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In this era of knee-jerk partisanship and decision-based evidence making, the currency of actual ideas has become sadly devalued in Canadian politics. Veteran broadcaster (and Green Party Deputy Leader) Jo-Ann Roberts is changing all that with the new podcast *People, Politics and Planet*, a wide-ra…

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  • Oct 21, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
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"Annamie was born for this" – a conversation with Ngozi Paul

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2020 25:32


Annamie is running in the Toronto Centre by-election set for October 26! Check out her website to learn more, sign up to volunteer, and find out how you can support the campaign!Learn more about Ngozi's company, Emancipation Arts.Find Jo-Ann on twitter: @JoAnnRobertsHFXSpecial thanks to Pop Up Podcasting!

Atlantic Bubble - Greens on the rock, with Lucas Knill

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2020 19:03


Find the Newfoundland and Labrador Greens on their Facebook page.Follow Jo-Ann on Twitter @JoAnnRobertsHFX

Atlantic Bubble - super-Nova Greens, with Thomas Trappenberg

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2020 16:26


Find out more about the NS Greens on their website.Find everyone on Twitter!NS Greens: @NSGreensFollow Jo-Ann: @JoAnnRobertsHFXFollow Thomas: @ttrappenbergAnd the newly re-elected NB Green MLAs...David Coon: @DavidCCoonKevin Arseneau: @KevinArseneauNBMegan Mitton: @meganmitton

Atlantic Bubble - the apple doesn't fall far, with Claire Kelly

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2020 13:56


Anyone in Canada can donate to and volunteer with the NB Greens!  Find more info on their website.Be Claire's friend...check out her Facebook.Find everyone on Twitter!NB Greens: @GreenPartyNBFollow Jo-Ann: @JoAnnRobertsHFXFollow Claire: @clairekellyCANAnd the NB Green MLAs...David Coon: @DavidCCoonKevin Arseneau: @KevinArseneauNBMegan Mitton: @meganmitton

Atlantic Bubble - you gotta have faith (in democracy), with Carole Chan

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2020 13:26


Anyone in Canada can donate to and volunteer with the NB Greens!  Find more info on their website.Follow Carole on Facebook and Instagram! You won't regret it.Find everyone on Twitter!NB Greens: @GreenPartyNBFollow Jo-Ann: @JoAnnRobertsHFXAnd the NB Green MLAs...David Coon: @DavidCCoonKevin Arseneau: @KevinArseneauNBMegan Mitton: @meganmitton

Atlantic Bubble - a pandemic election, with Louise Comeau

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2020 18:40


Anyone in Canada can donate to and volunteer with the NB Greens!  Find more info on their website.Learn all about Louise on her website.Find everyone on Twitter!NB Greens: @GreenPartyNBFollow Jo-Ann: @JoAnnRobertsHFXFollow Louise: @louise27comeauAnd the NB Green MLAs...David Coon: @DavidCCoonKevin Arseneau: @KevinArseneauNBMegan Mitton: @meganmitton

Atlantic Bubble - just go for it, with Rachel Pletz

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2020 10:33


Anyone in Canada can donate to and volunteer with the NB Greens!  Find more info on their website.Check out Rachel's Facebook Page to learn more about her! Or find her on Instagram.Find everyone on Twitter!NB Greens: @GreenPartyNBFollow Jo-Ann: @JoAnnRobertsHFXAnd the NB Green MLAs...David Coon: @DavidCCoonKevin Arseneau: @KevinArseneauNBMegan Mitton: @meganmitton

Atlantic Bubble - Fredericton falling for Luke Randall <3

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2020 15:22


Anyone in Canada can donate to and volunteer with the NB Greens!  Find more info on their website.Check out Luke's Facebook page. And website.Find everyone on Twitter!NB Greens: @GreenPartyNBFollow Jo-Ann: @JoAnnRobertsHFXFollow Jenica Atwin: @JenicaAtwinFollow Luke: @luke_candidateAnd the NB Green MLAs...David Coon: @DavidCCoonKevin Arseneau: @KevinArseneauNBMegan Mitton: @meganmitton

