Built (Doug) Ford tough: Canadian premier tells Trump to kiss his ass — Dingus of the Week Podcast #38

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney does not inspire fear. When he says he'll do dollar-for-dollar retaliatory tariffs against the United States—sure it hurts. But wait, who's that lumbering giant telling the President of the United States to shove it?!On this episode of DINGUS OF THE WEEK, hosts LYZ LENZ and ZACHARY OREN SMITH look across the border at Ontario Premier Doug Ford. There's good. There's bad... Actually it's mostly just ugly. Dig into the trade war with us and how Canada plans to get the last laugh.Also this week: America lost Dolly Parton and Tim Curry within a day of each other, and Tressie McMillan Cottom wrote sharply about the myth of an "unproblematic" Dolly (the Grim Reaper had several war criminals and at least one sitting senator available and chose violence anyway).DINGUS OF THE WEEK is a weekly comedy news podcast where writers Lyz and Zach light a fire under the American rogue's gallery to see who comes spilling out. If you're tired of doom-scrolling but know ignoring the problem doesn't get us anywhere, this is your new weekend listen. New episodes every Saturday morning.SUPPORT THE SHOW by subscribing on Patreon.👑 $5/month - Not a Dingus tier (3 weekly newsletters, 1 podcast, and our entire archive)👑👑 $10/month - Definitely Not a Dingus tier (all the above + polls and topic submissions, a chat community, weekly discussions, comment access, and our love)SEND US YOUR DINGUS. Record a voice memo and tell us who your dingus of the week is. Make it good and you'll hear your voice on the show. You can also email those to [email protected]. FOLLOW DINGUS OF THE WEEKYoutubeInstagramLYZ LENZ is the HBIC of MYAM Media. ZACHARY OREN SMITH writes about politics for Iowa Starting Line. Follow his work on Instagram (http://instagram.com/zacharyorensmith) and TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@zacharyorensmith).LAURA BENITEZ wrote the theme song.SHOW RUNDOWN:0:00 - Cold open: the WikiFeet discourse in Zach's inbox4:16 - Intro7:14 - Tim Curry, Dolly Parton, and Chuck Grassley13:17 - Dingus: the trade war with Canada (aka the Poutine Wars)26:47 - The Smoot-Hawley Act, the Dust Bowl, and the many Smoots of Utah37:14 - Midroll37:19 - Newsletter Discord check-in: readers on Dolly Parton's legacy42:05 - Game: Clearly Canadian49:56 - Game: Tariff It57:46 - Joy: Lyz on chess club and her daughter; Zach on Little Bo's dive bar in Cedar Rapids1:10:00 - Outro