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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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Jalal-ud-din-Mohammad Akbar, also known as Akbar, was one of the most famous Mughal kings and he reigned India during the 16th century. Akbar, unlike other Mughal emperors, was keen to have talented people in his court irrespective of their religion. He had nine gems in his court and amongst them, Birbal was widely considered the most intelligent. A Brahmin by birth, Birbal’s original name was Mahesh Das and he met Akbar first time when he helped Akbar and his courtiers find the way back to ...
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Once a wicked merchant called in a painter and asked him to make an exact replica portrait of himself with the condition that if it is any different than his true face, he will not pay a penny. When the painter came back to show his work, the merchant tweaked his facial impressions and kept troubling the painter needlessly. The poor painter eventua…
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Once Birbal met a very poor old man who has been cheated by a merchant. The poor old man was a very talented sculpture artist. In order to teach the greedy merchant a lesson, Birbal asked the old man to make a diamond from candy and then used his wit to get the old man's fortune back to him. Download Chimes Mobile App for tons of great Kids' podcas…
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Once Emperor Akbar thought of building an airy palace for himself. He tasked Birbal to bring this to reality. Now, Birbal knew this is an outrageous request from the king, so he came up with a unique way to make Akbar realize his error. Download Chimes Mobile App for tons of great Kids' podcasts and audio stories: http://onelink.to/8uzr4g Visit our…
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Once Emperor Akbar and Birbal had an interesting challenge in front of them to determine who was the real merchant between two people who each claimed for himself to be the master and the other person to be his servant. How did Birbal finally cracked this puzzle? Download Chimes Mobile App for tons of great Kids' podcasts and audio stories: http://…
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Once Emperor Akbar was spending some personal time with his wife when she started to stretch due to tiredness. Akbar got upset and stopped talking to her. Queen finally called on Birbal to help her out and break this childish fuss of Akbar. Download Chimes Mobile App for tons of great Kids' podcasts and audio stories: http://onelink.to/8uzr4g Visit…
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Emperor Akbar had a habit of listening to stories before going to bed and for this, he tasked his courtiers to take turns. But he will have fun by stretching the stories so that every night this will continue till quite late. But when it was finally Birbal's turn, he thought of a trick to teach Akbar a lesson. Download Chimes Mobile App for tons of…
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Once an old man has to go out of town, so he left his wealth with a young boy who was his neighbor. But on his return, the young boy denied taking any money from the old man. So the case went to emperor Akbar's court and hence had to be resolved by Birbal. Download Chimes Mobile App for tons of great Kids' podcasts and audio stories: http://onelink…
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Once Akbar asked Birbal to handle a very delicate matter when someone stole the money of a poor little child. Birbal decided that the thief was a piece of rock and ordered to get it punished. But that didn't make sense to anyone in the kingdom. Had Birbal really lost his mind? Download Chimes Mobile App for tons of great Kids' podcasts and audio st…
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Keshav and Govind were neighbors and once went to Emperor Akbar's court to resolve their dispute regarding the ownership of a mango tree located near their house. Akbar asked Birbal to look into the matter and Birbal used his cleverness to find who is the real owner of the tree. Download Chimes Mobile App for tons of great Kids' podcasts and audio …
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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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Once Emperor Akbar decided to test the intelligence of his courtiers and asked them two difficult questions. Which river's water is the sweetest? What is that which doesn't get light from either the sun or moon? When everyone failed to answer the questions to Akbar's satisfaction, he asked Birbal to give his views. Download Chimes Mobile App for to…
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Once lived a common man named Hunar who had collected a lot of wealth by his hard work. When his hut caught fire, a greedy neighbor came to his rescue but tricked him to steal all his wealth. The poor man was left with no option but to seek help from Emperor Akbar and Birbal. Birbal used his sharp mind to find a solution for this solution. Download…
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Once Emperor Akbar tricked Birbal by placing an apple in a tricky way and used that incident to tease him all the time. In order to put an end to this, Birbal used his wit and came up with a way to settle this matter with Akbar and in the process ensured that Akbar never teases him again. Download Chimes Mobile App for tons of great Kids' podcasts …
