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This week we are sharing a clip from our sister podcast Courage My Friends. In the third episode of the 11th season of Courage My Friends, host Resh Budhu interviews award-winning cartoonist, author, and pioneer of comics journalism, Joe Sacco, and his newly released book, Requiem for Gaza , a profound work of graphic reportage co-authored with journalist Chris Hedges. They discuss the experience...

This week on rabble radio, this week we are talking about education in Ontario.   Members of every major teachers union in Ontario will be voting on strike action in November.   I interviewed David Mastin, president of the Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario and Martha Hradowy, president of the Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation about what is at stake for teachers, students, and fa...

This week on rabble radio, we are re-sharing an interview with Toronto City Council Candidate Diana Chan McNally.    Chan McNally is a community worker, homelessness advocate, and candidate for Toronto City Council. We discuss Chan McNally's run to become City Councillor for Toronto's Ward 4, Parkdale-High Park, top-of-mind issues for the Ward and the city, provincial encroachment on municipal gov...

This week on rabble radio, we mark the three year anniversary of the war against the Palestinians in Gaza by re-sharing an interview from 2023 with Karen Rodman of Just Peace Advocates.   In that interview from November 10, 2023, Rodman talks about the history of pro-Palestinian activism and what she felt was needed to meet the moment just over a month after the beginning of the conflict.   If you...

This week on rabble radio, we talk about Palestine and Gaza and how those issues are shaping the municipal elections in BC.   We speak with Tiffany Tsai of Apartheid Free Communities Canada, an activist group pushing for local politicians to stand-up for Palestine.   We also interview Solomon Yi-Kieran, a pro-Palestinian candidate running for Vancouver City Council.   If you like the show please c...

This week on rabble radio, host Nick Seebruch sits down with rabble publisher Sarah Sahagian to talk about the films she viewed at this year's Toronto International Film Festival, Mark Carney's CEO investment summit that took place in Toronto this week, and the latest in the Green Party leadership race.   If you like the show please consider subscribing on Apple Podcasts , Spotify , YouTube and no...

rabble radio is back with fresh interviews after a summer hiatus where we shared some of our favourite episodes from our 20-year-old archive.   This week's episode features interviews with two guests. First, Jim Stanford speaks with host Nick Seebruch about the current trade war with the US, Carney's gas tax holiday, and the future of free trade in North America.   Then later, Nick speaks with Gui...

This summer, we're sharing re-released episodes of rabble radio from our archives as we mark 25 years of rabble.ca. New interviews will return in September.    As you know, we're celebrating rabble's 25th anniversary this year. In our final re-release over the summer, we're sharing this interview from April of 2017 when then rabble host Victoria Fenner and rabble blogger Penney Kome speak with thr...

This summer, we're sharing re-released episodes of rabble radio from our archives as we mark 25 years of rabble.ca. New interviews will return in September.    As you know, we're celebrating rabble's 25th anniversary this year. In our final re-release over the summer, we're sharing this interview from 2018 with rabble founder Judy Rebick, where she joins former rabble radio host Victoria Fenner in...

This summer, we're sharing re-released episodes of rabble radio from our archives as we mark 25 years of rabble.ca. New interviews will return in September.  This week, we're digging into the archives for a look back at January 2010. In this episode, a massive wave of protests hits Parliament Hill—and early social media—as Canadians rally against Harper's prorogation of Parliament. We break down w...

This summer, we're sharing re-released episodes of rabble radio from our archives as we mark 25 years of rabble.ca. New interviews will return in September.  Back in April of this year, rabble radio shared a  special soundscape episode inspired by Earth Day . All the staff here at rabble recorded bits of audio of the nature that surrounded them and it made for, what I feel was, a very beautiful li...

This summer, we're sharing re-released episodes of rabble radio from our archives as we mark 25 years of rabble.ca. New interviews will return in September.  We're opening up the archives this week to share an episode from 2013 called "The Dissenters." This episode is all about people refusing to sit back and wait for change. We're tracking the birth of Unifor and sharing stories of folks across t...

