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The Progress ReportSeven GsPress Progress's Stephen Magusiak joins Jim and Jeremy to talk about this week's G7 conference—and not about the unimportant parts, like global geopolitics, but about what really matters: what Albertans were doing. Who was organizing around G7 locally and were they successful? The fellas get into it.Support the Progress Report pod by becoming a patron at theprogressreport.ca/patrons :)Stephen writes for Press Progress, which you can find at pressprogress.ca2025-06-2142 min
PressProgress SourcesAlberta’s Separatist StampedeAlberta separatism is making headlines again, this time driven largely by figures associated with far-right politics and the Freedom Convoy who are disgruntled about the federal election results.Groups within the province are now organizing a petition for a referendum and it looks increasingly like they may succeed at putting a question about Alberta independence on the ballot in some form or another next year.How likely is it that the Alberta independence movement could achieve its goals? How seriously should they be taken? And what are the origins of Alberta's independence movement? Mount Royal...2025-05-1529 minPressProgress SourcesEdmonton Police Versus Duncan KinneyDuncan Kinney is an Edmonton-based journalist and editor of a digital publication focused on Alberta politics called The Progress Report.From scrutinizing police budgets, shining a light on how police handle the city's unhoused population or drug poisoning crisis and exposing partisan connections between senior officers and Alberta's governing United Conservative Party, it's undeniable Kinney plays a role as a critical watchdog of Edmonton Police.But Kinney has also been a thorn in the side of Edmonton Police Chief Dale McFee. In recent years, McFee has publicly butted heads with Kinney and Kinney accuses Edmonton...2025-01-0219 minPressProgress SourcesStopping the Infernos: Alberta After the Jasper FireResidents of Jasper Alberta are finally returning to the town that made international headlines after it was devastated by a monster wildfire in July.Nearly a third of the town was damaged or destroyed, and the spot is currently closed to tourists for the foreseeable future.How do we prevent climate change disasters in the future? It’s complicated, according former Alberta Firefighter Matt Rieger, who spent years on the front lines battling blazes while stationed at bases across the province.Rieger joins host Stephen Magusiak to talk about the cost, the manpower pr...2024-08-3033 minPressProgress SourcesMy Dinner With Eric: Grocery Prices and the Loblaws BoycottCanada’s expert on the rising costs at the grocery store (no, not that one) joins host Stephen Magusiak to discuss his latest project, the Grocery Tracker, which monitors the price of food staplesEric Wickham is a data journalist for the Toronto-based Hoser. He co-hosts and produces the Big Shiny Takes podcast.Wickham recently wrote about the Loblaws boycott. He also produces Sources.Support the show2024-06-2334 min
Big Shiny TakesThe Birthrate Episode (ft. Stephen Magusiak)We love whinging about the fertility rate, don't we folks? The implications are grave, lowered birth rates could mean fewer DoorDash employees to bring columnists treats. BST Institute fellow Stephen @Magusiak of @pressprogress returns to pick apart a Globe and Mail opinion piece by John Ibbitson. According to Ibby, the ever-dwindling number of babies Canada produces threatens to tear the country apart. Scary stuff!Plugs & Recs (The Rinse)Get news coverage from PressProgress: Sign up for the ShiftWork newsletter and listen to the Sources Podcast Columbia Professor...2024-05-0856 minPressProgress SourcesJason Kenney's rocky and scandal ridden pursuit of power, with Jeremy AppelAuthor and journalist Jeremy Appel joins host Stephen Magusiak to discuss (almost) all things Jason Kenney: his quest for power, his influence in building the Conservative Party of Canada, his undoing, and, most recently, the conclusion of a massive 5-year RCMP investigation surrounding his campaign to take over Alberta's United Conservatives.Once a key figure in building Stephen Harper's conservatives, in the end Kenney failed to win over