City and Nuuchimii
19 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 months ago -We're an independent, non-partisan current affairs podcast hosted by Jenn Jefferys (in the city) and Maïtée Saganash (in nuuchimii).
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Northern Ontario's punk rock politician
April 29, 2024 04:00 - 1 hour - 57 MBToday we're joined by none other than the Honourable Charlie Angus, longtime Canadian Member of Parliament for the enormous federal riding of Timmins-James Bay in Northern Ontario. Charlie - who some call the Canadian Bernie Sanders - is a diehard New Democrat. For those who don't know, the New Democratic Party is essentially the Canadian labour party; built thanks to organized labour and unionized working class workers and plenty of democratic socialists. It's the party that's led today by...
who will set Palestine free?
November 17, 2023 17:11 - 42 minutes - 39 MBGuests in order of appearance: Youth Palestinian-Canadian activist calling for #Ceasefire after losing dozens of family members since October 7 in Gaza, Hala Alshaer Managing editor of The Breach, author of The Trudeau Formula, and a Jew opposed to Israeli apartheid, Martin Lukacs Palestinian-Canadian equity consultant, former federal candidate for the New Democratic Party of Canada, and first generation Palestinian-Canadian, Beisan Zubi Sources and further reading: Ottawa woman says ...
E27 — What were Maïtée and Jenn made for?
August 16, 2023 04:00 - 51 minutes - 47.5 MBWell, the humidity is gross, the airs so smoky you can hardly breathe and half the country is still on fire... but we're still keeping it real. And getting excited for #pumpkinspice season. Today, Maïtée and Jenn catch up and serve up some feminist takes on #Oppenheimer, #Barbie, and what's been making headlines lately. Just the good stuff. We're everything. He's just Ken.
E26 — Holiday Kirk
June 02, 2023 17:54 - 45 minutes - 41.7 MBAre you into nu metal? Thanks in part to the explosive docu-series like Trainwreck and Woodstock 99, niche bands like Korn and Limp Bizkit are gaining traction again. And while nu metal is, was, and probably always "suck" to many critics, today the genre seems to be having a moment. Today's guest stumbled his way to the front of this digital conversation, which has since led him to launch The Nu Metal Agenda — a place for exchanging "crazy ass moments in nu metal history" and where the div...
E25 — Phenomenally Autistic
April 28, 2023 17:38 - 56 minutes - 52.3 MBIt's #WorldAutismMonth and today we're digging into this fascinatingly complex neurological condition that one of our co-hosts was actually recently diagnosed with (listen to find out who!). Plenty of autistic folks manage to live fulfilling lives, but obviously we don't all enjoy the same privilege as Elon Musk or Greta Thunberg — and navigating a neurotypical world as a neurodivergent person can pose challenges. Viral sensation Ayanna Davis — aka. Phenomenally Autistic to her thou...
E24 — Dr. Jane Philpott
March 21, 2023 01:27 - 43 minutes - 40.5 MBCanadian healthcare is often mistaken for a truly universal system. Even medical doctors will tell you that while it saves lives, our Medicare still only covers the basics — and universal, single-payer, public Canadian Pharmacare is desperately needed. Today on the pod, Canada's former federal minister of health, the Honourable Dr. Jane Philpott, joins us to expand on her recent op-ed for The Globe and Mail: 'Canada is failing to meet the moment on the cost of medication' . Dr. Philpott ...
E23 — Tommy Siegel
March 02, 2023 22:38 - 32 minutes - 30.2 MBTommy Siegel can read your mind. Not really, but his candy heart comics do reveal the tortured inner monologues of humanity. Tommy joined us from Los Angeles, California to talk about animation, American politics, and his natural proclivity for drawing butts on things. We also learned that when he isn't trying to land a book deal or get published by The New Yorker, you can usually find Tommy birdwatching or making music with Jukebox the Ghost. ___________ City and Nuuchimii is independen...
E22 — Riley Yesno
February 15, 2023 22:16 - 57 minutes - 53.4 MBHey bb. It's 2023. We're back!* It also happens to be Galentine's Day, so we're joined by celebrated Anishinaabe pundit Riley Yesno. You might recognize her from television — she's a regular commentator on CBC news and her fam are recent competitors on Canadian Family Feud — or from her prolific body of published work in news and academia. Together we dig into Toronto Mayor John Tory's bombshell resignation, the unanswered calls to #DefundThePolice, urban Native visibility and rights porta...
E21 — Josh Weinstein
September 23, 2022 02:46 - 1 hour - 84.5 MBYou definitely know The Simpsons. But you may not know Josh Weinstein — one of the show's original writers from the 1990s. Remember when Homer met Billy Corgan? Or when Milhouse became Thrillhouse? How about the gay steel mill? Well, Josh Weinstein actually wrote those episodes. He worked with comedic icons like Conan O'Brien to craft some of the most quoteable lines ever delivered by America's favourite cartoon family. Today on the pod we sit down with Josh to go over everything from co...
