PODCASTS
Chris
Barry (HARD TIMES & SELF-LOATHING)
Take
the highway to the end of the night with ex-punk rocker
Chris Barry who doesn't shy away from entering into
the public domain his sense of abject failure and
humiliation in having to front a Doors cover band;
and then lifting himself out of the abyss as a pornographer
(conCOCKting porn scripts in L.A.). Forging a hard-earned
way through the garbage and the flowers, the indomitable
Chris Barry is still looking for his fugitive self.
VINCENT
GALOSO (QUEBEC'S REAL AND NOT SO QUIET REVOLUTION)
Economist
Vincent Galoso waxes philosophic on hard truths of
Quebec. Did the Catholic Church repress French Canada
for a century or did it assist in the dispersion of
vital services to the population? Did Uber destroy
the livlihoods of thousands of Montreal taxi drivers
or crush a system of privilege? Should Quebec be an
independant nation? Are French-Canadians the most
British people in the world?
Mike
Munger (MAKING THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE)
What
distinguishes Mike Munger is his understanding of
the workings and interconnected of the multi-faceted
world as it turns. His life's work is dedicated to
making us want to make the world a better place? By
"better place" he means enabling philosophy
and economics to trade places.
Mike Munger (THE WRETCHED OF THE EARTH ON THE RISE)
Economist,
philosopher Mike Munger redefines his discipline as
a humanitarian mission. Beginning at ground-zero,
he provides a blue-print for people to take control
of their lives. He deconstructs the sharing economy
and indicts a world order that obliges the have-nots
to seek the better life in Canada, USA and Europe.
Mike Munger is the bridge that links theory (best
intentions) to solutions.
Tom
Siebert (A WRINKLE IN THE WIRE)
Siebert
deconstructs the big lie, his own underestimation
of The Wire, and what the Wire did so well and not
so well. If the truth is a moving target, is current
journalism up to the task of setting its sights on
it? Is Craigslist guilty of collapsing conventional
newspaper revenue?
Mark
Gabriel (CREATING SOMETHING OUT OF NOTHING)
Painter/musician
MG digs deep into the act of creation and tries to
explain the inexplicable. And when words fail, he
lets his art speak = www.instagram.com/shooting_mark/?hl=en
Jason
McDonald (TALKING THOMAS SOWELL
The
genius economist who changed my life. That he is dismissed
by the establishment is why we should read him --
and more than once.
Chris
Barry (BAD BOY TO THE BAD MANNER BORN)
What
does it mean to be an authentic musician? Chris waxes
poetic about his time on the scene in NYC, London,
and Montreal as well as his friendships and connection
with legendaries such as: Blondie (with whom, in bed,
he watched TV one afternoon), Johnny -- rotting inside
-- Thunder, William Burroughs and many more. What's
with the deranged-radical left? Chris and I get into
free speech, Donald Trump and the decline of the CBC.
Nick
Catalano COMEDY AND THE HUMAN CONDITION
Never
before in the history of mankind has there been such
a constant craving for comedy. Even in the smaller
cities, comedy clubs are popping up like mushrooms
after a hot rain. Why is this happening on our watch?
From Aristophanes to the latest joker on the block,
Nick traces the history of comedy as a cultural feature
whose permanence is assured by the certainty that
human beings love to laugh.
Nick
Catalano NYC'S RENAISSANCE MAN FOR ALL SEASONS
Child
prodigy, jazz critic-musician, author, Nick Catalano
has has been an integral part of the New York cultural
scene for half a century. Before they became celebrities,
he booked and produced Jerry Seinfeld, Robin Williams
and Jay Leno. His knowledge is encyclopedic because
he's worked and mingled with them all.
Liz
Hodgson NOTHING'S SHOCKING
From
the age of innocence to the jaded age. Liz cuts through
the hype and deconstructs the Oscars, Satan and trans
phenomenon. Is Madonna ageing gracefully, tastelessly?
And philosophically, what does it mean to be alive.
Ken
Doolittle: FROM THE SUBLIME TO THE UGLY: THE MUSIC
WE LOVE
What
makes a truly great song? Rhythm? The musicianship?
Vocal work? Lyrics? How do the elements mix together
to create a meaningful, lasting experience? What causes
both sublime and repulsive music to come into being.
Ken and Jason examine the artistry of Leonard Cohen,
Joni Mitchell, The Rolling Stones, Fiona Apple, Bonnie
Prince Billy, and The Brian Jonestown Massacre. Jason
introduces Ken to a French Canadian classic by Les
Colocs, and the latter shares Rip Rig + Panic (Featuring
Neneh Cherry). In the last segment they revisit the
father of Rock n Roll, and examine his influence.
THE
BRIAN JONESTOWN MASSACRE - Open Heart Surgery:
Listener beware - it's gruesome.The podcast tells
of certain types of persons who are tragiclly vulnerable
to the next idea on the block, who would rather surrender
their sovereignty, their self-hood than take responsibility
for their lives. Young soldiers are of the same ilk.
Together they constitute the fodder on which the powerful
thrive -- and survive.
LEONARD
COHEN - THE STRANGER SONG: LC's legendary
"The Stranger Stong" deconstructed by non-legends
Ken Doolittle and Megablast Podcast host Jason
McDonald.
John
Jordan MANAGING THE EXTREMES OF LIFE AND ART --
and DEPRESSION
Living
with bipolar disorder. John Jordan gets into the nitty
gritty of being on a manic high and then the subsequent
crash. Plus:insights/confessions while touring with
his rock band Me, Mom, & Morgentaler. What does
it mean to be NDG (West End Montreal 'hood) proud?
Liz
Hodgson (Click here to listen) ELON MUSK MUSK-TAKEN?
