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This summer, we're sharing re-released episodes of rabble radio from our archives as we mark 25 years of rabble.ca. New interviews will return in September.
In our thirty-ninth episode of rabble radio, New York-based writer Paddy Johnson takes listeners into the art world in NY and in Canada and Wayne MacPhail and Chad Oberg talk about Secondlife.
To listen to the full original episode from 2007, click here.
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This summer, we're sharing re-released episodes of rabble radio from our archives as we mark 25 years of rabble.ca. New interviews will return in September.
This week's re-released episode takes us back to December 2007 for a little mix of everything. In this episode, we revisit old rabble radio staple segments, such as the 'Online tools' segment from former host Wayne MacPhail, the 'Reel Women' segment where Cathi Bond and Judy Rebick critique films, and rabble's US correspondent Keith Gottschalk.
Also in this episode, we're joined by Oliver Hodge, the director of the documentary film Garbage Warrior about Michael Reynold's environmental architecture.
To listen to the full original episode, click here.
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This summer, we're sharing re-released episodes of rabble radio from our archives as we mark 25 years of rabble.ca. New interviews will return in September.
This week, we're sharing the earliest rabble radio episode that still exists online—episode 6: Out and About. In this episode, we speak to M. Nourbese Philip about her book Zong, DVDiva Cathi Bond talks about what she's been watching, we go on a nature walk, and more.
To listen to the full original episode, click here.
If you like the show please consider subscribing on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube and now: subscribe to rabble on Patreon to hear exclusive bonus episodes of rabble radio.
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This summer, we're sharing re-released episodes of rabble radio from our archives as we mark 25 years of rabble.ca. New interviews will return in September.
This week's re-released episode takes us back to January 2017, the month of Donald Trump's first inauguration of Donald Trump as president. We're joined by former rabble contributor Sophia Reuss as she shares her reflections from the Women's March on Washington, DC. We also hear voices from the Vancouver and Toronto protests.
There is something so powerful about listening to people take to the streets the very day after his inauguration. It completely captures the start of a massive wave of resistance and serves as a heavy reminder that the battles people were fighting back then are the exact same ones we're still up against right now.
To listen to the full original episode by Victoria Fenner, click here.
If you like the show please consider subscribing on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube and now: subscribe to rabble on Patreon to hear exclusive bonus episodes of rabble radio.
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This summer, we're sharing re-released episodes of rabble radio from our archives as we mark 25 years of rabble.ca. New interviews will return in September.
This week's re-released episode takes us back to November 2009 with a segment from episode 94 of rabble radio.
In this archival feature, we revisit a conversation originally broadcast by Red Eye—the long-running progressive podcast that was a staple of rabble's podcast network. The interview features David Eby, then, the executive director of the BC Civil Liberties Association and now the premier of British Columbia, discussing the province's controversial plans to displace Vancouver's unhoused population ahead of the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. As Vancouver takes the global stage once again, this time for the FIFA World Cup, looking back at Eby's sharp critiques of state displacement feels incredibly informative—and perhaps a little hypocritical.
We also look back at a vital conversation for Pride Month. Meagan Perry speaks with Arthur Kisenyi about the legislative landscape for queer people in Uganda. Unfortunately, in the years since this interview first aired, Uganda has passed even harsher laws, making it one of the most dangerous places in the world to be queer. It's a reminder of how much is at stake, and how the fight for global queer liberation continues.
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This week on the show, rabble editor Nick Seebruch and publisher Sarah Sahagian sit down to discuss ongoing news coverage on rabble.ca this summer, the Canada-US-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA), the war in Iran, Pride Month coverage and more.
Some pieces mentioned in this episode include:
Scott Douglas Jacobsen's on-the-ground reporting in Ukraine
The heroic life of Betty Baxter, athlete and activist by Tom Sandborn
Five Canadian 2SLGBTQIA+ books to add to your TBR list
US-Mexico start free trade review talks without Canada by Evan Wexler
And celebrating rabble's three summer interns:
Lea Lagredelle
Hannah Bolwell
Piper Canniff
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Labour reporter Gabriela Calugay-Casuga sits down with Émile Lacombe, a high school teacher and union organizer in Montreal with Alliance Ouvrière to discuss why the labour movement needs to stop hiding behind legal technicalities and start taking direct action to win back its power.
About our guestÉmile Lacombe is a high school teacher and union organizer in Montreal, Quebec. He has been a member of Alliance Ouvrière (Worker's Alliance) since 2024 and he is secretary of the Montreal chapter's public sector caucus.
