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The American populist left has a roadmap for Canadian progressives.  With the NDP wandering the political wilderness, the rise of Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez points to where left-wing politics is headed.  But will Canada’s progressive movement catch the wave?  Host: Jesse Brown Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor) Guest: Cenk Uygur Photo by Jim Heaphy, courtesy of Wikimedia Commons   Further reading:  * The collapse of the NDP vote in the federal election: how it happened | Regina Leader Post [https://leaderpost.com/news/national/federal_election/disastrous-the-collapse-of-the-ndp-vote-in-the-federal-election-and-how-it-happened]  * Ocasio-Cortez, Bernie Sanders draw huge crowds on ‘fighting oligarchy’ tour - National | Globalnews.ca [https://globalnews.ca/news/11137247/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-bernie-sanders-oligarchy-tour-speech-video/]  * Conservatives block Trump's big tax breaks bill in a stunning setback [https://apnews.com/article/republicans-trump-bill-tax-cuts-spending-medicaid-a9f9c0a23cd2a6e7917d5b73f935e1fd]  - AP News * First Read: Economic Populism Comes Front-and-Center for 2016 [https://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/first-read-economic-populism-comes-front-and-center-2016-n351806] - NBC   * Despite a polarizing election, Canadians don’t want a two-party system, poll suggests [https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/canada-election-poll-two-party-system] - National Post  * US political ad spending to soar in 2024 with TV media the biggest winner - report | Reuters [https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-political-ad-spending-soar-2024-with-tv-media-biggest-winner-report-2024-01-11/]    Sponsors: oxio: Head over to canadaland.oxio.ca [http://canadaland.oxio.ca/] and use code CANADALAND for your first month free!  The Oat Company: Head over to oatcompany.com [http://oatcompany.com/] and use code CANADALAND20 for 20% off your order. They ship across Canada so you can enjoy them anywhere. Douglas:  Douglas is giving our listeners a FREE Sleep Bundle with each mattress purchase. Get the sheets, pillows, mattress and pillow protectors FREE with your Douglas purchase today.  Visit do [http://douglas.ca/Canadaland]uglas.ca/canadaland [https://douglas.ca/canadaland] to claim this offer If you value this podcast, support us [https://canadaland.com/join/]! You’ll get premium access to all our shows ad free, including early releases and bonus content. You’ll also get our exclusive newsletter, discounts on merch at our store [https://canadalandstore.com/], tickets to our live and virtual events, and more than anything, you’ll be a part of the solution to Canada’s journalism crisis, you’ll be keeping our work free and accessible to everybody.     You can listen ad-free on Amazon Music—included with Prime. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Canadians and Americans alike are afraid of crossing the border, and for political commentators like Cenk Uygur of The Young Turks travel requires extra precautions. What’s behind Trump’s puzzling decision to politicize border crossing for US citizens? Host: Jesse Brown Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor) Guest: Cenk Uygur   Further reading:  * Nervous About Crossing the Border? You Should Be. - Macleans.ca [https://macleans.ca/society/us-canada-border-crossing/]  * ‘They’re not coming’: N.B. border town says fewer U.S. visitors making big impact - New Brunswick | [https://globalnews.ca/news/11194367/new-brunswick-maine-border-traffic-down/]Globalnews.ca [http://globalnews.ca] * Checkpoints by U.S. border patrol raise concerns amid drop in Canadian visitors | CBC News [https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/us-bc-border-checkpoint-1.7528402]   * A wave of artists are reconsidering tours over U.S. border detention fears | CBC News [https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/musicians-authors-cancel-tours-u-s-1.7500267] * ‘Don’t yap to cops’: why Hasan Piker’s US customs story kicked off a backlash | US immigration | The Guardian [https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/17/hasan-piker-us-customs-story-backlash] * Jewish senators accuse Trump of exploiting antisemitism to target universities [https://www.theguardian.com/news/2025/apr/24/trump-antisemitism-universities-democrats-letter] - The Guardian * Inside the identity crisis in anti-woke media | Semafor [https://www.semafor.com/article/05/25/2025/inside-the-identity-crisis-in-anti-woke-media]  * U.S. senators urge Canada to ‘give us another chance’ on trade, tourism - National | Globalnews.ca [https://globalnews.ca/news/11195607/donald-trump-tariffs-trade-defence-us-senators/]      Sponsors: Squarespace [https://squarespace.com/canadaland]: Check out squarespace.com/canadaland for a free trial, and when you’re ready to launch use code canadaland to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain. Douglas [https://douglas.ca/Canadaland]:  Douglas is giving our listeners a FREE Sleep Bundle with each mattress purchase. Get the sheets, pillows, mattress and pillow protectors FREE with your Douglas purchase today. Visit douglas.ca/canadaland to claim this offer oxio [https://canadaland.oxio.ca/]: Head over to canadaland.oxio.ca and use code CANADALAND for your first month free!  If you value this podcast, support us [https://canadalandnetwork.supercast.com/]! You’ll get premium access to all our shows ad free, including early releases and bonus content. You’ll also get our exclusive newsletter, discounts on merch at our store, tickets to our live and virtual events, and more than anything, you’ll be a part of the solution to Canada’s journalism crisis, you’ll be keeping our work free and accessible to everybody.     You can listen ad-free on Amazon Music—included with Prime. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Earlier this year, Jagmeet Singh laughed off the idea of losing. Now, he’s out and the NDP is in free fall. They lost official party status. They lost ground with key voters, organized labor, and their traditional strongholds in B.C. and the GTA. So, did the NDP learn anything from this catastrophic loss? To answer that question, host Noor Azrieh asks Heather McPherson, one of the 7 NDP MPs left.  