Best Opinionated Optimist Podcasts (2024)

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The Richard Syrett Show, July 11th, 2024 - Global Security Expert Foresees Imminent “Disaster” Thanks to Biden’s Border Policy 1:40:41

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The Richard Syrett Show, July 11th, 2024 The UN conference to ban personal firearms just wrapped up https://www.rebelnews.com/the_gunn_show_july_10_2024 An advertisement for an all-ages skinny-dipping club in the Toronto area is giving Sheila Gunn Reid the creeps https://www.rebelnews.com/this_is_just_gross Sheila Gunn Reid – Rebel News Alberta Bur…

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Do Chicago Bears need a veteran backup QB to mentor Caleb Williams? 28:35

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The Chicago Bears have a capable backup quarterback in Tyson Bagent, but they don't have any veterans behind Caleb Williams with the kind of experience that a rookie can rely on for guidance. Some decent free agent QBs are still available, and they could be an upgrade over what the Bears have in Brett Rypien, who seems to be their new veteran of ch…

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The Richard Syrett Show, July 10th, 2024 - Canada's Failed Justice System - Hundreds of People Charged with Murder While on Bail 1:41:13

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The Richard Syrett Show, July 10th, 2024 KEEPING AN EYE ON YOUR MONEY Strike shows it’s time to end the LCBO monopoly! https://www.taxpayer.com/newsroom/strike-shows-it%E2%80%99s-time-to-end-the-lcbo-monopoly Jay Goldberg, Ontario Director of The Canadian Taxpayers Federation Hundreds of People Charged with Murder While on Bail https://torontosun.c…

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Chicago Bears players with the most to lose at 2024 training camp 28:06

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Whenever a player starts rising up the depth chart at Chicago Bears training camp, that means someone else is moving down. A few of the team's younger veterans are sitting in a good position now, but their jobs are open competitions throughout the preseason. - Subscribe to Locked On Bears on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXCnRo-iwMsS4iC…

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The Richard Syrett Show, July 9th, 2024 - Calls grow for KFC boycott after chain goes Halal, bans pork products at restaurants 1:41:06

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The Richard Syrett Show, July 9th, 2024 Cabinet should decriminalize heroin nationwide, says a Black Justice Strategy report https://www.blacklocks.ca/fed-report-called-appalling/ Canadians will live in townhouses and walk-up apartments under a Housing Design Catalogue for builders and buyers. No designs for detached single family homes are welcome…

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Chicago Bears players with the most to gain at 2024 training camp 28:32

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Training camp will provide a great opportunity for some young Chicago Bears players to showcase their talents and earn bigger roles in 2024. Not many starting roles are open, but the competitions will be fierce among key reserves completing for significant playing time off the bench. - Subscribe to Locked On Bears on YouTube: https://www.youtube.co…

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The Richard Syrett Show, July 8th, 2024 - Pfizer and Moderna can be sued for vaccine injuries in Canada 1:30:56

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The Richard Syrett Show, July 8th, 2024 France Elects Radical Left Coalition Government https://www.cnbc.com/2024/07/08/frances-far-left-jean-luc-mlenchon-wants-left-to-lead-government.html Jen Hodgson – The Western Standard THE SMART MONEY Shock election win for Frane’s leftist alliance little solace for nervous investors https://www.theglobeandma…

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A ‘Reasonably Optimistic’ Take on the French Election Surprise 43:46

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From the Paris bureau, host Stephanie Flanders speaks with Jean-ClaudeTrichet, former European Central Bank president and Bank of France governor, Bloomberg Opinion columnist Lionel Laurent, and Eleonora Mavroeidi, an economist for Bloomberg Economics, to debrief on the election results. "The worst has been avoided," says Trichet, but now France mu…

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The Richard Syrett Show, July 5th, 2024 - The UN is Taking Over Our Local Governments! 1:33:02

