Podcasts about winnipeg canada

Հարցազրոյց աւստրալահայ գրող Աշլի Գալայճեան Պլանդի հետ, իր նոր գիրքի շնորհանդէսի առիթով: Գիրքի անունն է Cold Truth: Interview with author Ashley Kalagian Blunt about her new novel titled "Cold Truth", a crime thriller set in Winnipeg Canada.

In this week's Weekly Presentation Coaching episode we meet Karen Kummen Diak a Travel Advisor from Winnipeg Canada!

Find me and the show on social media @DrWilmerLeon on X (Twitter), Instagram, and YouTube. Facebook page is www.facebook.com/Drwilmerleonctd   FULL TRANSCRIPT Wilmer Leon (00:00): Did you know that the world's largest democracy India is holding its lo Saba or lower house elections right now? And I don't think we can talk about India without talking about nuclear weapons. India is a nuclear power. How does that play out on the world stage? Announcer (00:32): Connecting the dots with Dr. Wilmer Leon, where the analysis of politics, culture, and history converge. Wilmer Leon (00:41): Welcome to the Connecting the Dots podcast with Dr. Wilmer Leon. And I'm Wilmer Leon. We have a tendency to view current events as though they occur in a vacuum, failing to understand the broader historic context in which these events take place. During each episode of this podcast, my guests and I have probing, provocative, and in-depth discussions that connect the dots between these events and the broader historic context in which they occur. This enables you to better understand and analyze the events that impact the global village in which we live. On today's episode. The issues before us are what will the election results mean for India? What will the results mean for the global geopolitical landscape? And we'll throw in a few other things as well for insight into this. Let's turn to my guest. She's a professor in the Department of Political Studies and director of the Global Economy Research Group at the University of Manitoba, Winnipeg Canada. She's the author of numerous books. She's recently returned from a couple of trips to her home country of India. She is Dr. Rekha Desai. Dr. Desai, as always, welcome back to the show. Dr Rekha Desai (02:03): Great being with you again. Wilma Wilmer Leon (02:06): Narendra. Modi is a Indian politician. He has served as the 14th Prime Minister of India since May of 2014. He had a simple campaign slogan of Good Days are Coming. Those who support him seem to love him. His opponents argue he's done little to improve their quality of life and the quality of life across the country. What's going on with the current elections in India? Dr Rekha Desai (02:38): Well, this election has, it's actually, I should say that the election itself is not going on today. The election has been going on for the last seven odd weeks, 45 days. So it started more than 45 days ago and it ended, the last voting day was June the first. It was a seven phase election in which the Election Commission organized elections in different parts of the country over seven phases. The counting is what's going on today. It's not complete yet. So we basically have an idea mean roughly a little over half the votes have been counted, and we can say that pretty well. The trends seem to be set. Nothing has changed very much over the last two or three hours. And what we see here is that Mr. Modi has been humiliated. Let me explain why Mr. Modi went into this election campaign with the Hubristic slogan of this in Hindi, you say ispa. (03:49) So this time we will go beyond 400, 400 seats in a 543 member Loba or Parliament, the BJP at the moment, I mean that was for the larger alliance, the NDA, the National Democratic Alliance, of which the BJP is the biggest part by far. And the BJP itself was supposed to get about 370 seats. At the moment the BJP is at 240 seats, so that is 130 seats less than what they had projected to win. So that is a pretty big humiliation. What's worse for Mr. Modi is that it's going to be in the past two elections, what has been remarkable, and one of the facts which has permitted many people to say that he's some kind of very unique, amazing sort of leader who is much beloved by the country and so on. In 2014 and 2019, his party won a parliamentary majority that is more than 272 seats in the Parliament. (05:02) On its own, it didn't need its allies. And this is the first time a single party has won a majority since the election of 1984 when if you remember, Mrs. Gandhi was assassinated and the Congress party rode to power with the highest percentage of vote and highest seat count ever in its history on a sort of sympathy wave. And so since that time, no party has ever won a majority, and Mr. Modi won a majority twice. Now in this election, it does not look as though he's going to have a majority. If the present trends continue, he will be somewhere around two 40 seats and he needs 2 72 for a majority. This will be an even bigger humiliation for him. Wilmer Leon (05:49): What does this mean, if anything, in the context of governance? I understand in the parliamentary system that you can win and lose seats and that can be a humiliation as you've just indicated, but that doesn't necessarily translate into your ability to form coalitions, your ability to govern. And if you still have the ability to govern, how difficult does it become? So for example, we can look at Netanyahu in Israel and now you got Morich and others threatening to leave and that's going to break up his coalition. What does this mean for Prime Minister Modi in terms of governance? Dr Rekha Desai (06:34): Well, it means that he will have to concede a lot to his coalition partners if he needs them. But before we get there, let me just say two other things, which is that depending on how, what is the final result, two additional things may or one of two or two or more things may happen, which will put into question more these ability to form a government. The first thing is that if the BJP is truly humiliated as it seems to be, it is going to be, it is very possible that there will be big opposition within the party, within the BJP knives will come out for him because he has basically ruled again in this very hubristic fashion disdain pretty well, all the second level leadership of the party, disdain, all the other organizations with which his party is affiliated and so on. So we will have to wait and see what will happen. The second thing that could happen, I'm not sure that it will, but it could happen, is that his coalition partners who he now needs may abandon him particularly sensing that this Mr. Modi is going nowhere. Good. Wilmer Leon (07:54): So it's that dramatic. Dr Rekha Desai (07:57): It could be is what I'm saying. We are not sure at the moment I'm looking at it and it's still showing me BJP at two 40 leading in two 40 seats, 63 seats short of its previous tally. That's pretty bad when you are claiming, and you asked me another question, and I just want to throw this one thing in there, contrary to what has been reported in most of the mainstream media in the West and certainly in India, because in India, the Modi government has the mainstream media in its back pocket. So contrary to what these sources have reported, the Indian economy is doing exceedingly badly. It is not doing well. And if you ask me the most fundamental reason for the bad performance of the BJP and Mr. Modi is that imposing the kind of economic pain that he has imposed on the country for the last decade, I would say, and we can discuss what happened in 2019, why did he get reelected? But he has imposed nothing but economic pain on the ordinary Indian for the last decade. This cannot be electorally, costless. And this time around the cost has caught up with him. Wilmer Leon (09:14): So when you talk about economic pain, the word that comes to my mind, well, two words that come to my mind are neoconservative and austerity. Are those, because I also, if I looked at some of the data, I want to say that youth unemployment is incredibly, incredibly high in India. And when your youth unemployment is that high, boy, you're the economist, not me, but you're setting a groundwork for discontent going forward amongst your youth. Those youth grow into adults and they carry that mindset forward. Speak to that please. Dr Rekha Desai (10:03): Okay, so I would say that there are a number of points I want to make. Number one, India's growth figures are highly exaggerated. That's the first thing is that they have changed the way in which they compile growth statistics, which depending on which economist you are talking to is exaggerating. India's growth rate anywhere between two to 4%. And if you factor that in, then India's growth rate, which is often touted as being the fastest of any major developing country faster than China's, et cetera, does not have any of those qualifications. India should be growing much faster, has in the past grown much faster and Mr. Modi's performance is actually very poor. The second point I have to make is that even the growth we have has been powered by unsustainable stimuli and it has created exceedingly high levels of inequality. So that is a problem. (11:02) So growth is low, inequality is high, inflation is high, unemployment is high including youth unemployment. So the unemployment crisis in India is very high, even though India's labor force participation rate, that is to say the number of people who are actively either employed or seeking employment out of the working age population is actually quite low. So even with this sort of social, shall we say, benefit that India has, granted, the BJP unemployment levels are very high. Youth unemployment is so high that for individual jobs, maybe the government advertises or some company advertises a dozen jobs and there will be literally hundreds of thousands of applications for a dozen jobs. I'm not kidding you. And there have been riots around issues of employment and so on. So we can again discuss that. So unemployment is that. Now, if this whole litany is not bad enough, Mr. (12:10) Modi has willfully in order to show what a strong man he's who can take decisive decisions and actions has imposed pain on the Indian economy on at least three separate occasions, which is completely, it's uncalled for unnecessary. But again, to do this, the first was if you remember the demonetization exercise when overnight the government declared that currency notes over the value of 500 rupees were considered invalid and gave everybody a short period of time to go and exchange them for lower denomination notes. Now, for an economy which runs on cash primarily, this was a disaster. Remember that India's economy, the formal employment in India's economy is only about 7%. So 93% of Indians work in an informal economy where cash is king. These people were suddenly thrown into a crisis. People who had squid away savings in high denomination notes had to go and exchange them. And many very often they had to stand in long lines and it created a huge mess. Secondly, Wilmer Leon (13:25): Well, wait a minute, what was the objective of doing that? Dr Rekha Desai (13:28): Well, he claimed that he was going to try to create a cashless economy and remove the black money from the economy, et cetera, but none of this was proved true. I believe that he was simply talking to certain, shall we say, big financial wizards who want to introduce cashless payment systems in India and want to benefit from the bonanza. And he basically doesn't talk to a lot of people. So one or two people who have his ear can actually get him to take these decisions. I mean the demonetization exercise. And a third thing was that he was trying very desperately to win an election in the giant state of UTA Prade elections were due. And he thought that somehow by doing this, he would prevent the opposition from essentially spending any money. So then he declared a covid lockdown at a time when there was no covid detectable in India. (14:26) And then a year later when you saw all those bodies floating down the Ganges and all those funeral pies, he was nowhere to be seen. He was missing in action. There was no government policy. People just had to somehow make do with what they had. State governments did do a lot, but not, he did not. And then finally he imposed a goods and services tax, which again, given that India operates on so many small and tiny enterprises, it was simply another burden on people who are already too stretched to keep records in order to pay taxes. And moreover, it's a regressive tax. There is so much inequality that the need of the R is to tax the fabulously wealthy. So in India, we now have literally a two tier society where if you are one of the five or 10%, life's never been better. And if you are one of the 90 to 95%, it's really, really bad. Wilmer Leon (15:23): So please forgive my ignorance of Indian culture, but I understand that there's a cultural strata within India. So you add the economic strata to the cultural strata, and then I would think you have a big mess on your hands. Dr Rekha Desai (15:46): Well, it exacerbates the inequality. What you're referring to is the caste system, which is quite widely misunderstood. But let me just, I mean the caste system people think is a kind of a layered, like a many tiered wedding cake with a small number of, so-called twice born cast at the top and then everybody else. But in reality, caste works in the sense of having, there are various caste groups and each caste group is either higher or lower in the hierarchy and that, so a small number of caste groups are in the, so-called twice born casts that are essentially the high castes, and then there is a big fat middle of the middle casts. And then there are the, so-called untouchable cast, and then there is a group of tribals who are outside the caste structure. So the thing, I don't want to give a long disposition on that, but the thing to know about the class structure in India is that the upper cast are also generally the upper classes, the well to do. So, the cultural or social privilege and economic privilege largely coincide, not completely, but largely. So this creates an additional layer of resentment and so on. So that's the situation. Wilmer Leon (17:13): I want to get back to my austerity question because I know that Modi is very, very close to Joe Biden, and that's why when you mentioned early on about the economic issues, Neo Khan and austerity were the two words that came to my mind. So are there similarities between the objectives of Modi's economics and the economics of the West? Dr Rekha Desai (17:41): Yes. Essentially the Modi government, like the previous BJP government engages in a certain politics of neoliberalism or economic policy of neoliberalism where you privatize as much as you can, you reduce social expenditure, you reduce state capacity, you contract out, that sort of thing. And that has really penetrated very deep. Now the Indian economy, so for example, he has recently privatized Air India sold it off essentially, and many other state assets have been privatized. A lot of the way I look at it, I think that this would go for President Biden as well as Narin Modi, essentially they have a one point economic policy. The one point economic policy is to do what benefits the really big corporations. And India has a lot of big corporations, so that that's the economic policy Bohi has pursued. So essentially there is a handful of big titans who destroyed the Indian economy. (18:54) You must have heard of Gata Madani who is a particular favorite of the Prime Minister. There are the Bannis and a few others. And essentially what Mohi has done in terms of economic policy is initiate projects. For example, building roads or bridges or highways or ports or airports or what have you, which involve giving very lucrative contracts to a small number of big corporations. And that's, those are the ones who have benefited. Whereas he claimed that he had a make in India a policy or program which was going to expand the manufacturing sector. Well, if anything, the manufacturing sector has shrunk under Modi. So the kind of good jobs that manufacturing tends to create has actually shrunk under Modi rather than expanded. So this is the kind of economic policy you have. And of course that makes India all the more unequal, Wilmer Leon (19:52): As I have read, particularly in Western media, it's been portrayed over years that it was expected that India would rival China. That modi's objectives were to the one China policy, I'm sorry, the Belt and Road initiative and that China China's economy, one of the leading growth economies in the world, and that Modi was trying to rival China and in the West it was being portrayed as though he was actually successful in doing so. Speak to that, please. Dr Rekha Desai (20:33): Yeah, I mean the West would dearly love India to emerge as an economic giant and Wilmer Leon (20:40): Competitor to China. Dr Rekha Desai (20:41): Exactly, and a counterweights to China. And so India would be sort of in the Western camp and help count to China. Unfortunately, the West has had to swallow considerable amount of disillusionment because I noticed that even in some of the more mainstream western media, which would, as I say, which have been praising India until recently, there has been a certain amount of stepping back, realizing that Modi has been not as economically successful, and also realizing that Modi has been very authoritarian so that India's democracy is often has been rated by under, Modi has been rated by some international agencies as an electoral autocracy, the press freedom in India, India has been criticized on those grounds. And I think that if anything, the west has been forced to come to these conclusions and it has reluctantly come to these conclusions. And if anything, criticism of Modi is still much milder than it should be, but it is there because the facts are too difficult to look away from. (21:53) Having said that, as I said, the West's desire for India to be this counterweight to China has not gone away. And I should also add that particularly this party, the BJP to which Mr. Modi belongs, has historically pursued a policy of getting closer and closer to the United States. And I should also add in the process, getting closer to Israel, reversing a very longstanding Indian policy of anti-imperialist support for the Palestinian cause and so on. So these trends have certainly been exacerbated under Modi, and we'll have to see now what happens in the coming weeks and months and so on. Wilmer Leon (22:35): India shares, I want to say about a 2200 mile border with China. India is part of bricks, the Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, and now a number of other countries have joined that economic block. So it seems as though Modi is trying to walk a very fine line in terms of being a member of Brix, which means good relationships with China working, I'll say working, working relationships with China, working relationships with Russia, while at the same time trying to be the friend of the United States. Is that a fair assessment of his effort? And that I would think that's a very, very difficult and fine line to walk. Dr Rekha Desai (23:26): I think it is. And at the same time, Mr. Modi has not had much choice because for several reasons. Number one, Modi would really love to distance himself distance India from Russia, which of course has had longstanding economic ties as well as defense cooperation ties. Wilmer Leon (23:51): But wait a minute, let me jump in. And just to that point, didn't India just sign a huge oil and gas deal with Russia and they are buying Russian gas in rubles? Dr Rekha Desai (24:08): Yes. So let me exactly. I was about to come to that. Wilmer Leon (24:14): I'm channeling my inner, not Dr Rekha Desai (24:16): Really like that. But what has happened in the interim, of course, is that with the Ukraine crisis, India and the rise in the price of oil, and remember India imports a lot of oil and the rise in prices of oil in India has ripple effects throughout the economy because the cost of everything goes up because transport is a central part of the cost of anything. So inflation is already bad enough in India. If India did not have this oil deal with the Russians, then it would be even worse and it would tell on Modi even greater way. Secondly, some of his best paths like Mr. Adani and Mr. Banani and so on are actually engaged in the lucrative and shady practice of buying Russian oil at a discounted price and then processing it to power, not for that matter, and then selling it forward to essentially Europeans who can say, well, we are not buying Russian oil, but we are buying these oil or oil products from the Indians. (25:18) And so this India has become a sort of conduit for this oil trade and so on and gas trade with the Europeans. So that's another important thing and why India needs Russia. Secondly, India also has these border disputes with China, which go a long way. And Mr. Modi, of course, loves to sort of rattle his saber every so often in order to Ghana support across the border with China. But in India has also become dependent on cheap Chinese imports, inexpensive Chinese imports, I should say. I don't want to suggest that they're low quality, but because Indian manufacturing has declined and India's has become ever more reliant on importing cheap Chinese products. So in all of these ways, India's room for manure is actually shrinking largely thanks to the sad state of its economy, which Mr. Modi is doing nothing to improve. So in that sense, what Mr. Modi would like and what he must do are increasingly further apart. Wilmer Leon (26:33): Here comes a very basic simplistic question. India, I believe is the largest population in the most populous country in the world. That says to me that there's a very large accessible labor force. The United States is moving or trying to move off of Chinese labor and fine labor elsewhere. Allah, Haiti, why isn't Modi, or why isn't the US trying to tap into that unemployed labor force, expand production in the country? Because when we think of India, a lot of people in West think of, for example, call centers. They think about engineers, but not necessarily with IIT, for example, the Indian Institute of Technology, which is supposed to arrival. MIT, supposed to be one of the best engineering school in the world, but people don't necessarily think of engineering coming out of India. So why isn't the world or why isn't the west tapping into this labor force? Is that a sensible question to ask? Dr Rekha Desai (27:58): No, it's a good question to ask. So let me take another step back. You are right. India is the most populous country. India has a very large young population, and people often have been talking about the demographic dividend that India has the opportunity to employ these people and to grow much at a very fast rate and benefit from this. However, in order to harness or in order to benefit from India's demographic dividend, you have to invest in your young people. You have to educate them, you have to give them the skills Wilmer Leon (28:34): You need like China has done, Dr Rekha Desai (28:36): And then you have to create the larger kind of ecology, which will stimulate growth. None of these things are being done in India. Primary education is basically, I mean, as opposed to China, where the state puts in a lot of effort into primary education in public schools, what you have is essentially a proliferation of private schools, which if your parents can afford it, you're lucky, and otherwise you go to a sadly and badly run state school, which often does not even have a sufficient number of teachers or teachers who show up, et cetera, et cetera. So there is this problem. Then on top of that, increasingly what used to be a rather good university system has also been allowed to essentially be privatized the proliferation of private universities and colleges which charge enormous fees for questionable forms of education, which is also why you see an enormous flood of Indians, Indian young people leaving the country to obtain education abroad. (29:44) I mean, I was educated abroad, but as a graduate student, what's happening now is lots of Indian young people are leaving as undergraduates and going abroad to various, usually other English speaking countries, but also places as you, I don't know if you remember, but when the Ukraine war occurred, there was a crisis of Indian students having to return, and I had no idea that there were Indian students in Ukraine, but are, and there are Indian students all over the place. So the government is not doing anything. And finally, there is another problem, which is that in general, the Make India program was supposed to be, which Mr. Modi advertised with great fanfare. It was supposed to attract foreign direct investment into India, but then the idea was that India would then become a platform for producing export products for the whole world market, et cetera. (30:37) But in reality, in general, foreign direct investment only comes in when or only comes into countries like India because these countries, these investors are interested in selling to the Indian market. They don't particularly want to sell to the foreign market. And secondly, also, the contracting out where the kind of contracting out that happens with China, and increasingly now with Vietnam and so on, that also has not been particularly good because we basically don't have a layer of manufacturing firms that are able to deliver quality timeliness and all those sorts of things. So essentially we haven't had any kind of big flood of contracting out either. Wilmer Leon (31:27): I'm going to go back to the same question because as I was listening to you, this thought just popped in my head. When I look at again, the Belt and Road initiative from China, when I look at China meeting with African countries, India has, again, it's the largest most populous country in the world. That means markets, people are there to sell to and a labor force. So I'm wondering why, and I remember, I think when Modi came in in 2014, he met with President Xi. There was a, I think 20 billion of investment deals signed. I'm thinking about Russia wanting to come in. So there's an incredible growth opportunity there in terms of markets. So China can come in and build railroads. China can come in and build bridges, build electric infrastructure, build water infrastructure. Is that not happening? And if not, why not? Dr Rekha Desai (32:34): Well, because, well, okay, let me take Wilmer Leon (32:39): Again, is that a sensible question to ask? Dr Rekha Desai (32:42): Yeah, yeah. No, no, it is. So first of all, let me say that the Indian market, you talked about the Indian market markets are not just composed of people of people. Markets are composed of people who have money. And if you are running down your economy in the way that I've just described, ordinary people in India do not have the kind of money that makes India an attractive market. The market in India, as far as foreign capital is concerned, is basically a small sliver of the upper 10% or so of the Indian population. And that is not a very big market. I mean, India may have 1.4 billion people, but if only 140 million of them are capable of consuming at anything like the level of the rest of the world, and it's not, it may have a small one or two or 3% who are, Wilmer Leon (33:36): I should have used the word potential. Yes, I should have used the word