Exposing the logical holes in myths about the 2SLGBTQIA+ community since 2024. The show is hosted by Pittsburgh’s own Suzy and relies on reliable science, facts, statistics, stats, misinformation, and facts. Get answers to questions like do toilets gender? Who is JK Rowling and what’s his problem? What is a unicorn and why are they more than an interest on Tinder? New episodes 3x/week in June.
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Hello, Tân’si, Edlanet’e, Aanii, Bonjour! Welcome back to Our Shared Politics. My name is Nova, I am a settler on Turtle Island. I created this podcast with the hope of highlighting our similarities amongst political parties, instead of focusing on the differences and pushing people further apart. I wish to express acknowledgment that I am on Treaty 8 territory, home to the Tse’khene, Dunne-za, Nehiyawak, Saulteau, and BC Métis. It is essential I recognize all First Nations, Metis, and Inuit ...
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You Made Me Queer! is the two-time Canadian Podcast Award-winning accusatory podcast in which host Trevor Campbell asks his enchanting 2SLGBTQIA+ guests to set the record straight about who and or what left them bent for life. It's judgment day for Lisa Frank sticker sheets, tartan blazers, the spooning volcanic ash mummies of Pompeii and Elizabeth Arden's Sunflowers as worn by your Estonian dental hygienist. We're here, we're queer and it's your fault!
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Your weekly feed of sermons/reflections from Rev. Bri-anne Swan and East End United Regional Ministry, an affirming (2SLGBTQIA+ positive) and progressive Christian community in Toronto, part of the United Church of Canada.
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The wilderness is a place to reflect. To discover who we are. To grapple with all that is wild and uncertain. To figure out what we stand for. Where God is revealed. With guests engaged in the work of standing up for Truth, join Rev. Bri-anne Swan as we explore what it means to answer God's call to seek justice and resist evil in this beautiful and aching world. Wilderness Times and Resistance Church are digital ministries of Jubilee United Church, an Affirming (2SLGBTQIA positive) congregat ...
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When you turn on the news and tune into a story about trans people today, there is a whole lot of drama, misinformation, and conspiracy to cut through. On Trans Canada Stories, we want to hear the real life stories of trans Canadians (and allies) to set the record straight. Most trans people live normal lives filled with the same routines that anyone else might experience: grocery shopping, paying taxes, walking their dog, and so on. It's time to hear their stories. Trans Canada Stories want ...
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The Athabasca University Students' Union is a representative organization led by undergraduate students of Athabasca University. The AUSU Podcast is dedicated to stories of student life at Canada's only fully online and open university.
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Host Sylvia Byron talks with community members in Vanderhoof about their experiences with racism in order to inform this small, northern BC community how to be a good neighbour and challenge their biases using first-hand stories and interviews.
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Amplify Canada is an initiative created by Pattison Media designed to celebrate and elevate small businesses, the backbone of our economy. Thousands of small businesses, groups, family organizations and individuals are showcased on Pattison Media radio stations from Winnipeg to Vancouver throughout the year. Every month we go deeper and share the incredible journey of a few that have made an impact on their community. Some have flourished, others may need a little extra love and support. The ...
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Beyond the Ridge, a series of conversations in partnership with the National Film Board of Canada, brings together Vimy Foundation program alumni and expert academics to examine knowledge of the First World War and how it relates to the Canadian experience today. // Présentée en partenariat avec l’Office national du film du Canada, Par-delà la Crête est une série de conversations qui rassemble des participant-e-s aux programmes de la Fondation Vimy et des expert-e-s dont les connaissances de ...
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This episode we go over the TRC Calls to Action #1 through 17. We dive a little deeper into some that need a little more insight.By Nova Kish
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How many of the TRC Calls to Action are complete?
