49th Parahell

where we explore the hellish nightmare world of modern reality together

105: Empire of Mediocrity (with Vijay Prashad) 03/15/2024

105: Empire of Mediocrity (with Vijay Prashad) Vijay Prashad, director of the and author of s such as Washington Bullets and The Darker Nations joins the show for a wide ranging conversation that touches on everything from The Kate Middleton Conspiracy, the absurdity of the coming Biden/Trump rematch, the ongoing atrocities in Gaza, the threat a declining United States poses to the rest of the world... even the latest self-help trend sweeping the nation. Listen to my other interviews with Vijay here: 2022: 2023: Purchase tickets to my live show with Nashwa Lina Khan and Paris Marx here: Support the show here: Catch TRRS Live here: /episode/index/show/49thparahell/id/30388413

104: Truth to Power (with Sarah Jama) 02/22/2024

104: Truth to Power (with Sarah Jama) Newly-independent Hamilton MPP joined me to talk about her censure in Ontario Parliament and expulsion from the NDP caucus following the statement she released shortly after Oct 7th, how Canadian political culture stifles free expression, some of the things she's hoping to accomplish as an independent, and the constant bad faith discourse surrounding Israel/Palestine in this country. Listen to our LIVE show about Canadian media featuring me, Nashwa Lina Khan and Paris Marx: /episode/index/show/49thparahell/id/30068148

103: Canada is Cooked (with Camila Escalante) 12/20/2023

103: Canada is Cooked (with Camila Escalante) I talked with Camila Escalante (TeleSUR, Kawsachun News) about Canada and the rest of the Anglo American Empire's ongoing decline, our western values, the global south, with some additional analysis on the Guyana–Venezuela territorial dispute and what it means to be "sovereign." Support the work I do on Patreon follow Camila here: /episode/index/show/49thparahell/id/29169638

102: A Tale of Two Michaels (with Jesse Hawken) 11/28/2023

102: A Tale of Two Michaels (with Jesse Hawken) Jesse Hawken of the podcast joins the show to talk about the latest chapter in the ongoing Two Michaels saga that has captivated the nation. Were the Michaels two good old Canadian lads who were unjustly held captive by a totalitarian, authoritarian regime? Is this latest story a cynical ploy on the part of our media to pit Michael against Michael? Or was the Chinese government acutally being more honest and transparent about this situation than our own government and its media stenographers? All this is explored in this episode. Support the show on Patreon: patreon.com/robrousseau Tune in live on twitch: twitch.tv/robrousseau /episode/index/show/49thparahell/id/28828133

101: Gaza Holocaust (with Justin Podur and Jon Elmer) 11/20/2023

101: Gaza Holocaust (with Justin Podur and Jon Elmer) Hello. Yes, it's true. The podcast is back. I spoke with Justin Podur of the and Jon Elmer of about the unfolding horrific violence in Gaza. support the show on Patreon: www.patreon.com/robrousseau /episode/index/show/49thparahell/id/28721973

100: Series Finale (with Karen Geier, Nora Loreto, Sam Knight and Michael Bueckert) 08/13/2021

100: Series Finale (with Karen Geier, Nora Loreto, Sam Knight and Michael Bueckert) Yes, you read that right. It's the last episode of 49th Parahell. Moving forward I am going to be doing all my interviews and commentary on my live show on Twitch, with an audio version coming soon, so this week I brought back several friends of the show to talk about Doug Ford, the pandemic, Quebec's social solidarity, Joe Biden, Canada's relationship to Israel/Palestine and much more. /episode/index/show/49thparahell/id/20132504

99: Abolish Canada (with Abdul Malik) 07/01/2021

99: Abolish Canada (with Abdul Malik) I talked to writer and low-key hustle guy Abdul Malik about the Toronto Raptors as an avatar for Canadian nationalism, the climate crisis, how taking a day off is good but celebrating genocide is bad, and much more. /episode/index/show/49thparahell/id/19672493

98: Dark Chapter (with Kolin Sutherland-Wilson and Kai Nagata) 06/03/2021

98: Dark Chapter (with Kolin Sutherland-Wilson and Kai Nagata) The uncovering of a mass grave outside a "residential school" in Kamloops has once again forced people in Canada to confront the cruelty and genocide this nation is founded on. Journalist Kai Nagata and Kolin Sutherland-Wilson of the Gitxsan Nation join me to talk about the old-growth logging blockades in BC and the Dark Chapter that never ended /episode/index/show/49thparahell/id/19344140

97: Radio Free Palestine (with Amy Kishek and Omar Burgan) 05/14/2021

97: Radio Free Palestine (with Amy Kishek and Omar Burgan) Forced expulsions in the Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah have led to another cycle of Palestinian opposition and brutal repression by the Israeli government. Why does only one side of this "conflict" have the right to defend itself? How has Canada contributed to this situation? Is there a positive shift happening in the way that people in media and politics discuss this issue? Amy Kishek and Omar Burgan join the show this week to answer some of these questions. /episode/index/show/49thparahell/id/19110926

