Blowing It

Comedians Nat Armstrong and Mary Green discuss people, things, and institutions who are blowing it, and a few who aren't. This week we talk updates on #SaveClinic554, the godforsaken federal election, horny podcasts, the Freddy Krueger in the room, and more.

Follow us on Twitter: @nfstrongarm | @maryrules | @BlowingItPod

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This podcast was recorded in on the unceded territory of the Wolastoqiyik-Maliseet people.

Further Reading/Viewing:

Horizon Health throws its support behind Clinic 554 to save it from closing (Global News)

Province unmoved by Horizon's request to fund abortions outside of hospitals (CBC New Brunswick)

Jenica Atwin, New Brunswick's first Green MP, might soon become a household name (The Globe and Mail)

"In case you missed it on CBC Compass, or happen to live outside PEI, here's the Conservative platform in the riding of Malpeque." (Facebook)

UCP's new budget met with outrage over the untying of disability benefits to inflation (The Star)

Republicans Disrupt House Impeachment Inquiry, Delaying Testimony From Pentagon Aide (NPR News)

Thirst Aid Kit (Stitcher)

Question Box (Stitcher)

Dolly Parton's America (NPR)

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker | Final Trailer (YouTube)

Martin Scorsese Compares Marvel Movies to Theme Parks: 'That's Not Cinema' (Variety)

Harvey Weinstein Turned Up At An Event For Young Actors. A Woman Confronted Him And Was Thrown Out (Buzzfeed)

The Haunting of Hill House | Meet the Crains | Netflix (YouTube)

Castle Rock - Season 2 Trailer (YouTube)

Comedians Nat Armstrong and Mary Green discuss people, things, and institutions who are blowing it, and a few who aren't. This week they are joined by fellow comedian, film maker, and abortion provider Kaitlyn Adair! They talk #SaveClinic554, the federal election, American politics, Big Mouth, and more.

Follow us on Twitter: @nfstrongarm | @maryrules | @BlowingItPod

Theme music by Cursing & Swearing

This podcast was recorded in on the unceded territory of the Wolastoqiyik-Maliseet people.

Rebel Femme Productions (Facebook)

Further Reading/Viewing:

Clinic 554, Fredericton Abortion Clinic That Also Supports LGBTQ Patients, Set To Close (Huffington Post)

5 key moments from the federal leaders' [English] debate (CBC Politics)

Key moments from the final leaders' debate of the election campaign (CBC Politics)

Not sure where, when, or how to vote in the federal election? Elections Canada (Elections.ca)

Fredericton Transit is ditching the ReadyPass app (Facebook)

Democratic 2020 candidates address LGBTQ forum (The Guardian US)

Bernie Sanders: Voters have a 'right to know' about my health (Politico)

White House Declares War on Impeachment Inquiry, Claiming Effort to Undo Trump's Election (New York Times)

Marianne trailer (YouTube)

Big Mouth Co-Creator Offers a Solid Apology for That Bad Pan vs Bi Explanation (The Mary Sue)

Die (Image Comics)

Succession season 1 trailer (YouTube)

American Horror Story:1984 (YouTube)

Comedians Nat Armstrong and Mary Green discuss people, things, and institutions who are blowing it, and a few who aren't. This week they talk minstrelry (minstrelsy?), how the Canadian electoral system actually works, impeachment, The Emmys, and more.

Follow us on Twitter: @nfstrongarm | @maryrules | @BlowingItPod

Theme music by Cursing & Swearing

This podcast was recorded in on the unceded territory of the Wolastoqiyik-Maliseet people.

Further Reading/Viewing:

Minstrel show (Wikipedia)

New Brunswick NDP have a new interim leader, a 21-year-old man from Fredericton (Global News NB)

Trudeau tries to head off Liberal-Green split during campaign stop in Fredericton (CBC NB)

What if AI is better than the polls this election? (The Big Story)

Impeachment Has Never Been Very Popular, But That Hasn't Stopped Congress Before (NPR Politics)

The Worst Possible Take (Twitter)

Fleabag (YouTube)

Over The Garden Wall (YouTube)

Milda's Pizzas Comedy Night! (Facebook)

Comedians Nat Armstrong and Mary Green discuss people, things, and institutions who are blowing it, and a few who aren't. This week they talk #elxn43, the particular ways in which the left is eating itself, whether we still need whales, highlights from TIFF, the music that's getting them through 2019, and more.

