Shows
49th Parahell106: Trials & Denazification (with Duncan Kinney)49th Parahell is back again and so is returning guest Duncan Kinney, host of the Progress Report, to discuss Canadian Nazi monuments, our disturbing and mostly-hidden fascist history, and how he himself has become a part of this story after being charged with vandalizing one of these monuments in Edmonton a few years ago. Support the Duncan Kinney legal defense fund Support the work I do on Patreon Catch TRRS live every day from 12-4est
2024-12-0353 min49th Parahell100: Series Finale (with Karen Geier, Nora Loreto, Sam Knight and Michael Bueckert)Yes, you read that right. It's the last episode of 49th Parahell. Moving forward I am going to be doing all my interviews and commentary on my live show on Twitch, with an audio version coming soon, so this week I brought back several friends of the show to talk about Doug Ford, the pandemic, Quebec's social solidarity, Joe Biden, Canada's relationship to Israel/Palestine and much more. patreon.com/robrousseau twitch.tv/robrousseau join the discord community: https://discord.gg/4Cq2XkWVgm
2021-08-131h 34
49th Parahell98: Dark Chapter (with Kolin Sutherland-Wilson and Kai Nagata)The uncovering of a mass grave outside a former "residential school" in Kamloops has made international headlines and once again forced people in what we know as Canada to talk about the brutal violence, cruelty and genocide that this nation is founded on and continues to engage in. Harbinger Media board member Kai Nagata and Kolin Sutherland-Wilson of the Gitxsan Nation join the show to talk about the old-growth logging blockades in BC and how the supposed Dark Chapter in Canadian History never actually ended. https://www.patreon.com/colonialismincanada https://www.instagram.com/kolinsutherlandwilson/
2021-06-031h 08
49th Parahell97: Radio Free Palestine (with Amy Kishek and Omar Burgan)Forced expulsions in the Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah have led to another cycle of Palestinian opposition and brutal repression by the Israeli government. Why does only one side of this "conflict" have the right to defend itself? How has Canada contributed to this situation? Is there a positive shift happening in the way that people in media and politics discuss this issue? Amy Kishek and Omar Burgan join the show this week to answer some of these questions. http://www.patreon.com/robrousseau
2021-05-141h 12
49th Parahell96: Fordpocalypse III Beyond Ontariodome (with John Semley and Jesse Hawken)We regret to inform you that Doug Ford is, in fact, "at it again." I've got writer/researcher John Semley and Junk Filter Pod host Jesse Hawken joining me here in riff city to talk about Doug's very bad week and whether or not we're on board with the redemption arc. http://www.patreon.com/robrousseau
2021-04-231h 08
49th Parahell95: National Mythbusters (with Tyler Shipley)One thing we've tried to do throughout the run of this show is debunk the lies we like to tell ourselves about what Canada is all about. So this week it was a pleasure to talk to Tyler Shipley, author of Canada in the World: Settler Capitalism and Colonial Imagination about the genocidal foundation of the country, how our modern foreign policy is not as benign as we've been led to believe, and how learning about all this can keep us informed about the real priorities of our current ruling class. http://www.patreon.com/robrousseau
2021-03-311h 23
49th Parahell94: Ides of March (with Naomi Klein)It's the one-year anniversary of the pandemic, and there's a whole lot to feel disillusioned by. Fortunately, none other than renowned author & activist Naomi Klein is joining the show to express maybe the most radical idea of all: that, maybe, just maybe, things might be starting to get a bit better. www.patreon.com/robrousseau
2021-03-1250 min
49th Parahell93: Amazon Planet (with Paris Marx)Jeff Bezos is stepping down as head of Amazon, so obviously that means we won't have to hear from him ever again, right? Unfortunately not. Paris Marx, host of Harbinger podcast Tech Won't Save Us, joins me to talk about Bezos's career, the rotten economic system that allows people like him, Bill Gates, Elon Musk and others to build unfathomable fortunes and essentially write their own hagiographies, and the exploitative Independent Contractor business model that Amazon popularized going international in the 2020's. http://www.patreon.com/robrousseau https://www.patreon.com/techwontsaveus
2021-02-051h 08
49th Parahell92: Meet Me in Mar-a-Lago (with Lana Polansky)The Trump era is over. It was simultaneously horrifying and very, very stupid. Lana Polansky & I talk about our favorite Trump moments, what this all means, whether Canada's right wing populist moment has passed, the coming decade of neoliberal technocracy and more. patreon.com/robrousseau patreon.com/TheFreakMuseum
2021-01-201h 08
49th Parahell91: Year of Hell (with Dan Boeckner)It's the final 49th Parahell of the year and what a hellish nightmare it has been, huh? Dan Boeckner of Wolf Parade & Operators returns to the show to talk about how he and other artists are surviving the pandemic and also how this year was really just a preview of the kind of horrors the coming decade holds. Welcome to the new cold war. http://www.patreon.com/robrousseau https://www.patreon.com/operators
2021-01-011h 24
49th Parahell90: Less Than Net Zero (with Jessica Green)U of T poli-sci professor and Harbinger Media board of directors member Jessica Green returns to the show to break down how Justin Trudeau and the Liberal Party are failing on climate, how "net zero emissions" is nothing more than a meaningless catchphrase, what's in Joe Biden's trillion dollar climate plan (and whether any of it will actually get enacted) and much more. patreon.com/robrousseau harbingermedianetwork.com
2020-12-111h 12
49th Parahell89: New Democracy (with Niki Ashton)The NDP's Niki Ashton joins the show for a wide-ranging conversation on Justin Trudeau's inadequate Covid response, whether New Democrats have done enough to reach out to young voters, the rise of the far right, Donald Trump, the disappointing Democratic Party primary, foreign policy, Progressive International and much more www.harbingermedianetwork.com www.patreon.com/robrousseau
2020-11-231h 22
