assess the unthinkable human cost of a new Korean war and consider the role that countries like Canada have to play in resolving the nuclear crisis.]]>1813canada,northkorea,northkoreanuclearpower,northkoreawar,southkoreafalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/health-solidarity-and-gentrification-in-montreal-s-pointe-saint-charles-neighbourhood--12900880
In this special report, Ricochet’s Yasmin Hotter Ishay speaks with Geneviève Lambert Pilotte and Dr. Anna Kruzynski to explore the historical links between health, solidarity and gentrification at the Community Clinic of Point-Saint-Charles.

For more information on the Community Clinic of Pointe-Saint-Charles go to ccpsc.qc.ca

Music on this episode courtesy of local artist Goblin Butler.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/12900880Wed, 27 Sep 2017 16:32:44 +0000Andre GouletIn 1968, a student-led initiative to bring improved medical services to Montreal’s working-class Point-Saint-Charles neighbourhood began. In collaboration with local residents, students from McGill University’s medicine, nursing and sociology...
In this special report, Ricochet’s Yasmin Hotter Ishay speaks with Geneviève Lambert Pilotte and Dr. Anna Kruzynski to explore the historical links between health, solidarity and gentrification at the Community Clinic of Point-Saint-Charles.

For more information on the Community Clinic of Pointe-Saint-Charles go to ccpsc.qc.ca

Music on this episode courtesy of local artist Goblin Butler.]]>1671canada,gentrification,montreal,quebecfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/rex-murphy-unhinged-pundit-s-critique-of-antifa-enables-racist-thugs--12793949
In this conversation Mike Palacek, President of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers, explains why fighting back against racism and fascism is the right thing to do.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/12793949Wed, 13 Sep 2017 21:17:20 +0000Andre GouletIn a recent piece at the National Post, Rex Murphy identifies Antifa as the contemporary face of Canadian fascism. But this week's guest thinks that Murphy’s comments against the anti-fascist activists are despicable, and that his position provides...
In this conversation Mike Palacek, President of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers, explains why fighting back against racism and fascism is the right thing to do.]]>1213canada,fascism,racismfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/realpolitik-and-big-oil-the-unconventional-social-democracy-of-rachel-notley-s-ndp--12733285https://api.spreaker.com/episode/12733285Tue, 05 Sep 2017 21:52:02 +0000Andre GouletIt's a land of big skies and brutal winters. A place of rugged individualism. A province where former Premier Ralph Klein once drunkenly leaned out the window of his government limo to throw crumpled bills at the homeless. So how does Alberta's...1518alberta,canada,ndpfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/alberta-s-ndp-in-government-success-failure-and-contradiction--12654140https://api.spreaker.com/episode/12654140Fri, 25 Aug 2017 20:50:01 +0000Andre GouletIn this conversation Joel French, executive director of non-partisan advocacy group Public Interest Alberta, discusses Premier Rachel Notley's realpolitik approach to Kinder Morgan, considers levels of enthusiasm for federal NDP leadership candidates...1252alberta,canada,ndpfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-rural-alberta-disadvantage-brian-jean-s-ucp-candidacy-focuses-on-austerity--12604733
But a merger of the two parties this summer has led to rapprochement and an ongoing leadership campaign to head the United Conservative Party.

Major candidates Brian Jean and Jason Kenney are currently running even in the polls and while the Kenney campaign has been light on substance, Brian Jean has released a detailed, extensive and very frightening platform outlining an extremist vision for Alberta.

In this conversation, Joel French of advocacy group Public Interest Alberta discusses the leadership race and explains why the proposals in Jean's platform would be a disaster for the province.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/12604733Fri, 18 Aug 2017 23:42:35 +0000Andre GouletThe Alberta NDP's historic 2015 victory was a direct result of a severely dysfunctional right wing political culture in the province. Despite a combined 51% of the vote, the Progressive Conservative and Wildrose parties won just 30 of the 86 seats in...
But a merger of the two parties this summer has led to rapprochement and an ongoing leadership campaign to head the United Conservative Party.

