The Bottlemen

In this preview, Nika Danilova aka Zola Jesus joins Dan and Riley to talk about live music, experimenting with alternative forms of ownership, and why "content creation" and "artist" are concepts that *really* don't go together if you're actually doing the work.

Dan and Riley look into the psychology behind the MLI and our addiction to war boosterism. Also, we look into how the Globe and Mail talks about labour issues and the "right to disconnect," while getting their wallet inspected by the heartland institute. Screw up your own damn country, American thinktankers!

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Riley, Dan, and Will have watched another Canada-for-America action blockbuster... Steven Seagal's 2001 action classic, EXIT WOUNDS. They break the record for managing to include obvious Canadian landmarks and brands in nearly every shot of Seagal oafishly muttering and stumbling through his last big studio movie before decamping to Eastern Europe. It's a deranged joyride. Check it out on www.patreon.com/dabottlemen 

We get Patrick Wyman on to discuss the phenomenon in the history profession of "claiming" to have been the first people from the near east or Europe to sail to the Americas, how these are historiographically ludicrous, and frequently just serve to reinforce whatever ideology you want to promote. But first, we hear a VoC update and trial a strange new format for Tides of History.

PREVIEW! It's another fine day for this podcast-within-a-podcast where Dan and other musicians tell stories about touring and the music industry, revealing its underlying truths to a credulous Riley! Cindy Li AKA Ciel rejoins our heroes to talk about touring, publishing, mixing, and all around ünts.

Check out this mix she did recently for Resident Advisor! We love you! Mwah!

Dan and Riley discuss, among other things, the emerging euphoric consensus among our wretched media class that Chrystia Freeland should be the next prime minister, not only despite her obvious intelligence links, but somehow because of them?

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Riley and Dan talk to author Catherine Fatima about one of Canada's literary greats, Douglas Coupland. Also under discussion: generational politics, OK Soda, and what good art about the internet looks like.

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Matt Christman returns to talk about great Canadians of history, and reflect on the economic and social circumstances surrounded the formation of Canada and America. This time, we talk about the drunkard with the controversial statues: John A Macdonald!

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In light of... certain articles praising the anti-soviet gumption of a certain politician, we have UNLOCKED the second part of Dan, Riley, and Yasha's exploration of Ukrainian Nationalism in Canada, this time looking more closely at the life and career of our fearless Deputy Prime Minister.

Preview: We watched the spookiest episodes of Corner Gas with the lovable scamps from Episode 1. Included in this was us pitching a new kind of porno for women for men, starring Brent Ass.