49th Parahell88: What Is To Be Done (with Jay Watts)This week I'm joined by Jay Watts, central organizer of the Communist Party of Canada, to talk about why the Canadian Leftist Podcaster Community needs to move on from incessant magical thinking about how to make the NDP good. We also talk about why electoralism is important, the 50th Anniversary of the October Crisis and more. Also there's an election in the US tomorrow? http://patreon.com/robrousseau
2020-11-0254 min
49th Parahell87: Stenographic Design (with Nashwa Lina Khan)The one and only Nashwa of Muslim Rumspringa and Habibti Please joins the show for a great conversation about why Canadian media sucks, how we are planning on changing that, the problem with Liberals, establishment journalist gatekeepers learning nothing from the last 6 months, Green Party entryism, whether I should run for Prime Minister and a whole lot more. Don't miss this one. patreon.com/robrousseau www.harbingermedianetwork.com
2020-10-081h 18
49th Parahell86: Throne of Games (with Martin Lukacs)Returning champion Martin Lukacs joins me to break down Justin Trudeau's low-on-substance, high-on-vague-platitudes throne speech, the escalating conflict between the Mi'kmaw people and white settler fishermen in NS, and the plan to do Green Party entryism and push them to the left. Also, some exciting news about a new project and the future of the show. http://www.patreon.com/49thParahell
2020-09-251h 27
49th Parahell85: Revenge of the Girlboss (with Duncan Kinney)Progress Alberta's Duncan Kinney joins the show to talk about "Black Ribbon Day" and why talking about Chrystia Freeland's Nazi grandfather is important, new Conservative Party leader Erin O'Toole and where the conservative movement is headed, the NBA wildcat strike and more. support the show on Patreon: http"//patreon.com/49thParahell merch: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/official49thparahell?ref_id=12242
2020-08-281h 07
49th Parahell84: Smells Like Green Spirit (with Meryam Haddad)This week I'm joined by Green Party leadership candidate Meryam Haddad to talk about her vision for the Party, how capitalism and sustainability are diametrically opposed, overcoming the political generational divide, why we need stand up for Palestinian human rights no matter how controversial it might be and more. support the show on Patreon: http://patreon/com/49thParahell merch: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/official49thparahell?ref_id=12242
2020-08-2158 min
49th Parahell83: Landback to the Future (with Susan Blight)This week I take a few minutes to strike a balance between laughing at the state of the canadian far right and being alarmed by what they're up to and where they could be going, then artist, writer and activist Susan Blight joins the show to talk about our summer of upheaval, abolition, Indigenous solidarity, keeping the protest momentum going, Landback, disingenuous Liberals and much more. support the show on Patreon: http://patreon.com/49thParahell
2020-07-301h 04
49th Parahell82: Libentology (with Karen Geier)Karen Geier makes her long-awaited return to the show to break down Trudeau's latest corruption scandal and explain a little about the bizarre cult-like WE charity at the centre of it. I also ask the question that was on a lot of people's minds yesterday: Why do we have monuments to Nazi war criminals in Canada? support the show on patreon: http://patreon.com/49thParahell merch: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/official49thparahell?ref_id=12242
2020-07-181h 30
49th Parahell81: Amnesiac Nation (with Matthew Green)After a few words on the RCMP's potential involvement in last month's brutal mass killing in Nova Scotia, NDP MP Matthew Green joins the show and holds nothing back during a conversation on his career from activist to city councillor to member of parliament, his skepticism of party politics, COVID, Justin Trudeau's hollow performative progressivism, systemic racism in Canada, abolishing the police and much more. support the show on patreon: http://patreon.com/49thParahell find merch here: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/official49thparahell?utm_campaign=12242&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_source=Official49thParahell
2020-06-231h 09
49th Parahell80: Dystopia Now (with Jay Baruchel)I'm back from a brief pandemic-related hiatus with none other than Jay Baruchel -- we talk about how our current reality relates to various 80s dystopia movies, Trump as a groteseque symbol of america, how canadians pathologically avoid confronting structural racism at home and much more. Support the show on patreon: http://patreon.com/49thParahell find 49th Parahell merch here: https://www.teepublic.com/?ref_id=12242
2020-06-131h 10
49th Parahell79: Covideodrome (with Nora Loreto)Friend of the show Nora Loreto returns to talk about COVID-19, Trudeau's inadequate response getting worldwide praise, Francois Legault's ludicrous plan to re-open Quebec schools in two weeks, the horrific mass shooting in Nova Scotia and the RCMP trying to spin the tragedy into copaganda, and much more. support the show on patreon: http://patreon.com/49thParahell
2020-05-021h 12
49th Parahell78: Corona Revelations (with Andray Domise)It's a super-seized pandemic episode as returning guest Andray Domise and I break down quaranatine parenting, Bernie coming up short, what people take for granted about black voters, the dangers of reformism, the CERB, our coming dystopian surveillance nightmare, and much more. Also a few minutes on the Labour Party's exposed inside job on Jeremy Corbyn and what that tells us about the establishment in the UK and elsewhere. support the show on patreon: http://patreon.com/49thParahell
2020-04-132h 11
49th Parahell77: Pandemic Imperialism (with Ajit Singh)After a few words on parenting & self-care in the apocalypse, Ajit Singh joins the show to talk about current western narratives on China, a possible new global order rising and how our already-devastating sanctions on countries like Iran and Venezuela become downright genocidal during a pandemic. Support the show on patreon: http://patreon.com/49thParahell
2020-03-2350 min
49th Parahell76: Smells Like Quarantine Spirit (with Ada McVean)I'm back. And quite a lot has happened in the last three weeks. Primary season has rapidly deteriorated into pandemic season and no one really knows how bad it's gonna get over the next few weeks and months. Scientist and local tv personality Ada McVean joins me to talk about Coronavirus, what things are going to look like in Montreal, Canada and beyond in the near future and why social distancing shouldn't just be for introverts. support the show on patreon: http//patreon.com/49thParahell
