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The Drip Podcast
by The Afro Canadian Political Literacy Foundation
Politics is power. Join Kurtis and Patience to make sense of it. The Drip caters to the Black millennial professional. It informs you about Black political and economic advancement within a North American context, while analyzing the decisions of our political leaders across Canada and beyond. It's the political podcast you never knew you needed. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
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Episode 101 - 2023's Political Recap
Merry Christmas, Happy New Year! On our year end episode, we reflect on the absolute whirlwind that was 2023, and consider what’s next for 2024. From high inflation and interest rates to intensifying global conflicts; from the election of Mayor Olivia Chow to Premier Ford’s Greenbelt scandal and...
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Episode 100 - Toronto mayoral candidate Mark Saunders joins The Drip
On this week’s episode, we were proud to welcome Toronto’s 23rd and first Black police chief, Mark Saunders to the show, as he seeks to lead Toronto as its 66th mayor. At this critical point just over two weeks from election day, Chief Saunders currently ranks as one of the top three candidates…
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Episode 99 - Toronto mayoral candidate Mitzie Hunter joins The Drip
On this week's episode, it was great to welcome former MPP for Scarborough-Guildwood, Mitzie Hunter, to the pod. She's currently one of the top five candidates in a field of more than 70 who are running to become Toronto’s 66th mayor. This daughter of Jamaica, former Ontario cabinet minister,...
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Episode 98 - Toronto mayoral candidate Celina Caesar-Chavannes returns to The Drip
On this week’s episode, friend of The Drip and Toronto mayoral candidate, former MP Celina Caesar-Chavannes, returned to the pod to discuss her campaign, revealing why Torontonians may want to give her a look before they go to the polls on June 26th. Celina shared her strategy to tackle the...
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Episode 97 - Federal Liberal Black Caucus reps join The Drip
On this week’s episode, Liberal Black Caucus reps and friends of The Drip, MPs Arielle Kayabaga and Michael Coteau, returned to the pod to discuss Budget2023 and its impacts on Canadians. We also had an honest conversation about the state of politics in Canada, and got some insight into what the...
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Episode 96 - Wes Hall returns to The Drip
On this week’s episode, friend of The Drip, Dr Wes Hall, returned to the pod to discuss his book, No Bootstraps When You’re Barefoot. Far more than a rags to riches story, No Bootstraps When You’re Barefoot is a transparent memoir that highlights the absurd hurdles that many Black and racialized...
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Episode 95, part 2 - All about taxes with Faith Thompson of TaxAssist Accountants
It’s tax season, so we’re using this special episode to break down some of the most important tax changes you should know about as a millennial professional or business owner. The goal is to get you in top shape so you get the benefits you’re entitled to, and so the CRA doesn’t have to chase you...
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Episode 95, part 1 - All about taxes with Faith Thompson of TaxAssist Accountants
It’s tax season, so we’re using this special episode to break down some of the most important tax changes you should know about as a millennial professional or business owner. The goal is to get you in top shape so you get the benefits you’re entitled to, and so the CRA doesn’t have to chase you...
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Episode 94 - 2022's Political Recap
From high interest and inflation to Russia's invasion; from the Supply and Confidence agreement to the election of Pierre Poilievre, and a lot more, on this year-end episode, Kurtis and Patience have their usual fun sharing: What they each thought was the biggest political story of 2022; Their...
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Episode 93, part 2 - Amanda Cordner of CBC's Sort Of joins The Drip
This is part 2 of our conversation with Amanda Cordner from Sort Of, a hit comedy series co-produced by CBC, HBO Max and Sphere Media shot right here in Toronto. Season 2 of Sort Of is streaming now on CBC and CBC Gem. -- Special thanks to Fido Mobile for their financial contribution, which…
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Episode 93, part 1 - Amanda Cordner of CBC's Sort Of joins The Drip
On this week's episode, we welcome Amanda Cordner from Sort Of, a hit comedy series co-produced by CBC, HBO Max and Sphere Media shot right here in Toronto. This is part 1. Cordner was named one of Canada’s Rising Screen Stars by NOW Magazine in April 2022 and was one of that publication’s Top…
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Episode 92, part 2 - Diggstown Creator Floyd Kane joins The Drip
This is part two of our two-part episode with Floyd Kane, the creator, showrunner and executive producer of Diggstown. Diggstown is an authentic legal drama that highlights the very real inequities that exist in the Canadian legal system and has never shied away from delving into issues of class,...
