Bonus: Playing 2016 Off the Stage

In this bonus episode, Isaac and Carter recap some of the brighter points of a terrible year and discuss their favourite albums and singles of 2016

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Isaac's List:

Singles:

5. What's Wrong - Isiah Rashad (feat. Kendrick Lamar & Zacari)

4. Memory - Preoccupations

3. Because I'm Me - The Avalanches

2. On Hold - The xx

1. A Thousand Times - Hamilton Leithauser & Rostam
Disappointment: Prima Donna EP - Vince Staples Guilty Pleasure: JEFFREY - Young Thug Spinach Album: Lemonade - Beyonce Shockingly Good: Blank Face - Schoolboy Q Albums:

10. Skeleton Tree - Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds

9. Sleep Cycle - Deakin

8. The Life of Pablo - Kanye West

7. Puberty 2 - Mitski

6. Atrocity Exhibition - Danny Brown

5. Human Performance - Parquet Courts 4. The Colour in Anything - James Blake

3. Blonde - Frank Ocean

2. Teens of Denial - Car Seat Headrest 1. My Woman - Angel Olsen

Carter's List:

Tracks:

5. Needed Me - Rihanna

4.  Crash - Against Me!

3. Swedish Guns - The Radio Dept.

2. Marrow - Anohni

1.  I Need You - Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds


Disappointment: American Football (LP2) - American Football Guilty Pleasure: A Loud Bash of Teenage Feelings - Beach Slang Spinach Album: Lemonade - Beyonce Shockingly Good: Hard-Wired to Self-Destruct - Metallica

Albums:

10. You Want It Darker - Leonard Cohen

9. Teens of Denial - Car Seat Headrest

8. A Moon-Shaped Pool - Radiohead

7.  Nothing's Real - Shura

6. The Colour in Anything - James Blake

5. A Seat at the Table - Solange
4.  Puberty 2 - Mitski

3. Paradise - White Lung

2. Blonde - Frank Ocean

1. Atrocity Exhibition - Danny Brown

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Episode #21: The Winter(ish) of Discontent

In this episode, Edward and Carter take stock of the first year of the Trudeau government and consider the Battle for Mosul.

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Intro (0:00 - 2:00)

Segment 1: The Trudeau Government, One Year On (2:00 - 34:00)

Segment 2: On the Road to Mosul  (34:00 - 1:01:00)

Recommended Reading & Outro (1:01:00 - 1:15:00)

Edward's Recommendation: Understanding American Nations

Carter's Recommendation: Why Aren't We Talking About Yemen in This Election?

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Bonus: On the September Music Deluge

In this bonus (comeback) episode, Carter and Isaac have a free-form discussion about the bumper crop of music releases in September.

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Albums Discussed, in order of discussion:

Never Enough - Public Access TV
Sirens - Nicolas Jaar
American Band - Drive-By Truckers
Campaign - Ty Dolla $ign
Shape Shift With Me - Against Me!
22, A Million - Bon Iver
The Healing Component - Mick Jenkins
I Had A Dream That You Were Mine - Hamilton Leithauser & Rostam
Care - How to Dress Well
A Corpse Wired for Sound - Merchandise
Preoccupations - Preoccupations
Skeleton Tree - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds (Carter Recommends)
Stage Four - Touche Amore
The Sun's Tirade - Isaiah Rashad
A Loud Bash of Teenage Feelings - Beach Slang
Pretty Years - Cymbals Eat Guitars
A Seat at the Table - Solange (Carter & Isaac Recommend)
My Woman - Angel Olsen (Isaac Recommends)
Atrocity Exhibition - Danny Brown (Carter & Isaac Recommend)



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Bonus Episode: Cut the Reel in Half

In this episode, Edward and Carter chat about their favourite films of the first half of 2016.

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Edward's List:

5. Captain America: Civil War
4. The Witch
3. The Nice Guys
2. Hail Caesar
1. Eye in the Sky

Honourable Mention: Green Room

Disappointment: Zootopia


Carter's List:

5. The Lobster
4. Eye in the Sky
3. Hail Caesar
2. Captain America: Civil War
1. All the Way

Honourable Mention: Only Yesterday

Disappointment: Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice

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Bonus Episode: Half a Year Gone, and the Band Played On

In this bonus episode, Isaac and Carter take a look at the half-year mark in music with their favourite albums and singles so far.