2020-03-161h 04
49th Parahell75: Fake Country Shutdown (with Romy Garrido & Rayne Fisher-Quan)The RCMP raid of the Wet'suwet'en Coastal GasLink blockade has inspired nationwide solidarity protests and also an extremely ugly reactionary backlash. Political organizer and frequent commentator on ethnic, migration and climate issues Romy Garrido joins me to talk about the protest movements origins and the media narratives around it, then zoomer activist Rayne Fisher-Quan recounts her experiences this week at one of Vancouver's solidarity blockades. Support the Unist'ot'en Legal Fund: https://actionnetwork.org/fundraising/unistoten2020legalfund/ Support the show on patreon: http://www.patreon.com/49thParahell
2020-02-141h 08
49th ParahellLibs Last Stand (with Kyle Kulinski)We're a few days away from the Iowa caucuses, Bernie Sanders is surging in the polls, are everyone is losing their minds. It's great. Kyle Kulinski joins me to break down the ongoing liberal meltdown, also a few words on #RememberJan29 and some exciting news about the future of the show. subscribe on patreon: http://www.patreon.com/49thParahell
2020-01-291h 21
49th ParahellThe Warren Terror (with Katie Halper)It's a few weeks away from the democratic primary actually beginning and things are starting to get extremely stupid, so Katie Halper from Rolling Stone's Useful Idiots podcast joins me to break down last week's Bernie/Warren feud. Also some stuff on the beyond parody NYT editorial board endorsement, the Nazi gun nut rally in Virginia and some info on how to support the Wet'suwet'en Coastal GasLink blockade. support the show on patreon: http://ww.patreon.com/49thParahell
2020-01-201h 06
49th ParahellLast Exit (with Will Menaker)Chapo Trap House's Will Menaker joins the show for a wide-ranging conversation on the seemingly de-escalating Iran conflict, Bernie's campaign, Jeffrey Epstein/all-powerful mastermind Kevin Spacey and much more. Support the show on patreon: http://www.patreon.com/49thParahell Support the Edmonton families of Iranian plane crash victims: https://www.gofundme.com/f/36x3n-memorial-fundraiser
2020-01-1158 min
49th ParahellNo War For Midnight Oil (with Andrew Law)It's a new year, a new episode and the world sucks just as much as ever. After a few comments on Trump's dangerous escalation with Iran, Boonta Vista's Andrew Law reports in from the increasingly uninhabitable wasteland once known as "Australia." support the show on patreon: http://www.patreon.com/49thParahell
2020-01-051h 29
49th ParahellDrumpf Wars (with Jordan Uhl)It's the last episode of the year, so I return to the US Presidential election that I've been mostly ignoring over the last few months, and friend of the show/PMC neoliberal shill Jordan Uhl joins me to break everything down. support the show on patreon: http://www.patreon.com/49thParahell
2019-12-201h 04
49th ParahellToryworld (with Luke Savage)Well, this feels pretty bad. Luke Savage returns to break down The Labour Party's devastating loss in the UK election and I try to offer some words of encouragement for anyone who's feeling hopeless right now. support the show on patreon: http://www.patreon.com/49thParahell
2019-12-131h 06
49th ParahellJezza Time (with Eleanor Penny)We're approaching election day in the United Kingdom so Novara Media's Eleanor Penny returns to the show to break down the completely upside down, madness-inducing UK media environment, British Tories fully embracing their death cult status, and we dare to dream of the possibility that the Absolute Boy Jeremy Corbyn may be, in fact, about to do it. VOTE LABOUR ON DEC 12 Support the show on patreon: http://www.patreon.com/49thParahell
2019-12-061h 24
49th ParahellMoney Trains (with James Wilt)There's another global climate strike going on, not to mention an ongoing radical movement of organized transit fare evasion from Chile to Toronto, so James Wilt returns to the show to talk about how free public transport might just be the central cog in the struggle for climate justice and a green new deal that can transform society for the better. we also talk a bunch of shit about Elon Musk. support the show on patreon: http://www.patreon.com/49thParahell
2019-11-301h 03
49th ParahellEpisode 66: Cycles of Struggle (with Sean KB)It's a very special Antifada/49th Parahell crossover as Sean KB joins the program and we step outside the neverending horror of the news cycle and examine what it's like to be alive at a time when major social upheaval seems like it's just beyond the horizon. support the show on patreon: http://www.patreon.com/49thParahell
2019-11-221h 17
49th ParahellLittle Deuce Coup (with Derrick O'Keefe)After I express frustration that my good faith advice re: the Trump impeachment proceedings is being completely ignored, Derrick O'Keefe from Ricochet joins the show to talk about the ongoing coup in Bolivia which Canada is, of course, enthusiastically supporting. We also spend a few minutes on Don Cherry and toxic hockey culture. Support the show on patreon: http://www.patreon.com/49thParahell
2019-11-1750 min
49th ParahellAbout an Absolute Boy (with Riley Quinn)We're back. After a few minutes on Bill Gates and the utter scam that is billionaire philanthropy, Riley Quinn of Trashfuture joins the show to talk about the high stakes UK Season Finale that is December's general election. support the show on patreon: http://www.patreon.com/49thParahell
2019-11-081h 21
49th ParahellMinority Report (with Martin Lukacs)Election season has come to a merciful end, and Martin Lukacs (author of The Trudeau Formula: Seduction and Betrayal in an Age of Discontent) to help me break down Canada's new electoral map. Support the show on patreon: http://www.patreon.com/49thParahell
2019-10-251h 12
49th ParahellOptimists Anonymous (with Hilary Agro)After my definitive, highly-informed take on Syria/the Kurds, Hilary Agro returns to the show to talk about AOC endorsing Bernie, our feelings on election eve, strategic voting, drug policy and much more. Support the show on patreon: http://www.patreon.com/49thParahell
2019-10-181h 10
49th ParahellBONUS EPISODE: Rob vs The SerfsIt's an extra special bonus episode: a re-broadcast of my appearance on The Serfs' twitch channel from the night of the global climate strike. We talk about the march, Greta, Bernie, Jeremy Corbyn, why the Green New Deal is the path forward in terms of climate policy and much more.