the grassroots in Canada's conservative heartland.We discuss why there were no charges laid in the investigation into voter fraud and identity theft that plagued the 2019 election...2024-03-1548 minPressProgress SourcesWrongdoing, threats to security, or something of that nature: The CSIS investigation into an Ontario Conservative nomination raceCanada’s spy agency is investigating the nomination of an Ontario Conservative MP, according to evidence from a recent investigation by PressProgress Associate Editor Rumneek Johal. Questions surround the nomination of MP Arpan Khanna, who was allegedly favored by the party establishment with ties to figures including Jason Kenney, Stephen Harper and Pierre Pollievre.Rumneek joins Stephen Magusiak to talk about what happened with the Oxford nomination in 2019, and why CSIS would be looking into it now.Support the show2024-02-1326 minPressProgress Sources"Not In My Name" with Dr. Roberta LexierDr. Roberta Lexier joins Stephen Magusiak to discuss her recent OpEd in Medicine Hat News, where, as a Jewish Canadian, she strongly condemned the violence and oppression happening to Palestinians in Gaza.In this episode we explore the narratives that dominate mainstream media and politics in Canada.Support the show2023-11-3044 minPressProgress SourcesBig Money and the Manitoba ElectionDark money networks from out of province have set their sights on Manitoba. Emily Leedham joins Stephen Magusiak to discuss her investigative series into the Canada Growth Council, a registered third party advertiser tied to Alberta and Saskatchewan conservatives, oil lobbyists, and an obscure religious sect known as the Plymouth Brethren.Support the show2023-09-1926 minPressProgress SourcesA Million Man March on TorontoFar-right groups are planning a convoy to Toronto to “Save the Children,” and it’s already spinning out of control. PressProgress Editor Luke Lebrun joins Host Stephen Magusiak to talk about the convoy movement’s latest conspiratorial obsession, and what they have planned for the fall if they can get along enough to organize it. Support the show2023-08-2239 minPressProgress SourcesPride Flags and Chemtrails w/ Kurt PhillipsResearcher Kurt Phillips with Canadian Anti-Hate Network joins Stephen Magusiak for a look at the recent wave of anti-LGBTQ2SA+ protests and hate crimes happening in Alberta and across Canada. From acts of vandalism, mobbing town councils and school board meetings, and chemtrail conspiracy theories, we take a look at what its about and where its coming from.Support the show2023-07-0635 minPressProgress SourcesThe Sound and the FureyPressProgress Ontario Reporter Mitchell Thompson joins Stephen Magusiak to talk about the Toronto mayoral race, and one unlikely candidate who stands out in the crowded field of conservative hopefuls.Though still a long shot, former Toronto Sun columnist Anthony Furey has seen some momentum in the polls with his right wing populist positions and some big endorsements from right wing media figures like Conrad Black and Jordan Peterson.Support the show2023-06-1527 min
DétoursLes deux conservatismesDes feux de forêt font rage en Alberta alors qu’une élection provinciale est en cours. Emilie discute de l’état du conservatisme en Alberta, mais aussi la nouvelle génération d’intellectuels conservateurs au Québec avec Frédéric Boily, auteur et professeur de sciences politiques au Campus Saint-Jean de l’Université de l’Alberta.While forest fires rage in Alberta, a provincial election campaign is underway. Emilie discusses the state of conservatism in Alberta, as well as the new generation of conservative intellectuals in Quebec with Frederic Boily, author and Professor of Political Scienc...2023-05-2042 min
