Latest Dirtbagleft Podcast Episodes
Episode 12: Tournament of Power
Dog Island - February 06, 2018 10:30 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 6 ratingsWhitman is in the news again so I guess we have to talk about him. Chris gives us a rundown of the absolute worst off-brand Jordan Petersons.
Episode 11: Flashpoint
Dog Island - January 30, 2018 05:52 - 45 minutes ★★★★ - 6 ratingsAn extra episode this month because a lot went down. We discuss Jamie Baillie's resignation, Matt Whitman's seemingly endless buffoonery, Lindsay Shepherd's recent SMU appearance, and the latest (and hopefully final) chapter in the Cornwallis statue "debate". Check out the Nova Scotia Heal...
Episode 10: Siege aka Self Defense ft Jason Eisener
Dog Island - January 23, 2018 02:43 - 59 minutes ★★★★ - 6 ratingsJason Eisener from movies joins us to talk about Paul Donovan's 1982 classic Siege, a very good movie set during the 1981 Halifax police strike. You can find Siege on YouTube pretty easily if you look. Follow Jason on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jasoneisener Katie Toth's article on Ralph...
Episode 9: All This Energy Calling Me
Dog Island - January 09, 2018 11:00 - 53 minutes ★★★★ - 6 ratingsHappy New Year everyone, sorry about the gap between shows, but we're back now so get off my back. We talk about the recent power outages and how awful Nova Scotia Power is. Later we spend a little bit of time with our favourite short fiction writer. Here is a link to the Abdoul Abdi rally t...
Episode 8: Chips Start Here
Dog Island - December 13, 2017 11:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 6 ratingsHugh and Andrew make Chris and Graeme watch the trailer for Hideo Kojima's new game Death Stranding. We discuss the possible strike at the Irving Shipyard and just how awful that entire family is. Graeme tries to teach Andrew about recycling. If you want to skip the weird talk about video gam...
Episode 7: In The Eye of the Needle
Dog Island - November 28, 2017 11:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 6 ratingsWe offer our expertise to help landlords and developers sell their condos//a rundown on why a CFL stadium will probably be bad//some thoughts on Justice League//an update to the Paradise Papers. The book by Jacob Remes that Chris said you should read can be found here: https://www.press.uillin...
Episode 6: One Weird Trick
Dog Island - November 14, 2017 11:30 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 6 ratingsWe're talking the Paradise Papers and giving our top picks for who the 49 Nova Scotians named on it are. JS Rutgers joins us to talk about her recent article on street checks for the Coast. Hugh Explains War Games. Read JS' article here: https://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/the-intentional-igno...
Episode 5: At Whit's End
Dog Island - November 02, 2017 12:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★ - 6 ratingsWe revisit some old friends as we try to make sense of the whirlwind week Halifax city council had. Finally we talk about wrestling. We read emails written by children/real journalists dug into city council emails/we give too much context/Cleary won’t say marijuana but Whitman will say a ...
Ghost Island (BONUS EPISODE)
Dog Island - October 31, 2017 12:51 - 35 minutes ★★★★ - 6 ratingsWe take a break from smack talking chumps and do what we really want to do, tell cool ghost tories. Just a heads up: In this episode we quote other people using offensive, racist language. We've thought about and are using it intentionally to avoid downplaying the terrible history we're discus...
Episode 4: Dalkirk
Dog Island - October 17, 2017 14:13 - 53 minutes ★★★★ - 6 ratingsWe talk about The Battle of Dalhousie and how awesome libraries are. Later in the show we answer some questions originally meant for the supervillains of AIMS. The Battle of Dalhousie/are drunk Dal students our comrades?/bunker rave/Lion and Bright ban screens/the gig economy hellscape/cof...
Episode 3: Revenge of the Sid ft Katie Toth
Dog Island - October 03, 2017 03:27 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 6 ratingsActual journalist Katie Toth joins us to talk about Jagmeet Singh being a winner, Sidney Crosby being a loser, and the never ending saga of Lorne Grabher. Follow Katie on twitter at https://twitter.com/kat_toth and read her Halifax Examiner piece on the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedo...
Episode 2: Attack of the Phones
Dog Island - September 19, 2017 00:35 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 6 ratingsWe make fun of Amazon, talk about how hard call centre work is and gear up for the NDP Leadership race.
Episode 1: The Pension Menace ft Ala Montgomery
Dog Island - September 05, 2017 03:02 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 6 ratingsIn our first episode we disrespect business owners, doctors, city councillors and developers. Our friend Ala joins us to disrespect history. Welcome to the island.
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