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Did NES’s Ontario Liberal leadership campaign get sabotaged?
May 11, 2026
1h 12m 27s
The Breakdown x The Orchard
May 6, 2026
1h 42m 20s
What the HELL is happening with Elections Alberta?
May 1, 2026
1h 06m 49s
Alberta Separatism's Stubborn Persistence
Apr 29, 2026
1h 11m 57s
The Myth of Red Texas
Apr 24, 2026
1h 02m 19s
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| Date | Episode | Description | Length | ||||||
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| 5/11/26 |  Did NES’s Ontario Liberal leadership campaign get sabotaged? | This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.readtheorchard.org/subscribe | 1h 12m 27s | ||||||
| 5/6/26 |  The Breakdown x The Orchard | This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.readtheorchard.org/subscribe | 1h 42m 20s | ||||||
| 5/1/26 |  What the HELL is happening with Elections Alberta? | This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.readtheorchard.org/subscribe | 1h 06m 49s | ||||||
| 4/29/26 |  Alberta Separatism's Stubborn Persistence | Globe and Mail opinion page editor and former National Post Alberta reporter Tyler Dawson charts the rise of Alberta separatist sentiment in his new book, The Republic of Alberta: An Idea That Won’t Go Away. He joins me to discuss how the Alberta independence movement went from fringe to mainstream. Related Links* The Republic of Alberta (Sutherland House, 2026)* Separating from Canada Would Be an Economic Disaster for Alberta, The Walrus* The west wants out, Globe and Mail* Support for Alberta separatism flat, struggling high earners more likely supporters: poll, CBC* Smith Talked about Heading an Independent Alberta, Says Separatist Leader, The TyeeYou can make a one-time or recurring donation to The Orchard by buying me a proverbial coffee. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.readtheorchard.org/subscribe | 1h 11m 57s | ||||||
| 4/24/26 |  The Myth of Red Texas | You may know David Griscom as the co-host of Left Reckoning or host of the Jacobin Show. He’s now also an author, having released The Myth of Red Texas: Cowboys, Populism, and Class War in the Radical South. David joins the podcast to discuss the hidden history of Texas socialism. Albertans might recognize some parallels.Related Links* The Myth of Red Texas (O/R Books, 2026)* Unlearning the Myth of Red Texas, Current Affairs* Left Reckoning This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.readtheorchard.org/subscribe | 1h 02m 19s | ||||||
| 4/22/26 |  Headlines - 04/21/26 | Featured Stories* The Dishonest Online Campaign to Support Alberta Separatism, Charles Rusnell, The Tyee * A network of YouTube accounts is promoting U.S. annexation to Albertans, researchers say. It has 40M views, Alex Boyd, Toronto Star * Ottawa favours southern route for new Alberta-B.C. pipeline, sources say, Robert Fife and Emma Graney, Globe and Mail * Possible changes to Alberta’s electoral map put democracy at risk, Rachel Notley, Globe and Mail* U.S. Personnel Who Died in Mexico Were Working for the CIA, Sources Say, Nick Turse, The Intercept* Germany and Italy block bid to suspend EU-Israel trade pact, Caolán Magee, Al Jazeera This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.readtheorchard.org/subscribe | 13m 38s | ||||||
| 4/15/26 |  Consolidation in the Canadian Resource Sector (Ft. Peter Nowak) | This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.readtheorchard.org/subscribe | 1h 17m 56s | ||||||
| 3/29/26 |  The Avi Lewis-ing of the NDP | This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.readtheorchard.org/subscribe | 1h 12m 03s | ||||||
| 3/28/26 |  Jeremy and Nora Talk Politics | This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.readtheorchard.org/subscribe | 1h 08m 01s | ||||||
| 2/23/26 |  Scotiabank divests from Elbit Systems | This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.readtheorchard.orgScotiabank has sold all its remaining shares in Israeli weapons manufacturer Elbit systems after a campaign targeting its sponsorship of the arts, most prominently the prestigious Giller Prize. Aliya Pabani of No Arms in the Arts joins the podcast to discuss this divestment victory. Related Links* Scotiabank fully divests from Elbit Systems, No Arms in th… | 35m 12s | ||||||
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| 11/20/25 |  Headlines - 11/19/25 | Featured Stories* Strike notice served by union representing Alberta nursing care staff, Mrinali Anchan, CBC News (Nov. 19)* Alberta’s COP30 delegate is a former oil industry lobbyist, Brett McKay, Investigative Journalism Foundation (Nov. 19)* Alaska tribal nations demand a say on Canadian resource projects, Nathan VanderKlippe, Globe and Mail (Nov. 19)* Despite congressional action, quick release of Epstein files is in doubt, Perry Stein, Jeremy Roebuck and Theodoric Meyer, Washington Post (Nov. 19)* Saudi Arabia Backs Elon Musk’s xAI With Data Center Deal, Adam Satariano and Paul Mozur, New York Times (Nov. 19) This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.readtheorchard.org/subscribe | 12m 06s | ||||||