Follow us on Twitter: @nfstrongarm | @maryrules | @BlowingItPod

Theme music by Cursing & Swearing

This podcast was recorded in on the unceded territory of the Wolastoqiyik-Maliseet people.

Further Reading/Viewing:

The bizarre backstory behind the great Green defection that wasn't for NDP in New Brunswick (The National Post)

Green MPs will be allowed to press for Quebec separatism in Parliament (The Star)

A Day 1 vote projection shows a Liberal lead and a new NDP low (MacLean's)

338Canada.com - Fredericton (338Canada)

Do we still need whales? (Twitter)

Jojo Rabbit teaser (YouTube) | official trailer (YouTube)

The Lighthouse official trailer (YouTube)

Parasite official trailer (YouTube)

"Worship" - Lizzo (Spotify)

"Nails, Hair, Hips, Heels" - Todrick Hall (Spotify)

Fear Inoculum - Tool (Spotify)

Comedians Nat Armstrong and Mary Green discuss people, things, and institutions who are blowing it, and a few who aren't. This week they talk American clusterfucks, bigots who interrupted Hamilton Pride, slightly different bigots in Halifax and coming to a city near you, corporations skirting their tax bills, POSE, Taylor Swift, and more.

Follow us on Twitter: @nfstrongarm | @maryrules | @BlowingItPod

Theme music by Cursing & Swearing

This podcast was recorded in on the traditional territory of the Wolastoqiyik-Maliseet people.

Further Reading/Viewing:

Trump repeats contested claim he does not know latest sexual assault accuser (The Guardian)

Jewish human rights scholar: yes, America has built concentration camps (BoingBoing)

Police took 'far too long' to respond to 'violent' Pride protest: Pride Hamilton (CBC Hamilton)

Chief says police would have deployed differently if they were welcome at Pride (CBC Hamilton)

Hamilton a hot bed for far- right extremists (The Hamilton Spectator)

Group that calls for 'ban on political Islam' to rally in Halifax's Grand Parade (Global News)

U.S. ambassador to Canada pressed by senators on more than 300 days of absences (CBC News)

Canadian companies failed to pay billions of taxes owed, new CRA report reveals (Toronto Star)

Trans Mountain expansion re-approval sparks duelling rallies in Vancouver (Global News)

B.C. woman still waiting for cleanup of pipeline oil leak on her property (CBC Indigenous)

POSE Season 2 (YouTube)

Where Is Taylor Swift Going With This? (Vulture)

Kit Harington Spotted in London After Seeking Treatment (US Weekly)

ITV bans all-male comedy writing teams (BBC News)

Early-morning wild moose chase in Wilmot Park (CBC NB)

Cracker Barrel Bans Church Event Over Pastor's LGBTQ Execution Remarks (Huffington Post)

Comedians Nat Armstrong and Mary Green discuss people, things, and institutions who are blowing it, and a few who aren't. This week Mary is joined by UNB faculty member, musician, and internet agitator Mike Nason! They talk fracking, the MMIWG report, the very bad and shitty racist who is no longer employed at UNB, the great Halifax ham mystery, and more.

Follow us on Twitter: @maryrules | @ahemnason | @BlowingItPod

Theme music by Cursing & Swearing

This podcast was recorded in on the traditional territory of the Wolastoqiyik-Maliseet people.

