The Late Late Capitalism Show

This week: a forbidden transmission from the smoking husk of Ontario. We recap the draconian new restriction set in place by Doug Ford in the wake of the extremely precedented spike in COVID diagnoses across the province, consider the outrage this sparked from all sides before piling on our own, and muse on the future of our pudgy Premier. We also discuss the Derek Chauvin verdict and how easily t...

Thar’s gold in them thar Amazonian Rainforests! This week Meghan takes us on a harrowing journey through the ongoing history of Canadian mining corporations. We discover that a massive portion of our economy is based around horrific neocolonial operations across South America and Africa. Tailing ponds, clear-cutting, death squads: you name it, Canadians are doing it. We consider how feminism...

This week we try not to mourn the departure of the Evergreen from the Suez Canal, but cherish the time they had together. Chance then introduces us to another member of the Brotherhood of Canadian Nazi Grifters:  Kevin J. Johnston he’s one part podcaster, one part mayor-elect, one part business owner, and 100% horrifyingly racist. Finally we check in on the Dark Professor and his latest shit...

Continuing our series on Canada’s Greatest Canadians we take a look at the life of William Lyon Mackenzie King, our longest-serving and simp-iest prime minister. We explain his relationship to labour, strikers, and the Progressive Party, condemn his blatant sinophobia, and are wowed by his conversations with dead dogs. Our theme song is “Mega Guillotine 2020” by the prophetic and powerful AJ...

Ring ring! In light of struggling small business Rogers finding $20 billion laying around to buy Shaw this week, we look at the history of the telecommunications industry in Canada, a sordid tale of government-granted monopolies, showdowns in rural Quebec, and, of course, race science. We also cheer for Jeanine Añez’s imprisonment and mourn the loss of Sarah Everard. Our theme song is “Mega...

As promised, we return to our expert analysis of the Harper years by taking a Magic School Bus-esque dive into the wonderful world of government-funded science. We gape at the legitimately brutal authoritarian state researchers lived under in the early 2010s, including decimated budgets, gag orders, and getting bullied by the dumbest guys in the room. We also check in on a battle for the soul of T...

This week we ask: with liberals in power in both the U.S. and Canada, why is it that nothing is improving whatsoever? We consider the repeated failures to instate Pharmacare in this country then gape at Trudeau’s liberals striking down the latest attempt at it while simultaneous talking about how important it is. We end with an explanation from our betters on why things can never get better:...

Giddy up cowboys and horse girls! This week we canter on over to Heartland, the CBC’s longest running and most boring drama. We give you the skinny on the three wildest episodes we can find and delve into the dark political machinations of the Heartland universe. Come for the useless foals and cougar executions, stay for the eco-friendly pipelines and Saudi princes. Our theme song is “Mega G...

Another loopy news round-up. We rejoice at the pathetic death of the mewling grub known as Rush Limbaugh, consider the colossal failure of Canada’s vaccine rollout thus far, and learn about the dark origin story of freshman congresswoman Lauren Boebert. Also: Dean has a dark premonition and offers a new comic book-inspired moral philosophy to base your life around. Our theme song is “Mega Gu...

On this special anniversary episode we take a look at the dark shadow hanging over our beloved pod: the creature know as Stephen Harper. We investigate his origin story, his relationship to Indigenous communities, and list his myriad scandals and scenes. Somehow we forgot to mention his terrible band! Our theme song is “Mega Guillotine 2020” by the prophetic and powerful AJJ. Go buy their newest a...

This week we conclude our series on the Quebec Biker War, surveying the fallout, reflecting on what it all means and why it still matters. Our theme song is “Mega Guillotine 2020” by the prophetic and powerful AJJ. Go buy their newest album Good Luck Everybody for instructions on magicks dark and terrible. Need a place to send your manifesto now that your children have stop returning your texts? S...

This week we take a grand tour of the latest stupid and inane things that have happened in this country so far this year. An ultra-rich couple steals vaccines from a tiny Indigenous community, their friend admits to giving $150 million to Jeffery Epstein, the Governor General does girlboss shit by psychologically tormenting her staff, and O’Toole is shocked and appalled that his party would...