CANADALAND(Détours) Les deux conservatismesDes feux de forêt font rage en Alberta alors qu’une élection provinciale est en cours. Emilie discute de l’état du conservatisme en Alberta, mais aussi la nouvelle génération d’intellectuels conservateurs au Québec avec Frédéric Boily, auteur et professeur de sciences politiques au Campus Saint-Jean de l’Université de l’Alberta.While forest fires rage in Alberta, a provincial election campaign is underway. Emilie discusses the state of conservatism in Alberta, as well as the new generation of conservative intellectuals in Quebec with Frederic Boily, author and Professor of Political Scienc...2023-05-2042 minPressProgress SourcesThe Strange Story of Take Back Alberta w/ Jeremy AppelStephen Magusiak is joined by journalist Jeremy Appel to discuss what we know so far about the right wing group that appeared on the Alberta political landscape after the Coutts border blockade. Did Take Back Alberta come out of nowhere? We look at who their supporters are, who leads them, and what they’re trying to accomplish.Support the show2023-05-1631 min
Alberta Advantage PodcastTake Back Alberta (from Woke Jason Kenney) A group known as Take Back Alberta appears to have seized control over sizable parts of the United Conservative Party and secured the leadership of Danielle Smith. What is this group? What motivates them, and who are their key figures? PressProgress writer Stephen Magusiak joins Team Advantage to discuss his recent piece, Who Is ‘Take Back Alberta’ and What Do They Really Want? Follow Stephen at @magusiak, PressProgress at @PressProgress, and sign up for the ShiftWork newsletter. Further reading: Take Back Alberta movement is gaining groun...2023-05-0130 min
Harbinger ShowcaseHARBINGER SHOWCASE LIVE at the 2023 Progress SummitFor the first time since Canada's premiere politically and socially progressive conference launched in 2014 this year's Progress Summit included a workshop exploring how podcasts can be a force for change in a time of division in a special showcase convened by the Harbinger community. An astonishing 14 network hosts sat down for the 90 minute panel including TECH WON’T SAVE US' Paris Marx, INVISIBLE INSTITUTIONS' Megan Linton, BIG SHINY TAKES' Eric Wickham, PRESS PROGRESS SOURCES' Stephen Magusiak and Rumneek Johal, PULLBACK's Kristen Pue, PIVOT QUEBEC's Gabrielle Brassard-Lecours, THE HOSER MEDIA's Shannon Carranco and Kevin Taghabon, DARTS & LETTERS' Gordon Katic, AL...2023-03-131h 15Harbinger ShowcaseHARBINGER SHOWCASE LIVE at the 2023 Progress SummitFor the first time since Canada's premiere politically and socially progressive conference launched in 2014 this year's Progress Summit included a workshop exploring how podcasts can be a force for change in a time of division in a special showcase convened by the Harbinger community. An astonishing 14 network hosts sat down for the 90 minute panel including TECH WON’T SAVE US' Paris Marx, INVISIBLE INSTITUTIONS' Megan Linton, BIG SHINY TAKES' Eric Wickham, PRESS PROGRESS SOURCES' Stephen Magusiak and Rumneek Johal, PULLBACK's Kristen Pue, PIVOT QUEBEC's Gabrielle Brassard-Lecours, THE HOSER MEDIA's Shannon Carranco and Kevin Taghabon, DARTS & LETTERS' Gordon Katic, AL...2023-03-131h 15
Harbinger Society PresentsHARBINGER SHOWCASE LIVE at the 2023 Progress SummitFor the first time since Canada's premiere politically and socially progressive conference launched in 2014 this year's Progress Summit included a workshop exploring how podcasts can be a force for change in a time of division in a special showcase convened by the Harbinger community. An astonishing 14 network hosts sat down for the 90 minute panel including TECH WON’T SAVE US' Paris Marx, INVISIBLE INSTITUTIONS' Megan Linton, BIG SHINY TAKES' Eric Wickham, PRESS PROGRESS SOURCES' Stephen Magusiak and Rumneek Johal, PULLBACK's Kristen Pue, PIVOT QUEBEC's Gabrielle Brassard-Lecours, THE HOSER MEDIA's Shannon Carranco and Kevin Taghabon, DARTS & LETTERS' Gordon Katic, AL...2023-03-131h 15PressProgress SourcesBreaking Down the Emergencies Act Inquiry’s Final ReportWe read Justice Roleau’s final report on the Emergencies Act Inquiry in its entirety so you don’t have to.Tune in to learn about the convoy’s origins on TikTok, the infighting among occupiers, as well as among Ottawa police, as well as some of the strange and surprising details buried in the Emergencies Act Inquiry’s final report..PressProgress Editor Luke LeBrun joins Stephen Magusiak to highlight the important, the overlooked and the utterly bizarre findings within. Support the show2023-03-0441 minHarbinger ShowcaseSolidarity and Subversion: Building the Harbinger Media Community (Harbinger Society Presents ep48)The Harbinger Media Network's showcase at next month's 2023 Progress Summit will pick