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https://www.indigenouswatchdog.org/2022/04/26/how-many-of-the-trc-calls-to-action-are-complete-dont-ask-the-federal-government/ How many of the TRC Calls to Action are complete? Don't ask the federal government.By Nova Kish
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Episode 90: Advancing 2SLGBTQIA+ Rights at AU
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AUSU hosted our annual Pride celebration in June, with a presentation highlighting recent positive changes at Athabasca University by Dr. Alain May, Associate Vice President for Student and Faculty Relations followed up by a presentation on 2SLGBTQIA+ legal advocacy by AJ Adams at Egale Canada, a Canadian organization providing research, education,…
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To participate with Operation Olive Branch with assisting families in Palestine, visit their LinkTree https://linktr.ee/opolivebranch It's just me and you today, friend! Follow me on Instagram @nermernermer. I had a really great time recording and publishing these episodes for you all and today I am pulling back the curtain on the show a bit to tal…
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To participate with Operation Olive Branch with assisting families in Palestine, visit their LinkTree https://linktr.ee/opolivebranch Last but not least, today's episode is all about 💜🖤🤍ASEXUALITY🤍🖤💜 with Nick Razum (@spazum720 on IG!) For information about other podcasts on Nermer Nermer Network, visit https://linktr.ee/nermernermer & if you like …
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To participate with Operation Olive Branch with assisting families in Palestine, visit their LinkTree https://linktr.ee/opolivebranch It's the last week of pride and we still have new episodes of Exposing the Holes. Today Suzy speaks with Cassie about the secret truth about bisexuality. For information about other podcasts on Nermer Nermer Network,…
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Episode 89: Reflecting on Indigenous History Month
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Members of AUSU's Indigenous Circle along with Robyn Soulier-Ritchot, an Indigenous entrepreneur, take the time to discuss Indigenous History Month along with some tips and tricks for navigating Athabasca University as an Indigenous student. Starring: Amanda Leeman, Robyn Soulier-Ritchot, Neenah Brown, & Lexis Roy…
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To participate with Operation Olive Branch with assisting families in Palestine, visit their LinkTree https://linktr.ee/opolivebranch Thanks for listening, non-lesbian women! Today I talked to Xazrianna Walker (@xazrianna_mind on IG) about opposite-sex attraction and lesbian stereotypes. You can see Xazrianna perform with the improv group Grandpa T…
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Juneteenth! Queer Black Podcast Recommendations
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To participate with Operation Olive Branch with assisting families in Palestine, visit their LinkTree https://linktr.ee/opolivebranch Amber Ruffin Answers Frequently Asked Juneteenth Questions with Seth Meyers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uif9B_xOxos Podcasts to listen to: The Pleasure’s All Yours {Apple | Spotify} is hosted by Courtney and Lex …
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Wrestling in Full Drag with Kayla Fabe (fka Tricky Dick)
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To participate with Operation Olive Branch with assisting families in Palestine, visit their LinkTree https://linktr.ee/opolivebranch What's up sports fans, it's really great to see you on this episode of Exposing the Holes. Today's guest is comedian and improvisor Jim Kappas (aka Kayla Fabe, fka Tricky Dick). Here's a clip of Kayla Fabe's first pe…
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To participate with Operation Olive Branch with assisting families in Palestine, visit their LinkTree https://linktr.ee/opolivebranch Good morning, dreamers ✨ Today's guest is Leftover Lunch (@leftoverllunch on IG!) For information about other podcasts on Nermer Nermer Network, visit https://linktr.ee/nermernermer AND consider nominating "The Ole S…
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Today’s bonus episode is a memorial for the lives lost at the Pulse nightclub shooting on June 12th, 2016. The 49 victims were: Edward Sotomayor Jr., 34. Stanley Almodovar III, 23 Luis Omar Ocasio-Capo, 20 Juan Ramon Guerrero, 22 Eric Ivan Ortiz-Rivera, 36 Peter O. Gonzalez-Cruz, 22 Luis S. Vielma, 22 Kimberly Morris, 37 Eddie Jamoldroy Justice, 30…
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To participate with Operation Olive Branch with assisting families in Palestine, visit their LinkTree https://linktr.ee/opolivebranch Timmy fans, our special guest today was portrayed by José Queervo, @queervoqueen on IG! José Queervo is performing on Friday at Arcade Comedy Theater! For information about the show visit https://www.arcadecomedythea…
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https://www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en/Petition/Details?Petition=e-4860 Please sign the petition & confirm your email through the link sent to you!By Nova
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The only 'wacko' thing about the BC drug decriminalization policy was the lack of support available for addicts.By Nova Kish
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To participate with Operation Olive Branch with assisting families in Palestine, visit their LinkTree https://linktr.ee/opolivebranch Howdy y'all, today is Thursday! And that means I'm talking to Dig about unicorns. @dirt_dyke_ on IG Recommendations from Dig: Kinky, Nerdy, and Poly podcast {Apple | Spotify} This zine about relationship anarchy! For…
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No Labels with Carl the Cum King of Comedy
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To participate with Operation Olive Branch with assisting families in Palestine, visit their LinkTree https://linktr.ee/opolivebranch Apologies in advance for today's guest, portrayed by Erin Ross. In the episode, I promised to share Carl's phone number to meet ladies. If you'd like to call Carl, you can reach him at (850) 717-9337. For tickets to …
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Peeking Through Gloryholes with Asher O’Briant
