The Bottlemen

Séamus Malekafzali joins Dan and Riley to discuss the rise and fall of the West Edmonton Mall, and the secretive family behind some of North America's dumbest adult playpens.

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Preview of part two of Dan, Riley, and Yasha's exploration of Ukrainian Nationalism in Canada, this time looking more closely at the life and career of our fearless Deputy Prime Minister.

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We're joined by journalist Yasha Levine for part one of a deep dive into the roots of Ukrainian nationalism in Canada

In this preview, Charles of Episode 1 and Fortune Kit joins Dan and Riley to watch the first two episodes of Corner Gas - a show none of us really watch or understand, but is a frequent reference point for us nevertheless. We tangle with how Canadian-ness is and is not reflected in our most bafflingly popular show, and come to the conclusion that we'd rather have more than less state funding for media... even if that means we're "filling up" on Corner Gas.

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Dan and Riley spoke with Jordan Kinder, an academic studying the culture and ideology around Canada's push to brand its petrochemical industry as "ethical" and/or "lib triggering," and also that one time they sent a guy with oil all over his face to talk to Parliament about how the "real" working class loves to drill, baby drill!

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Riley and Dan turn our attention on another Canadian media founder - a man who lives life in airport lounges from Helsinki to Buenos Aires, stopping over in Kyoto... It's The Hinoki Wood Hustler, Tyler Brûlé! Founder of Monocle and *formerly* of the most annoying column in the Financial Times, we look into another media empire driven by a Canadian's desire to be accepted as something greater.

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Dan and Riley look into the history of Canadian development aid, and how successive Liberal and Conservative governments use those funds to facilitate the mining industry around the world.

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It's the third instalment in our series looking at Tribute (ahem) to Liberty's slapstick attempt to build a monument to anticommunism. In this episode, we look specifically at some of the dedications in depth, from "ideas" like freedom and SUV's, to some *controversial figures from mid century Europe.*

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Rylan (@neonwario) hangs out with Dan and Riley to talk about Canada's rich tradition of business dullards, then we crack open our recent history books and try to get a sense of how the ultimate Business Dullard Profession (landlord and/or property owner) became such a sure bet in Canada.

It involves looking back into hallowed antiquity (1993) and a series of choices by successive liberal and conservative governments that have put housing out of reach for basically anyone not in the Dad's Friends Economy. Enjoy!

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Dan and Riley sit down with science fiction author Jeff VanderMeer, author of the bestselling Southern Reach trilogy, Borne, and numerous other works of weird brilliance. We discuss ecology, the power of storytelling, and what it means to have hope in a world of incomprehensible horror.

Then, we have (let's be honest, Dan has) soundtracked a reading from Jeff's new book, Hummingbird Salamander. Check it out!

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