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This week on the show, Amil Niazi joins rabble publisher Sarah Sahagian to talk about Life After Ambition: A "Good Enough" Memoir and what it means to be a millennial and mother in the times we're living in.
This is the first 20 minutes of Amil's interview with Sarah. The full interview is available on rabble's Patreon. Join at any level to listen.
About our guestAmil Niazi is a writer and producer. She writes The Cut's series on parenting, The Hard Part, and covers work and motherhood and how the two intersect. Her writing has also appeared in The New York Times, The Guardian, and The Washington Post.
Request a copy of Life After Ambition: A "Good Enough" Memoir at your local library or bookstore.
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Aggressive U.S. foreign policy has created deep instability—not only here in Canada, but globally. From the ongoing war in Iran to a devastating four-month fuel blockade in Cuba—causing medical blackouts and sanitation crises—the global impacts are severe.
This week on rabble radio, we share a clip from the most recent Off the Hill political panel on American Imperialism. This webinar took place on Tuesday, May 19, 2026 and featured Gabriel De Roche, Madelaine Drohan, Thomas Ponniah and Karl Nerenberg. To watch the entire panel, visit rabbleTV or rabble's YouTube channel.
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This week on rabble radio, Thomas Ponniah joins rabble editor Nick Seebruch to talk about the heavy influence of the U.S. on the world stage. They break down why massive military power hasn't led to a better quality of life in the States and how a better future is possible.
About our guestThomas Ponniah is a co-writer of Unholy Trinity: the IMF, World Bank, and WTO, co-editor of Another World is Possible: World Social Forum proposals for an Alternative Globalization, co-editor of The Revolution in Venezuela: Social and Political Change Under Chávez, and is a contributor to rabble.ca.
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Representing King Charles III in Canada, serving as the federal representative of the Head of State, the newly appointed Governor General-designate is Louise Arbour, a former human rights lawyer and Supreme Court Justice.
Prime Minister Mark Carney made this announcement on Tuesday, May 5, and stated she will be an exemplary "steward of our tradition of peace, order and good government."
This week on rabble radio, rabble editor Nick Seebruch sits down with parliamentary reporter Karl Nerenberg to discuss what Louise Arbour brings to the role and the history behind the title.
If you like the show please consider subscribing on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube and now: subscribe to rabble on Patreon to hear exclusive bonus episodes of rabble radio.
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This May Day (International Workers Day), labour reporter Gabriela Calugay-Casuga sits down with Aaron Westaway from the Ottawa Committee for Human Rights in the Philippines (OCHRP). The two go over the plans OCHRP has in store for this year's May Day celebrations and discuss how the rights of workers globally are something Canada should care about.
About our guestAaron Westaway is an organizer with the Ottawa Committee for Human Rights in the Philippines (OCHRP). Originally from North Bay, Ontario Aaron works to organize Canadians in Ottawa to inform and mobilize people in solidarity with the struggles of workers, farmers and indigenous peoples in the Philippines against abuses of human rights and violations of international humanitarian law.
If you like the show please consider subscribing on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube and now: subscribe to rabble on Patreon to hear exclusive bonus episodes of rabble radio.
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This week, in honour of Earth Day, we're sharing something a little different on rabble radio: a series of soundscapes, taking you across the world, visiting rabble staff and friends, old and new, in nature.
As the national director of the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society, Sandra Schwartz recently shared on the Courage My Friends podcast series: "There is good scientific evidence to show that time in nature reduces stress. It creates a sense of community. It creates a sense of wanting to protect what's around you too."
We hope you enjoy this week's episode and that it encourages you to get out and appreciate the nature surrounding you—not just this Earth Week, but all year long. Take a listen.
Featured in this week's episode are:
Nick Seebruch, editor
Sarah Sahagian, publisher
Gabriela Calugay-Casuga, labour reporter
Karishma Joshi, digital engagement producer
Breanne Doyle, podcast producer
Stephen Wentzell, former national politics reporter
Bridget Potasky, former Jack Layton Journalism for Change fellow (2025/26)
Bryan Carney, technical lead
Mads Bayliss, administrative assistant
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Effective April 20, 2026, Rob Halpin will assume the role of executive director of ACTRA Toronto. ACTRA, the Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists is the national union of professional performers working in recorded media in Canada.
This week on the show, Halpin joins rabble editor Nick Seebruch to discuss his goals for the union, the exploitative nature of AI, and why it's so important to support union performers.
