YES WE CANADA The Progressives Guide to Getting the Fuck Out - Season Five

If you enjoy graft, grift and gross, this is the episode for you...grab a slushy and gather round the pod to hear all about the Anti Weaponization Fund - recently put on ice, but you know it sure is a fun episode...you'll learn stuff, while mild nausea sets in.  We love hearing from you! You can also reach us through email [email protected] Support the show

Do you enjoy a little "action / adventure" with your White House Correspondents Dinner?  Well, have we got an episode for you!  A special note to y'all from your amateur clinical pundit: Having completed the writing and recording of episode six, season five, I was overseas on vacation. This episode was to be a short history of The White House Correspondent's Dinner to be dropped just before the WHCD on April 25. This year's WHCD was to be the first that MOTUS would attend as president - as he refused his invite to the previous five. That said, we know our audience is getting a little tired of hearing MOTUS with his pompous public lying so we were not really focused on his appearance. Nonetheless, adult beverage in hand, I tuned into CSPAN at the appropriate time  and watched pompous arrival of the head table and then watched with incredulity while CSPAN decided that they would cover the entire dinner during while guests ate...there were no speeches, just a bunch of gowned and tuxedo'd folk munching. We could have been watching the real estate Annual Top Seller banquet for all it mattered.  I couldn't believe it and commented to my posse that this broadcast had to be the pinnacle of bad broadcasting, in itself not unusual for CSPAN, but here they outdid themselves...Oh look here comes the salad course!  Dull dull dull.  Until it was the most exciting banquet dinner  I have ever seen on TV! You know the rest. We love hearing from you! You can also reach us through email [email protected] Support the show

Hello my American Exceptionalists!  Could I ask you a private question?  In the quiet, dark moments, as you survey your crumpling democracy, do you wish you too could become a Canadian? Well, here it is...the newest, fastest, cheapest way to Canadian Citizenship.  Check your DNA, eh?To check your Canadian Genealogy in Quebec:   www.banq.qc.ca/genealogie/We love hearing from you! You can also reach us through email [email protected] Support the show

Psssssst.  Can we interest you in a playful yet intellectually stimulating study of Republican lying from 2003 to 2026?  We know the relentless news cycle serves  your daily dose of Republican lies, albeit against your will. But kick back, relax and allow us to demystify right wing truthiness. Honestly. We love hearing from you! You can also reach us through email [email protected] Support the show

Oh, this is a big one.  I guess you could say this is as big as a 'get' gets. An exclusive, one on one, on the record interview between our chief political correspondent, God and Donald J. Trump President and Commander in Chief of the United States. It's a thunderous interview, that frankly you can't afford to miss. We love hearing from you! You can also reach us through email [email protected] Support the show

The fashion police have gone Federal and they are not happy with what we are wearing on airplanes. Yeah, well, this citizen is not happy with what the government is wearing...you fascist fashionista's!We love hearing from you! You can also reach us through email [email protected] Support the show

There's a housing crisis in Canada. Canada’s Official Residence, 24 Sussex Dr., the Prime Ministers Crib… has been condemned. Welcome to season five!We love hearing from you! You can also reach us through email [email protected] Support the show

We end season 4 with a lovely departure...a full length interview with author & broadcaster Carol Off. She is the former host of CBC's flagship show "As it Happens" where she interviewed 25,000 people in 16 years...Carol has the view of  a sage from 30,000 feet. Buckle up for take Off. This episode marks the end of season 4.  We've been renewed and will be back in January of 2026 with season 5...until next time! PS: In our interview with Carol Off we discuss the moments when the Bush (2) White House revealed that truth was optional.  As usual, American historian Heather Cox Richardson brings profound context to the backstory:From Heather Cox Richardson :Spin turned into a narrative that denigrated opponents as anti-American, and then into the attempt to construct a fictional world that they could make real so long as they could convince voters to believe in it. In 2004, a senior advisor to President George W. Bush told journalist Ron Suskind that people like him—Suskind—lived in “the reality-based community”: they believed people could find solutions based on their observations and careful study of discernable reality. But, the aide continued, such a worldview was obsolete.“That’s not the way the world really works anymore,” the aide said. “We are an empire now, and when we act, we create our own reality. And while you’re studying that reality—judiciously, as you will—we’ll act again, creating other new realities, which you can study too, and that’s how things will sort out. We’re history’s actors…and you, all of you, will be left to just study what we do.”We love hearing from you! You can also reach us through email [email protected] Support the show