| 11/6/25 |  How the Blue Jays almost won the World Series | This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.readtheorchard.orgThe Toronto Blue Jays came as close as it gets to winning the World Series, but lost to the Los Angeles Dodgers in extra innings in game seven.Andrew Stoeten of THE BATFLIP joins the podcast to discuss how the Jays went from last place in the AL East to making the Dodgers fight hard for a repeat championship. Related Links* Why Blue Jays starter Shane Bieber decided he isn’t goin… | 29m 37s | ||||||
| 10/24/25 |  How Canada Helped Destroy Libya | This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.readtheorchard.orgIt’s been almost 15 years since Canada participated in NATO’s overthrow of Muammar Gaddafi in Libya. Winnipeg-based author and journalist Owen Schalk has a new book out, Targeting Libya, which details the history of Canada’s relationship to the country and its outsized role in bringing about its destruction. Related Links* Targeting Libya: How Canada went… | 27m 30s | ||||||
| 9/17/25 |  The Carney Doctrine (Ft. Luke Savage) | Thank you Laurence Miall, Revolution Party of Canada, Thought Matters, MakeUsGreat.ca, Jill, and many others for tuning into my live video with Luke Savage! Join me for my next live video in the app. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.readtheorchard.org/subscribe | 1h 35m 25s | ||||||
| 8/27/25 |  Headlines - 08/27/25 | Featured Stories* Inquiry into suicides of 4 Indigenous teens says fear of child welfare system barrier to care, Wallis Snowdon, CBC News (Aug. 27)* Burnaby council votes unanimously to ask Ottawa to impose arms embargo on Israel, CBC News (Aug. 26)* Armoured vehicles from Canadian-owned company deployed in Sudan’s war zones, Geoffrey York, Globe and Mail (Aug. 27) * Trump wants expanded death penalty, longer control over police in D.C., Emily Davies and Salvador Rizzo, Washington Post (Aug. 26)* Ukraine to allow young men to leave the country, Fabrice Deprez, Financial Times (Aug. 26) This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.readtheorchard.org/subscribe | 14m 29s | ||||||
| 8/21/25 |  Headlines - 08/21/25 | Stories Featured* Internal documents show how Alberta measles outbreak began to spiral out of control, Alanna Smith, Globe and Mail (Aug. 21)* Air Canada flight attendants vote on labour deal starting next week, Eric Atkins, Globe and Mail (Aug. 21)* Meta banned the Epoch Times from advertising. Then it accepted $300k in new ads targeting Canadians, Rory White, Canada’s National Observer (Aug. 21)* Israeli military’s own data indicates civilian death rate of 83% in Gaza war, Emma Graham-Harrison and Yuval Abraham, The Guardian (Aug. 21)* Ukrainian man arrested in Italy over Nord Stream attacks, Laura Pitel, Financial Times (Aug. 21) This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.readtheorchard.org/subscribe | 13m 18s | ||||||
| 8/13/25 |  Headlines - 08/13/25 | Air Canada to start cancelling trips after flight attendants’ union issues strike notice, Vanmala Subramaniam, Globe and Mail (Aug. 13)As Trump takes over Washington, the city watches for potential fallout, Adrian Morrow, Globe and Mail (Aug. 12)U.K. Secretly Spent $3.2 Million to Stop Journalists From Reporting on Data Breach, Lizzie Dearden, New York Times (Aug. 13)Sudanese RSF fighters kill more than 40 people in Darfur camp, Al Jazeera (Aug. 12) This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.readtheorchard.org/subscribe | 11m 42s | ||||||
| 6/27/25 |  On Book Banning | This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.readtheorchard.orgThe Alberta government’s decision to wade into school library curation is part of a broader trend towards censoring books that has intensified in the past several years. Lethbridge native Ira Wells, director of the free expression group PEN Canada, published a book, On Book Banning, earlier this year. He joins the Orchardcast to discuss the origins of t… | 28m 42s | ||||||
| 6/7/25 |  Alberta is an environmental liability | This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.readtheorchard.orgWith Donald Trump’s tariffs fundamentally altering Canada’s relationship with its largest trading partner, oil and gas pipelines have been put back on the agenda as a purported means of enhancing Canadian self-reliance. Fossil fuel industry employee-turned-critic Jenny Yeremiy argues that building more pipelines will only exacerbate the economic and env… | 28m 25s | ||||||
| 5/21/25 |  What's next for the federal NDP? | This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.readtheorchard.orgMatt Fodor is the author of From Layton to Singh: The 20-year conflict behind the NDP’s deal with the Trudeau Liberals. He joins the Orchardcast to explain the NDP consultant class’s efforts to shape the outcome of the upcoming leadership race. Related Links* Statement from Leah Gazan, Lori Idlout & Jenny Kwan: Leaked Internal email, Twitter* NDP caucus mem… | 32m 45s | ||||||
