Ain't no party like a Poilievre Party because a Poilievre Party will threaten you behind closed doors if you don't support him! Luke and the Panel (Clare Blackwood, Megan MacKay, and Ian MacIntyre) talk Pierre Poilievre's completely unexpected leadership review victory, the latest round of Epstein nightmares, and what exactly Mark Carney is trying to do with your grocery bill. Then the Approximately 10 Minute Long Quiz discusses... something... with Bonhomme. Just, listen to it.

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"Carney should just spray him with a water bottle, like a cat." Luke and the Panel (Clare Blackwood and Ian MacIntyre) are joined by Edmonton's own Henry Sir (Current Events Chirped by a Canadian) for a live podcast taping, as part of the Winterruption Festival. Live on stage in front of a sold out crowd we talk Carney's two speeches last week, Trump backing down on Greenland, and U.S. interest in Alberta independence. Then the Approximately 10 Minute Long Quiz tests our panel's knowledge of abandoned Newfoundland fish sauce plants.

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"We shouldn't have sent all our draft picks to China!" Luke and the Panel (Clare Blackwood, Nile Seguin and Megan MacKay) talk Carney's global trade tour and shockingly honest World Economic Forum Speech, Trump upping the pressure on a Greenland acquisition and Poilievre searching for a new riding to run in (again). Then the Approximately 10 Minute Long Quiz discovers the most offensive Board Game ever created.

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"No literacy test, as long as you're thin skinned enough!" Luke and the Panel (Ian MacIntyre, Clare Blackwood and Nile Seguin) talk about the horrific ICE shooting of Renee Good, Mark Carney's trade visit to China, the protests in Iran, and Trump's obsession with interest rates. Then the Approximately 10 Minute Long Quiz reveals why you should never plug a bullet hole with a butt plug.

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It's always been oil. It'll always be oil. Luke and the Panel (Ian MacIntyre, Clare Blackwood and Nile Seguin) dive into the chaos and confusion of Trump's decision to attack Venezuela and kidnap its leader, including the "problematic" legal precedent it sets, what it means for other countries subject to the Donroe Doctrine, and Canada really setting a new bar for the word milquetoast with their response. Then the Approximately 10 Minute Long Quiz discovers the most cartoonish way to fix climate change.

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Hit the bricks, you stupid year! Ian and the Panel (Clare Blackwood, and in the guest chair for the first time, Luke Gordon Field) discuss the top 5 stories of the year, plus stories that didn't get enough attention (remember when Doug Ford was gonna cut off the US's electricity?) Then the Approximately 10 Minute Long Quiz tests how well our panel remembers this truly bullshit past 12 months.

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"Also, some socks please." Luke and the Panel (Ian MacIntyre and Clare Blackwood) talk the Liberals' scheme to get Conservative MPs to cross floor, Poilievre's disastrous CBC interview, and the immediate politicization of the weekend's tragedies. Then the Approximately 10 Minute Long Quiz discovers the worst reason to get fired from your job.

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"Netflix buying Warner Brothers would be absolutely terrible, and the way better than Paramount buying them!" Luke and the Panel (Nile Seguin, Clare Blackwood and Megan MacKay) talk the Conservative's "trap" motion on the pipeline, the Liberals' struggles to pass their anti-hate crime law and the fight to buy Warner Brothers. Then The Approximately 10 Minute Long Quiz discovers there are two ways to steal a Faberge Egg.

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"I'll just hang out with my new friends: bitumen and petroleum." Luke and the Panel (Ian MacIntyre, Clare Blackwood and Nile Seguin) talk about the fallout from the Pipeline MOU for Carney and Smith, Pete Hegseth's war on narco smugglers/human decency and Quebec hitting the racism disguised as secularism button again. Then The Approximately 10 Minute Long Quiz reveals the most cinematic way to commit pension fraud.

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"I hope Smith didn't notice I had the fingers on my other hand crossed." Luke and the Panel (Megan MacKay, Clare Blackwood and Ian MacIntyre) talk about Carney and Smith coming to an "understanding" on pipelines, the tall task facing Poilievre's new campaign manager and the impossible position Trump has put Zelensky in. Then the Approximately 10 Minute Long Quiz discovers why porn is about to get a little less Canadian.

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