Latest Ishmael Podcast Episodes
A Parade for Cops & Britney Spears the Economist
Safe Space - June 15, 2018 11:58 - 39 minutes ★★★★ - 8 ratingsFinancial Post reporter James McLeod and Black Lives Matter Toronto co-founder Sandy Hudson join the panel this week to talk about the drama from the G7 and protesting police at Pride.
Justin Trudeau's Relationship Advice & The Patrick Dempsey of Canadian Politics
Safe Space - June 07, 2018 04:01 - 26 minutes ★★★★ - 8 ratingsWe're back after a one-week break, and boy is there a lot to catch up on. First, an update on the federal government's decision to buy a pipeline, and why it could blow up in Justin Trudeau's face. Then, a recap of the wild Ontario election campaign and our predictions of whose election-night pa...
When The Government Comes Knocking On Your Door
Safe Space - May 25, 2018 04:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★ - 8 ratingsAcross Canada, Indigenous and Black children are apprehended by provincial child welfare agencies at much higher rates than their white counterparts. Children can languish in the system, separated from their families for years, even as the parents try desperately to fight against the bureauc...
Unfairness In Sport and Hating Fireworks
Safe Space - May 18, 2018 15:10 - 28 minutes ★★★★ - 8 ratingsToronto Star reporters Morgan Campbell and Fatima Syed join the panel this week to talk about why the province of Ontario is refusing to release a videotape from a jail where a man died, and the new unfair rule in the world of track that seems to target Caster Semenya.
Conservative Woodstock and the NDP's Branding Problem
Safe Space - May 11, 2018 01:55 - 37 minutes ★★★★ - 8 ratingsIn under a month, Ontario will elect a premier. In one year, Alberta will do the same. The two provinces are different in so many ways - economies, cultures, cities - but in other ways, Alberta and Ontario are facing similar questions about their political futures. Can the Liberals hold on to On...
Who's Cashing In On Legal Weed?
Safe Space - May 04, 2018 04:01 - 38 minutes ★★★★ - 8 ratingsCanada is legalizing weed... allegedly. We've been told it will be legal at some point in 2018 but we still don't have a firm date. And there are also serious concerns about how the Liberals' approach will shape the industry, who will benefit, and who will be left out. Our guests this week: Supr...
Angry Young Men and Cops Who Don't Kill You
Safe Space - April 27, 2018 04:01 - 31 minutes ★★★★ - 8 ratingsThis week we talk about the horrific vehicular attack in Toronto that killed 10 people, what we know about the suspect, and what can be done about angry young men. Then, with the weather warming up again, we talk about the expected increase in irregular border crossings by refugee claimants. ...
A Reckoning in Quebec and Barista IT Support
Safe Space - April 20, 2018 01:44 - 29 minutes ★★★★ - 8 ratingsAlexandre Bissonnette is in court for killing six people in a Quebec City mosque in January 2017. We discuss what has come out during his sentencing hearing, and whether it changes our understanding of the case. Also, what led a Starbucks manager to call the cops on two black men in Philadelphia...
Pipeline Politics and Clark Kent's Rural Upbringing
Safe Space - April 13, 2018 09:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★ - 8 ratingsThis week, the whole show is devoted to the fight over the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion that has pitted the Alberta and federal governments against BC, local municipalities, and First Nations who object to the project. To help make sense of the issue, Vicky and Ishmael are joined by Vanmala...
Systemic Racism and Facebook Leaks
Safe Space - April 06, 2018 04:01 - 28 minutes ★★★★ - 8 ratingsToronto Star race and gender columnist Shree Paradkar and The Week tech columnist Navneet Alang are making their triumphant returns to Safe Space. On this week's show, the gang talks about why Canada can't talk about systemic racism (or at least white pundits can't seem to). Also, how we're all ...
Why Does Canada Jail Immigrants?
Safe Space - March 30, 2018 08:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★ - 8 ratingsCanadians like to think of their country as a safe haven for people fleeing persecution from other parts of the world. But when people fall through the cracks of the immigration system, they can end up behind bars — sometimes for years. Toronto Star investigative reporter Brendan Kennedy and...
Mission to Mali and Anti-Black Lattes
Safe Space - March 23, 2018 04:11 - 28 minutes ★★★★ - 8 ratingsChatelaine senior writer (and our first threepeat guest) Sarah Boesveld is joined by VICE News reporter Hilary Beaumont to talk about Canada's peacekeeping mission to Mali, harassment on the hill and what, if anything, is still good about Facebook.
Andrea Horwath's Witness Protection Program and Champagne Drinking Elites
Safe Space - March 16, 2018 03:04 - 28 minutes ★★★★ - 8 ratingsOntario's Progressive Conservatives have a new leader after a chaotic 6-week campaign to replace Patrick Brown. The party chose Doug Ford. What? Jessica Smith Cross, editor of QP Briefing, walks us through what this means for the PCs, Ontario, and the rest of the country. Meanwhile in federal po...
