COMMONS
270 episodes - English - Latest episode: 24 days ago - ★★★★ - 69 ratingsCOMMONS is a documentary podcast that proves Canada is anything but boring. Each season, host Arshy Mann guides you through the country’s dark underbelly, bringing you stories about crime, corruption and all manner of misdeeds.
This season will unmask the ever-present war on workers. And the many, many ways that workers have banded together to fight back against it.
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Episodes
Ep.18 - A Historic Election
September 08, 2015 03:03 - 31 minutes - 29 MBWe've never seen one like this before. Desmond Cole is back to talk three-way races, minority governments and party cooperation with Paul Fairie (@paulisci) and Mychaylo Prystupa (@Mychaylo). Plus, Andray Domise is reticent to embrace coalitions. Support COMMONS: http://commonspodcast.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep.17 - Kids These Days
September 01, 2015 02:29 - 30 minutes - 27.5 MBAndray Domise speaks with former 18-year-old mayoral candidate Morgan Baskin (@MorganBaskinTO) and Generation Squeeze founder Paul Kershaw (@GenSqueeze) about youth in politics. Don't worry. No one asks you to rock the vote. Support COMMONS: http://commonspodcast.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
No New Episode This Week
August 24, 2015 14:40 - 25 seconds - 425 KBBack next week with a new episode! Support COMMONS: http://commonspodcast.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep.16 - Survey Says!
August 18, 2015 04:33 - 27 minutes - 24.8 MBAndray Domise and Desmond Cole talk to Kyla Ronellenfitsch from the Gandalf Group and David Coletto, the CEO of Abacus Data to help figure out political polling. When should you pay attention to a poll and why and when should you take the results with a grain of salt. Support COMMONS: http://commonspodcast.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep.15 - CANADALAND: COMMONS Guide To Debates
August 11, 2015 02:31 - 29 minutes - 27.1 MBDesmond Cole and guest host Supriya Dwivedi present The CANADALAND: COMMONS Guide To Debates. From the zinger to the dodge, Desmond and Supriya break down what you can expect to see in the federal leader's debates this election season. Support COMMONS: http://commonspodcast.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep.14: Cash Rules Everything Around Me
August 04, 2015 02:07 - 32 minutes - 29.4 MBTo kick off the official federal election campaign, Desmond Cole and Andray Domise talk to Harold Jansen and Gerry Nicholls about campaign financing, party fundraising, and why this campaign is set to be the longest in modern Canadian history. Support COMMONS: http://commonspodcast.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep.13 - Migrant Detention
July 28, 2015 03:11 - 29 minutes - 26.7 MBDesmond Cole and Andray Domise talk about the Canadian government's detention of migrants, many of whom have committed no crime, with Renu Mandhane and Syed Hussan. Support COMMONS: http://commonspodcast.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep.12 - Debts and Deficits
July 21, 2015 02:01 - 31 minutes - 29.3 MBAndray Domise and guest host Supriya Dwivedi talk government debt, recessions and the Balanced Budget Act with Mike Moffatt of the Mowat Centre, and Aaron Wudrick of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation. Support COMMONS: http://commonspodcast.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep.11 - Can I Kick It?
July 14, 2015 11:05 - 24 minutes - 22.5 MBDesmond Cole and Andray Domise talk election fraud, Justin Trudeau, and the TRC. Support COMMONS: http://commonspodcast.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep.10 - Diversity or tokenism?
July 07, 2015 00:35 - 25 minutes - 23.5 MBRachel Décoste joims to talk diversity quotas, tokenism and equity in Canadian politics. Support COMMONS: http://commonspodcast.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep.9 - The Senate, what it do?
June 30, 2015 01:27 - 31 minutes - 28.8 MBPaul Wells and Heather Hughson talk about what the Senate does, and whether or not it's worth hanging on to. Support COMMONS: http://commonspodcast.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep.8 - Barbaric cultural practices
June 23, 2015 02:47 - 29 minutes - 26.8 MBAndray Domise, guest-host Supriya Dwivedi and Ishmael Daro talk about the Zero Tolerance For Barbaric Cultural Practices Act, the new Quebec secular legislation, and the massacre in Charleston. Support COMMONS: http://commonspodcast.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep.7 - Crossing the floor
June 16, 2015 03:03 - 29 minutes - 26.7 MBAndray and Desmond speak with former Wildrose leader Danielle Smith about crossing the floor from the official opposition to the governing party. Support COMMONS: http://commonspodcast.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep.6 - Residential Schools
June 09, 2015 03:45 - 30 minutes - 28 MBWe haven't even begun to talk about what happened. Support COMMONS: http://commonspodcast.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep.5 - Sex work in Canada
June 02, 2015 02:53 - 25 minutes - 23.4 MBKerry Porth, Akio Maroon, Elene Lam join for a panel discussion on Bill C-36 and more. Support COMMONS: http://commonspodcast.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep.4 - The PMO, what it is?
May 26, 2015 02:29 - 27 minutes - 25.3 MBWhat is the Prime Minister's Office? How many people work there, who are they, and what do they all do? Just how powerful is the PMO, and is the Prime Minister responsible for what it does? Support COMMONS: http://commonspodcast.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep.3 - Elizabeth May
May 19, 2015 04:25 - 28 minutes - 25.7 MBDesmond Cole taks to Green Party leader Elizabeth May about her plans to get arrested, and more. Support COMMONS: http://commonspodcast.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep.2 - What happened in Alberta?
May 12, 2015 04:15 - 29 minutes - 26.6 MBDesmond and Andray try to understand the NDP's shocking victory. Guests: professor Melanee Thomas and writer Drew Brown. Support COMMONS: http://commonspodcast.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep.1 - Who's in charge?
May 05, 2015 10:40 - 24 minutes - 22.5 MBIs it the Prime Minister? The Governor General? The Queen? Canada's Head of State may be symbolic, but symbolic of what? Desmond Cole and Andray Domise start with the basics. Support COMMONS: http://commonspodcast.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Preview #1. Series launch on May 5th
April 08, 2015 16:52 - 1 minute - 992 KBDesmond Cole & Andray Domise talk about their ambitions for their new weekly political podcast Support COMMONS: http://commonspodcast.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.