Oats for Breakfast

Nov 22 2024 97 ep. 38 mins 386
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An eco-socialist podcast based in Canada. We make political food for thought for all the world to consume. Mmmm!

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Are immigrants to blame for the housing crisis? w/ James Hardwick

Nov 22 2024 50 mins  
Episode Notes In this episode, we tackle the housing crisis with James Hardwick, a seasoned activist with over a decade of experience supporting adults facing poverty and houselessness. Drawing on his insightful series of articles for Canadian Dimension, we explore some pressing questions in the housing debate. Can immigration be blamed for rising housing costs? Will building more

Norman Finkelstein: 'The Rise and Fall of Palestine'

Nov 08 2024 55 mins  
Episode Notes Norman Finkelstein is a political scientist whose work focuses on the Israel-Palestine conflict. He is the author of numerous books, including Image and Reality of the Israel-Palestine Conflict and Gaza: An Inquest into its Martyrdom. This conversation is largely about one of Professor Finkelstein’s first books: The Rise and Fall of Palestine. Published almost two d

Trump's Unholy Alliance w/ Paul Jay

Oct 21 2024 49 mins  
Episode Notes This episode of Oats for Breakfast features an interview with journalist and filmmaker Paul Jay about a recent essay he wrote titled, "Trump’s Unholy Alliance: Risking the Apocalypse for Dollars.” The essay looks at the two major poles of support that Trump’s current run for the presidency has based on: Silicon Valley tech billionaires on the one hand and C

'Nuclear is Not the Solution' w/ M.V. Ramana

Oct 01 2024 55 mins  
Episode Notes This episode features an interview with M.V. Ramana about his book Nuclear is Not the Solution: The Folly of Atomic Power in the Age of Climate Change (Verso 2024). Professor Ramana delves into the common misconception that nuclear energy is a viable fix for the climate crisis, explaining why it's neither cost-effective, timely, nor safe. With renewable sources like s

Jim Crow and its afterlives w/ Adolph Reed Jr.

Aug 06 2024 51 mins  
Episode Notes Oats chats with political scientist Adolph Reed Jr. about his 2022 book The South: Jim Crow and Its Afterlives. The discussion features personal reflections from Adolph Reed about what everyday life was like during the Jim Crow era. We also talk about the concepts of "race" and "race relations", as they are understood today, are a the product of th

Remembering Noam Chomsky

Jul 11 2024 53 mins  
Episode Notes In this episode, we reflect on the work and ideas of Noam Chomsky, the esteemed linguist and public intellectual, who recently suffered a stroke which has rendered him unable to participate in public discourse. Chomsky has been a beacon of inspiration and insight for many on the Left for decades, and his absence is being deeply felt. We delve into some of Chomsky's co

The view from Israel w/ Anaïs Elboujdaini

Jun 10 2024 60 mins  
Episode Notes After a three-year hiatus, Oats for Breakfast is making a comeback. In this return episode, we chat with Montreal-based journalist Anaïs Elboujdaini about her experience of being in Israel on October 7, 2023—the day of the Hamas attack. We also discuss the reporting she has been doing on Gaza since that time. Support Anaïs and read the stories mentioned in the epi

Episode 66: India's COVID catastrophe

May 10 2021 30 mins  
In collaboration with Jamhoor, Oats for Breakfast hosts a discussion on the ongoing public health catastrophe in India. Those interested in supporting relief efforts in India can find a list of organizations and people looking for donations here: https://mutualaidindia.com/

Episode 65: The failed Amazon organizing drive w/ Adam King

Apr 26 2021 40 mins  
Oats chats with post-doctoral fellow Adam King about the failed attempt to organize an Amazon fulfillment centre in Bessemer, Alabama. You can read the piece that our discussion is based on here: https://readpassage.com/p/what-the-failed-amazon-union-drive-means-for-labour-everywhere/ Notes go here

Episode 64: The Indian farmers' protest

Apr 01 2021 53 mins  
We chat with Professor Navyug Gill about the ongoing farmers' protest in India. The discussion touches on: the intent of the Indian government to further neoliberalize and corporatize the farming sector the scale of the protest and the farmers' demands the nature of the BJP and its broader agenda reforms that would actually benefit farmers and agriculture in India and lots more.