Liz
cuts through the hype and lays bare both the man's
monstrous ego and magnificence. What is the forgotten
little guy to do about government in thrall to the
corporation? Feminism at the crossroads two abuses
before the abyss.
Albert
Nerenberg: UNDER THE RAZERWIRE
Albert expatiates on the legedary Oka crisis of 1990
that produced two definitive documentaries..
. .. for
more.
Sonny
Greenwich (out from UNDER HIS FATHER'S SHADOW?)
Sonny Greenwich Senior was a celebrated jazz guitarist.
Did he drive his son into post punk funk metal. The
kid answered back with a Juno award for the track
"Everyone Is a Winner." No looking back
in anger. .
.. for more.
Milton
Fernandez (RUMBLINGS OF WAR IN THE DR)
Is Haiti a failed nation state? What can the DR (Dominican
Republic) do to pretect itself from the impoverished
masses that have had of Haiti's hell . .
. . for more.
Andrew
Caddell (LANGUAGE, AIM AND FIRE).
Founder
of the Parti Canadien du Québec, Andrew has
been on the front line of the linguistic wars for
many years. He wants to make it fair as opposed to
the all is fair in war syndrome. .
. . for more.
Chris
Barry (PUNK, PLAYING GAY AND DEUCES ARE
WILD)
Lead
singer of the 222s, Montreal's first punk band, Chris
tells it like it was; life in the fast lane with the
beautiful and the damned, the drug scene, the music
racket, from basement bacchanalias to the corner vomitorium,
and against all the odds and oddballs, Chris Barry
isn't dead . . . . . for
more
Christian
Boutin (FUTURE OF QUEBEC).
CAQ's
craven Covid policy and the inexcusable death count.
Is Pierre Polièvre Canada's new hope for freedoms
crushed beneath the wheel of Trudeau -- a secret admirer
of Trumpism. .
. . for more.
Roy
Eappen (POLITICIANS DO CARE).
Quebec
Conservative Party candidate calls for radical health
reform, which includes empowering non-doctors. Why
are qualified doctors driving Uber? He explains how
it can work. .
. . for more.
Kristian
Gravenor
(ELECTION QUEBEC)
J
& K in the first in a series of podcasts on all
things Montreal, Quebec and Canada. Did de Tocqueville
get it right: "beware of the tyranny of the majority".
Is English Quebec getting hammered .
. . . for more
Martin
Deck (DECONSTRUCTING TINTIN).
Tintin
is arguably first global role model in comic books
history, but is the intrepid boy reporter guilty as
accused: sexist, racist .
. . for more.
John
Woolfrey (TICKET TO RIDE)
From
the Lords of Industry to the gutter people, limo driver,
ex-Uber chauffeur, JW explains why the world is his
oyster -- getting to meet and know people from every
walk of life from everywhere on planet .
. . . . for more
Robert
Wilkins (MONTREAL NOW AND THEN)
The
good and bad and ugly of Montreal is disinterred through
old newspaper headlines and clippings -- throwing
into relief the city's evolution, its prejudices and
passions . . . . . for
more
Maira
Prado (podcast in French)
Est-ce
que les Québécois sont racistes ou très
bien accueillant ? Le Québec devient-t-il comme
le Vénézuela ou le contraire ? Écoutez
Maira et Jason débattre.
. . . . for more
Jordan
Stein
(Click here to listen)
Should
Jews retain their paranoia? Do the Chinese have higher
IQs? Is Israel a legitimate state.
. . . for more
Kristian
Gravenor
(Click here to listen)
Kristian
and Jason go toe to toe, the latter accused of hyporcracy
and towing the line for the elite .
. . . for more
Christian
Belanger (Click here to listen).
Is
the music we love an all-purpose pharmaceutical that
we turn to when the going gets rough, when life turns
tough . . .
for more
Neal
Mukherjee (Click here to listen).
The
nitty gritty on racial profiling. Is Bitcoin for losers?
Uncomfortable truths about Quebec Supreme Court justices.
Handling the hot potato of multiculturalism in ultra
nationalist Quebec.
. . for more.
Thierry
Alexandre Zambo (Click here to listen).
Music
is your only friend, until the end . . . TAZ and Jason
go head to head on the importance of music in turbulent
times . . . for
more.
Martin
Deck (Click here to listen).
Never
mind the bollocks - here’s Jason and Martin
going toe to toe about which Canadian city produces
the best music: Montreal, Toronto or Detroit? .
. . for more.
Liz
Hodgson (Click here to listen)
Did
the #metoo movement go too far? What do gender and
sex mean in 2022? From Jian Ghomeshi to Will Smith,
what has been happening to masculinity and femininity
while no one was looking? Liz
and Jason dissect these issues and much more -- and
how Red China fits in.
. . . for more
Tanya
Maria (Click here to listen)
Prime
Minister Justin Trudeau -- the art of normalizing
betrayal. Vaccine hypocracy. The beautiful and the
damned retreating before the abyss of political correctness
. . . for more
Serge
Ouimet (Click here to listen)
He
describes himself as an atheist with a profound sense
of wonder at all the beauty and mystery of existence
. . . . .
for more
Alexander
Boldizar (Click here to listen)
The
Freedom Convoy (the good, and bad and ugly). Where
will Ukraine be in a year from now and will Putin
survive his . . . . for
more
Sid
Parkinson (Click here to listen) Best laid plans
What really happened during the American Revolutionary
War and the War of 1812-1815
. . . . for more
Sid
Parkinson (Click here to listen: Don't Give Up
the Fight
How
America's wars led to the near bloodless birthing
of Canada . . . . for
more
Kristian
Gravenor
(Click here to listen) on the Freedom Convoy:
Part I
The
Freedom Convoy: Law breakers, anarchists or guardians
of freedom . . . . for
more
The
Malaise of Modernity: Part II
. . . for more
