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This is False

Evelyn Irish, Travis Laver, & Mohammad Akbar

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We used to talk about politics in Windsor, ON. Then we moved to Halifax, NS. So now we talk about sex and relationships and how they relate to capitalism.
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Bilal, Kam, and Travis discuss the student protests in the U.S. and Canada and how they expose the prime contradiction in Western liberal democracies. Then they delve into the news that H4 and The Downtown Mission, the two main homelessness and poverty outreach centres downtown, are moving to the edge of Ward 3 in a cataclysmically dumb move by the…
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Bilal, Kam, and Travis start off with some housekeeping before re-contexualizing our thoughts on the Palestinian Genocide. Then we discuss the hot water Windsor mayor Drew Dilkens finds himself in as he gets sued by a former city engineer who alleges a toxic culture, illegal activities, and wrongful dismissal. The Left Voice - Palestinian Liberatio…
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We're very pleased to bring Maram Alshurafa, a survivor of the current genocide against Gaza, into the studio for what is an intense, heartbreaking, beautiful, and immensely important conversation about what Gaza was, is, and will be. Maram lived in Northern Gaza until her and her family were forced to flee after Israel started bombing in early Oct…
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Bilal, Kam, and Travis discuss Windsor's Italian of the Year Award and question why only Italians win it...WHY IS NOBODY TALKING ABOUT THIS?? Then we dig into whether electric vehicles are really the catch-all climate solution they're pitched as while discussing green-tech's horrific consequences for the Peatlands in Northern Ontario. Finally, we d…
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Bilal and Travis welcome Brian Shuchuk a musician and activist based in Haarlem, Netherlands. Brian recently facilitated a drone/noise compilation in support of direct action for the Palestinian cause called Drone>Drones which Bilal also appears on. Brian has also been travelling to The Hague where the International Court of Justice is hearing a ca…
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We're back! Kam and Bilal want to tell you that Windsor's infamous waterpark Adventure Bay is actually...good? Great, even? Then we dive in to more Zionist propaganda on the local level before talking about Canada's racist refugee program for Palestinians and South Africa's law suit against Isreal at the International Court of Justice.…
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Bilal, Kam (!!), and Travis discuss one of the eternal left-wing debates: Whether it is better to reform the existing systems of capitalism, or overthrow them in revolution. We use Rosa Luxemburg's seminal essay "Reform or Revolution" wherein she argues with revisionist Eduard Bernstein that hte only way to liberate the working class under capitali…
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Bilal and Travis are joined by Manidoo Mooz to give a brief update on the continued genocide in Palestine before delving into Indigenous incarceration rates in Canada. CBC's article on the Zinger Report Spirit Matters Report (2013) Follow us on Twitter @TRTLPodcast, on IG @TheRiverandTheLand, and email us at TheRiverandTheLand@gmail.com…
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We have our first ever guest! Legendary Windsor labour rights activist Paul Chislett joins the show to talk about the comeback of one of the most important activist spaces in Windsor's history, the Windsor Workers' Action Centre and why it's important for working people to have their own spaces outside of work and home. Follow Paul on X/Twitter @Pa…
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Two bonus episodes in two weeks because the local media will not stop platforming Zionists. Bilal, Kam, and Travis discuss an appearance by Dan Brotman, Executive Director of the Windsor Jewish Federation, on The Dan McDonald Show not 24 hours after Bilal appeared to give a Palestinian perspective on the genocide in Gaza. Follow us on Instagram @Th…
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Bilal, Kam, and Travis discuss a medley of things ranging from Bilal and Travis' mainstream media appearances, to tenant organzing, to Canada's creation of an underclass of International Students. Bilal's appearance on The Dan McDonald Show on AM800 CBC Article on Northern College revoking International Student Acceptances CBC Article on food bank …
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Bilal has about had it with the mainstream media. A particular article from the Windsor Star (cross-published from their parent outlet The National Post) threw him over the edge. The article claims Israel is NOT an apartheid state. So, like a totally normal person, Bilal debunks the ENTIRE ARTICLE line-by-line. He's out here doing the Lord's work, …
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Bilal and Travis discuss the latest misdirected moronity provided by downtown Windsor Councilor Renaldo Agostino and his proposal to remove benches in front of vacant buildings on Ouellette. Then, they do a bit of a Palestine update and discuss once again why standing up against genocide is not antisemitic. AM800 Article about the benches Follow us…
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Bilal and Travis discuss the link between development capital, politicians, and the so-called housing crisis. For some context and more information check out the wonderful book The Tenant Class by Ricardo Tranjan from BTL Books. For an American context on urban development and real estate capital, check out Capital City by Samuel Stein from Verso B…
