Ed the Sock (and Friends)

"Reconciliation" is a word we've heard a lot the past few years. Yet most non-Indigenous people have only a passing understanding of what it means. This episode Ishat & Professor S give Canada a report card on our progress with First Nations issues. Plus some fails dealing with foreign intrusions into our politics and two Fact or Fictions that will test your knowledge of today’s topic!Follow #iReza and Professor S on Twitter:https://Twitter.Com/ishat_reza https://Twitter.Com/RCI_101 Matter Of Fact is an #FU_Politics Original PodcastNo pundits, no jargon, no zealots - honest talk with knowledgeable, opinionated people w/sense of humour.  We talk with you, not at you.Listen & Subscribe to #FU_Politics at:iTunes - Rate, Review and Subscribe!https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/fu-politics/id1472299923 Spotifyhttps://open.spotify.com/show/4YQ4rklq8bcsmhTfqgj9jH YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBRvebbl4FVT9dWt0IdE8ccD1cOkPO5a7 Podbeanhttps://fupolitics.podbean.com Google Playhttps://play.google.com/music/m/Ilgcik5imfx5qwtzxivpyblb2p4 Stitcherhttps://www.stitcher.com/podcast/fun-the-fu-network/fu-politics Player FMhttps://player.fm/series/fu-politics-2521543 Tune In / Alexahttp://tun.in/pjtS0 RSS Feed https://feed.podbean.com/fupolitics/feed.xml If you'd like to support our mission at FU_Politics, restoring to Canadian media the intelligence, civility, opinions based in fact and a sense of humour that we've been missing, consider becoming a patron, with a monthly donation (whatever you can afford) or a one-time gift of support. Going against the grain and building a network from scratch isn't as expensive as it once was - but it still ain't cheap! So consider backing FUN - The FU_Network's FU_Politics programming, where Smartass always starts with Smart.Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/funetworktv Paypal: [email protected] Thank you!

PORN! It's all over the net. I'm not telling you anything you don't already know intimately.How does it distort young boys' concept of sex and does it stay with them as adults?; how does porn affect a man's attitude toward women?; what porn is healthy viewing & what's toxic?; how porn drives technology; is there anything shameful about watching porn (running up a hotel PPV bill on the company's dime not included); the different role same-sex porn plays in a gay or lesbian person's life. These and many other aspects of the world's oldest artform (it's been found on pottery from Mesopotamia) are discussed and debated with a load of laughs too. Yes, I said "load".The conversation's depth & breadth may surprise you...it certainly surprised the panelists!Host: Ed the Sock@EdTheSock on TwitterPanel:Hafeez Noorani - @FeezyDoesIt - digital content & marketing pro and producer of Mensplaining.Andy Willis - @Andylandradio - host of Andyland radio on CiTR radio, pop culture maven. And Ed in this episode, Ed starts to doubt Andy's 100% gay .Paul Marlow - @TallPaulsLife tallpaul.ca - At 6'7" Paul Marlow can't go camping because of Bigfoot hunters. Paul is a personal trainer from Vancouver founder of Never Alone - a support campaign and line of clothing for people with depression. As well Paul is a content producer and blogger that talks about both mental and physical health. Hey, did you know you can take credit for us making more shows? You can if you support us with subscriptions of $1, $5, $10...sky's the limit. And so is the potential of this network to take back the type of media Canadians had taken from us. FU - For Us. Be part of the us. Just go to http://Patreon.Com/funetworktv and you can Give Us Money!  You can also do it at Paypal: [email protected]

PORN! It's all over the net. I'm not telling you anything you don't already know intimately.How does it distort young boys' concept of sex and does it stay with them as adults?; how does porn affect a man's attitude toward women? what porn is healthy viewing & what's toxic?; how porn drives technology; is there anything shameful about watching porn (running up a hotel PPV bill on the company's dime not included); the different role same-sex porn plays in a gay or lesbian person's life. These and many other aspects of the world's oldest artform (it's been found on pottery from Mesopotamia) are discussed and debated with a load of laughs too. Yes, I said "load".The conversation's depth & breadth may surprise you...it certainly surprised the panelists!Host: Ed the SockPanel:Hafeez Noorani - @FeezyDoesIt - digital content & marketing pro and producer of Mensplaining.Andy Willis - @Andylandradio - host of Andyland radio on CiTR radio, pop culture maven. And Ed in this episode, Ed starts to doubt Andy's 100% gay .Paul Marlow - At 6'7" Paul Marlow can't go camping because of Bigfoot hunters. Paul is a personal trainer from Vancouver founder of Never Alone - a support campaign and line of clothing for people with depression. As well Paul is a content producer and blogger that talks about both mental and physical health.