potential. And what comes to my mind, and if I'm historically inaccurate, please correct me. Many economists and others will say, and this is maybe a stretch of an example, but one of the things that brought about the end of slavery or enslavement in the United States was an understanding we've got this newly formerly enslaved population. We need these people to be consumers, not a drag on the economy. So we're going to create an economic system that allows the manufacturing access to this labor force. So that's what was driving my question. Dr Rekha Desai (34:23): Well, exactly. And the thing is that unless you have adequate levels of employment, and not only adequate levels of employment, but adequately well compensated employment, that is to say with high wages, you're not going to create a market. You've got to create a sufficiently, you've got to create good jobs, essentially. And that is not something the government has done that, in fact, it has done everything to retard that process because as I said earlier, the government's policy is to favor a small number of big corporations. Now, the vast majority of the Indian economy is accounted for by what we call SMEs or small and medium enterprises. These are the guys who actually create the jobs. They may not be very high paying, but at the very least, they're paying jobs. And even that with the imposition of GST, for example, with demonetization, all for that matter, with covid policies in every possible way, the SME sector has been set back and it is not creating, it's not allowed to create the kind of employment that you do. And if you give a contract to Mr. Adani to build a port, that's not going to create a of employment because what Mr. Adani does is he has all the freedom in the world to import all the things that he needs. So he imports high technology products from the west and so on, and he creates a state-of-the-art port, but that is not going to create a lot of jobs for Indians. Wilmer Leon (35:54): Does he import labor as well, or does he access Indian labor, or does he import labor as well? Dr Rekha Desai (36:02): No, no. He accesses Indian labor, but it's a very small amount. It's a drop in the bucket compared to what Indians to actually absorb and to realize this demographic dividend, you need to create a lot more jobs, and they're not going to be created by Mr. Adani and his friends. And in fact, in the absence of such a strategy to really create a larger market, to create more employment, to create more opportunity in India, in the absence of a strategy to do those things, India is not going to enjoy a demographic dividend. India is at the moment sitting on a demographic time bomb because, and we have seen some of the results of that. Let me also give you an example. Not only does the government not create employment, it does the reverse. It creates, it removes good jobs and replaces them with bad jobs. (36:54) Consider the Indian army. Now, you think Indian army is one of the largest armies in the world. It's a large standing army, and that was one of the relatively secure forms of employment that people in many parts of India, young men in particular, but there are also women in the Indian Army would aspire to. What this government has done is replace the ordinary soldier's job, which could then you join the army as a soldier, and you move up the chain if you are good and so on, you get promotions to higher levels. This has kind of been the number of such jobs has been reduced, and they have been replaced by the so-called Agni vu scheme, which sounds very fancy. You are a fire hero or something. Anyway, this Agni Vu scheme essentially will hire soldiers for four years on a four year contract. So at the end of those four years, you could be let go. There is no guarantee of employment. Now, even if you are a right-wing, security obsessed nut, you will say this is the wrong way to have a good army. Wilmer Leon (38:00): But Dr Rekha Desai (38:01): That's Wilmer Leon (38:01): What you need career soldiers. Dr Rekha Desai (38:05): Exactly. Wilmer Leon (38:06): Exactly. And you don't form careers on four year contracts. Dr Rekha Desai (38:09): And in this election, I have noticed that in all the areas which have, traditionally in every country, there are some parts of the country that are recruitment from which the army recruits disproportionately, and there are such parts of India as well. And in all those parts of India, the BJP vote has gone down because people are so sore about this scheme. In fact, the other thing, because in India what happens is that when the counting takes place, they count the postal ballots first. And very often the postal ballots have a disproportionate number of army veterans or army people in them, because army people tend to get posted around and they use the postal ballot to vote in their place of registration. And so these postal ballots also showed a significant decline in the vote of the BJP. So that was quite interesting as well. So you see, Mr. (39:03) Modi thought that he could visit this kind of economic punishment on Indian people, but somehow then still win them over by showing them what a strong leader he is. And through spewing hate, because you see in the, as I told you, this is a seven phase election at the end of the first phase, which occurred on the 19th of April. That was the first day of voting within a couple of days, I'm sure the BJP, which is backed by the way, absolutely generously by the corporate elite of India. So they have plenty of money. They must have conducted exit polls for themselves. You're not allowed to publish them, but you can conduct exit polls how you're doing. And it became very clear to the BJP and to Mr. Modi that their party was doing badly. And so within two days of that, the entire campaign rhetoric changed. (40:00) It went from how we are going to create a developed India with a 5 trillion economy and the whatever, the third largest economy in the world, and all this completely castles in the economic castles in the air. But we've seen that to essentially demonizing Muslims, which is what the BJ does. Whenever they realize that they're in trouble, they shift to this anti-Muslim rhetoric. So this, and the kind of rhetoric that has issued from the mouth of Mr. Modi has been absolutely horrific. I mean, it has plumbed depth of, how can you say, of coarseness that has never been witnessed, ever. And people have criticized him, but it is very clear that they were already panicking, and now the results are out and they're panicking because as I say, this kind of economic pain that you are visiting on Indians cannot be electorally costless. And you see, in 2014, Mr. (41:04) Modi won. It was a novelty. He was fully backed by the corporate capitalist class. The propaganda machine was in full motion, and the opposition was divided. It was not united. In 2019, they would've lost, actually, many people were saying that they were going to lose. Many seasoned psychologists were saying that. But at the very last minute, Mr. Modi pulled a defense and security rabbit out of his hat. There was an incident in which he claimed to be striking, making strikes across the border on Pakistan, on a place called Bako. And that these strikes were going to show that India was ruled by a tough leader and who was not going to give into Pakistans dastardly infiltration, et cetera, et cetera, and terrorist activities and blah, blah and so on, all of which is heavily you should take with barrels of salt. But nevertheless, this apparently transformed the election campaign, and there was the pre court assessments and the post bar court assessments, and he won. And even then he won, but he added a mere 20 something seats to his tally. So it was not such a great thing. Even with the Bala coat effect this time around, he wanted to add fully 70 seats to his tally. It's not going to be that. It's not that easy, as you can see. So there were exceptional circumstances, and this many people are saying is a more normal election. And in this normal election, Mr. Modi, it looks is headed for a humiliating setback, if not defeat. We'll have to see. Wilmer Leon (42:43): And I don't think we can talk about India without talking about nuclear weapons. India is a nuclear power. How does that play out on the world stage, in spite of all the things that you've just articulated and very clearly, thank you very much. That's always in the background. India is a nuclear power. How does that play on the world stage as related? Go ahead. Dr Rekha Desai (43:15): Yeah, I mean, in India, so the India's nuclear weapons are really not very substantial or not very many. I think it matters most in the confrontation between India and Pakistan. Pakistan, but also to some extent this border of dispute that India has with China, which we can discuss. But historically, if you think about it, India went in for a nuclear weapons development program in the sixties after being defeated in the 1962 war with China, in which China did not take any territory. China inflicted defeat on India and then withdrew to the original position just to say, look, we don't wish to solve this problem militarily. We wish to solve it through negotiation. And the Chinese have more or less stuck to that. But China has always been a very big factor in India's nuclear program. And so as you know, in 1972, India had conducted its first nuclear test. (44:19) India has never joined the nuclear non-proliferation treatment. And then in 1998, when Mr. The Prime Minister who headed the previous JP government, BJP LED government, I should say, that was a coalition government, but the BJP was the leading element of that coalition. Mr. Wapa, within days of coming to office, conducted a second nuclear test and then wrote a letter, this was back in 1998, wrote a letter to President Clinton, more or less explicitly saying that India having conducted its next nuclear test, was available to the Americans as a counterweight to China. So that is the larger configuration. I don't think India imagines that it is going to win a war with China, but I hope they don't anyway, because it was certainly not going to. But the weapons are supposed to be some sort of a final defense. So the nuclear weapons matter to India vis-a-vis Pakistan, and to some extent vis-a-vis China. Wilmer Leon (45:25): And quickly you've made reference to the India China relationship. Elaborate on that before we get into the discussion about American domestic politics. Dr Rekha Desai (45:36): Well, very briefly, I would say that India is increasingly outclassed by China. China is economic dynamism, puts India to shame. I would say that the previous government, the UPA government that ruled India from 2004 to 2014 began to embark on a strategy of creating greater employment and putting more money into the pockets of ordinary Indians and taking care of basic needs and so on, which if continued, would have put India on a much better track. Certainly not as good as China, but certainly on a much better track. But of course, Mr. Modi interrupted that, and we've had 10 years of exceedingly harmful economic policies under Mr. Modi. So economically, India is outclassed by China, and I would say that India, whereas up until now 2014, when Mr. Modi was elected, India was making small progress in resolving some of the border disputes with China, which can easily be resolved. (46:46) Some progress was being made. Mr. Modi has largely reversed that progress. Now, very briefly, let me just say that really I think that if India were to give up its insistence on lines on the map, which were drawn by the colonial powers, and try to seek an amicable, try negotiate with China amicably in a way that takes the interest of the people in these border regions, places them foremost, rather than claim to this or that piece of territory, I think that India and China can easily resolve their border disputes. Think of it this way, China has many borders with many countries, and it has resolved all its border disputes with all its neighbors except the one with India. India by contrast also has many neighbors. It has many border disputes, and it has resolved none of them. So that's the one very simple way of looking at it. So India's position has been unreasonable that Unreason was beginning to be unraveled to considerable extent, I think under the previous Congress led government. But under Mr. Modi, all that progress has been reversed Wilmer Leon (48:04): In your explaining India's inability to resolve those conflicts is part of that, because in the minds of many leaders, conflict brings about coalition that Israel is an example of that. One of the tenets of Zionism is, and Netanyahu says this all the time, you all need me to protect you because the wolves are at the door, and if I'm not here, they'll devour us all. Joe Biden, many believe right now is in deep trouble and is trying to create himself to be a wartime president. Is that in any of the thinking or logic of why these border disputes are not being resolved? Dr Rekha Desai (48:52): Well, okay. So first of all, let me just say that I think conflict brings consolidation, consolidation of your social base, not necessarily coalition, because you have to remember one very important respect in which the Israeli electoral system is completely different from the Indian election. Wilmer Leon (49:08): Oh, absolutely. Absolutely. I was speaking on a very broad level. Dr Rekha Desai (49:13): Well, because Israel has an exceedingly permissive form of proportional representation, so that parties with even a tiny number of votes can have representation in parliament. And this allows the more extreme parties, extreme right parties to also get representation in the Israeli parliament. India does not have a PR system at all. It has a first pass the post electoral system. And that of course, can translate a small, for example, in this election, a relatively small change in the percentage of the vote can translate into a very big change in the number of seats won by a given party. So India has this first pass, the post electoral system, and that has been very important in giving Mr. Modi his majorities. And yes, rattling the Sabre and raising the issues of defense and terrorism can certainly help. Mr. Modi has helped Mr. Modi in the past, in 2019 in particular, to essentially win a majority, again, even a slightly increased majority. So that certainly helps. And historically, yes, defense issues have been to consolidate a social base, but on the whole, I would say that the Congress has been much less willing to sort of weaponize defense issues. And the BJP has been much more willing to do. So Wilmer Leon (50:43): Switching to, well, is there anything else you want to be sure that we cover on this election issue before we move on? Dr Rekha Desai (50:50): No, I think it's good. Okay. Wilmer Leon (50:54): Okay. Alright. Well then with that, quickly, your thoughts on the current state of the Biden administration. His numbers are horrible. According to real clear politics, he has a 55.8, or we could say 56% disapproval rating. He has a 65.8 or 66% of those believe the country's on the wrong track. In the wake of Trump's guilty verdict in the New York Business Documents trial, Trump is still up by nine percentage points. And also when you look at the Battleground states eight, by many calculations, Joe Biden isn't winning one of them. It's becoming harder and harder to see how Joe Biden gets to the 270 electoral votes that he needs. Your thoughts? Dr Rekha Desai (51:58): Well, I think that what you're looking at in the United States is really the sort of cumulative result of following neoliberal policies basically, so that essentially neither Mr. Trump nor Mr. Biden are anything other than neoliberal. Mr. Biden will pepper his neoliberalism with a certain amount of socially progressive politics, but that's the only difference between them. And so what you are seeing is on the one hand, a very large protest vote against these sorts of policies going to Mr. Trump because Mr. Trump is essentially saying to people, I know you guys are suffering and I know how to solve your problems. You're suffering because of China. So instead of saying that you're suffering because of neoliberalism, which he's not going to give up on, he's offering a false solution to the problems of the people. But nevertheless, this seems to work better than what Mr. Biden is saying, which is offering more of the same. (53:02) And Mr. Biden's. So-called omics is actually not working either. So that, because again, it is not that different by the way, from the policy pursued by Mr. Modi. Mr. Biden also pursues a policy whose overriding priority is to look after the interests of the big corporations of the United States, not to solve the employment crisis or solve the housing crisis or to solve the health and indebtedness crisis or anything like that. And in the United States, the only people who seem to be talking a different type of economic policy are the non duopoly candidates, chiefly Jill Stein, and of course to Dr. West. These are the people who are talking about progressive economic policies. The existing duopoly has nothing to offer the American people. And let me say that by contrast, one of the heartening things about this election and the last few years in India has been that Congress, which was, I would've faulted it in the past 10 years ago, for still being too neoliberal Congress, having suffered a drum in 2014. (54:15) And in 2019 has improved its game on two fronts very, very well. Number one, it has engaged in some major exercises of reconnecting with the people, particularly essentially this walking journey that that Rahul Gandhi did across the country from south to north, stopping in everywhere and literally walking thousands of miles. That was a very good way of reconnecting and re-energizing the Congress organization. And very importantly, they seem to have understood that if you are to win in India in the present circumstances, you need to proclaim and pursue a far more progressive set of economic policies that look at issues of employment. And I haven't even mentioned, you asked me whether there was something else I should mention. I haven't yet mentioned agrarian distress being squeezed on both sides on the one side, by rising prices of inputs, which are increasingly produced by big corporations, and on the other side by diminishing prices of outputs, which again, which are typically bought by big corporations. So you can see these poor farmers being squeezed. The spate of farmers suicides in India are very high. So Congress has learned from all this that you need progressive policies for farmers, for the urban sector, for creating employment, for dealing with debt issues, providing education, all of these things. And they have actually come out with a pretty decent manifesto. And I would say that if they were to get a chance to implement it, I'm sure that they will only go further in a progressive or left-wing direction rather than pull their punches. Wilmer Leon (56:07): Interesting. You mentioned that the suicide rate of farmers is up in India because the suicide rate is up dramatically, particularly among white males in the United States. You mentioned the omics, Joe Biden doesn't mention omics that much on the campaign trail, and we hear the American economy is doing so well. But to your point about Joe Biden as looking out for the elite, that's the financialized side of the American economy that is doing well. The banks are doing well, corporations are doing well, but the regular part of this economy, debt is up dramatically. Prices are up, inflation is up, and unemployment, if you really look at the numbers in terms of the number of people working compared to people here have a, I think, try to make a false equivalency that every job means one person working. What we're dealing with here is one person working multiple low wage jobs just to remain poor. Hence we see the unhoused, the rate of the unhoused in the United States is up. So when you look at the real numbers and speak to this, please, as an economist, when you look at the real numbers, things aren't going nearly as well as Joe Biden and the Biden administration would want people to believe. Dr Rekha Desai (57:55): Absolutely. I mean, the whole employment issue has long been a boondoggle in the United States. The United States loves to advertise itself as this job generating machine of an economy, but what is the quality of the jobs generated by them? If you have to have two or more jobs in order to keep body and soul together in order to feed your children, then what kind of a job is that? Wilmer Leon (58:18): And many of those jobs don't come with health benefits don't come with vacation. They're low wage. In Dr Rekha Desai (58:25): Fact, I don't know if you remember, but this is not a new problem. This goes back to the election of George Bush Jr. When he was running for reelection. Apparently some poor lady said to him that, oh, she was working three jobs and so on. And she said, look, she's such a great hero. She's working three jobs, completely missing the point that why should anyone have to juggle three jobs in order to make a living? And that too, as you rightly say, not really a living in order just to be poor. And this is the situation. And by the way, in India, as I say, a lot of people are also claiming that they are going to look at so many, there's so much entrepreneurship in India. There's so much self-employment, a lot of what is called self-employment in India isn't self-employment. It's desperation. If you have no job, of course you will do anything. You'll buy bottle brushes and go sell them on or buy peanuts and go sell them on the train for the few rupees you will make. And the difference between your buying costs and your selling costs. And that may still not give you anything more than a meal or maybe half a meal or two square meals a day if that. But what about clothing? What about food? What about what? I mean housing, what about education? All these things are not there for people. Wilmer Leon (59:43): It's the difference between living and existing. Dr Rekha Desai (59:46): Exactly. Exactly. So this is the situation in India, and I think that these election results are showing that. And as I say, I think by the way, there was another parallel between the American situation and the Indian situation. A lot of people felt essentially unenthused by this election. So they may not have those people who Modi was trying to enthus to support him, may have simply sat at home and said, we are not going out. And as you know, the election campaign was very long drawn out because it would give Mr. Moy a chance to campaign in each phase. You see, because he regards himself as the only board deliverer of his party, which means there is no second level leadership in the party, which Wilmer Leon (01:00:39): Is in fact, isn't he on record as saying, I don't have a successor. The people are my successor. Isn't he on record as saying something ridiculous like that? He's Dr Rekha Desai (01:00:50): Been saying some pretty peculiar things recently. In fact, one of the most outlandish things he said recently, he said some, he gave a spate of interviews just before the election, and in fact during the election, and the purpose of this was that some phoning media person who is not a tall critical, who throws them all sorts of soft balls in order to make him look good. So one particularly phoning interviewer asked him, Mr. Modi, where do you get your amazing energy from? You've been campaigning, blah, blah, et cetera. So he said, he says, well, as long as my mother was alive, I didn't quite credit this, but I have always felt that I'm not biological, essentially, that I have not been born of my mother, that the Almighty has created me and sent me here to fulfill a certain purpose. Now, I mean, just imagine the guys, I mean, it's, it's madness. If you told me this and you were a politician, I would say Wilma. Okay, it's all right. You told me this. But don't tell anyone else. Just keep quiet about it, even if you think so. Wilmer Leon (01:01:58): In fact, you'd say, I have a friend I'd like for you to talk to who is trained to talk to people like you. Dr Rekha Desai (01:02:10): So anyway, so he's been saying some completely nonsensical things recently because as I say, he has been in a panic mode and he'll say anything basically and trying to, so anyway, he's been trying to garner votes. And the other really interesting thing is that you will remember that in January, the Mr. Modi elaborately conducted this elaborately stage managed consecration of the temple to Lord Ram, which is being built on this moss that was destroyed back in 1992. It's a big vo. We can't discuss all of this. But let me just say that this consecration exercise, which was, as I say, carefully choreographed to highlight Mr. Modi and his role, and he was, in fact, it was not the priests who were consecrating it as though it was he who was consecrating it. And it was a practically fascistic exercise I'll have. And he thought that this was going to be his baah court, that in the now 2019, there were those strikes and that this would deliver him the votes. There was next to zero temple effect in the electorate. You asked people, most of them didn't bring it up. They said, where are the jobs? Look at the inflation. How are we supposed to eat well enough? Et cetera, et cetera. So this did not work. Wilmer Leon (01:03:34): And as we get out, you mentioned anticipated low voter turnout in India. I have been saying for a very long time that a huge problem that is on the horizon for President Biden is not going to be people changing parties, is going to be and voting for Donald Trump or voting for Joe Stein or Dr. West. It's going to be people staying home raking leaves. That's going to be his huge problem. Your Dr Rekha Desai (01:04:07): Thoughts. I think that certainly this year in India, the voter turnout is only marginally lower than the previous time. But given that it is in roughly two thirds of the people have voted in the last election and this one. But I suspect that it's a question of who votes, right? So maybe his supporters stay at home and the supporters of the India block, which is the Congress led coalition, came out and voted. It's very possible that that's kind of what's happening. Wilmer Leon (01:04:38): Well, let me say as always to you, Dr. Ika Desai, thank you so much. Thank you so much for joining me today. Dr Rekha Desai (01:04:48): It's always a great pleasure, Wilma. Wilmer Leon (01:04:50): Folks, thank you all so much for listening to the Connecting the Dots podcast with me, Dr. Wilmer Leon. Stay tuned for new episodes every week. And by the way, if there are issues, if there are topics that you need me to connect the dots on for you, then please provide your suggestions in the comments below. Also, please follow and subscribe. Leave a review, share the show, go to the Patreon account and please make a contribution. This is where analysis, culture, politics, and history converge. Talk without analysis is just chatter. And as you can see with brilliant guests like Dr. Desai, we do not chatter on connecting the dots. See you again next time. Until then, I'm Dr. Wilmer Leon. Have a great one. Peace. We're out Announcer (01:05:50): Connecting the dots with Dr. Wilmer Leon, where the analysis of politics, culture, and history converge.