E20 — Nur Al Ebeid
July 08, 2022 12:54 - 36 minutes - 33.4 MBHas anything changed since the June 6 2021 terror attack that saw the Afzaal family brutally murdered in London, Ontario? Are Canadian streets any safer today, one year on, for the visibly Muslim? Future lawyer and proud Marsh Iraqi Nur Al Ebeid joins us today to discuss. Nur is working toward her dual degree juris doctor from uOttawa and masters in international affairs from Carleton University. The daughter of refugees, Nur was born in London, ON — a small southwestern Ontario city near...
E19 — Dave Meslin
June 25, 2022 05:26 - 24 minutes - 22.5 MBIs Canadian democracy a "prehistoric trainwreck"? Dave Meslin thinks so. Dave heads up the non-profit organization Unlock Democracy where he fights for democratic renewal and proportional government. His bestselling book Teardown: Rebuilding Democracy from the Ground Up spells out some of the problems with Canada's electoral system, and offers practical solutions to fix it, like electoral reform. After the worst turnout in Canadian electoral history — less than half of Ontario's eligible ...
2021 IS DONE (plus happy first birthday to us!)
January 02, 2022 17:10 - 43 minutes - 40.2 MBToday we look back at our first trip around the sun as a podcast — best stories, fav interviews, spiciest moments — while toasting slash dunking on the dumpster fire that was 2021. We sprinkled in plenty of good music for you, too. It's the City and Nuuchimii 18th Episode Spectacular! • • • City and Nuuchimii is independently produced and co-hosted by Maïtée Saganash and Jenn Jefferys. Reach us at [email protected] or @citynuuchimii. Click here to subscribe now.
E17 — Paul Wells
December 13, 2021 23:02 - 55 minutes - 51.3 MBHe can smell BS a mile way. The New Yorker once called him 'Canada's foremost Harperologist' thanks to his biting analysis of PM Trudeau's predecessor. Today on the pod, revered political journalist and senior writer for Maclean's magazine, Paul Wells, joins us to talk Canadian news media's shortcomings, the current #cdnpoli climate, and why he's trying to be a little less of a "meanie" these days. • • • City and Nuuchimii is independently produced and co-hosted by Maïtée Saganash and ...
E16 — Amber Bracken
December 09, 2021 05:18 - 31 minutes - 28.7 MBOn November 19 2021, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police arrested Amber Bracken while she was doing her job. Her job? Photojournalism. Bracken is among the few reporters who've been on the ground in Wet'suwet'en Yintah covering the defence of these sovereign lands from pipeline development and violent paramilitary invasion. Her arrest (which coinsided with the arrest of over a dozen Indigenous land defenders) and the four days she spent behind bars prompted widespread condemnation from aroun...
E13 — Jeremy Taggart
November 03, 2021 01:31 - 1 hour - 57.8 MBHe's smashed skins for Our Lady Peace at Woodstock, he helped pioneer CanCon rock, and now he and his good BAHD Jonathan Torrens (aka. Jonovision/J-Roc) are co-hosting a podcast: Taggart & Torrens. Canadian drummer Jeremy Taggart joins the pod to talk about life after sex, drugs and rock and roll. ___ City and Nuuchimii is independently produced and co-hosted by Maïtée Saganash (she/her) and Jenn Jefferys (she/her). Reach us at [email protected] or @citynuuchimii.
E12 — Jay Baruchel
October 01, 2021 14:37 - 1 hour - 68.8 MBYou probably know him from blockbuster films like Knocked Up or Almost Famous. Canadians might also remember him from Popular Mechanics for Kids or Are You Afraid of the Dark? Today on the pod, Jay Baruchel opens up about comedy, mental health, life as a Canadian kid in Hollywood and lots more. ___ City and Nuuchimii is independently produced and co-hosted by Maïtée Saganash (she/her) and Jenn Jefferys (she/her). Reach us at [email protected] or @citynuuchimii.
E5 — Anna Mehler Paperny
March 22, 2021 05:19 - 1 hour - 59.8 MBCONTENT WARNING: this episode focuses on mental illness and suicide. • • • Anna Mehler Paperny is an award-winning reporter and author of Hello I Want to Die Please Fix Me: Depression in the First Person. She's also one of the smartest/funniest people you'll ever meet. Anna joined the pod to talk treatment-resistant depression and suicidality, a bit on #OprahMeghanHarry, and to share some of what she learned writing her best-selling investigative memoir.
E4 — Dr. Michael Kirlew
February 12, 2021 18:01 - 59 minutes - 54.9 MBDr. Michael Kirlew is a medical doctor serving Indigenous patients at the Weeneebayko Area Health Authority. Maïtée and Jenn caught Dr. Kirlew between rounds to talk colonialism, healthcare and hope.
City and Nuuchimii — trailer
October 26, 2020 15:41 - 8 seconds - 142 KBJoin Jenn Jefferys (in the city), Maïtée Saganash (in nuuchimii) and guests for hot takes on politics, pop culture and more.