We thought we'd take the cruel, mean and hopelessly ignorant policies of the Trump administration up to the cottage to see if they felt any better from that perspective.  They didn't. But all the same, recording the pod on the porch was an experience not to be missed.  Until it wasn't.In case you want to holler at us - you can do it here [email protected] Thanks for listening. We hope you are enjoying your summer, despite the arrival of fast fascism.We love hearing from you! You can also reach us through email [email protected] Support the show

With sixty senators over sixty,  the current American Senate is the oldest in history. Permanent guest host Mio Adilman and regular host Matt Zimbel do a deep dive into why our politicians are decomposing, right in front of us.   This podcast never gets old!We love hearing from you! You can also reach us through email [email protected] Support the show

Did you ever wonder how 82 year old Joe Biden and his  family and advisors thought he could actually execute the presidency of the United States, the second most demanding job in the world for another four years?  Well, so did God. If you want to holler at us: [email protected] We love hearing from you! You can also reach us through email [email protected] Support the show

In a few days we're gonna have an election in Canadastan! Elections have consequences...We're about to have some consequences! We love hearing from you! You can also reach us through email [email protected] Support the show

Do you enjoy a dysfunctional human resources story with catastrophic national ramifications as much as I do? No, I'm not talking about Pete Hegseth...yet. This one is local - but these days local is global. This is the tale of Justin Trudeau's downfall...It's sad, but fun!You can reach the Yes We Canada breaking news desk here: [email protected] We love hearing from you! You can also reach us through email [email protected] Support the show

For those of you who have been the Yes We Canada party faithful for the past five years, you may remember that we did an episode that was called "Not the 51st State, Y'all".  It streamed first on January 12, 2021 and explored the vast differences between the United States and The Canada. It was written and produced at a time when, unlike today, the people who ran the White House were not Non compos mentis.In picking his cabinet Donald Trump made one commitment to himself.  "I will be the smartest person in the room".  Pretty low bar Donnie!This episode has everything listener surveys have told us our audience wants, paunchy middle aged men wielding chainsaws, Wharton Business School "graduates" theorizing on global tariffs and as a special bonus the one time on public record that Ted Cruz told the truth...i's all here - snuggle up and dive in.And thanks so much for listening and supporting this show - we are  micro media and your support means a lot.  We are satirical resistance workers, it is a deep pleasure for us to get the chance to speak to you.And this week we have a late addition to the production with a guest appearance by the New York based band  "The Handsome Devil" , who underscore the MOTUS Hit Single Speeches of racism, ego, indifference and astonishing stupidity.  We love hearing from you! You can also reach us through email [email protected] Support the show

Trade war,  anyone? Get your rations and meet me in the trenches!We love hearing from you! You can also reach us through email [email protected] Support the show

AI is coming for us all so I want to introduce you to my new bot friends. I call them Chloe and Cody. They have a bodcast about our podcast.   I like to think of them as very professional announcers and yet… deeply attracted to each other, but currently in other relationships.  So, there’s always an electric sexual tension between them in the studio…the wanton want…the unfulfilled desire, their knobby bot knees touching inconspicuously under the recording console …Chloe’s cheeks blush, as she feels a wisp of oily perspiration roll down her metallic cleavage. Cody’s mind wanders off script as he stares at the top button on Chloe’s blouse and then quickly averts his eyes, as enlightened boy bots in Brooklyn are wont to do.  Work with me here, people, we may be developing a brand new genre:  Botrotica. You heard it and much more here…first! We love hearing from you! You can also reach us through email [email protected] Support the show