Atlantic Bubble - every vote counts, with Megan Mitton

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2020 21:00


Anyone in Canada can donate to and volunteer with the NB Greens!  Find more info on their website.And make sure you take a look at Megan's website!Find everyone on Twitter!NB Greens: @GreenPartyNBFollow Jo-Ann: @JoAnnRobertsHFXFollow Megan: @meganmittonAnd the other NB Green MLAs...David Coon: @DavidCCoonKevin Arseneau: @KevinArseneauNB 

Atlantic Bubble - grassroots Green, with Kevin Arseneau

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2020 16:35


Anyone in Canada can donate to and volunteer with the NB Greens!  Find more info on their website.Find everyone on Twitter!NB Greens: @GreenPartyNBFollow Jo-Ann: @JoAnnRobertsHFXFollow Kevin: @KevinArseneauNBAnd the other NB Green MLAs...David Coon: @DavidCCoonMegan Mitton: @meganmitton

Atlantic Bubble - an Islander's perspective, with Peter Bevan-Baker

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2020 24:07


Anyone in Canada can donate to and volunteer with the NB Greens!  Find more info on their website.Find everyone on Twitter!Follow Jo-Ann: @JoAnnRobertsHFXFollow Peter: @peterbevanbakerPEI Greens: @PEIgreensNB Greens: @GreenPartyNBAnd the NB Green MLAs...David Coon: @DavidCCoonMegan Mitton: @meganmittonKevin Arseneau: @KevinArseneauNB 

Un entretien avec Annamie Paul

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2020 22:51


N'oubliez pas de devenir membre ! Vous devez devenir membre avant le 3 septembre 2020 pour pouvoir voter pour le nouveau chef.Un gros merci à JP et Lisa de Pop Up Podcasting !

A leadership contest interview with Annamie Paul

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2020 25:10


Don’t forget to become a member! You must join by Sept. 3, 2020 to be eligible to vote for the new leader.A huge thank you to JP and Lisa from Pop Up Podcasting!

Un entretien avec Dimitri Lascaris

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2020 27:29


N'oubliez pas de devenir membre ! Vous devez devenir membre avant le 3 septembre 2020 pour pouvoir voter pour le nouveau chef.Un gros merci à JP et Lisa de Pop Up Podcasting !

A leadership contest interview with Dimitri Lascaris

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2020 22:46


Don’t forget to become a member! You must join by Sept. 3, 2020 to be eligible to vote for the new leader.A huge thank you to JP and Lisa from Pop Up Podcasting!

Un entretien avec Courtney Howard

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2020 33:54


N'oubliez pas de devenir membre ! Vous devez devenir membre avant le 3 septembre 2020 pour pouvoir voter pour le nouveau chef.Un gros merci à JP et Lisa de Pop Up Podcasting !

A leadership contest interview with Courtney Howard

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2020 23:17


Don’t forget to become a member! You must join by Sept. 3, 2020 to be eligible to vote for the new leader.A huge thank you to JP and Lisa from Pop Up Podcasting!

Un entretien avec Meryam Haddad

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2020 25:55


N'oubliez pas de devenir membre ! Vous devez devenir membre avant le 3 septembre 2020 pour pouvoir voter pour le nouveau chef.Un gros merci à JP et Lisa de Pop Up Podcasting !

A leadership contest interview with Meryam Haddad

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2020 21:20


Don’t forget to become a member! You must join by Sept. 3, 2020 to be eligible to vote for the new leader.A huge thank you to JP and Lisa from Pop Up Podcasting!

Un entretien avec David Merner

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2020 24:01


N'oubliez pas de devenir membre ! Vous devez devenir membre avant le 3 septembre 2020 pour pouvoir voter pour le nouveau chef.Un gros merci à JP et Lisa de Pop Up Podcasting !

A leadership contest interview with David Merner

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2020 23:57


Don’t forget to become a member! You must join by Sept. 3, 2020 to be eligible to vote for the new leader.A huge thank you to JP and Lisa from Pop Up Podcasting!

