Sandy and Nora talk politics

In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about the tragedy at Tumbler Ridge and the way that right-wing politicians jumped onto the obsession over gender identity to obscure from decaying social conditions. The federal government thinks that we can fix these social conditions by arming other countries to murder people. How is that going to work? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informat...

In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about the dangers of anonymity online, the lack of public infrastructure to allow democratic access to the Internet, and how we need to resist always reaching to our leisure machines. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Sandy and Nora go through a few Canadians names who appear in the Epstein files. Plus ICE and 911, a Canadian soldier killed in Latvia, Canada to cut refugee health funding programming and more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about Mark Carney's Act II -- after his head-turning speech at Davos, he comes home to expose how little he knows about Canadian history. Plus, why are we always talking about military invasion when the real threat from the United States is cultural and economic? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about the speech heard around the world: Mark Carney announces that neoliberalism was premised on lies, and now that the US is collapsing, it's time for Canada to help fill the void. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sandy and Nora will now be released on Wednesday! Catch us then. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about ICE, murder, detention, and why it takes so long to get white moderates to understand that police violence is rampant. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about the US' war on Venezuela, the sham charges against Nicolas Maduro and what Canadians should be paying attention to. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Live eposide recorded at the Yukon Film Society on Sept. 20, 2025. With special thanks to the Yukon Employees' Union and progressive groups in Whitehorse. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this epsiode, Sandy and Nora look back on the year that was, and argue that we better get our shit together soon if we're going to resist rising fascism. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about rising social disintegration, and how it triggers a rise in hatred. Plus, should femicide be considered extra illegal? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about what has finally pushed the press to call Trump racist (or, xenophobic in the case of the NYT), and what Trump's latest mask-off moment means for racism within the US, and relations with Canada. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about the beginnings of a migrant crisis in the United States, and how Canadian politicians and journalists are seemingly incapable of imagining how Canada would navigate one. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this live episode, Sandy is joined by Syrus Marcus Ware and Matthew Green to discuss the current state of the left, and all the possibilities that exist to save ourselves. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Sandy and Nora take a hard look at war and remind listeners that it is very, very bad. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Zohran Mamdani has inspired progressives across the English-speaking world (and French-speaking, at least in Quebec). But who is Canada's Mamdani? And what are the conditions necessary for someone like this to emerge? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about the 2025 Liberal budget -- Mark Carney's first -- and how he blurs the line between Liberals and Tories like never before. CORRECTION: One of our eagle-eyed listeners realized a figure I (Sandy) mention in this episode several times was misunderstood. In referencing a somewhat unclear infographic appearing on page 25 of the budget, I said that $5M wa...

The federal budget will be released today at 4:00 EST. To give you the most up-to-date episode possible, we are recording after the budget release. Look for this week's episode first thing Wednesday morning. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episiode, Sandy is joined by Travis Laver and Elizabeth Ha to talk about racism, immigration, the trade war and living in a border town when the US is being belligerant. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Sandy and Nora take apart the argument that the No Kings protests were useless and explain what the purpose of a protest is, and what a protest cannot do. Transcript available here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Sandy and Nora explain why the US administration has decided to go after "Antifa" -- what that is and what it isn't. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about the Ellison project of money laundering through purchasing a blog for $150M to suck up even closer to the empire as the US collapses. And what does this all mean for Canada? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about the police murder of Nooran Rizayi in Saint-Hubert, and how the police in Canada are totally out of control. Plus, they talk about Canada Post and what we stand to lose if the corporation makes the changes that the federal government is allowing them to make. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about how similar Canadians' reactions have been to the state of the world, based on the past 6 months of touring. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Sandy and Nora explain how Canadians should (and should not) understand Charlie Kirk's assassination, and how resisting the attack on Free Speech will be fundamental to our future work. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.