The CFL Gambling Podcast (@CFLGamblingPod) breaks down all the preseason future odds to win the 111th Grey Cup. Pick Dundee aka (@TheColbyD) & Justin Mark (@JMarkFootball) break down each and every teams odds and make the case for perhaps why you should jump in on a future for your team to take home the Grey Cup. Will Zach Collaros and Mike O'Shea lead the Winnipeg Blue Bombers to their 13th Grey Cup Championship? How will the Toronto Argonauts look with all the uncertainty involving Chad Kelly? Is their value on grabbing the defending champion Montreal Alouettes and Cody Fajardo to repeat in 2024?Can Bo Levi Mitchell get the Hamilton Tiger-Cats back in Grey Cup contention mode? What will it take for the Edmonton Eskimos and McLeod Bethel-Thompson to win some games? Will Corey Mace and the Saskatchewan Roughriders be improved on the defensive side of the ball? Can Vernon Adams and the BC Lions get to the Grey Cup and host the CFL Championship in Vancouver, Canada? Will Dru Brown or Dustin Crum get the start for the Ottawa Redblacks? Will Jake Maier get the Calgary Stampeders to contend in the CFL west? We talk about it all and more on this episode of The CFL Gambling Podcast. JOIN the SGPN community #DegensOnlyExclusive Merch, Contests and Bonus Episodes ONLY on Patreon - https://sg.pn/patreonDiscuss with fellow degens on Discord - https://sg.pn/discordDownload The Free SGPN App - https://sgpn.appCheck out the Sports Gambling Podcast on YouTube - https://sg.pn/YouTubeCheck out our website - http://sportsgamblingpodcast.comSUPPORT us by supporting our partnersNYRA Racing code SGPN200 - $200 Deposit Bonus Promo code SGPN200 - http://nyrabest.com/sgpn200Underdog Fantasy code SGPN - Up to $250 in BONUS CASH - https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-sgpnRoyal Retros code SGPN - 10% off - https://www.royalretros.com/Gametime code SGPN - Download the Gametime app, create an account, and use code SGPN for $20 off your first purchase - https://gametime.co/Football Contest Proxy - Use promo code SGP to save $50 at - https://www.footballcontestproxy.com/ ADVERTISE with SGPNInterested in advertising? Contact sales@sgpn.io================================================================Gambling problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER CO, DC, IL, IN, LA, MD, MS, NJ, OH, PA, TN, VA, WV, WY Call 877-8-HOPENY or text HOPENY (467369) (NY) Call 1-800-327-5050 (MA)21+ to wager. Please Gamble Responsibly. Call 1-800-NEXT-STEP (AZ), 1-800-522-4700 (KS, NV), 1-800 BETS-OFF (IA), 1-800-270-7117 for confidential help (MI)

Preston Dennett was the guest of the monthly UFO group in Winnipeg Canada. We discussed his 32 books on UFOs and Healing, UFO and drive-in Movies, UFOs and schools. Preston Dennett began investigating UFOs and the paranormal in 1986 when he discovered that his family, friends, and co-workers were having dramatic unexplained encounters. Since then, he has interviewed hundreds of witnesses and investigated various paranormal phenomena. He is a field investigator for the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON), a ghost hunter, a paranormal researcher, and the author of 32 books and more than 100 articles on UFOs and the paranormal. His articles have appeared in numerous magazines including Fate, Atlantis Rising, MUFON UFO Journal, Nexus, Paranormal Magazine, UFO Magazine, Mysteries Magazine, Ufologist and others. His writing has been translated into several different languages including German, French, Italian, Portuguese, Russian and Icelandic. He has appeared on numerous radio and television programs, including Coast-to-Coast and the History Channel's Deep Sea UFOs and UFO Hunters. His research has been presented in the LA Times, the LA Daily News, the Dallas Morning News and other newspapers. He has taught classes on various paranormal subjects and lectures across the United States. In addition to writing true non-fiction books about UFOs and the paranormal, Preston Dennett is also an award-winning science fiction writer. He has sold 40 speculative fiction stories to such markets as Andromeda Spaceways, Bards & Sages, Cast of Wonders, Daily Science Fiction, Grievous Angel, Perihelion, Sci-Phi Journal, Stupefying Stories, T. Gene Davis's Speculative Blog and many others, including several anthologies. After earning twelve honorable mentions, he won Second Place in Quarter 1, 2018 of the Writers of the Future Contest. He currently resides in southern California.

On this episode we're hanging with a man that has shaped the sound of some of your favorite records... Mr. Paul Yee from Stereobus Recording Studio in Winnipeg Canada. If you are a fan of Joey Landreth or Ariel Posen, then you've heard Paul's amazing sound capturing skills! I have always been so impressed with how he captures such great drum and guitar sounds, but let's deep dive on his whole process because he is a sonic genius. This is gonna be a fun one y'all! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mike Fata co-founded Manitoba Harvest Hemp Foods in 1998. From 1998 to 2016, he ran all aspects of the company as Chairman of the Board and CEO. In February 2019 Mike helped guide the strategic sale of Manitoba Harvest to Tilray for $419 million dollars. Mike has dedicated over 25 years studying and practicing natural health, starting in 1995 when he made the life changing decision to lose over 100lbs, and go from 300lbs to his current 180Lbs. He has gained an excellent knowledge of human anatomy, diet, nutrition and natural health lifestyle. Mike is a best-selling author, a keynote speaker, and has been featured on various media countless times regarding natural health, nutrition, hemp foods, organic agriculture, sustainable business, entrepreneurship and mentorship. Mike has won numerous awards; Young Entrepreneur of the Year (2004) Socially Responsible Business Award (2006) The Lorax Award (2006) Top 40 under 40 (2008) Company of the Year (2010) CHFA Organic Achievement Award (2010) Spirit of Winnipeg Award (2014) Nutrition Business Journal Education Award (2014) CME Emerging Business Award (2014) EY Entrepreneur of the Year (2014) MFPA Presidents Award (2016) OTA Organic Rising Star Award (2016) Top 100 Health Influencers (2017) John Holtmann Leadership Award (2021) In February of 2022, as Chairman of the Board Mike completed his third nine figure exit deal with the acquisition of Sol Cuisine by Plant Plus Foods for $125mm cash. Mike is currently Chief Executive Officer of Fata & Associates, Chairman of the Board of Nuts For Cheese, Global Growth Advisor for Mid-Day Squares, Lifetime Member (Past Chairman) of the Canadian Health Food Association (CHFA), Lifetime Member (Past Chairman) of Young Presidents Organization (YPO) and investor/advisor to a portfolio of companies. Mike is a homeschooling father, certified holistic health coach and avid backyard organic farmer. In his free time he enjoys coaching and mentoring natural products industry entrepreneurs. In 2021 Mike launched www.fatafleishman.org a free mass mentorship toolbox for CPG entrepreneurs. Mike hosts the Founder to Mentor podcast (a top 5% global podcast), connecting you with world class founders to inspire your personal and professional growth. https://www.mikefata.ca/podcast. Mike's best-selling book Grow: 12 Unconventional Lessons for Becoming an Unstoppable Entrepreneur released in March 2023. Entrepreneurs are the backbone of Canada's economy. To support Canada's businesses, subscribe to our YouTube channel and follow us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter. Want to stay up-to-date on the latest #entrepreneur podcasts and news? Subscribe to our bi-weekly newsletter

We're in Winnipeg, Canada, with Mike Green of TourismWinnipeg.com. We talk about exploring Assiniboine Park, attending the Festival du Voyageur, and sampling all the foods at The Forks Market.  Show notes are at https://WeTravelThere.com/winnipeg Bluffworks' stylish clothing is designed with the modern traveler in mind. It is wrinkle-resistant, machine washable, and very comfortable with hidden pockets to protect your valuables. Save 10% with our promo code at WeTravelThere.com/bluffworks

L'auditeur du bout du monde du 11 décembre 2023 avec Eric Brunet.

