This Could Be the Year

This week Mary and Nat talk about Higgs scaring the hoes, sourcing holy water, what would impress Jodi Foster, and more. Follow us on Instagram: @nfstrongarm | @marygreenhahaha | @BlowingItPod This podcast was recorded in on the unceded territory of the Wolastoqiyik people and we should give them their land back. New Brunswick 2SLGBTQIA causes that need your support: AIDS New Brunswick Chroma NB Clinic 554 Imprint Youth steel.transplants qtfattiesnb Further reading/viewing: N.B. health authority says it's working to improve strained emergency departments (Global) Holiday health-care crunch prompts some N.B. ER advisories, overnight closures (CBC) Life expectancy in Canada fell for the 3rd year in a row. What's happening? (Global) WHO sees 'incredibly low' COVID, flu vaccination rates as cases surge (Reuters) Hub for homeless resources in Saint John to open in weeks, not months, following encampment death (CTV) Higgs refuses to answer questions about comments made about gender-affirming care (CBC) Sex researcher questions study he cited to the premier (Telegraph Journal) U.S. conservatives are using Canadian research to justify anti-trans laws (CBC) PCs gear up for election with wave of candidate nominations (CBC) AI-Generated George Carlin Drops Comedy Special That Daughter Speaks Out Against: 'No Machine Will Ever Replace His Genius' (Variety) Pope Francis compared the arguments for transgender rights to nuclear weapons (Vox) Why are Canadian churches being burned? (CBC Podcasts) 'Our Flag Means Death' Canceled at Max (Hollywood Reporter) Baldur's Gate 3: An Unexpected Adventure (feat. Elijah Wood & Sean Astin) (YouTube) True Detective Crawls Back From the Void (Vulture)