Safe Space
64 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 5 years ago - ★★★★ - 8 ratingsA weekly show about news and politics that is making a safe space for your questionable takes. hosted by Vicky Mochama.
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Episodes
Libertarians and Murderous Babysitters
May 26, 2017 10:00 - 42 minutes - 58.6 MBOn this week's show, Toronto Star national politics reporter Alex Boutilier and comedy writer Nick Zarzycki join Vicky and Ishmael to talk about the Conservative leadership convention and whether there was ~FOREIGN INFLUENCE~ in our last federal election in 2015. The panel also dives into why Canada's liquor laws are so restrictive and terrible, and what John A. Macdonald's babysitter has to do with it.
Late Night Tweets and Brand Management
May 19, 2017 10:30 - 46 minutes - 64 MBToronto Star columnist Shree Paradkar and human rights activist Amira Elghawaby are on Safe Space to talk about the "Appropriation Prize" controversy, and whether Jagmeet Singh can save the NDP with his sharp suits and killer Instagram pics. The panel also talk about what a tough year it's been for Canadian Muslims, even though we now have full Sharia law thanks to Justin Trudeau's government. Vicky is away this week, so Ishmael is joined by guest co-host Elamin Abdelmahmoud.
Cardboard Cut-Outs and Angry Beavers
May 12, 2017 12:21 - 36 minutes - 49.5 MBThis week, restaurateur Jen Agg and comedian Rebecca Kohler are on the podcast to play a special game of Would You Rather, using stories plucked from the week's news. Plus, Vicky and Ishmael discuss why editorial cartoons in Canada's newspapers are terrible and only likely to get worse.
Wise Owls And Columnist Fouls
May 05, 2017 12:07 - 32 minutes - 44.2 MBParliamentary reporter Kady O'Malley joins Ishmael and Vicky to talk about the Senate's children's book and the Harjit Sajjan debacle. The panel debates an omnibus bill that may just improve Canadian democracy.
Ever Heard of NAFTA?
April 28, 2017 12:04 - 41 minutes - 56.5 MB"I'm going to tweet at JK Rowling, "That bitch ass Harry Potter made Dobby die for him and you had the gall to have this house-elves-are-slaves subplot."
Pot Puns and Police Tweets
April 21, 2017 12:26 - 47 minutes - 64.7 MB"It's always the judgiest people and the most morally superior people who are felled by their own morals." Annamaria Enenajor and Michael Spratt are on Safe Space this week to talk about pot legislation, the landmark Jordan ruling and whether it's the end of Bill O'Reilly.
Jorts Are A Crime Against Humanity
April 14, 2017 12:36 - 39 minutes - 54.5 MBIs the Rob Ford-Donald Trump comparison unfair to Rob Ford? Exactly how much money does United Airlines owe David Dao? And could we be focussing on Russia more? Comedian and writer Celeste Yim, and the Toronto Star's Washington bureau chief Daniel Dale are on Safe Space this week.
Keeping Up With Kendall's Kauses and Canada
April 07, 2017 12:04 - 47 minutes - 65.5 MBCavern of Secrets' Lauren Mitchell and Media Indigena's Rick Harp find a safe space this week to talk about telling the Story of Us, failing Canadian history and the cancelling of Pepsi's protest ad with Kendall Jenner. The word 'circlejerk' comes up more often than you'd think but also exactly as often as needed.
The Whole Gay Thing
March 31, 2017 12:39 - 36 minutes - 50 MBVice News Features Editor Justin Ling and freelance writer Shireen Ahmed join Ishmael and Vicky to talk about the week's news. There's big news from the American women's hockey team on pay equity and big news from the federal government on marijuana legislation. The Conservative leadership race is in the homestretch with two months to go until the convention: the lows have been low indeed and the highs have been policy debates about supply management.
Bill's Budget and Babying Quebec
March 24, 2017 12:52 - 48 minutes - 66 MBChatelaine associate editor Sadiya Ansari and National Post reporter Tristin Hopper join Vicky and Ishmael on the show this week. They talk about the big budget news: is it really new or is it the same budget, different year? But there are big changes in Alberta where Jason Kenney has won the Progressive Conservative leadership by promising to 'unite the right'. Tristin give us an expert overview of what that means for Alberta politics. And a Maclean's piece seems to have lost the writer his...
To The Left And To The Far Right
March 17, 2017 12:41 - 41 minutes - 56.3 MBBuzzfeed's Scaachi Koul and freelance writer Navneet Alang join Safe Space this week to talk about the the role of Beyoncé in the NDP leadership race, the evolution of Girl Guiding and the need to sink the Rebel dot media.
Hermione Feminism in the Beyoncé Age
March 10, 2017 13:06 - 35 minutes - 48.6 MBEditor and culture writer Amil Niazi (VICE) and freelance writer Kyrell Grant join Safe Space hosts Vicky Mochama (Metro News) and Ishmael Daro (Buzzfeed Canada) this week to talk about libertarian memes, the women's strike on International Women's Day, Katy Perry's newfound wokeness and being called out by the Beyhive.
Amazing Grace and the Conservative Race
March 03, 2017 12:48 - 45 minutes - 63.1 MBThis week on Safe Space, Chatelaine senior writer Sarah Boesveld and freelance journalist Desmond Cole join Vicky and Ishmael to talk about the Conservative Party leadership race, get frustrated Canada’s hypocrisy on race, and laugh about what happened at the Oscars. Vicky starts beyond frustrated by the ruling on a sexual assault case out of Halifax. She ends pretty vexed at the pen manufacturing industry because we are all complicated people with rich inner lives. After his opinion in the ...
No Votes For Teens and Olds
February 24, 2017 14:29 - 19 minutes - 13.2 MBWelcome to Safe Space! For the first episode, Ishmael and Vicky share their worst takes on animals, the voting age and male feminists. This preview episode includes Queen's Park Today's Alison Smith and Nick Zarzycki of the Syrup Trap and Gawken.