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Episode 92, part 1 - Diggstown Creator Floyd Kane joins The Drip
On this week’s two-part episode, we had the pleasure of hosting Floyd Kane, the creator, showrunner and executive producer of Diggstown. Diggstown is an authentic legal drama that highlights the very real inequities that exist in the Canadian legal system and has never shied away from delving…
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Episode 91 - Poilievre becomes Conservative Leader; The biggest expansion of healthcare in 60 years by the Liberals and NDP; Amnesty International joins Black federal employees on their complaint to the UN; Jackson, Mississippi and its boil water advisory
We’re back! On this week’s episode, we discuss some of the top headlines from the week of October 2nd, 2022, including: Pierre Poilievre becoming leader of the Conservative Party of Canada The Liberals and NDP launching the single biggest expansion of healthcare in 60 years Amnesty International...
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Episode 90, part 1 - Toronto Carnival boss Michelle Lochan joins The Drip
We ready for di road! This week we're joined by Carnival boss Michelle Lochan, Managing Director of the Festival Management Committee for the Toronto Caribbean Carnival (known informally as Caribana) who shared the history, energy and benefits of our big bash. Caribana is more than just a summer...
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Episode 90, part 2 - Toronto Carnival boss Michelle Lochan joins The Drip
We ready for di road! This week we're joined by Carnival boss Michelle Lochan, Managing Director of the Festival Management Committee for the Toronto Caribbean Carnival (known informally as Caribana) who shared the history, energy and benefits of our big bash. This is part 2 of that conversation....
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Episode 89, part 2 - Mississauga Mayor Bonnie Crombie joins the Drip
On this week's episode, we were honoured to have Mississauga Mayor Bonnie Crombie join us to discuss First Steps: A community driven report on making Mississauga more equitable for Black communities. This is part 2 of that conversation, see part 1 for a synopsis of our discussion. Shout out to...
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Episode 89, part 1 - Mississauga Mayor Bonnie Crombie joins The Drip
On this week's episode, we were honoured to have Mississauga Mayor Bonnie Crombie join us to discuss First Steps: A community driven report on making Mississauga more equitable for Black communities. By unpacking the report's findings, we dove into: What is needed to transform policing and the…
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Episode 88, part 2 - LGBTQ2+ community leader Debbie Owusu-Akyeeah joins The Drip
This is part 2 of our chat with special guest Debbie Owusu-Akyeeah, Executive Director at The Canadian Centre for Gender and Sexual Diversity (CCGSD) for Pride Month. Could Minister Freeland’s plan to fight inflation do more for Canadians, including giving targeted support to the LGBTQ2+…
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Episode 88, part 1 - LGBTQ2+ community leader Debbie Owusu-Akyeeah joins The Drip
This Pride Month, special guest Debbie Owusu-Akyeeah, Executive Director at The Canadian Centre for Gender and Sexual Diversity (CCGSD) joined us to tackle the top political, economic and social stories of the week through a more vibrant lens! Could Minister Freeland’s plan to fight inflation do...
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Episode 87 - Premier Ford wins the 2022 election; The Bank of Canada increases interest rates to 1.5% to stem inflation; Mass Shootings in the U.S. spark legislative change in Canada; Toronto changes admissions criteria for specialized schools
On this week’s episode, we discuss some of the top headlines from the week of May 29th, including: Premier Ford winning the 2022 election: Which Black MPPs will he include in his cabinet? What’s next for the Ontario NDP and Liberals? The Bank of Canada increases interest rates another half…
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Episode 86 - Ontario Liberal candidate Deputy Mayor Granville Anderson joins The Drip
This week we had the pleasure of hosting Deputy Mayor Granville Anderson of Clarington, Ontario. He’s running to be the Liberal MPP for Durham in Ontario’s June election. It was a light-hearted conversation where Granville shared what he thought was most impactful for Black, racialized and allied...
