Join this genuine odd couple Dave and Paul in their living room, and listen in as they laugh, gab and sass (and sometimes argue) their way through all sorts of topics ranging from Pop Culture, True Crime, Headline News, LGBTQ+ Issues, Spooky Horrifying Crazy Wacky Ridiculous Stories, Trivia Nights, and so much more! When you mix the Disturbing in David and the Pragmatic in Paul you get Disturbingly Pragmatic, a podcast that will make you laugh, think, and ask yourself "WTF? Am I living in an ...
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spiked’s Brendan O’Neill discusses today’s big ideas and bad ideas with an esteemed guest.
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Join host Peter Argondizzo and expert guests from around the translation industry to get an inside look at how language translation can benefit your business while bridging the communication gap in today's globalized world.
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Join host Alkarim Devani as he discusses Canada's housing needs with development experts, politicians and passionate community members. As cities continue to hit their housing capacity, Alkarim is on a mission to help others deliver middle housing and gentle density at scale in our established neighbourhoods across Canada. He wants to connect more people to the simple pleasure of living in walkable neighbourhoods full of vibrant local businesses and existing infrastructure. Alkarim is the co ...
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Visual artist interview conversations about process and inspiration.
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Front Stairs Talks Podcast represents growing up in Dorchester,Mass we all use to sit on the front stairs of our triple deckers and talked about everything.This podcast will cover everything with bi weekly special guests and topics
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This comedy podcast, hosted by Broadway music director Nate Patten, takes you behind the scenes of the theatre business featuring interviews with industry celebrities in New York City.
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The best stand up comedy, sketches, songs and interviews from the biggest names at this year’s Edinburgh Festival with your “amiable and hilarious” host Richard Melvin.
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Dive into the future of construction with the Constructing the Future Podcast! Join Rhianna Di Trapani, Director and Co-Founder of Virtual Civil Consulting, as she engages in thought provoking conversations with industry trailblazers. Discover how professionals are shaping tomorrow's world through their work, celebrate the unsung heroes of construction, and gain insights into the vital role construction plays in our society. Be inspired by the remarkable career journeys of those crafting our ...
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There are nearly 20 million employees in state and local governments and educational institutions across the United States. They are all touched by the procurement decisions that are made every day. Decisions That Matter is brought to you by Procurated, and features in-depth discussions with procurement leaders and subject matter experts on the the most pressing topics in the public sector.
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How to Maintain Character While Developing Neighbourhoods with Jason Thorne
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Jason Thorne spent the last 10 years working at the Head of Planning and Development of the City of Hamilton. Now, he is working at Stantec leading their urban placement section across Canada. He focuses on urban work, solving complex urban issues and more. He joins Al for coffee to chat about the explosive growth Hamilton experienced, similarities…
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296: Frank Furedi: The war against the past
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Frank Furedi returns to The Brendan O’Neill Show to talk about his upcoming book, The War Against the Past: Why the West Must Fight For Its History. Frank and Brendan discuss the perils of statue-toppling, the sinister drive to ‘decolonise’ our culture, and how Year Zero thinking ends up cancelling the future. This episode is sponsored by Incogni. …
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295: Freddy Gray: The hollowness of Kamala Harris
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Freddy Gray – deputy editor of the Spectator and host of the Americano podcast – speaks to Brendan O’Neill from the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. Freddy and Brendan discuss the phoniness of Kamalamania, the Democrats’ civil war over Gaza and if Donald Trump could return to the White House. Order Brendan O’Neill’s A Heretic’s Manifesto …
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Opportunities for Vancouver’s Housing Sector from General Manager, Planning, for City of Vancouver, Josh White
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Josh White ended up in politics by accident. After volunteering to write policy with Nenshi in Calgary, he ended up working as the Senior Policy Advisor when Nenshi won the election. He has also worked for the City of Calgary on city and regional planning, eventually ending up as the General Manager, Planning, Urban Design & Sustainability for the …
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Paul's Demure & Mindful Love of Feta Cheese, Australia's Incredible Olympic "Breakdancer" Raygun, and 26-Inch Eel Extracted out of Man's Anus!
