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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