Probably About Politics Podcast

This month, Alex and Kaleigh are talking about the New Democratic Party - Canada's left-leaning, pro-labour, progressive third party - and what it means now that they've lost official party status in Parliament. We dig into the NDP's legacy, their historic influence on major national policies, and what Jagmeet Singh's resignation signals for the party's future. Plus, how Canada's first-past-the-post system, rising political polarization, and an unusually high-stakes 2025 election may have pushed voters back to a two-party mindset - at least for now.Don't forget to subscribe, and share any of your democracy queries with us!Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@probpolitics⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠probablyaboutpolitics@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Alex and Kaleigh return to Greenland to unpack the national election that took place earlier this month. With growing international attention on the Arctic region, this election wasn't just about local politics—it was an opportunity to reflect on Greenland's ongoing journey toward independence and sovereignty. Join us as we dive deep into the implications of this election, the challenges ahead, and the important questions that will shape Greenland's future as a fully sovereign nation.Don't forget to subscribe, share any of your democracy queries with us!Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@probpolitics⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠probablyaboutpolitics@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

From tragedy to uprising: Serbia's students are taking to the streets, demanding accountability and transparency from their leaders. What sparked this latest wave of protests, and how does it connect to Serbia's rich history of student activism? Join Alex and Kaleigh as they explore the pivotal role student movements play in challenging the status quo, not just in Serbia but around the globe.Get in touch with us with any of your democracy queries:Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@probpolitics⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠probablyaboutpolitics@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

As the final elections of 2024 approach, join Alex and Kaleigh to discuss upcoming elections in Chad. In this episode, the hosts quickly discover that the conversation transcends the electoral process and delves into the broader themes of democracy, colonial legacies, and the future of Chad and the Sahel region of Africa. Tune in for an episode that connects local politics to global issues, shedding light on the challenges and hopes that shape this vital part of the world. Get in touch with us with any of your democracy queries: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@probpolitics⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠probablyaboutpolitics@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠

Join Alex and Kaleigh as they dive into the political landscape of Japan, a country dominated by one governing party throughout much of its modern election history. This month's early election, prompted by a year rife with party scandals, appears unlikely to disrupt the status quo. We delve into the party presidential elections that led to the national polls and uncover the dynamics shaping the upcoming national vote. Get in touch with us with any of your democracy queries: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@probpolitics⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@probpolitics⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠probablyaboutpolitics@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠

This month, Alex and Kaleigh unpack the recent Mexican election AND chat with a friend of the show, Laura Primeau, a PhD candidate studying Indigenous rights and the controversial Tren Maya project. Tune in to dive deeper into the election's impact and how Indigenous communities use international law to fight for their rights territory and recognition of Indigenous worldviews in development. Get in touch with us with any of your democracy queries: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@probpolitics⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@probpolitics⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠probablyaboutpolitics@gmail.com⁠⁠ Laura Primeau: https://carleton.ca/polisci/people/laura-primeau/

Buckle up for Mexico's biggest election ever! Alex and Kaleigh analyze this historic election, from the record number of candidates to the landmark victory of Claudia Sheinbaum, the nation's first female president. They explore Mexico's political landscape, election details, and how the controversial Tren Maya project could foreshadow President Sheinbaum's future. Get in touch with us with any of your democracy queries: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@probpolitics⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@probpolitics⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠probablyaboutpolitics@gmail.com⁠

When we covered the elections in Senegal, Alex and Kaleigh were left with a cliffhanger when the election was cancelled in February. This month, the podcast is back with the twist election ending no one saw coming! The hosts are also sticking to the theme of elections in Western Africa and heading back to Togo for their election and controversial constitutional changes. Get in touch with us with any of your democracy queries: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@probpolitics⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@probpolitics⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠probablyaboutpolitics@gmail.com

Attention world affairs enthusiasts! The podcast is returning this March, and we'll explore the newsworthy world of the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the judicial body of the United Nations. We've heard a lot recently, but what kind of disputes does the ICJ settle? Join Alex and Kaleigh as they unveil the inner workings of this powerful world court through high-profile decisions. The hosts will explore how the ICJ gets nations to comply with its rulings, even without an enforcement arm of its own. But does it always work? Tune in to find out! Get in touch with us with any of your democracy queries: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠@probpolitics⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠@probpolitics⁠⁠⁠ Email: ⁠⁠⁠probablyaboutpolitics@gmail.com

