PODCAST · news
This is False
by Evelyn Irish, Travis Laver, & Mohammad Akbar
We used to talk about politics in Windsor, ON. Then we moved to Halifax, NS. So now we talk about sex and relationships and how they relate to capitalism.
Episodes
-
Mass Hole
FREEDOM CONVOY!!!!!!!!!!! CANADARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR.
-
Farting Nora
This week on a very special episode of This is FalseEv and Travis kick it a little old school and talk about Netflix’s new Adam McKay and David Sirota film Don’t Look Up, the newest phase of Covid and the government response therein, before delving into our new segment “JUST BE POLY” and getting…
more -
All Monogamists Are Fascists
In a long episode, Ev and Travis discuss their rough start in Halifax, mental health shizz, poly people being viewed as expendable by monogamists and the links between monogamy and capitalism and how traditional lifestyles are weaponized by fascism. You can find us on social media @ThisIsFalsePod...
-
HaliFUX
We’re BACK! Ev and Travis discuss their move to Halifax and the new modus operandi of This Is False—things are going to be different now, biuy. Follow us on social media @ThisIsFalsePod, email us at [email protected], and do other stuff too I guess.
-
We're Coming Back!
It's been a while. But we're coming back with a slightly different focus from a very different city.
-
Dicks in Space
Want to hear some dying gasps? You’re in the right place! Ev and Travis chat about…everything. Travis’ new job, Evvy in America, Jeffrey Bezos, Cuba, and a grab-bag of other things. Support us or whatever.
-
Fast Food, Fast Livin' w/ American Boyfriend
MURKA! Evelyn Irish is joined by American Boyfriend, aka Jeff, to discuss Ev’s trip to the far off land of Southwest Detroit. Things discussed include: American fast food, the shite try-hard bougey fast food chain Del Taco, Baja Blast, Bang Energy Drink, Coney Dogs, and eventually American labour...
-
Long May She Reign
LaSalle is a rough and tumble world. The faint-of-heart should probably avoid this episode. Flipped over Herby Curbies, litter in parks, Snowbirds not even doing loop-da-loops with our tax money! Emma Starr and Travis then talk about the loss of Canada Day and the weirdest three-way you'll ever...
-
Trinity Hellwoods
This week, Ev and Travis mostly lay and shoot the shit about whatever comes into their head. They did get around to talking about Bo Burnham's Inside and the brutal encampment eviction at Trinity Bellwoods Park in Toronto on Tuesday afternoon. The GoFundMe for our friend in need is here.
-
The Call is Coming from Outside the House w/Katie Robertson (She/Her)
This week, Travis sat down with Edmonton-based activist, writer, and podcaster Katie Robertson—an old friend from grade school—to talk about her life as an activist, her perspective on politics, her podcast Outside the House, and the current state of things in Alberta. We recorded this interview...
-
Dispatches from a Genocidal Apartheid State
CONTENT WARNING: Discussions of genocide, Residential Schools, colonial violence. This week Ev, Mo, and Travis discussed the discovery of 215 children in a mass grave at Kamloops Indian Residential School in British Columbia and the politician and media reaction to the news. It’s a heavy one—so...
-
Little Feudal Lords
Ev, Gladys, Mo, and Travis discuss gentrification in Windsor by looking at the role of Community Improvement Programs, the police, tiny homes, and more. You can support us on Patreon, follow us on social media @ThisIsFalsePod or email us at [email protected] For more information…
more -
From the River to the Sea w/ Emma Starr (She/Her)
Travis is joined this week by the oft-mentioned, but never before heard from Emma Starr. They listened to the Voice of the People before giving an update on everyone’s favourite racist Essex town councilor Chris Vander Doelen. Finally, they continued the conversation about Israel’s continued...