up on this year’s conference theme of ‘Stronger Together: Forging Unity in a Time of Division’. On episode 48 of Harbinger Society Presents Megan Linton from Invisible Institutions, Big Shiny Takes' Eric Wickham and Tech Won't Save Us host Paris Marx join Andre Goulet to explain why solidarity, collaboration and mutual aid are some of the key characteristics of Harbinger’s approach to building a media community.The 2023 Progress Summit is happe...2023-02-2041 minHarbinger ShowcaseSolidarity and Subversion: Building the Harbinger Media Community (Harbinger Society Presents ep48)The Harbinger Media Network's showcase at next month's 2023 Progress Summit will pick up on this year’s conference theme of ‘Stronger Together: Forging Unity in a Time of Division’. On episode 48 of Harbinger Society Presents Megan Linton from Invisible Institutions, Big Shiny Takes' Eric Wickham and Tech Won't Save Us host Paris Marx join Andre Goulet to explain why solidarity, collaboration and mutual aid are some of the key characteristics of Harbinger’s approach to building a media community.The 2023 Progress Summit is happe...2023-02-2041 minHarbinger Society PresentsSolidarity and Subversion: Building the Harbinger Media CommunityThe Harbinger Media Network's showcase at next month's 2023 Progress Summit will pick up on this year’s conference theme of ‘Stronger Together: Forging Unity in a Time of Division’. On episode 48 of Harbinger Society Presents Megan Linton from Invisible Institutions, Big Shiny Takes' Eric Wickham and Tech Won't Save Us host Paris Marx join Andre Goulet to explain why solidarity, collaboration and mutual aid are some of the key characteristics of Harbinger’s approach to building a media community.The 2023 Progress Summit is happening March 8-10 in Ottaw...2023-02-2041 min
Expats & AlliesIs Danielle Smith in the clear? w/Stephen Magusiak and Jeremy AppelWe're joined by PressProgress reporter Stephen Magusiak and independent journalist Jeremy Appel to discuss the story about Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's office allegedly contacting Crown prosecutors to challenge its direction on cases involving members of last year's Coutts border blockade. We talk about the problems with the internal investigation that turned up no evidence of wrongdoing, and whether this story is likely to harm the UCP's election chances in May.Follow Jeremy on Twitter: @JeremyAppel1025Follow Stephen on Twitter: @MagusiakMusic credit: "Fluidity," by tobylane.Support The Maple by s...2023-01-2526 minPressProgress SourcesFrat Boys and Freedom Convoys: PressProgress Stories That Made an Impact in 2022On the final episode of the year, the PressProgress team looks back on memorable headlines of 2022Rumneek Johal, Luke LeBrun, and Mitchell Thompson join Stephen Magusiak to talk about the freedom convoy, far right astroturf in Vancouver, Stephen Lecce’s fraternity days and more.Support the show2022-12-2238 minPressProgress SourcesDanielle Smith’s Billion Dollar Giveaway to Polluters, with Regan BoychukIt’s an environmental problem that will cost hundreds of billions of dollars to tackle, and successive Alberta governments have lacked the political will to address it.Hundreds of thousands of oil and gas wells exist across the province, many of which are inactive and at risk of abandonment.For decades the Alberta Energy Regulator has allowed large producers to offload their cleanup obligations onto smaller ones, that then go insolvent or bankrupt.Alberta’s new Premier has pushed a pilot program called the R-Star that will rewa...2022-11-2432 min
PullbackBonus: Harbinger Media Network Presents I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST TELETHON vol. I w Press Progress, Hilary Agro & Dr. Jess GreenHarbinger Society Presents presents a terrifying excerpt from our October 30th I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST TELETHON as Bread and Poppies' Hilary Agro and Harbinger board member Dr. Jess Green in Toronto talk COP 27 and leftist parenting strategies for Halloween, then Stephen Magusiak and Romy Garrido in Calgary, Emily Leedham in Winnipeg, Rumneek Johal in Surrey and Mitchell Thompson in Toronto discuss Press Progress' recent reporting and the organization's new podcast 'Sources'.
