Sandy and Nora talk politics

In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about the coronation of Pierre Poilievre and the election win of King Charles the Third. Wait, no, reverse that. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about harassment, the far right and what is to be done all about it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about how Canada's news ecosystem is incapable of challenging power, and as a result what we learn from the news isn't the whole story. Plus, Elizabeth May gets a two-minute mention. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about institutionalized sexual violence, from the Papal visit to Hockey Canada. Plus, they talk about the climate crisis and why we need to think through clandestine approaches to getting us ready for several weather.In this episode, Sandy mentions that Trump is speaking at the Capitol this week. She misspoke and meant to say "capital" aka Washington DC. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Sandy and Nora deconstruct freedom of speech in Canada and argue that we should all be concerned that it's under tremendous attack. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about how incredible it is that a single communications company is responsible for basically everything. They also talk about Yesterday's Man Patrick Brown. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about how everything is going -- people aren't seemingly doing too well. They talk about the need for the left to get its shit together, to focus less on internal issues and start or continue doing anything. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Sandy and Nora argue that the reluctance of anyone in power to discuss the fall of the American empire is going to come back to bite us all on the ass someday soon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about the refusal of people in power to accept blame and instead, externalize their guilt however they can. Plus, we talk about how everything in society feels to be hanging by a thread. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about a new Toronto Star investigation that has found that the Charter of Rights and Freedoms is regularly being violated by Canadian police. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about what has just happened in Ontario, why voter turnout was so low and what we need to do to resist austerity. Plus, what are the lessons in other parts of Canada? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With Sandy and Nora on a short break, take a listen to Episode 5 from Nora's podcast Take Back the Fight. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about the Buffalo shooting and how Canadians journalists have oriented around it. They call out journalists for not going deep enough into the issues and how liberal politics interact with the far right to make everything worse. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about the fight for abortion in the US and what Canadian activists need to be watching for. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about the rise in radical worker action across North America. Plus, they revisit the Disability Filibuster -- this time, raising concerns about what we've already seen under expanded MAID. Listen to Sandy and Nora on MAID last year: https://sandyandnora.com/episode-138-dignity-in-life-versus-dignity-in-death/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about the contradictions of this moment: from vaccine mandates to partisan politics, and how we should orient our struggles. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about the Omicronvoy: the occupation in Ottawa, how we should orient towards it and what kinds of debates we need to sort through if we're going to be able to effective confront the far right. REMINDER: Wednesday, Feb 9 at 5:30 PST / 8:30 EST check out Sandy and Nora live on Twitter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sandy and Nora break down the pro-COVID Convoy and remind listeners to keep their eyes on the ball. You can watch the 5th anniversary commemoration of the shooting at the Ste-Foy mosque here, in English: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yu1JqGkSBSQ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Why is Canada so hot for war with Russia? In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about Canada's support for Ukraine, munitions factories and Canada's Deputy Prime Minister's Nazi family history. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Sandy and Nora examine the current, flame some politicians and ask the question: how do we walk the line between COVID-19 pessimism and a little bit of optimism? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Nora examines celebrity feminism: its limits, its advantages and why it takes more than just one person to make any change. This will be the last in the holiday season. Listen to the whole series here: https://fernwoodpublishing.ca/podcast/take-back-the-fight Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With Sandy and Nora off for a few more weeks, here is Nora's podcast episode on feminism and digital organization: what are the limits of hashtag feminism? And why does it seem like we're trying so hard online but nothing is working? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sandy and Nora are on vacation! Check out Episode 3 - Neoliberalism of Nora's podcast Take Back the Fight. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nora is taking over the airwaves! This is episode 2 of her podcast Take Back the Fight. https://harbingermedianetwork.com/show/take-back-the-fight/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode Sandy and Nora look back at 2021 and ask: did we learn anything? Also, omicron. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about what happens when activism is replaced by critique alone, and urge listeners to not fall into a trap in understanding critique as activism. Plus, they revisit Quebec City's racist police. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about police violence in Quebec City, Hamilton and Wet'suwet'en and ask what it will take for people to demand and end to policing. Plus, they talk COVID variants and a peculiar CBC report. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about British Columbia: from fires to floods, from RCMP to a lack of climate action. Plus, they talk about Iqaluit activists fighting for suicide prevention measures and the COVID-19 vaccine for kids. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about the limits of vaccine mandates, and ask why politicians have not been forced to explain what happens when every Canadian who is willing to be vaccinated, is vaccinated. Plus -- we remind listeners that Iqaluit still does not have drinking water. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about how extremes are changing how we politically debate, and how deep political education and organizing are our only hope.Episode transcript. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about the way in which social media platforms force us into binaries, which is a disaster for leftwing organizing, which requires us to talk through nuance. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about the alarming space in Canadian media that TERFascist ideas are receiving, and ask what the end game is in platforming transphobia. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about why Canada needs to abolish the military and redirect resources into stronger public services. Plus they also talk about Iqaluit's water crisis. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Sandy and Nora discuss how systemic racism operates within democratic structures, and the need for renewal. They talk about the Green Party, the NDP and more broadly within the left. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about the latest onslaught of online harassment targeting racialized journalists, and explain why the police will not be able to save anyone from this abuse. Plus, we talk about Trudeau in Tofino, Fairy Creek and Elizasuck May. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about how Canada's democracy is in crisis and is it time for a new left political party? Plus we deconstruct the media establishment's obsession with The Two Michaels. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Sandy and Nora discuss the winners and losers in #elxn44 -- and what everyone needs to learn about the success of the PP party. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about the legacy of 9/11 in Canada, and how the English-language debates reveal more about the state of Canada's democracy than pundits and politicians will admit. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Sandy and Nora examine why provincial governments have laid so low during the election period, and why that spells disaster for COVID-19 and other crises Canadians currently face. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about how the election is going -- and how none of the major parties are acting as if we have just surviving a global pandemic. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.