0:20 | It's Pierre Poilievre vs. the Mainstream Media...at least that's what the new Conservative leader wants you to believe. Ryan opens the show with a look at yesterday's dust-up between Poilievre and national political correspondent David Akin.

14:41 | Could the combative tone set by Poilievre through his campaign, and early in his tenure as leader, wind up biting the Conservative Party? Was David Akin out of line for speaking out at Poilievre's news conference on Tuesday? National Post columnist Tristin Hopper checks in. 

38:46 | There are global forces at play, in analyzing the evolution of Conservative politics in the US, Canada, and elsewhere. Author, political analyst, and podcaster Jared Yates Sexton takes us into his new book The Midnight Kingdom: A History of Power, Paranoia, and the Coming Crisis. Don't miss this expose into how white supremacist lies, religious mythologies, and poisonous conspiracy theories built the modern world and threaten to plunge us into an authoritarian nightmare. 

CHECK OUT JARED'S WORK: https://www.amazon.com/Jared-Yates-Sexton/e/B00B50IHYK%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share

1:09:47 | "Mark my words." Real Talker Ron says he's convinced Pierre Poilievre is the next Prime Minister of Canada...but he's not exactly thrilled about "the Conservatives as they currently stand". Ryan reads Ron's email to [email protected]. 

1:06:28 | The Chetamon Mountain wildfire isn't threatening any communities at this time, but authorities are still advising against travel to Jasper at this time. We have the latest update in this week's edition of #MyJasper Memories. 

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