In this second part of our series on the Quebec Biker War we launch into the heat of battle. I’ve been encouraged to advise you to get your motor running and, if possible, head out on the highway. Our theme song is “Mega Guillotine 2020” by the prophetic and powerful AJJ. Go buy their newest album Good Luck Everybody for instructions on magicks dark and terrible. Need a place to send your ma...

This the first in our three-part series on the Quebec Biker War. We set the stage with the culture and politics of Quebec in the 90s and introduce our main characters: horrible men living their lives to the most “plus rock and roll”. There’s dynamite, Nazi iconography, and a guy called Mom to boot. Our theme song is “Mega Guillotine 2020” by the prophetic and powerful AJJ. Go buy...

Well it looks like 2021 is having a normal one! Didn’t have that on our bingo cards lol! Can we try turning this year off and on again? Anyway, we discuss the Capitol hill protest/insurrection/collective tantrum thing. It had everything: cops, Q, and AOC’s shoes. Our theme song is “Mega Guillotine 2020” by the prophetic and powerful AJJ. Go buy their newest album Good Luck Everybody fo...

We ring in the new year with our speciality: laughing at the dumb crap politicians did in 2020. We look at the globe-trotting adventures of Rod Phillips and co. during Ontario’s lockdown. We also discuss the Christmas Day bombing in Nashville and our New Year’s resolutions. Our theme song is “Mega Guillotine 2020” by the prophetic and powerful AJJ. Go buy their newest album Good Luck E...

The gang caps off a year answering your pressing questions and taking a moment to remember the people they hate the most. Our theme song is “Mega Guillotine 2020” by the prophetic and powerful AJJ. Go buy their newest album Good Luck Everybody for instructions on magicks dark and terrible. Need a place to send your manifesto now that your children have stop returning your texts? Shoot us an email...

We return to conclude our review of the Christmas Chronicles with the long anticipated sequel: The Christmas Chronicles 2. We discover hidden truths about Santa’s gritty backstory and the true meaning of being a True Believer. Our theme song is “Mega Guillotine 2020” by the prophetic and powerful AJJ. Go buy their newest album Good Luck Everybody for instructions on magicks dark and terrible...

This week we cozy up by the fire and listen to the time-honoured tale that is Netflix’s Christmas Chronicles. We decode the film’s bizarre politics and the far-reaching ramifications of its world building. Topics include Chicago’s criminal working class, Calvinist race science, and Kurt Russell’s war on fake news. Our theme song is “Mega Guillotine 2020” by the prophetic an...

In the wake of the novel coronavirus COVID 19, how is it that a sizeable proportion of North Americans think the disease is a host? Dean investigates by musing about the problems he sees in science communication and proceeds to get really mad about them. Our theme song is “Mega Guillotine 2020” by the prophetic and powerful AJJ. Go buy their newest album Good Luck Everybody for instructions on mag...

We take a hard look at three home-grown Canadian conmen. Three hucksters so stupid it is unclear whether they are pulling the wool over our eyes or their own. We also say a lot of mean things about Italians but remember that you can’t actually be racist to them. Our theme song is “Mega Guillotine 2020” by the prophetic and powerful AJJ. Go buy their newest album Good Luck Everybody for instr...

Jesse takes us on a deep dive into the sordid history of Kingston’s Prison for Women, from the inhuman conditions to, of course, CIA affiliated medical experiments. We then thank God that it’s closed and pray that it doesn’t become a playground for Dutch basketball teens. Be sure to follow @p4wmemorialcollective on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p4wmemorialcollective/ Our t...

The gang takes at look at Ontario’s plan to combat COVID as flu season approaches, and how we may as well be lining up service workers in front of a combine thresher. We also explore the lush inner life of local buffoon and Kingston MPP Randy Hillier, as well as international buffoon and former U.S. president Barack Obama. Our theme song is “Mega Guillotine 2020” by the prophetic and powerfu...

We here at LLCS have had a spiritual revelation: electoral politics is naught but pageantry. As such we put it upon ourselves simply to comment on who wore the best dress. We recap the major goings-on in the American election and make our predictions for 2021 and beyond for the future of the GOP, the Democratic party, and actual citizen (guess who gets the short end of the stick there?). Our theme...

Folks we’ll be doing a special live show tonight to celebrate the doom of old foretold: the 2020 Presidential Election. You can tune in live in the Kingston area on CFRC 101.9FM or catch us anywhere on cfrc.ca starting at 11PM EST.