Sandy and Nora talk politics

In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about Canada's trade war with the United States and how Quebec has an outsized influence over how Canada reacts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about the death of Dr. Jason Arday, and how mainstream media took a story from the far right and turned it into a harassment campaign against the now-deceased Cambridge professor. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Daily news headlines for August 10 to August 14, 2026 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about the recent study into antisemitism on campus in Canada and look at how the authors have intentionally tried to turn solidarity with Gaza and opposition to Israeli war crimes into a hate crime. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Daily news headlines for August 3 to August 7, 2026 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about Carney the Conservative, and how the Conservatives are drawing on international far-right tactics to try and eke out a space for them. Plus, media is complicit and the NDP floats around in the ether. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Daily News Round-up for July 27-29 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about Carney's consistent capitulation to the United States, including sending representatives to the latest attack on leftwing activists. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Daily news round-up for July 20 - 24. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about what happens when everyone starts to all sound like ChatGPT, and how alienation from what is real and authentic will drive everyone over the edge. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Daily news round-up for July 13-17, 2026 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Nora talks with Luke Lebrun, editor in chief of Press Progress, about SLAPP lawsuits and free speech in Canada. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about Mark Carney's new senate appointees. Plus, why are progressives calling for more surveillance tech? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about Canadian culture and sport, and how governments have consistently defunded that which makes Canada, Canadian. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Daily news round-up for June 22-26, 2026 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about the shooting attack of incel Seth Hatfield. Plus, Carney promises to bail out developers and calls it housing relief. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Sandy and Nora examine the teenagers who are being paid to carry out late-night attacks. From the tow-truck wars to waste management, from intimidation and murder to shooting on the US Consulate, who are the wealthy individuals exploiting Toronto's Black teens to settle their scores? Also: help us fundraise to hire a journalist or two! Link to donate and to apply for the positions, here: https://noraloreto.substack.com/p/help-sandy-and-nora-raise-money-for Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about Residential School denial, and how the Globe and Mail's editorial board has jumped in with two feet. Plus, Canada's new "AI strategy" is heavy on making stuff up, light on the strategy. Did AI write it?? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about mass immigration from the United States and how, once again, Canada doesn't seem to be planning for a possible surge in immigration. Plus, why don't temporary residents get the right to vote? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about the politcal powerplay behind the Alberta referendum. Plus, Sandy rants about everyone getting As. Consider supporting our campaign to raise money to hire a journalist! https://chuffed.org/project/182377-expose-the-harassment-campaign-against-canadian-journalists-over-coverage-of-war-crimes-in-gaza Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about pandemics -- what was learned from COVID-19, what should we worried about with emerging outbreaks. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about Mark Carney's desire to pump Canada's AI industry full of money so that ... well ... what happens next isn't exactly clear. Plus, Sandy complains about robots again. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about the forces in Canada that try to harass journalists out of reporting on Gaza. Plus why do we allow vehicles to terrorize our roads? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about Mark Carney's new majority government, the decisions its making and how little journalists are asking him critical questions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about Canadian media, the scripts they all reproduce and how Canadians are getting less and less of the story. Plus, data centres! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about Mark Carney's majority government and what it will mean for Canadians. Plus, they talk about Doug Ford's silent revolution. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about how little Canada is saying, or doing, to help de-escalate the United States and Israel from their war on Iran. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about the NDP convention, far-right attacks on equity cards and what the NDP needs to do next. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about some of the criticisms they have of the NDP, that listeners have had of recent episodes, and the colossol meltdown happening over at Canadaland. **Episode clarification: Nora mentioned that people blamed the Air Canada Jazz flight crash on the fact that one of the pilots was a woman. This piece of internet disinformation took the name of one of the victims, and created a fake person to then use to rile people up. This is what Nora saw online, not that she thought that one of the pilots was a woman. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sandy and Nora break down their thoughts on the NDP leadership race. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Avi Lewis talks with Nora about why he's the best person to lead the NDP.Transcript available here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nora talks with Rob Ashton about why he's the best person to lead the NDP.Transcript available here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about the Liberals, NDP and Conservative reactions to the war in Iran. Plus, AI sucks and what is with the return to normative gender roles? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nora talks with NDP leadership candidate Tanille Johnston about why she wants to lead the NDP.Transcript available here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nora talks with NDP leadership candidate Heather McPherson about why she wants to lead the NDP.Transcript available here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about Canada's bizarre support for bombing Iran, and how despite all Mark Carney's rhetoric, the old order (Canada's full support for US imperialism) remains in tact. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about what Norway does right in winter sport, why they whooped our ass at the Olympics, and how the constant pressure to win only privileges people with resources and time to work on winning. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about the tragedy at Tumbler Ridge and the way that right-wing politicians jumped onto the obsession over gender identity to obscure from decaying social conditions. The federal government thinks that we can fix these social conditions by arming other countries to murder people. How is that going to work? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about the dangers of anonymity online, the lack of public infrastructure to allow democratic access to the Internet, and how we need to resist always reaching to our leisure machines. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Sandy and Nora go through a few Canadians names who appear in the Epstein files. Plus ICE and 911, a Canadian soldier killed in Latvia, Canada to cut refugee health funding programming and more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about Mark Carney's Act II -- after his head-turning speech at Davos, he comes home to expose how little he knows about Canadian history. Plus, why are we always talking about military invasion when the real threat from the United States is cultural and economic? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about the speech heard around the world: Mark Carney announces that neoliberalism was premised on lies, and now that the US is collapsing, it's time for Canada to help fill the void. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sandy and Nora will now be released on Wednesday! Catch us then. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about ICE, murder, detention, and why it takes so long to get white moderates to understand that police violence is rampant. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about the US' war on Venezuela, the sham charges against Nicolas Maduro and what Canadians should be paying attention to. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Live eposide recorded at the Yukon Film Society on Sept. 20, 2025. With special thanks to the Yukon Employees' Union and progressive groups in Whitehorse. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this epsiode, Sandy and Nora look back on the year that was, and argue that we better get our shit together soon if we're going to resist rising fascism. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about rising social disintegration, and how it triggers a rise in hatred. Plus, should femicide be considered extra illegal? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about what has finally pushed the press to call Trump racist (or, xenophobic in the case of the NYT), and what Trump's latest mask-off moment means for racism within the US, and relations with Canada. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about the beginnings of a migrant crisis in the United States, and how Canadian politicians and journalists are seemingly incapable of imagining how Canada would navigate one. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.