2019-10-1144 min
49th ParahellDynamic Dippers (with Christo Aivalis)I talk a bit about my experience last week at the Montreal Climate Strike, then Christo Aivalis joins the program to weigh in on the NDP's prospects in the upcoming federal election, where they've gone wrong in the past, Jagmeet Singh's leadership tenure and much more. Support the show on patreon: http://www.patreon.com/49thParahell
2019-10-041h 09
49th ParahellClimate Weak (with Jessica Green)This week UofT poli sci prof Jessica Green joins the show to talk about the UN climate summit, Greta, why we need to ditch carbon pricing, a Canadian Green New Deal and what climate justice should look like. Also I try and fail to briefly talk about Trump impeachment stuff and classical liberal (not right wing) Dave Rubin doing a PPC fundraiser. Support the show on patreon: http://www.patreon.com/49thParahell
2019-09-271h 13
49th ParahellJournalism Schism (with Davide Mastracci)After a passionate defence of our embattled PM and his unique brand of Radical Empathy, Davide Mastracci joins the show to talk about Ezra Levant's Globe & Mail op-ed and how the media class obsession with vague journalistic ideals is ruining journalism. support the show on patreon: http://www.patreon.com/49thParahell
2019-09-2056 min
49th ParahellEpisode 58: Electile Dysfunction (with Andrew Neville)It's election season, baby! In Canada now, too. So Andrew Neville of Dog Island joins the show for a super special election preview spectacular. Also a few words on Joe Biden's ongoing physical and cognitive decline. Support the show on patreon: http://www.patreon.com/49thParahell
2019-09-131h 16
49th ParahellPrice of Gaza (with Abby Martin)Between Joe Biden's brain liquifying climate townhall performance, Trump's insane Alabama fixation and Boris Johnson's unbelievably terrible start as UK Prime Minister, Rob wonders whether the simulation is crashing or if he's simply losing his grip on reality. Then Abby Martin joins the show to talk about her new film Gaza Fights for Freedom, the Great March of Return and the ongoing human rights disaster being carried out by the Israeli government.
2019-09-061h 13
49th ParahellCanadon't (with Livvy Fanon)I go over the wonderful Bret Stephens/bedbug saga, a now-former Quillette "journalist" possibly facing some legal issues, and the latest in the profoundly undemocratic brexit process, then Livposting joins the show to discuss the ancient art of billionaire boat murder and help shatter Canada's carefully managed and marketed image as a nation that has moved beyond its violent settler colonial roots in any meaningful way. Support the show on patreon: http://www.patreon.com/49thParahell
2019-08-301h 03
49th ParahellFar Right Appetite (with Mack Lamoureux)David Koch tragically dies in an (alleged) most dangerous game gone wrong, the Amazon is on fire but business is booming, and bad faith conservatives are bending over backwards to handwave away Trump's obvious antisemitism. Also, Vice's Mack Lamoureux joins the show to talk about his experiences covering the rise of the Canadian far right, the increasingly obvious rhetorical crossover between extremists and mainstream conservative politicians & journalists and much more. Support the show on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/49thParahell
2019-08-241h 17
49th ParahellBrexit Stage Left (with Abi Wilkinson)I speculate on how the Epstein case would have impacted the Clinton Administration in the alternate brunch universe, than Abi Wilkinson joins the show to explain the latest Brexit drama involving Jeremy Corbyn's godfather offer to the LibDems and Tory rebels, how the rise of Corbyn (and Bernie Sanders) has exposed all kinds of ruling class contradictions, and more. Support the show on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/49thParahell
2019-08-161h 09
49th ParahellDiscourse of Inaction (with Brandon Sutton)Brandon Sutton/Chad Vigorous joins the show again to talk about Quillette/DSA drama, mass shootings, the various ways establishment media has repeatedly failed to accurately describe the reality of the American dystopia and more. Support the show on patreon: patreon.com/49thParahell
2019-08-091h 29
49th ParahellReturn to the Nation (with Andray Domise)Andray Domise returns to the show for the first time since episode two, and we wonder whether the discourse around concentration camps in the US has progressed at all since we last spoke, or if canada's migrant detention issues have improved in any way. we also preview our upcoming horrific election season and more. Support the show on Patreon: patreon.com/49thParahell
2019-07-261h 19
49th ParahellNuremberg Mindset (with Eli Valley)Political cartoonist Eli Valley returns to the show to talk to me about Trump's increasingly apparent fascism, the targeting of Ilhan Omar, the ways in which the political/media establishment has failed to confront the crisis of the Trump presidency, and how the modern far right uses Jewish trauma to advance their toxic & oppressive agenda. Support the show on Patreon: www.patreon.com/49thParahell
2019-07-191h 03
49th ParahellThe Epstein Equation (with Travis View)Travis View of the Qanon Anonymous podcast joins me to talk about the emerging, depraved details of the Jeffrey Epstein case, and how the Qanon community is not only reacting to his arrest but reconciling it with his longtime association with President Donald Trump. Then I put on my own conspiracy theorist hat, tug at some of the loose threads around the Epstein case and start to wonder just how deep that particular rabbit hole goes. Support the show on patreon: patreon.com/49thParahell
2019-07-1259 min
49th ParahellConcrete Crisis (with Karen Geier)It's been yet another week of terrible, mind-numbing discourse, so three-time guest Karen Geier returns to the show to help me break down Portland's Ngo Go Zone, the Patriot Prayer rally, concrete milkshakes, right wing disinformation and much more. Support the show on Patreon: http://patreon.com/49thParahell
2019-07-051h 25
49th ParahellMass Debaters (with Sam Knight)Sam Knight of District Sentinel joins 49th Parahell for the second time to break down this week's two democratic debates as well as Nancy Pelosi setting a new high water mark in a long career of pathetic capitulations to the GOP. Support the show on patreon: http://www.patreon.com/49thParahell
2019-06-291h 14
