It's a super-seized pandemic episode as returning guest Andray Domise and I break down quaranatine parenting, Bernie coming up short, what people take for granted about black voters, the dangers of reformism, the CERB, our coming dystopian surveillance nightmare, and much more. Also a few minutes on the Labour Party's exposed inside job on Jeremy Corbyn and what that tells us about the establishment in the UK and elsewhere. support the show on patreon: http://patreon.com/49thParahell...
Apr 13, 2020•2 hr 11 min
After a few words on parenting & self-care in the apocalypse, Ajit Singh joins the show to talk about current western narratives on China, a possible new global order rising and how our already-devastating sanctions on countries like Iran and Venezuela become downright genocidal during a pandemic. Support the show on patreon: http://patreon.com/49thParahell
Mar 23, 2020•50 min
I'm back. And quite a lot has happened in the last three weeks. Primary season has rapidly deteriorated into pandemic season and no one really knows how bad it's gonna get over the next few weeks and months. Scientist and local tv personality Ada McVean joins me to talk about Coronavirus, what things are going to look like in Montreal, Canada and beyond in the near future and why social distancing shouldn't just be for introverts. support the show on patreon: http//patreon.com/49thParahell...
Mar 15, 2020•1 hr 4 min
The RCMP raid of the Wet'suwet'en Coastal GasLink blockade has inspired nationwide solidarity protests and also an extremely ugly reactionary backlash. Political organizer and frequent commentator on ethnic, migration and climate issues Romy Garrido joins me to talk about the protest movements origins and the media narratives around it, then zoomer activist Rayne Fisher-Quan recounts her experiences this week at one of Vancouver's solidarity blockades. Support the Unist'ot'en Legal Fund: https:/...
Feb 14, 2020•1 hr 9 min
We're a few days away from the Iowa caucuses, Bernie Sanders is surging in the polls, are everyone is losing their minds. It's great. Kyle Kulinski joins me to break down the ongoing liberal meltdown, also a few words on #RememberJan29 and some exciting news about the future of the show. subscribe on patreon: http://www.patreon.com/49thParahell
Jan 29, 2020•1 hr 21 min
It's a few weeks away from the democratic primary actually beginning and things are starting to get extremely stupid, so Katie Halper from Rolling Stone's Useful Idiots podcast joins me to break down last week's Bernie/Warren feud. Also some stuff on the beyond parody NYT editorial board endorsement, the Nazi gun nut rally in Virginia and some info on how to support the Wet'suwet'en Coastal GasLink blockade. support the show on patreon: http://ww.patreon.com/49thParahell
Jan 20, 2020•1 hr 7 min
Chapo Trap House's Will Menaker joins the show for a wide-ranging conversation on the seemingly de-escalating Iran conflict, Bernie's campaign, Jeffrey Epstein/all-powerful mastermind Kevin Spacey and much more. Support the show on patreon: http://www.patreon.com/49thParahell Support the Edmonton families of Iranian plane crash victims: https://www.gofundme.com/f/36x3n-memorial-fundraiser...
Jan 11, 2020•58 min
It's a new year, a new episode and the world sucks just as much as ever. After a few comments on Trump's dangerous escalation with Iran, Boonta Vista's Andrew Law reports in from the increasingly uninhabitable wasteland once known as "Australia." support the show on patreon: http://www.patreon.com/49thParahell
Jan 05, 2020•1 hr 29 min
It's the last episode of the year, so I return to the US Presidential election that I've been mostly ignoring over the last few months, and friend of the show/PMC neoliberal shill Jordan Uhl joins me to break everything down. support the show on patreon: http://www.patreon.com/49thParahell
Dec 20, 2019•1 hr 5 min
Well, this feels pretty bad. Luke Savage returns to break down The Labour Party's devastating loss in the UK election and I try to offer some words of encouragement for anyone who's feeling hopeless right now. support the show on patreon: http://www.patreon.com/49thParahell
Dec 13, 2019•1 hr 7 min
We're approaching election day in the United Kingdom so Novara Media's Eleanor Penny returns to the show to break down the completely upside down, madness-inducing UK media environment, British Tories fully embracing their death cult status, and we dare to dream of the possibility that the Absolute Boy Jeremy Corbyn may be, in fact, about to do it. VOTE LABOUR ON DEC 12 Support the show on patreon: http://www.patreon.com/49thParahell
Dec 06, 2019•1 hr 25 min
There's another global climate strike going on, not to mention an ongoing radical movement of organized transit fare evasion from Chile to Toronto, so James Wilt returns to the show to talk about how free public transport might just be the central cog in the struggle for climate justice and a green new deal that can transform society for the better. we also talk a bunch of shit about Elon Musk. support the show on patreon: http://www.patreon.com/49thParahell
Nov 29, 2019•1 hr 4 min
It's a very special Antifada/49th Parahell crossover as Sean KB joins the program and we step outside the neverending horror of the news cycle and examine what it's like to be alive at a time when major social upheaval seems like it's just beyond the horizon. support the show on patreon: http://www.patreon.com/49thParahell
Nov 22, 2019•1 hr 17 min
After I express frustration that my good faith advice re: the Trump impeachment proceedings is being completely ignored, Derrick O'Keefe from Ricochet joins the show to talk about the ongoing coup in Bolivia which Canada is, of course, enthusiastically supporting. We also spend a few minutes on Don Cherry and toxic hockey culture. Support the show on patreon: http://www.patreon.com/49thParahell
Nov 17, 2019•50 min
We're back. After a few minutes on Bill Gates and the utter scam that is billionaire philanthropy, Riley Quinn of Trashfuture joins the show to talk about the high stakes UK Season Finale that is December's general election. support the show on patreon: http://www.patreon.com/49thParahell
Nov 08, 2019•1 hr 21 min
Election season has come to a merciful end, and Martin Lukacs (author of The Trudeau Formula: Seduction and Betrayal in an Age of Discontent) to help me break down Canada's new electoral map. Support the show on patreon: http://www.patreon.com/49thParahell
Oct 25, 2019•1 hr 13 min
After my definitive, highly-informed take on Syria/the Kurds, Hilary Agro returns to the show to talk about AOC endorsing Bernie, our feelings on election eve, strategic voting, drug policy and much more. Support the show on patreon: http://www.patreon.com/49thParahell
Oct 18, 2019•1 hr 10 min
It's an extra special bonus episode: a re-broadcast of my appearance on The Serfs' twitch channel from the night of the global climate strike. We talk about the march, Greta, Bernie, Jeremy Corbyn, why the Green New Deal is the path forward in terms of climate policy and much more.
