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
Wednesday Nov 16, 2022
Wednesday Nov 16, 2022
Kristen and Kyla join I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST TELETHON, a fun 12 hour Twitch fundraiser for the Harbinger Media Network. Start with Invisible Institutions' Megan Linton and Unmaking Saskatchewan's Sara Birrell talk Briarpatch's 50th birthday with Saima Desai and John Cameron, then join Pullback's Kristen Pue and Kyla Hewson who sit down with Green Majority Radio's Lauren Latour to talk with Victor's Children host David Camfield about his new book 'Future on Fire: Capitalism and the Politics of Climate Change'.
Harbinger is excited to launch its 2022 fundraising campaign in partnership with @readBTLbooks. They're sending a free book to the first 50 new members who support the network at $100/year!
Hear the full 6 part series at our flagship community show Harbinger Society Presents and on the Harbinger Spotlight network highlight show, both available wherever you get podcasts.
Harbinger Media Network: https://harbingermedianetwork.com/join
Watch the full 12 hour telethon at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1638776642
Find David's book at https://fernwoodpublishing.ca/book/future-on-fire
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Pullback is produced and hosted by Kristen Pue and Kyla Hewson. Logo by Rachel Beyer and Evan Vrinten.
Tuesday Nov 15, 2022
Tuesday Nov 15, 2022
Kyla and Kristen are joined by Sarah Mistak to grapple with the challenges of raising a good person in a complicated world. Sarah has a Masters in Global Affairs, and is the mother of a 4 year old and a 2 year old. Topics: talking with kids about biases, privilege, truth and reconciliation, and other difficult subjects; modern family limitations and boundaries; navigating a world where everyone wants to buy kids “stuff”; technology; millennial motherhood, mom culture, and guilt; food, clothing, and diaper waste; predatory marketing for new parents; how to trust your gut.
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Pullback is produced and hosted by Kristen Pue and Kyla Hewson. Logo by Rachel Beyer and Evan Vrinten.
Tuesday Nov 08, 2022
Tuesday Nov 08, 2022
Encore! Look for pod favourite episodes being re-released outside of the regularly scheduled show. This episode originally aired in October of 2021.
Would you buy lab-grown meat? Cell-cultured meat is now being sold in Singapore, and is coming soon everywhere else. In this episode, Kyla and Kristen are joined by climate activist Robert Miller to discuss the promise and dilemmas of cell-cultured meat, as well as discussing whether to start a Vegan Punk band called "The Flesh Vats". Topics: how cultured meat works; the race to bring lab grown meat to market; justifications (animal welfare, climate change, hunger, antibiotic resistance); is cultured meat a good solution and can people get over the “weird” factor?
Website: https://www.pullback.org/research/culturedmeat
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Tuesday Nov 01, 2022
Tuesday Nov 01, 2022
Kristen and Kyla are joined by Sarah Miller, a research associate specializing in climate adaptation with the Canadian Climate Institute to discuss the final report in the Costs of Climate Change series from the CCI, "Damage Control". This report dissects how Canada's economy will be affected by climate change, with a focus on people's well-being and proactive adaptation measures to help mitigate the climate effects we will continue to see over the coming decades.
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Canadian Climate Institute: https://climateinstitute.ca/reports/damage-control/
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Pullback is produced and hosted by Kristen Pue and Kyla Hewson. Logo by Rachel Beyer and Evan Vrinten.
Tuesday Oct 25, 2022
Tuesday Oct 25, 2022
Encore! Look for pod favourite episodes being re-released outside of the regularly scheduled show. This episode originally aired in October of 2021.
“Now I’m picturing the Lorax with guns taped to his hands.”
In this special Halloween episode, Kristen and Kyla are joined by activist Robert Miller to talk Squid Games and share spooky stories inspired by capitalism. Robbie shares a folktale based on his Welsh heritage; Kyla puts a modern twist on a classic ghost story; and Kristen tells a tale from the Gilded Age.
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Website: https://www.pullback.org/research/episode67
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Tuesday Oct 18, 2022
Tuesday Oct 18, 2022
Kristen talks to Kyla about deforestation and the state of the worlds forests today. Topics: what is deforestation; how does deforestation occur; what are the effects of deforestation; why are forests so great; the history of Forest Stewardship Council and other forest eco-labels; what can we do to help.
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Tuesday Oct 11, 2022
Tuesday Oct 11, 2022
Encore! Look for pod favourite episodes being re-released outside of the regularly scheduled show. This episode originally aired in November of 2021.
Kyla and Kristen are joined by Panthea Vatandoost and Saliema and Biraima from Daily Dose of Blackness to discuss cultural appropriation. Panthea is a television, film, and theatre actor, and founder and Managing Artistic Director of Medusa Theatre Society, and Saliema and Biraima are members of the Daily Dose of Blackness podcast and media group, designed to centre and celebrate Black youth experiences and struggles.
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Medusa Theatre Society: https://medusatheatresociety.com/about/
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Pullback is produced and hosted by Kristen Pue and Kyla Hewson. Logo by Rachel Beyer and Evan Vrinten.
Monday Oct 03, 2022
Monday Oct 03, 2022
Kyla and Kristen want to know what actions you've been taking that might be a little out of your comfort zone! Have you been speaking up more about causes you care about with friends and family? Volunteering with a new organization? Dumpster diving? Let us know!
In this episode, Kyla and Kristen are joined by Tesla (she/her) with Shop Small Vancouver, a directory and Instagram page that aim to help people engage more in their community by promoting small local businesses and events. Tesla discusses her journey to starting this directory and community page, why she feels like small businesses have discovery issues, and how regular folks can engage more in their own locales.
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Shop Small Vancouver: https://shopsmallvancouver.com/
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Check out @saraisthreads on TikTok for excellent skits on office culture and quiet quitting: https://www.tiktok.com/@saraisthreads/video/7127705806899825963
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Pullback is produced and hosted by Kristen Pue and Kyla Hewson. Logo by Rachel Beyer and Evan Vrinten.
Tuesday Sep 27, 2022
Tuesday Sep 27, 2022
Encore! Look for pod favourite episodes being re-released outside of the regularly scheduled show. This episode originally aired in January of 2020.
“Convert it into a wetland! — that should be the new ‘burn it down’.”
What do Pythagoras, Leonardo da Vinci, and Susan B Anthony have in common? They were all vegetarian! Kristen and Kyla talk vegetarianism 101. Topics: the different kinds of vegetarian; a brief history of vegetarianism; animal rights versus animal welfare; factory farming; the new Canada food guide; environmental gains from eating less meat (emissions, land use, water use, air pollution, ocean dead zones).
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Tuesday Sep 20, 2022
Tuesday Sep 20, 2022
Kristen and Kyla are joined by food, migration, and labour historian Alexandra Sundarsingh in a reading of The Nutmeg’s Curse: Parables for a Planet in Crisis by Amitav Ghosh. From the publisher; “The Nutmeg’s Curse argues that the dynamics of climate change today are rooted in a centuries-old geopolitical order constructed by Western colonialism.” Lex, Kristen, and Kyla discuss more abstract ideas of ethics than usual, including the difference between vitalistic and mechanistic viewings of the world, how the history of colonialism and resource domination can be traced through to the race-based climate issues of today, and how important it is to understand our past in order to fully recognize our present and envision a better future. A great discussion on ethics even if you have not read the book (although it’s worth a read!)
Read The Nutmeg's Curse: https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/N/bo125517349.html
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