Biden left Trump a letter in the Oval on the Resolute Desk.  But before Trump got in, we got in and went through the  garbage can and found Biden’s deleted drafts…garbage  journalism?  You bet and we're proud of it! Trump’s back!  Air sickness bag anyone? We always love to hear from you!  [email protected] Support the show!  www.patreon/yeswecanada.com We love hearing from you! You can also reach us through email [email protected] Support the show

Say you have trouble concentrating, yeah... just like the rest of us. We made this mini-ep for you. Some highlights from season two and three. Poli-sat (that’s political satire for the focus deprived) is short, snappy and requires little actual thinking. We always love to hear from you - [email protected] is a good place to find us. Check out the tiktok page @tiktok/mattzimbeloffical.Season 4 starts on Feb. 20th, 2025, with “The Letter’  Do not miss it! We love hearing from you! You can also reach us through email [email protected] Support the show

Elections have consequences! School nurses will no longer be allowed to perform gender reassignment surgery at school! Dogs and cats in Springfield can sleep at night knowing that Kristi Noem will be looking after  their Homeland security. Elon Musk will do to the government bureaucracy what he did to Twitter.  Yep, it's time to move to Canada.This is the final episode of season three.  Enjoy?We love hearing from you! You can also reach us through email [email protected] Support the show

The Washington Post wouldn't do it but Yes We Canada sure will.  This is our endorsement for president of the United States of America. But because we are the Swiss Army Knife of political satire podcasting we will also touch lightly on the size of Arnold Palmer's penis, pet eating and other critical issues facing the American electorate.We love hearing from you! You can also reach us through email [email protected] Support the show

We've been reading the polling in this US election cycle and it looks like Black is the new orange!  Donald Trump may be creating a new Black job in Washington DC  and we're back to tell you all about it!We love hearing from you! You can also reach us through email [email protected] Support the show

Well, it's a "major announcement" and if we told you right here what it was, why would you listen to the episode?  You know, just because we've dedicated our entire working lives to writing stupid podcast promos doesn't mean we haven't thought this through. We love hearing from you! You can also reach us through email [email protected] Support the show

My dear American progressives, You know when you get all frustrated with your country and say shit like, "that's it, I'm moving to Canada?" Well, 'movin' to Canada is not as easy as it sounds.  But because we are so grateful for your support and so tremendously concerned about your future, you know, once Trump gets re-elected and frees the 700 January 6th 'hostages/political prisoners', we thought you might need some legal counsel .  So we booked you a lawyer, on us.  We love hearing from you! You can also reach us through email [email protected] Support the show

Tucker Carlson, American "journalist" decides it's time to fly to Calgary to "liberate" Canada and then jet to Moscow have a "serious talk" with Russian  President  V. Putin. Much hilarity ensues. We love hearing from you! You can also reach us through email [email protected] Support the show

 Oh, my Americans y’all love your renegades. Your mavericks on a mission. Your rebels in resistance. Y’all love an armed, chiselled man, on a quest for redemption, to hell with “corporate” and their petty, girly boy, rules.  America…where insubordination r …us.  Which, in an odd kinda way, explains why, over 9 million people who voted for Obama in 2012 up and decided to vote for Trump in 2016.  Cuz y’all love an outsider… no matter what they believe in. Yep, Trump gave the middle finger to the man, then he became the man, acted liked a child, and now he’s giving the middle finger to the man so he can become the man again. They voted for Obama, then, they voted fer Trump.  The mainstream media called them Swingers. I call ‘em something else.                We love hearing from you! You can also reach us through email [email protected] Support the show

