What tactics are acceptable in a political campaign? Are some things out of bounds? When politics become "total war", what damage is done?

Caylan Ford, by all accounts a star candidate in the 2019 Alberta election, was publicly accused of "echoing white supremacist rhetoric", and chose to resign mid-campaign. We discuss her experience, and try to determine whether the accusations against her have any merit.

What tactics are acceptable in a political campaign? Are some things out of bounds? When politics become "total war", what damage is done? Caylan Ford, by all accounts a star candidate in the 2019 Alberta election, was publicly accused of "echoing white supremacist rhetoric", and chose to resign mid-campaign. We discuss her experience, and try to determine whether the accusations against her have any merit.

What tactics are acceptable in a political campaign? Are some things out of bounds? When politics become "total war", what damage is done?

Caylan Ford, by all accounts a star candidate in the&nbsp;2019 Alberta election, was publicly accused of "echoing white supremacist rhetoric", and chose to resign mid-campaign. We discuss her experience, and try to determine whether the accusations against her have any merit.

002 - When the Mob Comes For You

We live in a time that can feel superficial. Trying to have a deep conversation can feel like sailing into the wind.

Join writer and artist Joel A. Crichton, and a new guest each episode, for conversational, comedic and curious discussions that aim for the philosophical and psychological layers of people's passions.

Joel A. Crichton is an award-winning writer, composer, and performer, as well as an improviser and psychotherapist living in Edmonton, Canada. These many threads weave together to inform an easeful interview style that sinks below the surface and leans into the wind.

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We live in a time that can feel superficial. Trying to have a deep conversation can feel like sailing into the wind. Join writer and artist Joel A. Crichton, and a new guest each episode, for conversational, comedic and curious discussions that aim for the philosophical and psychological layers of people's passions. Joel A. Crichton is an award-winning writer, composer, and performer, as well as an improviser and psychotherapist living in Edmonton, Canada. These many threads weave together to inform an easeful interview style that sinks below the surface and leans into the wind.

We live in a time that can feel superficial. Trying to have a deep conversation can feel like sailing into the wind.

Join writer and artist Joel A. Crichton, and a new guest each episode, for conversational, comedic and curious discussions that aim for the philosophical and psychological layers of people's passions.

Joel A. Crichton&nbsp;is an award-winning writer, composer, and performer, as well as an improviser and psychotherapist living in Edmonton, Canada. These many threads weave together to inform an easeful interview style that sinks below the surface and leans into the wind.

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