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News You Can Use

64 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 5 years ago - ★★★★★ - 3 ratings

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Episode Seventeen: We Bought a Crack House

May 31, 2017 20:24 - 34 minutes - 26.2 MB

A GIFT FROM US TO YOU. this is the sub-only pod for the week, but we're giving it away FOR FREE because: a) it's good and timely; b) has VERY TITE PRODUCTION; and c) we require forgiveness for not providing our regular weekly free pod on monday. in this ep, tannara talks about the godawful housing situation in toronto, including the parkdale strike and that extremely good toronto life article. again, it features very good production! or at least far better than before. this is not a dril...

Episode Fifteen: Tax Churches, Jesus Christ

May 22, 2017 18:40 - 1 hour - 59.6 MB

We discuss the rampant corruption in Canada in the wake of the Liberal KPMG scandal, the creation of Alberta's United Conservative Party, Niki Ashton getting slammed for suggesting that Palestinians are human, Jagmeet Singh tweeting a bad thing, Drew watching V for Vendetta, James quitting Twitter, Tannara defending Jeremy Corbyn. The recording is even shoddier than usual because it was recorded by James in a basement, we tried to edit out the most insufferable parts but there may still be ...

Episode Thirteen: The Motherboy Strikes Back

May 16, 2017 02:04 - 1 hour - 74.4 MB

In which we discuss the truly bizarre week in Canadian media (including but not limited to: the Appropriation Prize, Jon Kay resigning, Barb Kay being racist, columnists being bad), the Liberals getting away with selling off public assets, hot Jagmeet Singh and his hot position on hot BDSM, the City of Ottawa allowing an anti-choice flag to be raised, Ivan Coyote's new book AND MORE. SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PATREON FOR BONUS EPISODES: https://www.patreon.com/newsyoucanuse

Episode Eleven: PIZZA IS A SANDWICH !!!!!!!!!!

May 08, 2017 16:13 - 1 hour - 63.5 MB

In which we discuss a recent showdown at the Atlantic Journalism Awards, Desmond Cole getting effectively fired by the Toronto Star, a very controversial journal article about "transracialism," and the pizza-as-sandwich brouhaha.

Episode Number Ten: May the First Be With You

May 01, 2017 20:49 - 1 hour - 57.3 MB

In which we discuss that idiotic Bret Stephens column, Emmanuel Macron's former high school teacher / current wife, the legendary Fyre Festival, Bernard Sanders continuing to disappoint, the Canadian Senate writing a children's book, and MUCH MORE.

Episode Number Nine: Thatcherism of the Left

April 26, 2017 18:49 - 1 hour - 58 MB

We had our first guest on! Kate Jacobson (@kateljacobson on Twitter) joined us to chat about the state of UK's Labour Party, what Jeremy Corbyn represents, the first round of the French presidential election, the Justin Trudeau Weed Interview, and that time a Community Party candidate in B.C. threatened to expropriate a libertarian's property. Featuring intro music from the one and only Pete Wylie.

Episode Number Eight

April 16, 2017 23:21 - 54 minutes - 52.9 MB

In which we discuss theories of Atonement w/r/t the execution of the Christ, some zany news stories out of Alberta, legalizing weed, the NDP being total trash, the homoeroticism / vocal habits of Bros, and imminent global nuclear war.

Episode Number Seven

April 09, 2017 22:33 - 1 hour - 64.5 MB

In which we discuss shitty housing conditions in Toronto, the shitty Newfoundland budget, and the Canadian Left's deeply shitty response to Trump's attack on Syria (with even shittier audio quality than ever before!!!)

Episode Number Six

April 02, 2017 23:39 - 1 hour - 77.2 MB

SORRY 4 THE WAIT

Episode Number Five

March 20, 2017 18:46 - 1 hour - 62 MB

TIOCFAIDH ÁR LÁ AND UP THE IRA also there is a strange moment in which the sound cuts out in the left ear between 19:50 and 21:10 but DON'T WORRY IT COMES BACK <3

Episode Number Four

March 15, 2017 02:55 - 1 hour - 61.2 MB

Now with theme music!!!

Episode Number Three

March 06, 2017 02:25 - 53 minutes - 48.5 MB

TWO IS COMPANY, THREE IS A CROWD, FOUR IS TIM HORTONS PRESENTS NEWS YOU CAN USE

Episode Number Two

February 27, 2017 00:35 - 41 minutes - 39.1 MB

A review of the first episode by James' mom: Had the absolute pleasure today of listening to an amazing, amusing and definitely enlightening podcast which is going to be done on a weekly basis by James, Drew and Tannara (all accomplished poor writers and journalists) talking about what is going on politically and everyday situations in Canada. Incredible discussion and I actually learned a lot that my ignorant self was not aware of - these three make for a great hour of listening from the g...

Tim Hortons Presents: News You Can Use! No. #1

February 19, 2017 21:55 - 53 minutes - 122 MB

I Can't Believe It's Not Chapo!®

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