Sandy and Nora talk politics

Zohran Mamdani has inspired progressives across the English-speaking world (and French-speaking, at least in Quebec). But who is Canada's Mamdani? And what are the conditions necessary for someone like this to emerge? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about the 2025 Liberal budget -- Mark Carney's first -- and how he blurs the line between Liberals and Tories like never before.CORRECTION: One of our eagle-eyed listeners realized a figure I (Sandy) mention in this episode several times was misunderstood. In referencing a somewhat unclear infographic appearing on page 25 of the budget, I said that $5M was being allocated to dental care and several other figures. In fact, that infographic is meant to refer to the number of Canadians that use the dental care plan and services. There are no new dollars being allocated to the program. Apologies for the error! We were really working fast to try to understand what we could and get a relevant episode out asap. Thanks for always being such a great audience and stepping in to help when we need it. As our project slowly grows, we hope to eventually have a team that can make sure this kind of error doesn't happen. But the analysis remains the same. Much love! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The federal budget will be released today at 4:00 EST. To give you the most up-to-date episode possible, we are recording after the budget release. Look for this week's episode first thing Wednesday morning. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episiode, Sandy is joined by Travis Laver and Elizabeth Ha to talk about racism, immigration, the trade war and living in a border town when the US is being belligerant. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Sandy and Nora take apart the argument that the No Kings protests were useless and explain what the purpose of a protest is, and what a protest cannot do.Transcript available here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Sandy and Nora explain why the US administration has decided to go after "Antifa" -- what that is and what it isn't. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about the Ellison project of money laundering through purchasing a blog for $150M to suck up even closer to the empire as the US collapses. And what does this all mean for Canada? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about the police murder of Nooran Rizayi in Saint-Hubert, and how the police in Canada are totally out of control. Plus, they talk about Canada Post and what we stand to lose if the corporation makes the changes that the federal government is allowing them to make. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about how similar Canadians' reactions have been to the state of the world, based on the past 6 months of touring. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Sandy and Nora explain how Canadians should (and should not) understand Charlie Kirk's assassination, and how resisting the attack on Free Speech will be fundamental to our future work. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about how culture wars are fed off of virtual connection and fake community, and that we need to inject real community in the debates to take away some of the power that a culture war can have. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about the genocide in Gaza, what Air Canada flight attendants' actions have meant for labour, and burning books in Alberta. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This Question and Answer period is from the live show in St. John's on June 6, 2025. The questions discuss the future of the NDP, Alberta Wexit, fighting fascists and much more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Sandy and Nora take audience questions and explain that we can stand to lose a few billionaires, it's important to practice the art of debate and don't worry too much if cops show up to your meetings -- just isolate them and don't give them any tasks. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this conversation, Sandy and Nora talk about the need to tackle extreme wealth inequality and to not allow the right to control the message that greed and wealth are good. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

From Pierre Poilievre trying to woo the working class to building movements on campus, here's the Q&A period from Sandy and Nora Live in Charlottetown on April 29, 2025. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How can Canadians resist the rightwing politics of the Liberal-Conservative convergance? Sandy and Nora talk about this and more in front of a live audience. Originally recorded on April 29, 2025 but never released. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about the connection between the attacks on campus organizing in solidarity with Palestine over the past two decades, and how these campaigns faced backlash that sought to silence Canadians who speak out about Israeli apartheid. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episide, Sandy and Nora talk about the abrupt Liberal decision to defund the Canadian state while pouring money into the military. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about increasing state surveillance. Plus, understanding the attacks on Mamdani. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.