Kristen and Kyla join I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST TELETHON, a fun 12 hour Twitch fundraiser for the Harbinger Media Network. This episode Bread...2022-11-181h 48
Blackballed With James Di FioreStephen Magusiak is a PressProgress reporter who has been extensively covering the stories unearthed from the Klondike PapersOnly a handful of journalists have investigated AND published stories found inside the David Wallace dossier known as the #klondikepapers. Stephen Magusiak is one of them. Stephen tells us what it has been like working on these stories given the enormous size of the document, and how the main source of the material, Wallace, is easily one of the most fascinating political operatives in Canadian political history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2022-11-1148 minHarbinger ShowcaseI KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST TELETHON vol. I w/ Press Progress, Hilary Agro & Dr. Jess GreenHarbinger Society Presents presents a terrifying excerpt from our October 30th I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST TELETHON as Bread and Poppies' Hilary Agro and Harbinger board member Dr. Jess Green in Toronto talk COP 27 and leftist parenting strategies for Halloween, then Stephen Magusiak and Romy Garrido in Calgary, Emily Leedham in Winnipeg, Rumneek Johal in Surrey and Mitchell Thompson in Toronto discuss Press Progress' recent reporting and the organization's new podcast 'Sources'. Hear the entire 6 part series at our flagship community show Harbinger Society Presents and on the Harbinger Spotlight network highlight show, both available wherever you...2022-11-071h 46Harbinger ShowcaseI KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST TELETHON vol. I w/ Press Progress, Hilary Agro & Dr. Jess GreenHarbinger Society Presents presents a terrifying excerpt from our October 30th I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST TELETHON as Bread and Poppies' Hilary Agro and Harbinger board member Dr. Jess Green in Toronto talk COP 27 and leftist parenting strategies for Halloween, then Stephen Magusiak and Romy Garrido in Calgary, Emily Leedham in Winnipeg, Rumneek Johal in Surrey and Mitchell Thompson in Toronto discuss Press Progress' recent reporting and the organization's new podcast 'Sources'. Hear the entire 6 part series at our flagship community show Harbinger Society Presents and on the Harbinger Spotlight network highlight show, both available wherever you...2022-11-071h 46Harbinger Society PresentsI KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST TELETHON vol. I w/ Press Progress, Hilary Agro & Dr. Jess GreenHarbinger Society Presents presents a terrifying excerpt from our October 30th I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST TELETHON as Bread and Poppies' Hilary Agro and Harbinger board member Dr. Jess Green in Toronto talk COP 27 and leftist parenting strategies for Halloween, then Stephen Magusiak and Romy Garrido in Calgary, Emily Leedham in Winnipeg, Rumneek Johal in Surrey and Mitchell Thompson in Toronto discuss Press Progress' recent reporting and the organization's new podcast 'Sources'. Hear the entire 6 part series at our flagship community show Harbinger Society Presents and on the Harbinger Spotlight network highlight show, both available wherever you...2022-11-071h 46Harbinger ShowcaseThe Petroleum Papers (Press Progress Sources ep1)Press Progress' Calgary correspondent Stephen Magusiak welcomes climate journalist Geoff Dembicki for a conversation exploring his new book 'The Petroleum Papers: Inside the Far Right Conspiracy to Cover Up Climate Change'.Drawing from internal oil industry documents spanning decades, The Petroleum Papers examines how major players in the Alberta oilsands suppressed their own research about the climate crisis, and created the playbook to spread climate change denialism in Canada and the US.Find the book at your local library or at https://greystonebooks.com/products/the-petroleum-papersFor more of Press Progress' investigative reporting visit...2022-10-2331 minHarbinger ShowcaseThe Petroleum Papers (Press Progress Sources ep1)Press Progress' Calgary correspondent Stephen Magusiak welcomes climate journalist Geoff Dembicki for a conversation exploring his new book 'The Petroleum Papers: Inside the Far Right Conspiracy to Cover Up Climate Change'.Drawing from internal oil industry documents spanning decades, The Petroleum Papers examines how major players in the Alberta oilsands suppressed their own research about the climate crisis, and created the playbook to spread climate change denialism in Canada and the US.Find the book at your local library or at https://greystonebooks.com/products/the-petroleum-papersFor