Best Jeremy Appel Podcasts (2025)

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The Death and Life of Canadian Socialism - Live at the Progressive Publics Symposium 1:34:38

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Every century or so the Canadian left gathers at the Royal Canadian Legion #1 in downtown Calgary to inagurate a new era of progress. In 1932 it was J.S. Woodworth and the gang in 1932 at the founding of the Cooperative Commonwealth Federation (which would become the NDP). On July 13, 2025 it was Team Advantage, Shama Rangwala, André Goulet, Robert…

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Elbows to the Left – Is Canada Worth Fighting For? 1:10:07

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Support our podcast! Rhetorical and real threats to Canadian sovereignty pose a tough question to critics of the Canadian state: Do we align with liberal nationalists in defense of the Canadian project or do we remain skeptical? In this episode Team Advantage traces a brief history of Canadian nationalisms, including earlier attempts at imagining a…

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Pension Paradox: How deferred wages go to work for capital, with Tom Fraser 57:06

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Join our live show Friday June 13 6PM - Royal Canadian Legion #1, 116 7 Ave SE, Calgary - Free Entry - Register here! Public sector pensions are one of the hard-won victories of the 20th century labour movement, but they did not come through the neoliberal era unchanged. They are now managed like any other investment fund and are implicated in all …

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108: Bubble Bobble (with Marlee Wasser) 1:13:22

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After an extremely eventful last few months, the show is back with Marlee Wasser, who talks about the recent "Bubble Zone" bylaw passed in Toronto, how Jewish identity has been weaponized to justify genocide, media coverage of the recent March for Israel and much more. support the show here: http://patreon.com/robrousseau catch TRRS Live: http://ww…

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Colonialism and Capitalism: Bryan Palmer on Canadian History 1:22:35

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Support our podcast! Team Advantage sits down with Bryan D. Palmer on his stop through Calgary to discuss his new book, and discuss how labour and anti-colonial movements have historically challenged the Canadian state. We ask what it might take to forge a united front and what the present moment of Canadian Nationalism might mean for left politics…

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Imagined Alberta: Western Canadian National Fantasies 47:42

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WARNING: This episode begins with slam poetry. Team Advantage subjects themselves to some favourite books of UCP ministers and Western Standard columnists in search of the intellectual basis for justifying an independent Albertan nation. We find bad poetry, absurd race science, and convenient economic motivations. We contend that there is a long-st…

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James Wilt on the Winnipeg Police 1:24:51

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Support this podcast! The Winnipeg Police Service is 100 years old - a century they've used to repress dissent, censor media, bungle investigations and devour city budgets. Author James Wilt joins Team Advantage to discuss his new book, Dogged and Destructive: Essays on the Winnipeg Police which explores this history of policing, resistance, and wh…

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107: Justin Trudon't (with Jeremy Appel) 1:31:32

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Jeremy Appel joins the show to talk about Justin Trudeau stepping down as Liberal leader, his legacy, where this country is headed, the failures of neoliberalism and much more. support this show on Patreon http://patreon.com/robrousseau catch TRRS live at http://www.twitch.tv/robrousseau

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Vote Harder! Justice Warriors 2 w/ Matt Bors and Ben Clarkson 22:04

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It’s election season in Bubble City, the ultra-protected enclave that keeps the rich safe from the mutants of the so-called Uninhabited Zone. When veteran officer Swamp Cop embarks on a dangerous undercover mission, politics just might wind up coming between him and his beloved partner, Officer Schitt. Team Advantage chats with Matt Bors and Ben Cl…

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106: Trials & Denazification (with Duncan Kinney) 53:48

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49th Parahell is back again and so is returning guest Duncan Kinney, host of the Progress Report, to discuss Canadian Nazi monuments, our disturbing and mostly-hidden fascist history, and how he himself has become a part of this story after being charged with vandalizing one of these monuments in Edmonton a few years ago. Support the Duncan Kinney …

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Canada's Hot Union Summer: what comes next? 51:18

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This past year saw a sequence of labour unrest: Teamsters locked out of both CPKC and CN railways, Westjet mechanics striking over Canada Day long weekend, Air Canada pilots reaching a last-minute deal, grain terminal workers in Vancouver striking, and dockworkers getting locked out in Montreal. How is the post-war labour "peace" holding up, and sh…