Major candidates Brian Jean and Jason Kenney are currently running even in the polls and while the Kenney campaign has been light on substance, Brian Jean has released a detailed, extensive and very frightening platform outlining an extremist vision for Alberta.

In this conversation, Joel French of advocacy group Public Interest Alberta discusses the leadership race and explains why the proposals in Jean's platform would be a disaster for the province.]]>1301alberta,canadafalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/puppetry-and-preservation-revitalizing-kanien-keha-ka-on-public-access-children-s-tv--12503563
The show, which includes live-action puppetry and animation, tells the story of Bear, a boy who learns about his community's traditions through the guidance of his Grandmother. There's also talking corn, squash and peas. It's pretty great.

But behind the felt and fun, with fewer than 200 Kanien’kehá:ka speakers out of a population of 8000 on Kahnawà:ke, there is an urgency to the show's mission.

In this conversation, Ricochet’s Yasmin Hotter Yishay speaks with Tóta Tánon Ohkwá:ri’s lead director and puppeteer Konwanénhon Marion Delaronde about her 13 years with the show and what her work has taught her about the importance of language preservation efforts.

For new and archived episodes of Tóta Tánon Ohkwá:ri, subscribe to the Kanien’kehá:ka Onkwawén:na Raotitióhkwa Language and Cultural Center channel on Youtube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUvYaGVSOnzfNrEuOumOAZw]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/12503563Fri, 04 Aug 2017 14:26:28 +0000Andre GouletTóta Tánon Ohkwá:ri, a children’s TV show produced entirely in Kanien’kehá:ka, has been broadcasting on public access television on the Mohawk Nation territory of Kahnawà:ke for more than a decade. The show, which includes live-action puppetry...
The show, which includes live-action puppetry and animation, tells the story of Bear, a boy who learns about his community's traditions through the guidance of his Grandmother. There's also talking corn, squash and peas. It's pretty great.

But behind the felt and fun, with fewer than 200 Kanien’kehá:ka speakers out of a population of 8000 on Kahnawà:ke, there is an urgency to the show's mission.

In this conversation, Ricochet’s Yasmin Hotter Yishay speaks with Tóta Tánon Ohkwá:ri’s lead director and puppeteer Konwanénhon Marion Delaronde about her 13 years with the show and what her work has taught her about the importance of language preservation efforts.

For new and archived episodes of Tóta Tánon Ohkwá:ri, subscribe to the Kanien’kehá:ka Onkwawén:na Raotitióhkwa Language and Cultural Center channel on Youtube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUvYaGVSOnzfNrEuOumOAZw]]>1773canada,indigenous,mohawk,quebecfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/comic-deanne-smith-on-trudeau-trump-and-the-post-joke-era--12425731
Canadian-American comic DeAnne Smith has been challenging audiences with her smart, cutting stand-up on TV and at festivals around the world since launching her comedy career in Montreal more than a decade ago.

Now she’s back, and performing a run of critically-acclaimed shows at this year’s edition of 'Just For Laughs'.

In this conversation we talk about America under Trump, put Trudeau under the microscope and play a round of ‘Name That Political Autobiography’.

For details on show times and tickets, go to
http://www.hahaha.com/en/show/deanne-smith]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/12425731Mon, 24 Jul 2017 20:57:36 +0000Andre GouletOn this 'Just for Laughs' Bonus Episode: Canadian-American comic DeAnne Smith has been challenging audiences with her smart, cutting stand-up on TV and at festivals around the world since launching her comedy career in Montreal more than a decade...
Canadian-American comic DeAnne Smith has been challenging audiences with her smart, cutting stand-up on TV and at festivals around the world since launching her comedy career in Montreal more than a decade ago.

Now she’s back, and performing a run of critically-acclaimed shows at this year’s edition of 'Just For Laughs'.

In this conversation we talk about America under Trump, put Trudeau under the microscope and play a round of ‘Name That Political Autobiography’.

For details on show times and tickets, go to
http://www.hahaha.com/en/show/deanne-smith]]>610deannesmith,trudeau,trumpfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-b-c-greendp-coalition-north-america-s-first-ecosocialist-government--12372550
What is it about B.C.’s unique political culture that led to this moment? And what can we expect from this Green-NDP government?