Kaleigh did not tell Alex, but season 6 is here! In Episode 1, they discuss the developing situation in Senegal's election that was unfolding even as they recorded. Once regarded as a beacon of democratic stability in West Africa, Senegal faces uncertainty as the incumbent president cancelled the February election. Pushing back the election raises growing concerns about the transition of power and the stability of democracy in the region. Meanwhile, Kaleigh delves into UNRWA and its funding, while Alex shares recent space news highlighting the human role in snowpack loss. Get in touch with us with any of your democracy queries: Instagram: ⁠⁠@probpolitics⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠@probpolitics⁠⁠ Email: ⁠⁠probablyaboutpolitics@gmail.com

This month, we are headed to Bhutan, a country between China and India in the Himalayas, to dive into the country's fourth national election. Alex and Kaleigh dive into how Bhutan took on building and introducing all the systems and processes of democracy to the voters and how that has created quite a unique democratic process. Also, Kaleigh checks in on the upcoming COP28, and Alex brings us all the spaciest space news we've ever had. Get in touch with us with any of your democracy queries: Instagram: ⁠@probpolitics⁠ Twitter: ⁠@probpolitics⁠ Email: ⁠probablyaboutpolitics@gmail.com

Voters in Luxembourg have consistently chosen the most stable and unchanging option when they head to the polls, and it looks like they will again. But Alex and Kaleigh ask what previous efforts to expand enfranchisement to include more of the workforce living in the country could've meant for elections and why voters tend to play it pretty safe in referendums. In Australia, the upcoming Indigenous Voice referendum on the representation of Indigenous Australians in the constitution raises essential questions about asking voter questions for or against a particular group of people and meeting the high threshold of constitutional change. Also, an expanded G20 and the bees are underground! Instagram: @probpoliticsTwitter: @probpoliticsEmail: probablyaboutpolitics@gmail.com

We're visiting two new countries for Probably About Politics this month - Gabon and Zimbabwe! In their national elections, both countries are at a crossroads with long-serving regimes and leaders. Alex and Kaleigh explore why it is challenging for a country's democracy when only one party has ever been in power. Also, this month the hosts chat about ocean temperature and clouds, climate financing, and give a Haiti election update and how the UN is involved. Instagram: @probpoliticsTwitter: @probpoliticsEmail: probablyaboutpolitics@gmail.com

Sometimes talking about politics feels like you're watching a future movie play out, and this month Alex and Kaleigh are sharing three stories that could make fascinating political dramas. Spain's election is going down to the wire in the scorching summer heat. Fanfiction site Ao3 is at the center of Russian information warfare strategies. And researchers are asking if AI chatbots can replace humans in experiments, including unethical ones for human participation. Got any questions you'd like us to answer? Or want us to pitch you a movie? Get in touch! Instagram: @probpoliticsTwitter: @probpoliticsEmail: probablyaboutpolitics@gmail.com

Happy Mother's Day! Alex and Kaleigh are celebrating moms this year by exploring the history of activism and the political origins of Mother's Day. The hosts discover motherhood has long been intertwined with the biggest peace and social justice movements, and they consider how our circumstances and identities shape our activism. Got any questions you'd like us to answer? Or want to tell us how great your mom is? Get in touch! Instagram: @probpoliticsTwitter: @probpoliticsEmail: probablyaboutpolitics@gmail.com

We haven't covered an election in a couple of episodes, and to make up for it, we've got three in this one to prepare you for a busy May! Chile is electing officials to take on the process of building its new constitution. Thailand's opposition hopes they have a window for electoral victory against all the odds in a junta government. And finally, Turkey's upcoming presidential election is in the shadow of an economic crisis and devastating earthquakes. Got any questions you'd like us to answer? Or just come to say hi! Instagram: @probpoliticsTwitter: @probpoliticsEmail: probablyaboutpolitics@gmail.com

