Pullback is a podcast that explores big ideas and asks: is this a real solution or a distraction? Through discussions with leading experts, we cover ideas that proponents say will address global problems like inequality and climate change.
Episodes
Thursday Jun 06, 2024
Thursday Jun 06, 2024
Kristen and Kyla read Chain Gang All Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah. "Two top women gladiators fight for their freedom within a depraved private prison system not so far-removed from America's own." We recorded this for our Patron's, but loved the book so much we decided to share with everyone instead!
Get a copy of the book! https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/714055/chain-gang-all-stars-by-nana-kwame-adjei-brenyah/9780593317334
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Tuesday Apr 23, 2024
Tuesday Apr 23, 2024
Kristen and Kyla read Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men by Caroline Criado Perez. This book explores the gender data gap in research when the "male body" is treated as default and "female body" as atypical, revealing how this bias bakes discrimination into systems as far reaching as healthcare, education, public policy, and economic development.
Get a copy of the book! https://carolinecriadoperez.com/book/invisible-women/
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Thursday Apr 18, 2024
Thursday Apr 18, 2024
Pullback is pleased to share Green Majority Radio with our listeners! Hosts David and Stefan Hostetter and Lauren Latour bring together environmental justice news with voices and strategies from the grassroots. Broadcast from CIUT 89.5 FM in Toronto on Fridays at 11:00AM ET and at various community radio stations around the country, GMR is also available on all podcast platforms. In this episode, Kristen and Kyla join the team to discuss their new project, Climate Justice Organizing Shorts!
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Tuesday Mar 26, 2024
Tuesday Mar 26, 2024
Pullback has been collaborating with The Climate Justice Organizing HUB to develop "Climate Organizing Shorts," a collection of discussions with climate activists on how to build inclusive and effective movements. The inaugural episode is now available, offering a condensed rendition of our previous Deep Canvassing chat featuring the esteemed Montana Burgess. Look for new episodes every Friday until May 2024 and subscribe (you know this part) wherever podcasts are found!
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Monday Feb 26, 2024
Monday Feb 26, 2024
Kristen and Kyla take a break from taking a break to discuss The Age of Insecurity by Astra Taylor. Published in October 2023, this book explores how crises of inequality, mental health, authoritarianism, and ecological collapse could all be addressed by re-evaluating our culture of insecurity. Institutions that promise to make us more secure are functioning to undermine us in this moment, including housing, education, policing, and the wellness industry, and Taylor has some ideas for how we can change society for the better.
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Wednesday Dec 27, 2023
Wednesday Dec 27, 2023
Kristen and Kyla are joined by Dr. Jennifer Jill Fellows (Gender, Sex, and Tech), Kattie Laur (Curious Tourism | Pod The North), and Eric Wickham (Unrigged | Big Shiny Takes) on the annual year end quiz panel show, revisiting the big talking points of 2023.
Jennifer's links
https://gendersextech.opened.ca/2022/03/28/hello-and-welcome/
https://indspire.ca/
Kattie's links
https://pinatravels.org/responsibletravelpod/
https://podthenorth.substack.com/
https://waterfirst.ngo/donate/
Eric's links
https://www.unrigged.ca/
https://bigshinytakes.com/
https://saintstephens.ca/contact
Kristen's link
https://www.doctorswithoutborders.ca/gaza-crisis/
Kyla's link
https://dogwoodbc.ca/
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Tuesday Dec 05, 2023
Tuesday Dec 05, 2023
Canadian journalism has been struggling for quite a while, with layoffs and local newspapers closing shop. Facebook’s reaction to the Online News Act and has added a layer of difficulty for independent news, who will lose a key platform for sharing their content. Can working together save independent journalism? On today’s episode we talked to Andre Goulet and Eric Wickham about their new initiative that brings together news from 20 independent, local, regional, and national media outlets from across Canada. Unrigged provides up-to-the-hour news from across the country, from organizations such as The Hoser, The Progress Report, The Breach, Ricochet, PressProgress and more.
Check out Unrigged: https://www.unrigged.ca/
Website: https://www.pullback.org/episode-notes/unrigged
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Tuesday Nov 28, 2023
Tuesday Nov 28, 2023
The country is pretty divided on climate change and what to do about it. Can deep canvassing help to get people on board with decarbonization? Is deep canvassing the pixie dust necessary to bridge political divisions? How does it work, anyway? On today’s episode Kristen spoke with Montana Burgess, the Executive Director of Neighbours United, an organization based in interior BC that led the first complete deep canvassing program on climate anywhere in the world. Neighbours United is such a cool organization, and they are working to promote community engagement for climate action across Canada. Listen in on our conversation about what it’s like talking to people about climate change, and how deep canvassing can help to not only build consensus but also shows that we all have a lot more in common than we might think.
Check out Neighbours United: https://neighboursunited.org/
Website: https://www.pullback.org/episode-notes/deepcanvassing
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Monday Nov 20, 2023
Monday Nov 20, 2023
With the shifting nature of work, downtowns in many cities are emptying out, leading to business closures and fears about a “transit death spiral”, all while it is becoming ever more difficult to find affordable housing. Is it time for bold thinking to transform our cities so they are greener and more inclusive than they were before? We talk to Patrick Esmonde-White, host of Canada Re-Imagined, a podcast that explores futuristic and utopian solutions to Canadian issues including poverty and climate change. Patrick has worked in a variety of industries including federal and municipal levels of government, oil, journalism, and broadcast radio.
Check out Canada Re-Imagined: https://harbingermedianetwork.com/show/canada-re-imagined/
Website: https://www.pullback.org/episode-notes/cityplanning
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Tuesday Nov 14, 2023
Tuesday Nov 14, 2023
Western governments say that they are working toward a net-zero future. But are those same governments propping up fossil fuel companies with billions of dollars in subsidies? And how can we change that? On today’s episode we talk to Katrina Miller, the Executive Director of Canadians for Tax Fairness about their new report, Taxes and the Path to a Green Economy, which is all about how the Canadian tax system continues to subsidize fossil fuel companies and how to change that. Katrina has worked for over twenty years to win environmental and social justice improvements at every level of government, collaborating with a wide array of labour, community, and academic experts, and helping organizations and individuals hone their skills and strategies.
Visit Canadians for Tax Fairness here: https://www.taxfairness.ca/en
Read the report: https://www.taxfairness.ca/en/taxes-and-climate
Website: https://www.pullback.org/episode-notes/ffsubsidies
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