Ricochet editor and co-founder Derrick O’Keefe joins us from Vancouver for this week's bonus episode of Unpacking the News.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/12372550Mon, 17 Jul 2017 17:22:15 +0000Andre GouletChristy Clark, outgoing Premier of an obscenely corrupt 15-year Liberal political dynasty in British Columbia, is headed to the opposition benches as the province prepares to welcome the first ecosocialist government in North American political...
What is it about B.C.’s unique political culture that led to this moment? And what can we expect from this Green-NDP government?

Ricochet editor and co-founder Derrick O’Keefe joins us from Vancouver for this week's bonus episode of Unpacking the News.]]>1507britishcolumbia,canada,greenparty,ndpfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/omar-khadr-settlement-state-of-the-ndp-leadership-race--12340772
In the first of a two-part conversation, Ricochet editor and co-founder Derrick O'Keefe joins Unpacking the News to talk about the political and media fallout over the settlement.

And, as the candidates met for their 5th debate in Saskatoon this week, we discuss the state of the race in the run-up to the October NDP leadership vote.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/12340772Thu, 13 Jul 2017 01:40:08 +0000Andre GouletReaction to the reported $10.5 million settlement the Trudeau government will be paying to Omar Khadr indicates that Canadian racism runs deeper than the lazy xenophobia of a Kellie Leitch campaign. In the first of a two-part conversation, Ricochet...
In the first of a two-part conversation, Ricochet editor and co-founder Derrick O'Keefe joins Unpacking the News to talk about the political and media fallout over the settlement.

And, as the candidates met for their 5th debate in Saskatoon this week, we discuss the state of the race in the run-up to the October NDP leadership vote.]]>1177canada,ndp,omarkhadrfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/algonquins-of-barriere-lake-stop-big-mining-in-court-but-fight-continues--12282925
But is the ruling against Big Mining only a temporary reprieve for the community? In this conversation, journalist and activist Matt Cicero joins me to discuss his recent article at ricochet.media.

For more information on how to support the Algonquins of Barriere Lake go to barrierelakesolidarity.org and defendersoftheland.org

Read more from Matt Cicero at stonesandsticksandwords.wordpress.com and check out his latest piece at Ricochet: https://ricochet.media/en/1871/court-denies-deforestation-permit-to-mining-company-in-algonquin-territory]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/12282925Tue, 04 Jul 2017 23:21:49 +0000Andre GouletLast month, in a victory for the Algonquins of Barriere Lake, Quebec’s Superior Court rejected an appeal from Copper One Inc. against a government decision to deny the mining company a deforestation permit on provincial wildlife reserve La Vérendrye,...
But is the ruling against Big Mining only a temporary reprieve for the community? In this conversation, journalist and activist Matt Cicero joins me to discuss his recent article at ricochet.media.

For more information on how to support the Algonquins of Barriere Lake go to barrierelakesolidarity.org and defendersoftheland.org

Read more from Matt Cicero at stonesandsticksandwords.wordpress.com and check out his latest piece at Ricochet: https://ricochet.media/en/1871/court-denies-deforestation-permit-to-mining-company-in-algonquin-territory]]>1068canada,firstnations,indigenous,mining,quebecfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/deciphering-andrew-scheer-the-soft-bigotry-of-so-con-values--12048162
Plus, excerpts and analysis on recent pieces from Supriya Dwivedi, Barbara Kay and Michael Taube writing on Andrew Scheer for American conservative media outlet The National Review.

Check out Mitrovica's piece on the soft bigotry of Andrew Scheer at Ricochet: https://ricochet.media/en/1841/scheers-social-conservatism-is-code-for-bigotry]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/12048162Tue, 06 Jun 2017 18:01:19 +0000Andre GouletIn this conversation, Ricochet columnist Andrew Mitrovica suggests that the new Tory Boss is a lot like the old Tory Boss and that, with Andrew Scheer’s elevation to the leadership of the Conservative Party of Canada, we can expect to see a...
Plus, excerpts and analysis on recent pieces from Supriya Dwivedi, Barbara Kay and Michael Taube writing on Andrew Scheer for American conservative media outlet The National Review.

