On November 11, 2025 Amber Czech, a 20 year old welder, was murdered in her workplace by a co-worker who didn't like the way she looked at him.  Melinda asked Nour Hachem and Delaney Krieger of Build-A-Dream to help her understand the dangers women face on the job.  They described the feeling of having to put on armour before going to work.  The conversation touches on violence in the workplace and role of women and women in elected office to help each other advocate and create space to listen to their stories.

Women won landmark elections across the US on Tuesday November 4, and the transition team for the NYC mayor is all women.  What does this mean for women locally?  Darcie Renaud and Anastasia Adams join us for a great conversation.  We also talked about how even the President of Mexico is not safe from men thinking they have the right to touch her in public.  Do women in positions of authority have a higher duty to take action when they are victims of assault?

Leigh Vachon was so moved by the decision of the Alberta Government to direct school boards to limit access to books that she wrote an impassioned Facebook post about it.  That prompted Jessica to invite her to WOW Politics to talk about how the debate about access to books is really a debate about access to understanding the other. When politicians limit our ability to understand our neighbours, friends and colleagues, they limit our political discourse in ways that go beyond simply prudishness about bodies.

Ward 2 watchers Sheila Wisdom, Caroline Taylor and Lady Laforet join us to talk about how the current slate of 15 candidates in the by-election responded to our questions about what is important to women in the area and how they plan to encourage women to vote.  We had a lot of fun. 

Krystalynn Singh is running for City Council in Ward 2.  She talked to Melinda about her life long dream of being Prime Minister and how she decided to take her career in property management and apply it to politics.

Christie Nelson cut her teeth in politics winning a seat on the Greater Essex County District School Board.  She is running for the open seat in Windsor's Ward 2.  We talked about why she is jumping into the deeper political pool and how her experiences have led her to this decision.

Tory McKay is running in the Lasalle by-election.  We talked to her about her career, her family and her ideas for the community.  Take a listen.

Kate Paddon is running in the Lasalle By-election to replace the late Sue Desjarlais.  We interviewed her to find out what motivated her to try and knock on 12,000 doors before October 20.  

You can learn more about Kate here.

Is taking the bus a gendered issue?  Darcie Renaud, Leslie McCurdy and Valerie Bonasso join WOW politics to talk about whether cancelling the Transit Windsor School Extras will have a greater impact on women (moms) than men (dads).  

I want confirmation on my information about my transportation from Massey station
(She wants confirmation on her information on her transportation from Massey station)
Gimme confirmation about my information about my transportation from Massey station
(She wants confirmation on her information on her transportation from Massey station)
(Apologies to the Shuffle Demons)

You can watch Darcie's trip to Massey Highschool here.

How do you talk to kids about politics, feminism and women in leadership.  There are no two better women to guide us through this topic than Kate Graham, professor of political science, mom of a five year old girl and author of Govern Like a Girl and Run the World Like a Girl, and Jess Macasaet, Windsor activist and mom of two busy boys.

Don't worry, we talk about representation versus ideology.