Radio Free Winnipeg

In this episode Greg talks about his recent trip to Japan. Greg has been to Japan three times with his partner. Scott asks Greg about Tokyo, how Japan is the height of consumer capitalism, and Japanese culture. The second half of the show Greg reflects on his trip to Hiroshima and how that changed his view on the use of the atomic bomb in World War 2. Like us on Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/radiofreewinnipeg/ Follow us on Twitter- @Radio_Free_Wpg    

On this episode of Radio Free Winnipeg we talk with CKUW news director Anna Sigrithur. Anna talks about her path to campus and community radio through food, gardening and storytelling. Anna talks about what makes campus and community radio special as well as the challenges that it brings. Here is our past interviews with CKUW staff http://radiofreewinnipeg.tumblr.com/post/138999536662/campus-community-radio Check out CKUW morning news show People of Interest. It airs 8-9am Monday to Wednesday on CKUW 95.9fm. Online archive is here https://www.mixcloud.com/CKUW_POI/ Like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/radiofreewinnipeg/ Follow us on Twitter @Radio_Free_WPG  

In this episode we talk with Michal Rozworski. Michal Rozowrski is a economist, writer and podcast produce who endeavor's to bring a popular left perspective to the collision of economics and politics. His been producing a podcast, Political Eh Economy, since 2014. His writing has appeared in Jacobin, Ricochet (where he is a contributing editor), The Toronto Star, Briarpatch Magazine, The Tyee and Canadian Dimension. Michal talks about the challenge of bringing a left economic perspective to a wider audience and how to make economic concepts "living concepts" rather than theoretical ones. You can get more of Michal Rozworski's writings and podcast at  http://rozworski.org/political-eh-conomy/ Like Radio Free Winnipeg on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/radiofreewinnipeg/ Follow us on Twitter @Radio_Free_Wpg  

In this episode we talk with Aaron Maiden host and producer of The Rebel Beat podcast. The Rebel Beat is podcast of politically radical music from across genres and continents. Greg and Scott talk to Aaron about how music has shaped his politics, how someone who is politically radical can engage with art and culture and the importance of radical politics in art. You can find out more about The Rebel Beat here https://rebelbeatradio.com/ Like Radio Free Winnipeg on Face book https://www.facebook.com/radiofreewinnipeg/ Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/Radio_Free_Wpg  

For this episode we replay our interview we did with Harrison Samphir from last year on the situation in Ukraine and media coverage of it. It is from last year but many of the points and information still hold true today and with the current hysteria in Canadian media over Russian interference in Canadian government it is no less pertinent. If you like the show please rate us on itunes. Like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/radiofreewinnipeg/ Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/Radio_Free_Wpg  

In this episode we feature a clip from Free City Radio (from CKUT in Montreal) about the history of Africaville in Halifax, racial segregation in Canada and racism in city planning. Greg and Scott then talk about how the history of Africaville parallels issues in Winnipeg.

In this episode Scott talks to the Nation magazine's Sports Editor and host of The Edge of Sports podcast, Dave Zirin about the significance politics played in professional sports over the past year. Zirin speaks about the history of dissent in the NFL and the significance it plays in shifting social consciousness.   Links: Edge of Sports Dave Zirin at The Nation

In this episode Scott and Greg discuss Kelly Leitch's comments about abolishing the Indian Act and her populist rhetoric, as well as how liberal identity politics co-exist with white nationalism and neo-fascism.   Notable links: The Prince Albert Herald - Leitch: I do have 22 letters at the end of my name, I’m not an idiot HuffPo - 'Anti-elite' Leitch reportedly slaps down critic by citing her resume Robert Jago on Leitch's comments. -- Jacobin - Safety Pins and Swastikas The Irish Times - What the Alt-right is really all about

In this New Year's Day episode we decided to take it easy, kick back and play a few tracks to inspire the masses.  Songs played: Minimum Wage Strike - David Rovics My Favorite Mutiny - The Coup Waiting for The Great Leap Forward - Billy Bragg United Nations - The Nihilist Spasm Band & Joe McPhee (9:02)

Scott Neigh (@canadianlefty) is an writer, activist and radio host based in Hamilton, Ontario. Neigh hosts Talking Radical Radio, which delivers in-depth interviews with grassroots activists engaged in a broad range of social change work in communities across the country. In this episode we bond over our shared interest in community radio. We discuss what goes in to creating a half hour talk radio program and how the grassroots media landscape has changed over time. You can listen to Talking Radical Radio on CKUW 95.9 FM immediately following Radio Free Winnipeg, Tuesdays at 10am on 93.3 FM CFMU in Hamilton, Ontario or anytime via the Podcast feed hosted by Rabble.ca.    

