Petri Dish Politics

Petri Dish Politics is back! This week I'm talking about Andy Burnham's ascent to Prime Minister of the UK, the rise of socialism in US politics, and what Canada and Toronto's leftists should take from these successes. Subscribe to my substack to support the podcast and independent, progressive journalism https://theoneandonlysamjabripickett.substack.com/

Reporting on guns and gun violence in Toronto is hard. Government definitely doesn't want to talk to journalists, and victims are either too scared, too busy or too traumatized to share their experiences because most reporting done on their communities is sensational and focused only on the violence, not its causes. There are resources available if you or someone you know has experienced gun v...

This is a podcast. In this 0th episode, I wanted to take the opportunity to tell you about me and what it is I'm hoping to do. In short, journalism, but with the authenticity and holistic, narrative, evidence-driven analysis. For now, this podcast is focused on Toronto, and though I would love nothing more than to dive right into the big topics, doing this right means doing it in the open, fro...