I'm back from a brief pandemic-related hiatus with none other than Jay Baruchel -- we talk about how our current reality relates to various 80s dystopia movies, Trump as a groteseque symbol of america, how canadians pathologically avoid confronting structural racism at home and much more. Support the show on patreon: http://patreon.com/49thParahell find 49th Parahell merch here: https://www.teepublic.com/?ref_id=12242

80: Dystopia Now (with Jay Baruchel)

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Vijay Prashad, director of the Tricontinental Institute and author of books such as Washington Bullets and The Darker Nations joins the show for a wide ranging conversation that touches on everything from The Kate Middleton Conspiracy, the absurdity of the coming Biden/Trump rematch, the ongoing atrocities in Gaza, the threat a declining United States poses to the rest of the world... even the latest self-help trend sweeping the nation. Listen to my other interviews with Vijay here: 2022: https://youtu.be/gc_IGqmS6vY?si=h9zQB9oAiaLunTwS 2023: https://youtu.be/t3HM-M_cXLA?si=WlGGQKeOjUFrHbS_ Purchase tickets to my live show with Nashwa Lina Khan and Paris Marx here:  https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/canada-what-are-we-doing-here-harbinger-soapbox-series-vol2-tickets-857046066857?aff=oddtdtcreator Support the show here: http://www.patreon.com/robrousseau Catch TRRS Live here: http://www.twitch.tv/robrousseau  

105: Empire of Mediocrity (with Vijay Prashad)

Newly-independent Hamilton MPP Sarah Jama joined me to talk about her censure in Ontario Parliament and expulsion from the NDP caucus following the statement she released shortly after Oct 7th, how Canadian political culture stifles free expression, some of the things she's hoping to accomplish as an independent, and the constant bad faith discourse surrounding Israel/Palestine in this country. https://www.sarahjama.ca/ http://patreon.com/robrousseau Listen to our LIVE show about Canadian media featuring me, Nashwa Lina Khan and Paris Marx:  https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/harbinger-showcase/harbinger-showcase-ep20-live-juG_D21mA-9/    

104: Truth to Power (with Sarah Jama)

I talked with Camila Escalante (TeleSUR, Kawsachun News) about Canada and the rest of the Anglo American Empire's ongoing decline, our western values, the global south, with some additional analysis on the Guyana–Venezuela territorial dispute and what it means to be "sovereign." Support the work I do on Patreon http://patreon.com/robrousseau follow Camila here: https://twitter.com/camilapress  

103: Canada is Cooked (with Camila Escalante)

Jesse Hawken of the Junk Filter podcast joins the show to talk about the latest chapter in the ongoing Two Michaels saga that has captivated the nation. Were the Michaels two good old Canadian lads who were unjustly held captive by a totalitarian, authoritarian regime? Is this latest story a cynical ploy on the part of our media to pit Michael against Michael? Or was the Chinese government acutally being more honest and transparent about this situation than our own government and its media stenographers? All this is explored in this episode. Support the show on Patreon: patreon.com/robrousseau Tune in live on twitch: twitch.tv/robrousseau

102: A Tale of Two Michaels (with Jesse Hawken)

Hello. Yes, it's true. The podcast is back. I spoke with Justin Podur of the Anti-Empire Project and Jon Elmer of Electronic Intifada about the unfolding horrific violence in Gaza. support the show on Patreon: www.patreon.com/robrousseau

80: Dystopia Now (with Jay Baruchel)

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