 There are upstanding Conservatives, staunch Republicans, proud “Never Trumpers” or perhaps we should say; “Never Again, Trumpers” and they’re hurting.  They lay their weary anti-woke heads on their pillows at night and dream of Nikki Haley being inaugurated as president on January 20th 2025.   Now, gosh, we're sorry to pop your right-wing patriotic bubble… but we're afraid that the Future Felon in Chief - Donny J. is the one who who’ll be representing Republicans on election day and likely raising his tiny right hand on Jan. 20, 2025  So, it is not without some tenderness and sympathy that I say to you…my conservative friends – “hey, partner… y’all might want to think of bustin’ a move to Canada”. To all our country club Republicans: our Bush Boys, our King Ronnie acolytes, and our McCain Mavericks, the past two seasons of this podcast, Yes We Canada, have not been about you, no, in fact, you’ve been excluded.  So, to our  anti-MAGA Republicans… this one’s for you!  Your very own episode of:  Yes, We Canada… Reactionary Edition.  COMMENTS QUESTIONS COMPLAINTS: [email protected]  We love hearing from you! You can also reach us through email [email protected] Support the show

Well this is a tough one.  This episode went sideways. If we tell you how, we will be accused of rampant spoiler alert. So, press play, and and listen carefully as your 9th favorite podcast loses complete control of the run of show. We love hearing from you! You can also reach us through email [email protected] Support the show

In the United States of America, the law and order party currently has a law and order problem.  Looks like the Republican nominee for president is wanted on 91 felony counts in four states. Simultaneously his businesses are in civil court in New York, losing on fraud and financial misdoings charges, just like his charities and his um, University. There are so many misdoings a foot that our boy Donny John might just be misdone. His indicted co-conspirators are starting to flip like breakfast pancakes and he’s hemorrhaging green to pay the legal team.  The one-man crime spree of Donald J. Trump might just be on his way to the Big House.From the White House to the Big house.  Cue the music: Jail to the chief.Helicopter Prison Break Raw Footage: https://globalnews.ca/video/2581405/raw-dramatic-saint-jerome-prison-escape We love hearing from you! You can also reach us through email [email protected] Support the show

2022 What a year!  Fugetaboudit.  Never too soon to review 2022! Arghhhhhhhhh. Come on!  You can do it.  We make it fun and it's the last episode of season two!  We're gonna miss you guys!We love hearing from you! You can also reach us through email [email protected] Support the show

Matt was on assignment in the US and guest host Mio Adilman booked a big one!  God makes his second appearance on Yes We Canada for an  in depth interview on the Presidential field for 2024, living voters voting for dead candidates,  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and a few never before heard insights into the Jewish religion from someone who oughta know... the big guy, himself, opens up in this exclusive interview and he's some wrathy. We love hearing from you! You can also reach us through email [email protected] Support the show

In the US there are seven words you can't say on television.  Well, in Canada there are 106 words you can't say in Parliament. No shit!Nope, shit is one of them. We love hearing from you! You can also reach us through email [email protected] Support the show

You’ve heard of “The Great Replacement Theory “right? No? Let me rephrase that… you’ve heard of the right’s great replacement theory… correct? Right? The Jews and other democratic elites are trying to change the electorate by importing immigrants who will vote for democratic policies, like big government spending. Cuz we all know how the Jews like big spending right?Tucker Carlson, George Soros on line one  from Martha's Vineyard. We love hearing from you! You can also reach us through email [email protected] Support the show

Wokies and Wokettes,Huge booking on the show today...a feature interview with God.   He's been listening to YouTube clips of  Marjorie Taylor Green, Ted Cruz, Alex Jones and  Lauren Bobert and they are bringing the wrath of God.  In fact, I've never heard him this wrathy. We love hearing from you! You can also reach us through email [email protected] Support the show

Progressives, I read books about Mike Pence so you don’t have to…  You’re welcome.You see Mike was your vice president for four years.  You may not have noticed him, he was usually sitting ever slightly behind President Donald J. Trump’s right shoulder, staring beatifically off into the middle distance, his brow slightly furrowed, his expression one of deep admiration as his leader spoke, and told yet another lie to the American people.Michael Richard Pence, former vice president of the United States, former governor of Indiana, former congressman from Indiana’s second district – Christian, conservative, Republican, newly minted American Hero. Then what happened?We love hearing from you! You can also reach us through email [email protected] Support the show