This summer, we're sharing re-released episodes of rabble radio from our archives as we mark 25 years of rabble.ca. New interviews will return in September.  In 2019, Libby Davies released Outside In: A Political Memoir explores her life as a politician and as a fighter for equality and justice for some of the most vulnerable people in our country. She spoke to rabble podcast executive producer Vi...

This summer, we're sharing re-released episodes of rabble radio from our archives as we mark 25 years of rabble.ca. New interviews will return in September.  In this 2006 episode of rabble radio, we share a little bit of everything. Our US correspondent Keith Gottschalk reminds us of the power of love and understanding, we go on a hike through Algonquin Park, we watch some horror movies, and Jen M...

This summer, we're sharing re-released episodes of rabble radio from our archives as we mark 25 years of rabble.ca. New interviews will return in September.    In our thirty-ninth episode of rabble radio, New York-based writer Paddy Johnson takes listeners into the art world in NY and in Canada and Wayne MacPhail and Chad Oberg talk about Secondlife.   To listen to the full original episode from 2...

This summer, we're sharing re-released episodes of rabble radio from our archives as we mark 25 years of rabble.ca. New interviews will return in September.  This week's re-released episode takes us back to December 2007 for a little mix of everything. In this episode, we revisit old rabble radio staple segments, such as the 'Online tools' segment from former host Wayne MacPhail, the 'Reel Women'...

This summer, we're sharing re-released episodes of rabble radio from our archives as we mark 25 years of rabble.ca. New interviews will return in September.  This week, we're sharing the earliest rabble radio episode that still exists online—episode 6: Out and About. In this episode, we speak to M. Nourbese Philip about her book Zong, DVDiva Cathi Bond talks about what she's been watching, we go o...

This summer, we're sharing re-released episodes of rabble radio from our archives as we mark 25 years of rabble.ca. New interviews will return in September.  This week's re-released episode takes us back to January 2017, the month of Donald Trump's first inauguration of Donald Trump as president. We're joined by former rabble contributor Sophia Reuss as she shares her reflections from the Women's...

This summer, we're sharing re-released episodes of rabble radio from our archives as we mark 25 years of rabble.ca. New interviews will return in September.  This week's re-released episode takes us back to November 2009 with a segment from episode 94 of rabble radio. In this archival feature, we revisit a conversation originally broadcast by Red Eye—the long-running progressive podcast that was a...

This week on the show, rabble editor Nick Seebruch and publisher Sarah Sahagian sit down to discuss ongoing news coverage on rabble.ca this summer, the Canada-US-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA), the war in Iran, Pride Month coverage and more.  Some pieces mentioned in this episode include:  Scott Douglas Jacobsen's on-the-ground reporting in Ukraine   The heroic life of Betty Baxter , athlete and activis...

Labour reporter Gabriela Calugay-Casuga sits down with Émile Lacombe, a high school teacher and union organizer in Montreal with Alliance Ouvrière to discuss why the labour movement needs to stop hiding behind legal technicalities and start taking direct action to win back its power. About our guest  Émile Lacombe is a high school teacher and union organizer in Montreal, Quebec. He has been a memb...

This week on the show, Amil Niazi joins rabble publisher Sarah Sahagian to talk about Life After Ambition: A "Good Enough" Memoir and what it means to be a millennial and mother in the times we're living in.  This is the first 20 minutes of Amil's interview with Sarah.  The full interview is available on rabble's Patreon. Join at any level to listen .  About our guest Amil Niazi is a writer and pr...

Aggressive U.S. foreign policy has created deep instability—not only here in Canada, but globally. From the ongoing war in Iran to a devastating four-month fuel blockade in Cuba—causing medical blackouts and sanitation crises—the global impacts are severe.  This week on rabble radio, we share a clip from the most recent Off the Hill political panel on American Imperialism. This webinar took place...

This week on rabble radio, Thomas Ponniah joins rabble editor Nick Seebruch to talk about the heavy influence of the U.S. on the world stage. They break down why massive military power hasn't led to a better quality of life in the States and how a better future is possible. About our guest Thomas Ponniah is a co-writer of Unholy Trinity: the IMF, World Bank, and WTO, co-editor of Another World is...