A leadership contest interview with Glen Murray

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2020 24:35


Don’t forget to become a member! You must join by Sept. 3, 2020 to be eligible to vote for the new leader.A huge thank you to JP and Lisa from Pop Up Podcasting!

A leadership contest interview with Andrew West

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2020 26:25


Don’t forget to become a member! You must join by Sept. 3, 2020 to be eligible to vote for the new leader.A huge thank you to JP and Lisa from Pop Up Podcasting!

Un entretien avec Judy Green

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2020 32:33


N'oubliez pas de devenir membre ! Vous devez devenir membre avant le 3 septembre 2020 pour pouvoir voter pour le nouveau chef.Un gros merci à JP et Lisa de Pop Up Podcasting !

A leadership contest interview with Judy Green

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2020 24:50


Don’t forget to become a member! You must join by Sept. 3, 2020 to be eligible to vote for the new leader.A huge thank you to JP and Lisa from Pop Up Podcasting!

Un entretien avec Amita Kuttner

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2020 19:14


N'oubliez pas de devenir membre ! Vous devez devenir membre avant le 3 septembre 2020 pour pouvoir voter pour le nouveau chef.Un gros merci à JP et Lisa de Pop Up Podcasting !

A leadership contest interview with Amita Kuttner

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2020 18:42


Don’t forget to become a member! You must join by Sept. 3, 2020 to be eligible to vote for the new leader.A huge thank you to JP and Lisa from Pop Up Podcasting!

#17 LGBTQ2S+ on the ballot, with Nicola Spurling

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2020 34:11


Follow Nicola on Twitter: @NicESpurlingFollow Jo-Ann on Twitter: @JoAnnRobertsHFXSpecial thanks to Pop Up Podcasting! 

#16 Practical Utopias: a sustainable future for Canada with Guy Dauncey

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2020 28:31


“If it’s not fun, it’s not sustainable,” says author and eco-futurist Guy Dauncey. Tune in on this week’s podcast as interim Leader Jo Ann Roberts asks him, how can Canada stave off the climate crisis while organizing around fun and joy?

#15 The canary in the coal mine: Australia's fossil fuels in an era of apocalyptic bushfires

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2020 23:23


We've all seen the photos. The Australian bushfires are a wake up call. While the fires continue to rage, Interim Leader Jo Ann Roberts reaches out to Australian Green MP Adam Bandt to talk about how the world’s third largest exporter of climate pollutants can stop the flames. Tune into the latest episode of People, Politics and Planet to hear how the Australian Greens plan to solve the climate crisis .

#14 Deconstructing Environmental Racism with Dr. Ingrid Waldron

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2019 32:09


“How is the environment racist?”, Psychiatry Professor and Environmental Researcher Dr. Ingrid Waldron asks and answers. Check out this latest episode People, Politics and Planet to hear how race, gender and income all play a role in how we experience the climate crisis.

#13 Ice storms, hurricanes and droughts, oh my! with David Phillips

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2019 28:44


It's official: we've changed our climate and that's changing our weather. Canada's best-known weatherman, David Phillips—a senior climatologist with Climate Change and Environment Canada —talks with Green Party Deputy Leader Jo-Ann Roberts about the implication of the extreme weather events, the difference between weather and climate, and how this can drive action among Canadians.

#12 The Green Climate Action Plan with Elizabeth May and Daniel Green

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2019 33:13


Last month, the Green Party released “Mission: Possible”, a comprehensive plan to solve the climate crisis and grow our economy. On this episode, we join Elizabeth May and Green Party Deputy Leader Daniel Green to discuss how we can create jobs, turn Canada into a global climate leader, and commit to zero emissions by 2050.

#11 PEI Going Green with Peter Bevan-Baker

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2019 20:49


A Green Wave is crashing over PEI, and not for the reasons you think. Yes, Canadians want decisive climate action, but they also want meaningful representation. Increasingly, Greens are the only party with an honest track record. On this episode, we joined Green Party of PEI leader Peter Bevan Baker to talk about why 2019 might be a breakthrough year.