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The Richard Syrett Show, July 5th, 2024 Canadian employers allegedly racist for not hiring activist troublemakers https://www.westernstandard.news/opinion/slobodian-canadian-employers-allegedly-racist-for-not-hiring-activist-troublemakers/55768 Linda Slobodian is the Senior Manitoba Columnist for the Western Standard based out of Winnipeg. Liars, C…

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Winning Was the 'Easy Part' for Starmer: Now What? 26:43

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In a special edition of Voternomics, the former CEO of Legal & General Nigel Wilson urges the new UK government to be bold and act fast. He speaks with host Stephanie Flanders and Bloomberg Editor-in-Chief John Micklethwait. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Bloomberg

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Chicago Bears most overblown headlines, storylines and narratives of 2024 offseason 29:08

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The Chicago Bears have had plenty of narratives and storylines surrounding them this offseason, but many proved to be overblown or entirely false. We look back at what turned out to be less-than-true this offseason to find lessons to avoid getting swept up in future headlines. - Subscribe to Locked On Bears on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/chann…

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The Richard Syrett Show, July 4th, 2024 - Trudeau government quietly pursues reparations for Black Canadians 1:32:03

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The Richard Syrett Show, July 4th, 2024 Trudeau government quietly pursues reparations for Black Canadians https://www.rebelnews.com/ezra_levant_show_july_02_2024 Ezra Levant – Rebel Commander, Rebel News and Host of The Ezra Levant Show Online harms bill soaks taxpayers, further balloons bureaucracy https://www.taxpayer.com/newsroom/online-harms-b…

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The Richard Syrett Show, July 3rd, 2024 - Will Kamala Harris Replace Biden on Democrat Ticket? 1:36:40

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The Richard Syrett Show, July 3rd, 2024 First came compelled speech, now there's compelled clothing https://www.rebelnews.com/ezra_levant_show_july_01_2024 School board censures non-woke trustee for talking to Rebel News, calls cops on concerned parents https://www.rebelnews.com/school_board_censures_non_woke_trustee_for_talking_to_rebel_news_calls…

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The Richard Syrett Show, July 2nd, 2024 - Why Is Trudeau Sticking To The Unmarked Graves Falsehood? 1:36:31

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The Richard Syrett Show, July 2nd, 2024 Feds Continue to Quietly Consider Home Equity Tax https://www.blacklocks.ca/private-talk-to-equity-taxers/ The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board put more than $600 million in China’s electric vehicle sector accused by cabinet of unfair trade practices https://www.blacklocks.ca/put-604m-in-evs-in-china/ The…

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What Does (And Doesn't) Labour Do First? 39:17

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Abrdn Chairman Douglas Flint joins this week to explain why he thinks the new government needs to build up transportation and education. Senior reporter Phil Aldrick also joins to discuss the sort of economy Labour will inherit if it wins this week's election. Hosted by Stephanie Flanders, Adrian Wooldridge, and Allegra Stratton. See omnystudio.com…

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Is this the most optimistic Chicago Bears fans have been about the team in a decade? 29:41

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Chicago Bears fans have plenty of energy and excitement for what this team can be in 2024 with Caleb Williams. We've seen high hopes for a few different Bears seasons in the last decade, and looking back at those unfulfilled moments can help us put the current optimism in good perspective. - Subscribe to Locked On Bears on YouTube: https://www.yout…

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How much will Chicago Bears play Caleb Williams and starters this preseason? 30:38

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Expect to see a decent amount of Caleb Williams this preseason, but some of the Chicago Bears veteran starters might not play in any of the exhibition games. We're a month away from the Hall of Fame game, and we can look at recent years to get a sense of how Matt Eberflus will handle the preseason playing time for his players. - Subscribe to Locked…

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The Richard Syrett Show, June 28th, 2024 - Biden’s Debate Disaster 1:38:04

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The Richard Syrett Show, June 28th, 2024 Biden’s Debate Disaster https://globalnews.ca/news/10592733/u-s-presidential-debate-biden-and-trump-takeaways/ Mark Moyar Author of Masters of Corruption: How the Federal Bureaucracy Sabotaged the Trump Presidency MSM Turns on Biden. Are They Plotting to Oust Him? Drew Allen, Author of “America’s Last Stand:…

