NARRATED BY MAX KERMAN. We take a break from regular programming for an essay read from Max. He narrates an article written by his friend Peter Rosenthal. To Arkells fans, Peter is the inspiration behind the song A Little Rain (A Song For Pete). This article is about his work as a lawyer for the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty.

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Mike, Max, and Shane sort through the immediate US election results.

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Mike, Max, and Shane catch up on the past week including Max hosting the launch of Nick Nurse's new book “Rapture,” Shane's experience interviewing Alyssa Milano, and Mike celebrating his daughter's 2nd birthday. Then they discuss the new Borat film (with mild spoilers), and go on record with a prediction for next week's US Presidential Election.

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Mike and Shane congratulate Max on his appointment to the Board of Directors for the Nick Nurse Foundation! Then, they discuss the successful completion of NBA bubble basketball, Bill Burr's controversial SNL monologue, and how much money it would theoretically take for them to willingly continue to live with life's current restrictions due to Covid.

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Max calls an emergency pod to discuss US President Donald Trump's Covid diagnosis and the series of remarkable events that followed.

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*Recorded prior to US President Donald Trump's Covid-19 diagnosis.*

Mike, Max, and Shane discuss the value of sharing personal pain in entertainment and on social media, they unpack a remarkable US Presidential Debate, and finally they confront the qualities in themselves they think their partners find the most annoying.

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Mike, Max, and Shane discuss the death of US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and the potential long term impact of her passing. They celebrate the cast of “Schitt's Creek” and their history making Emmy sweep. And finally they welcome Edmonton based hair stylist Craig Boa who was recently chopping locks inside the NHL bubble.

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Mike, Max, and Shane eulogize the 2019/2020 Toronto Raptors after their elimination from the NBA playoffs, they also discuss industries and practices that have been positively and negatively altered due to the pandemic, lastly they discuss the wave of on campus parties and the pressure to report them by fellow students.

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Mike, Max, and Shane welcome McMaster University Professor and friend of the pod Dr. Mat Savelli to discuss what back to school looks like during a pandemic. They also discuss the political documentary “Boys State”, and a Washington Post article on toxic positivity.

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This episode was recorded on Tuesday, August 25, 2020.

In this delayed bonus episode Mike, Max, and Shane discuss the release of Arkells acoustic album Campfire Chords, a viral video of Joe Biden encouraging a young man with a stutter, and people whose kindness has made a lasting impression on their own lives.

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