Oct 11, 2019•45 min
I talk a bit about my experience last week at the Montreal Climate Strike, then Christo Aivalis joins the program to weigh in on the NDP's prospects in the upcoming federal election, where they've gone wrong in the past, Jagmeet Singh's leadership tenure and much more. Support the show on patreon: http://www.patreon.com/49thParahell
Oct 04, 2019•1 hr 9 min
This week UofT poli sci prof Jessica Green joins the show to talk about the UN climate summit, Greta, why we need to ditch carbon pricing, a Canadian Green New Deal and what climate justice should look like. Also I try and fail to briefly talk about Trump impeachment stuff and classical liberal (not right wing) Dave Rubin doing a PPC fundraiser. Support the show on patreon: http://www.patreon.com/49thParahell
Sep 27, 2019•1 hr 14 min
After a passionate defence of our embattled PM and his unique brand of Radical Empathy, Davide Mastracci joins the show to talk about Ezra Levant's Globe & Mail op-ed and how the media class obsession with vague journalistic ideals is ruining journalism. support the show on patreon: http://www.patreon.com/49thParahell
Sep 20, 2019•56 min
It's election season, baby! In Canada now, too. So Andrew Neville of Dog Island joins the show for a super special election preview spectacular. Also a few words on Joe Biden's ongoing physical and cognitive decline. Support the show on patreon: http://www.patreon.com/49thParahell
Sep 13, 2019•1 hr 16 min
Between Joe Biden's brain liquifying climate townhall performance, Trump's insane Alabama fixation and Boris Johnson's unbelievably terrible start as UK Prime Minister, Rob wonders whether the simulation is crashing or if he's simply losing his grip on reality. Then Abby Martin joins the show to talk about her new film Gaza Fights for Freedom, the Great March of Return and the ongoing human rights disaster being carried out by the Israeli government.
Sep 06, 2019•1 hr 13 min
I go over the wonderful Bret Stephens/bedbug saga, a now-former Quillette "journalist" possibly facing some legal issues, and the latest in the profoundly undemocratic brexit process, then Livposting joins the show to discuss the ancient art of billionaire boat murder and help shatter Canada's carefully managed and marketed image as a nation that has moved beyond its violent settler colonial roots in any meaningful way. Support the show on patreon: http://www.patreon.com/49thParahell...
Aug 30, 2019•1 hr 4 min
David Koch tragically dies in an (alleged) most dangerous game gone wrong, the Amazon is on fire but business is booming, and bad faith conservatives are bending over backwards to handwave away Trump's obvious antisemitism. Also, Vice's Mack Lamoureux joins the show to talk about his experiences covering the rise of the Canadian far right, the increasingly obvious rhetorical crossover between extremists and mainstream conservative politicians & journalists and much more. Support the show on ...
Aug 24, 2019•1 hr 17 min
I speculate on how the Epstein case would have impacted the Clinton Administration in the alternate brunch universe, than Abi Wilkinson joins the show to explain the latest Brexit drama involving Jeremy Corbyn's godfather offer to the LibDems and Tory rebels, how the rise of Corbyn (and Bernie Sanders) has exposed all kinds of ruling class contradictions, and more. Support the show on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/49thParahell
Aug 16, 2019•1 hr 9 min
Brandon Sutton/Chad Vigorous joins the show again to talk about Quillette/DSA drama, mass shootings, the various ways establishment media has repeatedly failed to accurately describe the reality of the American dystopia and more. Support the show on patreon: patreon.com/49thParahell
Aug 09, 2019•1 hr 29 min
Andray Domise returns to the show for the first time since episode two, and we wonder whether the discourse around concentration camps in the US has progressed at all since we last spoke, or if canada's migrant detention issues have improved in any way. we also preview our upcoming horrific election season and more. Support the show on Patreon: patreon.com/49thParahell
Jul 26, 2019•1 hr 19 min
Political cartoonist Eli Valley returns to the show to talk to me about Trump's increasingly apparent fascism, the targeting of Ilhan Omar, the ways in which the political/media establishment has failed to confront the crisis of the Trump presidency, and how the modern far right uses Jewish trauma to advance their toxic & oppressive agenda. Support the show on Patreon: www.patreon.com/49thParahell
Jul 19, 2019•1 hr 3 min
Travis View of the Qanon Anonymous podcast joins me to talk about the emerging, depraved details of the Jeffrey Epstein case, and how the Qanon community is not only reacting to his arrest but reconciling it with his longtime association with President Donald Trump. Then I put on my own conspiracy theorist hat, tug at some of the loose threads around the Epstein case and start to wonder just how deep that particular rabbit hole goes. Support the show on patreon: patreon.com/49thParahell...
Jul 12, 2019•1 hr