Rob Ford campaigned on cutting waste at Toronto City Hall; they couldn't find any. Doug Ford campaigned on cutting government waste...and also couldn't find any. An administration-level civil servant, whose identity is known to us but will use the pseudonym Number Six, will spill the beans on where the real government waste is - and why it's never found!Plus, Ed and Hafeez get into an argument over Uber in Vancouver vs Taxis, everyone else joins in, and it's like professional wrestling without the physiques but all the fun!Host: Ed the Sock - http://Twitter.Com/EdTheSockPanel:Special guest "Number Six"Neil Waytowich - http://Twitter.Com/ThatsMrNeilHafeez Noorani - http://Twitter.Com/FeezyDoesItMESSAGE FROM ED: HEY - FU_POLITICS IS BREAKING NEW GROUND IN HONEST TALK ABOUT CURRENT EVENTS. FUN - THE FU_NETWORK IS BRINGING BACK THE HONESTY, UNPREDICTABILITY AND STREET-LEVEL SMARTS MUCHMUSIC ABANDONED. BUT WE CAN'T DO IT ALONE, WE NEED YOUR HELP. OKAY, NOT YOUR HELP, YOUR MONEY. SO GIVE WHAT YOU CAN TO OUR PATREON AND HELP US KEEP GOING. OR ELSE DON'T BITCH AND WHINE WHEN THE ONLY CANADIAN MEDIA LEFT IS NOTHING BUT CORPORATE SHELLS MAKING GENERIC CRAP! LIKE, YOU KNOW, IT IS NOW! DO IT HERE - https://www.patreon.com/funetworktvROCK 'EM SOCK 'EM POLITICS with ED THE SOCK! is an #FU_Politics PodcastSubscribe on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/funetworkFollow Ed The Sock on:http://Twitter.Com/EdTheSockhttp://Instagram.Com/Ed_The_Sockhttps://Facebook.com/edthesock.funetworktv/Subscribe To #FU_Politics - an FU_Network Podcast Channel:No pundits, no jargon, no zealots - honest talk with knowledgeable, opinionated people w/sense of humourAudio Podcast Available On:iTunes - Rate, Review and Subscribe!https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/fu-politics/id1472299923 Spotifyhttps://open.spotify.com/show/4YQ4rklq8bcsmhTfqgj9jH iHeart Radiohttps://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-fu-politics-48983352/YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBRvebbl4FVT9dWt0IdE8ccD1cOkPO5a7 Podbeanhttps://fupolitics.podbean.com Google Playhttps://play.google.com/music/m/Ilgcik5imfx5qwtzxivpyblb2p4 Stitcherhttps://www.stitcher.com/podcast/fun-the-fu-network/fu-politics Player FMhttps://player.fm/series/fu-politics-2521543 Tune In / Alexahttp://tun.in/pjtS0

Andrew Scheer's in his Fortress of Solitude, away from people. Justin Trudeau rides the bus.GET AHEAD. CHOOSE FORWARD. What message are these slogans supposed to send - and are they doing it effectively?Host: Steven Kerzner - http://Twitter.Com/StevenJKerznerPanel:Justin Whitehead - http://Twitter.Com/OriginalJDWStuart Benson - http://Twitter.Com/LeftHandStuDave K - http://Twitter.Com/TheRealTheDavey Please consider supporting this show & FU_Politics through http://patreon.com/funetworktv or Paypal: [email protected] The NO BULLpen is an #FU_Politics Original PodcastNo pundits, no jargon, no zealots - honest talk with knowledgeable, opinionated people w/sense of humour. Listen & Subscribe to #FU_Politics at: iTunes - Rate, Review and Subscribe!https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/fu-politics/id1472299923 Spotifyhttps://open.spotify.com/show/4YQ4rklq8bcsmhTfqgj9jH YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBRvebbl4FVT9dWt0IdE8ccD1cOkPO5a7 Podbeanhttps://fupolitics.podbean.com Google Playhttps://play.google.com/music/m/Ilgcik5imfx5qwtzxivpyblb2p4 Stitcherhttps://www.stitcher.com/podcast/fun-the-fu-network/fu-politics Player FMhttps://player.fm/series/fu-politics-2521543 Tune In / Alexahttp://tun.in/pjtS0 RSS Feedhttps://feed.podbean.com/fupolitics/feed.xml

Neil talks about polling with Quito Maggi, President and CEO of Mainstreet Research. They discuss the challenges, the misconceptions, getting it wrong and about transparency in the polling industry. Quito does a deep-dive into the work involved in producing the polls we see every day PLUS the dispute between Canadian pollsters and the CBC Poll Tracker! Pollster fights - MMA with pocket protectors!

