PALGARY ALMANAC #128 - September 30th - National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

Playlist:

• Low - Disappearing
• Charles Spearin - Sympathy & Vegetation
• Maston with L'eclair - Souvenir
• Mega Bog - Flower
• Sufjan Stevens - Back To Oz
• Trevor Sloan - Touch of Sorrow
• Daniel Romano - The Motions
• The War On Drugs - I Don't Live Here Anymore
• Gally - Guelph
• Water From Your Eyes - "Quotations"
• Homeshake - Mindless
• Simbiyez Wilson - We Can't Move On
• Breeze - Only Up (feat. Tess Parks)
• Men I Trust - Serenade of Water
• Royal Canoe - Alexandria (feat. Begonia)
• Paragon Cause - I'm Not Here
• Alessia Cara - Bluebird
• LUMP - We Cannot Resist
• Broken Ocean - Golden Day (Mislabeled)
• Appleby - You're My Home
• Cain Price - Think About the Other Side
• Little Simz - Two Worlds Apart
• The Halluci Nation - Remember 02
• The Halluci Nation - When We Fly (ft. Jennifer Kreisberg)

INTERVIEW: Director Sean Stiller on his new film RETURNING HOME that tells the story of Phyllis Jack Webstad, the creator of Orange Shirt Day screening through Oct 3rd as part of the Calgary International Film Festival.
PALGARY ALMANAC #128 - September 30th - National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

Playlist:

• Low - Disappearing
• Charles Spearin - Sympathy & Vegetation
• Maston with L'eclair - Souvenir
• Mega Bog - Flower
• Sufjan Stevens - Back To Oz
• Trevor Sloan - Touch of Sorrow
• Daniel Romano - The Motions
• The War On Drugs - I Don't Live Here Anymore
• Gally - Guelph
• Water From Your Eyes - "Quotations"
• Homeshake - Mindless
• Simbiyez Wilson - We Can't Move On
• Breeze - Only Up (feat. Tess Parks)
• Men I Trust - Serenade of Water
• Royal Canoe - Alexandria (feat. Begonia)
• Paragon Cause - I'm Not Here
• Alessia Cara - Bluebird
• LUMP - We Cannot Resist
• Broken Ocean - Golden Day (Mislabeled)
• Appleby - You're My Home
• Cain Price - Think About the Other Side
• Little Simz - Two Worlds Apart
• The Halluci Nation - Remember 02
• The Halluci Nation - When We Fly (ft. Jennifer Kreisberg)

INTERVIEW: Director Gillian McKercher with her personal story of leaving the oil and gas industry and her new documentary ORPHANED looking at the ballooning public liability for oil and gas infrastructure cleanup.
PALGARY ALMANAC #128 - September 30th - National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

Playlist:

• Low - Disappearing
• Charles Spearin - Sympathy & Vegetation
• Maston with L'eclair - Souvenir
• Mega Bog - Flower
• Sufjan Stevens - Back To Oz
• Trevor Sloan - Touch of Sorrow
• Daniel Romano - The Motions
• The War On Drugs - I Don't Live Here Anymore
• Gally - Guelph
• Water From Your Eyes - "Quotations"
• Homeshake - Mindless
• Simbiyez Wilson - We Can't Move On
• Breeze - Only Up (feat. Tess Parks)
• Men I Trust - Serenade of Water
• Royal Canoe - Alexandria (feat. Begonia)
• Paragon Cause - I'm Not Here
• Alessia Cara - Bluebird
• LUMP - We Cannot Resist
• Broken Ocean - Golden Day (Mislabeled)
• Appleby - You're My Home
• Cain Price - Think About the Other Side
• Little Simz - Two Worlds Apart
• The Halluci Nation - Remember 02
• The Halluci Nation - When We Fly (ft. Jennifer Kreisberg)

INTERVIEW: Former Calgary Chief City Planner Rollin Stanley with a ballot box crash course on why sprawl costs taxpayers more and how to avoid it.
PALGARY ALMANAC #128 - September 30th - National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

Playlist:

• Low - Disappearing
• Charles Spearin - Sympathy & Vegetation
• Maston with L'eclair - Souvenir
• Mega Bog - Flower
• Sufjan Stevens - Back To Oz
• Trevor Sloan - Touch of Sorrow
• Daniel Romano - The Motions
• The War On Drugs - I Don't Live Here Anymore
• Gally - Guelph
• Water From Your Eyes - "Quotations"
• Homeshake - Mindless
• Simbiyez Wilson - We Can't Move On
• Breeze - Only Up (feat. Tess Parks)
• Men I Trust - Serenade of Water
• Royal Canoe - Alexandria (feat. Begonia)
• Paragon Cause - I'm Not Here
• Alessia Cara - Bluebird
• LUMP - We Cannot Resist
• Broken Ocean - Golden Day (Mislabeled)
• Appleby - You're My Home
• Cain Price - Think About the Other Side
• Little Simz - Two Worlds Apart
• The Halluci Nation - Remember 02
• The Halluci Nation - When We Fly (ft. Jennifer Kreisberg)

INTERVIEW: An excerpt from Fightback's online talk and discussion called "WTF is Jason Kenney Doing?"