96: Fordpocalypse III Beyond Ontariodome (with John Semley and Jesse Hawken) 04/23/2021

96: Fordpocalypse III Beyond Ontariodome (with John Semley and Jesse Hawken) We regret to inform you that Doug Ford is, in fact, "at it again." I've got writer/researcher John Semley & Junk Filter Pod host Jesse Hawken joining me here in riff city to talk about Doug's very bad week and whether or not we're on board with the redemption arc. /episode/index/show/49thparahell/id/18837143

95: National Mythbusters (with Tyler Shipley) 03/31/2021

95: National Mythbusters (with Tyler Shipley) Throughout the run of this show we've tried to debunk the lies we tell ourselves about Canada. So it was a pleasure to talk to Tyler Shipley, author of Canada in the World: Settler Capitalism and Colonial Imagination about the genocidal foundation of the country, how our modern foreign policy is not so benign and how learning about all this can keep us informed about the priorities of our current ruling class. /episode/index/show/49thparahell/id/18554063

94: Ides of March (with Naomi Klein) 03/12/2021

94: Ides of March (with Naomi Klein) It's the one-year anniversary of the pandemic, and there's a whole lot to feel disillusioned by. Fortunately, none other than renowned author & activist Naomi Klein is joining the show to express maybe the most radical idea of all: that, maybe, just maybe, things might be starting to get a bit better. /episode/index/show/49thparahell/id/18302378

93: Amazon Planet (with Paris Marx) 02/05/2021

93: Amazon Planet (with Paris Marx) Jeff Bezos is stepping down as head of Amazon. That means we won't have to hear from him ever again, right? Paris Marx joins me to talk about Bezos's career, the rotten economic system that allows people like him, Bill Gates, Elon Musk and others to build unfathomable fortunes and write their own hagiographies, and the exploitative Independent Contractor business model that Amazon popularized going international in the 2020's. /episode/index/show/49thparahell/id/17834723

92: Meet Me in Mar-a-Lago (with Lana Polansky) 01/20/2021

92: Meet Me in Mar-a-Lago (with Lana Polansky) The Trump era is over. It was simultaneously horiffying and very, very stupid. Lana Polansky & I talk about our favorite Trump moments, what this all means, whether Canada's right wing populist moment has passed, the coming decade of neoliberal technocracy and more. /episode/index/show/49thparahell/id/17616164

91: Year of Hell (with Dan Boeckner) 01/01/2021

91: Year of Hell (with Dan Boeckner) It's the final 49th Parahell of the year and what a hellish nightmare it has been, huh? Dan Boeckner of Wolf Parade & Operators returns to the show to talk about how he and other artists are surviving the pandemic and also how this year was really just a preview of the kind of horrors the coming decade holds. Welcome to the new cold war. /episode/index/show/49thparahell/id/17388680

90: Less Than Net Zero (with Jessica Green) 12/10/2020

90: Less Than Net Zero (with Jessica Green) U of T poli-sci professor and Harbinger Media board of directors member Jessica Green returns to the show to break down how Justin Trudeau and the Liberal Party are failing on climate, how "net zero emissions" is nothing more than a meaningless catchphrase, what's in Joe Biden's trillion dollar climate plan (and whether any of it will actually get enacted) and much more. /episode/index/show/49thparahell/id/17149220

89: New Democracy (with Niki Ashton) 11/23/2020

89: New Democracy (with Niki Ashton) The NDP's Niki Ashton joins the show for a wide-ranging conversation on Justin Trudeau's inadequate Covid response, whether New Democrats have done enough to reach out to young voters, the rise of the far right, Donald Trump, the disappointing Democratic Party primary, foreign policy, Progressive International and much more /episode/index/show/49thparahell/id/16921391

88: What Is To Be Done (with Jay Watts) 11/02/2020

88: What Is To Be Done (with Jay Watts) This week I'm joined by Jay Watts, central organizer of the Communist Party of Canada, to talk about why the Canadian Leftist Podcaster Community needs to move on from incessant magical thinking about how to make the NDP good. We also talk about why electoralism is important, the 50th Anniversary of the October Crisis and more. Also there's an election in the US tomorrow? /episode/index/show/49thparahell/id/16657481

87: Stenographic Design (with Nashwa Lina Khan) 10/08/2020

87: Stenographic Design (with Nashwa Lina Khan) The one and only Nashwa of Muslim Rumspringa and Habibti Please joins the show for a great conversation about why Canadian media sucks, how we are planning on changing that, the problem with Liberals, establishment journalist gatekeepers learning nothing from the last 6 months, Green Party entryism, whether I should run for Prime Minister and a whole lot more. Don't miss this one. /episode/index/show/49thparahell/id/16324553

