The hosers are all for freeing Britney and pay their respects to Alex Trebeck in this weeks episode: Polyglamorous for 600, Alex. In the double double we cover #RageAgainsttheMachine’s questionable partnership with Joe Biden’s transition team, and the age old question of if #applejuice or orange juice is better. We then share our feelings about the poppy in response to Whole Foods committing the ultimate Canadian crime: banning employees from wearing it, and Kelli María Korducki’s article The Rise of the Roommate in The Walrus has us questioning what adulthood and community really mean. We end on discussing the completely irrelevant yet entertaining plight of the Canadian polyamorous bubble. The Absolute Unit this week takes a look at some attention-seeking douchebags who just want to tell you that you’re going to die.

Relevant reading: https://thewalrus.ca/the-rise-of-the-roommate/, https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/polyamory-pandemic-1.5608920

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We discuss a group of vigilantes in Maple Ridge, or “Ridgilantes,” and whether it’s appropriate for “Clean Up Maple Ridge” to take matters of societal crime and drug abuse into their own hands. We talk about Q-anon and its infiltration into Canadian christian churches, and then discuss a recent study on brands in Canada, which leads us to debate whether Lululemon leggings are overrated. Our Double Double is a Triple Triple today because Jenna doesn’t understand the concept of picking two. It’s #STOPTHECOUNT #IHaveWonPennsylvania and #You’reFired because of the stupid US election. 

As a side note: we bid farewell to Brayden as she embarks on her voyage to outer space. Never fear, she may be back when she’s done her semester! I mean, when she’s done collecting outer space asteroid minerals.

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We had the pleasure of interviewing independent musician, producer, and writer Neil Gray about the state of arts, music, and culture in Canada. We asked him about the impact of streaming on the industry; the diversity, equity, and inclusion goals of our cultural institutions; and controversies at the Polaris and Indigenous Music Awards shows surrounding “politics” and cultural appropriation. We also chat about what’s good and what’s overrated in the Canadian music scene.

Relevant reading:

https://quillette.com/2018/09/30/the-implosion-of-canadas-music-industry/

https://quillette.com/2019/04/08/how-the-campaign-against-cultural-appropriation-came-back-to-haunt-canadas-indigenous-peoples/

https://quillette.com/2019/07/21/coming-together-to-honor-a-dead-rock-star-and-ward-off-our-own-demons/

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We have a vary naiice (ma wife) Double Double today when we discover #JordanPeterson is alive again (again) and #Borat is also back. We talk about the conflict over lobster fishing in Nova Scotia, cultural appropriation in the indigenous fashion industry, and the conspiracy theory surrounding the Nova Scotia shooter. We debut our very first listener-submitted #TFLpatrioticmoment.

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This week the hosers get extraterrestrial with the leading UFOlogist in Canada, Chris Rutkowski. We cover how UFO reports are documented and understood, the Canadian government’s involvement in the study of UFO’s, and the Canadian UFO Survey. Chris also shares with us some weird stories, theories, and insights into why aliens would want to come to earth in the first place.

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Today we talk about DJ Khaled’s collaboration with Canadian boys Drake and Bieber in the Popstar video. We discuss a Walrus piece on algorithms ruining Canadian journalism. We speculate about the motivations of the Quebec ricin letter woman and discover the subreddit #SwordorSheath. Finally, the very special Terry Fox run went VIRTUAL this year, allowing us to discuss our patron saint in detail like never before. The Double Double features #ThroneSpeech and #Emmys (congrats to Schitt's Creek). Read the Walrus article here: https://thewalrus.ca/how-algorithms-are-changing-what-we-read-online/

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We’re back after a month long hiatus! But don’t worry, we’re better than ever! We cover #foundyouattractiveuntil and #appleevent in this weeks double double, then dive into into the liberals potential plan to create Universal Basic Income for Canadians in this weeks episode: Universal Basic Bitches. We then chat about Erin O’Toole’s (or O’Toilet as autocorrect suggests) labour day weekend campaign video, discuss the horrors and confusion surrounding the 401 highway, and finally critique Orville Peck and Shania Twain’s latest musical collaboration, and the mystery of what is underneath Peck’s glam face fringe. The absolute unit is both praise and lament for two bears with very different fates.

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This week we were honoured to speak with Canadian icon/legend/HERO, Ed the Sock! Ed walks us through the downfall of Much Music and shares memorable celeb interview moments and other behind-the-scenes dirt. We ask him what it’s like being a sock with integrity who favours no “sides” in these politically polarizing times. We talk federal politics (including his opinions on the conservatives, Justin Trudeau, the WE scandal “nothingburger,” Jagmeet Singh, and Doug Ford’s performance as an alcoholic enabling premier). We discuss what he means by “anti-intellectualism” in Canada and what it was like at the anti-masker protests. Finally, we ponder uniting the country behind our indisputably shared aversion to mimes.

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The hosers are pleased to share their expert opinions on goat yoga and pop cans in Episode 29: Seamen and Gloryholes. The Double Double covers…you guessed it, #gloryholes as well as the perpetually exhausting #WEscandal. We debate which artist deserves the oh so coveted Polaris Prize (definitely not U.S. girls) from the shortlist, the invasion of ticks and other bugs and the implications and causes of widespread vector-borne diseases. Our absolute unit this week sparks a debate on seaman.

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The hosers review the CBC documentary #Blessed about the secular evangelical christianity preached at C3 churches in Toronto and around the world. We debate Pastor Sam’s sincerity and looks, the church’s deviation from tradition (or not), and whether this denomination is capable of filling the gaping hole in Millennials souls brought about by modernity.

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