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This Episode has EVERYTHING! It's got: Why is Dave doing what he's doing? To annoy you! Is it working? Paul is very demure and mindful! Dave got French right! Sassy Paul is out to play! Jools Lebron! Look them up! Paul's sudden love of...feta?! Greek salad deliciousness! Glazed donuts! Paul ate ALL the feta! If you're offended easily, please don't …
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294: Ian O’Doherty: Why Ireland is ready to explode
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Ian O’Doherty – columnist for the Irish Independent – is the latest guest on The Brendan O’Neill Show. Ian and Brendan discuss what Ireland and Britain’s riots have in common, the aloofness of the Irish elite and how woke replaced Catholicism as the state religion. Order Brendan O’Neill’s A Heretic’s Manifesto now from: 🇬🇧 📕 Amazon UK: https://www.…
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293: Fiona McAnena: How the Olympics battered women’s sports
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Fiona McAnena – director of campaigns at Sex Matters – is the latest guest on The Brendan O’Neill Show. Fiona and Brendan discuss the scandal of males competing in women’s Olympic boxing and how ‘inclusivity’ puts female athletes in harm’s way. Order Brendan O’Neill’s A Heretic’s Manifesto now from: 🇬🇧 📕 Amazon UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Heretics…
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Can You Actually Build Affordable Housing in Canada? With Mark Erickson, Studio North
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Mark Erickson is the Principal and Owner of Studio North – a Calgary-based architectural firm that specializes in custom homes, heritage renovations, multi-family units, laneway housing and public art. Mark joins Al to talk about the surprising challenges of laneway housing builds, if it’s actually possible to build something that is affordable in …
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292: Toby Young: Labour’s plan to silence Britain
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Toby Young – general secretary of the Free Speech Union – returns to The Brendan O’Neill Show. Toby and Brendan discuss Labour’s cancellation of the Free Speech Act, Keir Starmer’s hostility to the press and the new hate-speech laws coming down the track. Order Brendan O’Neill’s A Heretic’s Manifesto now from: 🇬🇧 📕 Amazon UK: https://www.amazon.co.…
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Join co-hosts Peter Argondizzo and Patrick Daley as they discuss the evolution of remote work across industries. Discover the benefits and challenges of expanding to global teams, hybrid work models, and IT infrastructure changes. Learn how to foster team interaction, manage international compliance, and find talent worldwide while maintaining prod…
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291: Daniel McCarthy: Soviet America
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Daniel McCarthy – editor-in-chief of Modern Age: A Conservative Review – returns to The Brendan O’Neill Show. Daniel and Brendan discuss the Orwellian cover-up of the president’s decline, the emptiness of Kamala Harris, and whether Donald Trump and JD Vance can push populism forward. Order Brendan O’Neill’s A Heretic’s Manifesto now from: 🇬🇧 📕 Amaz…
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Has Calgary’s Re-Zoning Changed the Way People Are Building? With Kayla Browne, Founder of BOLD
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Kayla Browne is the Founder of BOLD Workshop Architecture – a progressive architecture and development studio located in Calgary. BOLD aims to produce excellent designs for their clients and the community while creating authentic connections to place. In this episode, Kayla joins Al to talk about how Calgary’s recent re-zoning has affected what sty…
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Ontario Booze Merchants on Strike, RIP Shannen Doherty and Others, and Florida Man Sneezes Out His Intestines!