Further Reading/Viewing:

PCs give shale gas development quiet go-ahead in Sussex area (CBC NB)

Resistance to fracking by Mi'kmaq and Wolastoqey leaders and opposition parties (NB Media Co-Op)

Beer to be sold in select New Brunswick grocery stores beginning in October (Global News)

UNB prof accused of being a white supremacist takes early retirement (CBC NB)

Did anyone pick up my hams? (Reddit)

Canadian Conservatives Are Having a Bad Time at the Online Hate Hearings (Vice News)

Commissioner says calling it genocide 'inescapable conclusion' (APTN News)

New Report Suggests 'High Likelihood of Human Civilization Coming to an End' Starting in 2050 (Vice News)

Comedians Nat Armstrong and Mary Green discuss people, things, and institutions who are blowing it, and a few who aren't. This week they ask the tough questions like, "Is it ever okay to refer to a sitting Premier as 'Daddy'?", "What the fuck is wrong with anti-choice folks on PEI?", and "Does it really matter if China is spying on your phone if the local cops are already doing it?" Plus, some good news about Alex Trebek, and they can't seem to stop talking about Game of Thrones.

Follow us on Twitter: @nfstrongarm | @maryrules | @BlowingItPod

Theme music by Cursing & Swearing

This podcast was recorded in on the traditional territory of the Wolastoqiyik-Maliseet people.

Further Reading/Viewing:

Higgs dares opposition to force election over nursing home workers (CBC NB)

Relaxing bilingual rules for paramedics would violate charter, judge rules (CBC NB)

Police investigating threats against Charlottetown woman (CBC PEI | Facebook)

How police are keeping tabs on cellphones using controversial surveillance technology (CTV Atlantic)

Rogers vice-chairman reportedly calls for banning Huawei from Canada's 5G network (The Globe and Mail)

Canadian Armed Forces members linked to six hate groups: internal report (Global News)

Make StatsCan data on lower life expectancy due to ODs an election issue: doctor (CTV Health)

'Deaths Of Despair' Could Cause Life Expectancy To Decline: Experts (Huffington Post)

Former Liberals Jody Wilson-Raybould, Jane Philpott to run as independents in fall election (The Globe and Mail)

'The apocalypse is back': Air quality advisory in effect as wildfire smoke blankets city (The Edmonton Journal)

Watchdog finds detainees 'standing on toilets' for breathing room at border facility holding 900 people in space meant for 125 (CNN)

'Tears of joy': Alex Trebek says pancreatic cancer in 'near remission' (CTV Entertainment)

Game of Thrones' Kit Harington Spotted Out in Connecticut After Checking into Wellness Center (People)

Sophie Turner in The Edit (Instagram)

Comedians Nat Armstrong and Mary Green discuss people, things, and institutions who are blowing it, and a few who aren't. This week they talk abortions, AirB&B cleaners on PEI outing absentee landlords, financial fuckery at NB Liquor, the white supremacist professor at UNBSJ, the government of New Brunswick apparently refusing to take federal money for flood remediation, Game of Thrones, Britney Spears, and more.

Follow us on Twitter: @nfstrongarm | @maryrules | @BlowingItPod

Theme music by Cursing & Swearing

This podcast was recorded in on the traditional territory of the Wolastoqiyik-Maliseet people.

Further Reading/Viewing:

Scheer not backing down from anti-abortion past, but says he won't reopen abortion debate (CTV)

Everything You Need To Know About America's Abortion Bans (Flare)

Jump in short-term rentals transforming cleaning industry, say P.E.I. businesses (CBC PEI)

Finance minister orders audit of NB Liquor after $400K bonus payouts (CBC NB)

The White Supremacist Professor Teaching At A Public University (Huffington Post)

UNB professors fear alleged 'white nationalist' colleague may tarnish university's reputation (Global News)

Don't play politics with St. John River floods, Fredericton MP asks Higgs (CBC NB)

Wilson-Raybould, Philpott to reveal their 'political futures' (CTV)

The Best Memes from the 'Game of Thrones' Season 8 Finale (Vice)

The Power Struggle Behind Britney Spears' Conservatorship Saga (Vice)

Everything You Need to Know About 'Deadwood: The Movie' (Rolling Stone)

Chernobyl on HBO (YouTube)

Always Be My Maybe on Netflix (YouTube)

Comedians Nat Armstrong and Mary Green discuss people, things, and institutions who are blowing it, and a few who aren't. This week they are joined by fellow comic Anthony Bryan! They talk Newfoundland & Labrador bozo eruptions, Maxime Bernier vs. Reality, Chelsea Manning, generic HIV treatment, the Met Gala, and our love/hate relationship with Game of Thrones.

