About this episode

Political commentator James Mennie discusses the intersection of soccer, wildfire smoke, and the influence of the Trump-a-phone in daily life.

Political commentator James Mennie is a reporter, columnist and editor at the Montreal Gazette. He can be heard weekdays at 4:05 p.m. on Montreal Now with Aaron Rand.

People in this episode

Host: Aaron Rand

Guest: James Mennie

Topics covered

• politics
• media
• environment
• soccer
• wildfire smoke
• current events

Keywords

• James Mennie
• Montreal Gazette
• Trump-a-phone
• wildfire smoke
• soccer
• politics
• current events

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Montreal Gazette, CJAD 800

Places: Montreal

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