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Encore! Look for pod favourite episodes being re-released outside of the regularly scheduled show. In this episode, Kristen and Kyla are joined by Robert Miller, a progressive activist and Extinction Rebellion organizer in the heart of oil country. The discussion is all about personal behaviour changes and where they fit in the global climate movement. Topics: the Wetsuweten solidarity blockades;...

Kristen and Kyla take on the world’s most iconic millennial food: the avocado! Tune in to hear a little of the history of the avocado (Kyla’s brain explodes when she realizes avocados are berries), as well as some of the modern issues facing farmers today, including cartel violence driven by lax American gun control laws and the war on drugs. Leave us a voicemail! https://podinbox.com/pullback Web...

Encore! Look for pod favourite episodes being re-released outside of the regularly scheduled show. "And when I say 'generational wealth' this is a Duke, right? This dude has been inheriting wealth since, as far as we know, Camelot." Kyla and Kristen are joined this week by Fariya Mohiuddin to talk about tax justice. Fariya has a masters degree in Global Affairs and works as the Senior Program Offi...

Is it ethical to take a cruise? In the second half of this two part episode, Kyla and Kristen discuss the effect the cruise industry has on the environment, looking at what gets dumped into the oceans, the emissions of a ship, and the effect on marine life with a focus on whales. Leave us a voicemail! https://podinbox.com/pullback Website: https://www.pullback.org/research/cruiseships Harbinger Me...

Is it ethical to take a cruise? In the first half of this two part episode, Kyla takes Kristen sailing around big cruise, discussing tax evasion, vague labour laws, illness outbreaks, and the effects of the industry on port communities. Leave us a voicemail! https://podinbox.com/pullback Website: https://www.pullback.org/research/cruiseships Harbinger Media Network: https://harbingermedianetwork.c...

Encore! Look for pod favourite episodes being re-released outside of the regularly scheduled show. In this episode, Kyla and Kristen are joined by climate activist Robert Miller to talk about carbon offsets. Robbie laughs when he learns that the Vatican tried to buy what he describes as climate indulgences. Kyla is shocked that Canadian forests have been net emitters since 2001 (stupid pine beetle...

“Kyla's been an imaginary dictator for 10 seconds and she's already got a revolt on her hands.” Kristen and Kyla are joined by Megan Linton from Invisible Institutions, a documentary podcast exploring the past and present of institutions for people labelled with intellectual and developmental disabilities in Canada. They discuss the current state of institutions, how persons with disabilities are...

Encore! Look for pod favourite episodes being re-released outside of the regularly scheduled show. In this episode, Kristen tells the story of Operation Breadbasket, one of the civil rights movement’s most successful boycott campaigns. Kristen and Kyla reflect on why Breadbasket worked and whether a similar campaign would be possible today. Topics: what are boycotts; boycotts and civil rights; the...

“What's hard is there's a policy cognitive dissonance, where you don't want to put money into the system you're trying to leave; but if you don't do that you risk that system becoming more fragile, and then risk the political consensus you've built in order to actually get the motion to decarbonize in the first place.” Kristen and Kyla talk with Rory Johnston, founder of Commodity Context, about t...

"I'm just pulling up the Olympic sponsors list right now... oh yeah, it's a real axis of evil as far as corporations go."   Kristen and Kyla are joined by Abdul Malik of the Off Court Podcast to discuss what it would take to have an ethical Olympics. Topics include: effects on the environment, vulnerable citizens, and athletes; global politics; sponsorships; corruption; labour movements; the value...

"I think it's pretty on point that we're talking about decarbonization a little bit late into the podcast because we're also talking about decarbonization a little bit late into the climate crisis." In this "better late than never" episode, Kristen and Kyla are joined by Robert Miller to finally look at what decarbonoizing is and what it will need to look like in the next ten years in 5 major area...

Encore! Look for pod favourite episodes being re-released outside of the regularly scheduled show. Here is the classic seafood two-parter combined into one epic episode! “Salmon: bears love it!” Kyla and Kristen dive into the ethics of seafood. Kristen explains how fishing works and the problems behind the overfishing crisis. Kyla discovers what a monkfish looks like. Topics: overfishing; illegal,...

BIG announcement! Pullback has joined the Harbinger Media Network , a progressive Canadian podcast network. To celebrate, Kristen cooked up an especially dystopian episode exploring the history and current effects of monopolies on consumers, workers, and democracy. Website: https://www.pullback.org/research/monopolies Harbinger Media Network: https://harbingermedianetwork.com/ Twitter:  https://tw...

