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rabble radio
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Hosted by Breanne Doyle, rabble radio is the flagship podcast of rabble.ca. rabble breaks down the news of the day from a progressive lens. It's a good place to catch up and catch on to what's happening in Canadian politics, activism, environmentalism, and so much more. We catch you up on the news of the week and take you further into the stories that matter to you.
Episodes
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Interview with Toronto City Council candidate Diana Chan McNally
This week on rabble radio, we are re-sharing an interview with Toronto City Council Candidate Diana Chan McNally. Chan McNally is a community worker, homelessness advocate, and candidate for Toronto City Council. We discuss Chan McNally's run to become City Councillor for Toronto's Ward 4,...
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Reflecting on Palestinian activism three years after October 7
This week on rabble radio, we mark the three year anniversary of the war against the Palestinians in Gaza by re-sharing an interview from 2023 with Karen Rodman of Just Peace Advocates. In that interview from November 10, 2023, Rodman talks about the history of pro-Palestinian activism and what…
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Gaza and Palestine are municipal issues
This week on rabble radio, we talk about Palestine and Gaza and how those issues are shaping the municipal elections in BC. We speak with Tiffany Tsai of Apartheid Free Communities Canada, an activist group pushing for local politicians to stand-up for Palestine. We also interview Solomon...
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TIFF, the Carney CEO summit, Green Party leadership race and more
This week on rabble radio, host Nick Seebruch sits down with rabble publisher Sarah Sahagian to talk about the films she viewed at this year's Toronto International Film Festival, Mark Carney's CEO investment summit that took place in Toronto this week, and the latest in the Green Party…
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Tariffs, unions, and free trade in North America
rabble radio is back with fresh interviews after a summer hiatus where we shared some of our favourite episodes from our 20-year-old archive. This week's episode features interviews with two guests. First, Jim Stanford speaks with host Nick Seebruch about the current trade war with the US…
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From the rabble summer archives: Surviving the gig economy
This summer, we're sharing re-released episodes of rabble radio from our archives as we mark 25 years of rabble.ca. New interviews will return in September. As you know, we're celebrating rabble's 25th anniversary this year. In our final re-release over the summer, we're sharing this interview…
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From the rabble summer archives: Heroes in my head
This summer, we're sharing re-released episodes of rabble radio from our archives as we mark 25 years of rabble.ca. New interviews will return in September. As you know, we're celebrating rabble's 25th anniversary this year. In our final re-release over the summer, we're sharing this interview…
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From the rabble summer archives: Canadian demonstration against prorogation
This summer, we're sharing re-released episodes of rabble radio from our archives as we mark 25 years of rabble.ca. New interviews will return in September. This week, we're digging into the archives for a look back at January 2010. In this episode, a massive wave of protests hits Parliament...
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From the rabble summer archives: Acoustic ecology
This summer, we're sharing re-released episodes of rabble radio from our archives as we mark 25 years of rabble.ca. New interviews will return in September. Back in April of this year, rabble radio shared a special soundscape episode inspired by Earth Day. All the staff here at rabble recorded…
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From the rabble summer archives: The Dissenters
This summer, we're sharing re-released episodes of rabble radio from our archives as we mark 25 years of rabble.ca. New interviews will return in September. We're opening up the archives this week to share an episode from 2013 called "The Dissenters." This episode is all about people refusing to...
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From the rabble summer archives: 'Outside In' with Libby Davies
This summer, we're sharing re-released episodes of rabble radio from our archives as we mark 25 years of rabble.ca. New interviews will return in September. In 2019, Libby Davies released Outside In: A Political Memoir explores her life as a politician and as a fighter for equality and justice…
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From the rabble summer archives: Gender, horror and moose
This summer, we're sharing re-released episodes of rabble radio from our archives as we mark 25 years of rabble.ca. New interviews will return in September. In this 2006 episode of rabble radio, we share a little bit of everything. Our US correspondent Keith Gottschalk reminds us of the power of...
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From the rabble summer archives: Make build sell think
This summer, we're sharing re-released episodes of rabble radio from our archives as we mark 25 years of rabble.ca. New interviews will return in September. In our thirty-ninth episode of rabble radio, New York-based writer Paddy Johnson takes listeners into the art world in NY and in Canada and...
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rabble summer series from the archives: Mix It Up
This summer, we're sharing re-released episodes of rabble radio from our archives as we mark 25 years of rabble.ca. New interviews will return in September. This week's re-released episode takes us back to December 2007 for a little mix of everything. In this episode, we revisit old rabble radio...
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rabble summer series from the archives: The early days of rabble radio
This summer, we're sharing re-released episodes of rabble radio from our archives as we mark 25 years of rabble.ca. New interviews will return in September. This week, we're sharing the earliest rabble radio episode that still exists online—episode 6: Out and About. In this episode, we speak to…
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rabble summer series from the archives: The sound of resistance at three women's marches
This summer, we're sharing re-released episodes of rabble radio from our archives as we mark 25 years of rabble.ca. New interviews will return in September. This week's re-released episode takes us back to January 2017, the month of Donald Trump's first inauguration of Donald Trump as president....