-
Rex Murphy: Birthed Person
Ev, Mo, and Travis Respect The Grift™, discuss some Rex Murphy verbiage, and dive into the newest terrorist attacks on the people of Palestine by Israeli settlers. If you’d like to support ongoing efforts by Palestinians, consider the following: Movement to Safeguard Palestinian Communities…
more -
Crypto Post-Secondary
After a two-week hiatus, This Is False returns with an episode that’s all man. Gross. Mo and Travis discuss Doge Coin and the destruction of Laurentian University. Support us on Patreon and find us on social media @ThisIsFalsePod. You can also email us at [email protected]
-
No Episode This Week
We're going to let the Derek Chauvin verdict breathe and re-group for next week. Okaayyyy byyyyeeeeeeeeeeeee
-
CVD, Yeah You Know Me
Gladys, Kit, Mohammad, and Travis chat about former Windsor Star columnist and current Town of Essex councilor Chris Vander Doelen and his recent controversy before delving into a deep cut of his from 2014. Then we transition to the ongoing Derek Chauvin trail in Minneapolis and yet another…
more -
The Milkman Figured It Out
Ev, Gladys, and Travis chatted about Doug Ford’s revolving lockdowns and COVID fatigue, AOC’s liberalism, and an update on Amazon’s working conditions from The Intercept. Support us on Patreon, follow us on social media @ThisIsFalsePod, and email us at [email protected]
-
All Eyes on Bessemer
Mo, Ev, Kit, and Travis discuss the historic vote for unionization by the Amazon workers in Bessemer, Alabama as well as the debut of our new segment, ‘Respect the Grift’. You can support us on Patreon, follow us on social media @ThisIsFalsePod, and you can watch us on YouTube!
-
ACAB for Cutie 2: Dogs & Babies w/ Kit Tea (they/them)
In this week's episode of This is False, Mo, Ev, and Travis introduce Kit Tea and yell about the cops. This time, they killed a dog in Windsor, shot a baby in Kawartha Lakes, and the RCMP did a racism in Saskatchewan. You know, the usual. You can support us on Patreon and follow us on social…
more -
Cookie P*rn
Ev, Mo, and Travis discuss cookies in a fairly sexual manner, the Amazon union drive in Alabama, how politics are removed from the working class, and more! You can support us on Patreon and follow us on social media @ThisIsFalsePod. You can email us at [email protected] Pod Damn...
-
Dispatches from the Field
A little extra content for you this week as Ev and Travis find themselves in a car for two hours with nothing to do but podcast. Support us on Patreon and follow us on social media @ThisIsFalsePod
-
Fauxgressive Pharmacare w/ Gladys Shaffely
Mo and Travis sit down with special guest co-host Gladys Shaffely to talk about the polite way to bomb Syria, the broken Canadian political system through the lens of the NDP’s private member bill on Pharmacare, and CBC’s The Fifth Estate and their look at anti-Black racism on Ontario university...
-
Artivism w/ April Morris (She/Her) & Teajai Travis (He/Him)
Travis is joined this week by Windsor-based artists April Morris and Teajai Travis. April is a painter and visual artist and progenitor of The Pylon Project; Teajai is a poet, storyteller, activist and now the Executive Director of Artcite. We sat down to talk about community-facing art,...
-
Assistant to the Durham Regional Manager
We’re delayed this week due to technical difficulties. The planned episode won’t be out until Monday. In the meantime, Evelyn Irish and Travis Laver went off the damn rails. We celebrated the death of Rush Limbaugh, discussed r/Neoliberal, talked about the Green Party’s insane Olympic plan, and...
-
The Casket is Cheaper w/ Pindzer B (She/Her)
This week on the program, we welcome in Pindzer B, dear friend of the show and recipient of ODSP benefits. We talked to her about her life on ODSP and the barriers she faces trying to survive on the woefully inadequate service. That happens around the 33-minute mark and BIG content...