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Democrats Face the Aftermath of Biden’s Debate Performance 20:23

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On this special episode of Voternomics, Tim O’Brien, senior executive editor of Bloomberg Opinion and author of TrumpNation: The Art of Being the Donald, and Bloomberg Big Take podcast host, David Gura join host Stephanie Flanders to discuss the US presidential debate on Thursday night, including President Joe Biden’s poor performance, Donald Trump…

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Exit Ramps and Detours Can Be Fortuitous 28:12

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Kim Borchers is the President of Bird Dog Recruiting and Consulting. As she tells her story, it was from her own exit ramp in her career that led her down an unexpected path to public service. She served in two prominent roles in Kansas Governor Sam Brownback's administration and credits that experience to owning her own brilliant placement firm. H…

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Chicago Bears counting on development of recent Ryan Poles draft picks to make big progress in 2024 29:11

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The Chicago Bears have recent draft picks filling big roles and key positions, and it is critical that they make good progress in their development this season. The strategy is most prominent on the offensive and defensive lines, where Ryan Poles opted not to pursue major upgrades this offseason. - Subscribe to Locked On Bears on YouTube: https://w…

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The Richard Syrett Show, June 26th, 2024 - Dems Border Crisis Engineered to Steal Election with Illegal Migrant Vote 1:35:58

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The Richard Syrett Show, June 26th, 2024 Can Trudeau Survive Loss of Toronto Safe Seat? https://globalnews.ca/video/10588298/can-trudeau-survive-liberals-stunning-toronto-byelection-loss Conservative Candidate DQ’d from Race in Calgary-Signal Hill https://www.westernstandard.news/alberta/exclusive-calgary-conservative-nomination-candidates-disquali…

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Major Foreign Policy Tests Await a Starmer Victory 37:50

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On this episode of Voternomics, former UK diplomat Tom Fletcher discusses how the Labour Party leader’s first 30 days could define his premiership. Plus, reporter Ellen Milligan discusses her story on Labour’s position on Brexit. Hosted by Allegra Stratton and reporters Alex Wickham and Ailbhe Rae. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informatio…

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The Richard Syrett Show, June 25th, 2024 - Liberals Lose Safe Seat in Fortress Toronto 1:33:17

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The Richard Syrett Show, June 25th, 2024 Liberals Lose Safe Seat in Fortress Toronto https://torontosun.com/news/local-news/polls-have-closed-in-must-win-byelection-for-liberals-in-toronto Andrew Lawton, Managing Editor True North, author of “Pierre Poilievre: A Political Life” Dahila Kurtz – a Jew and grandchild of Holocaust survivors — is an awar…

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Chicago Bears should sign Connor Williams to fix multiple OL issues, but don’t expect them to 26:21

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Free agent center Connor Williams is expected to be ready for Week 1 as he recovers from a torn ACL, and the Chicago Bears should sign him to improve their offensive line in multiple ways. Don't expect Ryan Poles to get a deal done, though. He already has a lot invested in the interior OL, and he has other priorities in late free agency. - Subscrib…

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The Richard Syrett Show, June 24th, 2024 - Toronto Police investigate Rebel News for hate speech 1:35:56

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The Richard Syrett Show, June 24th, 2024 Toronto Police investigate Rebel News for hate speech https://www.rebelnews.com/billboard_truck_toronto_report Ezra Levant Rebel Commander and Host of The Ezra Levant Show www.savethetruck.com THE SMART MONEY ‘A tale of two economies’: Interest rate policy in Canada and U.S. set to diverge https://torontosun…

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Chicago Bears are asking too much from second-year DT Gervon Dexter 26:50

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The Chicago Bears are relying on defensive tackle Gervon Dexter to be their top interior pass rusher this season, but history tells us players at his position are rarely ready to make a big jump in year two. Ryan Poles needs to do something to add more talent to the interior of his defensive line. It's not fair to Dexter or Zacch Pickens. - Subscri…