And, the latest on King Charles Canadian tour, who’s gonna babysit rowdy MPs in the House of Commons, and maybe it's time to break up with Jenni Byrne…for good this time. Host: Noor Azrieh [https://bsky.app/profile/noorazrieh.bsky.social] Credits: Aviva Lessard (Senior Producer), Sam Konnert (Producer), Noor Azrieh (Host/Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Max Collins (Director of Audio) Jesse Brown (Editor), Tony Wang (Artwork) Guests: Heather McPherson [https://www.ourcommons.ca/members/en/heather-mcpherson(105689)] Background reading: * NDP caucus members dispute appointment of interim leader Don Davies [https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-ndp-caucus-members-letter-interim-leader-don-davies/]– The Globe and Mail * NDP faces 'Parliament from hell' without official party status, says former MP [https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/ndp-parliament-from-hell-svend-robinson-1.7529822]– CBC News * Is it R.I.P. for the federal NDP? Not quite, experts say [https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/ndp-party-vote-1.7521531]– CBC News * New Democrats say they want leadership race rules to ensure multiple serious candidates, shorter contest [https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-new-democrats-say-they-want-leadership-race-rules-to-ensure-multiple/]– The Globe and Mail * King Charles and Queen Camilla begin royal visit to Canada [https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/king-charles-queen-camilla-visit-canada-1.7542067] – CBC News * Pressure mounting on Poilievre to fire Jenni Byrne: sources [https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/poilievre-byrne-conservative-caucus-1.7540215] – CBC News Sponsors:  Douglas [https://www.douglas.ca/canadaland/] is giving our listeners a FREE Sleep Bundle with each mattress purchase. Get the sheets, pillows, mattress and pillow protectors FREE with your Douglas purchase today at douglas.ca/canadaland [http://douglas.ca/canadaland] Head to policyme.com [https://policyme.com] and find a Health & Dental plan that actually fits your life, and really only takes 5 minutes to apply. If you value this podcast, Support us [https://canadalandnetwork.supercast.com/]! You’ll get premium access to all our shows ad free, including early releases and bonus content. You’ll also get our exclusive newsletter, discounts on merch, tickets to our live and virtual events, and more than anything, you’ll be a part of the solution to Canada’s journalism crisis, you’ll be keeping our work free and accessible to everybody.  You can listen ad-free on Amazon Music—included with Prime. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Canadian comedy legend Dave Thomas is here. What else is there to say? If you want to understand the last half century of comedy from SCTV to SNL to The Simpsons you only need to look to the comedic big bang moment when Thomas, Moranis, Levy and Martin converged on Toronto in the early 1970s. So Dave Thomas will tell you all about it, eh? Of course SCTV is only one of the hats (toques) the writer, actor, producer and director has worn. Thomas brings us up to speed on his latest venture, travelling to Ukraine to film a documentary on the country’s stand up comedians. Credits: Host: Jesse Brown Caleb Thompson (Audio Engineering), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor and Publisher) Fact checking by Julian Abraham Additional music by Audio Network For more information on the Freedom Fund go to: https://ukrfreedomfund.org/ Sponsors:  The Oat Company [https://oatcompany.com/]: Head over to https://oatcompany.com [https://oatcompany.com/] and use code CANADALAND20 for 20% off your order. They ship across Canada so you can enjoy them anywhere. oxio [https://canadaland.oxio.ca/]: Head over to canadaland.oxio.ca [http://canadaland.oxio.ca/] and use code CANADALAND for your first month free!  If you value this podcast, Support us [https://canadalandnetwork.supercast.com/]! You’ll get premium access to all our shows ad free, including early releases and bonus content. You’ll also get our exclusive newsletter, discounts on merch at our store [https://canadalandstore.com/], tickets to our live and virtual events, and more than anything, you’ll be a part of the solution to Canada’s journalism crisis, you’ll be keeping our work free and accessible to everybody.     You can listen ad-free on Amazon Music—included with Prime. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

A new study suggests that New Brunswick’s mystery brain illness doesn’t exist, but it doesn’t tell the whole story.  Recent headlines declare the mystery is solved, but the new study only raises more questions.  Host: Jesse Brown Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor), Sam Konnert (Fact Checking), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor) Guest: Laura Robinson   Further Reading On Our Website [https://www.canadaland.com/?post_type=episode&p=38786]   Sponsors:  oxio [https://canadaland.oxio.ca/]: Head over to canadaland.oxio.ca [http://canadaland.oxio.ca/] and use code CANADALAND for your first month free!  Douglas [https://douglas.ca/Canadaland]:  Douglas is giving our listeners a FREE Sleep Bundle with each mattress purchase. Get the sheets, pillows, mattress and pillow protectors FREE with your Douglas purchase today.  Visit do [http://douglas.ca/Canadaland]uglas.ca/canadaland [https://douglas.ca/canadaland] to claim this offer   If you value this podcast, Support us [https://canadalandnetwork.supercast.com/]! You’ll get premium access to all our shows ad free, including early releases and bonus content. You’ll also get our exclusive newsletter, discounts on merch at our store [https://canadalandstore.com/], tickets to our live and virtual events, and more than anything, you’ll be a part of the solution to Canada’s journalism crisis, you’ll be keeping our work free and accessible to everybody.     You can listen ad-free on Amazon Music—included with Prime. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.