About our guestHalpin is coming to ACTRA Toronto from the Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) where he brings more than a decade of experience, most recently as general secretary, in worker advocacy, government relations, research communications, campaign strategy, leadership, administration and movement-building across Ontario's labour community.
Rob Halpin has an undergraduate degree in Communications from Wilfrid Laurier University and a Master's degree in Labour Policies and Globalisation Studies from the University of Kassel and Berlin School of Economics and Law.
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On April 18, 2026, rabble.ca will celebrate 25 years of sharing 'news for the rest of us.'
Ahead of our birthday celebration, rabble publisher Sarah Sahagian sits down with rabble founder Judy Rebick to hear about the creation of rabble all those years ago, why it was so important (and still is) to be a progressive, feminist, independent news source, and where rabble should go next.
To help celebrate our 25th anniversary, consider becoming a donor at rabble.ca/donate.
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This summer, Vancouver will host seven matches of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. In the lead-up to major global sporting events like this, a familiar narrative tends to resurface: fears of a spike in human trafficking, particularly for sexual exploitation. Yet, time and again, these claims have been widely circulated without credible evidence or data to support them.
Advocacy organizations such as SWAN Vancouver have raised concerns about newly introduced RCMP anti-trafficking units, warning that such initiatives may conflate consensual sex work with trafficking. Critics argue this approach risks further marginalizing sex workers and could ultimately undermine the safety of already vulnerable communities.
This week on rabble radio, rabble labour reporter Gabriela Calugay-Casuga sits down with Crystal Laderas, the communications manager at SWAN Vancouver, to talk about this issue and why advocating for sex workers' rights and protections is as essential as it is for any other workers in Canada.
About our guestCrystal Laderas is the communications manager at SWAN Vancouver, an organization that promotes the rights, health and safety of im/migrant women engaged in indoor sex work. She focuses on public education, advocacy, and debunking misinformation. As a former reporter who worked across Western Canada, she encourages ethical and accurate reporting of the community SWAN supports. Crystal also manages ResponsibleReporting.ca, an online resource hub with quick facts, explainers and information for reporting on sex work and human trafficking.
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This week on rabble radio, we're sharing a clip from the latest episode of the Courage My Friends, featuring Kara Anderson (Mining Injustice Solidarity Network) and Rachel Small (World Beyond War) on Canada's defence spending and the connections between militarism and mining.
The full episode can be found here. Listen to the entire series of Courage My Friends on Needs No Introduction.
About our guestsKara Anderson is an organizer with the Mining Injustice Solidarity Network, as well as a PhD candidate at the University of Toronto working on food justice.
Rachel Small works as the Canada Organizer for World BEYOND War, a global grassroots organisation and network working to abolish war and the military industrial complex, is a founding member of the Jews Say No to Genocide Coalition, and coordinates the Arms Embargo Now Campaign. She has done grassroots organizing within local and international social/environmental justice movements for nearly two decades, with a special focus on working in solidarity with communities harmed by Canadian extractive industry projects.
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This week on rabble radio, author Jowita Bydlowska joins rabble publisher Sarah Sahagian in the rabble book lounge to discuss her latest memoir Unshaming, and reflect on how her 2014 memoir Drunk Mom transformed her life.
About our guestJowita Bydlowska is the author of Unshaming (March 2026). She is also the author of Monster(September 2024), Possessed, the best-selling memoir Drunk Mom, and the best-selling novel GUY. She's also a prolific short-story writer, journalist and a mentor. She divides her time between Tkaronto and Treaty-9. She is obsessed with her chihuahua.
Learn more about Bydlowska on her website here.
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This week, rabble editor Nick Seebruch and publisher Sarah Sahagian review the top stories in the news this week, including the attacks on Iran from the US and Israel and the upcoming NDP leadership convention.
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According to a December 2025 report from the Centre for Future Work, fossil fuel jobs in Canada are in decline and will likely continue to drop in the years to come. Not just because of climate policy, but because of technology, economic changes, resource limits and corporate greed.
As director of the Centre for Future Work Jim Stanford explains, many fossil fuel workers are close to retirement, and surveys show they're most interested in early retirement options and transition plans supported by unions. The issue of fossil fuel jobs in decline isn't about whether or not they will continue to decline (they will), but about how to manage the transition fairly for workers.
About our guest
Jim Stanford is economist and director of the Centre for Future Work, a progressive labour economics institute based in Vancouver. He has a PhD in economics from the New School for Social Research in New York, and also holds economics degrees from Cambridge University and the University of Calgary. He is the author of Economics for Everyone, which has been translated into six languages.
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