Fightback member Larissa details the failures and motivations that have led to the current crisis in Alberta, and solutions to it, from a Marxist perspective.

For more information on Fightback and their upcoming events — or to subscribe to their newspaper — visit marxist.ca or follow them on social media (@Albertamarxists on twitter, @fightbackyyc/@fightbackedmonton/@CanadaMarxists on facebook)
Rambler's Almanac Ep 63: Despite proposing moderate market reforms, progressive parties are often described as radical. Even right-wing politicians are called socialist despite their clear dedication to capitalist interests.

Sarah and Nicole talk about why this phenomenon exists, and the importance of broadening political discussions to include socialist, communist, and Marxist viewpoints in political discussions — even if you disagree.

To illustrate a Marxist perspective on the current crisis in Alberta, an excerpt from Fightback’s “WTF is Jason Kenney Doing?” is played and discussed.

Playlist:

• Cain Price - Rest
• The Living Picture - Lights
• Mega Bog - Ameleon
• LOW - Days Like These
• Shiny Joe Ryan - 100 Miles From Nowhere
• Beach House - Dark Spring
• Meggie Lennon - Lost in the Plot
• NASAYA x MARO - I SEE IT COMING
• SUUNS - c-thru
• untrained animals - Survive Outside
• Brad Sucks - Paranoid Enough
• Parlour Panther - Heartbreaks
• Children Collide - Uh Oh
• Jacquie Drew - (Now There's) Just Today
• Charles Spearin - Portrait of the Artist as a Thursday
• Possum - Moonjuice
• Breeze - Let It In
• Various Artists - Right
• FHANG - Something Real
• Nixego - Fake is Good
• Arlo Maverick, featuring Deuce Fantastick, Oozeela & Mouraine - Wait Your Turn

Rambler's Almanac Ep 63: Despite proposing moderate market reforms, progressive parties are often described as radical. Even right-wing politicians are called socialist despite their clear dedication to capitalist interests.

Sarah and Nicole talk about why this phenomenon exists, and the importance of broadening political discussions to include socialist, communist, and Marxist viewpoints in political discussions — even if you disagree.

To illustrate a Marxist perspective on the current crisis in Alberta, an excerpt from Fightback’s “WTF is Jason Kenney Doing?” is played and discussed.

Playlist:

• Cain Price - Rest
• The Living Picture - Lights
• Mega Bog - Ameleon
• LOW - Days Like These
• Shiny Joe Ryan - 100 Miles From Nowhere
• Beach House - Dark Spring
• Meggie Lennon - Lost in the Plot
• NASAYA x MARO - I SEE IT COMING
• SUUNS - c-thru
• untrained animals - Survive Outside
• Brad Sucks - Paranoid Enough
• Parlour Panther - Heartbreaks
• Children Collide - Uh Oh
• Jacquie Drew - (Now There's) Just Today
• Charles Spearin - Portrait of the Artist as a Thursday
• Possum - Moonjuice
• Breeze - Let It In
• Various Artists - Right
• FHANG - Something Real
• Nixego - Fake is Good
• Arlo Maverick, featuring Deuce Fantastick, Oozeela & Mouraine - Wait Your Turn

Playlist:

• Ella Fitzgerald - Sunshine Of Your Love
• David Axelrod - Holy Thursday
• Ron Grainer - On The Tumbril
• Berto Pisano - Temi Di Oscar
• Syrinx - Aurora Spinray
• The Luvmenauts - Asteroid Mines Of The Kuiper Belt
• The Limananas - Trouble In Mind
• The Congos - Congo Man
• Keith Hudson - Hunting
• Jackie Mittoo - Earthquake
• COUNT PRINCE MILLER - Mule Train
• Bobbie Gentry - Bugs
• Townes Van Zandt - Black Widow Blues
• Willie Dunn - Louis Riel
• The Sadies - One Million Songs
• Jerry Reed - Let's Sing Our Song
• Dead Ghosts - Turn It Around
• David Nance - Learn The Curve
• Kurt Vile - I'm An Outlaw
• Great Speckled Bird - Bloodshot Beholder
• Various Artists, JJ Cale - Nobody But You
• Sir Douglas Quintet - Who'll Be The Next In Line
• Matt Berry - Summer Sun
• Gloria - Sabbat Matters
• Shin Jung Hyun & The Men - Twilight
• Avi Buffalo - What's In It For?
• Besnard Lakes - And This Is What We Call Progress
• Little Lamb - Needles Of Green
• The 6ths - Movies In My Head
• Slum of Legs - Benetint & Malevolence
• Falconhawk - I Don't Know How To Fix The Damn Thing Blues
• Frustration - Slave Markets
• Catholic Action - People Don't Protest Enough
• Breeze - Hard Boiled Wonderland
• Working Men's Club - White Rooms & People
• LCD Sound System - Us Vs. Them

Rambler's Almanac Ep 62: We give thanks to unions for Labour day! Plus, interviews with education assistant Caitlyn Smith about her COVID concerns for public grade schools, and University of Calgary Students' Union president Nicole Schmidt about how UofC students are dealing with the University's COVID decisions and sudden shift to online courses.