Our guest this week is Radhika Desai, Professor of Political Studies and Director of the Geopolitical Economy Research Group at the University of Manitoba, Winnipeg Canada. You can find me and the show on social media by searching the handle @DrWilmerLeon on X (Twitter), Instagram, and YouTube. Our Facebook page is www.facebook.com/Drwilmerleonctd All our episodes can be found at CTDpodcast.com.   TRANSCRIPT: Dr. Wilmer Leon (00:14): Welcome to the Connecting the Dots podcast with Dr. Wilmer Leon. I am Wilmer Leon. Here's the point. We have a tendency to view current events as though they occur in a vacuum, failing to understand the broader historical context in which most events take place. During each episode, my guests and I will have probing, provocative, and in-depth discussions that connect the dots between current events and the broader historical context in which these events occur. This will enable you to better understand and analyze the events that impact the global village in which we live on today's episode. The question before us is what has happened to academic freedom and free speech? For example, there's an article in the Manitoban, the student newspaper of the University of Manitoba Canada, and it's entitled you of Manitoba, professor Soft on Putin, an Alumnus, thoughts on a Professor's Interactions with President Putin. My guest is a professor in the Department of Political Studies and Director of the Geopolitical Economy Research Group at the University of Manitoba, Winnipeg Canada. She's an author of numerous books, and she's the subject of this article. She's Dr. Radhika Desai. Dr. Desai, welcome to the show, and let's connect some dots. Dr. Radhika Desai (01:44): Absolutely. Wilma, let's get going. Dr. Wilmer Leon (01:46): So you and your husband attended the Valdi Discussion Club and all expenses paid trip to Sochi Russia. You went earlier this month and this forum, the Valdi Forum, is billed as a wide ranging conference about international issues. Russian President Putin speaks at the conference every year. Now, as a result of your attending this revered and respected international conference, you and your husband have come under attack. So if you would please, first let's explain to the audience what is the VALDI Conference? Dr. Radhika Desai (02:25): So the Valdi Club is called the Valdi Discussion Club, and as its name indicates, every year, well, first of all, it holds discussions of course, throughout the year. It has a very good website with some leading commentators from around the world posting analysis of what's going on in the world, in the world economy, in world politics, et cetera. And then every year it has an annual conference to which it's an invitation only event. And of course the press is there as well. And every year they essentially analyze the world context in which the fast changing world context, shall we say, it's been going for 20 years. Indeed, the last conference we went to was the 20th Anniversary conference. A couple of other things about it that are important is that firstly, because Russia has been, if you think about the last 20 years from 2004 onwards, Russia has really been sort of in the eye of the storm that is changing the world so quickly and so rapidly, particularly over the last few years. (03:28) So that conference is actually a very fascinating conference to be at because people from, as I say all over the world, experts and academics, and even people, former diplomats, et cetera, all these sorts of people who really know what's going on attend the Wildlife Conference. So these conversations are absolutely fascinating. And second, the second thing I wanted to say is that of course the organization was set up by a few academics. As you say, president Putin always speaks at it. And in a certain sense, it will be interesting to think of it as the Russian equivalent of, for example, the Council of Foreign Relations in the United States or the Royal Institute of International Affairs, otherwise known as Chatham House in the United Kingdom. Dr. Wilmer Leon (04:17): And so you and your husband attended the conference and you even were able to submit a, well, you and your husband were able to submit a question to President Putin. And one of the things that for me is utterly amazing is he takes all comers, the questions aren't really screened. You're able to ask him anything that's relevant to world events, and he will at times speak for two and three hours just openly engaging with the press. Absolutely. I can't imagine Joe Biden, I can't imagine Barack Obama, bill Clinton. I could see doing it, but because it's so, it's structured but unstructured. Dr. Radhika Desai (05:12): Yeah, I mean, you are absolutely right about that. And I think the fact that we have political leaders who can barely read a teleprompter, let alone talk for four hours to essentially unscripted questions. This is really quite interesting. But anyway, to get to the point, president Putin, I've asked questions before. So I remember earlier in a 2014 Valdi Club conference when I had a previous possibility of asking a question, it was completely unscripted. And I had asked him about his economic policies for Russia and why he wasn't being, shall we say, more developmental in his policies. In one of my criticisms of President Putin would be that his economic policies remain a bit too neoliberal even today. I mean, of course they've become much more developmental than they were in 2014, but that's a small point. But anyway, this time around Dr. Wilmer Leon (06:05): Minute, it's important I think for people to realize that not only is Vladimir Putin and attorney, he has a PhD in economics. Dr. Radhika Desai (06:17): Yes. Dr. Wilmer Leon (06:18): A lot of people don't know that. Dr. Radhika Desai (06:21): True. Exactly. And as I say, I mean, in fact, I have a very good friend of mine pointed this out to me years ago that Putin is one of the few people who can simply give speeches that are really interesting, historically informed as he did this time around, and then engage with the audience on unscripted questions, giving a wealth of information and detail about what his government is doing. So it is really quite interesting. But anyway, this time around in more recent years, we have been asked to submit questions. So I submitted a question last year, but I wasn't called upon to ask my question, but this year I was called upon, and the question, I actually hadn't submitted a question when we set off, but then the Canadian Parliament engaged in the most astonishing act, essentially the Canadian Parliament on the occasion of President Vome Zelinsky visit to Canada, invited to Parliament, a man, a very old man, a 98-year-old man who was billed as a great hero veteran who had fought against the Russians. And the entire Parliament stood up and clapped. And by the next day, however, essentially the, you know what had hit the fan and the entire country was a Russian news stories about how this man was a Nazi. Now, how could such a thing happen? The fact of the matter is we have a deputy prime minister who is of Ukrainian heritage, who has a PhD in Russian and Ukrainian studies. There's absolutely no way that the Canadian government did not know that it was bringing a Nazi to Parliament. There were Dr. Wilmer Leon (08:08): Hoka is his name. Dr. Radhika Desai (08:11): Exactly. So Mr. Hunka, the Parliament, not even a single person in the hundreds of people in Parliament actually thought to ask, wait a minute, if he was fighting the Russians in the Second World War, who was he fighting with? And then it emerged that he was a member of a certain Kian division in the Waff ss. And this was actually totally a collaborationist Nazi unit which had participated in the genocide of Jews, Russians polls, and of course, Roma President Putin, in response to my question, also reminded us that an uncounted number of Roma people had also been attacked by these people and eliminated by these people. So anyway, no one in parliament had the guts to ask this question. And to me, and the whole country, of course, was shocked and really, and I felt it was really important to give President Putin a chance to have his say on this matter, because which is the country that is most wronged by this, it is Russia. Because of course, the direct target of this action was of course Russia. We were applauding Mr. Hunker because he had fought the Russias. So what better thing to do than to ask the president of that country, who by the way, is also the target of a demonization campaign in the Western media. (09:43) It's as though Putin is some kind of a macabre, omnipotent person who runs everything in Russia. Everything that happens in Russia, and quite frankly, everything that happens abroad, which is not good, is usually attributed to Russia, which is so the point. Dr. Wilmer Leon (09:59): Russia, I even wonder, was he responsible for the kidnapping of the Lindbergh baby, and did he murder Jimmy Hoffa? I mean, he gets accused of everything. Dr. Radhika Desai (10:11): Of everything, exactly. And the fact is, we have to remember that if it had not been for the Russian contribution to the Second World War, if it had not been for the Russian effort, which cost Russia anywhere between 25 and 30 million lives, I mean, this is, Dr. Wilmer Leon (10:27): We'd all be speaking German now. Dr. Radhika Desai (10:30): Well, exactly. I mean, it was the critical contribution to the defeat. I mean, think about it this way. The Soviet Union rescued the capitalist west from its own, shall we say, from the very monster that it had created, namely fascism and Nazim. So in that sense, in this current war, which is essentially a proxy war, that the US is waging against Russia using Ukraine as proxies, fighting Russians, as John Muir Heimer likes to say, to the last Ukrainian in this war, all we hear in the West about Russia is of course the wall to wall propaganda that is everywhere. It's anti Putin and it's even anti-Russia. We are de platforming Dostoevsky and Tchaikovsky. I mean, this is ridiculous. And so it has gone to such an extent. And so one of our purposes in attending the conference was that we want to remain in touch. (11:32) We have many friends in Russia. We have had long collaboration with a whole variety of Russian scholars and academics, so why shouldn't we go? And in fact, just a few days before we were to arrive in Russia, the Canadian government imposed sanctions on Russia, and we immediately got down, Valdi wrote to us saying, we have have been sanctioned by your government. If you do not come, we would understand. Please make up your mind and let us know whether you'll be coming or not. We sat down and read the sanctions law. We realized that it does not apply to attending a conference. It applies essentially to doing business with providing buying and selling goods, providing finance, et cetera, et cetera. So these were the sorts of activities to which it applies. Anyway, so we decided to go and we went. And so essentially, I am being pilloried, we are being pilled foregoing at all. (12:29) And for asking this question, which according to the media gave, it was a sort of softball question to Putin, which allowed him to essentially talk about how ridiculous Canada had been. This was called by some people who are, of course, we can talk about who these people are as well, but they're highly politically motivated, and this was called morally reprehensible. I ask you, what is morally reprehensible for 400 plus people who are the elected representatives of the nation who have the, shall we say, the honor and dignity of the nation to maintain, to indulge in and act like this, and to applaud Mr. Somebody like Mr. Hunker, or is it reprehensible to ask the president of the country, which is already the target of so much attack, giving him a chance to say something meaningful about how bad Canada Canada's leaders have been? Essentially the entire political class in Canada, in a single act discredited itself. I mean, this is how bad things have got. Dr. Wilmer Leon (13:36): And as a result of this, your prime minister, Justin Trudeau, apologized profusely called the honoring of Mr. Hunka in your parliament, a joint session of Parliament as an accident. But here's what I find to be really, really confusing, is Zelensky was there, and Hunka was brought in as a kind of a tangential honoring of Zelensky. And what we know very clearly, even though many in Western mainstream media don't want to discuss this, is that with organizations like the Wright sector and the as Ofv Battalion in Ukraine, that there are Nazis many call, but they ain't nothing neo about 'em. They are Nazis who honor the late Stefan Bandera, who was a just brutal, horrific war criminal. And so all of this was orchestrated as a way to pay homage to Zelensky and then pay homage to the Nazis that the United States is paying training and organizing with in Ukraine. Now, is that rhetoric on my part or is that supported by the data? Dr. Radhika Desai (15:09): Absolutely supported by the data. I mean, and by the way, it's not just the United States, the Canada, and the Oh yeah, absolutely are also contributing to the training and equipping of this army, of which Nazis are such an important and big part. In fact, I would say they're the kind of cutting edge of the army. So absolutely this is the point. But the other thing that occurs to me when you were sort of reeling out all these facts is that we are often told when we point out that there are Nazis, Ukraine has a Nazi problem, we are told, oh, well, of course Ukraine has no Nazi problem because President Zelensky is Jewish, Dr. Wilmer Leon (15:47): A Jewish. So here Dr. Radhika Desai (15:47): You are, you want to respect this Jewish gentleman who is, and you bring a Nazi and applaud him in front of this guy. What kind of a ridiculous thing it is. Wilma, I think many people, of course, prime Minister Trudeau said, oh, it was a regrettable mistake. It was a tragic accident, et cetera. There was nothing accidental about it. The fact of the matter is that nobody gets into Parliament without being vetted. The people would've known there's an entire process of vetting, and even if there was no process of vetting, the fact of the matter is that our Deputy Prime Minister, Christia Freeland, is not only of Ukrainian origin in Canada, her ancestors have been the beneficiaries of laws that explicitly encouraged Nazis to immigrate to Canada in the post-second World War period at a time when it was difficult for Jews to immigrate to Canada. (16:50) Jews who had been fleeing what remained of the Jews in Europe who were fleeing Europe at the time, even they were not welcome in Canada, but the Nazis were welcome. And what's more Christia Freeland, she is the granddaughter of one of these people. Now, nobody can help who our parents and grandparents are. I mean, that's not her fault. But what she has done is she has consistently maintained that she's very proud of her grandfather. She believes he's a great hero, even though it has been revealed that he too was a close follower of Bandera, was working very closely with them. All this stuff has come out in the newspapers, and it has simply the mainstream press after one or two stories are published, they completely sort of forget about it. And Christia Freeland also has a PhD in Russian and Slavic studies. She speaks Russian, she speaks Ukrainian. She speaks many other European languages, absolutely no way. She did not know that Mr. Hunker was, this person was essentially a Nazi. So the idea that it was a mistake that only the speaker has to resign, and then everything is fine. This is completely ridiculous. Dr. Wilmer Leon (18:12): What, if anything, does this say to you about the broader issue or context of white supremacy? And what I mean by that is when I was in high school and learning history, oh, the Nazis were evil, Hitler was evil. All of that is true, and Hitler was vilified. The Nazis are vilified, and oh, the one thing you don't want to be called other than anti-Semitic, you don't want to be called a Nazi. But what we find out now is the United States worked with them in World War ii, the United States insured Safe Passage, and I say United States, and also in that is United States allies insured safe passage of a lot of Nazis to the United States, to Canada, to South America. So one, then I think this only begs the question was or was the conflict, or is the conflict not so much ideological, but procedural? Oh, because does that make sense? I think you got my question. Dr. Radhika Desai (19:32): Yeah. I mean, I think that of course, during the, first of all, in order to understand the second World War, you have to see in a certain sense, the first World War and the second World War as a single conflict, it was a single inter imperialist conflict. So in that sense, the First World War, everybody recognizes that it was an inter imperialist conflict in which although Western countries, the Anglo-American part of the west continues to maintain the silly idea of German guilt. In reality, all the imperialist powers, the United Kingdom, the United States, Germany, everybody included, were all equally complicit in the outbreak of the First World War. So there was this conflict, and then after it ended the versa, so-called Versailles settlement actually settled very little. It simply laid the foundations of the causes that would lead to the Second World War, because as I say, it settled very little. (20:35) So in that sense, the second World War also has to be seen as an inter imperialist conflict with one big difference. And that is that the Soviet Union and also Chinese forces, communists, but also nationalists, but mostly communists, these forces were the ones who were able to turn the tide and save the liberal west. I put this in quotes because, but in name, at least these were the liberal west as against the fascist west, and they were able to save the liberal west from the fascist west. But of course, contrary to the notion that somehow fascism and communism are closely connected, in fact, fascism is the progeny of capitalism. Many would say that once you get to the monopoly stage of capitalism, which we were at basically in the early 20th century, already fascism is inherent in the system. It is a permanent temptation, a permanent possibility. And it is not surprising by the way, that today we are seeing the resurgence of fascist forces. And this resurgence is also facilitated by something else you alluded to, which is that, so we fought the Nazis in the Second World War, but you know that before the onset of the Second World War, many major world leaders were sympathetic to the Nazis. Many major western leaders were sympathetic to the Nazis, to the fascists in Italy and so on. George Dr. Wilmer Leon (22:06): Bush's grandfather, Prescott Bush was sympathetic to the Nazis in World War ii. Dr. Radhika Desai (22:11): Very interesting, very interesting. I didn't know that. But yes, or people like Churchill and so on, they were secretly or openly the royal family for that matter, everything. So I mean this already then of course, there was this terrible war and the discovery of the Holocaust and all of these things, but even thereafter, in order to preserve capitalism, in order to ensure that the enormous sympathy that communism in general and the Soviet Union in particular had among the masses of Europe, would be pushed back essentially the West Connived in keeping many fascists in power in countries like Germany, Italy, and elsewhere. So in that sense, there was already this collaboration. And since that time, I mean, the fact of the matter is that, take for instance, something very recent, the Bernie Sanders Trump thing, Sanders campaign as a left-wing politician, he was absolutely not allowed to come anywhere near power. I mean, not within sniffing distance of power, but the election of Trump could be tolerated. (23:27) And so we see that fascist temptation is always there, and it is, the bias of the system is so much to the right. And today we are in this absolutely awful situation in which we have completely useless leadership, but the only opposition to this completely useless leadership that western countries have comes from the right because the left over the last so many decades has been completely beaten down. You began this conversation by asking about academic freedom and freedom of speech and what is happening. I should say, by the way, for the record, that my university has maintained the academic freedom stance, and I'm glad that is so that's very good. However, the fact that you can be pilled on Twitter and by personal emails that I'm sent on Facebook, et cetera, for essentially doing something very simple like putting a question in a conference, this kind of behavior, this kind of cancel culture that exists, this is essentially, you can say it is the verbal version of the sort of vigilante action which is associated with fascism. There's absolutely no doubt about it. Dr. Wilmer Leon (24:47): In this article that I referenced in the Open an Alumnus thoughts on professors' interactions with Russian President, I'm going to read a bit of it. I'm an alumnus of the Department of Political Studies, and I am a former student of Professor Desai. I cannot say that I aligned with all of her positions at the time, but after finding out that she had spent part of last week shilling for War Mongerer Putin, I found her actions to be particularly disgusting. The student continues, former student continues, A discussion club may seem like a noble endeavor in a free and democratic society. However, in Putin's Russia, public discourse is manipulated and dissenters are repressed and punished. I would be shocked if this Valdi forum was anything more than premeditated theater for Putin to stoke his own ego. Couple of things. One, if this was a former student of yours, this individual obviously didn't spend a lot of time paying attention in class. (25:52) That's the first point. And this idea that in Putin's Russia public discourse is manipulated, I would ask the individual that wrote this, if they know anything about Julian Assange and what the United States is doing, what Joe Biden is trying to do to Julian Assange, then this idea that public discourse is manipulated. This individual obviously knows nothing about what Tony Blinken did before he became Secretary of State trying to kill the story of Joe Biden's son Hunter and the Hunter Biden laptop story. So all of this is subterfuge and rhetoric, but this is just one example. There are what, five or six articles that have been written against you. Speak to that, please. Dr. Radhika Desai (26:48): Yeah, I mean, first of all, let me just say that this idea that there is no freedom of speech in Russia, and for that matter in China, I often encounter this because as it happens, I have a very big range of academic connections, both in Russia and China. And I visit these countries regularly for conferences and so on. And what I found is very ironic, but the actual spectrum of opinion in both of these countries in Russia and China is actually much broader. In all of these countries, you have sort of open expression of neoliberal positions on the one hand on the right, and then socialist positions on the other. And everything in between is at least expressed. Whereas what we find here is that there is a systematic suppression by the mainstream media of anything but a set of views within a fairly narrow spectrum of opinion. (27:47) And people like the author of this article, some of the authors of the reporters and others who have written other articles who have been participating in an attempt to create a Twitter storm against me, which hasn't been very successful. But nevertheless, the attempt is made. What these people do is they're sort of what I call the ankle biting little yappy dogs of the authorities who kind of try to do some of the little work for the authorities. So that's what they're trying to do. Now, I do want to say one or two other things about it. There is no doubt that there is a certain amount of censorship in Russia. For example, my very good friend Boris Kaki, who is one of the contacts, he's a very fine scholar, a very prominent historian, sociologist of Russia. He's also a political activist. He has run for parliament. (28:37) He works actively for essentially trying to promote some sort of socialism in Russia. Now, as it happens, he is deeply opposed to this war. I mean, I'm opposed to any war as well. I don't think it's a very good way of settling things. But by not entirely agreeing with Boris, I think that I understand his position. Anyway, Boris has essentially been jailed by some part of the state apparatus for essentially allegedly AB betting terrorism. I can't believe that. And few people who have been pillaring me for asking Putin this question about what happened in the Canadian parliament mentioned the fact that I had actually two things to ask President Putin. The first was about this matter that we've already discussed about the Canadian Parliament, and the second was a personal appeal that he himself look into the matter of Boris Kaki, along with some friends. (29:37) We delivered a letter to him, in which we also pointed out that there was absolutely nothing to be gained by doing this in any case. So my point is that there is a certain amount of censorship in these countries, but as you rightly point out, such censorship also exists in our country. Look at what we are doing to Julian Assange or Edward Snowden or Chelsea Manning or a whole range of other academics who've actually lost their positions for the views they've expressed and so on. So I mean, this sort of persecution is going on all the time, but in the West, we don't just have this censorship of what I call the censorship of sticks. We also have the censorship of carrots. And what do I mean by that? Essentially, the entire media world and the academic world is manipulated by essentially giving out everybody, making it known that if you repeat what we want you to repeat, you will get a good job. (30:36) You will get promotion, you will get grants, you will get preferment, you'll get tenure, tenure. You'll get to hold the, that is the media. So all of these things are available provided you do certain things. And a lot of people, too many people, I would say most people in academia tend to fall for some version of this. I don't say all because there are still independent voices in academia and more power to them and more power to us. But nevertheless, too many people fall for this because it's just so easy and it's so convenient. So anyway, the point is that both of these forms of censorship exists, and what they have done is they have narrowed the spectrum of opinion. (31:21) And this is a very serious problem because the West is now part of the reason why nobody said anything in Parliament is because also in parliament where our leaders, our elected representatives are supposed to speak their mind, to represent the ordinary people. They are essentially not doing their job. So our political systems are broken. As a result, we desperately need to widen the spectrum of opinion to have more voices speaking out. This is key. Now, I think if we continue, because it's also fueling the wars that our countries are promoting around the world. Now we have, until recently we had Ukraine. Now we also have Israel Gaza, which is getting to be exceedingly dangerous. And tomorrow, by the way, we might have one with China. Dr. Wilmer Leon (32:10): And to your point about censorship and what's going on in Gaza, and to your student that talks about suppression in Russia, university of California, Berkeley law professor Stephen Davidoff Solomon called out some of his students for supporting anti-Semitic conduct on campus. What this law professor did was wrote a open letter to the law firms that he is in touch with telling them not to hire certain of his students who have proven to be pro-Palestinian. Quote, my students are largely engaged and well-prepared, and I regularly recommend them to legal employers. But if you don't want to hire people who advocate hate and practice discrimination, don't hire some of my students. anti-Semitic conduct is nothing new on university campuses, including here at Berkeley. That's just one example of the stifling pressure that academics are imposing upon their own students. We know what happened at Harvard, thank God the president of Harvard, I think her last name is professor President Gay, did not succumb to the requests and the pressure to turn over the names of Harvard students that were protesting in support of Palestine. I believe the same thing has happened at Columbia University. So these are just examples, real clear examples of how stifling the pressure can be in the United States. Dr. Radhika Desai (33:59): Absolutely. And when you do that with students, it's a bit like get them young, so that sort of slap them into shape before they get into bad habits sort of thing, according to the authorities. But this sort of thing is going on around the world in the uk. They're trying to ban the Palestinian flag and trying to essentially, they're persecuting people for going to pro-Palestinian demonstrations. But you know what? Wilmuth around the world, what we are seeing, especially in the Western world, is that the Western world's leaderships, which are all repeating the same mantra of Israel, has the right to defend itself completely ignoring the context, et cetera, the historical context and everything. They are completely out of touch with the vast majority of the people. Dr. Wilmer Leon (34:51): And they're ignoring international law. Dr. Radhika Desai (34:55): Indeed. And they, in fact, absolutely, they keep saying that they should abide by international law. But the fact of the matter is Israel is not abiding by international law. It has already declared that it is at war, but at the same time, it is essentially by corralling all the people of Gaza into Gaza, not allowing them to leave, depriving them of water, electricity, sanitation, bombing hospitals killing children over 2000 of them already. This is completely against international law and Dr. Wilmer Leon (35:33): It, it's called collective punishment. And collective punishment is a war crime. Now, I don't think you're making that up. I know I'm not making that up. If you pay any attention to the International criminal court, if you know anything about, and this conversation is not anti-Semitic Pro, international law and collective punishment is a war crime. Dr. Radhika Desai (36:06): Absolutely. And it is. It is also pro justice. I mean, at the end of the day, what these people Dr. Wilmer Leon (36:11): And pro morality Dr. Radhika Desai (36:14): And promo, they decontextualize, everything Hamas, everything begins in this discussion of the West today. Everything begins from the 7th of October when Hamas attacked Israelis and killed many of them and so on. But the fact that Palestinians have been living, Palestinians have had their land occupied since 1948 and before 1948, this is completely forgotten the fact that Palestinians have been displaced, that the Palestinians have the right to resist, and they have the right to self-determination. All of these things are completely swept under the carpet. It's really shocking. And this is entirely a result of the fact that the spectrum of opinion has been narrowed. The forms of censorship that I pointed out earlier operate both in media and in scholarship, so that more and more we are hearing either completely irrelevant things or things that are only repeating what the authorities want repeated. Dr. Wilmer Leon (37:17): And let me give an example of that. President Obama published an op-ed thoughts on Israel and Gaza, and I'm going to read the three opening paragraphs. It's been 17 days since Hamas launched its horrific attack against Israel, killing over 1400 Israeli citizens, including defenseless women, children, and the elderly. In the aftermath of such unspeakable brutality, the US government and the American people have shared in the grief of families, prayed for the return of loved ones and rightly declared solidarity with the Israeli people. As I stated in an earlier post, Israel has a right to defend its citizens against such wanton violence. And I fully support President Biden's call for the US to support our longtime ally in going after Hamas, dismantling its military capabilities and facilitating the safe return of hundreds of hostages. But even as we support Israel, we should also be clear how Israel prosecutes this fight against Hamas matters. In particular, it matters as President Biden has repeatedly emphasized that Israel's military strategy abides by international law, including those laws that seek to avoid to every extent possible, the death or suffering of civilian populations. I just wanted to read the opening here because this is really where I formulated the earlier question to you about white supremacy. And this being not a matter of ideology, but a matter of strategy. Because what I take away, there are a number of fallacies in what Obama wrote, but what I take away in that last paragraph is Obama saying this slaughter, slaughter Hamas, as you want to just be a little nicer in how you go about doing it, Dr. Radhika Desai (39:13): But it gets worse than that Wilma, because the very next paragraph. So it says all of these things that we should try to avoid as much as possible, not try to avoid, only try to avoid as much as possible, which is already a big qualifier. But then, or Dr. Wilmer Leon (39:29): Don't do it because you're violating international law. Dr. Radhika Desai (39:33): That's right. Yeah. How about that? He already is giving Israel a free pass there, but then he says, this is an enormously difficult task, so trying to minimize the suffering of the civilian population is already too difficult, so it may not be possible to minimize it anyway. And then he says, the United States has fallen short of this high values when we are engaged in war. And then he says, it is understandable that Israelis have demanded that their governments do whatever it takes to root out Hamas. And then he repeats the, oh my God, if I hear it one more time, my head will explode. They are using civilians as human shields. So he repeats this old trope that the Israeli government sources never fail to repeat. And so the thing is that this whole thing is really a gift. He's doing nothing. He seems to be calling for sympathy for Palestinians and so on, but Israel has rights. (40:39) Palestinians only have our sympathies. And there is a big difference. Sympathies is, at the end of the day, an empty sentiment, especially if it is not backed up with action, of real support, of real solidarity, of a real, even-handed attempt to try to, I mean, the whole thing is, I talked about the earlier history, the fact that Palestinians have, have had that land occupy for decades. So all of these things are true. And throughout this time, the United States has always intervened in this situation in a way that is heavily loaded in favor of Israel while trying as best as possible to make a show of even handedness. The fact of the matter is that this article by Obama, which completely supports the Biden administration, essentially is just repeating what the Biden administration is doing, and it is simply showing the pronounced US bias in favor of Israel. And he says at one point he says that we should try to minimize civilian casualties because it'll otherwise alienate the people of the world. The fact of the matter, it's Dr. Wilmer Leon (41:58): Bad for business Dr. Radhika Desai (42:01): And it's bad for business. But also the fact is that at this rate, there will, and he says that there will not be enough actors in the region who support Israel's right to exist and also support the Palestinians will not be able to broker a deal. But at the rate at which Israel is going and the way in which the United States is completely behind Israel, there will be very few actors in the region who will continue to recognize Israel's right to exist because the street will not allow them, the ordinary people. I already read in today's newspaper a report that the Tunisian parliament is going to outlaw any kind of normalization of relations with Israel, and also essentially prevented citizens from engaging in any kind of contact with Israelis. So this is already one of the reactions. And I would say that if as the collective punishment of Gaza continues, as children continue to be killed in Gaza, the whole world is going to turn against Israel. It's not good for Israel, actually, for the way in which this is unfolding. Dr. Wilmer Leon (43:14): Libya, I believe, has taken a similar action as Tunisia is taking. And we know that based upon the Abraham Accords that the United States was trying to broker reproach monk between Saudi Arabia and the Zionist colony of Israel, and that as a result of Hamas' action, the Saudis have put that whole thing on hold because to your point, they see what's happening in the street and they don't want to be overthrown following the United States down this rabbit hole. And they see what's happened in Ukraine. They see what the United States is doing relative to Taiwan, and they see that's a formula for World War iii. Dr. Radhika Desai (44:10): Absolutely. And I just like to add one other thing. I mentioned street. You mentioned street. The fact what we know is that you, many, many of the governments of the Middle East, including Arab countries, would have been happy to compromise with Israel. But what has held them back, what has kept the Palestinian cause on the front burner throughout all this time is popular protest and P, we talk about how the Arab Street has been essentially the defender of the Palestinian cause, the people who have essentially not allowed it to be snuffed out. But today, I would say that people in the West are also fed up with this one sided support. I mean, I'm reading in the papers not only about big demonstrations in the capitals and big cities of Middle Eastern countries, but throughout Europe as well, and also in North America. I mean, you folks, you've had huge demonstrations in your big cities in the United States. We've had big demonstrations. London apparently had a demonstration that was 300,000 strong, which is the biggest demonstration of its sort since the 2003 February, 2003 demonstrations against the Iraq War, which were historic, as you will remember. (45:30) And already, it's such an irony because Kier has become the leader of the Labor Party precisely on the antisemitism bandwagon where anybody who supports Palestine is essentially branded as Antisemite. Kier and his gang have essentially participated in a process of pushing out Jeremy Cobin as the leader of the Labor Party on these completely flimsy grounds. But today, STAMA is facing a revolt from within his own party because he, like all the other Western leaders, is essentially backing the US position and the Israel position. Without question. I mean, people are saying, look, folks, there's got to be a ceasefire. There's got to be a negotiated settlement. Anybody with a small amount of knowledge of the Palestinian Israeli situation can easily see that, but the leaders cannot, and they are really getting say, completely unstuck from the people who support they will need come the next election. Dr. Wilmer Leon (46:40): The title of the show is Connecting the Dots. Is it hyperbolic for me to look at, again, Ukraine, look at what the United States is trying to do with Taiwan, and look at how now the United States is involved in this conflict in Palestine and see similar traits. And I'm just using the three most recent events. I don't have to go too far back in history. I can talk about Afghanistan, I can talk about Iraq, but just looking at where we are right now, again, Ukraine, Taiwan, Juan, and Palestine. Am I wrong to connect those dots? Dr. Radhika Desai (47:24): Absolutely. No. And you know what? All three of them are interesting proxy wars. And by the way, the United States has developed the idea or developed the practice of proxy wars into a fine art because the United States used Islamic fundamentalists to fight Russia in Afghanistan, for example, and other such. There have been many such ways in which they have done so in the present context. Yes. So the United States, Dr. Wilmer Leon (47:53): The United States is doing that in Congo right now. Dr. Radhika Desai (47:56): Yes, exactly. Dr. Wilmer Leon (47:57): Doing the same thing in Dr. Radhika Desai (47:57): Congo. The United States is fighting Russia via using Ukrainians. The United States hopes one day to fight China using the Taiwanese. And today, think about this, what is probably given the possibility that if Israel stages a land invasion of Gaza today, it may be very difficult for Iran to stay uninvolved. And Iran has been the consistent defender of Palestinian rights throughout this period. Really an important and interesting point now in this context, then what will happen, the United States will use Israelis to fight Iran. And so again, as I like to say, everyone who's in our countries in the US and Canada who's saying we are standing up for Ukraine, et cetera, et cetera, they are the ones contributing to the destruction of Ukraine. And it may ironically be the case that everyone who will say we stand up for Israel's rights to exist, et cetera, et cetera, and to defend itself, will essentially be contributing to the destruction of Israel. So there may be one of the biggest ironies of all, Dr. Wilmer Leon (49:08): You mentioned people standing up and saying that they're trying to prevent the destruction of Ukraine, but what they are also supporting in that is a destruction of the United States. Because when you look at the budget, when you, I think very recently, or Joe Biden's now trying to get another 125 billion to be sent to Ukraine, and people need to understand what this money is doing. The United States is paying the salaries of Ukrainian civil servants. The United States is paying for the pensions of Ukrainian civil servants when the UAW is on strike in the United States trying to get pensions restored in the United States. All of this under the pretext of democracy and defending democracy, when it was the United States in 2014 with the Maidan coup that went in and overthrew the democratically elected jankovich government in Ukraine, which was the precipitant to where we are today, the hypocrisy in all of this is nauseating. Dr. Radhika Desai (50:28): And also when they say, I mean anybody knows when the United States says that it's defending human rights and democracy, what it's really doing is first of all, it's using usually some sections of the middle class as essentially the protesters who will protest against the government that the United States does not like, et cetera. So they're again using them as instruments and appealing to their liberal principles, et cetera. But more to the point that the kinds of rights and freedoms the United States wants to see realized in all the other countries of the world are those rights and those freedoms of US corporations to go there and do as they please engage in whatever economic activity that they want to, and all sorts of exploitative activities that they want to get into. So that's what the defense of human freedom and human rights actually amounts to. Anyway. And then on top of that, the irony is that the United States requires all its partner countries. Whoever wants anything from the United States must enact neoliberal policies. What are neoliberal policies? They're precisely the policies that make democracy impossible, because in a capitalist society, you cannot have anything like a functioning democracy without making some substantial material concessions in the form of good wages, good welfare states, et cetera, to the ordinary people. But this is precisely what is made impossible. So what is there for ordinary people to vote for? Dr. Wilmer Leon (52:05): And that's a great, great point. And there's something else I think from a societal and a cultural perspective that needs to be taken into account here. And that is the United States, and this has been a stated objective since this whole Ukraine conflict started. The United States wants to engage in regime change in Russia. They want to get rid of Vladimir Putin. But I've seen independent polls, and what I mean independent, I mean from Princeton University and other US Ivy League institutions that say over 86% of Russian people support their government. I've seen independent polls from, again, American institutions, 96% of the Chinese people support President Xi and the Chinese government, we tried to overthrow Ade in Syria. He won the last election with 86% of the vote. And I have friends of mine that were election observers in Syria who said, free and fair election. Same thing with Maduro in Venezuela, free and fair elections. So my point is there forms of democracy because of their histories and their cultures are different than our form of democracy. But that doesn't mean they're not valid. That doesn't mean they're not supported by the people, and that means that does not mean that they should not be supported by us. Dr. Radhika Desai (53:44): Absolutely. I mean, I remember I used to teach a course on democracy and capitalism, and my students had to read this particular text written in the seventies by CB McPherson, a very important Canadian Marxist philosopher, but also very widely respected. And you read there in the seventies, it was completely natural for people to say, you know what? We may have our form of democracy, but it is a liberal democracy. But in the communist countries, which existed at that time, they also have their own form of democracy, and that's a different one. And third world countries are trying to realize their own forms of democracy. So this type of pluralism had to be accepted because the fact that the Soviet Union existed was an important restraint, constituted an important restraint on the West and on the United States. The moment the Soviet Union has ceased to exist, the United States has gone full fledged into this completely delusional quest for supremacy around the world, which is an impossible quest. (54:48) The United States can never enjoy that form of supremacy, but the problem with the United States is failing that it has no plan B. So US leaders keep trying to achieve that supremacy, as you rightly put it, destroying the United States itself in that process. But also I would say, of course, causing mayhem around the world, causing economic crises, wars, financial crises across the board, essentially making people's lives a misery. I mean, it's no wonder that China is today welcomed with open arms in so many countries where the United States and the West more generally have historically visited very little but abuse on these countries. Dr. Wilmer Leon (55:34): We have just about probably four minutes left and you saying that just made me think. When you listen to President Putin, he talks about the shift away from the unipolar dynamic to a multipolar dynamic. When you listen to President Xi, he talks about the shifting away from a unipolar dynamic to a multipolar dynamic. And I just heard Joe Biden say recently, we're getting the sense that the world is shifting and we need to consider a new world order. I've heard that before. And then he says, and the new world order needs to be led by the United States. I said, Joe Biden, man, you are, if not senile, you are at least out of your mind. Dr. Radhika Desai (56:28): Absolutely. Absolutely. I mean, as I said, there is a certain level of delusion. I mean recently, I can't remember the exact words, but President Joe Biden was asked whether the United States could fight a two front war, and he said, of course we are. Of course we can. Of course we can. We're the United States. I mean, the fact of the matter is Wilma, if you think about it, and you are the historian, I'm not. But if you think about it, the United States has never won a single war, which it has fought on its own. I mean, not counting it later, Dr. Wilmer Leon (57:01): Ii, since World War ii, the United States, maybe we could say Grenada, and maybe we could say Panama, other than those two, the United States hasn't won a thing where didn't win Vietnam. I could tick off the didn't win. Afghanistan didn't win. Iraq we're like, oh, for five. Dr. Radhika Desai (57:26): And so the question arises. We are told in the same breath that the United States, we are told that the United States spends almost a trillion dollars a year on its military. What good does that do if the United States can't win wars? Dr. Wilmer Leon (57:44): What if the United States spent a trillion dollars on its infrastructure? Dr. Radika Desai, how can people reach you and connect and read your work? Dr. Radhika Desai (57:54): Well, my email is very easy to find. So if you just Google ika dea, university of Manitoba, you'll find my email and my website is ika dea.com. Dr. Wilmer Leon (58:05): I want to thank my guest, Dr. Rika Desai for joining me today, and thank you all so much for listening to the Connecting the Dots podcast with me, Dr. Wilmer Leon. Stay tuned for new episodes every week. Also, please follow and subscribe. Leave a review, share my show, follow us on social media. You'll find all the links below in the show description. And remember, folks, this is where the analysis of politics, culture, and history converge because talk without analysis is just chatter, and we don't chatter on connecting the dots. See you again next time. Until then, I'm Dr. Wier Leon. Have a good one. Peace

