Episode 4025: Discord in Alberta - Teaser

About this episode

The episode discusses the dynamics of the Strategists Discord community and the implications of Alberta's electoral boundary changes.

Shannon Phillips is joined by producer Haxim to finally answer a critical question: what the hell is going on in the Strategists Discord? From “bread fridge” memes to full-on policy fights, they unpack how the community actually works and why it’s worth checking out. Then Shannon and Zain turn to Alberta’s electoral boundary shakeup and the unprecedented move to hand map-drawing power to politicians themselves. What’s actually happening with this new process, and what game is being played underneath it? Does this change the outcome before a vote is even cast? And how long before Discord daddy Zain logs off for cigarettes and never comes back? Zain Velji, as always, picks the questions and keeps everybody in line. Join our Patreon for ad-free episodes, bonus episodes, and access to our exclusive Discord. https://www.patreon.com/c/strategistspod You can also watch our episodes on YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/@strategistspod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Zain Velji

Guest: Shannon Phillips

Topics covered

• Discord community
• Alberta electoral boundaries
• political mapping
• policy discussions
• memes

Keywords

• Discord
• Alberta
• electoral boundaries
• policy fights
• memes
• politics
• community

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Alberta

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