Playlist:

• Ewan MacColl & Peggy Seeger - Song of Myself
• Louise Mosrie - Battle of Blair Mountain
• The Rheingans Sisters - Bread and Roses
• Great Big Sea - The Chemical Worker's Song
• The Haymarket Squares - Revolt Resist Rebel
• Erin Propp & Larry Roy - Hello Morning
• Silver Synthetic - In the Beginning
• Hélène Barbier - Rambling On
• Polo & Pan - Feel Good
• King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard - Yours
• tUnE-yArDs - Cannonball
• Deep Sea Diver, featuring Sharon Van Etten - Impossible Weight
• Phyllis Sinclair - O Land
• Accidental Martyr - Deep End
• F-105 - Evergreen
• Geoff Berner - Pay People Money to Stay at Home
• Ghost Twin - We Are The Damned
• Ora the Molecule - Die To Be A Butterfly
• King Aurorus, featuring Miarlequin - Cybernetic Colouring
• SUUNS - C-Thru
• FHANG - Didn't Tell You To
• Laura Krieg - Tout s'effondre tout va bien
• The Halluci Nation, featuring Lillian Allen, SATE, The Northwest Kid, Chippewa Travellers - Mother Mother
• Amp Sessions - Existential Priceless
• untrained animals - Love Alone Again Or
• Various Artists - Lady Grinning Soul

INTERVIEW: In an interview from August, Caitlyn Smith speaks on COVID precautions and the difficulties she's experienced as an Education Assistant in public grade school.
Rambler's Almanac Ep 62: We give thanks to unions for Labour day! Plus, interviews with education assistant Caitlyn Smith about her COVID concerns for public grade schools, and University of Calgary Students' Union president Nicole Schmidt about how UofC students are dealing with the University's COVID decisions and sudden shift to online courses.

Playlist:

• Ewan MacColl & Peggy Seeger - Song of Myself
• Louise Mosrie - Battle of Blair Mountain
• The Rheingans Sisters - Bread and Roses
• Great Big Sea - The Chemical Worker's Song
• The Haymarket Squares - Revolt Resist Rebel
• Erin Propp & Larry Roy - Hello Morning
• Silver Synthetic - In the Beginning
• Hélène Barbier - Rambling On
• Polo & Pan - Feel Good
• King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard - Yours
• tUnE-yArDs - Cannonball
• Deep Sea Diver, featuring Sharon Van Etten - Impossible Weight
• Phyllis Sinclair - O Land
• Accidental Martyr - Deep End
• F-105 - Evergreen
• Geoff Berner - Pay People Money to Stay at Home
• Ghost Twin - We Are The Damned
• Ora the Molecule - Die To Be A Butterfly
• King Aurorus, featuring Miarlequin - Cybernetic Colouring
• SUUNS - C-Thru
• FHANG - Didn't Tell You To
• Laura Krieg - Tout s'effondre tout va bien
• The Halluci Nation, featuring Lillian Allen, SATE, The Northwest Kid, Chippewa Travellers - Mother Mother
• Amp Sessions - Existential Priceless
• untrained animals - Love Alone Again Or
• Various Artists - Lady Grinning Soul

INTERVIEW: Nicole Schmidt, University of Calgary Students' Union president, speaks to the challenges students are facing with the University's last minute decision to switch to online classes after several months of promising in-person courses.
Rambler's Almanac Ep 62: We give thanks to unions for Labour day! Plus, interviews with education assistant Caitlyn Smith about her COVID concerns for public grade schools, and University of Calgary Students' Union president Nicole Schmidt about how UofC students are dealing with the University's COVID decisions and sudden shift to online courses.

Playlist:

• Ewan MacColl & Peggy Seeger - Song of Myself
• Louise Mosrie - Battle of Blair Mountain
• The Rheingans Sisters - Bread and Roses
• Great Big Sea - The Chemical Worker's Song
• The Haymarket Squares - Revolt Resist Rebel
• Erin Propp & Larry Roy - Hello Morning
• Silver Synthetic - In the Beginning
• Hélène Barbier - Rambling On
• Polo & Pan - Feel Good
• King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard - Yours
• tUnE-yArDs - Cannonball
• Deep Sea Diver, featuring Sharon Van Etten - Impossible Weight
• Phyllis Sinclair - O Land
• Accidental Martyr - Deep End
• F-105 - Evergreen
• Geoff Berner - Pay People Money to Stay at Home
• Ghost Twin - We Are The Damned
• Ora the Molecule - Die To Be A Butterfly
• King Aurorus, featuring Miarlequin - Cybernetic Colouring
• SUUNS - C-Thru
• FHANG - Didn't Tell You To
• Laura Krieg - Tout s'effondre tout va bien
• The Halluci Nation, featuring Lillian Allen, SATE, The Northwest Kid, Chippewa Travellers - Mother Mother
• Amp Sessions - Existential Priceless
• untrained animals - Love Alone Again Or
• Various Artists - Lady Grinning Soul