Michael Okoye is the co-founder and CEO of ADAM (All-life Digital Asset Manager). Michael began his remarkable journey with a life-altering near-death experience at the age of 15, which instilled a determination to look beyond the present and envision a future shaped by innovation. Entrepreneurs are the backbone of Canada's economy. To support Canada's businesses, subscribe to our YouTube channel and follow us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter. Want to stay up-to-date on the latest #entrepreneur podcasts and news? Subscribe to our bi-weekly newsletter

Loved chatting with the brand new author of #PheMOMenal Teacher: Pursue Your Dreams and Still Be Your Best Self at Work and at Home!Annick Rauch is a grade 1 French immersion teacher in Winnipeg Canada, an avid runner, a blogger, a wife, and the mom of 4 children...and now an author! How does she do it all? Well...with lots of struggles! But, she has learned some powerful lessons along the way and is now sharing them the world. Connect with Annick in these ways:Blog: AnnickRauch.ca X: @AnnickRauchInstagram: @annickrauchShare your thoughts on social media using the #DaveBurgessShow hashtag and add in #PheMOMenal, too!! Dave on X: @burgessdaveDave on Instagram: @dbc_incDave on TikTok: @pirate.teacherDave Burgess Consulting site: daveburgessconsulting.com

Winnipeg Canada 2023 Love of Canadians DhadrianwaleWinnipeg (Canada) 2023 Love of Canadians Dhadrianwale

Did you ever wonder what it was like to grow up during the Vietnam War…in Vietnam?Raymond Liens, is an exceptional home cook and host with In My Kitchen,  who grew up in the Mekong Delta region of Vietnam during the Vietnamese war.  Raymond's story may surprise you as he shares his family's story from the Mekong Delta in Vietnam to Winnipeg Canada and the role food plays throughout the experience.In this episode you will learn about Raymond's life growing up in the Mekong Delta. Raymond breaks down the foundation of all Vietnamese meals and provides a framework of 10 essential ingredients that will have you cooking Vietnamese dishes in no time.  Raymond shares some tips and hacks for traveling in Vietnam specifically on how to navigate the food markets of the Mekong Delta.You are going to love this episode and if you haven't already been to Vietnam, you will be adding it to your bucket list. I am excited for you to hear Raymond's story and all he has to share!SUBSCRIBE, RATE AND REVIEWIf you love this podcast and want to give us your support, please leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts.  This goes a long way  in helping us get in front of other culinary adventurers like you!HELPFUL LINKSRaymond's 10 Essential Vietnamese IngredientsJoin Raymonds next virtual cooking classJoin our  next virtual cooking classFollow Raymond on InstagramSend me a DM on instagram and let me know how you liked this episodeGet my free guide:  10 unique travel and food tips. You won't find anywhere else

Do you have any memories of your favorite teachers?  Which teacher did you hate the most and why?  This week Tariq and Jim talk about teachers.  You will get to learn about Tariq's first crush, Jim's respect for an unsung hero and how Tariq behaved like an absolute prick during his Jr. High School days. All of this brings us to, arguably, one of the most famous wrestling matches involving a teacher gimmick, Dean Douglas' infamous title defense of the intercontinental title against Razor Ramon. You will hear about how this was booked and why the finish could possibly be one of the worst finishes in the history of the WWF. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sixmantagpodcast/support

This week - WE GOT MAIL, EMAIL! Then we take a quick 14 hour drive north to Winnipeg Canada for JUGS and talk'n ODR curling with the Glenn and the Buchanan's Jug Club! Turns out if you're from Canada you either play hockey or curl. Jimmy learns about "Canadian Leafs", not the ones in Toronto and how crazy the club is, and just like them... you don't want to miss this. We learn about their bar, pot lucks and if you can have an OD pizza oven in Canada. Oh... did we mention the beer there in Canada - so grab a Lake of the Woods and let's get going. Email - admin@backyardboardsandbeer.com Instagram - @backyardboardsandbeer Facebook - Backyard, Boards and Beer Podcast Recorded at Barbeque Supply - Company www.bbqsc.com

