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  Vicky Mochama  

A weekly show about news and politics that is making a safe space for your questionable takes. hosted by Vicky Mochama.

A weekly show about news and politics that is making a safe space for your questionable takes. hosted by Vicky Mochama.

 

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#64

Buying An (Affordable) House and How To Feel (Again)

Vice News reporter Steven Zhou returns to the podcast for a conversation with Financial Post reporter and host of the Down to Business podcast Emily Jackson. The panel tackles the big tricky question of housing affordability: do election promises matter? Will they solve the problem and is there even a point to home ownership?    ... Read more

04 Oct 2019

27 MINS

27:27

04 Oct 2019

#63

Canada's Hot Corny Dad and The Case Against Halloween

Co-host of Black Tea Melayna Williams and co-host of the Critics vs. Fans podcast Mike Sholars drop by the studio to recap the blackface scandal, the week that was and to answer who is corniest: Justin Trudeau or Chance the Rapper? ... Read more

27 Sep 2019

27 MINS

27:06

27 Sep 2019

#62

An Ally in Blackface and the Power Rangers of Policy

It's the first episode of the fifth season and the heady first weeks of the election! Macleans journalist Anne Kingston, Broadbent Institute policy analyst Brittany Andrew Amofah and Yellowhead Institute research fellow Courtney Skye are on the panel to talk through Justin Trudeau's blackface past, the questions on women's minds and the end of humility.  ... Read more

20 Sep 2019

33 MINS

33:32

20 Sep 2019

#61

Climate Change, Fake News and Kangaroos

In an all-star fourth season finale recorded live at the Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema, the panel takes on climate change, climate strikes and the Green New Deal with former environment commissioner Dianne Saxe, NDP candidate Matthew Greene and National Observer investigative reporter Fatima Syed. Buzzfeed News' Jane Lytvynenko quizzes Vicky and Ishmael on all the disinformation that isn't fit to print. Anne T. Donahue and Sarah Hagi ... well, they do their thing.    Promotional support by Greenpeace Canada and the Canadian Association of Black Journalists.  ... Read more

07 Jun 2019

39 MINS

39:40

07 Jun 2019

#60

A Green Season and Bringing Common Sense to Periods

Author and commentator David Moscrop and investigative journalist for the National Observer Fatima Syed join the panel to discuss climate change, the future of the Green Party and why Canada might need a nuclear bomb.  ... Read more

17 May 2019

32 MINS

32:53

17 May 2019

#59

Drake The Saviour and Our Best Takes, Live

Listen to an unaired conversation about Drake and the role he plays in politics with writer Sarah Hagi and Globe and Mail columnist Denise Balkissoon. Also: we're doing a live show this month so listen to our best takes from the last live show with Sandy Hudson, Sarah Hagi and Lido Pimienta. ... Read more

10 May 2019

21 MINS

21:47

10 May 2019

#58

Harper's Favourite Show and the Simpsons' Trip to Canada

Editor of the Newfoundland and Labrador Independent Drew Brown and Canadian Press reporter Holly McKenzie-Sutter join the panel to talk about the Simpsons joke that has one province talking. Also, we talk about Murdoch Mysteries and a "sham" of an election.  ... Read more

03 May 2019

28 MINS

28:14

03 May 2019

#57

What The SNC?

iPolitics reporter Marieke Walsh helps us understand everything that's been going on with the SNC scandal that's been rocking Canadian politics.  ... Read more

30 Apr 2019

17 MINS

17:11

30 Apr 2019

#56

Running for Co-Prime Minister And Raccoon Fight Club

PEI has voted so journalist and podcaster Justin Ling joins the panel to explain the Green Party's chances, the Progressive Conservative win and what a better version of politics could be. Chatelaine senior writer Sarah Boesveld guest co-hosts with some warm memories of 8th grade.  ... Read more

26 Apr 2019

29 MINS

29:11

26 Apr 2019

#55

Grandma's Flat Tummy Tea and the End of Big Lettuce

Buzzfeed News disinformation reporter Jane Lytvynenko and MobileSyrup reporter Shruti Shekar break down the new rules and regulations about your favourite social media sites. Also, instead of an Alberta election update, we celebrate Queen Bey.  ... Read more

19 Apr 2019

30 MINS

30:17

19 Apr 2019

#54

An Abundance of Todds and the End of Big Oil

Writer and activist Bashir Mohamed joins ABToday reporter Catherine Griwkowsky to catch on all the high, lows and hopes of the upcoming Alberta election. ... Read more

12 Apr 2019

24 MINS

24:36

12 Apr 2019

#53

A Lack of Collusion and Taxing Dr. Dre

Democracy Now digital editor Ishmael Daro returns to the podcast with an update on the Mueller report and what Democrats are doing while writer Sarah Hagi asks if any of it matters. Also joining is Globe and Mail columnist Denise Balkissoon with an argument in favour of talking to problematic white people.  ... Read more

29 Mar 2019

28 MINS

28:00

29 Mar 2019

#52

Bercow's Brexit and One Big Dumb Question

Globe and Mail columnist Doug Saunders takes you through the big week in Brexit. Analyst Oksana Kischuk looks at the money being thrown at millenials in Budget 2019. And the panel comes to a rare agreement.  ... Read more