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Isaac's List:
Tracks:
5. Cold Light - Operators 4. Dead Editors - Massive Attack (feat. Roots Manuva)
3. Tie: Drug Dealers Anonymous - Pusha T (feat. Jay Z) & Low Life - Future (feat. The Weeknd) 2. In Films - Chromatics 1. Vroom Vroom - Charlie XCX

Albums:
10. Fall Forever - Fear of Men 9. Emotional Mugger - Ty Segall 8. Blackstar - David Bowie 7. The Life of Pablo - Kanye West 6. Puberty 2 - Mitski 5. The Colour in Anything - James Blake 4. Goodness - The Hotelier 3. A Moon Shaped Pool - Radiohead 2. Teens of Denial - Car Seat Headrest 1. Human Performance - Parquet Courts
Disappointment: Adore Life - Savages "Spinach" Album: Lemonade - Beyonce

Guilty Pleasure: Future Past Present - The Strokes


Carter's List:

Tracks:

Hon. Mention: Pray for Rain - Bob Mould
5. Spikes - Death Grips
4. In Films - Chromatics
3. Hallucinations -dvsn
2. The Community of Hope - PJ Harvey
1. A Hundred Ropes - Minor Victories


Albums:

Hon. Mention: Love You to Death - Tegan and Sara
10. Nocturnal Koreans - Wire
9. Junk - M83
8. Coloring Book - Chance the Rapper
7. Goodness - The Hotelier
6. Jet Plane & Oxbow - Shearwater
5. Teens of Denial - Car Seat Headrest
4. A Moon Shaped Pool - Radiohead
3. The Colour in Anything - James Blake
2. Paradise - White Lung
1. Puberty 2 - Mitski

Disappointment: Views - Drake

"Spinach" Album: Hopelessness - Anohni

Guilty Pleasure: Dangerous Woman - Ariana Grande

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Episode #20: True Blue (and Yellow and Green)

In this episode, Edward and Carter discuss the shape of the Conservative Party leadership contest and the recent upheaval in Brazil

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Intro (0:00 - 2:00)

Segment 1:  Is What's Happening in Brazil a Coup? (2:00 - 34:00)

Note: This segment was recorded before the release of new political call transcripts from Brazil, featured in this article. These transcripts seem to indicate a wider involvement of the Brazilian military and Supreme Court on the side of interim president Michel Temer.

Segment 2:  Let's Cheer for (Michael) Chong (34:00 - 1:01:00)

Recommended Reading & Outro (1:01:00 - 1:15:00)

Edward's Recommendation: What Makes Superdelegates So Super?

Carter's Recommendation: Does Donald Trump Have a Point on Foreign Policy?

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Episode #19: Must Marx Be Murderous?

In this episode, Declan and Carter take a more philosophical bent and weigh in on the recent online Liberalism/Marxism discussion.

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Intro (0:00 - 2:00)

Discussion: Is Marxism Doomed to Failure? ; Is Liberalism All It's Cracked Up to Be? (2:00 - 1:00:00)

Outro (1:00:00 - 1:05:00 )

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Episode #18: Turning Over a New Leap

In this episode, Edward and Carter discuss what's next for the NDP following the recent end of Thomas Mulcair's leadership.

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Intro (0:00 - 2:00)

Discussion: The NDP's Path Forward (2:00 - 1:00:00)

Recommended Reading & Outro (1:00:00 - 1:15:00 )

Edward's Recommendation: What The Saudi War in Yemen Looks Like

Carter's Recommendation: Charlie Angus on the Attawaapiskat Crisis and Our Enduring National Shame

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Episode #17: Make Havana Great Again

In this episode, Edward and Carter discuss what the legacy of Rob Ford is and the Obama administration's openings to Cuba.

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Intro (0:00 - 2:00)

Segment 1:  Mr. Obama Goes to Havana (2:00 - 43:00)

Segment 2:  Rob Ford, Donald Trump and the Power of Persuasion (43:00 - 1:21:00)

Recommended Reading & Outro (1:21:00 - 1:38:00 )

Edward's Recommendation: The Easter Rising and what it means to be Irish

Carter's Recommendation: The Conservative Disdain for the White Underclass

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Episode #16: Let's Rationally Allocate Some Commas

In this episode, Taylor, Evan and Carter dissect the Trudeau government's first budget and get into the weeds of some of its implications, whilst also questioning some of its portrayal in the media.

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All budget talk in this episode (0:00 - 57:00)

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Episode #15: Pipelines of Discontent

In this episode, Edward and Carter discuss the Trump phenomenon and whether the Trudeau government will live up to its climate commitments.

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Intro (0:00 - 2:00)

Segment 1:  What Does Donald Trump Actually Believe? Does it Matter? (2:00 - 1:08:00 )

Segment 2: Vancouver Declaration, eh? (1:08:00 - 1:38:00)

Recommended Reading & Outro (1:38:00 - 1:47:00 )

Edward's Recommendation: Changing Times in Ireland

Carter's Recommendation: The Misuses of Memory

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Episode #14: Revenge of the 3-Letter Acronyms

In this episode, Ghaith and Carter ruminate on MRAs and breakdown what's up with the BDS campaign at McGill.

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Intro (0:00 - 2:00)

Segment 1: The Weird, Wild World of Men's Rights Activists (2:00 - 37:00 )

Segment 2: Who's Afraid of Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions? (37:00 - 1:26:00)

 Outro (1:26:00 - 1:27:00 )

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Episode #13: Labour-ing in the 21st Century

In this episode, Miles and Carter have a wide-ranging discussion, following up from previous points on Uber and the "gig economy" about progressive political strategy and flaws in the narrative of technological progress as saviour.


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All discussion on this episode (0:00 - 1:15:30)

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