This episode of Big Blend Radio's 4th Thursday "Jefferson Highway" Show focuses on 23 unique must-do experiences on and off the historic Jefferson Highway. Created by the Jefferson Highway Association which was originally founded in 1915, the Jefferson Highway is an international highway, also known as "The Pines to the Palms Highway," that runs from Winnipeg, Canada to New Orleans, Louisiana. Learn more at https://www.jeffersonhighway.org/ Featured Destinations include Winnipeg and Manitoba Canada; Fort Snelling in Minnesota; Mason City in Iowa; Joplin in Missouri; Pittsburg & Crawford County in Kansas; Tulsa in Oklahoma; Denison in Texas; and Bunkie in Louisiana. Featured music is "Chicken & Waffles" by Johnny Mastro & The Mama's Boys, "Texas Blue Moon" by Shelley King. Plus, hear some Louisiana Hollywood History on the Jefferson Highway by Steve Schneickert. THIS SHOW IS PART TWO OF A 2-PART SPECIAL. LISTEN TO PART ONE HERE. Map image by Mike Conklin

I'm 51. Always have struggled with my weight. Grew up in Winnipeg Canada. Suppose the weight issue has been related to anxiety and been addicted to eating to sooth. Weight didn't get to out of control until I started trucking in 96. Married in 99 not a healthy relationship. We had Mitch in 2008 when he was born, I had gotten down briefly to 220ish. (Atkins). Weight went out of control at that point still long-haul trucking Winnipeg to Toronto to Vancouver every week. Changed jobs in 2012 probably weighed 350 a scale wasn't my friend. Worked a couple of seasons for local municipality running equipment. 2014 started working for the province's highway department. Marriage was crumbling living in separate rooms etc. last time i stepped on a scale was before Christmas of 18 and it was 370#. Of course, I did the I'll start in new year. Ate like normal until then. I didn't know of intermittent fasting at that time but only ate lunch and supper 16-8 but was still having sweetener and flavored creamer in my coffee. Weight came off pretty quick the first 5 months. Officially separated and moved to my little 16x20 cabin no indoor plumbing in June. Was down to 330 Ish and able to start walking my dogs. Pretty regimented with diet chicken and salads have been my constant. Low carbs always have worked well for me. The more weight I lost the more I was able to walk and slowly my miles per day increased. Divorce was finalized last year, and I was able to move a house in on my family property and got internet etc. discovered audiobooks and the world of IF. Has set a goal of being below 200 by my 50th birthday and barely made it (still dirty fast). I couldn't get my head around no cream in my coffee. Hit 199 prior to my 50 but rebounded too 215ish. Podcasts became part of my life the beginning of this year and I was able to wrap my head around no cream in my coffee. Exercise and diet are a huge part of the change. Black coffee has let me experiment with longer fasts and I enjoy the spiritual aspect of fasted runs or bike rides. I work out every day now and feel great. I needed to be a better man for my son (Mitch). I'm in the exercise bike every morning before work for 30 minutes. As I write this it's -32. I got to 185 in November this year with clean fasting and have settled in to Omad with a longer 48-68 hours once a month. The Fasting Highway News. My book about my own story The Fasting Highway is available on Amazon in both paperback and kindle. The Fasting Highway: Graeme Currie takes you on a journey through the highs and lows of beating a crippling food addiction by losing 60kg (132 pounds) living an Intermittent Fasting Lifestyle. For Australian and New Zealand residents, you can buy the book direct from me at www.thefastinghighway.com. For the rest of the world Amazon is your best option. You can follow me on Instagram at graemecurrie_63 or join The Fasting Highway Facebook Community. Enjoy The Show Graeme. Disclaimer all views expressed in this podcast episode are those of the guest and host. No part of this podcast should be taken as medical advice. Please consult your medical professional before starting any health plan. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/graeme-currie/message

In Today's episode, we will get to know the incredible Brandi Vezina! Join us as we discuss her newest projects, the women who inspire her, and get to know her better with our 20 crazy questions! Brandi Vezina is a talented singer and songwriter from Winnipeg Canada with a blend of rock and blues interwoven with her country roots. She released her catchy summer sing-along anthem "Do It Right" on April 29th, 2022. The song conveys herself in a younger wild version as well as how to let loose and have a good time. Brandi's new single "Gasoline" is set to release on September 16th, 2022 - Pre-save Gasoline now https://lnk.to/Gasoline_ For more on Brandi go to https://www.brandivezina.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/crazywomencountry/message

Jay Hall is a serial entrepreneur who has built and sold various entertainment companies including TicketTote. He has seen the pure joy that can come with entrepreneurship and has lived through some near-life-ending circumstances while maintaining his businesses. This journey has not been for the faint at heart but when running on all cylinders, he and his team drive creative goals while engaging in community activism. Entrepreneurs are the backbone of Canada's economy. To support Canada's businesses, subscribe to our YouTube channel and follow us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter. Want to stay up-to-date on the latest #entrepreneur podcasts and news? Subscribe to our bi-weekly newsletter

durée : 00:18:52 - La nouvelle scène France Bleu Alsace - M Pour Marcel, Soul pour Soulodre, Musicien, auteur-compositeur-interprète, petit-fils de pionniers d'origine française et anglo-américaine, né à Winnipeg (Canada)

Durée : 5:18 - Cette semaine dans Livre Comme l'Air, Lucienne Chapé a sélectionné 3 romans qui vont vous faire voyager, dans le temps et l'espace, à la découverte de protagonistes réjouissants : - Nouvelle Babel, Michel Bussi (Presses de la cité) : entre le roman d'anticipation et le polar à suspense, Michel Bussi nous envoie en 2097. Sur une île privée et paradisiaque, deux retraités sont assassinés. Mais dans un monde dans lequel la téléportation est désormais réalité, la recherche de l'auteur de ce crime promet des surprises. - Le conquérant, Jan Kjærstad (Editions Monsieur Toussaint Louverture) : un roman foisonnant, et une écriture qui invite à visiter les souvenirs, les pensées. C'est l'histoire en train de s'écrire, par un auteur hors-norme. - Le tourbillon des illusions, Marie-France Desmaray (Presses de la Cité) : jeune femme pleine de courage, Rose est étudiante infirmière et vit à Winnipeg (Canada). Mais en 1939, le monde bascule, et parmi les questions qui se posent à elle, celle de retrouver la Vendée, d'où est originaire sa famille...  Bonnes lectures !

Win/Win is not a line for Joe Marcoux, it's a way of life. For over 30 years, Joe has worked and learned one of the highest income skills around Communication and Sales. The difference is the focus on integrity, ethics, and win/win outcomes. Based out of Winnipeg Canada this father of 5, who is also a former singer in a band, now has a "live" interactive sales studio where people meet on Zoom every week to improve their high-income skills and handle objections in the Sales Objection System (SOS DoJoe). Joe is the youngest of three siblings in a French-Canadian family who grew up in Winnipeg. While attending university, he became the manager of a specialty exercise equipment retail business at the age of 18. He launched his first retail business when he was 20 years old. Joe opted to join with another fitness business when he was 25 years old, becoming the 7th site in what would grow to be a 38-store network 18 months later.Joe and his wife, Shauna, a LeadCycles business partner, now reside in Winnipeg and are near all five of their children. When they are not traveling or teaching clients, they spend as much time as possible at their cottage on Lake of The Woods, Ontario.Are you looking for a way to improve your high-income skills? Are you sick of hearing the same old objections over and over again? If so, this episode is perfect for you! It's a difficult moment for salesmen right now. The work is changing, and getting into it isn't simple. Those that persevere, though, will reap benefits. We'll go over some of the top high-income abilities you can learn in this episode so you don't have to worry about your sales profession fading away anytime soon.Overall, this information will assist you in achieving sales success today and in the future! Have fun watching!You can check more of Joe on his social mediahttps://www.joemarcoux.com/joe@joemarcoux.comthejoemarcoux (IG)realjoemarcoux (FB)@joemarcoux (LI) To check out our sponsors: VAs For Gyms https://www.vasforgyms.com https://constructivesolutionsenterprises.myshopify.com/https://www.instagram.com/constructivesolutionsent/https://www.facebook.com/constructiveseBe sure to check out this episode of the #StoriesthatSellPodcast. Available in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, or any of the podcast platforms. https://storiesthatsell.studio/**Powered by VAs for GYMsIf you are a gym owner, check us out on vasforgyms.com (link in bio) or join our Facebook group, VAs For Gyms.

Thanks for listening!  Please support the Rob Skinner Podcast on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/robskinner Today, I'm going to talk to David Jung from Winnepeg, Canada.  David is a church leader and conflict resolution specialist.  He has two master's degrees and travels around the world to help businesses and churches work through high-tension conflict.  Today David is going to offer ideas on: How to stay calm and curious when people are going after you. How to find solutions when relationships are under tension. What to do and what not to do when dealing with conflict. All this and more on the Rob Skinner Podcast

After graduating with his honors degree in finance and marketing Grant White of Endeavour Wealth Management entered the financial services industry in 2005. Since then he has been recognized as a top performing Financial Planner and Portfolio Manager by not only his own firm but other independent organizations including "The Carson Group" an international Wealth Management Organization based out of Omaha Nebraska and "Wealth Professional" where he was voted the top advisor in Canada under the age of 40. Grant is a proud member of the community and when he is not at the office, he and his wife Sam lend a great deal of time to local organizations which are close to their heart. Entrepreneurs are the backbone of Canada's economy. To support Canada's businesses, subscribe to our YouTube channel and follow us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter. Want to stay up-to-date on the latest #entrepreneur podcasts and news? Subscribe to our bi-weekly newsletter

Cubrimos un caso de MMIWG que representa a mujeres y niñas indígenas asesinadas y desaparecidas. Nos centramos en el caso de Tina Michelle Fontaine, una adolescente de las Primeras Naciones de Winnipeg, Canadá, que mostró signos de pedir ayuda. Sintonice y escuche cómo le falló el sistema.We covered a MMIWG case which stands for murdered and missing indigenous women and girls. We focused on Tina Michelle Fontaine's case, a first nations teenage girl from Winnipeg Canada who showed signs for help. Tune in and listen to how the system failed her.Sources:https://manitobaadvocate.ca/wp-content/uploads/MACY-Special-Report-March-2019-Tina-Fontaine-FINAL1.pdfhttps://www.cbc.ca/missingandmurdered/mmiw/profiles/tina-michelle-fontainehttps://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-47544095 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/tina-fontaine-death-five-years-anniversary-1.5249346https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/raymond-cormier-denies-killing-tina-fontaine-admits-to-giving-her-drugs-1.5055739

Bianca is a UX Designer from Brazil that got a job in Canada. In this episode, she will tell all about her experience, interview process, and tips for other VanHackers looking to get hired abroad. _ Visit www.vanhack.com/candidates to be one of the next VanHackers hired :) Learn more about Premium Academy at www.vanhack.com/premium Check the next events in VanHack at https://vanhack.com/platform/#/events

The Winnipeg, Canada Mitzvah Party King! Special Guest: Barry Kay, CherryTreeProductions.com. How a seventeen-year-old kid went from playing music for "dancing ladies" to owning the top mitzvah party entertainment company in a major city! How asking the right questions with curiosity and creativity will create an incredible experience!

I've heard Lucky Starr many times with Christy Canyon on her radio show that I just had to see about getting her for our 2/14/2021 show. Hey, who doesn't like to get “Lucky” on Valentine's Day!!?? A highlight of the show was Lucky singing us a few songs and talking about her influences in the Adult Industry. She has an ONLY FANS site and loves to communicate with fans that way. Joining in on the conversation was a new guest from Winnipeg Canada and Eric Monti as well. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jizztalking/support

We've kicked off 2021 with a bang!Meet the Championship Winning Manager of Business Analytics at the Kansas City Chiefs – Armaan Ahluwalia!In 2015, Armaan took a leap of faith and left his home in Winnipeg Canada, landing a Suites and Hospitality Intern position at the Kansas City Chiefs. Since then, he has worked his way up to Manager of Business Analytics – at the team now on the brink of back-to-back Super Bowl titles!In this fascinating chat with Armaan, we get an insight into the data strategy behind the Chief's NFL commercial partnerships, he behind-the-scenes Super Bowl winning celebrations and the role of Business Analytics in the upcoming 2021 Super Bowl!We also find out Armaan's strategic steps to networking; including his strategy to gaining his connection inside the Chiefs, the A, B and C pile of intern applicants and how he forced his way into the A pile, and his 6-month follow up strategy with his network.Get ready to grab a pen and paper and unpack this colossal episode to start the year!Stay tuned to @sportsgrad to find out Armaan's top 3 book recommendations for students!Check out Armaan's Podcast: Sports Business StrategyLooking to get a head start in 2021 with your career in sport?Check out the SportsGrad Membership! Including live webinars, Q&As, and SportsGrad led forums that will give you that extra edge.Become a member: https://www.sportsgrad.com.au/membership***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to land guests.Keen to add outstanding experience to your resume? Download our FREE eBook at www.sportsgrad.com.auFollow @sportsgrad on Instagram | Facebook | YouTube | LinkedInConnect with ArmaanConnect with ReubenConnect with Ryan See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode I talk with Kianna a 25 year old Jewelry Maker from Winnipeg, Canada where we discuss starting a new job and moving during a Pandemic.

In this episode I talk with Alex, a 32 year old Office Worker from Winnipeg, Canada where we discuss living alone and staying mentally and physically healthy during the Pandemic.

In this episode I talk with Doug, a 41 year old Small Business Owner from Winnipeg, Canada where we discuss running a small business and mental health during a Pandemic.

In this episode I talk with Danielle, a 35 year old Telecom Employee from Winnipeg, Canada where we discuss living alone, working from home, and dating in a Pandemic.

In this episode I talk with Justin, a 40 year old Heavy Equipment Operator from Winnipeg, Canada where we discuss relationship breakdown and co-parenting in a Pandemic.

In this episode I talk with Keven, a 24 year old University Student from Winnipeg, Canada

In this episode I talk with Dustin, a 29 year old Automotive worker from Winnipeg, Canada

In this Episode I talk with Jill, a 24 year old expectant Mother from Winnipeg, Canada.

Mark Bertrang recalls a story of a trip taken to Winnipeg Canada in 1985. While there, he purchased a set of uncirculated coins from the Royal Canadian Mint, that have never been touched by human hands.  What can be learned from this coinage in 2020?  

