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August 19, 2013

CLWPP Remembers Scripts, Talks Cyberbullying, Broadcasts and Bastards

In this episode, we look at the future of news media, cyberbullying, and introduce a new segment devoted to bastards. Guest appearances by US attorney general Eric Holder and Pamela Wallin.

Luckily, we remembered scripts this time and sounded marginally more intelligent than last week when our incoherent ramblings sounded more like a Friday night discussion over beers. 

In all seriousness, Greg and I both really like this episode, we think it may be our best yet.

Thanks again for listening. We're both actually pretty stoked about the feedback we've gotten so far and appreciate the kind words.

August 13, 2013

CLWPP Debates Sochi, Coughs Out A Fourth Episode

Despite missing a week, Canada's Least Watched Political Podcast managed to produce a fourth whole episode, which is about 400% more podcast than either Will or I expected to realistically complete when we first envisioned it. Also, people seem to be listening to it, which is a very strange phenomenon indeed.

In the latest episode we talk about the Ontario by-elections, and our producer Trevor gives a stirring piece on the state of historical education. We also debated the merits of an Olympic boycott. I'm for it, Will's against.

Normally when we plan to discuss a topic, Will and I hammer out a mostly-finished script in the day or two before we record. That way we know what we're going to say, when to raise counter-points, and avoid interrupting each other with interjections or strangulation. Sadly, this week we neglected to actually print a copy of the script and were mostly winging it during the session.

So in order to convince you of the merits of a boycott I've posted a slightly more coherent form of my argument over at The Gritty Gorg (available here), and Will has done his own over at Anecdotal Bloviating.

Thanks for listening so far!

-Greg

July 28, 2013

Are we becoming lightweights?

In the latest episode of Canada's Least Watched Political Podcast, Will and Greg discussed a report by Samara Canada on the state of political engagement in this country. The report measured the participation of Canadians in 20 different activities across 5 categories: Online discussion, Offline discussion, Activism, Civic engagement, and Formal engagement.

The full report is available online at samaracanada.com, or by clicking the handy link provided right here.