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John Carl Baker, frequent Jacobin contributor and a fellow with anti-nuclear think tank The Ploughshares Fund in Washington, DC joins host Andre Goulet to talk about the surprising possibility of peace in a dangerous geopolitical moment. Plus, what insights Daniel Ellsberg’s new book ‘The Doomsday Machine: Confessions of a Nuclear War Planner' can give us about recent historic events on the Korean peninsula and why we should expect the unexpected at the upcoming Trump/Kim Jong-un summit. This conversation was recorded on May 2nd, 2018. Music on this episode, 'Let It Begin' is from Korean indie rock band Say Sue Me. Find their new album 'Where We Were Together' on Bandcamp. Mastered by Chris Hernandez at Studio Petit Palais in Montreal.
Join host Charlie Demers for a special May Day episode as he celebrates the podcast's first birthday with a live reading from his new novel 'Property Values' (Arsenal Press). Linking drug gang violence on Vancouver's Lower Mainland with the city's insane real estate bubble, Chapter 1 of the comedic crime caper introduces Scott Clark, the hapless protagonist intent on driving down the value of his home by staging a fake drive-by shooting. Find 'Property Values' at Galiano Island Books, official sponsor of 'Well Reds'!https://www.galianoislandbooks.com/?searchtype=keyword&qs=property+values&qs_file=&q=h.tviewer&using_sb=status&qsb=keywordProduced by Andre Goulet and mastered by Chris Hernandez at Studio Petit Palais in Montreal.
Join host Charlie Demers for a special May Day episode as he celebrates the podcast's first birthday with a live reading from his new novel 'Property Values' (Arsenal Press). Linking drug gang violence on Vancouver's Lower Mainland with the city's insane real estate bubble, Chapter 1 of the comedic crime caper introduces Scott Clark, the hapless protagonist intent on driving down the value of his home by staging a fake drive-by shooting. Find 'Property Values' at Galiano Island Books, official sponsor of 'Well Reds'!https://www.galianoislandbooks.com/?searchtype=keyword&qs=property+values&qs_file=&q=h.tviewer&using_sb=status&qsb=keywordProduced by Andre Goulet and mastered by Chris Hernandez at Studio Petit Palais in Montreal.
What if the inter-provincial Trans Mountain pipeline dispute doesn’t represent a failure of democracy or the rule of law? What if it actually shows a system working the way it’s supposed to? Political theorist David Moscrop joins host Andre Goulet to explain why, far from a constitutional crisis, this is what functional federalism looks like in action. Plus: exploring the self-interests and political motivations guiding the pipeline policies of John Horgan, Rachel Notley and Justin Trudeau. Look for David Moscrop's ‘The Kinder Morgan spat is an intractable slog—but it’s also democracy in action’ at macleans.ca This conversation was recorded on April 22nd, 2018. Mastered by Chris Hernandez at Studio Petit Palais in Montreal.
Jenny Town (Assistant Director of the US-Korea Institute at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies/Managing Editor at 38North.org) joins host Andre Goulet to discuss Washington's reaction to the surprise announcement of a Donald Trump/Kim Jong-un summit and- what can we expect from this month's upcoming inter-Korean talks. How do the conditions surrounding the summit compare to the Roh Moo-hun/Kim Jong-il meeting of 2007? Plus: John Bolton as White House National Security Adviser adds a dangerous element to peace-making efforts on the peninsula and- why is Seoul still without an American ambassador? All this and more on episode 73 of The Korea File. Music on this episode: ???'s '??? ??' (1987) This conversation was recorded on April 3rd, 2018 Mastered by Chris Hernandez at Studio Petit Palais in Montreal.
Why hasn't an amnesty provision been included in federal marijuana legalization legislation for the tens of thousands of Canadians with criminal records? Who are the politicians and police most connected to an expanding Canadian cannabis-industrial complex? And what would weed reparations look like? In this conversation, Vice senior editor Manisha Krishnan joins host Andre Goulet to take aim at the astounding hypocrisy of Canada’s weed-adjacent political and law enforcement communities. Plus: reflections on how lame would it be to smoke weed with an undergrad Justin Trudeau at a 1997 McGill house party. This conversation was recorded on April 5th, 2018. Mastered by Chris Hernandez at Studio Petit Palais in Montreal.
