It’s been dubbed litigation terrorism – an investor protection regime that’s stalling climate action and instead paying polluters. On this episode of Horsehair Wigs, we’re talking about investor state dispute settlement clauses or ISDS mechanisms with Stéphanie Caligara, a French qualified lawyer and consultant with the Global Legal Action Network.…

We speak with Rhea Kneifati on this month’s show – a legal expert, specialising in sexual and gender-based investigations. She talks about the significant problem of the disappearance of women in Mexico, where there are currently 27,000 missing women. Rhea was deployed by Justice Rapid Response - an NGO with a roster of experts investigating intern…

On the show this month, we talk to Ray Murphy, a human rights lawyer and professor at the Irish Centre for Human Rights in Galway. Ray talks about the current situation in Gaza and the legality of the Israel-Hamas war. Ray says he believes the only way the current humanitarian crisis in Gaza will be truly tackled is through international law and th…

We sit down with some of Irish Rule of Law International’s (IRLI) Malawi team this month to discuss how Malawi's poverty is affecting its justice institutions. IRLI’s programme in the country is strategically designed, in collaboration with its partners on the ground, to provide access to justice to people accused of crimes in Malawi. Malawi is a c…

On Horsehair Wigs this month, we speak with Sarai Chisala-Templehoff, a human rights and social justice lawyer. Sarai is the Founder of the Gender and Justice Unit in Malawi – an organisation educating women on their legal rights, in a hugely patriarchal society. Much of the work that the Gender and Justice Unit does centers around women’s access t…

On the show this month, we’re talking to international human rights lawyer, Doreen Chen. She talks about the situation for human rights defenders globally and she also discusses her human rights centric input in the drawing up for various global authorities of counter-terrorism responses. Doreen is the co-founder of a non-profit, Destination Justic…

On Horsehair Wigs this month, we’re in conversation with international criminal and human rights lawyer, Kate Gibson, who talks about the effectiveness of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in delivering justice. The ICC is made up of 123-member states, but many governments are not ICC parties, having not signed up to the Rome Statute, which go…

On the programme this month, we discuss the psychosocial impact of the civil war in Sierra Leone with human rights activist, Binta Mansaray. Binta, a Sierra Leonean, talks about the double victimisation of child soldiers, who are now adults, many homeless, and involved in criminality. She also talks about the legacy the conflict has had – a conflic…

Our guest on Horsehair Wigs this month is Maud Sarliève, a Human Rights and International Criminal Lawyer advocating for creative legal thinking to mitigate climate change and protect the environment. Maud has travelled and worked internationally, on UN backed tribunals, for the United Nations office on Drugs and Crime and for the UN High Commissio…

On our show this month, we speak to Gearóid Ó Cuinn who teaches transnational human rights litigation at the Irish Centre for Human Rights in Galway, Ireland. Gearóid is also head of the Global Legal Action Network (GLAN) – an organisation which pursues justice across borders for communities directly impacted by human rights abuses. Gearóid and his…

Delighted to have guest, Linda Kasonde with us on the show this month. Linda is a lawyer and civil rights activist from Zambia. In 2016, Linda became the first woman to hold the position of President of the Law Association of Zambia. She stood up to the then ruling government party, the Patriotic Front, at a time when many people didn’t. She now pr…

On this month’s show, international Judge Teresa Doherty, who became the first female judge in Northern Ireland and in the entire pacific region, talks to us about her life and work. She grew up a Catholic in Portstewart in Northern Ireland at a time of a very divided Northern Ireland. Catholics were hugely discriminated against, for example, in te…

Our guest this month is an Afghan judge, who was forced to flee her home country after the Taliban retook Afghanistan in 2021. She managed to escape Afghanistan with her family, following huge efforts by the International Association of Women Judges. In her early thirties and now in Ireland, when she lived in Afghanistan, she worked at the Violence…

Australian barrister and the Executive Director of Victim Advocates International (VAI), Eva Buzo is our guest on this month’s show. Eva has worked extensively with the Rohingya community in the Cox’s Bazare district in Bangladesh, where one of the largest refugee camps in the world in located. She managed a large humanitarian response in 2017/2018…

International judge Shireen Fisher is the next guest on our new podcast. Justice Fisher has been heavily involved in a campaign by the International Association of Women Judges, of which she is a member, in helping female Afghan judges and their families leave Afghanistan after the Taliban came to power in 2021. She talks about the substantial camp…

On the first episode of our new monthly podcast, Horsehair Wigs, we meet Irish barrister and international judge, Fergal Gaynor at his home in The Hauge, where he talks about his life and work, and why he does what he does. Fergal has spent almost two decades working in international criminal justice and has brilliant insights into the workings of …

This is the full statement read in my girlfriend's handwriting. These people in the SUV which she talked about, I also reported to the State Department, but without telling her I had done so. They told me to go to their U.S. State Department contact inside one Lapu Lapu police station. One American pursuing me, after my food was laced, said aloud t…

