The Beaverton Weekly Report

"Carney should just spray him with a water bottle, like a cat." Luke and the Panel (Clare Blackwood and Ian MacIntyre) are joined by Edmonton's own Henry Sir (Current Events Chirped by a Canadian) for a live podcast taping, as part of the Winterruption Festival. Live on stage in front of a sold out crowd we talk Carney's two speeches last week, Trump backing down on Greenland, and U.S. interest in Alberta independence.  Then the Approximately 10 Minute Long Quiz tests our panel's knowledge of abandoned Newfoundland fish sauce plants. 
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"We shouldn't have sent all our draft picks to China!" Luke and the Panel (Clare Blackwood, Nile Seguin and Megan MacKay) talk Carney's global trade tour and shockingly honest World Economic Forum Speech, Trump upping the pressure on a Greenland acquisition and Poilievre searching for a new riding to run in (again). Then the Approximately 10 Minute Long Quiz discovers the most offensive Board Game ever created. 
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"No literacy test, as long as you're thin skinned enough!" Luke and the Panel (Ian MacIntyre, Clare Blackwood and Nile Seguin) talk about the horrific ICE shooting of Renee Good, Mark Carney's trade visit to China, the protests in Iran, and Trump's obsession with interest rates. Then the Approximately 10 Minute Long Quiz reveals why you should never plug a bullet hole with a butt plug. 
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It's always been oil. It'll always be oil. Luke and the Panel (Ian MacIntyre, Clare Blackwood and Nile Seguin) dive into the chaos and confusion of Trump's decision to attack Venezuela and kidnap its leader, including the "problematic" legal precedent it sets, what it means for other countries subject to the Donroe Doctrine, and Canada really setting a new bar for the word milquetoast with their response. Then the Approximately 10 Minute Long Quiz discovers the most cartoonish way to fix climate change. 
If you'd like an Extended Cut version that also covers Chrystia Freeland accepting a job working for Ukraine while still serving as a Canadian MP, check us out on Patreon.

Hit the bricks, you stupid year! Ian and the Panel (Clare Blackwood, and in the guest chair for the first time, Luke Gordon Field) discuss the top 5 stories of the year, plus stories that didn't get enough attention (remember when Doug Ford was gonna cut off the US's electricity?) Then the Approximately 10 Minute Long Quiz tests how well our panel remembers this truly bullshit past 12 months.
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