If you grew up in Canada from the 1970s onward, and owned a TV, you know who Gord Martineau is. The multi award-winning journalist & charity activist we invited into our homes, because he seemed like one of us, who was talking to us, not at us. Then in 2016, he finished a broadcast, left the building and never came back.Why?Find out in this in-depth discussion along with untold tales of the mission and early days of Citytv & Citypulse News, why & how they stuck a stick in the eye of traditional Canadian TV, Gord's career, the state of journalism pre- and post-internet and why he finally decided, after 39 years, to call it a day and devote his time to working with Sick Kids Hospital for the children's charity closest to his heart, The Herbie Fund http://www.herbiefund.com/If you look online, you'll find very little about Citytv, CityPulse News, The New Music, Muchmusic or other CHUM Television originals that broke the mold and was such a huge part of a period in Canadian culture. Get some of that history here.And please support our efforts with FU_Politics by supporting us at http://patreon.com/funetworktv - FU stands for...well, you know. But also For Us. That's who were making this programming for. Help us keep doing it, and doing it bigger. patreon.com/funetworktv or PAYPAL: [email protected] you!The Kerzner Expedition is an #FU_Politics Original Podcast No pundits, no jargon, no zealots - honest talk with knowledgeable, opinionated people w/sense of humour. Listen & Subscribe to #FU_Politics at: iTunes - Rate, Review and Subscribe!https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/fu-politics/id1472299923 Spotifyhttps://open.spotify.com/show/4YQ4rklq8bcsmhTfqgj9jH YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBRvebbl4FVT9dWt0IdE8ccD1cOkPO5a7  Podbeanhttps://fupolitics.podbean.com Google Playhttps://play.google.com/music/m/Ilgcik5imfx5qwtzxivpyblb2p4 Stitcherhttps://www.stitcher.com/podcast/fun-the-fu-network/fu-politics Player FMhttps://player.fm/series/fu-politics-2521543 Tune In / Alexahttp://tun.in/pjtS0 RSS Feedhttps://feed.podbean.com/fupolitics/feed.xml

It's toxic. It's radioactive. It's dangerous. But we tackle it anyway.As the SNC_Lavalin controversy exploded, some voices were saying former Attorney-General/Minister of Justice was a victim of sexism and sexist attitudes. Were they right? And if so - did this sexism hurt JWR...or help her?Please consider supporting this show & FU_Politics through http://patreon.com/funetworktv or Paypal: [email protected] Asking unpopular questions that need to be asked in a forum that's civil, analytical & opinionated yet maintains a sense of humour and mutual respect is not what you get from the shouting pundits & partisans on other political panel shows. We take a different approach from corporate media, so we're not asking for corporate media money. FU stands for...well, you know. But it also stands for For Us, because that's who we're building this for. If you like what we're doing with FU_Politics, please consider supporting us at patreon.com/funetworktv. Donations start at $1/month and every little bit helps. Note: We know even touching this topic is going to stir emotions in people with strong opinions on both sides of the issue. Feel free to comment but only if you can keep your discourse civil & your critiques of a person's opinions, not the person themselves. If we are made aware of comments that violate this, we will remove them. Host: Steven Kerzner - http://Twitter.Com/StevenJKerznerPanel:Liana Kerzner, journalist, radio & media personality and lecturer & noted woman's perspective on feminism, sexism, politics & the through-line between all of it. Check out her online series A Gamer's Guide to Feminism & Lady Bits plus her daily videos about our chaotic world on her Youtube Channel Liana K. http://Twitter.Com/RedLianaK  https://www.youtube.com/user/LianaKHeidi Matthews is Assistant Professor at Osgoode Hall Law School, and co-director of the Nathanson Centre on Transnational Human Rights, Crime and Security. But that barely scratches the surface of her credentials. Find out more about her at https://www.osgoode.yorku.ca/faculty-and-staff/matthews-heidi/ https://twitter.com/Heidi__MatthewsJustin Whitehead is a political ethics consultant and political agnostic whose worked with all the major parties in different capacities. He knows a lot because he's seen a lot (thank you Farmer's Insurance for that). http://Twitter.Com/OriginalJDW The NO BULLpen is an #FU_Politics Original PodcastNo pundits, no jargon, no zealots - honest talk with knowledgeable, opinionated people w/sense of humour. Listen & Subscribe to #FU_Politics at: iTunes - Rate, Review and Subscribe!https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/fu-politics/id1472299923 Spotifyhttps://open.spotify.com/show/4YQ4rklq8bcsmhTfqgj9jH YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBRvebbl4FVT9dWt0IdE8ccD1cOkPO5a7 Podbeanhttps://fupolitics.podbean.com Google Playhttps://play.google.com/music/m/Ilgcik5imfx5qwtzxivpyblb2p4 Stitcherhttps://www.stitcher.com/podcast/fun-the-fu-network/fu-politics Player FMhttps://player.fm/series/fu-politics-2521543 Tune In / Alexahttp://tun.in/pjtS0 RSS Feedhttps://feed.podbean.com/fupolitics/feed.xml