86: Throne of Games (with Martin Lukacs) 09/25/2020

86: Throne of Games (with Martin Lukacs) Returning champion Martin Lukacs joins me to break down Justin Trudeau's low-on-substance, high-on-vague-platitudes throne speech, the escalating conflict between the Mi'kmaw people and white settler fishermen in NS, and the plan to do Green Party entryism and push them to the left. /episode/index/show/49thparahell/id/16161008

85: Revenge of the Girlboss (with Duncan Kinney) 08/28/2020

85: Revenge of the Girlboss (with Duncan Kinney) Progress Alberta's Duncan Kinney joins the show to talk about "Black Ribbon Day" and why talking about Chrystia Freeland's Nazi grandfather is important, new Conservative Party leader Erin O'Toole and where the conservative movement is headed, the NBA wildcat strike and more. /episode/index/show/49thparahell/id/15791321

84: The Green Zone (with Meryam Haddad) 08/21/2020

84: The Green Zone (with Meryam Haddad) This week I'm joined by Green Party leadership candidate Meryam Haddad to talk about her vision for the Party, how capitalism and sustainability are diametrically opposed, overcoming the political generational divide, why we need stand up for Palestinian human rights no matter how controversial it might be and more. /episode/index/show/49thparahell/id/15703151

83: Landback to the Future (with Susan Blight) 07/30/2020

83: Landback to the Future (with Susan Blight) This week I take a few minutes to strike a balance between laughing at the state of the canadian far right and being alarmed by what they're up to and where they could be going, then artist, writer and activist Susan Blight joins the show to talk about our summer of upheaval, abolition, Indigenous solidarity, keeping the protest momentum going, Landback, disingenuous Liberals and much more. support the show on Patreon: http://patreon.com/49thParahell /episode/index/show/49thparahell/id/15415037

82: Libentology (with Karen Geier) 07/18/2020

82: Libentology (with Karen Geier) Karen Geier makes her long-awaited return to the show to break down Trudeau's latest corruption scandal and explain a little about the bizarre cult-like WE charity at the centre of it. I also ask the question that was on a lot of people's minds yesterday: Why do we have monuments to Nazi war criminals in Canada? /episode/index/show/49thparahell/id/15257000

81: Amnesiac Nation (with Matthew Green) 06/23/2020

81: Amnesiac Nation (with Matthew Green) After a few words on the RCMP's potential involvement in last month's brutal mass killing in Nova Scotia, NDP MP Matthew Green joins me for a conversation on his career from activist to city councillor to MP, COVID, Justin Trudeau's hollow performative progressivism, systemic racism, abolishing the police and more. /episode/index/show/49thparahell/id/14934710

80: Dystopia Now (with Jay Baruchel) 06/13/2020

80: Dystopia Now (with Jay Baruchel) I'm back from a brief pandemic-related hiatus with none other than Jay Baruchel -- we talk about how our current reality relates to various 80s dystopia movies, Trump as a groteseque symbol of america, how canadians pathologically avoid confronting structural racism at home and much more. /episode/index/show/49thparahell/id/14808551

79: Covideodrome (with Nora Loreto) 05/01/2020

79: Covideodrome (with Nora Loreto) Friend of the show Nora Loreto returns to talk about COVID-19, Trudeau's inadequate response getting worldwide praise, Francois Legault's ludicrous plan to re-open Quebec schools in two weeks, the horrific mass shooting in Nova Scotia and the RCMP trying to spin the tragedy into copaganda, and much more. /episode/index/show/49thparahell/id/14245430

78: Corona Revelations (with Andray Domise) 04/13/2020

78: Corona Revelations (with Andray Domise) It's a super-seized pandemic episode as returning guest Andray Domise and I break down quaranatine parenting, Bernie coming up short, what people take for granted about black voters, the dangers of reformism, the CERB, our coming dystopian surveillance nightmare, and much more. Also a few minutes on the Labour Party's exposed inside job on Jeremy Corbyn and what that tells us about the establishment in the UK and elsewhere. /episode/index/show/49thparahell/id/13971392

77: Pandemic Imperialism (with Ajit Singh) 03/23/2020

77: Pandemic Imperialism (with Ajit Singh) After a few words on parenting & self-care in the apocalypse, Ajit Singh joins the show to talk about current western narratives on China, a possible new global order rising and how our already-devastating sanctions on countries like Iran and Venezuela become downright genocidal during a pandemic. /episode/index/show/49thparahell/id/13656305

76: Smells Like Quarantine Spirit (with Ada McVean) 03/15/2020

76: Smells Like Quarantine Spirit (with Ada McVean) I'm back. And quite a lot has happened in the last three weeks. Primary season has rapidly deteriorated into pandemic season and no one really knows how bad it's gonna get over the next few weeks and months. Scientist and local tv personality Ada McVean joins me to talk about Coronavirus, what things are going to look like in Montreal, Canada and beyond in the near future and why social distancing shouldn't just be for introverts. /episode/index/show/49thparahell/id/13559492

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