Sleepwalking towards WW3?

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Sleepwalking towards WW3?

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Apr 16, 2024

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In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about Israel's promise to wage revenge on Iran and how Canadian politicians are (or are not) trying to de-escalate. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Apr 16, 2024

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Episode 10: Liberal schemes redux: when the scheme intends to undermine organizing: What’s behind the Federation of Black Canadians? Sandy and Nora talk about everything they know about how the Liberals use, manipulate and influence organizations to help promote their own policies, and warn folks to be careful when an organization see... by Sandy and Nora talk politics
39 min listen
Episode 9: Injustice and Tina Fontaine: In this podcast, Sandy and Nora talk about the Raymond Cormier trial, his acquittal, and the racist, colonial systems at play that consistently deny justice to Indigenous women and girls, like Tina Fontaine. There can be no justice on stolen land. by Sandy and Nora talk politics
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Episode 3: The white supremacy episode by Sandy and Nora talk politics
37 min listen
Episode 18: Right-wing extremism on trial: is Canada paying attention?: The shooter of the Quebec City mosque, Alexandre Bissonnette’s sentencing hearing is underway. What have we learned about his extremist views? Now that Islamophobia and racism have been clearly identified as his motivation, by Sandy and Nora talk politics
41 min listen
Episode 17, part two: the eye of the alt-right online hurricane: Nora and Sandy conclude their discussion about what it looks like when the [extreme] right chooses a target and organizes its minions to swarm. Make sure you listen to Part One first! by Sandy and Nora talk politics
39 min listen
Episode 6: police, racism and journalists who just don’t get it: On the long-awaited Episode 6, Sandy and Nora talk about financial literacy curriculum, Nazis in the Toronto Library and police in schools, and how on each story, journalists keep getting it wrong. by Sandy and Nora talk politics
39 min listen
Episode 2: “Feminist” Trudeau provides progressive cover for sexist Trump: In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about Trudump: the meeting between Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and President Donald Trump. Spoiler: feminism was used to hide deeply unfeminist cross-border cooperation plans. by Sandy and Nora talk politics
27 min listen
Episode 25 – job losses at Rogers Media and a master class in organizing: Sandy and Nora look at the right way and the wrong way to respond to the news that Rogers Media has laid off one-third of their digital media workers (first third of the episode). Then, they offer a master class in organizing: what do we mean when we s... by Sandy and Nora talk politics
50 min listen
Episode 4: police, Pride and protecting their own: In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about the Ottawa police and wristbands, remembering Abdirahman Abdi, Pride Toronto and the history of policing in general. The police show — not likely to be our last police show. by Sandy and Nora talk politics
34 min listen
Episode 17, part one: the eye of the alt-right online hurricane: Nora and Sandy talk about the news that has bombarded them both this week: that it’s never the right time and it’s never the right place to talk about systemic injustice. by Sandy and Nora talk politics
42 min listen
Episode 23 – is the left failing to train new activists?: Where do young activists learn their skills? In this episode Sandy and Nora talk about the student movement and how the left needs to renew itself through targeting training (education, campaigns, jobs) for young people. by Sandy and Nora talk politics
48 min listen
Episode 16: Ontario’s free tuition lie: Do Ontario students get free tuition? The short answer is no. In this episode, Nora and Sandy go through the long answer, which is also no, but much more passionate and funny than the short answer. by Sandy and Nora talk politics
39 min listen
Episode 5: Scheming Liberals and their Schemey Schemes: Has there ever been a scheme with a progressive veneer and a regressive outcome that the Liberals haven’t loved? In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about the Ontario budget, Liberal Schemes and how progressives need to resist Liberal logic that is in... by Sandy and Nora talk politics
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Episode 1: How can anyone think Toronto road tolls are progressive?: In this episode, Sandy and Nora examine the arguments that some progressive men have made about the road tolls that had been proposed on the DVP and the Gardiner Expressway. They also sign on for the first time in what will certainly be, an historic show. by Sandy and Nora talk politics
25 min listen