Killers Bribe My Pregnant Girlfriend to Kill Me and Our Baby. I read a statement my girlfriend wrote once safe inside a law firm. We talked about love the prior week; I came home, and she looked horribly worried; She would not tell me anything unless I took her out of the city first. I realized after the recording that her statement was not read in…

My True Crime News: Investigating Dr. Bernard Yudowitz's Murders for Hire. I answer three questions about the Chinese detention, my aunt Ruth Pearl, the strange lady in my backyard, and meeting Diplomatic Security on my birthday, CIA according to Guangzhou consulate's DSS.By Larry

My True Crime News: Investigating Dr. Bernard Yudowitz's Murders for Hire. My friend asked me this question about my true crime. I was asked what I was doing 2-3 months before the start of the attacks. So here is my answer hoping it sheds light and clues for the listeners when trying to solve my true crime.…

My True Crime News: Investigating Dr. Bernard Yudowitz's Murders for Hire. Boston's Irish Detective Paul McSweeney Asked me to look at his elbow, so I asked why? He asked me to tell him what his elbow reminds me of. A Reader asks: “I’m curious, about what this sign meant at that moment with Paul”By Larry

My True Crime News : Dr. Bernard Yudowitz's Murders For Hire. 3 Things You Should Know Before Digging Into My True Crime’s Clues. When did I first suspect that Lesyl was involved in trying to take my life? About the fake doctor, did you ever see it again or just in that one attempt? Why did I add an article mentioned about a hospital prison my fath…

My True Crime News: Investigating Dr. Bernard Yudowitz's Murders for Hire. A reader's question is answered. Can you chronologically tell me what happened with Jerry (Davao)? Things To Know About My True Crime.By Larry

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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…

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…

We’re BACK! Ev and Travis discuss their move to Halifax and the new modus operandi of This Is False—things are going to be different now, biuy. Follow us on social media @ThisIsFalsePod, email us at ThisIsFalsePodcast@protonmail.com, and do other stuff too I guess.

It's been a while. But we're coming back with a slightly different focus from a very different city.

Want to hear some dying gasps? You’re in the right place! Ev and Travis chat about…everything. Travis’ new job, Evvy in America, Jeffrey Bezos, Cuba, and a grab-bag of other things. Support us or whatever.

In this episode, Evelyn and Hollie discuss the challenges of finding your people and tunes in college and when you move to a new place. We also talk about the benefits of pandemic innovations and ways to still take advantage of them. If you are new to Irish music, a young student looking for new friends, or are nervous after moving to a new city, t…

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…

LaSalle is a rough and tumble world. The faint-of-heart should probably avoid this episode. Flipped over Herby Curbies, litter in parks, Snowbirds not even doing loop-da-loops with our tax money! Emma Starr and Travis then talk about the loss of Canada Day and the weirdest three-way you'll ever wish you didn't have to imagine.…

This week, Ev and Travis mostly lay and shoot the shit about whatever comes into their head. They did get around to talking about Bo Burnham's Inside and the brutal encampment eviction at Trinity Bellwoods Park in Toronto on Tuesday afternoon. The GoFundMe for our friend in need is here.

In this episode of the FNR Podcast, Evelyn and Hollie discuss some of their favorite women in Irish music and their albums, videos, recordings, and more.

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 …

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…

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 …

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…

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…

After a two-week hiatus, This Is False returns with an episode that’s all man. Gross. Mo and Travis discuss Doge Coin and the destruction of Laurentian University. Support us on Patreon and find us on social media @ThisIsFalsePod. You can also email us at ThisIsFalsePodcast@protonmail.com

We're going to let the Derek Chauvin verdict breathe and re-group for next week. Okaayyyy byyyyeeeeeeeeeeeee

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…

Ev, Gladys, and Travis chatted about Doug Ford’s revolving lockdowns and COVID fatigue, AOC’s liberalism, and an update on Amazon’s working conditions from The Intercept. Support us on Patreon, follow us on social media @ThisIsFalsePod, and email us at ThisIsFalsePodcast@protonmail.com

Mo, Ev, Kit, and Travis discuss the historic vote for unionization by the Amazon workers in Bessemer, Alabama as well as the debut of our new segment, ‘Respect the Grift’. You can support us on Patreon, follow us on social media @ThisIsFalsePod, and you can watch us on YouTube!

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…

In this episode of the For No Reason Podcast, we speak with fiddler, dancer, and teacher Katie Grennan about her journey in music, mentorship in Irish music, as well as the good, bad, and the ugly of the trad scene! Katie also treats listeners to a tune in the middle of the show!

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 …

A little extra content for you this week as Ev and Travis find themselves in a car for two hours with nothing to do but podcast. Support us on Patreon and follow us on social media @ThisIsFalsePod

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…

Travis is joined this week by Windsor-based artists April Morris and Teajai Travis. April is a painter and visual artist and progenitor of The Pylon Project; Teajai is a poet, storyteller, activist and now the Executive Director of Artcite. We sat down to talk about community-facing art, decolonizing art, artivism, and the history and role of Artci…