Magpie Brûlé
26 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 3 years ago -The "Magpie Brûlé Podcast" is the podcast portion of the politics and current events blog "Magpie Brûlé". "MB" focuses on Canada and the issues of the day. The Editor-in-Chief of “MB” is Cam Holmstrom.
Theme Song for Season Three: "Big Boy Pants" by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com
Homepage Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Episodes
Magpie Brûlé - Season 3 Episode 8
September 13, 2021 17:00 - 1 hour - 70.3 MBIn this episode, Cam & Alise talk about the latest developments from the 44th General Election, the last leaders’ debates, how they went down, the tone of the campaign as we enter the final week and a couple last words about the campaign & social media attacks on Indigenous women who speak the truth. Theme Song for Season Three: "Big Boy Pants" by Shane Ivers https://www.silvermansound.com
Magpie Brûlé - Season 3 Episode 7
September 02, 2021 18:05 - 1 hour - 66.2 MBIn this episode, Cam & Alise talk about the latest developments from the 44th General Election, the tone of the campaign as it hits the midway point, the Liberal platform release, the upcoming party leader debates and a couple last words about those protests at campaigns, both for the protesters and the protested. Theme Song for Season Three: "Big Boy Pants" by Shane Ivers https://www.silvermansound.com
Magpie Brûlé - Season 3 Episode 6
August 26, 2021 18:08 - 1 hour - 63.7 MBIn this episode, Cam & Alise talk about the latest developments from Afghanistan, the questions being asked of the current government, how this might impact the ongoing election, the state of play in the campaign itself, where the parties stand and a couple last words for Elections Canada. Theme Song for Season Three: "Big Boy Pants" by Shane Ivers https://www.silvermansound.com
Magpie Brûlé - Season 3 Episode 5
August 19, 2021 20:57 - 1 hour - 64.1 MBIn this episode, Cam & Alise talk the start of the 44th General Election, the attempts at wedge politics at the start of this campaign (and the wedgies it brought), what the current state of polling tell us about how things are going at the beginning, the effect of Tuesdays election result in Nova Scotia and a couple last words with some rare praise for Doug Ford and the photo of Erin O’Toole that everyone is talking about. Theme Song for Season Three: "Big Boy Pants" by Shane Ivers https:...
Magpie Brûlé - Season 3 Episode 4
August 12, 2021 20:42 - 1 hour - 60.2 MBIn this episode, Cam & Alise talk the reports of a Federal Election being called on Sunday, the last-minute decision by some Liberal MPs to not run again, what that might say, why having this election now could be a bad idea, the effects of the one-sided re-opening of the Canada/US Border on the mood of the country, how Climate Change might play differently in this election with this stressed electorate after this Summer and a couple last words about love for the West and some encouragement ...
Magpie Brûlé - Season 3 Episode 3
August 05, 2021 17:43 - 1 hour - 60.7 MBIn this episode, Cam is joined by new co-host Alise Mills. They talk about the rumours of a potential Federal election, if this is the right time to go to the polls, where the different parties stand at this point, the state of our politics in general, how this moment could lend itself to bigger thinking and a couple last words about this week in Canadian Politics. Theme Song for Season Three: "Big Boy Pants" by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com
Magpie Brûlé - Season 3 Episode 2
June 07, 2021 16:06 - 43 minutes - 40.2 MBIn this episode, Cam interviews the Hon. Joe Jordan, former MP for Leeds-Greenville. They talk about the current state of the 43rd Parliament of Canada, the likely Fall election to come, being a progressive politician in rural Canada, how progressive parties can bridge the divide between rural and urban & the unique experience of following the footsteps of family going into political office. Theme Song for Season Three: "Big Boy Pants" by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com
Magpie Brûlé - Season 3 Episode 1
June 05, 2021 16:05 - 28 minutes - 26.2 MBIn this episode, Cam goes into the news of the past week from Kamloops, the reaction nation wide and in Ottawa, what we all need from our political leaders right now and how this past week reminds us why reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples cannot truly happen without closure. Theme Song for Season Three: "Big Boy Pants" by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com
Magpie Brûlé - Season 2 Episode 5
May 03, 2020 16:09 - 31 minutes - 29.1 MBIn this episode, Cam talks about the return of the Conservative Leadership Race, the fails & disturbing comments from it since it re-started, the numerous fails of Peter MacKay & how the race keeps moving further away from tackling the actual problem that brought it all about.
Magpie Brûlé - Season 2 Episode 4
April 25, 2020 16:57 - 36 minutes - 33 MBIn this episode, Cam talks about the response of the Federal government to Covid-19, the lessons of the short-term, the new longer-term needs that are coming to the surface as the response continue & how maybe a Basic Income program may be part of the answer.
Magpie Brûlé - Season 2 Episode 3
April 19, 2020 19:41 - 42 minutes - 38.7 MBIn this episode, Cam talks about the return of Parliament, how that should happen & how we should expect all parties to be acting while the country fights Covid-19. Then he goes into how Covid-19 has so far changed a lot of our political discourse, how it has changed peoples view of government & how this moment in time might change our politics going forward.