22 Mar 2019

31 MINS

31:34

22 Mar 2019

#51

The Yoga-fication of Getting High and The Rock's Black Canadian Dad

Vice Canada reporter Manisha Krishnan catches us up on the last five months in marijuana legalization - who's winning, who is losing and what, if anything, we've gained. Toronto Star sports reporter Morgan Campbell breaks down the cheating scandal rocking the one-percent, Felicity Huffman's house and university sports. Also, Morgan invents a holiday, Manisha ends everyone's careers and Vicky celebrates innovation.    ... Read more

15 Mar 2019

31 MINS

31:40

15 Mar 2019

#50

Quebec's Immigration Stand and John Tory's Reggae Band

Le Devoir columnist Emilie Nicolas walks through Quebec's big plan on immigration. Broadcaster and activist Desmond Cole joins the panel to talk about The Problem With Dancing With John Tory. And Vicky declines a do-over. ... Read more

08 Mar 2019

26 MINS

26:02

08 Mar 2019

#49

Broken Plans and Driving In Cars With Defence Lawyers

On a very special episode of Safe  Space we feature three podcasts from The Docket, The Read Road and the Intrepid podcast. ... Read more

01 Mar 2019

27 MINS

27:25

01 Mar 2019

#48

A Questionable Convoy and The Maximum Price for Brunch

National Post reporter Tyler Dawson explains the convoy of protestors that rode from the West to the Hill. And a new plan to change police oversight in Ontario unravels years of negotiations and protesting. Plus Buzzfeed News reporter Lauren Strapagiel drops a gender bomb.  Comedian, policy wonk and noted millennial Courtney Skye co-hosts.  ... Read more

22 Feb 2019

28 MINS

28:24

22 Feb 2019

#47

Strong Men Crying and The Right To Be Fake

Toronto Star reporter and expert lie detector Daniel Dale walks the panel through President Trump's lies. Hill Times deputy editor Charelle Evelyn breaks down the details of a big allegation and a controversy that you need a flowchart for. Featuring writer Sarah Hagi as guest co-host.  (Photo credit: Gage Skidmore) ... Read more

15 Feb 2019

31 MINS

31:43

15 Feb 2019

#46

Angering The Heritage Minutes and White Confession Month

Political commentator Supriya Dwivedi and Globe and Mail columnist John Ibbitson join Vicky on the first episode of the fourth season to talk about the Conservative Heritage Minute parody video, advertising strategy in this election, the election protection task force and more. Plus, Supriya takes on new moms, John says there will be less people and Vicky celebrates for all the wrong reasons.    ... Read more

08 Feb 2019

28 MINS

28:43

08 Feb 2019

#45

White Pride Honeypot & Show Us The Feet Sweetie

This week, because it’s our last show of the season, we’re doing things a little differently. Instead of just looking at the past week in news, we’re going to be discussing a bunch of stories from the past year — ones we think didn’t get enough attention or are simply worth revisiting. We're joined by freelancers Sadiya Ansari and Tannara Yelland. ... Read more

22 Jun 2018

26 MINS

26:03

22 Jun 2018

#44

A Parade for Cops & Britney Spears the Economist

Financial Post reporter James McLeod and Black Lives Matter Toronto co-founder Sandy Hudson join the panel this week to talk about the drama from the G7 and protesting police at Pride.  ... Read more

15 Jun 2018

39 MINS

39:03

15 Jun 2018

#43

Justin Trudeau's Relationship Advice & The Patrick Dempsey of Canadian Politics

We're back after a one-week break, and boy is there a lot to catch up on. First, an update on the federal government's decision to buy a pipeline, and why it could blow up in Justin Trudeau's face. Then, a recap of the wild Ontario election campaign and our predictions of whose election-night party will be the most fun. Joining us this week are Hayden King, executive director of the Yellowhead Institute at Ryerson University, and Heather Barlow, a public and government relations consultant with the Daisy Group. Ishmael joins in remotely from the Big Apple. Follow Hayden on Twitter: https://twitter.com/hayden_king Follow the Yellowhead Institute: https://twitter.com/Yellowhead_ Follow Heather on Twitter: https://twitter.com/heather_barlow_ ... Read more

07 Jun 2018

26 MINS

26:57

07 Jun 2018

#42

When The Government Comes Knocking On Your Door

  Across Canada, Indigenous and Black children are apprehended by provincial child welfare agencies at much higher rates than their white counterparts. Children can languish in the system, separated from their families for years, even as the parents try desperately to fight against the bureaucracy and bring them back home. In some cases, babies are even taken from mothers right after birth. Joining us to talk about this and more are Kike Ojo, project manager for One Vision One Voice, whose goal is to improve the child welfare system for African Canadians in Ontario, and Maclean's journalist Kyle Edwards, who has reported on how Indigenous children fare in the system. Follow Kike: https://twitter.com/mskikeojo Follow Kyle: https://twitter.com/kylejeddie ... Read more

25 May 2018

42 MINS

42:48

25 May 2018

#41

Unfairness In Sport and Hating Fireworks

Toronto Star reporters Morgan Campbell and Fatima Syed join the panel this week to talk about why the province of Ontario is refusing to release a videotape from a jail where a man died, and the new unfair rule in the world of track that seems to target Caster Semenya.  ... Read more

18 May 2018

28 MINS

28:36

18 May 2018