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Copyright: © Copyright held by Sandra Hudson and Nora Loreto, 2017

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Episode 100 – Universal income? Basic. May 12, 2020

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In this episode Sandy and Nora celebrate 100 by going back to a debate that has surfaced in the past few weeks: universal basic income. They argue that a UBI, in absence of a strong social support system, would be a mistake.

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Episode 99 – The economy is code for white supremacy May 05, 2020

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As politicians and some activists demand that the economy be opened, Sandy and Nora examine how opening the economy is upholding whiteness and reinforcing white supremacy.

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Episode 98 – policing in the fog of covid-19 Apr 28, 2020

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In this episode, Sandy and Nora examine how police power seems to be growing unchecked while we all ride out the pandemic.

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Episode 97 – Education in the time of coronavirus Apr 21, 2020

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In this episode, Sandy and Nora argue that the pandemic has exposed how higher education's obsession with money has damaged its capacity to work in the public interest. Education under coronavirus: what should it look like?

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Episode 96 – Deaths in long-term care, death by police Apr 14, 2020

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Sandy and Nora talk about the harrowing stats coming from long-term care, and how police have not stopped killing people, even though we're all locked down.

Correction: in this episode, Nora confused Stratford, Ontario with Woodstock, Ontario. This has been something she has been doing since she was like 5. Elizabeth Wetlauffer's murders did not take place in Stratford.

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Episode 95 – Trudeau’s coronavirus schemes Apr 07, 2020

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In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about all the ways in which Justin Trudeau and the federal Liberals have avoided the easiest way to help all Canadians and instead, chosen programs that are more bureaucratic, cumbersome and that will leave so many people behind.

Note: since this was recorded on Sunday, April 5, the Liberals have announced that they intend to expand the CERB, with more details coming later on.

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Episode 94 – resistance in the age of pandemic Mar 31, 2020

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In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about what resistance might look like with everyone locked down. How do we disrupt the status quo when we're living through an incredible moment of disruption? We talk through the options that we still have.

Read the show transcript here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TTjedwtUWfgiy4O6YTV0fBh543l3RO7udPsK-MoQ38I/edit?usp=sharing

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Episode 93 – fighting despair in quarantine Mar 24, 2020

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In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about our new normal, and what politicians must do to start helping Canadians weather the storm.

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Episode 92 – COVID-19 and the crisis of neoliberalism Mar 17, 2020

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In this episode, Sandy and Nora grapple with the calm before the storm and try to explain why different generations of people are reacting differently to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Episode 91 – the coronavirus Mar 10, 2020

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In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about how we can protect ourselves, and others from the coronavirus. This means demanding stronger healthcare, Pharmacare and focusing on communities who are most at risk.

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