Surprise! It’s a Saturday Special. One new initiative we will be exploring in this new year is Saturday Specials: episodes that fall outside our Monday 8am posting time and instead get posted on Saturday mornings. These episodes will deal with major events during the week that deserve an episode but are currently not in the lineup, any unusual topic we would like to chat about, and more!

Our topic for the day is Art and Politics. Indeed, the two have been closely intertwined, with one drawing inspiration from and in turn influencing the other. Art is furthermore a crucial political tool: from partisan pieces of media, to political symbols, to satirical caricatures, art is an often-overlooked piece of the political puzzle.

Over the last few weeks, Edmonton political artist Reed Larsen has released a number of illustrations that serve as reflections on current political events and scandals. Today he'll be chatting with us about his illustrations and more!