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The Richard Syrett Show, June 20th, 2024 - Charlie Kirk, Founder and President of Turning Point USA 1:31:07

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The Richard Syrett Show, June 20th, 2024 TDSB Votes to Eliminate the Jewish State from its Curriculum and Silence and Discussion of the Jewish State https://nationalpost.com/opinion/rahim-mohamed-tdsbs-anti-palestinian-racism-plan-is-unnecessary-and-troubling Daniel Bordman, Senior Correspondent with The National Telegraph KEEPING AN EYE ON YOUR MO…

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What will it take for Chicago Bears to be Top 5 defense in 2024? 27:07

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The Chicago Bears are expecting to have a Top 5 defense this season, but that's setting the bar very high for a group that struggled at the start of last season. The linebackers, cornerbacks and safeties look like they can be one of the NFL's top units, but the defensive line is the number one question that stands in their way. - Subscribe to Locke…

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The Richard Syrett Show, June 19th, 2024 - Toronto's Woke City Council Ignores Historical Facts and Votes to Rename Dundas Square 1:32:10

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The Richard Syrett Show, June 19th, 2024 Fact-free debate sees Yonge-Dundas Square renamed https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/fact-free-debate-sees-yonge-dundas-square-renamed Brian Lilley – Columnist with Post Media THE CULT OF CLIMATE CHANGE Climate change and urban violence https://www.sipri.org/commentary/blog/2024/climate-change-and-urb…

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Could DJ Moore, Keenan Allen and Rome Odunze give Chicago Bears three 1,000-yard wide receivers? 28:51

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Keenan Allen, DJ Moore and Rome Odunze are all capable of reaching 1,000 yards for the Chicago Bears, but only a handful of trios in NFL history have been that productive at the same time. We look at some stat projections for the 2024 season to see how close they could get and how the rest of the roster stacks up across the NFL. - Subscribe to Lock…

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The Richard Syrett Show, June 18th, 2024 - Obama, Clinton, Pelosi have secret plot to replace feeble Joe Biden 1:32:02

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The Richard Syrett Show, June 18th, 2024 The CBC was flooded with a record number of complaints last year over its Mideast coverage with thousands citing anti-Jewish bias https://www.blacklocks.ca/flood-of-cbc-tv-complaints/ Witnesses who lie to parliamentary committees face a minimum six months’ jail and threat of a $50,000 fine under a private bi…

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Voternomics: How the Left Lost Its Way in Europe 43:38

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“We, the left, have messed up,” said Yanis Varoufakis, the former Greek finance minister who came to fame negotiating on behalf of the Greek government during the country’s 2015 debt crisis. “We’ve tried, we’ve been tested and we failed our test.” Varoufakis joins this week’s Voternomics podcast, in which hosts Allegra Stratton, Stephanie Flanders …

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Shane Waldron and new Chicago Bears offensive coaching staff in sync on developing Caleb Williams 25:47

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The most important task for the new Chicago Bears offensive coaching staff is developing Caleb Williams, and offensive coordinator Shane Waldron is conscious of making sure they're all aligned. But some of the staff are holdovers from the Luke Getsy regime, and some came with Waldron from the Seattle Seahawks. Some are brand new altogether. - Subsc…

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The Richard Syrett Show, June 17th, 2024 - White Canadians Income, Education Proves "Systemic Racism" A Falsehood 1:30:06

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The Richard Syrett Show, June 17th, 2024 White Canadians Income, Education Proves "Systemic Racism" A Falsehood https://bradsalzberg.substack.com/p/white-canadians-income-education Brad Salzberg – Founder of Cultural Action Party of Canada THE SMART MONEY Ted Rechtshaffen: Canada’s shifting values are leading us to a scary economic future https://f…

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The Richard Syrett Show, June 14th, 2024 - Biden wanders away at G7 summit before being pulled back by Italian PM 1:35:01