In this episode we play an excerpt of Yves Engler's recent talk at the University of Winnipeg about his new book A Propaganda System — How Governments, Corporations, Media and Academia Sell War and Exploitation. With examples of coverage of Haiti, Palestine and the natural resource industry, Engler details how the Canadian government is involved in actively shaping the public's understanding of foreign policy through one-sided mainstream media coverage.  Audio of Yves's talk provided by Paul Graham. Checkout Paul's YouTube channel for more talks and independent media coverage.    

Mother Tareka/Tarek Funk is an MC, instrumentalist, producer based in Hamilton, Ontario. His most recent record, Elephants, released under the moniker Mother Tareka and The Rebel Funktion, is a collaboration between a number of talented musicians with a background in jazz, funk, afrobeat and hip hop. Rapping in both Arabic and English, Mother Tareka, injects his lyrics with radical politics. Elephants is thematically packed with calls for social and political justice and enough catchy beats to keep your head bobbing.  In this episode we interview Tarek about the new album, his musical influences and his experience as a Syrian-Palestinian immigrant to Canada.  Addtional Links: Mother Tareka and The Rebel Funktion - Elephants - on Bandcamp MotherTareka.com

In this episode we discuss how settler colonialism plays out through neoliberal development projects and gentrification in Winnipeg in a conversation with geographer Owen Toews. Toews holds a Ph.D in Human Geography from the City University of New York (CUNY) Graduate Center. In 2015 he published his dissertation "Resettling the City? Settler Colonialism, Neoliberalism, and Urban Land in Winnipeg, Canada."  

Our latest episode was recorded live on location at The Windsor Hotel here in Winnipeg, just prior to a benefit show for the Standing Rock protectors opposing the Dakota Access Pipeline. Scott and Greg had the opportunity to speak with two of the artists who performed at the benefit show, Lee Reed, formerly the frontman for Warsawpack, and Mother Tareka, a Palestinian-Syrian residing in Canada. Tareka and Reed have been collaborating and making music for several years and are heavily involved in the Hamilton hip hop scene.   Links: The Butcher, The Banker, The Bitumen Tanker on Bandcamp. Mother Tareka and The Rebel Funktion on Bandcamp Track List: Imagine something different - Mother Tareka New Day - Mother Tareka ft. Lee Reed.  This Microphone - Lee Reed No Kanada - Lee Reed Electric Blanket - Mother Tareka ft. Lee Reed Bad Gas - Lee Reed

In this episode we look into the role that Canadian corporations and the State play in relation to Honduras. Scott and Greg speak with Grahame Russel, co-director of Rights Action, about the repression and terror activists and journalists have been subjected to since the 2009 coup and how Canada is implicated. Additional links: Face to Face with Grahame Russel “End U.S. [& Canadian] Support for the Thugs of Honduras” Honduran activist wants Trudeau to pressure Canadian mining companies on human rights abuses Ottawa should make mining companies more accountable: Editorial

We've got a bunch of stuff in the works over the next month that we are really excited for but first... Scott and Greg talk about the recent attempt by Canadaland to talk about the Israel and Palestine issue and Canadian media coverage of it. Scott and Greg break down self-fulfilling prophecies that Jesse Brown, Vicky Mochama, Supriya Dwivedi used to justify their piss poor discussion of the issue. Here is the episode of Canadaland short cuts episode http://www.canadalandshow.com/podcast/short-cuts-83-oh-god-fine-lets-talk-israel/ Here is Yves Engler's response in Rabble.ca http://rabble.ca/blogs/bloggers/yves-engler/2016/09/anti-palestinian-media-bias-still-remains-untouchable-even-to-can

In this episode we look at Canada's involvement in NATO. We speak with Harrison Samphir (@HarrySamphir), web editor of Canadian Dimension, to shed some light on Canada's recent deployment of troops to Poland and Latvia, as well as the greater conflict in Ukraine. Samphir helps sift through media coverage to illustrate how Russia has been consistently demonized by Western publications to the benefit of NATO interests in the region. We also discuss the growing wave of fascist movements in Europe and across the globe. Additional Links Why is Canada adding to NATO's military build-up in Eastern Europe? Canadian Dimension Magazine

In this episode we talk with Brian Lorraine, a local teacher and freelance journalist about Shoal Lake 40 and how it serves as an example of the Canadian colonial past and present. https://ricochet.media/en/1239/shoal-lake-40-water-crisis-an-ugly-reminder-of-canadian-colonialism  

On the radio we replayed our interview with Adele Perry about The Greater Winnipeg Water District aqueduct and the dispossession of Shoal Lake #40.  For you're podcast feed we bring you this short filler, but don't worry, we'll be back in two weeks with a new episode.

In this episode we report back from our field trip to the movies to see Star Trek Beyond. We discuss the film, our low expectation going into it, and how it compares to the rest of the franchise.