Harbinger Showcase

As Quebec’s political and media class continue their attack on Amira Elghawaby, the federal government’s new lead on Islamophobia in Canada, independent journalist Taylor C. Noakes (CBC, The Maple, Canadian Dimension, Jacobin) joins host Andre Goulet for a critical conversation exploring where public discourse, social values, discriminatory legislation and xenophobia intersect in the not-so-belle-...

The law-defying strike by the 55, 000 workers in CUPE's Ontario School Board Council of Unions in November 2022 was brief but arguably the most important strike in so-called Canada in almost two decades. On ep25 of Victor's Children Spring magazine's Peter Hogarth joins host David Camfield about the background to the strike, how it unfolded, why it ended the way it did, and its lessons.

On November 1st, Israelis completed their fifth election in four years, returning Benjamin Netanyahu to power with the support of extreme, far-right figures who are about to play a major role in the emerging coalition government. Although negotiations to form the government are still underway, it is commonly said that this may be Israel’s most far-right government in history. On this episode of CJ...

In his new book 'Future on Fire: Capitalism and the Politics of Climate Change' Winnipeg academic David Camfield argues that a just transition from fossil fuels won’t be delivered by businesspeople or politicians. On Harbinger Society Presents episode 46 he joins host Andre Goulet to talk about the book and his podcast VICTOR'S CHILDREN exploring "socialism from below" which joined the network in...

Hosts Christo Aivalis and Andy Borkowski welcome the almost-elected 2021 Green Party leadership candidate runner-up activist and advocate Dmitri Lascaris for a conversation unpacking the failures of the Green Party of Canada and exploring how to build an ecosocialist Canada that goes beyond the limited scope of Green or NDP policy proposals. Support the show and join the Discord for just $1/month...

What and who are the main drivers of anti-Muslim hate in Canada? On a new CJPME DEBRIEF hosts Michael Bueckert and Tom Woodley are joined by Jasmin Zine, author of a new report on the Canadian “Islamophobia Industry” for a conversation exploring some of the key organizations, personalities, and discourses responsible for perpetuating anti-Muslim hate in Canada, how the connections between them for...

Host Steffan Hostetter welcomes Sean Holman for a conversation exploring information, democracy and how his work with the Climate Disaster Project is helping climate disaster survivors to share their stories, creating community and change. Find the show's sprawling archives at http://www.greenmajority.ca/ Find out more about the CDP at https://climatedisasterproject.com/

On the frightening finale of Harbinger's I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST TELETHON Scott Schmidt in Medicine Hat and Jeremy Appel in Calgary welcome Kino Lefter's Evan MacDonald and Bridget Sterling in Edmonton to The Forgotten Corner to hate-watch Danielle Smith's unhinged victory speech, then Dogwood comms director and Harbinger board member Kai Nagata sits down with Gisxtan land defender Kolin Sutherla...

The bone-chilling I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST TELETHON continues with volume V as Replay's Shama Rangwala and Desmond Cole talk pop culture, racial capitalism and the unmatched excellence of Toronto's water quality, then The Alberta Advantage advocate for gamer's rights in a provocative and competitive survivor round of Left For Dead. Hear the full 6 part series at our flagship community show Harbing...

The I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST TELETHON continues with volume IV as Invisible Institutions' Megan Linton and Unmaking Saskatchewan's Sara Birrell talk Briarpatch's 50th birthday with Saima Desai and John Cameron, then Pullback's Kristen Pue and Kyla Hewson sit down with Green Majority Radio's Lauren Latour to talk with Victor's Children host David Camfield about his new book 'Future on Fire: Capital...

Harbinger's October 30th I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST TELETHON continues as Darts & Letters Gordon Katic and Jay Cockburn sit down with Press Progress' Mitchell Thompson to review spooky PSAs, then Gabrielle Brassard-Lecours, Alexis Ross, Fanny Tan and Sam Harper celebrate the first birthday of Quebec solidarity journalism cooperative PIVOT. Plus: National Observer hack Max Fawcett and Globe & Mail po...

Harbinger's October 30th I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST TELETHON continues as Dru Oja Jay talks about The Breach Media's journalism for transformation and Community University Television station manager Sophia Barsoski unpacks the 50 year legacy of CUTV, then Shannon Carranco, Amy Cunningham and Leah Borts-Kuperman explain how The Hoser Media is re-inventing local journalism in the GTA and David Gray-Do...

