This episode of Oats for Breakfast features a discussion with Adolph Reed Jr. that was organized and live-streamed by Ryerson University's Centre for Free Expression. You can access the full video version of the discussion on the CFE's website: https://cfe.ryerson.ca/key-resources/podcasts/anti-black-racism-and-inequality-what-be-done

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Oats for Breakfast chats with podcaster Andre Goulet about the recently-launched Harbinger Media Network, an initiative that's bringing together left-wing content creators from around the country.

Find out more about Harbinger here: https://harbingermedianetwork.com/

Oats interviews sociologist Lisa Kowalchuk about 'We Resist: Defending the Common Good in Hostile Times', a volume she co-edited. We also chat about the working conditions of nurses in Central America and about St. James Town Storeys, a Toronto-based podcast that Lisa co-hosts.

'We Resist': https://www.mqup.ca/we-resist-products-9780228001423.php

St. James Town Storeys: https://stjamestownstoreys.com/

Oats for Breakfast sits down to chat about Kirsten Ghodsee's 2018 book 'Why Women Have Better Sex Under Socialism: And Other Arguments for Economic Independence.' The discussion explores the nature of gender and sexual relations in the Eastern Bloc countries—the upsides and the downsides—while also considering how socialists should orient themselves to gender/sex issues in the present-day West.

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Oats for Breakfast chats with Joseph Anderson about his recent book, 'Capitalist Pigs: Pigs, Pork, and Power in America.' The book surveys the role that swine played in the making of American capitalism, from the colonial period to the present. You can purchase a copy of the book here: https://wvupressonline.com/node/780

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Oats for Breakfast interviews Meryam Haddad, a socialist candidate in the Green Party of Canada's leadership race. We chat about Meryam's platform, why she calls herself a socialist, how she intends to win over voters to the Green Party, and more.

Find our more about Meryam's candidacy on her campaign website: https://www.meryam2020.ca

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Oats for Breakfast chats with Rio de Janeiro-based human rights lawyer Rhaysa Ruas about social and political circumstances in Brazil. The wide-ranging discussion touches on the COVID-19 crisis, the rise and fall of the Workers' Party, as well as the destruction of the Amazon forest and indigenous communities that inhabit it.

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Oats interviews Freddie deBoer about his book, "The Cult of Smart: How Our Broken Education System Perpetuates Social Injustice." In the book Freddie argues that, to the extent that educational outcomes are the result of inherent differences between individuals, a system that distributes rewards based on educational outcomes should be regarded as unfair.

Find out how you can get a copy of "The Cult of Smart" on Freddie's website: https://fredrikdeboer.com/

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