Check out Mitrovica's piece on the soft bigotry of Andrew Scheer at Ricochet: https://ricochet.media/en/1841/scheers-social-conservatism-is-code-for-bigotry]]>1465canada,neoconservatism,socialconservativefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/cultural-appropriation-and-the-niedzviecki-editorial-indigenous-literary-community-responds--11943521
Beyond all the noisy pundit rhetoric about free speech, are mainstream voices in media, journalism and CanLit prepared to discuss the deeper issues of history and identity at play in the debate over cultural appropriation?

In this conversation, Nickita Longman of Briarpatch magazine contrasts reactions from the Indigenous literary community and establishment Canadian journalism to the Niedzviecki affair, discusses Debra Huron’s call for legislation protecting Indigenous art forms and symbols from appropriation and talks about why Canada 150 is the right time to push hard for space in the national conversation to have these discussions.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/11943521Wed, 24 May 2017 14:54:42 +0000Andre GouletThe conversation surrounding Hal Niedviecki's editorial and subsequent termination as editor of 'Write' magazine has highlighted the insularity of Canadian journalism from the broader social changes sweeping society. Beyond all the noisy pundit...
Beyond all the noisy pundit rhetoric about free speech, are mainstream voices in media, journalism and CanLit prepared to discuss the deeper issues of history and identity at play in the debate over cultural appropriation?

In this conversation, Nickita Longman of Briarpatch magazine contrasts reactions from the Indigenous literary community and establishment Canadian journalism to the Niedzviecki affair, discusses Debra Huron’s call for legislation protecting Indigenous art forms and symbols from appropriation and talks about why Canada 150 is the right time to push hard for space in the national conversation to have these discussions.]]>1718canada,canada150,canadian,firstnations,indigenousfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/restorative-justice-grassroots-initiatives-in-indigenous-communities--11843929
As the number of First Nations, Métis and Inuit peoples in jail continues to increase, failure to address the issue is apparent at the highest levels of government.

Meanwhile, grassroots rehabilitation programs are becoming a critical resource for Indigenous communities in attempting to cope with the ongoing crisis.

In this conversation, Ricochet’s Yasmin Hother Yishay and Métis sociologist Elizabeth Fast discuss the impact of these community-driven initiatives.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/11843929Thu, 11 May 2017 19:15:38 +0000Andre GouletDespite making up just 4% of the country’s population as a whole, Aboriginal and Indigenous people represent nearly a quarter of the population of the federal prison system. As the number of First Nations, Métis and Inuit peoples in jail continues...
As the number of First Nations, Métis and Inuit peoples in jail continues to increase, failure to address the issue is apparent at the highest levels of government.

Meanwhile, grassroots rehabilitation programs are becoming a critical resource for Indigenous communities in attempting to cope with the ongoing crisis.

In this conversation, Ricochet’s Yasmin Hother Yishay and Métis sociologist Elizabeth Fast discuss the impact of these community-driven initiatives.]]>1002aboriginal,canada,indigenous,justicefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/underreported-revolution-canadians-fight-for-socialism-in-syria--11616757
Leftist volunteers from around the world, including dozens of Canadians, have joined the more than 50,000 militia defending Rojava as members of the International Freedom Battalion. One of them, 24 year old Nazzareno Tassone of Edmonton was killed in an ISIS attack last December.

Ricochet’s Jenna Cocullo, a Montreal-based journalist and activist, joined a memorial for Tassone at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Ottawa in January. In this conversation, she discusses the Canadian contribution to an underreported revolution.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/11616757Thu, 13 Apr 2017 01:18:10 +0000Andre GouletSince the beginning of the Syrian Civil War in 2011, Rojava has been embarking on a radical experiment in socialism and direct democracy. A coalition of 4 million Arabs, Kurds, Assyrians and Turkmen groups are fighting to create a new society of...
Leftist volunteers from around the world, including dozens of Canadians, have joined the more than 50,000 militia defending Rojava as members of the International Freedom Battalion. One of them, 24 year old Nazzareno Tassone of Edmonton was killed in an ISIS attack last December.