49th ParahellStrongplan Style (with Emma Jackson)I go over the brain-melting concentration camp discourse that took place this week and talk about why debating conservatives is a useless endeavour, then Emma Jackson joins me to talk about the Green New Deal, the Trans Mountain Pipeline, the highly similar liberal/conservative approaches to climate policy, the future of climate justice and more. Support the show on Patreon: www.patreon/com/49thParahell
2019-06-2156 min
49th ParahellPedantic GetawayIt's a solo episode! I go over the way conservative pundits bent over backwards to not discuss the actual substance of the Final Report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, the get into the whole Steven Crowder Vox Adpocalypse thing. I also take questions from Patreon subscribers in the 49th parahell Discord server! Support the show on Patreon http://www.patreon.com/49thParahell
2019-06-0856 min
49th ParahellBidening Gyre (with Jack Allison)This week I explore the very different approaches to climate policy coming from Alberta's UCP and Quebec's CAQ, then Jack Allison of Struggle Session and Jack AM joins me to talk about Joe Biden, Robert Mueller's boring press conference, Nancy Pelosi not doing her job and the abysmal state of american political comedy. Support the show on Patreon: www.patreon.com/49thParahell
2019-05-311h 02
49th ParahellWar Hoarse (with Nate Bethea)This week I take a look at the Australian election results, which wound up playing out rather contrary to popular expectations, and try to figure out what that means (despite knowing very little about australia). Then Nate Bethea of Trashfuture and What a Hell of a Way to Die joins me to break down exactly why a US/Iran war would be an unmitigated disaster, we also discuss other foreign policy issues, Trump potentially pardoning alleged war criminals, Brexit, the EU elections, milkshakes, how elitist conmen are benefiting from modern right populist movements, and more. Support the...
2019-05-241h 32
49th ParahellDemocracy Sausage (with Andrew Law)This week, I try to maintain a cool head amid a sudden escalation in military tensions between the US and Iran and then talk a bit about the disturbing, draconian forced-birth laws being put into place in some American states. Then Andrew Law of Boonta Vista joins me to break down the upcoming Australian election and describe some of the absurd political turmoil that's basically become the status quo there. Also: similarities between political struggles in Australia, Canada, the US and the UK, extralegal migrant prisons, media in the wake of Christchurch and much more. Subscribe to...
2019-05-171h 35
49th ParahellBorder Disorder (with Ken Klippenstein)This week, journalist Ken Klippenstein joins me to talk about the story he uncovered about now-infamous border militia the United Constitutional Patriots, the increasingly state-sanctioned racist violence that Trumpism represents, Joe Biden's presidential prospects, how taking advantage of the Freedom of Information Act (or FOIA) is an essential part of a functioning democracy and more. Support the show on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/49thParahell
2019-05-1058 min
49th ParahellDon't Stop the Music (with Emily Leedham)This week, in between coughing fits, I touch on the most recent failed coup in Venezuela & the perverse right wing media reaction to the latest white nationalist synagogue shooting, then Emily Leedham joins me to talk about the counter protest outside the Linda Sarsour event last week in Winnipeg, her run-in with Rebel Media, how we can disrupt these toxic conservative elements, the importance of anti-racist community outreach and much more. Support the show on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/49thParahell
2019-05-031h 08
49th ParahellBoth Sides Bonafides (with Nora Loreto)This week, I attempt to emphasize one of the main lessons of Jason Kenney's election as Alberta premiere last week, also the bizarre attempt by Donald Trump and the right to rewrite history on Charlottesville and the history of the alt-right movemement, and an update on my ongoing efforts to destroy Joe Biden's presidential bid. Then Nora Loreto joins me to discuss her talk with Linda Sarsour in Winnipeg, the faux-controversy surrounding Sarsour, also Omar Khadr, the abysmal state of canadian media and much more. Support the show on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/49thParahell
2019-04-261h 14
49th ParahellStreets of Outrage (with Talia Lavin)This week, writer Talia Lavin joins me to continue our targeted harassment campaign of Dan Crenshaw, discuss the conservative victimization industrial complex, commiserate about our experiences in the eye of the right wing outrage hurricane, go over some of the conspiracy theories that emerged the moment images of the burning Notre Dame cathedral hit social media, and much more. Support the show on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/49thParahell
2019-04-1955 min
49th ParahellEscalator to Nowhere (with James Wilt)This week I talk a little about what it's like to be a parent in the pre-apocalypse, also Ilhan Omar gets piled on yet again by an increasingly unhinged & extremist right wing establishment. Then James Wilt joins the show to chat about Justin Trudeau's embarrassing handout to the Weston Family, the crumbling liberal order, our seemingly unavoidable coming conservative dystopian nightmare, what it's going to take to build a left wing social movement in this Canada, and much more. Support the show on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/49thParahell
2019-04-121h 01
49th ParahellHellberta Decides (with Bashir Mohamed)This week I try to spend as little time as possible talking about Joe Biden, then Bashir Mohamed joins the show to break down the upcoming Alberta election, increasingly radical conservative politics in Canada and beyond, and how the media has been contributing to a toxic & dangerous political climate. Support the show on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/49thParahell
2019-04-061h 05
49th ParahellMeltdown May (with Eleanor Penny)This week I go over the various unhinged reactions that the long-awaited and predictably disappointing Mueller report inspired, Eleanor Penny tries to explain to me what is happening with Brexit (with mixed results), also what's next for Corbyn and the Labour Party and how the rich are planning to cope with climate change. Then in feedback corner I read some of the comments I received after I ran afoul of the intellectual dark web.
