May 3, 2018
‘On the Line’ provides a long-line perspective on B.C.’s labour movement
“You can’t just put people in white hats and black hats. There’s always a dimension to them that, as you get to know them, is good to know.” – Rod Mickleburgh
rabble radio
Hosted by Breanne Doyle, rabble radio is the flagship podcast of rabble.ca. rabble breaks down the news of the day from a progressive lens.
rabble radio brings you closer to the stories that matter to you. If you’re curious about the latest news in Canadian politics, labour, environment, or social justice, you’ve come to the right place. This is news for the rest of us – free of corporate influence.
April 26, 2018
Making private moments public — the ‘Homemade Visible’ Project
A project to get all those old home movies out of people’s closets and into the archives — especially footage documenting the lives of Indigenous people and visible minorities.
April 19, 2018
Frogs in your radio: An acoustic ecology celebration of Earth Week
Brady Marks and Mark Timmings talk about The Wetland Project, a series of arts events from a wetland on Saturna Island, B.C.
April 12, 2018
Judy Rebick talks about her new book ‘Heroes in my Head’
rabble.ca’s cofounder talks about her new memoir about her life as an activist while coping as a survivor of childhood sexual abuse.
April 5, 2018
Ghosts of Hate Radio
On the 24th anniversary of the Rwandan genocide, David Kattenburg takes a look at how Rwandan radio is promoting healing where it was once used to promote violence.
March 29, 2018
A train to inclusion?
Stephen Dale and Lil Blume explore how gentrification affects transit and vice versa in this documentary about Hamilton and Light Rail Transit.
March 22, 2018
Reflections on the 50th anniversary of My Lai
Vietnam War historian Christian Appy talks to Michael Welch of the Global Research News Hour about the larger significance of one of the most shocking events of the Vietnam War.
March 15, 2018
‘Sniff Off!’ A look at your rights if a police sniffer dog comes to check you out
Michelle Guo takes a look at the laws surrounding the use of sniffer dogs in Canada.
February 22, 2018
Homeless Marathon 2018 – coming to a radio station near you
Radio stations across the country are creating a collaborative day of programming about homelessness. Find out how they’re doing it, and how you can listen.
February 8, 2018
Bill 148 and precarious workers – will it make a difference?
Andrew Cash, musician and co-founder of the Urban Worker Project takes a break between soundchecks to share thoughts about what’s needed to make precarious work less precarious.
January 25, 2018
Women’s March London: An audio picture
For those who weren’t able to make it to a Women’s March last weekend, and for those who did and would like to go to another one. Meg Borthwick takes us to the Women’s March in London Ontario.
January 18, 2018
Women’s March on Canada 2018
It’s been a year since the women marched to protest the inauguration of Donald Trump. A year later, the marches are happening again. Find out what’s happening in Canada this weekend.