COMMONS
261 episodes - English - Latest episode: 7 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.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.