Sandy and Nora talk politics

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Episode 90 – are partisan politics anti-democratic? Mar 03, 2020

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In this episode, Sandy and Nora debate whether or not partisan politics are anti-democratic. Sandy says no, Nora says yes. Will they reach a conclusion?

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Episode 89 – fight attacks on education Feb 25, 2020

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In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about the importance of fighting attacks against education. They also talk about how Justin Trudeau has failed in dealing with Wet'suwet'en and solidarity actions.

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Episode 88 – hope and joy in our movements Feb 18, 2020

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In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about the importance of hope and joy. How do we find hope when it feels like nothing we do can change the status quo.

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Episode 87 – Solidarity with Wet’suwet’en Feb 04, 2020

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In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about the important work of Land Defenders, both at Wet'suwet'en and across Canada. From Indigenous sovereignty to fighting against climate change and massive profits, we encourage everyone to get involved in this struggle.

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Transcript available here (feel free to help us edit it!): https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jL-PzjJ0TCfzQQgpQrDdQExFczNQww0cfQWWhLH1rwE/edit

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Episode 86 – a. c. a. b. Jan 28, 2020

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In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about police and the various shenanigans they're up to across Canada. We also talk briefly about the commemoration of the Islamophobic attack of January 29 2017 and Ryerson University's attempt to shut down the Ryerson Students' Union.

Shout-out to Unifor workers who have put their bodies on the picket line this week and who felt the force of Regina police, a group we forgot to mention in our round-up.

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Episode 85 – The pull of the US Empire on Canada Jan 21, 2020

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From climate change policy to Iran, 2020 has shown already that Canada is incapable of making its own decisions. In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about the need for social movements to re-imagine Canadian sovereignty and untie ourselves from the United States.

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Episode 84 – 2019 has sucked. Let’s make media in 2020 Nov 26, 2019

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Sandy and Nora sign off for 2019 with a look-back at the year and how, as media continues to crumble, average people need to find ways to make their own media and tell their own stories.

We are taking December off! We will be back with a new season starting in January 2020!

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Episode 83 – hockey, whiteness and Canadian identity Nov 19, 2019

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Hockey is Canada and Canada is Hockey. This adage is seemingly lodged in the brains of a few too many people in Canada, making an adult discussion about misogyny and racism in sport an almost impossible discussion. Sandy and Nora break down how Don Cherry entered sainthood, Jessica Allen dodged being fired, and how the right-wing mob is clinging to a Canada that never has existed.

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Episode 82 – Ok Boomer? Nov 12, 2019

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In this episode, Sandy and Nora break down the sentiment behind Ok Boomer and challenge people to think about how to make our campaigns and organizing work into multi-generational spaces that can bring people together and make our work stronger.

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Episode 81 – Cancel culture is not a thing Nov 05, 2019

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Last week, the Toronto Public Library held an event that violated its own policy to not allow events that would have the effect of discriminating against someone based on gender identity or gender expression. In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about the politics of so-called free speech, actual free speech and why people who are afraid of cancel culture are actually just afraid to defend their arguments.

Update — Nora incorrectly stated that the Murphy event in Vancouver was cancelled. SFU cancelled the talk but the Pan Pacific hosted the event anyway: https://bc.ctvnews.ca/protesters-gather-at-gender-identity-speaker-s-talk-despite-location-switch-1.4667969

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