2019-03-291h 35
49th ParahellMedia Malaise (with Walker Bragman)It's been a week since a Donald Trump supporter went on a racist mass-murder spree (again) and the media is making sure he's held to account... for being mean to John McCain. Then journalist Walter Bragman joins the program to talk about the Bernie Sanders/David Sirota non-controversy, media opposition to the Sanders campaign, the anniversary of the Iraq War, desanitizing the human rights disaster in Yemen and much more. Suppor the show on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/49thParahell
2019-03-221h 18
49th ParahellThe Great Debasement (with Jordan Uhl)Jordan Uhl returns to the show this week in the aftermath of the horrendous Mosque shootings in Christchurch New Zealand to talk about online radicalization, right wing conspiracies, Fox News, the Tucker Carlson tapes and what they tell us about the conservative media machine and much more. Support the victims of the Christchurch Mosque shootings here: https://www.launchgood.com/project/support_for_the_families__victims_of_the_new_zealand_mosque_shootings
2019-03-151h 00
49th ParahellThis McCain't It (with Jared Holt)This week, friend of the show Jared Holt of Right Wing Watch returns to the program to walk me through the existential horror of CPAC, and we contrast the troubling, formerly fringe elements of the conservative movement on display there with this week's news cycle that was once again dominated by tedious bipartisan handwringing over Rep. Ilhan Omar's statements about Israel -- highlighted by Meghan McCain's already legendary meltdown on The View. Support the show on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/49thParahell
2019-03-0855 min
49th ParahellDrug Worriers (with Chuka Ejeckam)This week I go over Bernie's early struggles to outline a more progressive foreign policy and talk about the controversy surrounding his CNN Town Hall event (featuring my first and hopefully last on-air apology). I also go on somewhat of a rant about friend of the show Michael Bueckert's absurd defamation lawsuit. Then UBC grad student Chuka Ejeckam joins the show to talk about trying to maintain a sense of normalcy in the face of the coming climate crisis, drug war reparations, America's unreasonable standards for success in the DPRK peace summit, and much more. Contribute to...
2019-03-011h 22
49th ParahellEpisode 31: Return of the Bros (with Tannara Yelland)It's episode 31 of 49th Parahell and Bernie Sanders just announced his 2020 campaign, so I drank far too much coffee and then talked about why I'm actually looking forward to participating in the sure-to-be toxic and brain-melting 2020 Democratic primary discourse. Then Tannara Yelland joins me to talk about Bernie, the #UnitedWeRoll pro-pipeline/anti-immigrant convoy and the rapidly deteriorating Liberal government. I also once again complain about the NDP. support the show on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/49thParahell
2019-02-221h 13
49th ParahellEpisode 30: Omar Coming (with Dan Boeckner)This week I become depressed after watching Donald Trump's rambling speech about his pretend national emergency, then Dan Boeckner of Wolf Parade joins me to talk about life in Nanaimo, his songwriting approach, Ilhan Omar's remarkable 48 hrs, and why no one in this country seems to care that we're financing far right Ukranian nationalists. Support the show on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/49thParahell
2019-02-151h 14
49th ParahellEpisode 29: Kenney Logoffs (with Kate Jacobson)This week Alberta United Conservative Party leader Jason Kenney was extremely triggered by a piece in Vice that explored the anti-semitic origins of his attacks on environmentalist groups, so Kate Jacobson of the Alberta Advantage podcast (quoted in the piece and later publicly attacked by Kenney) joined me to talk about it, as well as how antisemitism is inseparable from capitalism, why Justin Trudeau only cares about corporate crimes when the US State Department tells him to, why we're helping start Vietnam II in Latin America for some reason and of course, we also complain about the NDP.
