Bubble Pop with Rachel Gilmore
I'm Rachel Gilmore. 💞
I'm your least favourite person's least favourite journalist.
Every week, I’ll break down the main headlines so you don't have to doomscroll.
Then we'll dive deeper into something juicy you should know about.
So join me. Let's pop your bubble. 🫧✨
Latest episodes
Apr 11, 2025 • 53min
When (not) to freak out about foreign interference and democracy (With Stephanie Carvin)
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Apr 7, 2025 • 44min
This election is starting to get messy | Campaign Cops (with Paris Marx)
FOLLOW PARIS:Disconnect: https://www.disconnect.blogTech Won’t Save Us: https://techwontsave.usSystem Crash: https://systemcrash.info/BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/parismarx.com---------------------------------------------------------------------SUBSCRIBE TO RACHEL’S STUFF:Substack: rachelgilmore.substack.comPatreon: patreon.com/rachelgilmoreTwitch: twitch.tv/rachel_gilmoreYouTube: YouTube.com/@AtRachelGilmoreSpotify: open.spotify.com/show/5uP73DlOq5hVf5zlPadObD?si=3e49f0a371734d55Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/bubble-pop-with-rachel-gilmore/id1796286766TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@rachel_gilmoreInstagram: www.instagram.com/r.gilmore/BlueSky: bsky.app/profile/rachelgilmore.bsky.social
Apr 4, 2025 • 46min
Demystifying the witchcraft of election polls (with Philippe J. Fournier)
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Mar 31, 2025 • 54min
Congrats! You survived the first week of the election | Campaign Cops (with Paris Marx)
FOLLOW PARIS: Disconnect: https://www.disconnect.blog Tech Won’t Save Us: https://techwontsave.usSystem Crash: https://systemcrash.info/BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/parismarx.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- SUBSCRIBE TO RACHEL’S STUFF: Substack: rachelgilmore.substack.comPatreon: patreon.com/rachelgilmoreTwitch: twitch.tv/rachel_gilmore YouTube: YouTube.com/@AtRachelGilmoreSpotify: open.spotify.com/show/5uP73DlOq5hVf5zlPadObD?si=3e49f0a371734d55Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/bubble-pop-with-rachel-gilmore/id1796286766TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@rachel_gilmoreInstagram: www.instagram.com/r.gilmore/BlueSky: bsky.app/profile/rachelgilmore.bsky.social
Mar 28, 2025 • 56min
All the rest is drag - especially in the Canadian election (with Fae Johnstone and Karla Marx)
DRAG THE VOTEhttps://www.dragthevote.cahttps://www.momentumcanada.net-------------------------------FOLLOW KARLAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/karla.marx1917/Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/18FCjlXUvlaX45JI7kMQXH?si=74vaNMcKR02lGQbdyllCoQ---------------------------------FOLLOW FAEInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/faedingaway/Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/faejohnstone.bsky.social---------------------------------SUBSCRIBE ✨ Patreon: patreon.com/rachelgilmore Twitch: twitch.tv/rachel_gilmore YouTube: YouTube.com/@AtRachelGilmore Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/5uP73DlOq5hVf5zlPadObD?si=3e49f0a371734d55 Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/bubble-pop-with-rachel-gilmore/id1796286766 TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@rachel_gilmore Instagram: www.instagram.com/r.gilmore/ BlueSky: bsky.app/profile/rachelgilmore.bsky.social
Mar 24, 2025 • 34min
It's all happening, baby (the Canadian election) | Campaign Cops with Paris Marx
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Mar 21, 2025 • 32min
What came first: the right-wing podcaster or the brain worms? (with Taylor Lorenz)
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Mar 14, 2025 • 57min
Making sense of senseless cruelty on Palestine (with Sana Saeed)
