Harbinger Showcase

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...

The overturning of Roe v Wade in the US puts the spotlight back on the politics of abortion. David speaks with Jocelyn Piercy about the movement organizing that eventually led to the decriminalization of abortion in so-called Canada and defeated the Mulroney Tory government's attempt to recriminalize it, and in particular the work of the Ontario Coalition for Abortion Clinics. This experience is r...

Inspired by the recently released sixth season of The Kids in the Hall, Naomi and Aaron talk about this legendary sketch comedy show (1988-1995). We discuss the Kids' paths to becoming comic actors, and how the show was too dark for us to appreciate when we were kids ourselves. We breakdown some of their most notorious sketches, including Cabbage Head and The Chicken Lady, and pay special attentio...

Hosts Christo Aivalis and Andy Borkowski reflect on British Columbia's disappointing John Horgan era as the provincial NDP leader prepares to step down as Premier. Plus: the possibilities of the Party's upcoming leadership race and what it means to ensure national access to reproductive rights in Canada. Support the show at https://www.patreon.com/LeftTurnCanada

On Harbinger Society Presents ep39 ‘Code White: Sounding the Alarm on Violence Against Healthcare Workers’ co-authors Margaret Keith and Jim Brophy and ‘Bent Out of Shape: Shame, Solidarity and Women’s Bodies at Work’ author Karen Messing join host Andre Goulet to discuss their recent books and how healthcare work, health and wellbeing, advocacy research and more intersect in a special co-presenta...

Colin et son Alter Ego fan de crypto monnaies explorent ce qui intéresse autant les gens avec le phénomène. L’humoriste Arnaud Soly explique le fonctionnement de Bitcoin en jouant de la flûte avec le nez… Sources: https://davidgerard.co.uk/blockchain/book/ https://changelly.com/blog/proof-of-work/#Proof_of_Work_Purpose https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BODyqM-V71E https://www.bitcoinmining.com/what-...

On ep38 of Harbinger Society Presents host Andre Goulet sits down with Regina-based journalist Sara K. Birell to talk about the economy of land, ‘the hunger strategy’, prairie and gender and more in their exceptional new-ish podcast Unmaking Saskatchewan. Then, Worst Case Ontario's Fleck in Toronto and Max in Ottawa explain why Canada is totally ready to elect Pierre Shapirollievre as our first In...

On a new Harbinger Society Presents the independent left media community come together for a picnic in Toronto's Christie Pits park with pals from The Hoser, Darts & Letters, Worst Case Ontario, Press Progress and others to answer the question that's on everyone's minds in the lead-up to the 2022 Ontario election: "What's Life Like in Doug Ford's Utopia?"

On Short Circuit ep3 hosts Shannon Carranco and Kevin Taghabon take a look at the state of labour in Ontario in the run up to the June 2nd provincial election as they speak with: * University of Toronto frontline service workers fighting against the contracting out of secure, unionized public sector jobs * Worker's Action Centre in Toronto where executive director Deena Ladd unpacks strategies emp...

This week, Martin and Pam break down the Ontario election: who we hate, who isn't great, and who can't communicate. El Jones joins Pam for an in-depth look at a new Senate report that calls for the exoneration of 12 imprisoned Indigenous women that provides insights in the systemic violence and discrimination of Canada's prison system. Plus, should police dogs have unions? And why are our elites s...

Although the train plays little part in the lives of most Saskatchewan residents today, there was a time when the rail line had almost unlimited power over the province's development. In this episode we'll talk about the legacy of the CP Rail. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/unmakingsaskatchewan Support the Sask Dispatch: https://actionnetwork.org/fundraising/help-the-sask-dispatch-grow...

In his book ‘Saving the City: The Challenge of Transforming a Modern Metropolis’ journalist Daniel Sanger delivers equal parts reportage, oral history and memoir chronicling what grassroots eco-socialist municipal political party Projet Montreal did right, where it failed, and where it’s headed, drawn from his own experience working closely with the party for almost a decade. On this episode he jo...

On a new episode of 'NORTH UNTAPPED' The Maple editor-in-chief Alex Cosh welcomes Edmonton and Montreal community organizers Audrey Redman and Jaggi Singh to explain why police treated February's far-right occupation of Ottawa and supportive convoys across Canada with kid gloves and why police sympathy with the convoy's far-right politics highlights a systemic problem. Follow @AudreyJRedman, @Jagg...

Live from the future, federal Minister of Just Transition Joy Ross-Jones explains how the Trudeau government's Ministry of Just Transition achieved it's ambitious climate targets at a 2025 press conference. Then, 350.org's Kathleen Lund explains why March 2022's national Day of Action showed what’s possible if political leaders invest in a bold and urgent Just Transition plan. And Divest McGill's...