| 5/7/25 |  Bankers Gonna Bank (Ft. Bad + B****y) | Thank you Ian Weniger, Candace Northey, gail.harmer2@gmail.com, and many others for tuning into my live video with Bad + B****y Podcast! Join me for my next live video in the app. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.readtheorchard.org/subscribe | 1h 45m 29s | ||||||
| 4/28/25 |  Election Update - Week 5 | Over the past five weeks, the Orchard has been releasing weekly election update podcasts with a different guest each episode. Joining me this week is Nora Loreto, a Quebec City-based independent journalist and author who likely needs no introduction. Nora’s latest book, the second part of her series on Canadian decline for Dundurn Press, Corporate Control, comes out May 6. Related Links* Corporate Control (Dundurn, 2025)* Carney says Trump raised ’51st state’ during their call but ’the president says a lot of things’, Radio-Canada* 'DOGE' and 'DOGE-lite': Public service unions react to costed federal party platforms, CBC* Conservative plan to tackle tent cities looks like ‘political theatre,’ experts say, CP* Conservatives update platform to include omitted 'anti-woke' promise, CBC This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.readtheorchard.org/subscribe | 39m 32s | ||||||
| 4/24/25 |  The Poilievre Project | Pierre Poilievre was supposed to be Canada’s next prime minister. As the 2025 federal election progresses, it’s looking increasingly less likely, but even if he loses, Poilievre will have made his imprint on right-wing politics in Canada for the foreseeable future. Martin Lukacs has written a brief book, The Poilievre Project: A radical blueprint for corporate rule, which details the progression of Poilievre’s political career and the ideology that defines him.Related Links* The Poilievre Project (Breach Books, 2025)* Conservative election platform pledges $75-billion in tax cuts, referendums before future tax hikes, Globe and Mail* ‘Hard and fast from every direction’: inside the group plotting Poilievre’s blitzkrieg of cuts, The Breach* The Trudeau Formula (Black Rose Books, 2019) This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.readtheorchard.org/subscribe | 54m 19s | ||||||
| 4/22/25 |  Election Update - Week 4 | From now until the election day, the Orchard will be releasing weekly election update podcasts with a different guest each episode. The entirety of each election update episode will be free for anyone to listen to or watch.Joining me this week is David Moscrop, author of Too Dumb for Democracy? Why We Make Bad Political Decisions and How We Can Make Better Ones. He’s also a prolific columnist, whose work has appeared in the Globe and Mail, Toronto Star, Washington Post, Canada’s National Observer and Jacobin. (Apologies for the poor sound on my end for the first bit. I don’t know what happened there.) Related Links* Mark Carney promises $129 billion in new spending as Liberals unveil full election platform, Toronto Star* NDP pledges mental-health coverage, non-Tesla EV rebates in costed platform, CP* Post-debate press scrum scrapped at last minute over lack of ‘proper environment’, Globe and Mail* Debates commission unaware Rebel News registered as advocacy group, official says, CBC* Poilievre says he'd pass a law that overrides a Charter right. That would be a first for a PM, CBC* Deputy Conservative leader invested in Brookfield while attacking Mark Carney for running the investment giant, Investigative Journalism Foundation* Bloc Québécois takes campaign to Ottawa to defend use of notwithstanding clause, CP* Singh promises to protect tenants with national rent control, CP* Did Mark Carney Just Lap The NDP On Affordable Housing? Not So Fast. David Moscrop This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.readtheorchard.org/subscribe | 56m 27s | ||||||
| 4/14/25 |  Election Update - Week 3 | From now until the election day, the Orchard will be releasing weekly election update podcasts with a different guest each episode. The entirety of each election update episode will be free for anyone to listen to or watch.Joining me this week is York University humanities professor Shama Rangwala, who co-hosts the Replay podcast with journalist Desmond Cole. Related Links* Canada’s Tory leader vows to deport foreigners for antisemitic crimes, AFP* Poilievre proposes American three-strikes plan for repeat offenders, reviving a failed Harper proposal, Globe and Mail* Poilievre promises to raise up to $1B by cracking down on offshore tax havens, CBC* By Attacking Science, Poilievre Takes a Page from Trump’s Playbook, The Tyee This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.readtheorchard.org/subscribe | 1h 12m 12s | ||||||
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