The rabble podcast network offers an alternative take on politics, entertainment, society, stories, community and life in general. All opinions belong to the podcaster; however, podcasters are expected to adhere to our guidelines. We welcome new podcasters -- contact us for details.
Talking Radical Radio May 12
Image: Used with permission of the ODSP Action Coalition.
Taking action to improve disability benefits in Ontario
Kyle Vose and Andrea Hatala talk about the work of the ODSP Action Coalition organizing recipients of disability benefits in Ontario.
RadioLabour May 8
Image: Cottonbro/Pexels
Labour working for a redesigned economy
RadioLabour's Canada Report: The Canadian Labour Congress and Unifor are organizing to build permanent changes for front-line workers.
rabble radio May 7
Image: Elisa Lee
Climate grief -- advice for activists for dealing with emotional fallout
Elisa Lee, environmental educator and self-care facilitator talks about getting beyond intellectual reactions towards climate change, and getting to the heart of the matter.
Talking Radical Radio May 5
Eastern arm of Burrard Inlet from Burnaby Mountain. Image: Vranak/Wikimedia
Grassroots Indigenous resistance to the Trans Mountain tar sands pipeline
Will George, a member of the Tsleil-Waututh Nation, talks about his involvement in grassroots opposition to the Trans Mountain tar sands pipeline expansion project.
RadioLabour May 1
Image: maabsnco0/Pixabay
Retail food workers need respect not abuse
RadioLabour's Canada Report: The UFCW is helping retail food workers during the pandemic. Plus, the world needs a global social protection plan.
rabble radio April 30
Claude Schryer by Rideau River. Image: Sabrina Matthews. Used with permission
Terrified awakening -- sound artist Claude Schryer talks about art, climate grief and hope
Climate data is not always resonating with the general population, so artists are looking for new ways to tell those stories.
face2face April 29
Image: Barbara Kopple and Cabin Creek Films. Used with permission.
Award-winning doc director Barbara Kopple on learning from the past
"Harlan County USA" director talks about her newest film "Desert One," and what she's learned about her country after almost 50 years of documentary making.
Talking Radical Radio April 28
Image: Vegetables/Piqsels
Migrant agricultural workers demanding dignity
Hector Balderos Campos and Natalia Sudeyko talk about the work of the Dignidad Migrante Society, an organization which supports migrant agricultural workers in Canada.
RadioLabour April 24
A pro-Trump rally in Washington D.C. in 2017. Image: Ted Eytan/Wikimedia
How the right wing will take advantage of the pandemic
RadioLabour's Canada Report: Naomi Klein explains how the right will use the crisis to implement its ideas; Unifor calls for post-pandemic restructuring.
rabble radio April 23
Image: plesektomas/Pixabay
Beyond beans -- getting started in vegan cookery
Karen Burson talks to those who would like to cook vegan meals but aren't confident about making tasty meals without using the usual repertoire of animal products.
face2face April 22
Image: CBC/Hockey Mom. Used with permission.
From war to the rink -- a Syrian family's life in Canada
Teyama Alkamli and Andrew Moir talk about their new film "Hockey Mom," a story about Syrian refugee Fatma and her son Majed and how they rebuilt their lives in Canada.
Talking Radical Radio April 21
Image: Used with permission of the Decent Work and Health Network.
COVID-19 shines a light on the relationship between work and health
Robyn Beckett of the Decent Work and Health Network talks about the impact our employment can have on our health, the fight for better employment standards, and COVID-19.
RadioLabour April 17
Image: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health/Wikimedia
Ontario destroyed millions of respirators health-care workers need
RadioLabour's Canada Report: How unions are supporting health-care workers in Ontario and B.C.
rabble radio April 16
Flying over the Northwest Territories Image: Victoria Fenner
Coping with COVID-19 in Canada's North
Two interviews -- one from Cumberland House, Saskatchewan, and another from Yellowknife about how COVID-19 is affecting a vast area of the country.
Needs No Introduction April 16
Image: rabble.ca
Happy 19th birthday rabble!
A look back at rabble's roots and at new directions for the future as they looked almost a decade ago. A replay of rabble's 10th birthday discussion at the Gladstone Hotel in 2011.
face2face April 15
Image: Northern Banner Releasing. Used with permission.