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This Episode has EVERYTHING! It's got: Episode 69 with someone planking on top! Saturday recordings! Dave is a little old man! LCBO on Strike! Doug Ford, brother of Crackhead Rob Ford! Dangerous edibles! Dave enjoys being high! The Great Mysterio! Dave has no point! Medicine time! Death denying society! Yay! Rick Mercer's ice flows! "The Office" is…
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THE EPISODE Join hosts Rhianna Di Trapan and Graeme Reynoldsi, directors at Virtual Civil Consulting, as they sit down with Sam Lytle, the founder of Beyond CAD and Beyond Typicals. In this episode, Sam talks about their innovative software solutions, the evolution from BeyondCAD to Beyond Typicals, and how listening to customer feedback has driven…
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290: Paul Morland: The depopulation bomb
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Demographer Paul Morland joins The Brendan O’Neill Show this week to talk about his new book, No One Left. Paul and Brendan discuss how the world is sleepwalking into demographic catastrophe, the culture war against the family and why immigration alone can’t solve our population crisis. Order Brendan O’Neill’s A Heretic’s Manifesto now from: 🇬🇧 📕 A…
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EP 119 - Navigating the New IEP Translation Requirements
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Join co-hosts Peter Argondizzo and Patrick Daley as they dive into the complexities of translating Individualized Education Programs (IEPs). This episode covers recent legislative changes, cost and privacy concerns, and innovative solutions for more secure, efficient, and cost-effective translation.
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289: Melanie Phillips: The case for Israel
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Times columnist Melanie Phillips returned to The Brendan O’Neill Show for this very special live episode. Melanie and Brendan discussed the existential threats facing Israel, why anti-Zionism is anti-Semitism, and why so-called anti-racists are indifferent to the global surge in Jew hatred. Order Brendan O’Neill’s A Heretic’s Manifesto now from: 🇬🇧…
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Calgary’s Middle Housing History and What the Future Holds with Paul Battistella
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Paul Battistella is a developer in Calgary that has transformed how development happens within established neighbourhoods. Coming from a family of developers, Paul has unique insight into Calgary’s history with infill and middle housing, along with a wealth of experience to inform what we can expect to see next. Want to learn more about middle hous…
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288: David Frost: The making of a Conservative wipeout
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David Frost – Conservative peer and former chief Brexit negotiator and – returns for this post-election edition of The Brendan O’Neill Show. David and Brendan discuss how the Conservative Party got it so wrong, what Nigel Farage got right, and how the Tories can rebuild from opposition. This episode is sponsored by Shopify: https://shopify.co.uk/br…
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EP 118 - AI's Impact on Translation Pricing
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Join co-hosts Peter Argondizzo and Patrick Daley as they explore how AI and machine translation are transforming pricing models in the translation industry. Discover the role of human oversight, strategies for balancing efficiency with quality, and the importance of transparent communication in optimizing workflows and ensuring successful translati…
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287: William Clouston: Why Britain needs an alternative
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William Clouston, leader of the Social Democratic Party, returns to The Brendan O’Neill Show to discuss the withering of British democracy, why the UK must reindustrialise and why we need to talk about mass migration. Order Brendan O’Neill’s A Heretic’s Manifesto now from: 🇬🇧 📕 Amazon UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Heretics-Manifesto-Essays-Unsayable…
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Transitioning From Single Family Development to Middle with Ryan Doherty
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In this week’s episode we’re talking with Ryan Doherty, owner of Pen Lake Ventures Inc, a boutique real estate firm specializing in owning and developing urban properties. He joins Al to talk about his transition from single family home development to middle housing. Ryan shares his perspective on investing in middle housing projects and how to ret…
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286: Wilfred Reilly: Lies my liberal teacher told me
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Wilfred Reilly returns to The Brendan O’Neill Show to talk about his new book, Lies My Liberal Teacher Told Me: Debunking the False Narratives Defining America's School Curricula. Wilfred and Brendan discuss why the hippies were no heroes, the truth about ‘white flight’ and the myth of systemic racism. Get your tickets for Brendan O’Neill’s next li…
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What Canadians Can Learn from the California’s Housing Policies with Greg Morrow