Mahmoud Khalil — a key figure in anti-gen*cide protests at Columbia University — was just getting home from an Iftar dinner when agents from the Department of Homeland Security shoved their way into his building and demanded his arrest.But Khalil is a lawful permanent resident of the United States with a green card. Now, he's being held in a Louisiana detention centre. Authorities are pushing to revoke his green card. All this is happening with zero stated evidence of a crime.To help us make sense of the senseless, award-winning media critic Sana Saeed joins us on the show.---In this week’s news roundup, we will — as we always seem to have to these days — be talking about the latest with tariffs and annexation.But Canada is also getting a new prime minister! In fact, by the time you’re listening to this, we’ll already have one.Elon Musk is having a very hard time with all of his companies these days, which is hilariousThe U.S. is finally throwing Ukraine a bit of a bone after abusing its leadership in front of the world while kissing Russian ass.Meanwhile the Trump administration is remaking the department of education and the environmental protection agency — and while the former is bad for America, the latter is scary for the entire world.And lastly, we’ll talk about the horrific violation of Mahmoud Khalil’s freedom of speech.---FOLLOW SANA:Substack: https://sanasaeed.substack.comBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/sanasaeed.bsky.socialInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/sanaface/Twitter: https://x.com/SanaSaeed----SUBSCRIBE ✨SUBSTACK: https://rachelgilmore.substack.comPATREON: https://patreon.com/rachelgilmoreTWITCH: https://twitch.tv/rachel_gilmoreYOUTUBE: https://YouTube.com/@AtRachelGilmoreSPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/5uP73DlOq5hVf5zlPadObD?si=3e49f0a371734d55APPLE PODCASTS: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/bubble-pop-with-rachel-gilmore/id1796286766
Mar 7, 2025 • 41min
Why would the Liberals try to out-Poilievre Poilievre? (with Karina Gould)
Karina Gould, the youngest and most progressive voice in the Liberal leadership race, tackles critical conversations around maintaining a strong Liberal identity. She warns against becoming Conservative-lite, fearing a repeat of the Democrats' mistakes in the U.S. The discussion dives into pressing topics like trade tensions with the U.S., electoral reform challenges, and the need for a robust approach to online safety and human rights. Gould's vision emphasizes progressive policies and inspires hope for a brighter political future.
Feb 28, 2025 • 35min
Hitting Musk, Trump and rising fascism where it hurts (with Charlie Angus)
A petition to revoke Elon Musk's citizenship. A push to boycott Amazon -- for good. A confrontation during a NATO meeting in Brussels. Those are just a few of the battles NDP MP Charlie Angus has taken on.He says he's taking the fight against fascism seriously and other politicians should too.On today's show, Charlie Angus tells us about his fight for the future.THIS WEEK IN NEWS:Last week, I said Trump took a blowtorch to the international rules-based order. Well this week, he stomped on the ashes.Germany fought off its far-right party while American conservatives spent their week throwing Nazi salutes.Jeff Bezos and the White House took a steaming dump on press freedom.Measles is back in the U.S. and Canada, despite being previously declared eradicated in both country — Make America Healthy Again, am I right?The Liberals pulled ahead of the Conservatives in an Ipsos poll for the first time since 2021 as their leadership race heats up.Over in the provinces, Danielle Smith continues to be dogged by a private healthcare scandal.And Ontario chose its premier this week.There's more, but I'd run out of characters! It was a huge week for news, so let me save you a doomscroll.FOLLOW CHARLIE:Bluesky: bsky.app/profile/charlieangus104.bsky.socialSubstack: charlieangus.substack.comSUBSCRIBE ✨ SUBSTACK: rachelgilmore.substack.com PATREON: patreon.com/rachelgilmore TWITCH: twitch.tv/rachel_gilmore YOUTUBE: YouTube.com/@AtRachelGilmore SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/5uP73DlOq5hVf5zlPadObD?si=3e49f0a371734d55 APPLE PODCASTS: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/bubble-pop-with-rachel-gilmore/id1796286766
