

Sandy and Nora talk politics
Sandy Hudson & Nora Loreto
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Apr 26, 2022 • 52min
Hurt vs. harm: curating our organizing spaces
In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about organizing and relationships: are we striving too much to curate the perfect organizing spaces? Do we have the collective skills to ensure the level of accountability we wish we could see in organizing? Plus, we talk about Rich Chiarelli, the asshole and France's new/old president.Please check out: Anti-war workshop recording:https://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?ref=watch_permalink&v=1041515076791089Document for anti-war coalition agendas:https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Hpt-qM4-lRjSe7kAUczIhiWKAzpijej3L5XU7GZR3-U/edit?fbclid=IwAR3r3u0Aj6rQkSuOk1JCyfsK8H4jWt0RKmaJxz_Wrmc-1VHLkrFCjY_B0jEDocument for anti-war coalition committees:https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Wbh6hoQRu1YnDw0awCKbAq7xXbWteD--PR0Hu-T8V6E/edit?fbclid=IwAR0BeJohWeuG9pi_Gv1mvO1VflKQSitF5ZtLLcUV5HnpDL-YpSo0tRe2i8g Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 19, 2022 • 44min
Making Canada Great Again
In this episode, Sandy and Nora examine Pierre Poilievre's Conservative Leadership campaign and ask: why? What did we do to deserve this? Also, they talk about COVID again, but not that much. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 12, 2022 • 45min
The NDP-Liberal pact fails its first test
In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about the federal budget and how much it sucks. Plus, they also talk about Palestine activism on campus, anti-Blackness within the Ontario NDP and Pierre Poilievre's troll following. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 5, 2022 • 41min
Sixth Cycle of COVID Hell
In this episode, Sandy and Nora examine political choices being made right now, and ask -- why are Canadians so complacent? Plus, Sandy gets into Slap Discourse and Nora did a commercial for what?? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 29, 2022 • 47min
The Liberal-NDP alliance is very bad.
In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about the NDP-Liberal deal that gives cover to justify pouring billions into Canada's war aspirations. Plus, they talk about Jerry Dias and corruption at Unifor. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 22, 2022 • 49min
Seeing through the propaganda
In this episode, Sandy and Nora look at propaganda, and how its playing itself out in Canadian media as we march towards war. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 15, 2022 • 46min
The trouble with mutual aid
In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about mutual aid and how it sometimes mirrors charity too closely. Plus: facial recognition software in Ukraine, Canada's flexible refugee policy (all of a sudden...) and Patrick Brown's exoneration (he creeps on 19 year olds, not 18 year olds, allegedly). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 8, 2022 • 46min
An atomized, individualized left?
In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about the impact of neoliberalism on leftwing organizing. Plus, they talk about the economic benefits of going to war. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 1, 2022 • 46min
The Slog of War
In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about how leftwing people need to orient themselves around war. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 22, 2022 • 48min
Emergency Acts?
In this episode, Sandy and Nora deconstruct the decision to invoke the Emergencies Act, and why this game of political chicken being played by the Liberals is dangerous and will backfire. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.