For 2023 Alex and Kaleigh are kicking off with a brand new interview series exploring communication and sharing complex ideas that go on to inform our policy, and practices and shape our elections. To help us get started, we're talking with Marc Bragdon, Head of the Harriet Irving Library Research Commons at the University of New Brunswick, to learn from his experience about the role of media literacy in education. Marc also makes a case for why our hosts, as researchers, should think about knowledge mobilizations and consider the audience for research and ways to communicate it. Got anyone you think we should talk to? Questions you'd like us to answer? Or just come to say hi! Instagram: @probpolitics Twitter: @probpolitics Email: probablyaboutpolitics@gmail.com

This month Alex and Kaleigh, as two football/soccer enthusiasts, are exploring some of the many ways that the 2022 World Cup in Qatar and the Federation Internationale de Football Association are probably about politics, and they've brought on Corey Ganong, fellow soccer enthusiast and former sports podcast host to help break it down. Together they discuss the important role of international tournaments for nation-building, the increasing cost of running a world cup, and the value of sports washing for authoritarian regimes. Got any questions you'd like us to answer? Topic ideas? Or just come to say hi! Instagram: @probpolitics Twitter: @probpolitics Email: probablyaboutpolitics@gmail.com

Probably About Politics is in Southeast Asia this month for Malaysia's upcoming general election. Since the last election in 2018, the coalition parties forming a government have changed a few times... Alex and Kaleigh take a look at the events that keep shaking up the government and explore how coalition building could play out after this election. With COP27 happening in Egypt this month, Kaleigh has an extra special look at where in the world UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is that spotlights the work being done by Global South countries to get Loss and Damages on the international climate agenda. Got any questions you'd like us to answer? Or just come to say hi! Instagram: @probpolitics Twitter: @probpolitics Email: probablyaboutpolitics@gmail.com

This month Alex and Kaleigh are back in Brazil for the second round of presidential elections! After a tight first round of voting, all eyes are on the election between an incumbent and a former president and what it means for the future of Brazil's democracy. With major issues focusing on wealth disparity, the amazon and climate change, and the peaceful governance transition, this is also an election for the world to watch. Got any questions you'd like us to answer? Or just come to say hi! Instagram: @probpolitics Twitter: @probpolitics Email: probablyaboutpolitics@gmail.com

In this month's summer school, we are discussing the Cold War and the US' Operation Condor's effect on democracies across South and Central America. Alex and Kaleigh are zooming in on Chile and how their upcoming referendum on a new constitution is part of the country's ongoing efforts to build a democracy from the effects of the Cold War and decades of military dictatorship. Got any questions you'd like us to answer? Or just come to say hi! Instagram: @probpolitics Twitter: @probpolitics Email: probablyaboutpolitics@gmail.com

This month Japan's off-year election proves every election matters! Alex and Kaleigh dive into what a super-majority means for Japan's future with issues from military funding and nuclear power to inflation and constitutional change on the table this election. Alex shares with us the long history of human and lice relations and Kaleigh looks into the UN and FAO's role in providing technical support. Got any questions you'd like us to answer? Or just come to say hi! Instagram: @probpolitics Twitter: @probpolitics Email: probablyaboutpolitics@gmail.com

Alex and Kaleigh are heading to Papua New Guinea's election for the first time to explore the diverse and ever-shifting democracy of the island nation. PNG's 13-day election offers the hosts a great opportunity to explore voting on local vs. national issues, and creating laws to increase electoral and governing stability. Other topics include global hunger and conflict and skydiving salamanders! Got any questions you'd like us to answer? Or just come to say hi! Instagram: @probpolitics Twitter: @probpolitics Email: probablyaboutpolitics@gmail.com

Schools are in for the summer and Probably About Politics is here to explain interesting terms in democracy and governance. As a bonus episode this month Alex and Kaleigh are taking a look at the growing use of sanctions in international diplomacy. Together they discover just what a sanction is, who can sanction and be sanctioned, and ask when sanctions are the best tool for the job. What summer school episodes would you like to hear? Let us know about any and all topics in democracy you'd like us to learn about! Instagram: @probpolitics Twitter: @probpolitics Email: probablyaboutpolitics@gmail.com

Colombia's upcoming presidential election indicates voters are ever looking for alternatives to the traditional political elite for the first time. The road to Presidential election day in a country navigating post-conflict democracy and elections after the 2016 Peace Agreement is bumpy with corruption charges, threats to candidates and polling day violence. But while it remains to be seen the upcoming election may also be opening doors for new candidates and new options for voters. Want to hear the whole history of the Cold War in South America? Let us know: Instagram: @probpolitics Twitter: @probpolitics Email: probablyaboutpolitics@gmail.com

