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In our first all-remote episode, Ev, Mo, and Travis discuss two terrible places: The city of Milton and the province of Quebec.

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Mo and Travis talk about the things you’d expect them to talk about: The coup that wasn’t a coup, the new lockdown restrictions in Ontario, and late-stage capitalism’s rapid descent toward eco-fascism.

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Depressed, angry, and full of parody and satire, Ev, Mo, and Travis get some feelings out. Covid-19's brutal second wave is running roughshod over Windsor-Essex and we want to talk to Order of Ontario recipient Mike Harris about it. We also chatted about KFC's newest grift, the pro-gun Left, politicians on vacation, and Windsor Mayor Drew Dilkens' Top 10 Windsor achievements for 2020. Try not to fall asleep on the last one.

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Announcement naming Mike Harris to the Order of Ontario ‘an insult’ - Anishinabek News

We send off 2020 with a bit of a lighter episode. Ev, Mo, and Travis talk about the town of Grafton, Vermont which was taken over by bears after the libertarians abolished the government. Then we chatted about the Bloc Québecois and their plot to salute sex positive people in Montréal before taking a look at the Financial Post's headlines.

Buy Matthew Honglotz-Hetling's book A Libertarian Walks Into a Bear.

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Ev and Travis discuss Stephen Harper's second career, the Covid-19 response as liberalized genocide, the Landlord-Tenant Board going insane, long term care homes and the role of former Ontario Premier Mike Harris, and don't worry, Jubzi is here to take down capitalism.

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This week, Travis talks to legendary anti-poverty organizer John Clarke about the false hope of Universal Basic Income. Then Travis and Mo talk about the hopelessness of electoral politics without a corresponding and principled grassroots movement. And small business owners are pissbaby whiners and we’re tired of pretending they’re not.

You can check out John’s writing at johnclarkeblog.com

You can check out the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty here.

You can listen to John talk about his life as an organizer at Talking Radical here.

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Evelyn, Mo, and Travis continue the conversation about the culture of institutional racism at the University of Windsor as Travis recounts a story about how the administration dealt with white supremacist students in his class. Then they briefly discuss the case of Jordan Afolabi, a Black student who was assaulted by a white student and then punished for it before being punished further when he sought justice from the University’s administration.

For more information about Jordan’s case and other instances of anti-Black racism at the University, visit ExposeUWindsor.com

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CONTENT WARNING: Around the 12-minute mark, there is a brief discussion about rape and sexual assault.

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- @atUWindsor on Instagram

- Expose UWindsor: Website

Ev, Travis, and Mo spend some time on ACAB for Cutie: Ottawa Edition before looking at the RCMP's web spying program. Then we dive into Drew Dilkens' ill-advised foray into the world and talk about the repercussions of City Council's move to outsource some jobs at City Hall.

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Plugs/references:

- Ottawa Black Diaspora Coalition

- Justice for Abdirahman

- "Protester no longer interested in meeting police board after 'traumatic' arrest" - CBC

- "‘You Have Zero Privacy’ Says an Internal RCMP Presentation. Inside the Force’s Web Spying Program" - The Tyee

No Ev Irish this week. She was involved in a dramatic dispute about the inherent value of Coke Zero vs. Diet Coke. Needless to say, there was blood when she entered Pepsi Zero Sugar as a viable contender. She'll be back next week once she deals with the legal issues she's now facing. Mo and Travis talk 90s pro wrestling and pro athletes' place in the labour movement before talking about the Green Party of Canada as a vehicle for change. 

Then, the main course--Travis sits down with Jane E. McArthur, PhD-Candidate in Sociology from the University of Windsor, to discuss her research on occupational causes of breast cancer and the problems with the megahospital location and its media coverage.

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Follow Jane on Twitter @JaneMcArthur11

Find some of Jane's writing at The Conversation

Read Princess Doe's excellent article on Anti-Blackness in Windsor