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The Egyptian King was quite impressed listening to all the stories of courtier Birbal and invited him to visit him once. When Birbal reached there, Birbal was received by a courtier. When he went to the courtroom the next day, someone was sitting on the throne but Birbal went to one of the courtiers and wished him. He explained how he was able to r…
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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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Following the death of one of Akbar’s brave soldiers, the soldier’s old wife faced plenty of difficulties and poverty in her life. When Birbal learned about her situation, he summoned her to the court with the soldier’s sword. The next day, the old lady visited Akbar and asked him to keep her husband’s sword in his treasury. She explained to Akbar …
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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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Many years ago, there was a businessman in Delhi. Two thieves disguised as business people once came to meet him. They pretended to be from China and requested the innocent man to sell a few jewels for them. As an honest man, he requested the thieves in disguise to hand it to him and that he would look into their request. The criminals demanded tha…
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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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Once upon a time, there lived a businessman who was fascinated by jewelry and liked wearing them. He used to wear a diamond necklace. One day he kept his necklace on the table and went for a shower. When he came back, his diamond necklace was nowhere to be found. He gathered all his servants and asked them to return it if anyone has taken it. None …
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Once upon a time, in Delhi, there lived a Brahman who insisted on being called "Shastriji" despite having no knowledge of the Vedas. He tried hard as a child to learn the Vedas but was never able to remember what he read. Desperate Brahman sought to Birbal for assistance. Perplexed Birbal, paused for a moment to consider his options before instruct…
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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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Once there lived a poor woman who used to cook for other people to earn money. Every month, she used to save a certain portion of her money so that she could have a peaceful life in the future. Her earnings were very dear to her. One day a few of her known people decided to go on a pilgrimage. She decided to join them in the journey but was worried…
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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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Like we all know, Birbal was emperor Akbar’s favorite gem and consultant. Be it a small issue or something huge and important, Akbar always looked up to Birbal for help and advice. As Birbal was preferred more in the court of the king, the other members were often jealous. One day when Akbar came to court, he noticed that the courtroom be very sile…
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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…
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We’re delayed this week due to technical difficulties. The planned episode won’t be out until Monday. In the meantime, Evelyn Irish and Travis Laver went off the damn rails. We celebrated the death of Rush Limbaugh, discussed r/Neoliberal, talked about the Green Party’s insane Olympic plan, and then the centerpiece: Durham Region’s Black History Mo…
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This week on the program, we welcome in Pindzer B, dear friend of the show and recipient of ODSP benefits. We talked to her about her life on ODSP and the barriers she faces trying to survive on the woefully inadequate service. That happens around the 33-minute mark and BIG content warning—discussions of suicide, drug use, drug overdoses, and livin…
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Liz Singh is a delight! She's also a filmmaker, an activist, and an artist and she joins us on this week's episode to talk about her film The Lower Plateau--you know eventually. Before that, we chat about stonks, TikTok, James Cameron, and more. You can follow us on social media @ThisIsFalsePod and email us at ThisIsFalsePodcast@protonmail.com. Als…
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Everyone is aware of Birbal’s intelligence and wise decisions. But when the King of Iran came to know about Birbal, he decided to test him. The king sent three idols to the court of Akbar. The idols were exactly identicals to look at. There was a letter attached to them where the king mentioned, “ Emperor Akbar, among the three idols, identify and …
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In this, the latest episode of This Is False, Ev, Mo, and Travis talk about the following: The worm that must be hollowing out the brain of the American Liberal; Julie Payette’s shameful behaviour and whether or not there should even be a Governor General; and our saviour Rick Mercer. Support us on Patreon and follow us on all the social media @Thi…
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One day two businessmen named Sevamal and Mandbudh came to Akbar's court seeking for a resolution to their dispute. Sevamal complained that last month, he had lent Mandbudh some money but now Mandbudh is refusing to pay him back. He complained that, in fact, Mandbudh is disagreeing with the fact of ever taking money from him. Akbar asked Mandbudh h…
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