Ricochet’s Jenna Cocullo, a Montreal-based journalist and activist, joined a memorial for Tassone at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Ottawa in January. In this conversation, she discusses the Canadian contribution to an underreported revolution.]]>769canada,rojava,socialism,syriafalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/l-affaire-potter-and-anti-quebec-bias-in-canadian-media--11509616
In his recent article at Ricochet, Trevor Hanna writes that the Potter controversy emphasizes a long-running friction in the relationship between the Two Solitudes and highlights Quebecers’ sensitivity to cultural condescension.

In this conversation we take on the English Canadian media’s insularity problem, share a smart Twitter Essay from Tricia Wood of torontoist.com and push back against the Canadaland podcast’s very bad take on l’Affair Potter.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/11509616Wed, 29 Mar 2017 18:56:21 +0000Andre GouletThe backlash in Quebec to Andrew Potter’s infamous Maclean’s column has generated a backlash of its own in English Canada. The pearl-clutching has come primarily from Canada's journalist class, who spent the week loudly accusing Quebecers of being...
In his recent article at Ricochet, Trevor Hanna writes that the Potter controversy emphasizes a long-running friction in the relationship between the Two Solitudes and highlights Quebecers’ sensitivity to cultural condescension.

In this conversation we take on the English Canadian media’s insularity problem, share a smart Twitter Essay from Tricia Wood of torontoist.com and push back against the Canadaland podcast’s very bad take on l’Affair Potter.]]>1465canada,confederation,journalism,quebecfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/skeptical-province-quebec-on-canada-s-150th-anniversary--11249128
Ricochet columnist Toula Drimonis weighs in on Québécois cynicism regarding this year's 150th birthday celebrations.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/11249128Tue, 28 Feb 2017 14:52:32 +0000Andre GouletIs our sesquicentennial year an ideal time to grapple with the contradictions at the core of Canadian national identity? Ricochet columnist Toula Drimonis weighs in on Québécois cynicism regarding this year's 150th birthday celebrations.
Ricochet columnist Toula Drimonis weighs in on Québécois cynicism regarding this year's 150th birthday celebrations.]]>883falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/quebec-neo-nationalist-movement-on-the-rise--10578798
On this episode of Unpacking the News, he discusses his investigative reporting inside the province’s far right, and where these organizations fit in on the international spectrum of white power, fascism and neo-nationalism.

You can find his work here: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/quebec-far-right-how-worried-should-we-be-1.3947183

Remember to leave a review of Unpacking the News on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts. It'll help new listeners discover the show.

Then, tune in later this month for a conversation with Ricochet columnist Toula Drimonis on why some Québecers are less than enthusiastic about Canada's 150th birthday celebration this year.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/10578798Mon, 06 Feb 2017 19:10:17 +0000Andre GouletJonathan Montpetit is a CBC reporter whose online series regarding Québec's neo-nationalist movement is required reading. On this episode of Unpacking the News, he discusses his investigative reporting inside the province’s far right, and where...
On this episode of Unpacking the News, he discusses his investigative reporting inside the province’s far right, and where these organizations fit in on the international spectrum of white power, fascism and neo-nationalism.

You can find his work here: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/quebec-far-right-how-worried-should-we-be-1.3947183

Remember to leave a review of Unpacking the News on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts. It'll help new listeners discover the show.

Then, tune in later this month for a conversation with Ricochet columnist Toula Drimonis on why some Québecers are less than enthusiastic about Canada's 150th birthday celebration this year.]]>1273canada,fascism,nationalism,quebec,whitesupremacyfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/kinder-morgan-approval-is-an-act-of-climate-denial--9982665
Meanwhile, as a signatory to the Paris Climate Agreement the country has agreed to major cuts in CO2 emissions. These cuts are now enshrined in international law.