After Costa Rica's presidential election reminded them that they're not in the predictions game, Alex and Kaleigh are heading to Slovenia this month. Slovenia's election, with the pressures of the conflict in Ukraine, and multiple political parties still in the race, is difficult to call and has the attention of all of Europe for what it means for the future of the EU and Slovenia's democracy. Got elections or topics you want us to cover in 2022? Share them with us here: Instagram: @probpolitics Twitter: @probpolitics Email: probablyaboutpolitics@gmail.com

Kaleigh and Alex are excited to be launching their 5th season of Probably About Politics! This exciting season five kick-off has 2x elections, 2x Guterres, and some brain-growing science news. More specifically your hosts are revisiting South Korea for the first time since season one and diving into a democracy they've never covered before and one of the newest countries in the world — East Timor! So tune in this month to learn everything you need to know about what the hosts have planned for the season ahead. Got elections or topics you want us to cover in 2022? Share them with us here: Instagram: @probpolitics Twitter: @probpolitics Email: probablyaboutpolitics@gmail.com

2022 is here and elections are already happening! To get the year started Alex and Kaleigh are diving into elections on two different island states at very different places in their present experience of democracy. Barbados and Costa Rica are both facing important questions and uncertainties about the post-pandemic future and the hosts take a look at how their elections will be a major step in what direction the countries want their leaders to take. Plus Alex's Space News this episode is also bringing you breaking news in the science of personal space! Got elections or topics you want us to cover in 2022? Share them with us here: Instagram: @probpolitics Twitter: @probpolitics Email: probablyaboutpolitics@gmail.com

To close out our look at elections in 2021 Kaleigh and Alex are heading to Chile for the first time with the pod to cover a very close run presidential election. Chileans have a choice between two candidates on totally opposing ends of the political perspective. But as the hosts discover the choice voters are making is one deeply rooted in the history of the country leading back to the authoritarian regime of Pinochet and influenced by ongoing protests and the re-writing of the constitution. Got elections or topics you want us to cover in 2022? Share them with us here: Instagram: @probpolitics Twitter: @probpolitics Email: probablyaboutpolitics@gmail.com

Kaleigh and Alex have been hearing a lot about COP26 and the crucial role of the Glasglow-based COP in achieving crucial global climate objectives. But what does a Conference of the Parties have to do with addressing climate change, and what did over 200 countries agree to in Paris that COP26 is continuing? The hosts dive into the work of international agreements on climate change to try and understand and ask if COP26 is going to save the planet. Got elections or topics you want us to cover? Share them with us here: Instagram: @probpolitics Twitter: @probpolitics Email: probablyaboutpolitics@gmail.com

Kaleigh and Alex are back on home turf again and diving in with an insider's perspective from the advance poll voting, and the issues of climate change, housing, and health care have dominated debates and of course exploring election hijinks new and old from the campaign trail. Instagram: @probpolitics Twitter: @probpolitics Email: probablyaboutpolitics@gmail.com

Kaleigh and Alex are together again for the first time in 18+ months (with a guest dog!) to talk about a pretty regular Norwegian election. There are still a number of big questions like economic disparity, climate change and rural-urban divide that come up even in a normal election. Other very regular topics covered include kiwi birds, the UN's role in global crisis, and magnets!

Sometimes a country's constitution needs a refresh or leaders want to make changes to it. But successful constitutional reforms are hard to make! Kaleigh and Alex dive into some of the challenges demonstrated by the now delayed Haitian constitutional referendum and also explore how countries around the world make constitutional changes. Instagram: @probpolitics Twitter: @probpolitics Email: probablyaboutpolitics@gmail.com

Ethiopia's COVID-19 delayed election is delayed again. The fall of authoritarianism and the election of the continent of Africa's youngest prime minister in the country's 2018 election was seen internationally as an exciting opportunity for the country's democracy. But as Alex and Kaleigh explore the road to building democracy from authoritarianism is full of decades of injustice and regional conflicts that need to be addressed and that international observers and Nobel Peace Prizes sometimes ignore. Keep up with Probably About Politics: Is there legislation or a topic in democracy that you want us to cover? Let us know! Instagram: @probpolitics Twitter: @probpolitics Email: probablyaboutpolitics@gmail.com

