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Latest Episodes

Steven Del Duca on Idealism without Illusion
January 21, 2020

Chris and Alexi sit down with Ontario Liberal Party leadership candidate Steven Del Duca to talk about the politics of pragmatism, winning elections, economic dignity, and how he thinks he will match up with Doug Ford. 

2019, We Need to Talk...
December 30, 2019

Sam, Chris, Alexi and Kate look back on 2019 and discuss what was to love (sorta), what worried us (lots), and what we thought was over-reported and under-reported in the news. We also bid adieu to Kate Hammer as she steps back from the pod, but send...

Political Staffing 101 with Pat Sorbara
December 17, 2019

Sam and Chris sit down with veteran political operative Pat Sorbara to talk about her life in politics, where the Wynne government went wrong, the Ontario Liberal Leadership race, and her thoughts on whether the Ford government can recover from...

Timbits Versus Teachers, Liberals Versus Liberals
December 10, 2019

Chris, Sam and Alexi discuss the current state of Ontario's education labour negotiations, the Ontario Liberal Leadership race, and the recent Auditor General's report that found Ontario will not meet its climate change goals. 

Housing is a Human Right
December 03, 2019

Alexi and Chris sit down with Alyssa Brierley from the Centre for Equality Rights in Accommodation to talk about all things affordable housing. Specifically, what should governments be doing if they wanted to start from the premise of "Housing as a...

Taking Flight in Education with Mitzie Hunter
November 19, 2019

Chris and Sam sit down with former Minister of Education and Ontario Liberal leadership hopeful Mitzie Hunter to talk about her plans for education, helping youth succeed, and to pick her brain about what the Ford government should be doing about...

The 2019 Fall "Meh"conomic Statement
November 19, 2019

Chris and Alexi talk about who is up and who is down in the Ontario Liberal fundraising and endorsement game, as well as dive into the many, but largely bland and uninteresting pages of the Ford government's 2019 Fall Economic Statement. 

The state of the Ontario Liberal leadership race
November 12, 2019

Chris, Sam, and Alexi check in on the Ontario Liberal leadership race, what the process has been like so far, and how the campaigns are doing. How will the party pick its leader? What are the implications of a December cut-off for signing up new...

Well being and green transit for Ontario with Kate Graham
November 12, 2019

Chris sits down with Ontario Liberal Leadership candidate Kate Graham to talk about her vision for a government focused on well-being, and how that means using the gas tax to build green transit all over Ontario. 

Ontario's New Warm Fuzzy Premier
November 05, 2019

With the federal election over, Ontarians are seeing a familiar face in the news again: Premier Doug Ford. He's out of hiding, with a new, friendly tone, he still hates the carbon tax, but he wants you to be able to drink outside with your dog. We...