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Bonus episode: Ontario NDP MPPs Jill Andrew and Faisal Hassan join The Drip
Bonus question from episode 85 with MPPs Dr Jill Andrew and Faisal Hassan on former NDP MPP Kevin Yarde, and the NDP's support for its Black MPPs. Be sure to read the NDP platform to make an informed vote this election. -- Special thanks to Fido Mobile for their financial contribution, which...
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Episode 85 - part 2: Ontario NDP MPPs Jill Andrew and Faisal Hassan join The Drip
On this week’s episode, it was a pleasure to welcome the Ontario NDP’s Dr Jill Andrew and Faisal Hassan to The Drip to discuss the NDP’s platform ahead of the June 2nd election. As you can imagine, it was a thoughtful and fun discussion on Ontario’s political landscape. In part 1, we compared the...
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Episode 85 - part 1: Ontario NDP MPPs Jill Andrew and Faisal Hassan join The Drip
On this week’s episode, it was a pleasure to welcome the Ontario NDP’s Dr Jill Andrew and Faisal Hassan to The Drip to discuss the NDP’s platform ahead of the June 2nd election. As you can imagine, it was a thoughtful and fun discussion on Ontario’s political landscape. In part 1, we compared the...
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Episode 84 - Ontario announces its biggest budget ever, is it for BIPOC Ontarians too?; A debate is ongoing following the arrest of an 8-year old in Syracuse; Toronto Metropolitan University.
This week, the Ford Government tabled Ontario Budget 2022. At $198.6 billion in spending, this is the biggest budget in Ontario history. In fact, it’s 25% bigger than former premier Kathleen Wynne’s last budget was in 2018. That's $40 billion in extra cheese. It’s effectively the platform they’ll...
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Episode 83 - Doug Ford cuts the gas tax; The Ontario NDP and Liberals spar for the progressive vote; Canada’s record unemployment rate and rising interest rates; Mary Anne Chambers becomes the University of Guelph’s 10th Chancellor; and more
On this week’s episode, we discuss some of the top headlines from the week of April 10th, including: Doug Ford makes good on promise to cut the gas tax The Ontario NDP and Liberals spar for the progressive vote Canada’s record unemployment rate and rising interest rates Mary Anne Chambers becomes...
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Episode 82 - #Budget2022; Minimum wage wars ahead of the Ontario election; Amazon gets its first union - much to their chagrin; A correction RE Justice Jackson; They banned Will for 10?!
On this week’s episode, we discuss some of the top headlines from the week of April 3rd, including: Budget 2022: A Plan to Grow Our Economy and Make Life More Affordable Minimum wage wars are underway as we kick off the provincial election campaigns Amazon gets its first union - much to their...
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Episode 81 - The Liberal-NDP plan for cooperation; Premier Ford appoints Chief Mark Saunders to run in June; The appointment of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U.S. Supreme Court; Jamaica says “we’re moving on” from the Monarchy
On this week’s episode, we discuss some of the top headlines from the week of March 20th, including: The Liberal-NDP plan for cooperation Former Toronto Police Chief Mark Saunders appointed to run for Ford’s Conservatives Appointment of Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U.S. Supreme Court Jamaica says...
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Episode 80 - The Porter cast joins The Drip
On this week's episode, we had the pleasure of hosting two lead cast members from The Porter, a Canadian series that tells the story of the first Black labour union in North America, which will air starting tonight (Feb 21, 2022) on CBC and later in the year on BET+. Those cast members are Ronnie...
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Episode 79 - A deal finally struck to compensate Indigenous Child Welfare victims; Omicron fallout; Rest in Power Sidney Poitier; 1 year after the US Capital Attack, is democracy dead?; Vaccine Inequity
On this week’s episode, we discuss some of the top headlines from the week of January 2nd, including: A deal finally struck to compensate Indigenous Child Welfare Victims Omicron Fallout Rest in Power Sidney Poitier 1 year after the US Capital Attack, is democracy dead? Vaccine Inequity … And...