more of Press Progress' investigative reporting visit...2022-10-2331 minExpats & AlliesUCP leadership race w/Jeremy Appel and Stephen MagusiakSupport The Maple by subscribing to our daily newsletter for as little as $7 per month.In this week's early-release episode, we spoke to Maple contributor Jeremy Appel and PressProgress reporter Stephen Magusiak in Calgary, Alberta about the UCP leadership race, whether any candidate can beat frontrunner Danielle Smith, and how the Alberta NDP might respond to a Smith premiership. We also talk about Smith's political history, and some of the policies she might try to implement if she wins the leadership.Follow Jeremy on Twitter: @JeremyAppel1025Follow Stephen on Twitter: @Magusiak...2022-08-2931 minExpats & AlliesJason Kenney resigns. Now what? w/Stephen MagusiakSupport The Maple by subscribing to our daily newsletter for as little as $7 per month.This week, we spoke to PressProgress reporter Stephen Magusiak about Alberta Premier Jason Kenney's surprise announcement that he is resigning as leader of the United Conservative Party. We discuss Kenney's grim record, and what's next for him and the UCP.Follow Stephen on Twitter @Magusiak. Head over to PressProgress to follow his reporting, and sign up for PP's newsletter here.Music credit: "Fluidity," by tobylane.2022-05-2344 min
The Progress Report#KexitStephen Magusiak of Press Progress and Shama Rangwala, assistant professor at York University, join host Duncan Kinney to discuss Jason Kenney's exit* from Alberta politics.2022-05-2155 min
The Progress Report#KexitStephen Magusiak of Press Progress and Shama Rangwala, assistant professor at York University, join host Duncan Kinney to discuss Jason Kenney's exit* from Alberta politics.2022-05-2155 minBig Shiny TakesHarbinger Telethon (ft. Emily Leedham and Stephen Magusiak)In case you missed the 12 hour livestream telethon to raise money for Harbinger Media, here's the audio for our part of the event! Big Shiny Takes (minus Eric, he was at a wedding lol) took part in this great event. Our friends from PressProgress Stephen Magusiak and Emily Leedham joined us to read a column arguing for the platforming of fascists in mainstream media. If you missed this insipid column by John Ibbitson (a "national treasure" according to Justin Ling) and the subsequent blowback on social media for even considering to write a piece like t...2021-10-0159 minHarbinger ShowcaseHarbinger Telethon vol.2 w/ The Broadbent Institute, Big Shiny Takes, Press Progress, Forgotten Corner, Ricochet & Progress ReportCelebrate Harbinger's first anniversary w/ a stacked deck of incredible guests to lament the hopeless and harrowing 2021 Federal Election on part 1 of an absolutely epic 12 hour-long Twitchstream telethon featuring hosts Jeremy Appel, Marino Greco and Andre Goulet and Broadbent Institute executive director Jen Hassum, Press Progress investigative reporters Emily Leedham and Stephen Magusiak, Ricochet managing editor Gabrielle Brassard-Lecours, Progress Report host and Alberta Senator-in-Waiting Duncan Kinney, Forgotten Corner producer Mo Cranker plus Dr. Roberta Lexier and Kai Nagata from our Board of Directors, an unsettling video from comedic stars Janet Mowat and Sam Allemagne and an emotionally ideological ballad from...2021-09-192h 56Harbinger ShowcaseHarbinger Telethon vol.2 w/ The Broadbent Institute, Big Shiny Takes, Press Progress, Forgotten Corner, Ricochet & Progress ReportCelebrate Harbinger's first anniversary w/ a stacked deck of incredible guests to lament the hopeless and harrowing 2021 Federal Election on part 1 of an absolutely epic 12 hour-long Twitchstream telethon featuring hosts Jeremy Appel, Marino Greco and Andre Goulet and Broadbent Institute executive director Jen Hassum, Press Progress investigative reporters Emily Leedham and Stephen Magusiak, Ricochet managing editor Gabrielle Brassard-Lecours, Progress Report host and Alberta Senator-in-Waiting Duncan Kinney, Forgotten Corner producer Mo Cranker plus Dr. Roberta Lexier and Kai Nagata from our Board of Directors, an unsettling video from comedic stars Janet Mowat and Sam Allemagne and an emotionally ideological ballad from...2021-09-192h 56Harbinger Society PresentsFeeling Impressed (w/ Press Progress)On this episode Press Progress investigative reporters Emily Leedham and Stephen Magusiak join host Andre Goulet for a Winnipeg/Calgary/Montreal power panel exploring the provincial purgatory of pandemic Alberta. Plus: journalist and 'The Forgotten Corner' co-host Scott Schmidt describes Medicine Hat's recent super-spreader event, Harbinger Atlantic correspondent James Brown reports on bad bosses from rural PEI and the panel does a deep dive into Emily's expose on how the federal