Sandy and Nora talk politics

Nov 19 2024 681 ep. 26 mins 2.5k
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Towards bluer skies

Nov 19 2024 48 mins  
In this episode, Sandy and Nora take a break from the stuff that matters to talk about the current migration from Twitter towards Bluesky and what it all means (and doesn't mean). Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lessons from the Trump Victory

Nov 12 2024 44 mins  
In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about how to understand Trump's victory without being misanthropic. And critically, what it all means for Canada. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Democracy's Death

Nov 05 2024 50 mins  
In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about the state of democracy in Canada, especially as we stare down a US election. Plus, police keep killing people. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Liberals' hard-right turn on immigration

Oct 29 2024 48 mins  
In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about the Liberals' cynical use of immigration, whether encouring more of it or cutting it, all for cheap points at the polls. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What is with British Columbia?

Oct 22 2024 47 mins  
In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about the BC election, Indian interference into Canadian politics and Israel's campaign to forcible displace and murder people in Northern Gaza. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The truth about uncivil discourse

Oct 15 2024 46 mins  
In this episode, Sandy and Nora dissect what is behind the push to restore civility to discourse and what incivility should teach us. Plus they talk about more media failures related to tragedies that have happened to Black people. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

One year of genocide

Oct 08 2024 50 mins  
In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about the view on Gaza one year after October 7, 2024. They discuss the failures of the federal government to do anything and ask: is there any point in continuing with the same tactics we've been doing for the past year? Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Careening towards nuclear war?

Oct 01 2024 46 mins  
In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about Israel's invasion of Lebanon, and how incapable/unwilling Canadian media are at challenging Zionist narratives. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The war on Lebanon

Sep 24 2024 42 mins  
In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about Israel's attack on Lebanon and the assault by Canadian instutitutions on our free speech to condemn it. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A country full of cowards

Sep 17 2024 50 mins  
In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about one of the barriers to taking action: a lack of courage. They examine how to find and build courage so that people feel supported enough to take on radical acts. Plus, no more cellphones in school: what problem is this trying to fix? Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.