2019-02-0852 min
49th ParahellEpisode 28: Schultz-mentum (with Rob Sheridan)This week I talk about the Liberal government's attacks on Niki Ashton and the NDP for their opposition to the Venezuelan coup, also the hilariously backfired Bernie Sanders opposition research that was released on twitter. Then visual artist/art director and writer/creator of Vertigo Comics' HIGH LEVEL joins the show to talk about his new book, climate change, hopeless presidential candidate Howard Schultz and his incredible lack of self-awareness, why billionaire elites are so scandalized by mild social democracy, and much more. Support the show on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/49thParahell
2019-02-011h 15
49th ParahellEpisode 27: Fear and Loathing in Caracas (with Hilary Agro)This week I go over the extremely depressing media reaction to the Covington High MAGA teen's carefully curated PR push, then UBC Anthropology PhD student Hilary Agro joins the show to talk about the burgeoning Venezuelan coup, Canada's role in legitimizing it, the profound lack of self-awareness on display at Davos, our post legalization landscape, the future of drug policy and much more. Subscribe to the show on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/49thParahell
2019-01-261h 11
49th ParahellEpisode 26: Fordpocalypse II -- Assault on Academia (with Michael Bueckert)This week, I complain about the weather and then briefly talk about the "crisis" on the southern US border. Then three-time returning guest Michael Bueckert joins me to discuss Doug Ford's latest assault on Ontario's education system, the disappointing Jagmeet Singh era, what Trudeau has in common with Jair Bolsonaro, our seemingly unavoidable conservative nightmare future and much more. Support the show on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/49thParahell
2019-01-191h 01
49th ParahellEpisode 25: Less Rock, More TalkIt's the first episode of 2019 and I have to re-remember how to podcast. Then Luke Savage returns to the show to talk about the ongoing media freakout over AOC, Bernie, Warren, Beto and Biden's 2020 chances, the gap between rhetoric and action, Trudeau's empty promises to indigenous communities and whether the CPC's embrace of pure malevolence & spite is a new phenomenon or recency bias.
2019-01-121h 08
49th ParahellBest of 2018We might be exploring the hellish nightmare of modern reality together, but we've still managed to have a few laughs over the course of 24 episodes. Enjoy this compilation of some of the best segments of 2018 (plus an extra special bonus featuring twitter's @dogboner) and we'll be back in 2019. Support the show on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/49thParahell
2018-12-3155 min
49th ParahellEpisode 24: Algorithm Nation (with Kelly Weill)This week I describe my minor feud with the head of Center for American Progress, Neera Tanden, and explain why CAP's ongoing partnership with the truly vile arch conservatives at the American Enterprise Institute somewhat contradicts their claim that they stand for progressive values. Then Kelly Wiell of the Daily Beast joins the show to talk about Pewdiepie's (whom I also feuded with this week) latest controversy, the reactionary Youtube algorithm, Tucker Carlson and much more. Subscribe to the show on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/49thParahell
2018-12-201h 00
49th ParahellEpisode 23: Big Tech Energy (with Maya Kosoff)This week I weigh in on Beto 2020 and the opening salvo of the democratic primary, then Vanity Fair's Maya Kossof joins the show to talk about the recent Mueller investigation developments, Canada imprisoning Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou, activists fighting back against Amazon's HQ2, the farcical Google conservative censorship hearings, Facebook's recent trials & tribulations, Jack Dorsey's embarrassingly self-serving and tone deaf Myanmar retreat, the Trump administration's regressive climate policy and more. Support the show on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/49thParahell
2018-12-141h 06
49th ParahellEpisode 22: Cultural Snarxism (with Eli Valley)This week I go over the recent developments in the Mueller investigation and explain why I still find it unlikely that we'll ever see Donald Trump or any other wealthy politically connected elite in america actually face any consequences for their criminal behavior. Then author and cartoonist Eli Valley joins the show to talk about George H.W. Bush, Marc Lamont Hill, Laura Loomer, antisemitism, Israel and much more.
2018-12-031h 05
49th ParahellEpisode 21: Ashamed Boys (with Karen Geier)This week returning guest Karen Geier joins the show to talk about Doug Ford, the Conservative Party, Trudeau, the media bailout, the postal strike, the relation between the decline in labor unions and modern economic alienation, Gavin McInnes quitting the Proud Boys, Hillary Clinton's tone deaf comments on European immigration and much more. Support the show on Patreon: www.patreon.com/49thParahell
2018-11-231h 24
49th ParahellEpisode 20: High School Heil (with Jules Suzdaltsev)This week on 49th Parahell, Jules Suzdaltsev joins the show to talk to me about his viral thread this week that exposed a picture of junior high school students in Wisconsin giving an apparent nazi salute and turned into a national news story. We also discuss the widening gulf between american progressives & reactionaries, the right's highly successful "work the refs" strategy, the failures of big tech, life as a high-profile Trump reply guy and much more. Support the show on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/49thParahell
2018-11-161h 10
49th ParahellEpisode 19: Election Correction (with Jordan Uhl)This week, I explain how I was busted for voter fraud by Infowars and then contrast my own online activity with the misinformation peddled by far right conspiracy theorists (who were in rare form following the latest mass shooting in California). Then MoveOn's Jordan Uhl comes on the show to break down the US midterm elections. Support the show on Patreon: www.patreon.com/49thParahell
2018-11-081h 16
49th ParahellEpisode 18: Mid-Terminal Velocity (with Hasan Piker)As right wing conspiracy theories spread by President Trump and the conservative media machine continue to inspire violence & terror across the country, Hasan Piker joins the show to break down the upcoming midterm elections and ruminate on the looming spectre of American fascism. Support the show on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/49thParahell
2018-11-031h 14