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Bilal, Kam, and Travis revisit the brutal assault on Gaza by Israel and discuss the propaganda war on solidarity for Palestine here at home. You can follow us on Instagram @TheRiverandTheLand, on Xwitter @TRTLPodcast, and you can email us at TheRiverandTheLand@gmail.com Please also rate and/or review us on whichever pod-catcher you find us on; it h…
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In this episode, Bilal, Kam, and Travis discuss the latest struggles of the Palestinian people against their colonial, aparthied oppressors in Israel. You can find us on Twitter/X @TRTLPodcast and Instagram @TheRiverandTheLand and you can email us at TheRiverandTheLand@gmail.com Please consider rating and reviewing us on your favourite podcatcher.…
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Canada has a Nazi problem. Bilal, Kam, and Travis discuss parliament's idiotic gaff of cheering a former member of the SS and how it relates to Canada's wider love affair with Nazis post-WW2. You can find us on Twitter/X @TRTLPodcast, on Instagram @TheRiverandTheLand, and you can email us at TheRiverandTheLand@gmail.com Don't forget to rate and rev…
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This week on a very special episode of This is FalseEv and Travis kick it a little old school and talk about Netflix’s new Adam McKay and David Sirota film Don’t Look Up, the newest phase of Covid and the government response therein, before delving into our new segment “JUST BE POLY” and getting a little nihilistic. Oh, and then we find out the mea…
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In a long episode, Ev and Travis discuss their rough start in Halifax, mental health shizz, poly people being viewed as expendable by monogamists and the links between monogamy and capitalism and how traditional lifestyles are weaponized by fascism. You can find us on social media @ThisIsFalsePod and email us at ThisIsFalsePodcast@protonmail.com…
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MURKA! Evelyn Irish is joined by American Boyfriend, aka Jeff, to discuss Ev’s trip to the far off land of Southwest Detroit. Things discussed include: American fast food, the shite try-hard bougey fast food chain Del Taco, Baja Blast, Bang Energy Drink, Coney Dogs, and eventually American labour struggles in the industry. You can follow us on soci…
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This week, Travis sat down with Edmonton-based activist, writer, and podcaster Katie Robertson—an old friend from grade school—to talk about her life as an activist, her perspective on politics, her podcast Outside the House, and the current state of things in Alberta. We recorded this interview back on May 26th, a few days before news broke about …
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CONTENT WARNING: Discussions of genocide, Residential Schools, colonial violence. This week Ev, Mo, and Travis discussed the discovery of 215 children in a mass grave at Kamloops Indian Residential School in British Columbia and the politician and media reaction to the news. It’s a heavy one—so just a warning. Before we got into that, we kept it li…
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Ev, Gladys, Mo, and Travis discuss gentrification in Windsor by looking at the role of Community Improvement Programs, the police, tiny homes, and more. You can support us on Patreon, follow us on social media @ThisIsFalsePod or email us at ThisIsFalsePodcast@protonmail.com For more information on the MAYWORKS event mentioned off the top, click on …
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Travis is joined this week by the oft-mentioned, but never before heard from Emma Starr. They listened to the Voice of the People before giving an update on everyone’s favourite racist Essex town councilor Chris Vander Doelen. Finally, they continued the conversation about Israel’s continued genocide in Palestine and the media coverage here in Cana…
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Ev, Mo, and Travis Respect The Grift™, discuss some Rex Murphy verbiage, and dive into the newest terrorist attacks on the people of Palestine by Israeli settlers. If you’d like to support ongoing efforts by Palestinians, consider the following: Movement to Safeguard Palestinian Communities Islamic Relief Canada: Palestine Emergency Appeal Here’s a…
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Gladys, Kit, Mohammad, and Travis chat about former Windsor Star columnist and current Town of Essex councilor Chris Vander Doelen and his recent controversy before delving into a deep cut of his from 2014. Then we transition to the ongoing Derek Chauvin trail in Minneapolis and yet another police killing of a black person in nearby Brooklyn Center…
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In this week's episode of This is False, Mo, Ev, and Travis introduce Kit Tea and yell about the cops. This time, they killed a dog in Windsor, shot a baby in Kawartha Lakes, and the RCMP did a racism in Saskatchewan. You know, the usual. You can support us on Patreon and follow us on social media @ThisIsFalsePod. You can also email us at ThisIsFal…
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Ev, Mo, and Travis discuss cookies in a fairly sexual manner, the Amazon union drive in Alabama, how politics are removed from the working class, and more! You can support us on Patreon and follow us on social media @ThisIsFalsePod. You can email us at ThisIsFalsePodcast@protonmail.com Pod Damn America’s episode on the Amazon union drive The union …
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Mo and Travis sit down with special guest co-host Gladys Shaffely to talk about the polite way to bomb Syria, the broken Canadian political system through the lens of the NDP’s private member bill on Pharmacare, and CBC’s The Fifth Estate and their look at anti-Black racism on Ontario university campuses. Support us on Patreon! Expose UWindsor’s Fa…
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