The Canadian Military is in the midst of a  full blown sexual  misconduct crisis.  It has been going on for years. Now, you might think “crisis” is a little journalistic hyperbole, a little “click bait” to keep y’all listening?  Oh, no, check this out… in 2016 and 2017, seven former members of the CAF brought a class action lawsuit against the Government of Canada alleging sexual misconduct, sexual assault, discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender identity and the list goes on… and on. You know how many CAF members signed on to the class action suit?  19, 000!  Nineteen thousand, not a typo, nineteen thousand. The government has agreed to a 900 million dollar settlement and has already paid out 2379 claims. On today's pod we look at the his-story and you'll be introduced to the two women who have said; that's it, that's all...You will laugh and then you will cry.With contributions from Mio Adilman, Lisa Evans, Lyne Tremblay,   Chris Leon and Doug Wilde.We love hearing from you! You can also reach us through email [email protected] Support the show

Deplorables… you have now become …delusionals.  When you had a tough time selling the triumvirate attack of Antifa / Black Lives Matter / FBI on the Capitol, you pivoted to your “normal tourist visit” narrative which also turned out to be troublesome because of the avalanche of video showing your  Trump clad " tourists" beating cops like blood thirsty barbarians. So, you pivoted yet again and started calling your insurrection ; “legitimate political discourse”.  Discourse?  Of course. We love hearing from you! You can also reach us through email [email protected] Support the show

Americans, my dear exceptionalist friends, we know how to attack our government buildings up here in Canada too.  You're not so special. We love hearing from you! You can also reach us through email [email protected] Support the show

Americans!  Hello, Bonjour, welcome to season two. Let’s get you up to date. When we last spoke, in May of 2021, Trump supporters were claiming that the January 6th insurrection at the Capitol was actually executed by the FBI in a joint venture with Black Lives Matter and Antifa who were false flagging the riot by masquerading in Trump merch.  Wow a lot of BS to unpack there, no? And that’s not all… A lot has happened in America since our last episode in Season 1… the Corona Virus raged, gun violence was out of control, Afghanistan was overrun by the Taliban who rebranded and now claimed they were “like kinda cool with chicks having equal rights, as long as they don’t like work outside the home, go to school or play sports”. And US president Joe… Manchin wasn’t getting anything done for the progressives.  Your Republicans have been hard at work desperately trying to fix a voter fraud problem that doesn’t exist and won’t go away. And gerrymandering and legislation that restricts voters rights has replaced rodent huntin’ as the new redneck pastime. It seems hard to believe if you live in the fact-based world, but Trump supporters are still claiming that all those white people who stormed the capitol were either Patriots engaging in “legitimate political discourse” or drug ravaged Antifi members.  So, yep, you’re still moving North…hello, bonjour, welcome to Canada. You’re going to trade your so-called democracy for a social democracy.  Keep on truckin’ eh? We love hearing from you! You can also reach us through email [email protected] Support the show

The British Columbians are masters at running “pirate economies”. Centuries before the current BC Bud enterprise was launched, the fur trade was a huge part of the BC economy when the Europeans arrived in the home of the First Nations with lots of arrogant ambition and a buffet of epidemics. That was followed by a few slightly sleazy gold rushes and then some pretty dedicated exploitation of the Japanese, Chinese and other Asians. During prohibition in the U.S., B.C. became the liquor hub for the west coast of the U.S.  We’ve been keeping you guys stoned and drunk for decades.   You’ re welcome. We love hearing from you! You can also reach us through email [email protected] Support the show

 In Canada we have ten “provinces”.  Think about the difference between States and Provinces.  If you are “stately” it means you are elegant, distinguished, imperial even.  If you are “provincial”, you are local, unsophisticated, as y’all say in the States, “a goddamn hick”. That does not apply in Canada. In our country, provinces have much more autonomy than states do in the US. Health care, education, taxes, marriage, property and most civil rights are all the domain of the provinces not the federal government.The feds give money to the provinces to provide these services, but the provinces control the rest. Please permit us to introduce you to our biggest province, Ontario, the Centre of the Universe. Ontario's premier is an 800 lb. Gorilla!We love hearing from you! You can also reach us through email [email protected] Support the show