government's CEWS is helping to sustain and support scab labour.You can read the report at https://pressprogress.ca/companies-providing-scab-labour-to-saskatchewan-refinery-wont-say-if-they-spent-emergency-wage-subsidies-on-scabs/Follow Stephen and...2021-07-0659 minHarbinger Showcase(UNLOCKED) Feeling Impressed With Press Progress (Harbinger Society Presents ep13)On this episode Press Progress investigative reporters Emily Leedham and Stephen Magusiak join host Andre Goulet for a Winnipeg/Calgary/Montreal power panel exploring the provincial purgatory of pandemic Alberta. Plus: journalist and 'The Forgotten Corner' co-host Scott Schmidt describes Medicine Hat's recent super-spreader event, Harbinger Atlantic correspondent James Brown reports on bad bosses from rural PEI and the panel does a deep dive into Emily's expose on how the federal government's CEWS is helping to sustain and support scab labour.You can read the report at https://pressprogress.ca/companies-providing-scab-labour-to-saskatchewan-refinery-wont-say-if-they-spent-emergency-wage-subsidies-on-scabs/Follow Stephen and...2021-05-1759 minHarbinger Showcase(UNLOCKED) Feeling Impressed With Press Progress (Harbinger Society Presents ep13)On this episode Press Progress investigative reporters Emily Leedham and Stephen Magusiak join host Andre Goulet for a Winnipeg/Calgary/Montreal power panel exploring the provincial purgatory of pandemic Alberta. Plus: journalist and 'The Forgotten Corner' co-host Scott Schmidt describes Medicine Hat's recent super-spreader event, Harbinger Atlantic correspondent James Brown reports on bad bosses from rural PEI and the panel does a deep dive into Emily's expose on how the federal government's CEWS is helping to sustain and support scab labour.You can read the report at https://pressprogress.ca/companies-providing-scab-labour-to-saskatchewan-refinery-wont-say-if-they-spent-emergency-wage-subsidies-on-scabs/Follow Stephen and...2021-05-1759 minBig Shiny TakesEd the Sock Spectacular (ft. 2 Stephens)We need to talk about the sock. Stephen Magusiak (@magusiak) of PressProgress joins us to explain a guy named Steven Kerzner (@EdtheSock) to our American buddy, Stephen from the Haus of Decline podcast in light of Kerzner's recent racist remarks against NDP leader Jagmeet Singh. Was Kerzner ever actually funny, or are we just nostalgic for a simpler time? We listen to some classic Fromage clips to find out. (Hint: They have not aged well.) We also discuss Kerzner's recent foray into hyperpartisan Liberal politics and efforts to revive the '90s, when he was i...2020-08-221h 18Big Shiny TakesJoe Warmington, people's champ (ft. Stephen Magusiak)We're joined by Stephen Magusiak (@magusiak) of PressProgress to talk about a real banner week for Postmedia sleaze. First, we discuss Rex Murphy's absolute dumpster fire on how racism isn't a major issue in our fake country that was built off ethnically cleansing Indigenous people, the response from some of his own National Post colleagues and the near-complete lack of accountability for Postmedia stalwarts. Next, we chat about People's Champ Joe Warmington's incoherent column on gang violence, which was mysteriously wiped from the internet after he (even more mysteriously) made up Drake lyrics. We suspect...2020-06-131h 05
Alberta Advantage PodcastBONUS: Unpacking the News: Jason Kenney's twisted political legacyBONUS CONTENT! Repost of Ricochet Media's "Unpacking the News" with Andre Goulet, featuring Team Advantage member Stephen. In the lead up to Alberta's April 16th election, Stephen Magusiak of pressprogress.ca and The Alberta Advantage podcast joins host Andre Goulet to explore (likely future Premier) Jason Kenney’s twisted past as a far-right campus activist in the United States. Plus: cataloguing the extremist political views of many of Kenney's United Conservative Party candidates and assessing the successes and failures of the last 4 years of Alberta NDP government under Premier Rachel Notley. This conversation was recorded on April 5th, 2019.2019-04-1636 min
Unpacking the NewsJason Kenney's Twisted Political LegacyIn the lead up to Alberta's April 16th election, Stephen Magusiak of 'The Alberta Advantage' podcast joins host Andre Goulet to explore (likely future Premier) Jason Kenney’s twisted past as a far-right campus activist in the United States.Plus: cataloguing the extremist political views of many of Kenney's United Conservative Party candidates and assessing the successes and failures of the last 4 years of NDP government under Premier Rachel Notley.This conversation was recorded on April 5th, 2019.Taylor Lambert's piece is at: https://www.sprawlcalgary.com/the-young-zealot-part-1Find out more about Jason Ke...2019-04-0836 min