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Episode 78 - Canada’s Parliament unanimously passes Bill C-4 to ban conversion therapy; Premier Ford’s sweetheart deal with the 407 leaving us congested; Free Chrystul Khizer; Barbados: The world’s newest republic
On this week’s episode, we discuss some of the top headlines from the week of November 28th, including: Canada’s Parliament unanimously passing Bill C-4 to ban conversion therapy Premier Ford’s sweetheart deal with the 407 leaving us congested Free Chrystul Khizer Barbados: The world’s newest...
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Episode 77 - Parliament’s return; Erin O’Toole’s hard time; the government’s compromise on pandemic supports; Ahmaud Arbery’s murderers actually get convicted; The Omicron variant
To our valued listeners: Because of scheduling conflicts, we will be continuing our Municipal Interview Series with Mayor Bonnie Crombie and Mayor Patrick Brown in the new year. On this week’s episode, we discuss some of the top headlines from the week of November 21st, including: Parliament’s...
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Episode 76, part 2 - Municipal Interview Series with Ottawa Councillor Rawlson King
This is part two of our Municipal Interview Series with Ottawa Councillor Rawlson King. Rawlson became Ottawa’s first ever Black councillor after winning his seat in an historic April 2019 by-election, and we can see why. Kind of like a Black deputy mayor we know, he's a juggernaut. From leading...
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Episode 76, part 1 - Municipal Interview Series with Ottawa Councillor Rawlson King
On this week’s episode, we’re honoured to welcome Ottawa City Councillor Rawlson King to The Drip. Rawlson became Ottawa’s first ever Black councillor after winning his seat in a historic April 2019 by-election, and hasn't stopped blazing trails since. He represents Canada's capital city on our...
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Episode 75 - Municipal Interview Series with Deputy Mayor Sterling Lee of Ajax, Ontario
On this week’s episode, we're joined by friend of The Drip, Deputy Mayor Sterling Lee of Ajax, a town established in 1941 in Durham Region in Southern Ontario, just east of the Greater Toronto Area. The 2016 census clocked its population in at 119,677, 57% of which are racialized. The biggest...
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Episode 74, part 2: Municipal Interview Series with Deputy Mayor Steve Anderson
On part 2 of this week’s episode, we’re launching our Municipal Interview Series, where we chat with the leaders or Black representatives of specific cities across Ontario with the goal of giving them a spotlight, since they have been taking steps to improve quality of life for Black and…
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Episode 74, part 1: Driven to Succeed Interview w/ Shelburne, Ontario Deputy Mayor Steve Anderson
On part 1 of this week’s episode, we’re proud to welcome Deputy Mayor Steve Anderson of Shelburne, Ontario back to The Drip. In his autobiography, Driven to Succeed, Shelburne, Ontario Deputy Mayor Steve Anderson tells his story of growing up as a "Finch man" (a resident of the Jane and Finch...
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Episode 73 - Doug Ford's real thoughts on Immigrants; Justin Trudeau holding up the loot for Indigenous kids; Dave Chappelle Fallout; Rest Well General Colin Powell
On this week’s episode, we discuss some of the top headlines from the week of October 17th, including: Doug Ford reminding us what he really thinks about Immigrants Justin Trudeau urged to stop holding up the loot for Indigenous kids The Dave Chappelle Fallout Rest well General Colin Powell … And...
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Episode 72 - The Toronto Foundation’s Vital Signs 2021 report shows residents are struggling; Toronto City Council slaps renters in the face AGAIN; The Black North Initiative's ED confirms systemic racism knows no station
The Toronto Foundation’s Vital Signs 2021 report shows residents are struggling Toronto City Council slaps renters in the face AGAIN The Black North Initiative's ED confirms systemic racism knows no station … And plenty more. Tap here to access our script with links to the articles we discussed…
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Episode 71 - Green shanks come out for Annamie Paul; Legault STILL disagrees that systemic racism exists; Maya Angelou's feature on the US quarter; a Black man wins the 2021 Nobel Prize for Literature.