49th ParahellEpisode 17: Bomb-foolery (with Ishmael N. Daro)This week, I go over the explosive developing story about the Trump-obsessed right wing bomber and contrast it with the GOP's cynical midterm obsession with fake violent leftists. Then journalist Ishmael N. Daro joins the show for a wide-ranging talk on the Toronto municpal election, Faith Goldy, the increasingly dangerous conservative media in Canada & the US, the Migrant Caravan and more. Support the show on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/49thParahell
2018-10-261h 17
49th ParahellEpisode 16: Crowned Fool (with Ian Williams)This week, Ian Williams and I break down the legitimate international debacle that is WWE's upcoming Saudi Arabian event Crown Jewel, which has gotten pro wrestling mixed up in the political fallout to the sordid murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Support the show on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/49thParahell
2018-10-201h 01
49th ParahellEpisode 15: CAQ to the Future (with Ethan Cox)In episode 15 of 49th Parahell, I talk about the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh, America's point of no return and the IPCC climate change report, then Ricochet's Ethan Cox joins me to break down last week's Quebec election. Support the show on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/49thParahell
2018-10-091h 00
49th ParahellEpisode 14: Wrestling with Reality (with Aubrey Sitterson)This week I talk about Brett Kavanaugh and how the current political moment has turned me into a reluctant accelerationist. Then writer Aubrey Sitterson tells me about his new Comic Book Story of Professional Wrestling, how the One True Sport can help us understand politics, and his journey from teen reactionary dirtbag to long-haired socialist dirtbag. Support the show on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/49thParahell
2018-10-021h 29
49th ParahellEpisode 13: Solidarité Toujours (with Kathleen Gudmundsson)This week on 49th Parahell, I make an attempt to take a truly ludicrous amount of news and shape it into a coherent & insightful introduction. Then Kathleen Gudmundsonn of Quebec Solidaire joins the show to share her fascinating political journey, the rise of the far right in Canada and the US, and what Quebec sovereignty means in 2018. Support the show on Patreon: www.patreon.com/49thParahell
2018-09-241h 12
49th ParahellEpisode 12: Q York Minute (with Robert Wheel)This week on 49th Parahell, I try to make amends for personally deleting The Great Awakening reddit community by presenting some of my own research that I think followers of QAnon might be interested in. Then VICE's Robert Wheel joins the show to talk about the NY election, Nixon/Cuomo, Salazar, the IDC and more. Support the show on Patreon: www.patreon.com/49thParahell
2018-09-171h 07
49th ParahellEpisode 11: Supreme Court Press (with Sam Knight)This week on 49th Parahell, Sam Knight of the District Sentinel joins the show to go over a wacky week in American news, which featured stoned Elon Musk, drama at the Supreme Court hearings, the mystery NYT op-ed, Colin Kaepernick’s Nike deal and more. Support the show on Patreon: www.patreon.com/49thParahell
2018-09-0749 min
Alberta Advantage PodcastBONUS: 49th Parahell: Pipeline in the Sand (with Kate Jacobson)Bonus content: we're re-pod-casting the latest episode of Rob Rousseau's 49th Parahell, a Canadian podcast where we explore the hellish nightmare world of modern reality, together. Follow Rob @robrousseau and support his show at patreon.com/49thParahell! /// In Episode 10 of 49th Parahell I give John McCain the respectful sendoff that he deserves, then Kate Jacobson of the Alberta Advantage podcast joins the program to talk about the landmark court decision against the Trans Mountain Pipeline, NAFTA, whether the NDP can get its act together and much more. Support the show on Patreon: www.patreon.com/49thParahell
2018-09-011h 12
49th ParahellEpisode 10: Pipeline in the Sand (with Kate Jacobson)In Episode 10 of 49th Parahell I give John McCain the respectful sendoff that he deserves, then Kate Jacobson of the Alberta Advantage podcast joins the program to talk about the landmark court decision against the Trans Mountain Pipeline, NAFTA, whether the NDP can get its act together and much more. Support the show on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/49thParahell
2018-08-311h 12
49th ParahellEpisode Nine: The Southern Strategy (with Michael Bueckert)In Episode Nine of 49th Parahell, returning guest Michael Bueckert walks me through Donald Trump's new favourite white supremacist conspiracy theory about land expropriation in South Africa. Also: Maxime Bernier's new political party, Saudi/Israeli troll armies, and more. Support the show on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/49thParahell
2018-08-251h 01
49th ParahellMaster DebaterIn Episode Eight of 49th Parahell, Ben Shapiro opens up to me about his love of antifa, feminism and other progressive causes, then I take a closer look at some of the arguments he's been making lately. Also: a KSA/Canada update, Maxime Bernier playing footsie with white nationalism and the first ever Donald Trump dramatic reading. support the show on patreon: https://www.patreon.com/49thparahell
2018-08-211h 00
49th ParahellHolt the Phone (with Jared Holt)In Episode Seven of 49th Parahell, I go over the bizarre Saudi/Canada conflict and our complicity in the humanitarian disaster in Yemen, then Jared Holt joins the show to talk about the Patriot Prayer rally in Portland, the Proud Boys, Alex Jones, and werewolf accountants.
2018-08-091h 07
49th ParahellRussian to Judgment (with David Klion)In Episode Six of 49th Parahell, I talk about the disturbing developments in the US Child Separation story that broke this week, as well as Doug Ford's latest efforts to undermine democracy in Ontario and punish the province's most vulnerable citizens. Then David Klion joins the show for a wide-ranging conversation on why I and others on the left should care more about Russiagate, elite accountability, Obama, Israel/Palestine and more.
2018-08-031h 30
49th ParahellRebel With A CauseIn Episode Five of 49th Parahell, I try in vain to comment on all the news stories that broke while I was on vacation. Then Karen Geier joins the show to talk about the very scary mass shooting in Toronto, the deranged conservative media response, conspiracy theories, poverty in Canada and more.
2018-07-271h 06
49th ParahellSavage Heat (with Luke Savage)In Episode Four of 49th Parahell, I talk about the record-breaking heat wave we've been experiencing, and fantasize about jailing oil and media executives who have knowingly lied about the effects of man-made climate change. Then writer Luke Savage comes onto the show to talk to me about the media freakout over Democratic Socialist Alexandria Ocasio-Corte stunning upset win in New York's 14th Congressional District, the rise of right wing populism in Canada, and the somewhat grim possibility of another Canadian federal election.
2018-07-051h 00