By attempting to reconcile these two realities, Justin Trudeay is trying to thread an impossible needle. So what is the Prime Minister's real priority?

In this conversation, grassroots climate activist Cameron Fenton of 350.org explains why, by ignoring the science and rejecting the math, the federal Liberal government's support of Kinder Morgan is playing in to a dangerous kind of climate denial.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/9982665Sun, 27 Nov 2016 22:03:20 +0000Andre GouletWith a projected production level of 890,000 barrels per day, the Kinder Morgan pipeline will have the same climate impact as adding more than 30 million new cars to Canada's roads. Meanwhile, as a signatory to the Paris Climate Agreement the...
Meanwhile, as a signatory to the Paris Climate Agreement the country has agreed to major cuts in CO2 emissions. These cuts are now enshrined in international law.

By attempting to reconcile these two realities, Justin Trudeay is trying to thread an impossible needle. So what is the Prime Minister's real priority?

In this conversation, grassroots climate activist Cameron Fenton of 350.org explains why, by ignoring the science and rejecting the math, the federal Liberal government's support of Kinder Morgan is playing in to a dangerous kind of climate denial.]]>1261bigoil,canada,climatechangefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/mitrovica-on-america-democracy-degraded--9792032
He’s also exhausted by this year’s Presidential contest, the politically rancid battle for power between the neoliberal establishment candidacy of Democrat Hilary Clinton and the insurgent campaign of a xenophobic, nativist Republican Party waged by human garbage fire Donald J. Trump.

In this conversation, the award-winning investigative journalist, and weekly Ricochet columnist, explains why Election Day on November 8th can’t come soon enough.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/9792032Thu, 03 Nov 2016 23:10:53 +0000Andre GouletAndrew Mitrovica is tired of America. He’s tired of America’s wars, its guns and of the routine convulsions of violence that cause death and destruction for innocents both domestically and around the world. He’s also exhausted by this year’s...
He’s also exhausted by this year’s Presidential contest, the politically rancid battle for power between the neoliberal establishment candidacy of Democrat Hilary Clinton and the insurgent campaign of a xenophobic, nativist Republican Party waged by human garbage fire Donald J. Trump.

In this conversation, the award-winning investigative journalist, and weekly Ricochet columnist, explains why Election Day on November 8th can’t come soon enough.]]>1015america,clinton,election2016,trumpfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/no-dapl-indigenous-struggle-against-dakota-access-pipeline-continues--9721178
The project, which will run through sacred sites and under the water supply of the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation, could also affect the water supply of as many as 25 million people in the event of an environmental disaster.

Leena Minifie, videographer and editor at Ricochet`s Indigenous Reporting Fund, recently joined the protest encampment outside of Canon Ball, North Dakota and has filed a video report at Ricochet Media. In this conversation, she discusses what she witnessed at the encampment.

For more background and historical context to this story, go to
http://www.ndstudies.org/resources/IndianStudies/standingrock/timeline_1889.html

To learn more about the ongoing fight against the Dakota Access Pipeline or for information on how to get involved check out the Indigenous Environmental Network at ienearth.org.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/9721178Tue, 25 Oct 2016 20:53:03 +0000Andre GouletAs winter descends on North Dakota, thousands of Native Americans from tribes around the U.S., as well as Canadian First Nations and other allies, continue to protest the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline. The project, which will run...
The project, which will run through sacred sites and under the water supply of the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation, could also affect the water supply of as many as 25 million people in the event of an environmental disaster.

Leena Minifie, videographer and editor at Ricochet`s Indigenous Reporting Fund, recently joined the protest encampment outside of Canon Ball, North Dakota and has filed a video report at Ricochet Media. In this conversation, she discusses what she witnessed at the encampment.

