Radio Free Ortona

After one of our lengthy breaks we return with out first podcast in the Post-Trent Era. Today we're talking about the non economic reasons for western separation, which we feel haven't been talked about enough in the current discourse on the issue. Though we make you sit through a half hour of conversation on AI before we get to it. As always, feel free to send questions, comments and conc...

Well we fall down a rabbit hole right out of the gate, and I wish I could say it gets better, but it's kind of rabbit hole central with this episode. Nevertheless we persist and attempt to discuss if there's any moral equivalency between the Iranian regime's killing of some thousands of its citizens in the wake of mass protests in that country and the US Government's killing of 2 c...

With apologies for the 4 month hiatus, we're back. We've once again managed to assemble our crack production team of top men, and assembled an episode. It all starts with Trump and goes downhill from there. We get into TDS, corrupt capitalism, private sector unions and Che among other digressions. I'm not sure enjoy is the right word, but it's a word. As always, please send questio...

Today Paddy and Steve are without Trent's moderating influence and talking about what happens next in the context of the murder of Charlie Kirk. Where does the conservative movement go after this and how do they conduct themselves? Does the progressive left moderate itself, or does it carry on as it has previously. As always, please send questions comments and concerns to complicatedpod@gmail....

Paddy was catastrophizeing (that's a word) this week about the impending collapse of the liberal order and the western world more broadly, so we decided to work through that this week. I don't think enjoy is quite the right word for the result, but here it is. As always please send questions, comments and concerns to complicatedpod@gmail.com Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https:/...

We reconvene today, after our prolonged absence to ask some questions about the homelessness epidemic that seems to be North America wide. There was talking. There was yelling. Nothing was solved. Hopefully we're on our way to asking better questions. As always please direct questions, comments and concerns to complicatedpod@gmail.com https://uppbeat.io/t/soundroll/tropicana License code: QUMO...

Today we're exploring the issue our current level of political disorder and violence and how it compares to the upheaval of the late 1960s and early 1970s. We wander around rhetorically as we normally do, and at some point Paddy tries to blame it on immigration. We hope you enjoy. Also the opening theme has come back and it will stick around for a while. Sorry to anyone that annoys. As always...

We made it! Episode 49. As your reward (punishment?) for sticking with us for this long, we give you an episode of navel gazing about why and how we came to call this thing Radio Free Ortona and why episode 49 is more important to us than episode 50. Thanks for listening and we're sorry. http://uppbeat.io/t/yeti-music/casa-vega License code: RZY4IEWYAJ0P19B2 Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!)...

Today we're doing our best to talk about the upcoming Canadian Federal Election. Attempts (however unsuccessful) are even made to stay on topic. As always please direct questions comments and concerns to complicatedpod@gmail.com Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/soundroll/tropicana License code: QUMON4JBODCX0P13

We just jump into it today with no intro. We, inevitably, end up focusing on the 900 pound gorilla that's once again resumed his residence in the White House. We're not complimentary As always, questions comments and concerns can be sent to complicatedpod@gmail.com Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): http://uppbeat.io/t/mojo/rebel License code: 0HLFO6L8RFLSVSTA

Today, in our first video podcast, we force you to stare at Trent and Steve's ugly mugs for 2 hours. Paddy is on the podcast, but we're saving his visage for Patreon, when we eventually start one. Honestly we couldn't think of a better way to drive ratings down even further. Today we're trying to talk about what the world is looking like since the inauguration Donald Trump, and wha...

Today we start by talking about corporate malfeasance, and Trent accuses Paddy and Steve of constantly moving the goalposts with regards to what they think is permissible corporate behavior. This somehow transitions into a discussion of the events of the 2008 mortgage led economic meltdown. As always please send questions, comments and concerns to complicatedpod@gmail.com Music from Uppbeat (free...

It's a shorter episode this week, which is probably a good thing, since we didn't have a topic and we don't do a better job of staying on the topics we do discuss than we have previously. As always please email questions comments and concerns to complicatedpod@gmail.com Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/soundroll/tropicana License code: QUMON4JBODCX0P13

Trent has recently returned from adventures south of the Equator and unfortunately he is compelled to return to paying attention to what's going on, if only for the purposes of these conversations. We hope you enjoy. As always please submit questions, comments and concerns to complicatedpod@gmail.com Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/soundroll/tropicana License code: QU...

This week we are trying to bring a conclusion to our discussion on the events leading up to the Spanish Civil War and how they relate to the modern context. You'll have to judge for yourself, how successful we were. As always please send questions, comments and concerns to complicatedpod@gmail.com Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/soundroll/tropicana License code: QUMON...

It's just Paddy and Steve today. Unfortunately Trent was unable to join us. Today we're talking about what happens when 2 outlets that I follow and support financially end up at odds with each other. Specifically, Daryl Cooper, who hosts the MartyrMade podcast, which I have recommended on this show, appeared on Tucker Carlson's X show. During that 2 hour plus appearance, he made some s...

Today, for...reasons, we're talking about the Spanish Civil War. The boys promised me that we'd get to the modern contextual reasons for this, but time constraints and our pathological need for digression have insured that there will be a part 2. Be warned. As always please send questions comments and concerns to complicatedpod@gmail.com Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://upp...

In this, our second episode of the weekend, we talk about the recent attempted assassination of Donald Trump and it's wider repercussions. We ponder about whether the truth of the shooter's motivations will even matter as the story unfolds and evolves. Will the truth even be a part of what will eventually become the mainstream narrative of the event. Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!)...

This weekend its a 2 for 1 special with Paddy and Trent talking football. We've got more of the normal fare coming up next.

Hello everyone. Sorry for the long break between podcasts, but it's been a real bear to get everyone together. This week we have a returning guest and an ailing host, but we manage to make it work. We welcome back John for another discussion on Ukraine as well as the conflict between Israel and Gaza. As always please send questions, comments and concerns to complicatedpod@gmail.com. Music from...

Today we're talking about Bill C-63 again. Or more specifically our reaction to Jordan Petersen's conversation with Bruce Pardy and Konstantin Kissin about it. That can be found here. https://youtu.be/gmuj5gDsxJI?si=9G6_BnQipvgG9YK- Then we talk a little about the history of leftists overthrowing other leftists and Paddy treats us to an interesting description of where he thinks Pinochet s...

Once again, as is our wont, you join us in the middle of a conversation. We start off with a short discussion about the credibility of state media enterprises which was inspired by some curious editorial choices in this BBC documentary piece. https://youtu.be/Z51MTI9sbFY?si=8OMjHXbA4P9dopMx From there we touch on hypocrisy, how the US federal system is uniquely able to tolerate 3rd parties so why...

Apologies for the long delay in getting this episode out, but one of us almost died. In this episode, we try to highlight how much legislation with concerning authoritarian potential consequences the Canadian Federal Government has passed in the last few years. We mostly end up focusing on some recently introduced legislation with the most obvious dystopian consequences. We hope you are edified, i...

Today was Trent's chance to to take shots at the wack-a-doodle right, and he failed miserably. That was probably because Steve and Paddy kept feeding him a steady diet of crap from the wack-a-doodle left. Paddy and Steve try to make up for it by taking their own shots at Tucker and other ignoramus's on the new right, before the conversation diverts into why Trump is popular. Our final dive...

Today we're getting into extremism on both sides of the spectrum. What would it take to convince us that the other side of the climate debate was correct. And Paddy recounts Tucker Carlson's interview with Putin. Once again Trent demonstrates his awesome power to ask for a break and then just end the podcast. We hope you enjoy. Please send questions, comments and concerns to complicatedpod...