Tomorrow, November 1, is Erica’s birthday! Make sure you send her some well wishes!

As promised, we’re back with new episodes! You can listen to short versions here and find the full versions here (if you’re a subscriber). Our pal, David Moscrop, joined us for a discussion on Trudeau’s recently announced cabinet and we also unveiled his…new look.

If you’re wondering what becoming a paid subscriber will get you, it’s not only full episodes of the podcast but also the show notes, special interviews, our upcoming RomCom faves with David, and more!

Worth a Share

The City of Chicago’s recently passed budget included a $35 million proposal for a one-year pilot for universal basic income. 5000 low-income families will benefit from the program.

Not really sure this needs any further explanation…Drake Threatened To Take Legal Action Against "Degrassi" Unless His Character Was "Healed And Taken Out Of His Wheelchair" Because He Worried It Made Him "Look Soft".

While it may seem like everyone is in QAnon or supporting conspiracy theories these days, some people are trying to leave the cult/collective delusion/etc. and it’s very difficult.

There is a clinic in Western Massachusettes that is seeking to revolutionize healthcare for trans people because it’s run by other trans folks.

This post from Dan Pfeiffer’s Message Box is a good read.

The Message Box

Time to Move Fast and Break (Up) Facebook

I spent the last several days poring through troves of stories about Facebook which emanated from the documents released by Frances Haugen, the former Facebook employee turned whistleblower. Each compounding story paints a more grim picture of the Silicon Valley behemoth. Fomenting genocide, radicalizing people, enabling human trafficking, siding with a…

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In the Media

In the words of POLITICO Ottawa, Erica “castigated” the Liberals for failing to put Greg Fergus in cabinet in The Hill Times.

Erica also discussed the same issue for Refinery29.

She discussed cabinet and Dave Chappelle on Global News Radio in Toronto (49:42).

Erica was also on Canada Tonight where she spoke with Ginella Massa about the cabinet picks.

Erin wrote in the Globe & Mail about the lack of meaningful opportunities for women of colour in Trudeau’s cabinet.

Erin was also on the most recent episode of the Wonks and War Rooms podcast discussing safe spaces and intersectionality.

Sometimes we hang out in person too!