Podcasts that run the gamut of topics, all with their own signature personality.
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Aug 19, 2019
Aug 19, 2019
1 hr 4 min
WHITE PRIVILEGE. Whether you're white, black or brown, liberal or conservative, it's a term that evokes an immediate gut-level response. Why? And can we ever have a rational discussion about the concept without people yelling at each other? Well, we try in this episode of the NOBULLpen!
Host:
Steven Kerzner
Panelists:
Andray Domise, freelance journalist & contributing editor at Macleans magazine
Liana Kerzner, journalist, lecturer, Youtuber focused on social issues, pop culture & how they intersect
Hafeez Noorani, digital content & marketing strategist, producer & panelist for FU_Politics
Aug 17, 2019
Aug 17, 2019
45 min
The Ethics Commissioner Report on SNC_Lavalin - Ed sounds off on the bullsh*t media circus, agents of purity & Conservative deceptions! Also Doug Ford's anti-democratic, fiscally wasteful mandatory gas-pump sticker law, a debate on Jeffrey Epstein conspiracy theories, Andrew Scheer making an ass of himself (again) and shooting the sh*t about what influence Twitter has on the opinions of regular Canadians. Plus, more debate on Butter Tarts.
Host: Ed the Sock (http://Twitter.Com/EdTheSock)
Panel:
Neil Waytowich (Neil Before Zod) political citizen-commentator, right-wing target, speaks softly & carries a big stick (metaphorically). Host also of ZODCAST on FU_Politics. http://Twitter.Com/ThatsMrNeil
Hafeez Noorani, digital content & marketing specialist and voice of sanity on social media. (Can also be heard on FU_Politics series Mensplaining) http://Twitter.Com/FeezyDoesIt
Stuart Benson, Ottawa journalist, arts reporter, editor of GLUE magazine and self-described "Leftist Dirtbag". http://Twitter.Com/LeftHandStu
Aug 17, 2019
Aug 17, 2019
48 min
Ishat Reza and Professor S decode the Ethics Commissioner’s report on the PM’s actions in the SNC Lavalin affair: what happened, what the implications are and what the government should do next with the roles of AG and Minister of Justice. Plus Fails of the Week and a topical edition of Fact or Fiction!
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https://Twitter.Com/RCI_101
Matter Of Fact is an #FU_Politics Original Podcast
No pundits, no jargon, no zealots - honest talk with knowledgeable, opinionated people w/sense of humour.
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Aug 16, 2019
Aug 16, 2019
47 min
Neil Waytowich (known on social media as Neil Before Zod) talks to political commentator Ishat Reza about the Ethics Commissioner's Report on the SNC_Lavalin affair - cutting through the hyperbole & partisan posturing, separating the fact from fiction and decoding the 63 page document from political jargon to understandable info. Follow Neil on Twitter at http://Twitter.Com/ThatsMrNeil
Ishat Reza is also the host of the critically-acclaimed Matter of Fact series with Professor S on FU_Politics. Follow her at http://Twitter.Com/Ishat_Reza
The (Kneel Before) ZODCAST is an #FU_Politics Podcast
Subscribe on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/funetwork
If you'd like to support our mission at FU_Politics, restoring to Canadian media the intelligence, civility, opinions based in fact and a sense of humour that we've been missing, consider becoming a patron, with a monthly donation (whatever you can afford) or a one-time gift of support. Going against the grain and building a network from scratch isn't as expensive as it once was - but it still ain't cheap! So consider backing FUN - The FU_Network's FU_Politics programming, where Smartass always starts with Smart.
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/funetworktv
Paypal: funetworktv@gmail.com
Thank you!
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Aug 14, 2019
Aug 14, 2019
39 min
Hosted by Ed the Sock - Who was your male hero, the person you looked up to as a kid? The persons and characters who informed and formed our aspirations and views on manhood & its responsibilities. We all had them. Our panel looks at their male role models, both as children and as adults, and question how the male figures we looked up to as kids hold up in the light of today. Pretty diverse group of influences that reflect in some cases changing values, in others male examples from the past that modern men would do good to emulate today.
Hosted by Canadian icon & FUN - The FU_Network founder Ed the Sock, Mensplaining is men talking to men about the challenges of being Men. Not ‘Guys’, ‘Bros’ or ‘Brahs’, no backlash, whining, griping, male tears or touchy-feely, new-agey mumbo-jumbo. Just men being honest and funny while talking about the role of men in our rapidly changing social, political and cultural landscape.
Aug 12, 2019
Aug 12, 2019
41 min
In the wake of the most recent tragic mass shootings in the US, there is a lot of confusion about Canadian gun laws and anxiety over their future, especially with the federal election close by. Ishat Reza and Professor S separate fact from fiction about Canada's gun laws plus their weekly Political Fails and Fact vs Fiction features!
Follow #iReza and Professor S on Twitter:
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Aug 11, 2019
Aug 11, 2019
39 min
This episode: Conservative leader Andrew Scheer takes his InsinScheer moniker to a new level with his awkward, robotic "man of the people" photograph series; Scheer's mysteriously deleted voting record on gun control issues; an SNC_Lavalin scandal that has nothing to do with the federal Liberals and scapegoating the mentally ill. Plus other stuff.
Panelists:
Neil Waytowich is a leading force on Twitter puncturing Fake News, propaganda & biased media reporting.
Dave K has a master's degree in history but, since that won't get you much beyond a job teaching history, he works in the financial services industry. Also has a dog named Hamster.
