For the first episode of 2026 I go solo to reintroduce myself to new listeners, recap the last two years of Brave New Normal and announce my plans for the next phase of this podcast—which includes some good news and some bad news.

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Elliot Daigneault is a political commentator and co-host of The Right Call podcast. We discuss the feminization of Western men, the societal chaos caused by mass immigration into western nations, and how this all came to a climax in 2025, leading us into a newer, darker phase in 2026.

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Sam Cooper is an investigative journalist and publisher of The Bureau. We discuss Mark Carney’s history with China: his financial connections via the Bank of England, Bank of Canada and Brookfield Asset Management, his networks and memberships in globalist organizations like the World Economic Forum, and his election as Canadian Prime Minister that appears to have been partially assisted by Chinese propaganda and United Front Work Department influence schemes.

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Josh Udall is a political commentator and host of the Elev8 Podcast. We discuss Canada’s slow roll into a digital ID system, Mark Carney’s struggle to manage his mentally deficient Liberal cabinet, and Pierre Poilievre’s return to form with new blood in his Conservative Party.

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Dan Dicks is an independent journalist and publisher of Press for Truth. We discuss the alarming surge in Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) deaths in Canada, the continued growth of the assisted suicide program, and the spiritual war that has transformed western democracies into globalist death cults.

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A video version of my essay, Death of the American Diner.

Our lives are busy and many of us don’t have time to read. So if you missed my latest essay you can listen to it here in full with some added context and commentary at the end.

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https://bravenewnormal.substack.com/p/death-of-the-american-diner

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Michelle Stirling is the spokesperson for Friends of Science: a collective of scientists challenging the climate change narrative. We discuss the women involved in Canada’s climate change wealth transfer scheme, the corporations invested in the global climate grift, and the billions of dollars that have disappeared into Canada’s green black hole.

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Sam Cooper is an investigative journalist and publisher of The Bureau. We discuss the Conservative floor-crossing controversy amplified in Canadian media to divert attention from the abysmal Liberal budget, legacy media’s incestuous relationship with the Carney Liberal government, and a warning from US congress under President Trump about China’s growing global influence.

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Kevin Vuong is a former Canadian MP who was falsely accused of sexual assault in a CCP political interference operation. We discuss his experience as a political target of China, his exoneration and subsequent expulsion from Canada’s Liberal Party, and the prevalence of China’s influence in Canadian politics.

*Note: During our conversation Kevin’s network was repeatedly throttled and he was kicked off a number of times. Dr. Robert Malone is the only other guest this has happened with. Make of that what you will.

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Bruce Pardy is professor of law at Queen’s University, senior fellow with the Fraser Institute and executive director of Rights Probe. We discuss the recently tabled Liberal censorship and hate speech legislation, the hidden tyranny in free speech restrictions, and the west’s descent into a technocratic managerial state.

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