Harbinger Society Presents presents a terrifying excerpt from our October 30th I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST TELETHON as Bread and Poppies' Hilary Agro and Harbinger board member Dr. Jess Green in Toronto talk COP 27 and leftist parenting strategies for Halloween, then Stephen Magusiak and Romy Garrido in Calgary, Emily Leedham in Winnipeg, Rumneek Johal in Surrey and Mitchell Thompson in Toronto discu...

On Fernwood Publishing's 30th anniversary podcast THIRTYWOOD host Nora Loreto discusses new book 'Frequently Asked White Questions' with authors Alex Khasnabish and Ajay Parasram. Ajay Parasram is a multigenerational transnational byproduct of the British empire, with roots in South Asia, the Caribbean and the settler cities of Halifax, Ottawa and Vancouver. He is an associate professor in the Dep...

Technocracy is the idea that experts should govern. For the common good, presumably. It makes a certain amount of sense, given how irrational our politics seem to be right now. So, technocracy is seductive. In fact, it’s an idea as old as politics itself. On this episode Darts & Letters begins the first of a three-part series telling stories of technocracies past, present, and future. In this firs...

How do academia and independent Canadian media collaborate to amplify public scholarship and popular education? Join The Walrus magazine's Carmine Starnino, Pivot's Fanny Tan, CUTV's Sophia Barsoski, Harbinger's Andre Goulet and moderator Fenwick McKelvey from Concordia University's Department of Communications for an in-depth conversation exploring how scholarly research, graduate studies and ind...

Press Progress' Calgary correspondent Stephen Magusiak welcomes climate journalist Geoff Dembicki for a conversation exploring his new book 'The Petroleum Papers: Inside the Far Right Conspiracy to Cover Up Climate Change'. Drawing from internal oil industry documents spanning decades, The Petroleum Papers examines how major players in the Alberta oilsands suppressed their own research about the c...

You see, the woke establishment wants to control what media Albertans see, what vaccines we take, the resources we develop — and even what we are allowed to grow and eat. Independent journalist Jeremy Appel joins Team Advantage to explore Danielle Smith Thought. Follow Jeremy @JeremyAppel1025 and subscribe to his newsletter, The Orchard, at theorchard.substack.com. You can also hear him on Big Shi...

In her sweeping new book on gentrification, Leslie Kern expertly weaves theory, concepts, and up-to-date debates together, making it accessible to both urban scholars and general readers. On a new episode of Harbinger Society Presents she joins host Andre Goulet to discuss 'Gentrification is Inevitable and Other Lies' available now from Verso and Between the Lines press. Plus: David DesBaillets’ a...

On an extra-length episode Nora Loreto joins host Andre Goulet to unpack the results of Quebec’s nightmare-scenario 2022 election, then The Breach's Maya Amoah presents highlights from Monday's election livestream with conversations on the ongoing healthcare collapse, the ecological challenges facing the province, the rise of the far-right and the future of the Quebec left with independent journal...

Host Andre Goulet warmly welcomes back to the podcast our pundit pulverizing pals from the Big Shiny Takes Institute and Kino Lefter in a few-holds-barred conversation on the ascension of toxic dweeb Pierre Poilievre to the very top of Canada’s mendaciously mediocre political class in an episode we just had to call ‘Revenge of the Nerd’. Support the shows at https://www.patreon.com/andregoulet htt...

In the wake of Queen Elizabeth II's passing, host Alex Cosh speaks to policy analyst and writer Chuka Ejeckam about the bloody imperialist legacy that the monarchy represents, the bizarre reactions to the queen's death in the UK and Canada, the case for why the monarchy should be replaced with a democratic alternative, and some of the obstacles that stand in the way of advancing such a project. Fo...

Harbinger Society Presents returns from summer break as host Andre Goulet welcomes legacy left-wing Toronto Star and Globe and Mail columnist Rick Salutin to explain why Tory leadership candidate Pierre Poilievre’s pledge to make Canada “the freest nation on earth” may be the silliest campaign promise on earth. Find Rick Salutin, Gideon Salutin and Toronto Star editorial cartoonist Dušan Petričić'...

Researchers with the best of intentions still get things wrong. “Who made you the expert” is a valid question that research subjects might ask… and frankly, they’re right to ask that. If you’re, say, a drug user in Vancouver’s downtown east side you probably don’t want some guy from Harvard telling you what paternalistic research he’s doing on you. You want to be a partner in research done with yo...

Three exceptional hosts from the Harbinger community join Andre Goulet for a casual conversation exploring their broadcasting origins, the challenges of launching a successful show and why the podcast medium is so ideal for popular education with Invisible Institutions' Megan Linton, Unmaking Saskatchewan's Sara Birrell and Tech Won't Save Us' Paris Marx. Plus leadnow.com lead organizer Tim Ellis...