Greenland is heading to the polls and you might not know it but the superpowers of the world are watching the outcome very closely. Tune in this month to learn with Alex and Kaleigh how Greenland's 56,000 person democracy has become the centre of the global supply chain of rare-earth metals, while also asking important questions about the country's sovereignty, Indigenous People's rights, and the environmental impacts of resource extraction on countries. Keep up with Probably About Politics: Is there legislation or a topic in democracy that you want us to cover? Let us know! Instagram: @probpolitics Twitter: @probpolitics Email: probablyaboutpolitics@gmail.com

In their first trip back to Europe in 2021, Alex and Kaleigh look to the Netherlands to explore how, despite a government-ending scandal, a pandemic can make for a surprisingly predictable election. And if you're looking for great places to hang out the hosts explain why graveyards and forests might be the happening spots to be. Keep up with Probably About Politics: Is there legislation or a topic in democracy that you want us to cover? Let us know! Instagram: @probpolitics Twitter: @probpolitics Email: probablyaboutpolitics@gmail.com

In this episode, we're asking questions about how we define coups d'état - or coups - and when exactly is a government overthrow defined as one. To answer Alex and Kaleigh explore coups in Thailand and Turkey, the history that led up to them and the complications and turmoil they left in their wake and discover the answer is never straightforward. Keep up with Probably About Politics: Is there legislation or a topic in democracy that you want us to cover? Let us know! Instagram: @probpolitics Twitter: @probpolitics Email: probablyaboutpolitics@gmail.com

2020 has been a big year! For the year-end review Alex and Kaleigh catch up on elections even they forgot they covered this year. Together the hosts come up with their two biggest news stories (besides that pandemic thing) to watch in 2021 and reveal the elections coming up in the new year that Probably About Politics can't wait to cover (pandemic permitting). Keep up with Probably About Politics: Is there legislation or a topic in democracy that you want us to cover? Let us know! Instagram: @probpolitics Twitter: @probpolitics Email: probablyaboutpolitics@gmail.com

Did you know the Commonwealth of Nations is the second largest international organization of nations after the United Nations? Alex and Kaleigh break down who exactly is in the Royal family, the history of the Commonwealth and why all these former British colonies (and Mozambique) are apart of this international organization and what they do together. Keep up with Probably About Politics: Is there legislation or a topic in democracy that you want us to cover? Let us know! Instagram: @probpolitics Twitter: @probpolitics Email: probablyaboutpolitics@gmail.com

Next week citizens in the United States of America heads to the polls to vote for referendums, mayors, judges, the senate, the house of representatives... Oh and the President. Alex and Kaleigh dive into how long ballots, even longer voting lines, and a lot of confusing rules make it hard for Americans to vote and are going to make for a long election night. Don't worry we also have some great good news for you as well! Keep up with Probably About Politics: Is there legislation or a topic in democracy that you want us to cover? Let us know! Instagram: @probpolitics Twitter: @probpolitics Email: probablyaboutpolitics@gmail.com

Alex and Kaleigh return to Aotearoa (or New Zealand) where the incumbent Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern won a rare and historic majority in the country's recent national elections. The hosts explore what that success might mean for the country and its popular prime minister over the course of the next four years. Keep up with Probably About Politics: Is there legislation or a topic in democracy that you want us to cover? Let us know! Instagram: @probpolitics Twitter: @probpolitics Email: probablyaboutpolitics@gmail.com

How has COVID-19 affected the practice of democracy and running elections? Alex and Kaleigh take a look at countries around the world who are balancing, in different ways, the COVID-19 public health measures with the democratic freedoms of their citizens from voting and campaigning to protest and demonstrations. Keep up with Probably About Politics: Is there legislation or a topic in democracy that you want us to cover? Let us know! Instagram: @probpolitics Twitter: @probpolitics Email: probablyaboutpolitics@gmail.com

What if the best way to improve our democracy was... getting rid of voting? Alex and Kaleigh are not proposing to be your dictators but exploring what the ancient Greeks considered to be true democracy - sortition. Join the hosts as they start thinking outside the box about how we can improve our democracies. Please Rate & Review! Keep up with Probably About Politics: Is there legislation or a topic in democracy that you want us to cover? Let us know! Instagram: @probpolitics Twitter: @probpolitics Email: probablyaboutpolitics@gmail.com