Checking In For Season 3
Safe Space - March 09, 2018 04:49 - 9 minutes ★★★★ - 8 ratingsSafe Space is coming back for another season, so Vicky and Ishmael are checking in and saying hello. New full episodes start March 16th! Follow the show on Twitter: www.twitter.com/itsasafespace
Lena Dunham's Lamby and Adidas-style Racism
Safe Space - December 08, 2017 13:17 - 33 minutes ★★★★ - 8 ratingsWriter Kyrell Grant and comedian Lauren Mitchell join the panel to talk about their favourite news stories of the year.
Bad News Drip Drip and Segregating the Issue
Safe Space - December 01, 2017 09:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★ - 8 ratingsDaily Xtra reporter Arshy Mann and iPolitics Parliamentary reporter Beatrice Britneff are on the pod to talk about Canada's dying/murdered newspaper industry, as well as the value of a public apology for past wrongs committed by the state. Follow Arshy on Twitter: @ArshyMann Follow Beatrice ...
Forgiveness
Thrive Church Main Audio Podcast - November 26, 2017 19:00 ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsYou will never have to forgive anybody more than God has already forgiven you!
Canada's Broken Prison System
Safe Space - November 24, 2017 05:28 - 33 minutes ★★★★ - 8 ratingsReuters investigative reporter Anna Mehler Paperny joins Sharmeen Khan of the End Immigration Detention Network on the podcast this week to focus on the problems, reforms and future of Canada's prison system.
Giving God a Thank You Gift
Thrive Church Main Audio Podcast - November 19, 2017 19:00 ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsYour life is God's gift to you, what you make of it is your gift to God!
Canadian TV and Blake Shelton's Sex Appeal
Safe Space - November 17, 2017 03:30 - 28 minutes ★★★★ - 8 ratingsChatelaine senior writer Sarah Boesveld and writer/comedian Jordan Sowunmi are here to dive into nostalgia for classic Canadian TV and why there are so few great Canadian shows being made today. Then the panelists puzzle over how Blake Shelton became People magazine's "Sexiest Man Alive" and whe...
Leaking from Paradise & Mona Lisa Contouring
Safe Space - November 10, 2017 10:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★ - 8 ratingsToronto Star investigative reporter Robert Cribb and J-Source managing editor H.G. Watson are here to talk about the Paradise Papers and how the global elite hide their wealth from the taxman, as well as whether the CBC's new version of The National can save the evening newscast. Also, Ishmael a...
Facing your Fears
Thrive Church Main Audio Podcast - November 05, 2017 19:00 ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsGod has not given us a spirit of fear.
Captain Alberta and the Pizza Wars
Safe Space - November 03, 2017 10:27 - 28 minutes ★★★★ - 8 ratingsNational Post columnist Jen Gerson and Buzzfeed news reporter Jane Lytvynenko join the panel to talk about Jason Kenney's future in Alberta and whose job it is to keep foreign interference from ruining social media during elections.
The Bible: Worth your Time?
Thrive Church Main Audio Podcast - October 29, 2017 18:00 ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsOur culture is pushing the Bible out, but we need to take a stand about being intententiol to spend time in God's Word.
Justin Trudeau and the Terrible Twos
Safe Space - October 27, 2017 08:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★ - 8 ratingsTwo years after the 2015 election, Haudenosaunee comedian/policy wonk Courtney Skye and This magazine editor Erica Lenti join the panel to judge the Liberals from head to socks.
Giving God what He Deserves
Thrive Church Main Audio Podcast - October 22, 2017 18:00 ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsGod doesn't mind you having things, but He doesn't want those things to have you!
Bill's Blind Trust and Jagmeet's Bare Feet
Safe Space - October 20, 2017 08:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★ - 8 ratingsiPolitics reporter Janice Dickson and morning show maven Supriya Dwivedi join the panel to talk about Bill Morneau's very bad week and Quebec's very bad legislation this week.
Building A Life of Faith
Thrive Church Main Audio Podcast - October 15, 2017 18:00 ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsBut without faith it is impossible to please Him!
Corny White People and Yeezys for Dads
Safe Space - October 13, 2017 11:09 - 29 minutes ★★★★ - 8 ratingsHosts and producers of The Nod, Eric Eddings and Britanny Luse (formerly of For Coloured Nerds) are on the panel this week along with a special guest host, Sajae Elder, for an all-black power hour. They chat about Harvery Weinstein, Eminem's cypher and how much cheese is too much cheese.
Connected for the Unexpected
Thrive Church Main Audio Podcast - October 08, 2017 18:00 ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsChurch is not just an event that you attend. It is a family that you belong to!