-
The Old Pump and Dump w/ Liz Singh (She/Her)
Liz Singh is a delight! She's also a filmmaker, an activist, and an artist and she joins us on this week's episode to talk about her film The Lower Plateau--you know eventually. Before that, we chat about stonks, TikTok, James Cameron, and more. You can follow us on social media @ThisIsFalsePod…
more -
Sundowning Anger Brain
In this, the latest episode of This Is False, Ev, Mo, and Travis talk about the following: The worm that must be hollowing out the brain of the American Liberal; Julie Payette’s shameful behaviour and whether or not there should even be a Governor General; and our saviour Rick Mercer. Support us…
more -
Blue Tuesday
In our first all-remote episode, we talked about why we hate Milton, ON, why we hate Quebec, and some other assorted things. Audio issues cut the episode short--our apologies. You can support us on Patreon and follow us on social media @ThisIsFalsePod.
-
Your Weekly Adrenochrome
Mo and Travis talk about the things you’d expect them to talk about: The coup that wasn’t a coup, the new lockdown restrictions in Ontario, and late-stage capitalism’s rapid descent toward eco-fascism. You can give us all your money by clicking here and you can follow us on all the social media...
-
Mike Harris and Kentucky Fried Communism
Depressed, angry, and full of parody and satire, Ev, Mo, and Travis get some feelings out. Covid-19's brutal second wave is running roughshod over Windsor-Essex and we want to talk to Order of Ontario recipient Mike Harris about it. We also chatted about KFC's newest grift, the pro-gun Left,...
-
Respect The Grift
We send off 2020 with a bit of a lighter episode. Ev, Mo, and Travis talk about the town of Grafton, Vermont which was taken over by bears after the libertarians abolished the government. Then we chatted about the Bloc Québecois and their plot to salute sex positive people in Montréal before…
more -
The War on Covidmas
Ev and Travis discuss Stephen Harper's second career, the Covid-19 response as liberalized genocide, the Landlord-Tenant Board going insane, long term care homes and the role of former Ontario Premier Mike Harris, and don't worry, Jubzi is here to take down capitalism. You can find us on social...
-
UBI and I Be You w/ John Clarke
This week, Travis talks to legendary anti-poverty organizer John Clarke about the false hope of Universal Basic Income. Then Travis and Mo talk about the hopelessness of electoral politics without a corresponding and principled grassroots movement. And small business owners are pissbaby whiners…
more -
Racism at UWindsor, Part II
Evelyn, Mo, and Travis continue the conversation about the culture of institutional racism at the University of Windsor as Travis recounts a story about how the administration dealt with white supremacist students in his class. Then they briefly discuss the case of Jordan Afolabi, a Black student...
-
Racism at UWindsor, Part 1: Delta Chi and Zionism
CONTENT WARNING: Around the 12-minute mark, there is a brief discussion about rape and sexual assault. In part one of a two-part series, Mo and Travis dig a little deeper into racism at the University of Windsor by talking about the Delta Chi social media posts before Mo recounts the story of how...
-
Wide Awake Droodlekins
Ev, Travis, and Mo spend some time on ACAB for Cutie: Ottawa Edition before looking at the RCMP's web spying program. Then we dive into Drew Dilkens' ill-advised foray into the world and talk about the repercussions of City Council's move to outsource some jobs at City Hall. We're on Patreon now!...
-
Hospitals and the New World Order w/ Jane E. McArthur
No Ev Irish this week. She was involved in a dramatic dispute about the inherent value of Coke Zero vs. Diet Coke. Needless to say, there was blood when she entered Pepsi Zero Sugar as a viable contender. She'll be back next week once she deals with the legal issues she's now facing. Mo and…
more -
Introducing Mo Mo!
Introducing the third Tiffer (Falsie? Faker?) Mohammad Akbar! Mo fits right in with Ev and Travis while they discuss a grab-bag of issues from the gangsta move Mi'kmaq purchase of Clearwater Seafoods; to the surging second wave of Covid in Canada, to Windsor city council's vote on the…
more -
WHERE WERE YOU, RINO??
Hey Rino, where were you, BAHD? WHERE WERE YOU? Ev and Travis run down the U.S. Election for a second before delving into the shitshow that was the City of Windsor’s eviction of the Rail Cut Homeless Encampment on November 4th. Find us on social media @ThisIsFalsePod and email us at...