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Posties on Strike! On the Picket Line with CUPW 14:25

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The 55,000 members of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers have been on a nationwide strike since November 15th after negotiations at the bargaining table stalled with their employer Canada Post. Workers are fighting to protect pensions, improve working conditions, and a wage increase that keeps pace with inflation. As CUPW enters its second week o…

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Kenney vs Jeremy Appel 58:41

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In this live recording, Jeremy tells us how Kenney has shaped Alberta politics, and expounds on his ideological commitments, his flair for conspiracy and his effective use of political stunts. We also learn of Kenney's taste in music and get Jeremy's response to the toughest question he's been asked since the book came out. Order Kenneyism by Jerem…

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Sous les pavés: Student radicalism from the '60s to today 1:25:27

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Gaza solidarity encampments on university campuses in the U.S. and Canada are experiencing violent police crackdowns. How do the student movements of the past inform what's going on now? Team Advantage digs into the history of student radicalism and speaks to encampment supporters about their experiences with police.…

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COVID-19 in 2024 42:52

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What can we learn about the ongoing pandemic and how it's been handled? How's the whole global public health infrastructure, campaign for clean air, and renewed push for workplace going? Does this bode well for future pandemics and crises, and how can we learn from what's happened so far to shape our future demands?…

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105: Empire of Mediocrity (with Vijay Prashad) 1:27:32

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Vijay Prashad, director of the Tricontinental Institute and author of books such as Washington Bullets and The Darker Nations joins the show for a wide ranging conversation that touches on everything from The Kate Middleton Conspiracy, the absurdity of the coming Biden/Trump rematch, the ongoing atrocities in Gaza, the threat a declining United Sta…

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104: Truth to Power (with Sarah Jama) 56:02

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Newly-independent Hamilton MPP Sarah Jama joined me to talk about her censure in Ontario Parliament and expulsion from the NDP caucus following the statement she released shortly after Oct 7th, how Canadian political culture stifles free expression, some of the things she's hoping to accomplish as an independent, and the constant bad faith discours…

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103: Canada is Cooked (with Camila Escalante) 1:06:46

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I talked with Camila Escalante (TeleSUR, Kawsachun News) about Canada and the rest of the Anglo American Empire's ongoing decline, our western values, the global south, with some additional analysis on the Guyana–Venezuela territorial dispute and what it means to be "sovereign." Support the work I do on Patreon http://patreon.com/robrousseau follow…

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Zionism Sucks 1:46:20

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Israel is on a genocidal rampage through Gaza. Team Advantage, joined by intrepid independent journalist Jeremy Appel, examine the historical roots and basic assumptions that underlie Zionism, and discuss a few light topics, like discourse-policing, denouncing Hamas, antisemitism, and settler-colonialism.…

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102: A Tale of Two Michaels (with Jesse Hawken) 1:10:23

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Jesse Hawken of the Junk Filter podcast joins the show to talk about the latest chapter in the ongoing Two Michaels saga that has captivated the nation. Were the Michaels two good old Canadian lads who were unjustly held captive by a totalitarian, authoritarian regime? Is this latest story a cynical ploy on the part of our media to pit Michael agai…

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101: Gaza Holocaust (with Justin Podur and Jon Elmer) 1:16:37

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Hello. Yes, it's true. The podcast is back. I spoke with Justin Podur of the Anti-Empire Project and Jon Elmer of Electronic Intifada about the unfolding horrific violence in Gaza. support the show on Patreon: www.patreon.com/robrousseauBy 49th Parahell

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Why does Canada love Ukrainian Nazis? 1:29:30

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In late September 2023, Canadian Parliament clapped for "Ukrainian hero" Yaroslav Hunka, who fought with the 14th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (1st Galician), a unit in the Nazi German military. Why did Canada let so many Ukrainian Nazis into the country after WW2, and how did this wave of right-wing Ukrainian nationalist shape Canada's Ukra…

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Wildfire Season Concludes 1:04:40

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The area burned by wildfires in Canada this year exceeded 18 million hectares and burned 1,740 megatonnes of CO2, roughly three times Canada's human-made emissions from 2022. As fire season winds down, Team Advantage examines this new, fun, half-year-long weather phenomenon, and considers the role of fossil fuels and the end of "cheap nature." Furt…