Ajay Sharma is a University of Guelph Political Science teacher & lecturer, disability advocate and political reformer and can also be found as co-host of FU_Politics series Matter of Fact with Ishat Reza.
Stuart Benson is an Ottawa based freelance journalist, entertainment editor for Glue Magazine, journalist/music & arts reviewer at Ottawa Showbox and self-proclaimed “Dirtbag Leftist”. Leftist maybe, we've yet to confirm the "dirtbag". Stay tuned.
MESSAGE FROM ED: HEY - FU_POLITICS IS BREAKING NEW GROUND IN HONEST TALK ABOUT CURRENT EVENTS. FUN - THE FU_NETWORK IS BRINGING BACK THE HONESTY, UNPREDICTABILITY AND STREET-LEVEL SMARTS MUCHMUSIC ABANDONED. BUT WE CAN'T DO IT ALONE, WE NEED YOUR HELP. OKAY, NOT YOUR HELP, YOUR MONEY. SO GIVE WHAT YOU CAN TO OUR PATREON AND HELP US KEEP GOING. OR ELSE DON'T BITCH AND WHINE WHEN THE ONLY CANADIAN MEDIA LEFT IS NOTHING BUT CORPORATE SHELLS MAKING GENERIC CRAP! LIKE, YOU KNOW, IT IS NOW!
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Aug 11, 2019
Aug 11, 2019
46 min
You can set your watch by it - how many minutes it takes American conservatives (and some progressives) to link tragic deaths by a mass-murderer to video games. Actually, you're better off using a digital stop-watch because it's measured in nano-seconds.
In case you're not aware, this linkage is not only complete BS, it's been proven to be complete BS! There have been studies after studies proving this. But the scapegoating continues.
In this NOBULLpen episode, popular Youtuber & noted authority on video games & gaming culture Liana Kerzner, journalist & former games podcaster Samantha Emann, real violence expert (she's visited some on those who deserved it) Lex Gore and security professional Adrian Cooper (yes, being a bouncer counts as being a 'security professional') dismember the attempts to blame US gun violence on video games with facts passion and humour. Hosted by Steven Kerzner.
You can find Liana Kerzner's online series about video games - Lady Bits & A Gamer's Guide to Feminism - plus her daily videos on the intersection of news & social issues with video games on her Youtube channel Youtube.com/Lianak and follow her on Twitter @redlianak.
Lex Gore, self-described "Vocalist, Ranter, Mom, Wife, Fighter, Lover, Punk, Jew, Alpha, X-Altruist, Unf*ckwithable, Survivor", can be found sharing her thoughts & real-life experiences on her Facebook page, Lex Gore.
Aug 4, 2019
Aug 4, 2019
27 min
Even though it's the term we play on for our series title, even we don't know for sure - what the Hell is "mansplaining"?
Hosted by Ed the Sock, Mensplaining is men talking to men about being men in today's world. Not ‘Guys’, ‘Bros’ or ‘Brahs’ - Men. No backlash, whining, griping, male tears or touchy-feely, new-agey mumbo-jumbo. Just men being honest and funny while talking about the role of men in our rapidly changing social, political and cultural landscape.
Today's panel:
Ed the Sock
Hafeez Noorani
Andrew Willis
Mo Amir
Aug 2, 2019
Aug 2, 2019
58 min
Ed the Sock and his panel take a bare-knuckles look at the week in politics.
Jessica Yaniv - oppressed transgender crusader or racist nutjob who harassing estheticians to wax her balls?
JWR - Former Liberal MP Jody Wilson-Raybould is asking for online donations to fund her independent MP campaign. Would you rather pay the $10 to support her or for her to go far, far away?
Plastic Ban - Sobey's supermarkets announced they are phasing out 'single-use' plastic shopping bags. Is there anyone on the face of the Earth who only uses a plastic shopping bag once?! What are dog & cat owners supposed to do with the pets' poops? Are paper bags really the environmentally-friendly answer? Ed says "NO" and has a better plan.
Mario Lopez & Trans Kids - Former 'Saved By the Bell' star said something stupid about transgender kids. Internet blew up. Why? Why do we care what an idiot actor says about complicated medical issues? He didn't even play a doctor on TV!
And in the Lightning Round - Butter Tarts - Delicious or Disgusting? Ed votes with the latter. Loudly.
Panelists:
Justin Whitehead https://twitter.com/OriginalJDW
Neil "Before Zod" Waytowich https://twitter.com/ThatsMrNeil
James DiFiore https://twitter.com/jamesdifiore
Lex Gore (Adaptiv)
MESSAGE FROM ED: HEY - FU_POLITICS IS BREAKING NEW GROUND IN HONEST TALK ABOUT CURRENT EVENTS. FUN - THE FU_NETWORK IS BRINGING BACK THE HONESTY, UNPREDICTABILITY AND STREET-LEVEL SMARTS MUCHMUSIC ABANDONED. BUT WE CAN'T DO IT ALONE, WE NEED YOUR HELP. OKAY, NOT YOUR HELP, YOUR MONEY. SO GIVE WHAT YOU CAN TO OUR PATREON AND HELP US KEEP GOING. OR ELSE DON'T BITCH AND WHINE WHEN THE ONLY CANADIAN MEDIA LEFT IS NOTHING BUT CORPORATE SHELLS MAKING GENERIC CRAP! LIKE, YOU KNOW, IT IS NOW!
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