Encore! Look for pod favourite episodes being re-released outside of the regularly scheduled show. This was the 9th ever episode of Pullback, and it's amazing to see how far we've come while also appreciating the work we've done to get here! Continue to look forward to new episodes every other week. Veganuary — it’s what’s for dinner! (And breakfast, and lunch…) This episode looks at the history o...

Kristen and Kyla are joined by previous pod guests Robert Miller, Samie Luc, and Jagen Johnson to revisit events of the past year on a special end of year quiz show.   Samie's charity shout out: https://foodshare.net/ https://www.pembina.org/ Jagen's charity shout out: https://dewc.ca/ https://unya.bc.ca/ Robbies charity shout out: https://linktr.ee/prairie.sage.protectors https://linktr.ee/hareso...

Kristen and Kyla exchange holiday gifts, with the intention of being as ethical as possible. Website: https://www.pullback.org Twitter: https://twitter.com/PullbackPodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pullbackpodcast/?igshid=i57wwo16tjko  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PullbackPodcast/  Pullback is produced and hosted by Kristen Pue and Kyla Hewson. Logo by Rachel Beyer and Evan Vrinte...

Kristen and Kyla speak with Madison Maguire, Head of Operations for Ontario with Second Harvest, Canada’s largest food rescue charity. Topics: what does the work of a food rescue charity look like, who do they serve, who benefits from expanding work in this area, and how has the pandemic improved Second Harvest’s digital presence? Website: https://www.pullback.org/research/foodjustice Second Harve...

“Well as Prime-Minister-King I outlaw all other grocery stores and they can’t be for profit anymore.” As part of the ongoing series on food waste, Kristen and Kyla are joined by Robert Miller to discuss the documentary “Just Eat It”, and their second attempt at dumpster diving. Website: https://www.pullback.org/research/foodjustice Watch Just Eat It: https://www.knowledge.ca/program/just-eat-it Tw...

In their most challenging challenge in a while, Kristen and Kyla go dumpster diving! Kristen shares her research on the topic of food insecurity, how it's been affected by COVID-19, why food waste is such a problem, and what we can do to improve access to food for all. Website: https://www.pullback.org/research/foodjustice Twitter: https://twitter.com/PullbackPodcast Instagram: https://www.instagr...

Kyla and Kristen are joined by Panthea Vatandoost and Saliema and Biraima from Daily Dose of Blackness to discuss cultural appropriation. Panthea is a television, film, and theatre actor, and founder and Managing Artistic Director of Medusa Theatre Society, and Saliema and Biraima are members of the Daily Dose of Blackness podcast and media group, designed to centre and celebrate Black youth exper...

“Now I’m picturing the Lorax with guns taped to his hands.” In this special Halloween episode of Pullback Podcast, Kristen and Kyla are joined by activist Robert Miller to talk Squid Games and share spooky stories inspired by capitalism. Robbie shares a folktale based on his Welsh heritage; Kyla puts a modern twist on a classic ghost story; and Kristen tells a tale from the Gilded Age. Website: ht...

Kristen explains donations to Kyla. How do you choose an organization to donate to, and how do you recognize a good charity from a bad one? What's the difference between non-profits, foundations, and charities? How do you know your money is being well used? What is the most effective way to support an organization you care about? Website: https://www.pullback.org/research/ethicalgiving Twitter: ht...

"Oh she has a vineyard! That's the third! I know three things about Martha Stewart." This week Kyla and Kristen explore the ethics behind meal kits. Topics: How environmentally friendly are they? Does less food waste really make up for all that single-use plastic? How are workers treated in an industry experiencing explosive growth in a short span of time? Who are meal kits for? Website: https://w...

"You've got my brain now on what's the most eco-friendly weapon. I think it might be nunchuks." Kristen and Kyla are joined by activist Robert Miller to discuss the book "The Waste-Free World" by Ron Gonen, an in-depth look at how transitioning to a Circular Economy could help curb the extremes of climate change. This is a divisive book that makes some great points while undermining it's own messa...

"The best cure for anxiety is doing something. Even if it's small." In this episode, Kyla and Kristen are joined by Climate Activist Robert Miller to discuss the impacts of the AR6 Climate Change 2021 report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Topics: What is the IPCC; what makes this report different; ways to handle climate anxiety. Website: https://www.pullback.org/research/ipcc202...