Sandy and Nora talk politics

In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about the important work of Land Defenders, both at Wet'suwet'en and across Canada. From Indigenous sovereignty to fighting against climate change and massive profits, we encourage everyone to get involved in this struggle.Photo from https://unistoten.campTranscript available here (feel free to help us edit it!): https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jL-PzjJ0TCfzQQgpQrDdQExFczNQww0cfQWWhLH1rwE/editThe post Episode 87 – Solidarity with Wet'suwet'en appeared first on Sandy & Nora Talk Politics. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about police and the various shenanigans they're up to across Canada. We also talk briefly about the commemoration of the Islamophobic attack of January 29 2017 and Ryerson University's attempt to shut down the Ryerson Students' Union.Shout-out to Unifor workers who have put their bodies on the picket line this week and who felt the force of Regina police, a group we forgot to mention in our round-up.The post Episode 86 – a. c. a. b. appeared first on Sandy & Nora Talk Politics. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

From climate change policy to Iran, 2020 has shown already that Canada is incapable of making its own decisions. In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about the need for social movements to re-imagine Canadian sovereignty and untie ourselves from the United States.The post Episode 85 – The pull of the US Empire on Canada appeared first on Sandy & Nora Talk Politics. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sandy and Nora sign off for 2019 with a look-back at the year and how, as media continues to crumble, average people need to find ways to make their own media and tell their own stories.We are taking December off! We will be back with a new season starting in January 2020!The post Episode 84 – 2019 has sucked. Let's make media in 2020 appeared first on Sandy & Nora Talk Politics. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hockey is Canada and Canada is Hockey. This adage is seemingly lodged in the brains of a few too many people in Canada, making an adult discussion about misogyny and racism in sport an almost impossible discussion. Sandy and Nora break down how Don Cherry entered sainthood, Jessica Allen dodged being fired, and how the right-wing mob is clinging to a Canada that never has existed.The post Episode 83 – hockey, whiteness and Canadian identity appeared first on Sandy & Nora Talk Politics. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Sandy and Nora break down the sentiment behind Ok Boomer and challenge people to think about how to make our campaigns and organizing work into multi-generational spaces that can bring people together and make our work stronger.The post Episode 82 – Ok Boomer? appeared first on Sandy & Nora Talk Politics. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Last week, the Toronto Public Library held an event that violated its own policy to not allow events that would have the effect of discriminating against someone based on gender identity or gender expression. In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about the politics of so-called free speech, actual free speech and why people who are afraid of cancel culture are actually just afraid to defend their arguments.Update — Nora incorrectly stated that the Murphy event in Vancouver was cancelled. SFU cancelled the talk but the Pan Pacific hosted the event anyway: https://bc.ctvnews.ca/protesters-gather-at-gender-identity-speaker-s-talk-despite-location-switch-1.4667969The post Episode 81 – Cancel culture is not a thing appeared first on Sandy & Nora Talk Politics. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about how knowledge is disseminated and coopted, and how oftentimes we blame other leftists for forces that are highly coordinated and manipulated by the right. We also check in with how Justin Trudeau is doing!The post Episode 80 – does the left really eat itself? appeared first on Sandy & Nora Talk Politics. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sandy and Nora (but especially Nora) stayed up late to give you instant analysis of Canada's new federal minority government. They talk about the winners (the Liberals, social movement activists) the losers (media and Maxime Bernier) and remind everyone that this result is good news for anyone looking to affect change.The post Episode 79 – Election's over. What does anything mean? appeared first on Sandy & Nora Talk Politics. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about the radical possibilities of community, the joy of being social active and why artists need to engage in politics. And, because there is still an election on, we also talk about Justin Trudeau's right-ward shift in the campaign.Show note: we talk about the lawsuit launched by the CBC against the Conservatives. After this was recorded, it came out that Rosemarie Barton may not have even known that she was being named in a lawsuit. If you're interested in this curious tale, Jesse Brown has been writing about what is known: https://www.canadalandshow.com/cbc-lawsuit-against-conservatives-has-damaged-rosemary-barton-brand/The post Episode 78 – Live Show at the Tarragon Theatre in Toronto appeared first on Sandy & Nora Talk Politics. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.