On this week’s episode, we discuss some of the top headlines from the week of October 4th, including: Green shanks coming out for Annamie Paul Quebec’s Coroner confirms that Joyce Echequan died because of systemic racism. Legault still disagrees it exists. Canada’s employment is back to...
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Episode 70 - Annamie Paul says peace; Canada's 1st Natl Day of Reconciliation & Trudeau's Travel; Alberta’s sorry state of affairs; Big Brother gets its 1st Black winner; Party infighting takes a toll on the U.S. Democrats; Food prices are too damn high
On this week’s episode, we discuss some of the top headlines from the week of September 26th, including: Annamie paul says goodbye and likely good riddance to The Greens Canada’s first National Day of Reconciliation, and Trudeau’s Travel Alberta’s sorry state of affairs Big Brother gets its first...
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Episode 69 - The unnecessary election; Cowboys REIGNING in Haitians at the Texas border; The ongoing Conflict in Tigray, Ethiopia
On this week’s episode, we discuss some of the top headlines from the week of September 19h, including: Elxn44 came and went, and for the most part shit’s still the same! Still, there were some changes, and we take a moment to break down some of the key changes, and highlight what might be around...
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Episode 68, part 2 - Lawyer & Political Strategist Kofi Achampong joins The Drip
This is part two of episode 68 with friend of The Drip, Kofi Achampong, Principal Lawyer and Government Relations Advisor at Achampong Law. In this two-part episode, we shared our biggest takeaways from the debate, our thoughts on who won it, addressed why the debate never spoke to millennial and...
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Episode 68, part 1 - Lawyer & Political Strategist Kofi Achampong joins The Drip
It's the last week of #elxn44! On this week’s episode, we break down the first and only English debate from September 9th, and we invited friend of The Drip, Kofi Achampong, Principal Lawyer and Government Relations Advisor at Achampong Law to help you make sense of it--from our perspective. In...
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Episode 67, part 2 - Black Chamber of Commerce President Christelle Francois joins The Drip
On episode 67, we invited friend of The Drip, Christelle Francois (@ellefrancois_), President of the Black Chamber of Commerce and Founder of Untold & Co Agency, a public relations, digital marketing and brand partnerships agency based in Toronto to reflect on week 3 of #elxn44 and discuss…
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Episode 67, part 1 - Black Chamber of Commerce President Christelle Francois joins The Drip
On episode 67, we invited friend of The Drip, Christelle Francois (@ellefrancois_), President of the Black Chamber of Commerce and Founder of Untold & Co Agency, a public relations, digital marketing and brand partnerships agency based in Toronto to reflect on week 3 of #elxn44 and discuss…
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Episode 66, part 2 - Liberal candidates Honourable Ahmed Hussen and Marci Ien join The Drip
This is part 2 of our chat with the Honourable Ahmed Hussen, Minister of Families, Children and Social Development and MP for York-South Weston, and Marci Ien, MP for Toronto-Centre, both of whom are seeking re-election on Sept 20th. We pivoted the conversation to learn how the Liberals would…
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Episode 66, part 1 - Liberal candidates Honourable Ahmed Hussen and Marci Ien join The Drip
On this week's episode, it was a true pleasure to welcome the Honourable Ahmed Hussen, Minister of Families, Children and Social Development and MP for York-South Weston, and Marci Ien, MP for Toronto-Centre, both of whom are seeking re-election on Sept 20th. As we do every now and then, we split...
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Episode 65, part 2 - Political Strategist Ryan Singh joins The Drip
And we're back! On this week's episode we invited friend of The Drip, Ryan Singh (@ryansinghnow), a seasoned government relations professional and Director at Temple Scott Associates (https://www.tsa.ca/) to reflect on the first week of #elxn44 and assess some of the leaders' announced policies,...
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Politics is power. Join Kurtis and Patience to make sense of it.
The Drip caters to the Black millennial professional. It informs you about Black political and economic advancement within a North American context, while analyzing the decisions of our political leaders across Canada and beyond. It's the political podcast you never knew you needed.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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