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Notley Loses Again! Alberta's 2023 Election 1:00:10

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Support this podcast! Rachel Notley led the Alberta NDP to their second major electoral defeat in Alberta's latest general election. What does this election say about Albertans and our political culture? How might we make basic social democratic values popular? How should we organize as we anticipate Premier Danielle Smith? And what's next for the …

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Clearing the Plains in 2023: Alberta's Drug Poisoning Crisis 1:05:22

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Support this podcast! What link is there between pushing Indigenous people off land, into reserves, into residential schools, and into forced treatment? How are conversations about "public safety" and policing being mobilized to harm vulnerable people? How has the politicization of the opioid epidemic obscured what's needed to address increasing dr…

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Can Socialists Like Hockey? 1:16:13

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Culture wars, long-term injury, workplace violence, sexual assaults, nationalistic militarism, and the appropriation of working-class aesthetics... is it possible to like hockey from the left? Can sport unite the working class? Is hockey a serious game for serious men, or a silly game for silly people? Cass Kislenko, Tyler Shipley and Doug Nesbitt …

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Take Back Alberta (from Woke Jason Kenney) 30:51

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A group known as Take Back Alberta appears to have seized control over sizable parts of the United Conservative Party and secured the leadership of Danielle Smith. What is this group? What motivates them, and who are their key figures? PressProgress writer Stephen Magusiak joins Team Advantage to discuss his recent piece, Who Is ‘Take Back Alberta’…

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Recession Ahead? w/ Jim Stanford 45:36

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Support this podcast! Watch our livestream! Sign up for our newsletter! The Bank of Canada is explicitly trying to increase unemployment by raising the cost of borrowing money. Is excessive employment the cause of inflation, and if not, what are the consequences of this policy likely to be? Economist Jim Stanford joins Team Advantage to talk about …

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TORIES: Calgary Laundry Workers vs Ralph Klein 1:19:18

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Building a Community Movement for Better Transit feat. James Wilt: Saturday, March 18th | University of Alberta. RSVP: michaeljanz.ca/transitcamp2023 A few short years into Alberta PC Premier Ralph Klein’s deficit-slashing austerity regime, Calgary’s hospital laundry workers were given devastating news: they were going to be fired. Having been push…

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The Death and Life of Canadian Socialism - Live at the Progressive Publics Symposium 1:34:38

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Elbows to the Left – Is Canada Worth Fighting For? 1:10:07

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Pension Paradox: How deferred wages go to work for capital, with Tom Fraser 57:06

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108: Bubble Bobble (with Marlee Wasser) 1:13:22

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Colonialism and Capitalism: Bryan Palmer on Canadian History 1:22:35

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Imagined Alberta: Western Canadian National Fantasies 47:42

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James Wilt on the Winnipeg Police 1:24:51

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107: Justin Trudon't (with Jeremy Appel) 1:31:32

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Vote Harder! Justice Warriors 2 w/ Matt Bors and Ben Clarkson 22:04

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106: Trials & Denazification (with Duncan Kinney) 53:48

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Canada's Hot Union Summer: what comes next? 51:18

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Posties on Strike! On the Picket Line with CUPW 14:25

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Kenney vs Jeremy Appel 58:41

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Sous les pavés: Student radicalism from the '60s to today 1:25:27

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COVID-19 in 2024 42:52

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105: Empire of Mediocrity (with Vijay Prashad) 1:27:32

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104: Truth to Power (with Sarah Jama) 56:02

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103: Canada is Cooked (with Camila Escalante) 1:06:46

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Zionism Sucks 1:46:20

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102: A Tale of Two Michaels (with Jesse Hawken) 1:10:23

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101: Gaza Holocaust (with Justin Podur and Jon Elmer) 1:16:37

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Why does Canada love Ukrainian Nazis? 1:29:30

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Wildfire Season Concludes 1:04:40

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Notley Loses Again! Alberta's 2023 Election 1:00:10

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Clearing the Plains in 2023: Alberta's Drug Poisoning Crisis 1:05:22

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Can Socialists Like Hockey? 1:16:13

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Take Back Alberta (from Woke Jason Kenney) 30:51

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Recession Ahead? w/ Jim Stanford 45:36

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TORIES: Calgary Laundry Workers vs Ralph Klein 1:19:18