For more background and historical context to this story, go to
http://www.ndstudies.org/resources/IndianStudies/standingrock/timeline_1889.html

To learn more about the ongoing fight against the Dakota Access Pipeline or for information on how to get involved check out the Indigenous Environmental Network at ienearth.org.]]>900dakotaaccesspipeline,dapl,environmentalism,indigenousrightsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/site-c-dam-and-treaty-rights-collide-in-federal-court--9618138https://api.spreaker.com/episode/9618138Tue, 11 Oct 2016 22:42:45 +0000Andre GouletThe Treaty 8 Justice for the Peace Caravan of Fort St. John, British Columbia arrived at the Federal Court of Appeals in Montreal last month completing a journey of more than 4200 kilometres. In this conversation, poet and social worker Helen Knott...1008canada,environment,firstnationsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/bds-green-party-discovers-3rd-rail-of-canadian-politics--9499658
In this conversation, he explains why, in the face of intense opposition from party leader Elizabeth May, the Greens’ BDS resolution has put it on the right side of history.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/9499658Tue, 27 Sep 2016 19:36:28 +0000Andre GouletLawyer, activist and former Green Party of Canada Justice Critic Dimitri Lascaris calls his party’s recently passed resolution on the Boycott, Divest and Sanction movement common sense. In this conversation, he explains why, in the face of intense...
In this conversation, he explains why, in the face of intense opposition from party leader Elizabeth May, the Greens’ BDS resolution has put it on the right side of history.]]>1100bds,canada,greenparty,israel,palestinefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/mitrovica-on-the-media-manufacturing-disgust--9399451
In this conversation, he explains why he believes that Canada’s corporate media ignore the big scandals in favour of tabloid outrage.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/9399451Tue, 13 Sep 2016 14:32:07 +0000Andre GouletIn a recently published piece at Ricochet, Andrew Mitrovica writes that over-the-top coverage of spending by civil servants and government ministers shows misplaced journalistic priorities. In this conversation, he explains why he believes that...
In this conversation, he explains why he believes that Canada’s corporate media ignore the big scandals in favour of tabloid outrage.]]>1131canada,journalism,mediacriticismfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-secret-success-of-montreal-s-2016-world-social-forum--9309926
But in the lead up to the event, hundreds of global activists were denied visas by the Canadian government leading to lower-than-anticipated attendance at the Forum. The 2016 WSF failed to meet it's anticipated participation level of 50,000 attendees. The Forum was also widely ignored by Canada's mainstream media, leaving most Canadians in the dark about the nation's role in hosting a major global event.

In spite of these issues, many believe that the Forum can be considered a success.

To explain why, Ruby Irene Pratka, a Montreal-based journalist specializing in migration and the cultural community, reports on what she observed at the Forum.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/9309926Thu, 01 Sep 2016 13:51:20 +0000Andre GouletThis summer, downtown Montreal hosted the 13th annual World Social Forum with social movements, advocacy campaigns and NGOs from around the world meeting for 6 days of networking, teach-ins and solidarity-building events. But in the lead up to the...
But in the lead up to the event, hundreds of global activists were denied visas by the Canadian government leading to lower-than-anticipated attendance at the Forum. The 2016 WSF failed to meet it's anticipated participation level of 50,000 attendees. The Forum was also widely ignored by Canada's mainstream media, leaving most Canadians in the dark about the nation's role in hosting a major global event.

In spite of these issues, many believe that the Forum can be considered a success.

To explain why, Ruby Irene Pratka, a Montreal-based journalist specializing in migration and the cultural community, reports on what she observed at the Forum.]]>1209activism,montreal,quebec,socialjustice,worldsocialforumfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/fraser-institute-study-on-private-schools-is-bogus--9209413
In this conversation, Joel French, executive director of advocacy group Public Interest Alberta, expands on his recent article at Ricochet critiquing the study’s conclusions.

To find out more about Public Interest Alberta and their advocacy work, go to pialberta.org.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/9209413Wed, 17 Aug 2016 18:13:14 +0000Andre GouletA recent report from the right-wing Fraser Institute unwittingly makes the case against its own findings on public funding of private education in Canada. In this conversation, Joel French, executive director of advocacy group Public Interest...
In this conversation, Joel French, executive director of advocacy group Public Interest Alberta, expands on his recent article at Ricochet critiquing the study’s conclusions.