Jenny Town (Assistant Director of the US-Korea Institute at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies/Managing Editor at 38North.org) joins host Andre Goulet to discuss Washington's reaction to the surprise announcement of a Donald Trump/Kim Jong-un summit and- what can we expect from this month's upcoming inter-Korean talks? How do the conditions surrounding the summit compare to the Roh Moo-hun/Kim Jong-il meeting of 2007? Plus: John Bolton as White House National Security Adviser adds a dangerous element to peace-making efforts on the peninsula and- why is Seoul still without an American ambassador? All this and more on episode 73 of The Korea File. Music on this episode: 방주연's '당신의 마음' (1987)This conversation was recorded on April 3rd, 2018Mastered by Chris Hernandez at Studio Petit Palais in Montreal.
Children of the world have nothing to lose but their chains in the March episode of Well Reds!Join Simon Fraser University Institute of the Humanities Director Samir Gandesha and Juno-award-nominated host Charlie Demers for a gritty and granular conversation on 'Communism for Kids' from MIT Press.Find ‘Communism for Kids’ at our sponsor Galiano Island Books!https://www.galianoislandbooks.com/?searchtype=keyword&qs=communism+for+kids&qs_file=&q=h.tviewer&using_sb=status&qsb=keywordMastered by Chris Hernandez at Studio Petit Palais in Montreal.
Children of the world have nothing to lose but their chains in the March episode of Well Reds!Join Simon Fraser University Institute of the Humanities Director Samir Gandesha and Juno-award-nominated host Charlie Demers for a gritty and granular conversation on 'Communism for Kids' from MIT Press.Find ‘Communism for Kids’ at our sponsor Galiano Island Books!https://www.galianoislandbooks.com/?searchtype=keyword&qs=communism+for+kids&qs_file=&q=h.tviewer&using_sb=status&qsb=keywordMastered by Chris Hernandez at Studio Petit Palais in Montreal.
In a conversation exploring the relationship between racism, disinformation and Canadian media consolidation, Jagdeesh Mann of Vancouver's The Georgia Straight joins host Andre Goulet to discuss how the recent narrative connecting federal NDP leader Jagmeet Singh to a non-existent Khalistan separatist movement is being driven by an Indian government smear campaign against diasporic Sikh human rights campaigners. Recorded on March 26th, 2018. Mastered by Chris Hernandez at Studio Petit Palais in Montreal.
In this conversation, Steven Denney of the Munk School of Global Affairs at the University of Toronto and a Senior Editor at SinoNK.com joins host Andre Goulet to discuss the South Korean diplomatic delegation's visit to Pyongyang and why the staggering potential human cost of a war on the Korean peninsula is unthinkable. Plus: what was up with last January's weird Vancouver summit on Security and Stability on the Korean Peninsula organized by Minister of Foreign Affairs Chrystia Freeland and the U.S. State Department? This conversation was recorded on March 9th, 2018. Music on this episode is Yoo-jin's 'Guliu-man Soo-ang-inae' (1979) Mastered by Chris Hernandez at Studio Petit Palais.
Steven Denney (Munk School of Global Affairs at the University of Toronto/Senior Editor at SinoNK.com) joins host Andre Goulet to discuss the diplomatic delegation's visit to Pyongyang and how Korean nationalism and American obstructionism continue to clash in the wake of the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Games. Plus: January's weird Foreign Ministers' Meeting on Security and Stability on the Korean Peninsula, organized by the Canadian government and the U.S. State Department, comes under observation. All this and more, on episode 72 of The Korea File. Music on this episode: ‘그리움만 쌓이네' by여진 (1979)This conversation was recorded on March 9th, 2018.Mastered by Chris Hernandez at Studio Petit Palais.
This week's guest thinks that the Bell Media-led campaign demanding the creation of an official federal government anti-piracy committee is a radical proposal that will lead to the censorship of legitimate online content and speech. In this conversation, OpenMedia's Katy Anderson joins host Andre Goulet to explain why she thinks the FairPlay coalition's proposed law will threaten freedom of expression in Canada. Plus, what effect could a federal anti-internet piracy commission have on the principles of Net Neutrality? Find out more at dontcensor.ca, at michaelgeist.ca and at openmedia.org. This conversation was recorded on February 27th, 2018. Mastered by Chris Hernandez at Studio Petit Palais.
In a heart-warming and romantic Valentine’s Day conversation, writer/comedian Charlie Demers joins host Andre Goulet to aim Cupid’s arrows at the breathtaking cynicism and broken promises of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Find Charlie’s Juno-nominated comedy album ‘Fatherland’ on iTunes, where you can also subscribe to his monthly podcast ‘Well Reds’, Canada’s premiere leftist literary review. January's episode features David Chariandy’s award-winning novel ‘Brother’. Music on this episode: Billy Ocean's 'Suddenly'(1984) and Michael Bolton's 'How Am I Supposed to Live Without You' (1983) This conversation was recorded on February 13th, 2018. Mastered by Chris Hernandez at Studio Petit Palais.