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From the rabble archives: Choose activism
This summer, we're sharing re-released episodes of rabble radio from our archives as we mark 25 years of rabble.ca. New interviews will return in September. This week's re-released episode takes us back to November 2009 with a segment from episode 94 of rabble radio. In this archival feature, we...
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Looking ahead to summer news coverage on rabble.ca
This week on the show, rabble editor Nick Seebruch and publisher Sarah Sahagian sit down to discuss ongoing news coverage on rabble.ca this summer, the Canada-US-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA), the war in Iran, Pride Month coverage and more. Some pieces mentioned in this episode include: Scott Douglas...
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Building a more militant labour movement with Émile Lacombe
Labour reporter Gabriela Calugay-Casuga sits down with Émile Lacombe, a high school teacher and union organizer in Montreal with Alliance Ouvrière to discuss why the labour movement needs to stop hiding behind legal technicalities and start taking direct action to win back its power. About our...
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Millennials, motherhood and 'life after ambition' with Amil Niazi
This week on the show, Amil Niazi joins rabble publisher Sarah Sahagian to talk about Life After Ambition: A "Good Enough" Memoir and what it means to be a millennial and mother in the times we're living in. This is the first 20 minutes of Amil's interview with Sarah. The full interview is...
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The new era of American Imperialism
Aggressive U.S. foreign policy has created deep instability—not only here in Canada, but globally. From the ongoing war in Iran to a devastating four-month fuel blockade in Cuba—causing medical blackouts and sanitation crises—the global impacts are severe. This week on rabble radio, we share a…
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The power and paradox of American hegemony
This week on rabble radio, Thomas Ponniah joins rabble editor Nick Seebruch to talk about the heavy influence of the U.S. on the world stage. They break down why massive military power hasn't led to a better quality of life in the States and how a better future is possible. About our guest Thomas...
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Louise Arbour is Canada's next governor general
Representing King Charles III in Canada, serving as the federal representative of the Head of State, the newly appointed Governor General-designate is Louise Arbour, a former human rights lawyer and Supreme Court Justice. Prime Minister Mark Carney made this announcement on Tuesday, May 5, and...
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Canadian and Filipino workers are connected by their increasing precarity
This May Day (International Workers Day), labour reporter Gabriela Calugay-Casuga sits down with Aaron Westaway from the Ottawa Committee for Human Rights in the Philippines (OCHRP). The two go over the plans OCHRP has in store for this year's May Day celebrations and discuss how the rights of...
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The nature that surrounds us
This week, in honour of Earth Day, we're sharing something a little different on rabble radio: a series of soundscapes, taking you across the world, visiting rabble staff and friends, old and new, in nature. As the national director of the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society, Sandra Schwartz...
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Advocating for performers in Canada with Rob Halpin
Effective April 20, 2026, Rob Halpin will assume the role of executive director of ACTRA Toronto. ACTRA, the Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists is the national union of professional performers working in recorded media in Canada. This week on the show, Halpin joins rabble...
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Looking back at 25 years of rabble.ca
On April 18, 2026, rabble.ca will celebrate 25 years of sharing 'news for the rest of us.' Ahead of our birthday celebration, rabble publisher Sarah Sahagian sits down with rabble founder Judy Rebick to hear about the creation of rabble all those years ago, why it was so important (and still is)…
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Challenging trafficking narratives ahead of FIFA 2026
This summer, Vancouver will host seven matches of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. In the lead-up to major global sporting events like this, a familiar narrative tends to resurface: fears of a spike in human trafficking, particularly for sexual exploitation. Yet, time and again, these claims have been...
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From the Courage My Friends podcast series: Mining, militarism and organizing against the march to war
This week on rabble radio, we're sharing a clip from the latest episode of the Courage My Friends, featuring Kara Anderson (Mining Injustice Solidarity Network) and Rachel Small (World Beyond War) on Canada's defence spending and the connections between militarism and mining. The full episode can...
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Jowita Bydlowska on 'Drunk Mom' and 'Unshaming'
This week on rabble radio, author Jowita Bydlowska joins rabble publisher Sarah Sahagian in the rabble book lounge to discuss her latest memoir Unshaming, and reflect on how her 2014 memoir Drunk Mom transformed her life. About our guest Jowita Bydlowska is the author of Unshaming (March 2026).…
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Reviewing the news cycle with Nick Seebruch and Sarah Sahagian
This week, rabble editor Nick Seebruch and publisher Sarah Sahagian review the top stories in the news this week, including the attacks on Iran from the US and Israel and the upcoming NDP leadership convention. If you like the show please consider subscribing on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube…
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The changing reality of fossil fuel work in Canada
According to a December 2025 report from the Centre for Future Work, fossil fuel jobs in Canada are in decline and will likely continue to drop in the years to come. Not just because of climate policy, but because of technology, economic changes, resource limits and corporate greed. As director…
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Laura Walton on uniting workers in an era of the notwithstanding clause
Bridget Potasky, rabble's 2025–26 Jack Layton Journalism for Change Fellow, has been working on a series examining the growing use of the notwithstanding clause by federal and provincial governments, as we discussed in last week's episode. This week, she sat down with Ontario Federation of Labour...