TESTO DELL'ARTICOLO ➜http://www.filmgarantiti.it/it/articoli.php?id=188LA TERRIFICANTE STORIA DEL BAMBINO CHE FU CRESCIUTO COME UNA BAMBINATutta la verità sull'esperimento che screditò per sempre la teoria del ''gender'': cambiare sesso è contro naturaSan Paolo, a quattordici anni dalla sua uscita nel 2000, ha tradotto e pubblicato "As Nature Made Him. The Boy Who Was Raised as a Girl". Il titolo, in italiano, suona così: "Bruce, Brenda e David. Il ragazzo che fu cresciuto come una ragazza". Nelle prime tre parole è raccolto il senso della vicenda: tre nomi, un'unica persona. L'autore è un giornalista americano, John Colapinto, che trasformò in libro una sua celebre inchiesta, apparsa per la prima volta nel dicembre 1997 su Rolling Stone. Il caso, che in America ebbe una notevole risonanza, è sostanzialmente sconosciuto in Italia, ma merita di essere ripercorso. Perché è all'origine della cosiddetta teoria del gender. Un'origine tragica.1° PARTE: BRUCEIl 22 agosto 1965 vennero alla luce all'ospedale St. Boniface a Winnipeg (Canada) due gemelli identici, Bruce e Brian Reimer. Entrambi avevano un problema di fimosi al pene, per la quale era necessaria una circoncisione. Operazione semplice e routinaria, alla quale i due genitori, Ron e Janet, acconsentirono senza problemi. Il 27 aprile 1966, il giorno dell'operazione, un'insolita bufera di neve si abbatté su Winnipeg. Presagio shakespeariano di quel che doveva accadere, fu il contorno atmosferico all'incidente che capitò al piccolo Bruce. Per un incredibile errore, il suo pene fu bruciato. «Si staccò a pezzetti» e «sparì completamente».I genitori, disperati, dopo una serie di consulti medici, si affidarono a John Money, un medico che avevano sentito parlare alla tv dei miracoli della «riassegnazione sessuale» in corso al Johns Hopkins Hospital di Baltimora. Money era già allora uno dei ricercatori in sessuologia più rispettati al mondo. Eloquio brillante, intelligenza sofisticata, era l'ideatore della gender identity, basata sull'idea che l'identità di una persona non si fonda sui dati biologici della nascita, ma sugli influssi culturali e l'ambiente in cui cresce. Money, che guidava la pionieristica clinica per la chirurgia transessuale a Baltimora, fu ben felice di occuparsi del piccolo. Bruce era, infatti, la cavia che egli attendeva per dimostrare la bontà delle sue teorie. Un piccolo maschio senza pene, da trasformare in una bambina.Il dottore, già allora, frequentava i salotti televisivi, portando argomenti a favore del «matrimonio aperto, del nudismo e di altre forme di cultura sessualmente disinibita». Definito dal New York Times un «agente provocatore della rivoluzione sessuale», si spese a favore del film porno "Gola profonda" e firmò editoriali sulla «nuova etica del sesso ludico». Spingeva i suoi pazienti a sperimentare ogni tipo di desiderio sessuale, ivi compresa la «pioggia dorata» (urinarsi addosso durante il rapporto), la coprofilia, le amputazioni, l'autostrangolamento. Per Money non erano perversioni, ma «parafilie». Nell'aprile del 1980 spiegò a Time che un'esperienza di pedofilia «non aveva necessariamente un influsso negativo sul bambino».Quest'uomo, per tutto il corso della sua carriera, fu omaggiato e riverito, aggiudicandosi numerosi riconoscimenti e premi (oltre che corpose sovvenzioni). Fu lui l'ideatore della prima clinica per l'identità di genere, celebrata da tutte le maggiori e più importanti riviste americane e internazionali. I suoi studenti e protetti, racconta Colapinto, «hanno finito per occupare posizioni preminenti in alcune delle università, istituzioni di ricerca e riviste scientifiche più stimate negli Stati Uniti».Fino all'incontro con Bruce, il campo d'azione di Money si era limitato agli ermafroditi. Il bambino rappresentava per lui un'occasione d'oro. Quando lo incontrarono, Ron e Janet – che all'epoca avevano solo 20 e 21 anni – ne rimasero affascinati. «Mi sembrava un dio», disse lei. Il medico spiegò loro che avrebbe potuto dare al bambino una vagina perfettamente funzionante, ma che necessitava della loro collaborazione affinché Bruce diventasse femmina. L'importante era che loro lo vestissero come una femminuccia, non gli tagliassero i capelli, lo facessero sentire una lei e non un lui. Così avrebbe avuto una vita felice.Il 3 luglio 1967 Bruce fu castrato dal dottor Howard Jones, un collaboratore di Money che in seguito lo abbandonò per intraprendere una professione più remunerativa. Aprì in Virginia la prima clinica americana per la fecondazione in vitro. Fu così che Bruce diventò Brenda.2° PARTE: BRENDARon e Janet, almeno per i primi anni, si buttarono a capofitto nell'impresa. Ma qualcosa non funzionava. La piccola Brenda ignorava le bambole che le venivano regalate, adorava azzuffarsi coi suoi amichetti, costruiva fortini anziché pettinarsi davanti allo specchio. In bagno, faceva la pipì in piedi.I primi anni di scuola peggiorarono notevolmente la situazione. Brenda iniziò a diventare particolarmente violenta e fu bocciata. Nel frattempo, nel 1972, Money pubblicò il libro "Man & Woman, Boy & Girl", in cui mise al corrente il mondo dello straordinario «caso dei due gemelli». Il volume descriveva l'esperimento come un «assoluto successo». Era la «prova conclusiva» che «non si nasce maschi e femmine, ma lo si diventa».Il fatto ebbe una risonanza mondiale. Sposata dal movimento femminista, l'opera trovò il plauso sulle prime pagine di Time e del New York Times Book Review, conferendo al suo autore l'indiscussa celebrità di un guru. Le sue tesi, si scrisse allora, avrebbero avuto sulla storia umana un'influenza paragonabile alla «teoria dell'evoluzione di Darwin».Solo uno sconosciuto ricercatore di nome Milton Diamond osò sollevare perplessità sul caso. Fu ignorato. Al contrario, «il caso dei gemelli di Money fu decisivo perché venisse universalmente accettata non solo la teoria secondo la quale gli esseri umani sono alla nascita psicosessualmente plastici, ma anche la chirurgia di riassegnazione sessuale come trattamento per bambini con genitali ambigui o danneggiati. La metodica, un tempo principalmente limitata al Johns Hopkins, si diffuse ben presto e oggi viene eseguita praticamente in tutti i principali paesi».La realtà, però, andava in un'altra direzione. Brenda continuava a comportarsi «come un maschiaccio», difendeva il fratello nelle zuffe, soffriva a stare con le amichette. Periodicamente, i due fratelli facevano delle visite nella clinica di Money per snervanti test psicologici. Durante queste sedute, ai due gemellini di sei anni erano mostrate immagini di sesso esplicite «per rafforzare la loro identità/ruolo di genere». I due fratelli erano anche obbligati a simulare atti sessuali tra loro. In un'occasione, il dottor Money «scattò loro una Polaroid».Per Brenda quelle sedute – cui doveva sottoporsi anche da sola – erano una tortura. Nei suoi sogni si immaginava ventenne «con i baffi», ma temeva di dirlo ai suoi genitori, essendo sicura che li avrebbe delusi. Ron e Janet, infatti, frustrati dal comportamento della bambina, cercavano in tutti i modi di applicare i consigli di Money. Giravano nudi per casa, frequentavano campi nudisti, facevano pressioni sulla piccola perché assumesse atteggiamenti femminili. Tutto ciò li portò all'esaurimento: Janet tentò il suicidio, Ron iniziò a bere. Money, intanto, pubblicò un nuovo libro di successo (Sexual Signatures) in cui tornò a parlare di Brenda, che «stava attraversando felicemente l'infanzia come una vera femmina».Brenda, in realtà, già a undici anni cominciò a nutrire istinti suicidi. Gli assistenti sociali e i dottori del suo paese capirono che qualcosa non andava, ma troppo scintillante era la fama di Money per metterla in ombra. Brenda trascorse l'infanzia passando da uno psicologo all'altro. All'età di dodici anni cominciò la cura con gli estrogeni per fare crescere il seno e, nell'ultima visita che ebbe nello studio del dottor Money, trovò un transessuale che le magnificò i vantaggi dell'operazione chirurgica per cambiare sesso. Brenda fuggì e disse ai genitori che, se l'avessero fatta tornare, «si sarebbe suicidata».Anche lontana dal dottore, Brenda continuò ad avere una vita difficile. A scuola la chiamavano «gorilla» e alcuni giornalisti avevano iniziato a interessarsi a lei. Nel 1977 una troupe della Bbc si recò a Winnipeg per parlare con i suoi medici. Tutti confermarono la medesima impressione: Brenda non era la «ragazza felice» celebrata nei best seller di Money. Lo stesso dottore, contattato dalla Bbc, rifiutò di incontrare i giornalisti, mettendoli alla porta. Il documentario, intitolato "The First Question", andato in onda il 19 marzo 1980, passò sotto silenzio.Solo pochi giorni prima, il 14 marzo, Ron aveva rivelato alla figlia la sua storia. Come annota Colapinto, Brenda «si sentì sollevata» perché finalmente capì «di non essere pazza». La prima domanda che fece al padre fu: «Qual era il mio nome?».3° PARTE: DAVIDBrenda decise di tornare al suo sesso biologico. Scelse di chiamarsi David perché questo è il nome «del re uccisore di giganti della Bibbia», il bambino che combatte e sconfigge il poderoso Golia. Iniziò a fare iniezioni di testosterone, gli crebbero i primi peli sulle guance, a sedici anni si sottopose al primo intervento per la creazione del pene. Attendendo la maggiore età, visse nascosto per due anni nella cantina di casa. A diciotto anni entrò in possesso del denaro assegnatogli come risarcimento dal St. Boniface Hospital, acquistò un furgone equipaggiato coi migliori comfort, che fu battezzato secondo lo scopo che avrebbe dovuto avere: «Il carretto da scopata».Non andò così. David non aveva capacità di erezione e la cosa circolò fra gli amici. Tentò di nuovo il suicidio, per due volte. A ventidue anni si sottopose a una nuova falloplastica e, due anni dopo, ebbe il suo primo rapporto sessuale. Ma era ancora profondamente infelice.

Oyinkro Kagbala is an exciting man whose story took off in Winnipeg Canada, aka Winterpeg, followed by St. Vincent and the Grenadines (yes, I did look that up and Vincentian Creole also is spoken in the country), before settling in the UK. A man in touch with his creative energy (hello he is an Ijaw) from music to food, to videos and photos.It is always a pleasure to listen and hear from Oyinkro as he dives into his journey so far, meeting his business partner & close pal, finding his path, going through names, and so much more.Check him out www.k-osvisuals.com follow him on LinkedIn and Instagram @oyinkro.k

Kara Michelle is a Holistic Life coach,Quantum Healer, Reiki master and a meditation and mindfulness teacher from Winnipeg Canada. She talks about her YouTube channel Live Your Truth and life as energy teacher. Follow her Instagram:@realkaramichelle --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mzhiphop/message

“Every student has untapped potential. Talent X Effort = Ability and Achievement” - Andrew Klassen  Band Director at Menonite Brethren Collegiate Institute, Winnipeg Canada Welcome back to The Band Director's Lounge! Today I am chatting with Mr. Andrew Klassen who teaches at Menonite Brethren Collegiate Institute in Winnipeg, Canada. Andrew and I first got connected through a trip that I was going to be taking with my high school band students this spring and his school was going to host us for part of our tour. Together we had done much of the leg-work to get the exchange day organized and then….COVID hit one week before we were about to depart to Canada. In hindsight, it was good that things played out the way they did with the cancellation of our trip. However based on my interactions with Mr.Klassen from afar I wanted to get to know him and his program and share that with you. Background Andrew Klassen has taught 6-12 band at Mennonite Brethren Collegiate Institute for the past 33 years. Andrew is a graduate of the University of Manitoba, where he won numerous performance scholarships and competitions. He is the first saxophonist in Canada to be awarded the Royal Conservatory of Music Gold Medal for his ARCT diploma, and is a first prize winner of both the Lawrence Genser and Women's Musical Club Scholarship Competitions. Mr. Klassen has adjudicated throughout the Prairies, instructed in saxophone at the University of Manitoba and taught pedagogy at the University of Winnipeg. As a performer, he has played as a saxophonist with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, and as a violist in the Bel Canto String Quartet, and is active in leading worship at Elmwood Mennonite Brethren Church.  He is a former Artistic Director and guest conductor of the Winnipeg Wind Ensemble. Mr. Klassen has also guest-conducted the University of Manitoba Wind Ensemble and Concert Band, the Manitoba Junior, Intermediate, and Senior Honour Bands, and numerous regional honour bands, community bands, and band camps. Andrew is a recipient of the Manitoba Band Association's Award of Distinction, the University of Manitoba's Excellence in Music Education Award, and has presented on music education topics at the Manitoba Music Conference.  Each August, Mr. Klassen coordinates a highly successful Junior Band Summer Camp which has served over 1200 students from 80 Manitoba schools the past 24 years. Episode Overview Background & MBCI (02:16) Band and music at MBCI (20:18) Scheduling, practice, rehearsal, practice logs (31:50) The Watkins-Farnum Performance Scale and grading (42:50) Talent X Effort = Ability and Achievement (58:40) Parent Buy-in (66:40) Being an active performer and modeling our craft (78:00) Books that have impacted teaching and musicianship (82:36) Advice for young directors (88:30) What makes a great band program? (92:14) And that wraps up today's episode. If you enjoyed this episode or any other episode, consider leaving a review on any of the platforms that you listen to the show on. Itunes, Google Play, Stitcher, Spotify, or Facebook. Your reviews, with or without written feedback, help get the word out about the show. Also, if you are able to help promote this program I would greatly appreciate it! Please share episodes with friends and colleagues; a personal recommendation goes a long way in helping out with the show. If you like what you heard today consider purchasing one of the books mentioned in the podcast. Your purchases through the amazon links on the website help give us a little help in covering costs for hosting the show. You can also head over to TheBandDirectorsLounge.com and donate through our paypal account. Any donation large or small will help cover the operating costs of the program.  Thanks again for tuning in, I will see you back here next time in The Band Director's Lounge. Other Resources Andrew Klassen (Guest) Logan Burnside (Show Host) http://thebanddirectorslounge.com (Podcast Website) The Band Director's Lounge on Facebook (FB Website) Nominate a band director for the podcast Support The Band Director's Lounge Donate to support the podcast. Books mentioned in this episode: Everyday Wisdom for Inspired Teaching, Dr.Tim Lautzenheiser Classical Leadership - Teacher's Edition, Dr.Tim Lautzenheiser The Joy of Inspired Teaching, Dr.Tim Lautzenheiser

Guest Caller: Andrew Green Former Crisis Unit in the social work department in Winnipeg Canada.Current Senior Plant Manager at FluenceCorp.Advisor to Cellular walk in Clinic also in Winnipeg Canada. Currently developing a new venture called Coastline Tours. Questions:What made you want to be an entrepreneur and after making that choice what were some of the things you fought against as it related to family, friends, and even former colleagues?Sense the storm that devastated the Bahamas and now the global pandemic of Covid-19, what were some of the challenges that entrepreneurs faced? If you could list 2 critical things not to do when stepping out into entrepreneurship, what would they be? How can we overcome (move past) the severe blow that not only we took but the economy as well?

This week we take a look back at our trip to Winnipeg Canada last year and the adventures we remember from that time. We traveled on a budget and had a great time, we hope this episode inspires you to have your own adventures around the world. Also, make sure to drink plenty of water!

Brandon & Andy hang out with their friendly neighbor to the north, Dave Wheeler! Dave and his former Playmate wife Candace Rae host the popular morning show "Wheeler in the Morning" based out of Winnipeg Canada. Since we Americans are so concerned with what the rest of the world is up to (sarcasm much?) we invited Dave on to tell us how his country is handling the crisis up north. Informative? Yes. Provocative? Maybe. Funny? Always!

Online drag shows, Canada’s Covid 19 response, quarantine eating habits, and more in today’s episode of Queerantine + Chill with Dov the DJ (he/him/his) in Winnipeg, Canada. This conversation was recorded on April 6, 2020.

HOUSE JET RADIO VOL.493 GUEST DJ: DJ MORREEL (WINNIPEG, CANADA) Tracklist: -Tom Budin - Truth is (Extended Mix) -Waitz - Take Me Back -Gabriel Evoke, Marcelo Fiorela - Obsession (Original) -Dont Blink - Break It Down (Original) -Dont Blink - About To Drop (Original) -Dont Blink - Hot Pill (Original) -Styline - Feel The Rhythm (Original) -Styline & Stravy - Now We Go Deeper (feat. Hoody Time) (Original) -Dont Blink - Get It Deep (Dale Howard Remix) -Dont Blink - Moving On (Samuel Dan Remix) -Dont Blink - Insane (Original) -Dont Blink - Rock It Up (Original) -Davide Mazzilli - You Got Me (Original) -Styline & Mojave’s - Right Now (Original) -The Chemical Brothers - Galvanize (Styline & Toby Lawrence Remix) -Dead Space & John Summit - Kudu (Dont Blink Remix) -Fab Massimo - Rewrite It (Original)

We're excited to share that Ana Carolina got hired in Winnipeg, Canada in 2018 and is enjoying her time in Canada. Hear her story!

The Knobs spend are joined by Steve Demedash founder of Demedash Effects out of Winnipeg Canada! We discuss his famed T-120 Delay and his 112+ Overdrive while he saves an owl.  Hosted by Todd Novak with Jared Brandon and Tony Dudzik   Visit our website Connect with us and view our blog  Visit our Instagram feed: @guitarknobs Join the conversation on our Facebook

Preserve is our vibrant little local shop located at the corner of Portage Ave and Maryland St in Winnipeg Canada. Preserve features all things flora & farmer and Made in Manitoba. As well as carrying a selection of local foods and goods from around Manitoba, the shop also features our open concept kitchen so customers can enjoy watching the magic of canning as we lovingly pack and preserve every jar of goodness! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode you will hear Jennifer talking about her childhood without technology and her experiences from traveling around the world.

Grab your tickets to one of our live shows, performing in over 65 countries in 2019. www.facebook.com/Storypartytour/events  Follow Elena Gabrielle on Instagram and Facebook! www.facebook.com/MissElenaGabrielle/ www.instagram.com/elenagabrielle 

Episode 39, Raider Cody breaks down the 22-21 preseason win vs. the Packer in Winnipeg Canada. We break down the possible shakeup at running back from raidersbeat.com, then wrap up the show the only way we know how, #RealTalk w/ Corny King Jr.Follow us on Twitter @RaiderCodyPodVisit our website www.RAIDERCODY.com

Recorded Talking with Occasional Guests is a weekly comedy podcast hosted by Stand-up Comedian Sam Goldstein. “Recorded Talking” is exactly what it is, the capturing of genuine conversations between human beings. In this episode Sam is joined by a young up and coming comedian Tre Lamb. Tre is a comedian who moved to the United States from Winnipeg Canada when he was 14 and started stand up comedy when he was 18 years old. Tre now lives in Santa Barbara California and spent time producing UCSB's comedy show Laughology. Listen as Tre and Sam get to know each other better even though they have known each other for 5 years. Also Aurelio Mayesh a fellow comic crashes the podcast and chimes in repeatedly. Recorded Talking Soundtrack - Zzyzx by LoOmis

In this era, many people will go up into the Heavens to participate in the Above! This is the Age of Ascension. This is a meaty teaching time with Justin Paul, with many insights, profound stories and wisdom on the wonderful truth. Learn about the function and experience of the word 'Al-ah עָלָה' which means GO UP. Recorded in Winnipeg Canada. Part of the Beyond Human School in 2018. Thanks to our wonderful Partners and Patreon friends who make this Podcast possible. Our hidden heroes! Cheers COBH

Doug Darling, Executive Director and Founder of Tripwire Media Group - a video and animation company, joins us in this episode as we talk about the importance of educating and helping clients grow their business by creating effective and impactive videos with the end in mind, not just shooting great video. Doug is a Video Producer & Strategist from Winnipeg Canada. And in 2019, he’s making a deliberate and important shift to ensure the work they do is getting results. He gives his clients a better understanding of how video works through the science of storytelling and strategy behind the video - an important paradigm shift for video creatives. Doug was one of the members of my online video strategy blueprint program. In this episode Doug’s story and what led him to where he is today. A background on his business services, the type of clients he serves, and what clients are coming to him for. The key shifts and changes he has seen in the work they are doing. The role of science and biology behind video storytelling in a marketing strategy. The changes in the way they talk to their clients and how their clients think about the use of and the reason behind video. Asking important questions to know the goal of the video and why reaching audience in an emotional way is critical in video storytelling. Educating clients and leading them with strategy to reach the client’s goal. Their business process for giving strategy advice and the delivery of video strategy as one of their services. Distinction between the role of a good cinematographer / video producer versus the role of a video strategist. What to expect for The future of Triplewire. Links mentioned in the show (http://engagevideomarketing.com/episode9) Online Video Strategy Blueprint Course (https://www.tripwiremedia.com/) (https://www.facebook.com/tripwiremedia/) Tripwire Media Instagram Support this podcast