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To participate with Operation Olive Branch with assisting families in Palestine, visit their LinkTree https://linktr.ee/opolivebranch Hey people, it's really great to see you on this first episode of Exposing the Holes. Today's guest is comedian Asher O'Briant! Asher is performing on Friday at Arcade Comedy Theater! For information about the show v…
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AccessAbility Week and Toilet Talk with Michelle Mahoney
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Trans Canada Stories is about sharing trans stories and celebrating trans people and allies, from coast-to-coast-to-coast. In episode 7 'AccessAbility Week and Toilet Talk', we’re shaking it up a little, in the spirit of celebrating equity and inclusion. This week is National AccessAbility Week! The theme of this year's Accessibility Week is Forwar…
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To participate with Operation Olive Branch with assisting families in Palestine, visit their LinkTree https://linktr.ee/opolivebranch Hey queers! This is the pre-show episode to get you excited for the Exposing the Holes podcast and for Pittsburgh Pride. If you have any interest in the Pittsburgh events mentioned, please visit the QBurgh events pag…
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Welcome, queer people of the world, to the only Pittsburgh-based podcast dedicated to debunking the myths about the 2SLGBTQIA+ community. My name is Ed Suzy and I am the Ellen Degeneres of this show. Deep underground, below the Titty Sphinx in Allegheny Cemetery, I have a lab full of gay scientists dedicated to manufacturing statistics and misinfor…
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Episode 88: Celebrating Asian History Month
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AUSU celebrated Asian Heritage Month with an inspiring event featuring Josephine Pon. Josephine was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta in April 2019 and served as Alberta’s Minister of Seniors and Housing, She is also celebrated for her extensive background in banking and her passionate involvement in community service. She looked at th…
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Growth Work: The Professional and Personal
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This episode we’re featuring an interview with Terri McDowell (She/Her), who has built a career working in a traditionally male dominated industry. As an award-winning trans woman, who rose to the C-Suite level on her own terms, Terri reflects on her growth both professionally and personally. Terri is a Senior Tax Partner with EY: Ernst Young. Glob…
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With Us Or Against Us: The relationship of the Proletariat & the Petty Bourgeoisie
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Join me, Nova, as we break down Judah's Hill synthesis entitled On the Role of the Petty Bourgeoisie in Proletarian Revolution: A Polemic Against Professor Szymanski’s Class Line from 1976. It's an interesting comparison to how a member of the petty bourgeoisie thinks of revolution vs how proletariats think of revolution, and nothing has changed in…
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Join me, Nova, as we read through Lenin's Imperialism: The Highest Stage of Capitalism and we see just how accurate Lenin's predictions would turn out to be.By Nova
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Theydies and Gentlethems, I truly, in my heart, believe we are firmly supplanted in end-stage capitalism. We have been stuck in an imperialist capitalist society for at least 100 years now, and socialism is the only way out. Just a short rant on exactly that topic, to be continued over the next few weeks.…
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Join me, Nova, as we finish off the topic from last week: The Ku Klux Klan in Canada. Today we're starting in the 1970s, when the next wave of white supremacists really began to spark.By Nova
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Episode 87: Taking Exams at Athabasca University
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AUSU Councillors Blake Collett and Allie Wojtaszek offer some advice from seasoned veterans on how to find an invigilator for your exams, how to book the exam itself, and how to make sure the technical side of getting your exam setup doesn't affect the exam itself. Starring: AUSU Councillors Blake Collett and Allie Wojtaszek, and Executive Director…
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Join me, Nova, as we delve into the origins of the Ku Klux Klan in Canada. The KKK first got its start after the Confederacy lost the American Civil War, and Northerners took over Reconstruction of the South. So then, how and why exactly did a Klan form in Canada? We go over all that today, plus a little run down of klan vocabulary.…
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Episode 86: AUSU Executives Wrap Up Their Term
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Our outgoing Executive Committee takes a look at their past accomplishments and what is coming next for the Athabasca University Students' Union. Naju, Chantel, and Natalia dissect their terms for what they are most proud of and what work will continue after they are gone. Starring: AUSU President Naju Syed, VP Finance and Administration Chantel Br…
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Rev. Bri-anne is confronted with Good Friday all the time. She needs Easter so that has the strength to keep going...and dancing. God is a great dance partner. Scripture: John 20:1-18 Mary finds the tomb Empty Read by A Sanctified Art Music: Lord of the Dance by Sydney Carter and performed by Reflection (in 1968) Related Links: John 20:1-18 from A …
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Join me, Nova, as I go on a very quick rant about one of my favourite topics to rant about, landleeches hoarding housing. This has been sparked by the ignorant, hateful comments left on my Tiktok promoting last week's episode. Due to being proven right from all the ad hominem attacks, I decided to lean into this and see what happens this week!…
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The first warm day of spring brings with it the promise of ice cream and the park. Yet, it was on such a day that a simple outing with Rev. Bri-anne and her children transformed into an unexpected lesson on life, loss, and how sometimes, not even Mama can make things better. Scripture: Matthew 21:1-11 Jesus Enters Jerusalem From "The Lockdown Broth…