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Bridget Potasky and rabble's Jack Layton Journalism for Change Fellowship
Since 2017, rabble.ca and the Institute for Change Leaders has presented the Jack Layton Journalism for Change Fellowship: a fellowship with the objective of supporting emerging writers and journalists who are passionate and engaged in developing unique voices in social change reporting. Our...
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Rachael Durie on extraordinary love and being a living organ donor
This week on rabble radio, something a little different: a love story. Sarah Sahagian sits down with Rachael Durie to talk about falling in love at 18, becoming a living organ donor, and what it means to keep going after losing the love of your life. This is part one of their conversation. To…
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'Canada has a culture of silence. And we need to break that silence.'
2026 marks the 60th anniversary of Canada's Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program. Today, at a time when Canada appears to be rolling back protections and freedoms for migrant workers, this anniversary raises an urgent question: what does Canada's treatment of migrants reveal about our values, and...
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The impact of the overuse of the notwithstanding clause in Canada—and how it affects our 2SLGBTQIA+ communities
Over the last two years, Alberta and Saskatchewan have used a special legal power—the notwithstanding clause—to protect laws that affect transgender youth. These laws limit access to gender-affirming health care and require schools to get parental consent before using a student's chosen name or...
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PM Mark Carney denounces 'old order' and 'American hegemony' in Davos, Switzerland
This week, the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting was held in Davos, Switzerland, under the theme of 'A Spirit of Dialogue.' On Tuesday, January 20, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney delivered a 17-minute special address in which he condemned the "old order" of the world and said the...
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Immigration changes push migrant care workers into precarity
Labour reporter Gabriela Calugay-Casuga sits down with Kelly Botengan to discuss the recent changes by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), which has paused the intake of new applications for the Home Care Worker Immigration pilots. Advocacy groups argue the pause leaves many...
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Off the Hill: Analyzing the NDP leadership race
The NDP will pick their new leader at the end of March. rabble's Off the Hill political panel took a look at the race and broke down the major issues, endorsements, and events of the campaign so far. This week on rabble radio, we feature a segment from our most recent Off the Hill political…
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Best of rabble radio 2025
It has been a very eventful year in Canada, to put it simply. As rabble editor Nick Seebruch and publisher Sarah Sahagian noted on last week's show, Canadian politics went through one of its most dramatic periods in recent memory—including a federal election that reshaped the national…
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Reviewing 2025: A mercurial year in Canadian politics
This week on rabble radio, rabble publisher Sarah Sahagian and rabble editor Nick Seebruch discuss the major news in Canadian politics of 2025; including the resignation of Justin Trudeau, to now-Prime Minister Mark Carney—and his first months as leader, his budget and pipeline plans; the NDP...
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Examining the federal government's 2.7 billion in cuts to foreign aid
In its newly tabled budget, the federal government announced that over the course of four years there would be a $2.7 billion reduction in international assistance. As Bridget Potasky writes in her November 13th piece on rabble.ca, this announcement has drawn the ire of NGOs who warn it could…
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Support for the NDP is declining. What can be done?
The New Democratic Party of Canada is currently looking for its new leader after the resignation of Jagmeet Singh and a colossal decline in support in the most recent federal election. It seems the NDP's reduced support stems from competition with the Liberals, strategic voting, demographic…
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Family law in Canada: What it gets right and where it fails
Content warning: This interview centers around domestic violence. Please listen with care and sensitivity. Family and child protection lawyer Bobbi Olsen joins rabble publisher Sarah Sahagian to talk about the legal systems in Canada which handle issues of domestic and family violence. The two...
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Considering sectoral bargaining in Canada
This week on rabble radio, we're looking at how unions and employers bargain in Canada and whether it's time for a new approach. Right now, most unions negotiate with one employer at a time, which can make it tough to raise standards across an industry. Some experts are calling for sectoral...
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Carney's 'generational' budget falls short of expectations
This week, Prime Minister Mark Carney shared Budget 2025: a budget that Carney says is "to build Canada strong." The budget emphasized the importance of investing over spending—but what does that really mean? Here to break it down is economist Jim Stanford. About our guest Jim Stanford is…
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Reviewing Muslim representation in Canadian media
It's Islamic History Month in Canada; and this week on the show, we're joined by Sadaf Ahsan and Sarah Sahagian to discuss Muslim representation in Canadian pop culture. In this conversation, the two explore common trends and stereotypes surrounding Muslim characters in the media, discuss the...
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What are the priorities in these early days of the NDP leadership race?
The New Democratic Party of Canada will select its next leader at the Winnipeg Convention in March next year. As of now, there are five officially approved candidates seeking the leadership of Canada's NDP. They are: Rob Ashton, Tanille Johnston, Avi Lewis, Heather McPherson and Tony McQuail.…
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Hosted by Breanne Doyle, rabble radio is the flagship podcast of rabble.ca. rabble breaks down the news of the day from a progressive lens. It's a good place to catch up and catch on to what's happening in Canadian politics, activism, environmentalism, and so much more. We catch you up on the news of the week and take you further into the stories that matter to you.
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