Episode 27 – Dutty Doug Ford: Doug Ford’s campaign of shock and awe is well underway. Sandy and Nora talk about some of the changes, and how Ford’s “For the People” rhetoric leaves behind anyone who isn’t white and male and healthy and rich. Since we recorded, by Sandy and Nora talk politics
42 min listen
Episode 20: Profits, pipelines and progressive confusion: After many requests from friends, Sandy and Nora have finally decided to talk about pipelines. by Sandy and Nora talk politics
40 min listen
Episode 22: it’s time to shittalk #ONELXN: With just over one week to go, the Ontario election is spinning out to be the most exciting one to watch in a generation — if by exciting we mean hilarious, which we do! Sandy and Nora take time with each party and examine all the reasons for why they ... by Sandy and Nora talk politics
47 min listen
Episode 7: No justice for Colten Boushie — Canada’s white supremacy problem: This episode starts off featuring Jade Tootootsis, Colten Boushie’s cousin, at a press conference following the acquittal of Gerald Stanley in Colten’s death. Jade reminds people to get organized and be mobilized to fight for justice. by Sandy and Nora talk politics
25 min listen
Episode 26 – HAPPY CANADA DAY TO …: It’s the Canada Day episode! Nora and Sandy talk about all the things that they’re thinking about for Canada Day. Are you thinking about the same things we’re thinking about? Tune in to find out. Also, please consider donating to: https://www. by Sandy and Nora talk politics
39 min listen
Episode 13: Is the NDP supporting Jagmeet Singh enough?: This week, Sandy and Nora talk about how journalists have let racism take over their coverage of Jagmeet Singh, and whether or not the NDP is really doing what it must to support Singh through these attacks. by Sandy and Nora talk politics
40 min listen
Episode 39 – Sandy and Nora live in Toronto Q&A part 2: In part 3 of 3 of Sandy and Nora’s Nov. 2 live show in Toronto, the audience exchange continues. It starts with a critical question: how can activists navigate spaces like a university, when the university claims to want to fight oppression while at th... by Sandy and Nora talk politics
39 min listen
Episode 14: The Financial Literacy Hoax: The Ontario Liberals have announced that Grade 10 students will have new financial literacy education. Sandy and Nora ask: why? What’s missing in the curriculum that makes this a necessary promise? Or, is this a vacant and crass political promise that’... by Sandy and Nora talk politics
35 min listen
Episode 44 – we get angry: 2018 was the kind of year that you can only salute by paying homage to anger. In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about anger and how it can be used to ignite and inspire social change. DOWNLOAD EPISODE TRANSCRIPT by Sandy and Nora talk politics
46 min listen
Episode 19: To be not a man online.: Sandy and Nora dive into the Toronto attack and what we know of the world that Alek Minassian is thought to have been a part of. From MRAs to real-life violence, why don’t men believe women, and where are men in responding to other men? by Sandy and Nora talk politics
46 min listen
Episode 29 – Online violence and grace under fire: This is Sandy and Nora’s first live taping. Sponsored by the YWCA-Hamilton Feminist Popular Education, Sandy and Nora talk about what it’s like to be a woman with an opinion, online. This episode was recorded in front of a live audience. by Sandy and Nora talk politics
40 min listen
Episode 40 – Doug Ford dougs forward: It’s scary times in Ontario and Doug Ford has his foot on the gas. In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about his party’s attack on government watchdogs and Trans and gender non-conforming Ontarians, and ways in which we can fight back. by Sandy and Nora talk politics
46 min listen
Episode 11: Post-mortem on the NDP convention: The NDP policy convention happened mid-February in Ottawa. Nora and Sandy talk about what happened, what didn’t happen, and why Palestinian solidarity remains so hard for the party apparatus to embrace. by Sandy and Nora talk politics
36 min listen
Episode 24 – Resistance in Fordtario: Doug Ford is about to become Ontario’s Premier. How did we get here and how must we resist? Sandy and Nora have your answers. Image: National Post by Sandy and Nora talk politics
44 min listen
Episode 8: From Me too Us: the limits of the Me Too movement: This episode explores the Me Too movement. From Patrick Brown, to the poisonous and pervasive sexism within politics, to broader movement issues and questions, we take a tour of the state of feminism today. by Sandy and Nora talk politics
44 min listen
Episode 15: fighting gentrification: Gentrification is one of the most pressing problems that currently faces the left — and yet, the left often struggles to identify, explain and effectively fight the forced displacement of poor, racialized and minority communities. by Sandy and Nora talk politics
41 min listen

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