For this mid-July episode, Alex and Kaleigh are checking in with each other and exploring what democracy in Singapore looks like after their 2020 general election. The hosts discuss the surprising distinct lack of technology in Singapore's election and the many contradictions in this country's democracy that have sparked a surprising push for change at the ballot box. In other news, Kaleigh dives into biodiversity and Colombian reconciliation and Alex talks about a song taking over the bird airwaves and came from out of Northern British Columbia. Please Rate & Review! Keep up with Probably About Politics: Is there legislation or a topic in democracy that you want us to cover? Let us know! Instagram: @probpolitics Twitter: @probpolitics Email: probablyaboutpolitics@gmail.com

Alex and Kaleigh have explored a lot of big policies that were made to meet big problems from the past over the last few months and for this episode, the hosts explore The Green New Deal - a big policy idea to meet the current global challenge of climate change. They answer all the hard-hitting questions that often remain unanswered in the news coverage of The Green New Deal like: What is the Green New Deal? What does it say? And is it even actually policy? Please Rate & Review! Keep up with Probably About Politics: Is there legislation or a topic in democracy that you want us to cover? Let us know! Instagram: @probpolitics Twitter: @probpolitics Email: probablyaboutpolitics@gmail.com

With COVID-19 under control nationally, Suriname is ready to head to the polls to elect their national assembly this month. Alex and Kaleigh explore the challenges of running for re-election when you're a former dictator, wanted by EUROPOL, the Netherlands and have just been convicted for murder in your own country. The hosts also celebrate victories for small countries, urban design in crisis and bring the spaciest space news yet. Please Rate & Review! Keep up with Probably About Politics: Instagram: @probpolitics Twitter: @probpolitics Email: probablyaboutpolitics@gmail.com

To start a conversation about how governments make policy to handle economic downturns Kaleigh & Alex look back in history to the Great Depression in the USA and The New Deal policies and government institutions that were enacted in the 1930s. The hosts explore how FDR's New Deal helped the USA recover from the Great Depression, the ways it changed governance forever, and what it can teach us about what policy can do today. Please Rate & Review! Keep up with Probably About Politics: Is there legislation or a topic in democracy that you want us to cover? Let us know! Instagram: @probpolitics Twitter: @probpolitics Email: probablyaboutpolitics@gmail.com

For our first-ever bonus Space News! episode Alex and Kaleigh bring you a little bit of space, as well as some sea monsters, ocean anxiety, and the hottest new hibernation game show. Kaleigh still doesn't like space but has lots of questions and Alex still has all the space answers and please someone send him to space. Please Rate & Review! Keep up with Probably About Politics: Instagram: @probpolitics Twitter: @probpolitics Email: probablyaboutpolitics@gmail.com

Sri Lanka's parliamentary election has been delayed as the country responds to COVID-19. Alex and Kaleigh explore the significant issue of the election, including constitutional changes to parliamentary powers. The hosts discuss the challenge to democracy and constitutional crisis the election delay and broader impacts COVID-19 could create for countries like Sri Lanka. As well the hosts catch up in this extra-long episode and dive into Colorado state holidays, Quasars, and COVID-19 recovery policy. Please Rate & Review! Keep up with Probably About Politics: Instagram: @probpolitics Twitter: @probpolitics Email: probablyaboutpolitics@gmail.com

This week Kaleigh and Alex explore how Canada got their primary constitutional document on the rights and freedoms of Canadians in 1982. The Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The hosts also dive into the human rights law at all levels of government in Canada and how the country's government response to national emergencies like COVID-19 interacts with their citizen's rights and freedoms. Please Rate & Review! Keep up with Probably About Politics: Instagram: @probpolitics Twitter: @probpolitics Email: probablyaboutpolitics@gmail.com

This week Kaleigh and Alex take look at the defacto sovereign country of Abkhazia's Presidential election... Take two. The hosts also discover that there is lots of fun to be had while social distancing with more poisoning, contested statehood, cursing, and whale poop than ever before in Probably About Politic's first pod in a pandemic. Please Rate & Review! Keep up with Probably About Politics: Instagram: @probpolitics Twitter: @probpolitics Email: probablyaboutpolitics@gmail.com