After you immigrate from the US, we are determined to find you a place to live in Canada.  On today's episode we explore Saskatchewan where they have been social distancing for the past 150 years and Manitoba. Friendly,  Manitoba, eh?We love hearing from you! You can also reach us through email [email protected] Support the show

We built this podcast for progressives who want to immigrate to Canada.  But then your child idiot president legally lost the election in November.  Joey Biden moved into the people's house and turned out to be much more progressive than we ever thought!  Who knew? Why would progressive want to leave the US now?  You got the keys to the candy store!  Well that's all fine and dandy but we still have a podcast to do here people.  So we rebranded. We would like to invite Republicans to immigrate to Canada's most conservative place, Alberta!  Where the right wings come with free health care!We love hearing from you! You can also reach us through email [email protected] Support the show

You will learn about Canada's two tiniest provinces, Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia.  And bonus, you will also learn how to do the famous "Inhalation Affirmation".Your life will be transformed!We love hearing from you! You can also reach us through email [email protected] Support the show

The 16th largest Island in the world is on the east coast of Canada.  And you can immigrate there, but before you do, you'll have to be "screeched in". This episode will explain it all. We love hearing from you! You can also reach us through email [email protected] Support the show

What do you think the New Brunswick press called a doll house collecting, disco dancing, 'committed bachelor' premier in the 1970’s?  Yep, they called him: “flamboyant”.  Richard Hatfield, former potato chip salesman, lawyer and chemist who ran the province for 17 years, is front and centre in a  story like no other. I’ll be at Studio 54 if you need to reach me. We love hearing from you! You can also reach us through email [email protected] Support the show

We dive deep into Cali-anada,  the much discussed movement for California cede statehood with the  US and join Canada as our eleventh province.  Well, it is a ‘much discussed’ movement on this show, but, probably, nowhere else. We love hearing from you! You can also reach us through email [email protected] Support the show

In Canada, we are a modest people and when huge international celebrity hits, it is very difficult to process with humility. I speak from personal experience: We love hearing from you! You can also reach us through email [email protected] Support the show

Over the past 20 years roughly 235,000 new immigrants arrive in Canada every year. The current Liberal government has upped immigration levels to 300,000 people per year.  Covid 19 isn't  helping them get to that number but the intent is there.  There’s a lot of criteria to get by the bureaucrat bouncer at the Canadian immigration rope line,   but if you’re between 18 and 54, language is an important factor for your approval.To successfully immigrate to Canada, you have to speak and understand either English or French at what is called “Level 4”.  With level 4 you could understand a grocery list, but perhaps not a doctoral thesis.   And may I just say,  that as a native English speaker,  I have fallen asleep reading a few doctoral thesis. Canadian is not as easy as you might think.  For example, do you have any idea what we call Beyonce's husband up here?  This episode  will prepare you to speak Canadian. We love hearing from you! You can also reach us through email [email protected] Support the show

This episode is about sex. Well, sex and love.  Because in Canada if you'renot in love, you don’t have sex. … We are a polite people.  I mean we don’t have casual sex in Canada, sex here is formal.  We fall in love, then we make love, that’s the way it rolls up here.We also sometimes tell the truth in podcasts.  Sometimes.We love hearing from you! You can also reach us through email [email protected] Support the show

 Up here in Canada, we’re not worried that someone will shoot us in a fit of road rage if we give 'em the finger after they cut us off while driving. We’re polite, we don’t give people the finger.  Road rage Canadian style is more …like this:  “go…after you, no, no I insist, please, really, I couldn’t, go! you fuckin’ asshole!   In fact, our whole system of measurement is different than yours. And you’re going to love this, because if you weigh 145 pounds in American, cross the border with your landed immigrant card and boom you will be a mere 65.77 kilograms in Canadian…I can feel that fat melting away and those abs just a poppin’!   You will have to learn our system of measurement – it’s called metrication and it can lead to blindness and hair growing on your palms.  We love hearing from you! You can also reach us through email [email protected] Support the show