Magpie Brûlé - Season 2 Episode 2
February 29, 2020 15:18 - 44 minutes - 40.6 MBIn this episode, Cam talks about the week that was in the House of Commons, the latest on the Wet’suwet’en protests & how the various parties are failing to rise to this moment. He then goes into the rise of CoronaVirus, Covid-19, the situation we face (known and unknown) and the serious importance of good information and leadership in these times.
Magpie Brûlé - Season 2 Episode 1
February 01, 2020 15:23 - 49 minutes - 45.7 MBIn this premiere episode of Season 2, Cam talks about the return of the House of Commons, the interesting early dynamics of the new minority Parliament, the importance of parties being in line with the accepted consensus of society and what happens when parties fall outside of it.
Magpie Brûlé - Season 1 Episode 13
December 28, 2019 15:32 - 1 hour - 61 MBIn this episode Cam reviews 2019 in Canadian politics, the big winners and losers of the year and what their stories might mean to the year to come in 2020.
Magpie Brûlé - Season 1 Episode 12
October 05, 2019 17:11 - 40 minutes - 36.7 MBIn this episode Cam reviews the week that was in Canadian politics, the TVA debate, what it meant for the campaign, looks ahead to the Leader’s Commission Debates on Monday and Thursday and what they could mean for each of the parties.
Magpie Brûlé - Season 1 Episode 11
September 08, 2019 19:34 - 22 minutes - 20.4 MBIn this episode Cam reviews the week that was in Canadian politics, the Green/NDP drama from New Brunswick and looks ahead to the first debate of the 43rd General Election, the Maclean’s/CityTV debate on Thursday September 12th.
Magpie Brûlé - Season 1 Episode 10
August 24, 2019 17:24 - 58 minutes - 53.8 MBIn this episode Cam reviews the most recent events in Canadian politics, the latest LavScam drama, the run up to the Leaders Debates and the recent news around the NDP. Then he goes into the provincial election taking place in Manitoba, the state of play going into it and about how offensive comments from Conservative Leader Brian Pallister have made the campaign quite nasty.
Magpie Brûlé - Season 1 Episode 9
July 07, 2019 14:32 - 41 minutes - 38.2 MBIn this episode Cam talks about the “Quiet Season” at Queen’s Park, the fall out of the scandals building there and how they will affect the Federal Election. He then goes into the importance of candidate vetting and the examples that have recently come to light proving their importance.
Magpie Brûlé - Season 1 Episode 8
June 08, 2019 15:50 - 54 minutes - 50.1 MBIn this episode Cam reviews what is left to be done in the rest of the 42nd Parliament, talks about how the parties are preparing for the Fall campaign and goes into how provincial leaders may effect how people vote in the 43rd Federal election.
Magpie Brûlé - Season 1 Episode 7
April 22, 2019 16:18 - 33 minutes - 30.8 MBIn this episode Cam gets provincial, talking about the results of the Alberta Election, the fallout and how it will affect the federal scene and the potentially historic vote happening on Prince Edward Island.
Magpie Brûlé - Season 1 Episode 6
April 07, 2019 15:39 - 40 minutes - 37 MBIn this episode, Cam catches up on the weeks events in Ottawa, the expulsions of Jody Wilson-Raybould and Jane Philpott, discusses the protests brewing against the Ontario government and the Ontario budget coming this week.
Magpie Brûlé - Season 1 Episode 5
March 30, 2019 19:22 - 59 minutes - 55 MBIn this episode, Cam takes a deep dive into the SNC/PMO Scandal, goes through the recording of Jody Wilson-Raybould and Michael Wernick that everyone is talking about, offers his analysis and discusses what this all might mean going forward.
Magpie Brûlé - Season 1 Episode 4
March 10, 2019 17:16 - 35 minutes - 32.8 MBIn this episode, Cam discusses the latest events in the SNC Lavalin/PMO scandal, the testimony heard before the House of Commons Justice Committee, the Prime Ministers press conference and where we now find ourselves as we enter month two of this story.
Magpie Brûlé - Season 1 Episode 3
February 24, 2019 18:13 - 29 minutes - 26.6 MBIn this episode, Cam discusses the SNC Lavalin/PMO scandal, it's effects and the week to come, along with discussing the big by-elections coming on Monday and the effect they will have on the future of the NDP
Magpie Brûlé - Season 1 Episode 2
January 27, 2019 16:06 - 26 minutes - 24.4 MBIn this episode, Cam discusses the return of the House of Commons this week, an in-depth take on the weeks events regarding the NDP and a look ahead to probably the most important by-election we've seen in a long time in Canadian politics.
Magpie Brûlé - Season 1 Episode 1
January 19, 2019 20:51 - 50 minutes - 46.3 MBIn the first episode of the Magpie Brûlé podcast, Cam discusses the week that's was in Canadian politics, the current state of play in the Canadian political scene as we start 2019 and a story about a different approach being floated by an East Coast MLA.