Everyone talks ABOUT Transmen & Transwomen. Very few people talk TO either. Or can begin to understand their lives both pre and post transition.When Steven first met & worked with influential Canadian comedian & writer Lara Rae, she went by "Al". Then 25+ years later Steven got a call from "Lara" - at first not recognizing Lara as a transwoman who used to be known to Steven as "Al".Living in a body that doesn't feel your own, the societal pressures that kept Lara called "Al", the fears, bigotries, loss of male gender status and the experience of transitioning in your 50s -we learn all of this from Lara, frank talk with a healthy dose of healthy humour along the way.Stow your prejudices, Lara isn't some dry, politically-driven transwoman out to shame people. She's a funny, insightful, brutally honest human being and her journey will enighten us all.If you'd like to support our mission at FU_Politics, restoring to Canadian media the intelligence, civility, opinions based in fact and a sense of humour that we've been missing, consider becoming a patron, with a monthly donation (whatever you can afford) or a one-time gift of support. Going against the grain and building a network from scratch isn't as expensive as it once was - but it still ain't cheap! So consider backing FUN - The FU_Network's FU_Politics programming, where Smartass always starts with Smart.Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/funetworktvPaypal: [email protected] you!The Kerzner Expedition is an #FU_Politics Original Podcast No pundits, no jargon, no zealots - honest talk with knowledgeable, opinionated people w/sense of humour. Listen & Subscribe to #FU_Politics at: iTunes - Rate, Review and Subscribe!https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/fu-politics/id1472299923 Spotifyhttps://open.spotify.com/show/4YQ4rklq8bcsmhTfqgj9jH YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBRvebbl4FVT9dWt0IdE8ccD1cOkPO5a7  Podbeanhttps://fupolitics.podbean.com Google Playhttps://play.google.com/music/m/Ilgcik5imfx5qwtzxivpyblb2p4 Stitcherhttps://www.stitcher.com/podcast/fun-the-fu-network/fu-politics Player FMhttps://player.fm/series/fu-politics-2521543 Tune In / Alexahttp://tun.in/pjtS0 RSS Feedhttps://feed.podbean.com/fupolitics/feed.xml

When men & women are talking and the subject turns to #METOO - do men have a valid place in that conversation or should we just listen & shut up?!Hosted by Canadian icon & FUN - The FU_Network founder Ed the Sock, Mensplaining is men talking to men about the challenges of being Men. Not ‘Guys’, ‘Bros’ or ‘Brahs’, no backlash, whining, griping, male tears or touchy-feely, new-agey mumbo-jumbo. Just men being honest and funny while talking about the role of men in our rapidly changing social, political and cultural landscape.If you'd like to support our mission at FU_Politics, restoring to Canadian media the intelligence, civility, opinions based in fact and a sense of humour that we've been missing, consider becoming a patron, with a monthly donation (whatever you can afford) or a one-time gift of support. Going against the grain and building a network from scratch isn't as expensive as it once was - but it still ain't cheap! So consider backing FUN - The FU_Network's FU_Politics programming, where Smartass always starts with Smart.Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/funetworktv Paypal: [email protected] Thank you!#MENSPLAINING is an #FU_Politics Original Podcast No pundits, no jargon, no zealots - honest talk with knowledgeable, opinionated people w/sense of humour. Listen & Subscribe to #FU_Politics at: iTunes - Rate, Review and Subscribe!https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/fu-politics/id1472299923  Spotifyhttps://open.spotify.com/show/4YQ4rklq8bcsmhTfqgj9jH  YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBRvebbl4FVT9dWt0IdE8ccD1cOkPO5a7 Podbeanhttps://fupolitics.podbean.com  Google Playhttps://play.google.com/music/m/Ilgcik5imfx5qwtzxivpyblb2p4  Stitcherhttps://www.stitcher.com/podcast/fun-the-fu-network/fu-politics  Player FMhttps://player.fm/series/fu-politics-2521543  Tune In / Alexahttp://tun.in/pjtS0  RSS Feedhttps://feed.podbean.com/fupolitics/feed.xml