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Greg Morrow is the Executive Director and Faculty Director at the UC Berkeley College of Environmental Design. In this episode, Greg joins Al to talk about the middle housing process in California and what Canada can learn from it. They talk about the cost of housing, how middle housing affects transit and what is realistically needed to create dev…
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[SPECIAL EPISODE] Mayor Sohi Interview: Edmonton’s Innovative Middle Housing Policies
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Following the largest public hearing in Calgary’s history, City Council made a future-altering decision to empower Calgarians and provide the opportunity to develop middle housing. Just a few months earlier, Edmonton City Council was met with little opposition when they made a similar change, despite even more aggressive policy. So, what was the di…
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Greg Lukianoff – president of the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) – returns for the latest episode of The Brendan O’Neill Show. Greg and Brendan discuss the Gaza protests in US universities, the dire consequences of cancel culture and why censorship is not the antidote to the crisis of anti-Semitism. Get your tickets for Bren…
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How to Find Financing for Middle Housing Projects with Tye Reidie, Principal at Canada ICI
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This week Al is talking with Tye Reidie, Principal at Canada ICI (aka, Al’s “finance guru”). In this episode, Al and Tye talk about Canada ICI’s work, how to find financing for middle housing projects, managing debt for a project, the Canadian rental market, interest rates and what it actually takes to participate in middle housing. Want to learn m…
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EP 117 - QA & Editing in Modern Translation
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Join co-hosts Peter Argondizzo and Patrick Daley as they explore the importance of quality assurance (QA) and editing in the translation process. In this episode, they discuss the differences between QA and editing, the significance of each in translation, and how machine translation impacts these processes.…
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284: Glenn Loury: confessions of a black conservative
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Glenn Loury – professor of economics at Brown University and author of Late Admissions: Confessions of a Black Conservative – returns to The Brendan O’Neill Show. Glenn talks about his tumultuous life, the problem with racial identity politics and the struggle for class solidarity. Get your tickets for Brendan O’Neill’s next live Zoom podcast, in c…
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Alberta Real Estate Isn’t Slowing Down with Jared Chamberlain
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Jared Chamberlain is the Team Lead at Chamberlain Group, a Calgary-based real estate group that services Calgary and the surrounding area. Jared joins Al to talk about Calgary’s citywide rezoning, the city’s fast expansion, what is happening with interest rates and when people considering buying property should take the plunge. Show notes: 00:30 – …
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283: Frank Furedi: The hollowing out of British democracy
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Frank Furedi, executive director of MCC Brussels, returns for the latest episode of The Brendan O’Neill Show. Frank and Brendan discuss the Tory-Labour duopoly, the growing rift between the people and the elites and why the culture war matters. This episode is sponsored by the Munk Debates. Use the code SPIKED10 to get 10% off your supporter member…
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Calgary’s Decision to Approve Citywide Rezoning with Courtney Walcott, Ward 8 Councillor
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UPDATE: Coffee In a Cocktail Bar is now Meet in the mddl. Thank you for subscribing! Calgary recently approved citywide rezoning, one of 98 recommendations a task force put together with Ward 8 Councillor, Courtney Walcott. In this episode, Courtney talks with Al about how the 98 recommendations came to be, what level of involvement the city has wi…
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Ep 07: Joel Martin, Managing Director of 4020 Consult
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THE EPISODE Join host Rhianna Di Trapani, director at Virtual Civil Consulting, as she sits down with Joel Martin, Managing Director of 4020 Consult, a company with a mission to connect people and projects. In this episode, Joel talks about their unique people centered approach to recruitment, the power of self belief and the importance of paying i…
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EP 116 - How AI is Redefining Translation Workflows
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Join co-hosts Peter Argondizzo and Patrick Daley as they discuss the significant potential of AI in translation and interpretation, exploring practical use cases while highlighting the benefits and addressing the risks associated with new AI tools.
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282: Jonathan Haidt: The making of an anxious generation
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Social psychologist Jonathan Haidt returns for the latest episode of The Brendan O’Neill Show to talk about his new book, The Anxious Generation. Jonathan and Brendan discuss how smartphones, overprotective parents and a lack of real-world interaction are doing serious damage to the young. This episode is sponsored by the Munk Debates. Use the code…
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