#10 Rewriting the Political Story with George Monbiot

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2019 37:06


Keynesianism failed. Neoliberalism failed. What’s our new political narrative? As the world faces populism, fascism and environmental disaster, the urgency for common ground and connection increases. On this episode, esteemed journalist and author George Monbiot argues that our only way forward is to create a new, unifying story. Tune in to hear his take on the future of politics.

#9 Shaming the Adults with Teenage Climate Activist Stella Bowles

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2019 24:32


Like any teenager, Stella Bowles grew up playing in the river behind her house. Unlike any teenager, she secured $15.7 million for a large-scale river cleanup when she discovered dangerous levels of E. coli. Tune in to hear how one of Canada’s youngest climate activists took on three levels of government to save the LaHave river.

#8 Take the Courts and the Classroom - Silver Donald Cameron

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2018 26:51


Journalist, author and playwright Silver Donald Cameron talks about political corruption, the waning power of citizens, and the solution to unchecked corporate control: environmental rights. Tune in to hear how an ambitious community and talented lawyer used their local legal systems to secure a clean environment for future generations.

#7 Take to the Streets - Bill McKibben

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2018 25:38


On the eve of COP24, journalist, author and 350.org founder Bill McKibben talks about the need for civil disobedience, how he deals with the stress of fighting the fossil fuel industry, and what gives him hope.

#6 David Suzuki Gets Political

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2018 34:02


A wide-ranging interview with renowned geneticist and environmentalist, David Suzuki. He talks about his own political history, why he left the NDP then avoided party politics and now is campaigning for Greens. He also shares his thoughts on his legacy and whether our species will survive.

#5 Clean and Quiet Change - Mark Rabin

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2018 22:18


Mark Rabin started his career working in oil and gas. Now, he’s the founder and CEO of Portable Electric, a company that builds mobile power stations. His company provides clean, silent energy on demand and has seen particular success in the film industry. In this episode I ask him how his product is having a big impact on the carbon footprint of movie making, one shoot at a time.

#4 Making Every Vote Count - Sonia Theroux and Terry Dance-Binnink

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2018 29:45


Voting changes everything. BC residents are seriously thinking about upending the First Past the Post system and adopting proportional representation. In this episode I talk to Sonia Theroux and Terry Dance-Binnink about the BC fight for fair representation.

#3 Sounding the alarm bells about Climate Change - Richard Zurawski

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2018 24:58


Climate Change is here. We’re already seeing the impact of extreme weather, flooding and forest fires. While people and politicians talk in circles about the need to tackle the problem, the crisis gets worse. Richard Zurawski In this episode, meteorologist, broadcaster and educator Richard Zurawski is sounding the alarm. Tune in to hear his take on the Hothouse Effect of Climate Change.

#2 Writing with a POV - Michael Harris

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2018 25:12


Journalist, writer and documentary filmmaker Michael Harris earned his exceptional reputation by getting to the heart of the matter. His book Party of One took an honest and insightful look into the republican roots of Stephen Harper. His work has sparked four commissions of inquiry and three of his books have been made into movies. In this episode, I ask Michael about how he sees the state of Canadian politics. You’ll want to hear what he has to say.

#1 Two Greens in a Pod-(cast) - Elizabeth May

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2018 29:30


For our series launch, Green Party leader Elizabeth May interviews me, Green Party Deputy Jo-Ann Roberts. Over the next half hour, you’ll get to know me, my story, my interests and my passions. You’ll also get the opportunity to learn more about Elizabeth, and how she’s shaped global social and environmental justice. I believe that honest political podcasts are fundamental to our democracy, and I want to share with you the reasons I started People, Politics and the Planet. Tune in!

Coming Soon: People Politics and Planet with Jo-Ann Roberts

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2018 1:29


In this era of knee-jerk partisanship and decision-based evidence making, the currency of actual ideas has become sadly devalued in Canadian politics. Veteran broadcaster (and Green Party Deputy Leader) Jo-Ann Roberts is changing all that with the new podcast People, Politics and Planet, a wide-ranging audio journey through some fascinating political terrain where you’ll meet some of the country’s most thought-provoking policy innovators. Sure, they mostly lean towards Green -- but, as Jo-Ann finds out, that’s where the all interesting stuff is happening.

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