To find out more about Public Interest Alberta and their advocacy work, go to pialberta.org.]]>1281alberta,canada,privatizationfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/behind-the-scenes-at-ricochet-media--9118781https://api.spreaker.com/episode/9118781Wed, 03 Aug 2016 18:08:40 +0000Andre GouletFounded in 2014 as a national public interest media outlet, Ricochet stands today as Canada's only bilingual, crowd-funded news source. On this episode, two of the co-founders, Gabrielle Brassard-Lecours and Ethan Cox from the French and English...1589canada,media,quebecfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/anarchopanda-on-p-6-and-the-state-of-civil-liberties-in-montreal--9022716
Julien Villeneuve, aka Anarchopanda, is the lead plaintiff in the lawsuit which triggered the Superior Court ruling. Ethan Cox is an editor and co-founder of Ricochet, and has been covering this story since 2012. In this conversation, they discuss what the end of this dark and embarrassing chapter in Quebec's history means for the state of civil liberties in Montreal.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/9022716Wed, 20 Jul 2016 13:34:59 +0000Andre GouletSince 2012’s student strike, police in the city of Montreal have been using a bylaw called P-6 to shut down peaceful protests and mass arrest participants. Critics have long argued that the bylaw was unconstitutional, and last month a Quebec Superior...
Julien Villeneuve, aka Anarchopanda, is the lead plaintiff in the lawsuit which triggered the Superior Court ruling. Ethan Cox is an editor and co-founder of Ricochet, and has been covering this story since 2012. In this conversation, they discuss what the end of this dark and embarrassing chapter in Quebec's history means for the state of civil liberties in Montreal.]]>1821civilrightsviolations,montreal,quebecfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/cory-collins-on-newfoundland-s-austerity-budget--8928409
But a controversial austerity budget, a document that depends on dramatic cuts to health, education and social services, has provoked protest and widespread condemnation from across the province just seven months into the government's mandate.

In this conversation, journalist Cory Collins explains the rapid decline in support for Premier Dwight Ball’s Liberal government amidst the social and political fallout of the 2016 Budget.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/8928409Wed, 06 Jul 2016 13:32:59 +0000Andre GouletAfter more than a decade in the political wilderness, the Liberal government of Newfoundland and Labrador came to power last November with nearly 60% of the vote. But a controversial austerity budget, a document that depends on dramatic cuts to...
But a controversial austerity budget, a document that depends on dramatic cuts to health, education and social services, has provoked protest and widespread condemnation from across the province just seven months into the government's mandate.

In this conversation, journalist Cory Collins explains the rapid decline in support for Premier Dwight Ball’s Liberal government amidst the social and political fallout of the 2016 Budget.]]>931austerity,canada,newfoundland,politicsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tina-tenneriello-on-montreal-s-first-peoples-justice-centre--8828802
In this conversation, journalist Tina Tenneriello discusses how the Centre aims to address Aboriginal over-representation in Canadian jails by helping them to navigate the justice system- or avoid it all together.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/8828802Wed, 22 Jun 2016 14:01:35 +0000Andre GouletIndigenous community organizations in Quebec are joining forces to create the First Peoples Justice Centre of Montreal. In this conversation, journalist Tina Tenneriello discusses how the Centre aims to address Aboriginal over-representation in...
In this conversation, journalist Tina Tenneriello discusses how the Centre aims to address Aboriginal over-representation in Canadian jails by helping them to navigate the justice system- or avoid it all together.]]>1389firstpeoples,montreal,québecfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/karine-peloffy-on-energy-east-s-legal-status--8714324
In this conversation, Karine Péloffy , General Director of the Quebec Center for Environmental Law, gives us a summary of Energy East`s legal issues in the province.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/8714324Tue, 07 Jun 2016 19:53:31 +0000Andre GouletThe Energy East pipeline has dominated the national conversation for years, but in recent months an overlapping series of legal developments have led to some confusion outside Quebec. In this conversation, Karine Péloffy , General Director of the...
In this conversation, Karine Péloffy , General Director of the Quebec Center for Environmental Law, gives us a summary of Energy East`s legal issues in the province.]]>1352canada,environment,pipelines,quebecfalsefull