Why, Tho?

Alicia Elliott and Gregory Evans talk about who is really benefitting from CERB, and Netflix's revival of "Unsolved Mysteries." Donate to the podcast for bonus episodes here. Resources The National Post: Poll shows Canadians split on shutting down CERB, while majority concerned about government debt  Vice: CERB Repayments Could Cause a Poverty Crisis, Advocates Say "Unsolved Mysteries" subreddit

Donate to the podcast here.  Alicia Elliott and Gregory Evans talk about Canada's suicide crisis and the #FreeBritney campaign. Read the episode transcript here. Resources The Globe and Mail: Everyone knew Anthony Nauss was suicidal. Can Canada create a system that might have saved him? The Blast: Britney Spears' Father Left as Sole Conservator of Her Estate After Lawyer Resigns The New York Times: Is Britney Spears Ready to Stand on Her Own? National Association to Stop Guardian Abuse

Click here to donate to the podcast.  In the Season 1 premiere of Why, Tho? Podcast, Alicia Elliott and Gregory Evans talk about the push to defund the police and the politics of the popular game Animal Crossing. Read the episode transcript here. Resources https://www.npr.org/sections/live-updates-protests-for-racial-justice/2020/07/01/886000386/de-blasio-on-shifting-1-billion-from-nypd-we-think-it-s-the-right-thing-to-dohttps://time.com/5862499/lapd-funding-cut/ https://www.thestar.com/news/city_hall/2020/06/29/toronto-city-council-votes-against-cutting-2021-police-budget-by-10-per-cent.html https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/dafonte-miller-theriault-decision-1.5627792#:~:text=Toronto-,Toronto%20police%20officer%20found%20guilty%20of%20assault%2C%20brother%20not%20guilty,been%20acquitted%20of%20all%20charges. https://slate.com/technology/2020/05/what-even-is-animal-crossing.html

Season 1 coming July 16, 2020 Donate to the podcast here.  Have you ever looked at the photo of Justin Trudeau kneeling in protest of his own government and felt your eyes automatically roll? Have you ever found yourself still fuming that the judges on Rupaul’s Drag Race All Stars 5 called Shea Coulee’s 3-in-1 look “crafty”? We have! Alicia Elliott is the author of the bestselling book A Mind Spread Out on the Ground as well as an avid supporter of many makeup and weed brands. Gregory Evans is a radicalized barista who conquers every RPG he touches. Each week, we’ll be looking at one political story and one pop cultural story and asking the most philosophical of all questions: Why, tho? Come for the jokes about Rupaul fracking, stay for the in-depth conversation about accountability in news media. Or whatever is puzzling us about the world. Read the transcript here.