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The Richard Syrett Show, June 14th, 2024 Docs show Trudeau knew carbon tax would hurt economy https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/trudeau-knew-carbon-tax-would-hurt-economy Dan McTeague – President of Canadians for Affordable Energy energy.ca Affidavits allege rampant antisemitic hate, violence at U of T encampment https://tnc.news/2024/06/13…

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Women are a Core American Export - with Emily Lampkin 27:50

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Today's guest is a known powerhouse in the public affairs industry and the founder of the Women's Leader Series. Emily Lampkin has been at this for a minute and she's been taking notes. Emily is keenly in tune with the power of the female leader and is proud to have helped elect dozens of females to elected office. It's from this experience that th…

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The Richard Syrett Show, June 13th, 2024 - Poilievre reads secret Winnipeg lab documents, Trudeau’s head of pathogens ‘collaborated’ with Beijing 1:39:15

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The Richard Syrett Show, June 13th, 2024 Millions of Canadians would rather be somewhere else https://nationalpost.com/opinion/millions-of-canadians-would-rather-be-somewhere-else Tristin Hopper – Columnist and reporter with the National Post OPEN LINES KEEPING AN EYE ON YOUR MONEY Carbon Tax will Cost Canadian Economy $25 Billion by 2030 https://w…

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Healthy again, Rome Odunze is ready for big role as Chicago Bears rookie, including punt returns 26:49

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Rome Odunze is healthy again after an injury disrupted his offseason, and the coaching staff is throwing everything at the rookie wide receiver. He's ready to handle a big role in his first year, which could include returning punts on special teams. - Subscribe to Locked On Bears on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXCnRo-iwMsS4iC1SobeGHA …

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The Richard Syrett Show, June 12th, 2024 - Epic Legal Win for The Anti-COVID Vax Movement! 1:34:54

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The Richard Syrett Show, June 12th, 2024 Attorney General and a federal judge are enacting new rules allowing password sharing https://www.blacklocks.ca/this-will-be-law-september-1/ The Commons yesterday by a 208 to 118 vote passed a Ways And Means Motion to raise capital gains tax revenues https://www.blacklocks.ca/ok-capital-gains-tax-208-118/ T…

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How Chicago Bears star WRs and DBs are making each other better this offseason 27:12

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The Chicago Bears wide receivers and defensive backs have clashed head-to-head all offseason, and their battles at practice are pushing them in new ways. Hear Kyler Gordon explain what covering Keenan Allen has taught him, plus we'll check in on Rome Odunze's development and the chemistry being built at receiver. - Subscribe to Locked On Bears on Y…

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The Richard Syrett Show, June 11th, 2024 -EU Elites Shocked as Rightwing Tsunami Floods Europe w/ Dr. Steve Turley 1:34:49

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The Richard Syrett Show, June 11th, 2024 Diaspora politics are confusing and destroying Canada https://tnc.news/2024/06/10/op-ed-diaspora-politics-destroying-canada3/ Irvin Studin – President of The Institute for 21st Century Questions, Editor-In-Chief and Publisher of Global Brief Magazine NEWS NOT IN THE NEWS THE HOMESCHOOL ADVISOR Top Ten Reason…

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Where Caleb Williams is thriving (and struggling) in first practices as Chicago Bears quarterback 28:26

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The Chicago Bears are done with their offseason program until training camp, so it's a good time to check in on where Caleb Williams is in his development so far, both the good and the bad, Hear Teven Jenkins explain the struggles they're having with the quarterback cadence, and T.J. Edwards shares how Caleb has been able to frustrate the defense f…

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Voternomics LIVE: Europe's Rightward Shift, Macron's Snap Election, and Tory Party Train Wreck 54:51

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It’s been a busy few days in the world of economics and politics. The big developments include UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s damaging decision to skip a high-profile D-Day event, voters across Europe handing gains to right-wing parties and French President Emmanuel Macron’s surprise announcement of snap elections. All of this was discussed at a l…

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