Episode Notes Podcast with Darren Scherbain www.bikeaholic.world If you cant play BIG don’t even bother playing small. These word of wisdom, that absolutely resonate to my core, were handed down to me from Jim. Jim, who is also from Winnipeg Canada, grew up playing hockey in Wilcox Saskatchewan.The Notre Dame Hounds, a hockey team ,belong to a catholic boarding school in the middle of the Canadian Prairies. The Hounds produce exceptional hockey players but also empathetic well rounded young adults. Anyone who has spent a winter on the Canadian prairies has had first hand experience with what it means when we say bone chilling cold, hope and resolve. One day, Jim is in class just giving his class mate a real hard time. Jim is picking on this kid and doing his best to tear him down.Suddenly…. Jim feels a hand on his shoulder. Jim looks up and is greeted by a firm and fair look of disapproval. James, the voice beckoned. Yes Father? Jim replied. James, the stern yet compassionate voice continued,……..IF YOU CAN’T PLAY BIG DON’T EVEN BOTHER PLAYING SMALL! What exactly does it mean to play BIG? To stand for something! If you don’t stand for something then you are constantly going to get blown around like the sand in the wind. Swept up and scattered around until the next rendezvous with wishing it were different. Playing Big is making that shift from being ME centred into a collective We centred. Ask any of the riders who stood face to face with each of kilometres of the 700kms for Ride4Kids ………what was their Why? Each Why would be as varying as the riders out on the road. Infused into each Why would be the colloquial bond of hope. Hope is something we all share. Hope is the spark for playing Big and the catalyst for putting one foot after another. One foot after the other; even when the torrential rain and wind are doing their best to test your resolve. After you wiped the sweat, rain, grit from your eyes and survived the wobble from the tottering wind you realize that Playing Big is an inside job. Playing Big, hope, inspiration and to some extent character and integrity are all noble concepts. It’s one thing to idolize noble concepts and they do make a cute little Instagram post. That cute little post isn’t going to validate your case; when you are asked to embrace struggle as a means to growth and more importantly to put your ass in the arena. It’s NEXT LEVEL to embrace and to commit to the sheer physicality of putting your ass in the arena. The “fire crotch”, drained legs and self doubt are all a part of the process and shouldn’t be interpreted as you are doing something erroneous. It’s easy to Play Big when it follows the perfect plan and all the pieces fit so conveniently in your neat and tidy little box. Can you still Play Big when you are squeezed? Being squeezed comes in many different shapes, sizes and is usually followed by digging your heels in the sand….screaming THIS SHOULDN’T BE HAPPENING TO ME! If you really want to be taken seriously then throw in a “THIS ISN’T FAIR”. Usually the one’s arguing for these virtuous concepts of justice and fairness are left sitting on the curb watching as the White Stetsons ride on by. The White Stetson isn’t going to be handed out to those who are afraid of a little work. There is a price to pay. Spending my summers on a farm, on the Canadian prairies, I was taught many valuable lessons. An honest day’s work was a full day of work. Your word was your bond; what you did was far more important then what you said you would do. There was no reap without the sow. Self reliance and rugged determination wasn’t something that you could pick up from your weekly visit to the post office; it required patience and persistence. On the farm I was taught to roll up my sleeves and honour our word. Blisters were formed on our hands from chucking hay bales all day and picking rocks in the field. Feeding the auger’s insatiable appetite would leave us choking on the soot in the grain barn. Finishing a job; meant you finished the job. The chickens were not impressed with your intentions or if you were tired .The bullshit was left to the Charolais, Hereford and Black Angus cows. One of the inherent truths of PLAYING BIG is that it doesn’t leave any wiggle room for any BULL SHIT. You either play BIG and stand for something or you don’t! One hundred and sixty kilometres isn’t that big of a deal on paper. A century ride is held in high esteem in the cycling community. It’s what would be described as a Big Ride. The One Hundred and Sixty kilometres that separated Krabi from Surat Thani was a testament to the ferocious commitment to Play Big and make a difference. For a lot of the riders out on the road that day it was their longest ride …EVER. For those of you unfamiliar with Canadiana; one of her majestic marvels is a Flock of Canadian Geese flying in unison across the crisp prairie maroon sky. Teamwork. Collaboration. WE CENTRED. That 160km ride was poetry in motion and a synapsis of sharing the 700kms. That night we cemented our comradery over cold pizza and tales from the road. The smiles on the faces and the look of achievement was inspiring. The smiles were contagious and loaded with hope. Hope and inspiration are a force multiplier. To all participants, sponsors and all those involved with Ride 4 Kids take a bow with your White Stetsons. Playing BIG isn’t something you get by moving your mouth; it’s something you bring with making a difference. This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

NDP Episode 33: Mentorship Hour with Dr. Paresh Shah In this week’s episode I had the great pleasure of sitting down for a mentorship hour with Dr. paresh Shah out of Winnipeg Canada. It is always a uniquely great opportunity to have a chance to converse and learn from more senior clinicians who have not only been in the profession for a long time but have excelled within it. Dr. Paresh Shah is a clinician in the truest sense and we had a great conversion about his career trajectory from dental school to hospital residency to private practice and practice ownership. We dive into many topics on this one including the value of structured continuing education programs, benefits of becoming an excellent diagnostician and general advice for new dental grads! Link to the Seattle Study Club: https://seattlestudyclub.com/ Dr. Shah’s Practice Website www.drpareshshah.com   If you’ve been enjoying the Noobie Dentist podcast please be sure to rate us on iTunes and leave a review! If you have any feedback or questions or just want to get in touch you can find me on Instagram @noobiedentist The NoobieDentist podcast is now available on Spotify, youtube, noobiedentist.com,   apple podcast app, stitcher and any other podcast apps out there! www.noobiedentist.com @noobiedentist on Instagram https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu90HU1-gBJK1Pkz61OQaQA Noobie Dentist Study Club on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/noobiedentistSC/ Thanks for listening!    

Dr. Paresh Shah is here to talk about the importance of continuing education, treatment planning, and having a mentor. Dr. Shah was born in India, but has been in Winnipeg, Canada for 50 years where he has been a solo practitioner. He has recently added an associate to his practice. After being an associate, Dr. Shaw purchased a practice from a retiring dentist and built that practice up. He really became excited about dentistry when he found mentors and teachers and like minded people to grow with. In this episode, Dr. Shaw shares a lot of great information for young dentists and dentists starting out. He talks about the importance of getting or buying a patient base when you first start out. He talks about how to use technology in a smart, efficient, and profitable way. We talk about how to find and communicate with labs and lot more great stuff on today's show.   You can find our Dr. Paresh Shah here: Westwood Dental Center @drpshah_dmd on Twitter Paresh Shah on Facebook Westwood Dental Center on Instagram   Show Notes: [01:51] Dr. Shaw was born in India, but he has been in Winnipeg Canada for over 50 years. [02:26] His family and his practice are in Winnipeg and his daughter is a dentist in Chicago. [02:59] Dr. Shaw has been a solo practitioner, but he just got an associate. [03:06] He does restorative dentistry, implants, cosmetic dentistry, and interdisciplinary care. [03:20] He has a busy practice with three full-time hygienists. They have five rooms and their operation is very efficient. [03:32] Dr. Shaw loves what he does. He used to be a super dentist and do everything, but now he focuses on what he does best. [03:37] He has a great group of specialists that he works with. [04:06] When Dr. Shaw first started in dentistry, he was an associate. Although, he almost became an oral surgeon. [04:45] A distribution rep told him about a practice that was for sale, and he ended up buying his practice. He started with three chairs and no hygienist. He built the practice adding hygiene one day at a time. [06:15] How corporate dentistry is entrenched in the US. If you work hard, and you are smart, you can buy a practice and pay the debt off. [06:47] The importance of finding a practice that already has a patient base. [07:20] Ask what the dollar value of those patients are? [09:18] You can take the approach and build it and people will come, but to be successful you need a patient base. [09:53] You could also transition the patient base of a retiring dentist. [11:05] Find a mentor that will teach you how to diagnose and treatment plan and communicate with patients. [11:54] Millennials want a practice that has a luxurious look. [13:30] When you buy a new practice, there are aesthetic things you can do to make the practice look better. [14:35] The point of buying an existing practice is cash flow. [15:12] At first, Dr. Shah wasn't enjoying his work. Then he met a group of mentors and teachers and learned how to properly diagnose and treatment plan. He spent 5 or 6 years at the University of Minnesota. [16:40] He saw the great lives and practices of these older dentists and their passion for dentistry. [16:54] He is still friends with these guys. By surrounding himself with this group and taking several continuing education courses, he became enthusiastic about his practice. [17:58] Like minded individuals can be inspiring.   [19:40] Hanging out with people ahead of you closes your information gap. [21:07] Learning the foundation by going to the Kois Center and Spear Education. [22:45] To understand and learn everything a young dentist really needs a continuum course. [24:53] How you don't know what you don't know is absolutely true. [25:45] The importance of updating and learning new techniques. [27:38] How important it is to meet people and be exposed to people in other cities and other countries. [28:34] The importance of creating a nonthreatening environment and creating accountability. [30:15] The Seattle Study Club was founded by Michael Cohen. This is a university without walls that meets every four to six weeks. [31:08] They sit down and have treatment planning sessions. There are about 270 Seattle Study Clubs around the world. [31:34] The importance of finding a study club that wants to mentor you. [34:04] Dr. Shah lectures about current techniques for doing everyday stuff. People have to have a foundation. [36:30] How you can learn from your mistakes and decide what you can improve if something doesn't look good. [37:43] He also shows advanced treatment plan cases in his study clubs. [38:31] Digital workflow and new scanners and software. Dr. Shaw is trying to teach the digital workflow to get from here to there and be efficient about it. [44:28] How important it is to not make learning experiences sales pitches. Dr. Shaw and a friend are doing a two-day program and will have the products of several different brands represented. [47:33] Team members also need to be part of the education and the workflow training and creation. [50:24] Dr. Shah incorporates changes and checklists for a reason. He doesn't change procedure without having a reason and sharing it. [55:50] Buying a scanner, having a great lab, and getting a model printer is a great way to operate. [56:32] The key to digital is time. You can pay for your scanner in a year. [57:56] The value of saving time whether it's 15 minutes a crown or a week a year. [01:01:53] Interview labs and find a good lab that you can communicate with. Dr. Shah found a great lab in Canada through Instagram. [01:04:13] Send photos to your lab and keep the lines of communication open. You both need to be accountable with each other. [01:05:44] In Canada, lab fees are disclosed separate from dental fees.   As always thanks so much for listening! If you like the show we would love for you to review the show on iTunes as well as spread the word! If you have any questions or want to get in touch, shoot me an email at millennialdentist@gmail.com.     Links and Resources: MillennialDentist@gmail.com The Millennial Dentist Website @Millennialdentist on Facebook @MillennialDDS on Twitter On Instagram  Dr. Sully…@Millennialdentist on InstagramDr. Peyman…@drpeyray on Instagram Dr. Sully's website and blog Westwood Dental Center @drpshah_dmd on Twitter Paresh Shah on Facebook Westwood Dental Center on Instagram Kois Center Spear Education Seattle Study Club Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action

Jump in to a NEW world of extraordinary freedom, expansion and joy. If you're new to our Podcasts this is a great OVERVIEW session. Recorded at the Beyond Human School in Winnipeg Canada. Session One with Justin Paul Abraham. Thanks to our amazing partners for supporting this channel. If you want more don't forget our Youtube channel search for "Justin Paul Abraham" Bliss you!

In this episode I am joined by Canadian comedian Shirley Whalen. We are at the Winnipeg Comedy Fest and we discuss the "White Guys Matter" show, Yuk Yuk's fuckeries, sexual harassment and the consequences of speaking out. Follow me on Twitter and Instagram @comediandana.

Tomas G. from Winnipeg Canada speaking in 1983 at Fellowship By The Sea in Georgia

Today we interview Jamie Michaels, author (Canoe Boys, Christie Pits – click the links to back the project today!!), cage-fighter and helicopter firefighter, located in Winnipeg Canada and who also happens to be our cousin

Join me as I share about our leg from Sioux Falls into Winnipeg Canada. We prepare for our next leg up to the Arctic at Churchhill Manitoba

HOUSE JET RADIO VOL.378 GUEST DJ: @KILMAmusic (WINNIPEG, CANADA) SOCIAL MEDIA: https://twitter.com/kilmamusic https://soundcloud.com/kilmamusic https://www.facebook.com/kilmamusic https://www.instagram.com/KilmaMusic https://www.youtube.com/user/sexywomanattechs TRACKLIST: 01 Weekend - Adam Port 02 Sign of the Times - Made By Pete 03 Life - Lowsteppa 04 Jam Master - Klangkuenstler 05 Walk With Her - Weiss 06 At Night (Kid Creme Remix) - Shakedown 07 Own Pace - Mark Spence 08 Jazzy Jam - Klangkuenstler 09 That Dam Thing - Luca Debonarie 10 Bad Habit (UNER Remix) [feat. Lisa Millett] - ATFC Feat. Lisa Millett 11 Right Now - Clouded Judgement 12 The Power (Stefano Noferini Re-Edit) - Luca M & Just 2 13 BANG, DaBeat [Crookers Remix] - Kevin Aviance & Samuri (NYC) 14 Who Lead Us - Hostage

HOUSE JET RADIO VOL.357 GUEST: DJ MORREEL (WINNIPEG, CANADA) SOCIAL MEDIA: https://www.facebook.com/JamesMorreel https://soundcloud.com/dj-morreel https://twitter.com/DjMorreel

http://www.chriskehler.net Chris Kehler is a quantum energy healer, using the ancient form of pendulum dowsing for finding the root cause of all health problems, working with pyramid energies and various sacred geometric tools for resolving health issues. Chris uses his extreme open mind to develop the fundamentals and theories for his successful healing protocols which he uses on clients around the world and beyond. In this special Liquid Lunch episode, Hugh Reilly is joined by Jasmin Ostovic, Hilton Mijovick, and Daniel Case to interview Chris, who heals remotely from Winnipeg Canada via Skype. Chris performs an awesome healing on three, along with Penny Singh. http://www.chriskehler.net http://www.ThatChannel.com

#ITA322 - @MorganPage Find out tour dates and more: http://www.morgan-page.com Tweet your feedback: http://twitter.com/morganpage Like on Facebook http://facebook.com/morganpage Follow Playlist on Spotify: http://bit.ly/ITAplaylist 1. 00:36 -- Bolier - Ipanema [Spinnin] 2. 04:42 -- NorawEn Pure - Convincing [Sirup] 3. 08:54 -- Mark Knight - Yebisah [Toolroom] 4. 14:34 -- Lucky Charmes - Bobotie [Spinnin Deep] 5. 18:25 -- Jimmy Clash - CUBA 6. 21:33 -- Two Friends feat. Ktpearl - Forever (Aylen Remix) [Armada Trice] 7. 24:36 -- Jay Cosmic feat. Happy Sometimes - Hero [Armada] 8. 28:25 -- ID - EVRBDY [2Dutch] 9. 31:21 -- TJR - Freaks [Spinnin] 10. 34:14 -- Carta - Shanghai [Spinnin] 11. 36:44 -- Dash Berlin & Luca Perra - Without The Sun [Armada] 12. 41:00 -- Holl & Rush - Rhythm Is Love [Metanoia] 13. 44:25 -- Manse feat. Cornelia Jakobs - We Come Alive [Enhanced] 14. 48:10 -- Thomas Newson & Magnificence feat. Alex Joseph - Tonight [Revealed] 15. 51:14-- Firebeatz & Chocolate Puma feat. Bishop - Lullaby (CMC Remix) [Spinnin] 16. 53:50 -- Party Favor - Give It To Me Twice (feat. Sean Kingston & Rich The Kid) [Mad Decent] 17. 56:39 -- Sia ft. Sean Paul - Cheap Thrills (Henry Fong x MEGAMAOR Remix)       New music from: Mark Knight TJR Dash Berlin Firebeatz Henry Fong and many more   Just got back from playing Royale in Boston, and Ritz in Tampa coming up this week I’ll be in TCU Place in Saskatoon Canada 8/13, and playing at the Atlantic City Promo Only sessions along with Alesso, Cazzette, Cheat Codes, and more Electric Sunset Music Festival in Winnipeg Canada on Aug 19th, and Daylight in Vegas on the 20th     TOTW:  TJR - Freaks   Shows:   Aug 5th - Royale in Boston Aug 6th - Ritz in Tampa FL   just played Heat in Anaheim and Drai’s pool party in Vegas   Soundcloud:   IMPORTANT: Like the mix? Click the [↻ Repost] button above! Make sure to subscribe below so you don't miss an episode!   Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes: http://smarturl.it/ITA   Subscribe on YouTube: http://youtube.com/morganpage   Follow Playlist on Spotify: http://bit.ly/ITAplaylist   Follow Morgan Page on Twitter: http://twitter.com/morganpage   Like Morgan Page on Facebook: http://fb.com/morganpage  

Format:Technical Tips Topic: Google Apps for Work Synchronised emails across all of your devices, Cloud storage, enabling you to permanently throw awayyourfiling cabinet, Sharable calendars, allowing you to plan both your daysandyour teams, IP protection with permission setting control on documentsandfiles, Collaborate in real time with Google Docs and Sheets. Plussomuch more. Today's episode marks EPISODE 40 for The Site Shedpodcast. And what a ride it's been! I though in this episode, I'dtrysomething a little different as there has been a lot oflistenerscommenting in the show notes, asking for some practicaltips ontools they can implement. For many years now, we have beennot onlyusing Google Apps for Work, but also setting companies upwith it.I move around a lot, so I love the flexibility of beingable toaccess any business related documentation, from any deviceI'musing, from wherever I am in the world. For example, right nowas Itype this email, I'm sitting in Winnipeg Canada, referring toaseries of work documents that I have saved in Google's cloud.Everytime I create a new podcast episode, I have a folder set upin'Google Drive' that has all of the information and recordingsIneed to for my podcasts. It doesn't matter where I am, I canaccessthat information from my phone, computer, or tablet as longas Ihave internet connection. If you're someone that likestokeep all of your work documents saved in your officefilingcabinet, in this episode I'm presenting you with aparadigmthat will change your life and turn your business into ascalable,secure asset. Google Apps will remove thesescenarios fromyour vocabulary, completely. "Yeah, I have that file on my computer. I'll email it toyouwhen I get into the office." "I don't have that invoice handy, however I can get theofficeto send it across." "Why are there three versions of this spreadsheetfloatingabout?" "No don't let Bob see that document because he might takeitwith him if he leaves us." "I have no idea where Tom is heading first thing this morning,Ididn't put it in my diary." "Call the office and ask them to send the job details acrosstoyou." If you'd like to get Google Apps set up in your business,wecan help.Tradie Web Guys is a reseller, so simply followthesesteps: Send an email to enquiries@TradieWebGuys.com.au Quote TSS040 to receive a 20% discountforthe month of May See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Deep Tech House tracks from DJ Cync's set in Winnipeg Canada at Underground Revival. https://5thplanetrecords.bandcamp.com/ Featuring tracks by Noir, Sergio & Benoit, Pan-Pot, Patrick Chardronnet, Lil Louis, Andre Crom, Chi Thanh, Will Clarke, Himself_Her, Alexkid, Marlon D, Gene Farris, Audiojack, Flashmob, David Keno, and Guy Mantzur.

In Winnipeg, they don’t hibernate in the Canadian winter, they get out and enjoy it. Travel Brigade visits Manitoba’s biggest city where, when the rivers freeze over, people gather to skate and play hockey on them. This is a city where people actually ice skate to work! We’ll learn about local dining and fun hotels, places to keep warm, and Manitoba’s own version of “The Da Vinci Code” in the legislative building. We’ll also go from the outdoor cold indoors to a hot experience at a Turkish-style hamam. Enjoy the trip! Follow us on Twitter @TravelBrigade.

Dr. Dennis Bente is an Assistant Professor of Microbiology and Immunology at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston. He received a doctor of veterinary medicine degree and PhD from the University of Veterinary Medicine in Hannover, Germany. He completed postdoctoral research at the Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research in San Antonio and served as a research fellow in the Special Pathogens Program at the National Microbiology Laboratory in Winnipeg Canada. Dennis is here with us today to tell us all about his journey through life and science.