Follow us on Twitter: @nfstrongarm | @maryrules | @BlowingItPod

Theme music by Cursing & Swearing

This podcast was recorded in on the traditional territory of the Wolastoqiyik-Maliseet people.

Further Reading/Viewing:

Crosbie boots candidate with anti-abortion, anti-gay views 24 hours after backing him (CBC Nfld. & Labrador)

Offer free birth control for youth, Canadian Paediatric Society says (CBC Health)

Plan to provide free menstrual products in federally regulated workplaces gets broad support (CTV News)

Chelsea Manning has been released from jail (Gizmodo)

Lynn Beyak suspended from Senate after refusing to take down letters condemned as racist (CBC Politics)

Georgia Just Criminalized Abortion. Women Who Terminate Their Pregnancies Would Receive Life in Prison (Slate)

Ohio Legislature Considering An Abortion Bill That Is More Restrictive Than The "Heartbeat Bill" (StateNews)

Generic HIV prevention drug coming in 2020, Gilead says (NBC News)

Here's What Everyone Wore To The 2019 Met Gala (Buzzfeed)

Are Janelle Monáe and Lupita Nyong'o Dating Or Just Canoodling!!??? (Autostraddle)

Tuca & Bertie (YouTube)

'What We Do in the Shadows' Renewed for Season 2 on FX (Hollywood Reporter)

The Best Memes from 'Game of Thrones' Season 8, Episode 4 (Vice)

Comedians Nat Armstrong and Mary Green discuss people, things, and institutions who are blowing it, and a few who aren't. This week they talk heckling, Fredericton Pride, rape-y beer advertisements, and whether guillotines are ever funny.

Follow us on Twitter: @nfstrongarm | @maryrules | @BlowingItPod

Theme music by Cursing & Swearing

This podcast was recorded in on the traditional territory of the Wolastoqiyik-Maliseet people.

Further Reading/Viewing:

Fierté Fredericton Pride (Facebook)

Higgs says New Brunswick should be prepared for hard choices after second year of flooding (Global News)

Kashechewan First Nation Has Been Evacuated Every Spring For 17 Years. Leaders Want Action. (Huffington Post)

'Problematic' slogan pulled by Moosehead Breweries after complaints (CBC PEI)

Cannabis NB reports $11.7 million loss in first year (CTV Atlantic)

"Just eat your cake": Health minister's response to doctor's query on better abortion access (NB Media Co-Op)

Names of SNC employees, executives behind thousands of dollars in illegal Liberal Party donations revealed (CBC Politics)

Gerald Butts, Trudeau's Ex-Adviser, Opens Up On SNC-Lavalin Affair, Politics, And What's Next (Huffington Post)

Ontario government call on OPP to investigate protest using guillotine to criticize Ford, PCs (Global News)

Maine Stresses Test As Sexually Transmitted Infections Surge (MPBN)

What The Media Missed At The Jordan Peterson–Slavoj Žižek Debate (Canadaland)

Caster Semenya: Olympic 800m champion loses appeal against IAAF testosterone rules (BBC Sport)

Rio 2016: Fifth-placed Joanna Jozwik 'feels like silver medallist' after 800m defeat to Caster Semenya (The Independent)

Cruise ship in St. Lucia quarantined over confirmed measles case St. Lucia Coast Guard confirmed the vessel bears the same name as one owned and operated by the Church of Scientology. (NBC News)

Don't shake off the Taylor Swift-Beyoncé controversy as just a performance (The Guardian)

Handmaid's Tale season 3 trailer (YouTube)

Pornhub Is "Extremely Interested" In Acquiring Tumblr (Buzzfeed News)