-
URGENT: Homeless Encampment Eviction in West End
URGENT CALL TO ACTION. The City of Windsor has been empowered by Terracorp Management to remove a homeless encampment in Windsor's West End. Listen for details and reach out if you can help.
-
Bonus: Copaganda Say S.W.A.T.?
This time the training is realer than last time because it's real not training like last time.
-
Big Boy Tonka Truck
We’ve been light on the ACAB content lately, so we decided to make up for it. The Windsor Police have a new, very expensive, toy to oppress the poor with; they also are still being dumb about the whole Naloxone thing; we give an update on 1492 Landback Lane in Caledonia and the OPP’s brutal...
-
We Dunn It
We’re back! After two weeks of horrible life circumstances, your favourite leftist podcast from the Rose City is back and we’re talking Igor (for the last time, hopefully), the new proposed location of the Downtown Mission, and the attacks on Mi’kmaw fishers in Nova Scotia and the role played by...
-
Dank Memes & Liberal $chemes
In this, the fourteenth episode of This is False, Ev and Travis discuss a grab-bag of items. A little of the Trump tax return thing, a little Igor update, the Trudeau Liberals plan to end systemic racism by giving out loans to Black business owners, and how to survive in a post-CERB world…
more -
There Ain't No Heroes on that Bench
Evelyn Irish is here to stay! Ev and Travis talk Notorious RBG and why the cult around her is a massive problem. Then we talk downtown Windsor condo developments and more gentrification before ending off briefly touching on the assault on Mi’kmaw fishers in Nova Scotia. Links & References - Condo...
-
Transphobia & Cisnormativity in Politics w/ Janet MacIssac & Derrick Biso
Travis is joined by Janet MacIssac (She/Her/They/Them) and Derrick Biso (They/Them) to discuss transphobia and cisnormativity in politics as it has manifested in the discussions around Ward 7 candidate Igor Dzaic’s problematic statements. - Dan MacDonald Show – Ward 7 Candidate Responds to…
more -
The Responsibility of Decolonization, Part II w/ Derrick Biso
In this, the second part, of our conversation with Derrick Biso, we focus up and talk more directly about the often less-visible violence of white supremacy as it manifests itself through gentrification, language, and interpersonal conflict. We discuss the new city council initiative that seeks…
more -
The Responsibility of Decolonization, Part I w/ Derrick Biso (they/them)
Pam and Travis welcomed non-binary artist, activist, researcher, lover, and community organizer Derrick Biso to the podcast. They talked so much that we had to split it into two parts. In this, the first part, topics discussed include politics on the job, Viola Desmond, and the responsibility…
more -
Spilling Tea w/ Teajai Travis
Pam and Travis welcome local artist, poet, activist, founder of the Bloomfield House, and all-around mensch Teajai Travis to the podcast as the inaugural guest. Teajai has been fighting the best fight for years in Windsor, and he joins the pod to talk about the Occupy movement and the recent...
We're indexing this podcast's transcripts for the first time — this can take a minute or two. We'll show results as soon as they're ready.
No matches for "" in this podcast's transcripts.
No topics indexed yet for this podcast.
Loading reviews...
Loading similar podcasts...
Frequently Asked Questions
How many episodes does This is False have?
This is False currently has 50 episodes available on PodParley. New episodes are automatically indexed when they're published to the podcast feed.
What is This is False about?
We used to talk about politics in Windsor, ON. Then we moved to Halifax, NS. So now we talk about sex and relationships and how they relate to capitalism.
How often does This is False release new episodes?
This is False has 50 episodes. Check the episode list to see recent publication dates and frequency.
Where can I listen to This is False?
You can listen to This is False on PodParley by clicking any episode. We provide an embedded audio player for direct listening, and you can also subscribe via your preferred podcast app using the RSS feed.
Who hosts This is False?
This is False is created and hosted by Evelyn Irish, Travis Laver, & Mohammad Akbar.
URL copied to clipboard!