No ketchup in the future, according to comedy film 'James vs. His Future Self'
Would you time travel if you could? David Peck talks to Daniel Stern, one of the stars of "James vs. His Future Self" and riffs on themes about living in the now rather than the future.
Talking Radical Radio April 14
Smoke stacks from the Vale Copper Cliff nickel refinery in Sudbury, Ontario. Image: Tony Webster/Wikimedia
How to protect your community from the mining industry
Joan Kuyek talks about her decades of involvement in struggles related to mining and about her book, "Unearthing Justice: How to Protect Your Community from the Mining Industry."
RadioLabour April 10
Image: 272447/Pixabay
The women on the front lines are not getting the respect or pay they deserve
RadioLabour's Canada Report: An interview with CLC secretary-treasurer Marie Clarke Walker, and a message of support to Unifor members.
rabble radio April 9
David Barth with World Accord project partners in Honduras. Image: Victoria Fenner
Helping from afar -- international humanitarian work and COVID-19
David Barth of World Accord talks about his challenging trip home from Honduras with a group of volunteers. And Simon Chambers, ACT Alliance, talks about changing priorities in the time of COVID-19.
face2face April 8
Image Copyright: Pantaleon films. Used with permission.
Mime artist Marcel Marceau's story told in film 'Resistance'
Many people know about Marcel Marceau's life as a mime artist, but not about his life in the Second World War resistance movement. Director Jonathan Jakubowicz talks about his new film "Resistance."
Talking Radical Radio April 7
Image: Chadillaccc/Wikimedia
Coalition building in Calgary to defend the common good
Organizing thousands of people is no small job. Lead organizer Ryan Andersen talks about the work of the Calgary Alliance for the Common Good.
RadioLabour April 3
Image: OFL. Used by permission.
Ontario's COVID-19 plans for workers need much more work
RadioLabour's Canada Report: An interview with OFL president Patty Coates; CUPE's support of front-line workers; and more.
rabble radio April 2
Shifaa Hospital, Gaza. Image: Gigi Ibrahim/Flickr
A Palestinian woman talks about dealing with COVID-19 in Gaza
Mariam Abu Alatta, project officer with the Aisha Association for Woman and Child Protection in Gaza, talks about the COVID-19 outbreak and how it's affecting life in the early days of the pandemic.
face2face April 1
Image: Richard Bell and Karma Film. Used with permission
Boys and toxic masculinity explored in the film 'Brotherhood'
Richard Bell talks about his new film "Brotherhood," dignity and self-sacrifice, putting others before ourselves, rites of passage, real boys and toxic masculinity.
Talking Radical Radio March 31
Image: Ralph Chang/Pexels
Organizing Chinese grocery store workers during the pandemic
Justin Kong of the Chinese Canadian National Council Toronto Chapter talks about organizing with workers in Chinese grocery stores, and about doing so in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.
RadioLabour March 27
Image: PXHere
Reboot post-pandemic economy with green technologies says CLC president
RadioLabour's Canada Report: An interview with CLC president Hassan Yussuff. Child care during the pandemic. And more.
rabble radio March 26
Mostly empty shelves of an Atlantic Superstore supermarket of Halifax, Nova Scotia, on March 13, 2020. Image: Indrid__Cold/Flickr
COVID-19 and food security -- Cuba understands it better than we do
Lois Ross, rabble's agriculture columnist, reflects on a recent trip to Cuba and talks about what Cubans know about food security that we can learn from in Canada.
Talking Radical Radio March 24
Image: Used with the permission of the Museum of Vancouver.
Exploring Indigenous Trans Mountain pipeline-inspired art
Sharon Fortney talks about the complicated history of museums and about the Acts of Resistance exhibit, which showcases art from an Indigenous action against the Trans Mountain pipeline.
RadioLabour March 20
Image: ElasticComputeFarm/Pixabay
How many health-care workers will die?
RadioLabour's Canada Report: What needs to be done to protect health-care workers?
rabble radio March 19
Image: Alyssa Wright by Scott Cooper. Used with permission.
Falling through the cracks -- gig workers talk about money during COVID-19
Alyssa Wright, Hannah McIlveen and Karen Burson work in different parts of the country in different lines of work, but they've all been affected by COVID-19.

Pages