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Today we're just going over a few news stories from this past month. I've found 1 news story from each province, and 3 for each territory - in an effort to give the North a bit of a bigger highlight.By Nova
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Mary anoints Jesus and wipes away the costly perfume with her hair. Judas is scandalized. Scandal seems to follow Jesus everywhere. We explore the very human (dare we say sensual?) aspect of the incarnate God who came to live among us. Scripture: John 12:1-8 Mary Anoints Jesus Music: These Bodies by The Many Related Links: "The Elephant in the Wait…
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Join me, Nova, as we take a quick jaunt back in time to August 16, 2015. Just months before Harper would be brought down, a human rights activist named Robert Dale Wells decided to go on a drive down Highway #2 near Ponoka, AB with a neon pink sign covering his back window, with the words FUCK HARPER unceremoniously scrawled across. This seemingly …
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Join me, Nova, as I discuss a revolutionary that every Lefitst (really, every human, but that's asking for a bit much) should know, Burkinabe Thomas Sankara. Truly a man for his people, he planted millions of trees, vaccinated millions of citizens of Burkina Faso, and would have done more if his time as leader would not have been cut short.…
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Equitable Horizons: Conversations on Workplace Inclusion
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Join us for an exciting journey in Episode 5 of Trans Canada Stories, titled 'Equitable Horizons: Conversations on Workplace Inclusion'! In this episode, we're thrilled to welcome B Adair (he/they), a fresh addition to the SGF Inclusion team. B shares their inspiring journey from navigating the challenging anti-trans climate in Alberta to embracing…
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Join me, Nova, as we dive into the basics and available details of the new Canadian Dental Care Plan! Also-- why hasn't Canada always had dental care included in our universal health care? Well, we touch on that and more in this week's episode! Listen now to be an informed citizen.By Nova
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Jesus enters the outer courts of the temple and has a temper tantrum, turning over the tables and driving out the animals. Clearly this means Jesus doesn't think commerce and a place of worship can coexist in the same space, right? We explore one more story of Jesus upending the status quo, and perhaps what it could mean if we lean into adjectives …
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Episode 85: Celebrating Black Scholarship at AU
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AUSU commemorated Black History Month with an event on February 8 intended to inspire, motivate, and engage students on engineering social justice, with speakers Dr. Veronica Fynn Bruey and Dr. Chika C. Daniels. Dr. Bruey is a multi-award-winning scholar, who has researched, taught, consulted, and presented at conferences in over 30 countries. Furt…
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This week, we’re going over Canada’s other options, the Green Party and the Bloc Quebecois, and then I will briefly review the People’s Party of Canada. I’m going to change it up this time, and go over the party platforms as well as their histories. I don’t personally see the PPC as a viable option in Canada, and they haven’t held even a single sea…
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Jesus asks, "Who do you say that I am?" Peter gets it right. Jesus says he needs to die. Peter says don't do that. Jesus calls Peter Satan and invites his followers to take up their cross. It's a bit much. What is this cross Jesus is moving towards? What does it mean to take up our cross? Is violence every the answer? (spoiler alert: no) Can humani…
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Join Rev. Bri-anne as she talks about God changing their mind, Rev. Bri-anne changing her own mind, and the change of mind and heart of a certain media pundit. Scripture: Genesis 9:8-17 God Covenants with Noah and all of creation after the flood. Music: Proteus - Atonement Related Links: Epiphany: A Christian's Change of Heart & Mind over Same-Sex …
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Just a very quick recap on the Liberal Party history! Next week will be a bit of a longer episode as we dive into the final 3 parties in one part, so make sure you tune back in then!By Nova
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Episode 84: Psych Night and Undergraduate Research
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Are you interested in graduate studies in psychology or counselling? Are you looking for research experience in psychology but don't know where to start? Dr. Kharah Ross, a psychology faculty member at AU with a background in health psychology, gave a talk on projects completed by her undergraduate trainees and talk about upcoming research opportun…
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Join me, Nova, as I bring you through a very quick history of the Conservative Party of Canada. We begin in 1853 when both Canada West and Canada East joined together, before going over the split in the PCs in 1987 with the creation of the Reform Party of Canada, before the two lovers finally came together again in 2003. It's a wild ride full of re…
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We're going over the history of the NDP today, starting from which groups merged to form what we know today as the New Democratic Party, before going over some of the main ups and downs.By Nova
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Today, we’ll be going over modern Canada, from 2000-present. This will include the formation of the Truth and Reconciliation Committee, Stephen Harper’s lasting impact on Canada, and where we are today with our political parties.By Nova
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Episode 83: The Sociological Imagination: Engaged Research for Social Justice
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AU professor Dr. Eloy Rivas-Sanchez delves into how the practice of the sociological imagination – a fundamental concept in sociology – can provide students with the cognitive and methodological tools needed to engage in social research that is meaningful, collaborative, relevant to communities, and committed to positive social change. Starring: Dr…
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